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Show Ogden, Roosevelt Favored to Annex Mid -Week Battles By TOMMH POKTEB Ten mid-week games, three Tuesday and (even Wednesday, will peed up the Utah high school basketball program bit, with schools of the Ogden-Logan, Uintah, North and South Sevier districts crowding crowd-ing to complete their schedules in time for playoffs before the state 'tournament In March. Team of the Logaa-Ogdaa . group started In mid-December, but because of their heavy schedule, sched-ule, will be kept busy each week until early March. This week. Ogden, which tops the field with three victories and no defeats-having defeats-having ousted North Cache and Weber from a share of the top la at home Tuesday against Box Elder, which has lost three, and Friday goes to Hyrum to play South Cache, winner In two of three. r" '. " Lias Ptey Friday Sallna and Monroe, sharing the North Sevier lead with two wina and no defeats each, play twice-beaten twice-beaten Richfield and Bicknell, respectively, re-spectively, Tuesday. The leaders tangle Friday on Monroe's floor. Pangultch, sharing the top In the North Sevier group with Marys-vale, Marys-vale, plays Piute at Circlevllle Wednesday, with the latter seeking seek-ing its first win. ' Other Wednesday games find Roosevelt, unbeaten Uintah district dis-trict leader - which last week thumped the defending state champions cham-pions from Uintah, at home against Altamont. Alterra Invades Duchesne In another Wednesday game of that district In the Carbon-Emery group, twice-victorious Carboa Invades Huntington Wednesday Wed-nesday to face the North Emery team, which won Its only start so far. South Emery and Central of Castle Dale, each seeking to break Into the win column, clash i Wednesday at Central. Mllford opened defense of the Millard district title by pushing Hinckley from the unbeaten ranks la a 38-27 game as Dan Gll-, Gll-, Ilea led the victors with 11 points and Bud James caged 10 Saturday. otaa aTivmpaa Logan gained Its first victory of the season, 30-20, over Box Elder as Roy Humphries led the attack with 14 points and Bill Ryan caged nine. , Escalante remained ' unbeaten un-beaten by dropping Circlevllle, 28-20, 28-20, after leading, t-8, at half time, and Pangultch hande Tropic a 45-17 defeat as D. Heai rang up 16 points and Haycock 13 Cedar City also gained Its firs win, 35-32, at home against Vallej high of Ordervllle, after leading a halfUma, 16-16. The first and thin quarter scores were 13-all and 23-all, 23-all, respectively. The Telegram's Chief "We Guea 'Em," prognoetlcator of higi school athletic 'events, last week picked 23 of 30 games correctl) for a .767 average, to hike hli season's totsl to .691 with 47 right 21 wrong. Two games of last wees were postponed. His selections for the midweek games, with winners designates by capital letters, follow: Legaa-Ogdea District . (Taesday Games) Box Elder at OGDEN. LOGAN at Bear River. South Cache at NORTH CACHE Vlatah District fWedaaaday Games) Altamont at ROOSEVELT. Alterra at DUCHESNE. Cmrbsa-Emery Diatrict (Weda radar Games) Carbon at NORTH EMERY. South Emery at CASTLE DALE North Bevtar Diatrict (Wedaesday Games) SALINA at Richfield. MONROE at BlcknelL South Sevier District (Wedaesday Games) FANGUITCH at Circlevllle. TARHEELS IMPORTED Thirteen of North Carolina's 1 varsity basketball players com from outside the state. Six ar from Pennsylvania. HOHME PLAY HIGH ' It la estimated that more thai $300,000,800 wlU be wagered a American horse racing tracks 1 1940. , |