Show tIFTY GIRLS PLAY IN TELEGRAM LEAGUE LEAGUI BATTLE SEEN II I I IN CHASE FOR TITLE Star Theater and aIll Y W. W C. C A. A Stamped as Strong Confor Contenders Contenders Con- Con tenders for City Championship Other Squads Have Promise of Improvement 7 1 Bf By By EST ESTHER ER I J orr to a flying start at the Y W. W C. C A. A gym Wednesday night six the quest for the first girls' girls basketball championship of frauS v-t. v began i. i in fl the newly-formed newly Telegram league fi fifty young w women men parthe participated par par- 13 ted in the lea leagues league's es e's first round IFa the Y W. W C. C A. A Pie Pio- c and the Star Theater vic vic- leer pec 1 over the Desere Deseret I ors ward and the ther they Twenty second second fV g y r rJ team definitely theater 4 t It rhe 5 itself as a championship con con- I. I d r but will draw some real o op op- on from the Y W. W team Their TheU Es March 7 promises to be a aa 11 a rem Pioneer Has lias Strength r These nese two teams wont won't have everything every every- however for thi thing their own way Her stake will be ever dangerous SO M petr long as Helen Nicholson shoots shoots hoots like Ure she did in the opening game behind losers losem are not as far I lite The be i their margins of defeat Indicate U as talent and they have ha some fine with for lor concentrated drill and the addition addi addi- tion of several se new players they can b v. v eXP expected to pull some well earned uPsets ets before the league finishes u fh Jn In the first game the Y W. W trI trl- 1 over Deseret 45 Gwen De Pe La Mare of the Gym had the honor hon hen or er of scoring the opening basket in inthe the Ibe he new league competition but thereafter the Y W. W took the lead ud sad was not to be denied for the remainder re reo re- re of the gam garn 1 Accurate Shooting f All AU three of the victors victor's forwards had their shooting eyes sharpened with Kate Keeley Keele high scorer for the fray with 19 points Jerry Smith was outstanding for the group playing both guard and forward with equal facility The Y W. W displayed its best teamwork teamwork team team- work of the year but the Deseret girls gave evidence of becoming truly formidable after a little more drill I The of Rosella Christen Christen- lea un and the close guarding of Carlson and Median Mcchan featured the Y defenE de de- de fenE Pioneer stake won a 3 26 decision ever the Twenty second ward in the evenings evening's se second ond attraction With Helen hielen Nicholson finding the hoop I with irith astounding accuracy Pioneer forged ahead to pile up a substantial lead The Pioneer girls made good food use of their height advantage Bernice P Pearson arson was particularly effective effective ef ef- ef at guard for the winners Twenty second ward will have several several sev sev- eral new players in the next week however and should be much stronger than they were Wednesday I Good Floor Battle Dattle I Hitting the hoop with regular accuracy ac curacy Isabel Starke led the Star Theater team to a 41 10 victory over the Y Triangles I The Triangles put up a sturdy fight but their diminutive forward combination of ot Hinckley and Nac Nac- carato could not function effectively against the close guarding of Austin and nd Lenora Starke t i The losers exhibited a good floor rune as well as a nicely organized passing attack a characteristic of both Y teams which are coached by Mrs Alice Oakes Bronson I t Edith Wilding at forward for the theater group worked smoothly with Isabel Isabel- Starke who was the leading Korer koru for the entire evening ening with 27 2 P points A large crowd turned out for the thel l substantiating The Telegrams Telegram's hUd In the need of this type of rec rec- rational onal competition for the women ot Salt of-Salt Salt Lake Lab The league continues play next Wednesday night with the Deseret Desere Gym opposing opping the Y 1 Triangles in the he opening game at The Y W. W meets PIoneer stake to complete com corn lete th the evenings evening's schedule |