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Show Five Squads May Capture CageTitles Br TOMMIE PORTER Champion may b crowned this week in the Summit, Nebo, North Sevier, Rich, Logan-Oiden and Dixie districts aa the prep team begin the final two weelu of campaigning cam-paigning for place in the atat tournament to be held In Salt Lake City. March IT to 20 inclusive. Uintah. Grand and Central of Caatle Dale have already clinched the titles of the Uintah, Grand and Carbon districts, but must compete with either the Carbon or the Uintah Uin-tah runner-up In the region o round robin meet which determines two state meet entrants. Sort fig ville Near Oewa Springville needs only a win at Payson Friday to gain th Nebo ciuon and enter th stat event for the first time In four years, as th Red Devils have won all their lx gamea to data, North Summit high of Coalville ha a chance to clinch the Summit title Friday whan the Braves invade Morgan, but a bitterly fought game is expected, with "breaks" like to decide the Issue. Selection on opening gamea of this week's prep competition: Jordan District Grantsvlll at TOOELE (Monday). (Mon-day). Ban pete District Gunnison at NORTH SANPETE SAN-PETE (Wednesday). Mantl at WASATCH ACADEMY ACAD-EMY (Thursday). EPHRAIM at Moroni (Thursday). (Thurs-day). Th four leading Jordan team, Davis, Cyprus, Granite and Murray, will probably remain bunched by winning Friday, and the March t game at Magna between Cyprus and Davis will likely settle th championship. In th northern race Logan will probably win at North Cache, and will clinch the title if-Bear River tip Ogden at Garland Friday. If both win this week, Logan must beat South Cache March 8 to prevent pre-vent Ogden regaining a tie for the top. Box Elder and Bear River still have a chance to place third and possibly gain a state tourney berth. North and South Rich play Saturday Satur-day at Laketown to decide the Rich title, each having beaten the other twice during th season. Ths winner win-ner will meet the Ogden-Logan third- place team for a stats meet place. American Fork Favored American Fork should win Its remaining re-maining gamea with Brigham Young and Lincoln to capture the Alpine crown, and Lehl seems to have the inside track for second place and th right to play Tintic. almost certain to be the Nebo runner-up, for another tournament post ' Manti's win over Ephralra last week-end threw the Sanpete race Into a wild scramble, and Wasatch academy haa a chance to gain the top Friday by defeating Mantl. The race will probably not be decided until March S. Salina need only a win at horn Friday against Monro to gain th North Sevier title, but must play in the annual Sevier round robin with the second placer from its own district Richfield or Bicknell and th two top teams of ths South Sevier Se-vier loop probably Pangultch and Clrcleville, who play March B. Kanab haa a two-game lead in the Dixie district with two games remaining, both at home, and seems likely to win the title and enter the state meet for the first time since 1920. Beaver haa a two-gams lead over Delta with two remaining in the Millard district, and these teams clash March 6. when the title will be decided unless Fillmore tips the Jackrabbtta Friday. |