Show WEST HIGH SHOWS 1 FIGHTING SPIRIT I I Although the fast East Side Sid High school gridiron teams trimmed their I rivals the West Side in a sided one-sided contest Friday the students of the Panther Pan Pan- th then ther r Lair showed their rivals a new line of entertainment and one that has been lacking since 1913 Spirit and fight were characterized by the tue Panther backers at all times and their cheering was far superior to that of their rivals Being outnumbered was a great handicap but the Panthers looked at their defeat from the first quarter to the time the final whistle sounded and the up never spirit was ringing from the hearts of every student and their tongues were saying Were Vere still with you Panthers Songs of ever evel variety and yells that startled the ardent fans with great amazement were on the card of success and the art of determination was climbIng climbing climbing climb climb- ing steadfast at all times In 1913 prior to the opening of the East High school the West Vest High was known as the Salt SaIt Lake High school and in that year the locals played a team of stars from the Boise High school It was the spirit and good cheer of the students that brought one of the hardest e earned victories victories vic vie tories home that has ever been carried from the athletic field to the high school grounds Cheering and sinking turned defeat Into victory and while the Red lIed and Black was victories from the start the cheering was perfect From that year until the present season season sea sea- son the spirit at the Panther school dropped and in fact fell to such a low standard that the game last year was minus the services of the confidence of the students The Leopards took the lead early in that great battle and after they had made their first score the Panther Panther Panther Pan Pan- ther rooters started to drift toward night nighttime nighttime nighttime time or sleep but the players they players they were the boys that brought home the victory Minus the necessary support they played like Trojans and with three minutes left In the final period they smashed the heart of the Leopard line for a 7 to 6 victory Perhaps that victory put pep Into the hearts of the students and probably I after a year of great memories the old time ginger was started by some one stu stu- dent Snappy songs were the great feature feature fea fea- I ture of the game last Friday and amI Dick Polette is the youngster who should be beI congratulated Dick Is 15 the Panther yell I leader and his Jus pepper and fight characterized characterized charac charac- tensed every cheer and song Old grads gds were amazed at the spirit and the fans I were taken with great surprise Their songs were given as one and their yells were also perfect Compliments galore I are due the West High school students and may their success along other lines be as great as aa their cheering and pepper which ruled at the annual game |