Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-11-14 | Page 23 | East B's Defeat West, 7-6 in Close Battle

East Bs B's Defeat West 6 7 in Close Cose Battle Enough grid thrills to last a full season were crammed into a tense raising hair-raising fourth period at East Thursday afternoon as a West's fighting B team came within one point of cinching at least ast a tie for the Panthers in the city title race but dropped the 1 G tilt It to the Leopards 7 76 A line plunge for a a point after touchdown which fell fen just short shortt of t its mark a touchdown pass that hat was called back and an attempted at at- tempted empted field goal were dish dished d up by y the Panther juniors in a futile attempt t to ward off a point one-point defeat A victory for the west siders ciders would have presented West its first Big Three grid title in years but ut the defeat brought the Leopards Leop Leop- ards within one ga game e of the Panthers Panthers Pan Pan- and added even more interest inter inter- est to st-to to the A game scheduled for this his afternoon at o'clock at West Leopards Strike First The Leopards undefeated this season eason drew first blood in the tight ight contest scoring in the second canto anto on a pass from Toby to o Dave Affleck and followed this up with that all an Important extra point produced by Jack Evans Evanson Evansn on n a sweeping end run They held this lead throughout the lie rest of the second period and the lie entire third quarter and appeared ap ap- eared well wen on their way to a de de- win Then in that final canto West caught fire and produced produced produced pro pro- an offensive drive which was halted only by the timekeepers timekeepers timekeeper's timekeepers timekeeper's time time- keepers keeper's gun The Panthers had possession of the ball on their own 40 when Quarterback Darrel Earl heaved a beautiful pass to this backfield mate Earl Vincent who took it iton iton iton on East's 35 and galloped the re remaining remaining remaining re- re reI I distance for the score A line smash by Fullback Pete Hayward failed to produce the conversion point which would i have tied up the game It was was was' the first time the East juniors had been scored on this season however The west siders alders refused to allow al allow allow al- al low their attack to cool however and a few moments later Vincent recovered fumble on East's 43 Play Called Back Earl and Vincent made a couple of first downs with ground plays to set up another Earl pass into the end zone this time The ball was caught but both sides were ruled off side and the play was called caned back