Show I East High Coach Is Having S Trouble in n Picking Team I Candidates Giving Gi Letter Winners Hard Battle for Positions on Quintet I Coach Lee Simmons of ot the East High High is having trouble in deciding just what what- men will uphold the honors lion hon lonora lon lon- ors ora of the Hilltop institution in basketball this season The fact that they wilt will probably be playing without a n. championship in view has not taken the pep out of the time Leopard prospects and every one of the thirty men on the first firs squad are fighting hard for tor positions I At the present res nt time no man hasI has I been holding down don regular positions positions but many practice games have been played among themselves themselves themselves them them- selves so that the Leopard mentor mentor mentor men men- tor has had plenty of time to look over the material A couple of new finds have gradually come to light to fill the holes in IQ th the Leopard lineup I On the guard line th there re are three I Imen men who are putting up the strongest strong strong- I est tight Light for tor the re regular lar berth Hank Lewis veteran guard of last seasons season's quint will probably take care caro of ot one berth while George Watkins and Hood Fowler will do dothe dothe dothe the fighting for tor the other position Watkins has pla played ed an excellent game in the team series so far farand farand farand and has led his team to six straight victories and no defeats He plays an n excellent defensive game and there has been very few men who have ha scored many man points from the field with Watkins guarding them Fowler has likewise PUt up a strong fight and looks good HeIs Ho He HoIs Hois Is smaller than Watkins and this one thing Is his only setback However However How How- ever he lie Is a fighter lighter and can al always always al- al ways t be depended upon to carry his part of the burden Frank Creer who was injured injure in inthe inthe inthe the West East-West football game and has been unable to get out for tor practice practice practice tice yet et is another good man mart for tor the guard position Creer has played a fast Last brand of ot ball In past years rears so should develop elop into a good man when he recovers from his injuries Besides these men there are Ham Snarr Bob Davis Doug Peterson Glen Hardy and a number of others others others oth oth- oth- oth ers who are putting up a strong fight and are not yet et absolutely out of the running Elbert Kirkham Is back at center center cen cen- ter tel and plays an excellent brand of ball when he lie gets geta In the game He Tie has been at that position for two seasons and Is a a. good man being Leing I I tall and rangy and able to g get t the I I a good part of or th the time I Kirkham has not been overdoing himself in Jn practice lately and there I is a possibility of or his brother Alden Alden Al- Al Alden I den or John Dooley b being inS inS- able ahle to I take tale over that berth At forwards the Leopards Leopar s will I be represented ted b by new v men but there are a n good gang doing their stuff dall dally daily Ken Gardner a memI member mem mem- I ber of l st years year's team who did not win his letter is back and looks look I good for one berth For the other I position no one man seems cems to be standing out in the front Geary Johnson Wally any Beers and Art Potts have been going well welt Johnson John John- Johnson son has played la ed on the midget team for a couple of ot seasons so is not exactly new at tho the game He Is light but fast and a great worker Beers has held down a 1 r on the second string and is ia about ready I to develop Into first class lass players Potts hails halls from Park City where he played for tor a couple of ot seasons and looks like nert- nert another strong pros- pros |