Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-09-09 | Page 10 | City High School Grid Sessions Begin Monday

City High School Grid Sessions Begin Monday King football became the paramount Interest for aspiring squad candidates of the three city high schools, as the local league pre-' nared Saturday tn enter its seventh vear of comoetition under the present setup of A, B and C teams.' The A squads .are composed of seniors weighing over 135 pounds, B teams being made up of juniors meeting the same weight requirements, require-ments, while C teams consist of players of both classes who are lighter than the 135 mark. Slate Not Complete Schedule for the season has not been made out aa yet, but the opening game will come off near call has yet to be issued, be in full swing, with the exception excep-tion of the C division. In past years all the way from 100 to 150 have responded to the mentors' calls, lack of sufficient equipment making It necessary to cut the squads down before the real work can begin, thus putting them behind be-hind the A and B aquada at the start. , The Hilltoppers have won or shared the title five of the six years the city schools have been on their own. West took the title In the first season. 1934, while the South Cubs have yet to attain the heights of a football foot-ball pennant. Last season the Leopards completely crushed their opposition, winning 10 of 12 games, tying one and losing one. Leopards on Spot With such an Imposing record behind them, the Leopards are on the spot from the beginning, but Mick Oswald has an undefeated B team coming up this year, which gives them a flying start on their title defense. However, the B and C teams are of unknown caliber, and past experience has shown that It takes more than one good team to win the championship. Thus South and West have their work cut out for them, with the future anything but dark. the beginning of October. Coaching Coach-ing staffs remain the aame as last year, Pat Ryan, Bert Ballard and Floyd Romney, the A, B and C teams, respectively, respec-tively, guid i n g the destinies at West; Paddy Davis. Nate Long and Eddie laas-acson laas-acson in the same order mentoring men-toring at South: while at East Marr Push Mickey Oswald, Marv Pugh and Russel Goodman handle A, B and C in that order. A few suits have been Issued to returning B team players who will be In the A division this year at all schools, but otherwise first By Monday practice sessions will