Show H. H S. S RACE RAGE IS IS NEARING THE fiNAL GAMES Payson Richfield Weber StaKe StaRe and Local Winners to Meet BY BILL YATES The high school and L. L D. D S. S U. U basketball bas bM- teams that are arc now tied for first place in tho the Salt Lake Lako division of the State Stat Basketball league will meet Wednesday afternoon at the university to play Y off tho the rubber As this thia contest con test will decide who will compete from this division in tho the finals to bo be held hold the thelast thelast last three nights of this week it will be bo fast and furious from beginning to end The Tho bi high h schools school's drubbing at the hands of oC tho the Saints ints yesterday was not nota a 1 heart smashing surprise to former Tho The gamo was scheduled for n next Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- u a. a night and Coach was as looking forward to this week to whip his liis men inca into shape shapo for the deciding contest hut the finals for tho the state pennant pen pen- nant mint posted for this week which made it necessary for tho high hish school and nd Saints to get set together sometime before Thursday night A As there was wasa wasi a i probability o of two games James between bo the schools it was thou thought ht best hest to pIa play tho thu first one Monday and of af f a second one was sa necessary to pia play it on Wednes lav ulav This threw the tho hi high h school into the tho lands hands of the tho Saints without a a. single practice after tho the university freshmen game ame but Coach Pinkney will mako make good use of ot this afternoon and put pill his men pen through some fast signal practice ce for or the tho second game in which the west fj lers are all alt looking forward to a ictor vie vie- tor tory ory In fact the W west st siders ders are far from rom being down lAwn in the mouth Captain Mcintyre 1 nn an and his four other vanquished near near champs will U work work their heads beads off to win hack their position at the theop top toji op of tho the Ji list t that has all aU but boon been grasped by hr the tho Saints Howe who tips tip the pl plays ys off at ecu ecu- ter er for lor tho the L. L D. D S S. S U. U twisted twilled his an an- klo Mo yesterdays yesterday's contest with the high hiah school chool but gamely U stuck it out until the finish Whether he will be bo hie to enter tomorrows tomorrow's game amo i is doubt ful ul hut but in a pinch Coach Taylor will 1 substitute Gallacher in his stead nn and put nit Thomas in at Gallacher's forward This the thie coach declares wi will give him almost as ns strong a as aR the theOne theno theono ono One no that trimmed tho the high school yes yes- cs erday The rho third and deciding game ame for lor th this is division on between tho thio high school an and l L. L j. j D. D S. S U. U will be La pulled off tomorrow afternoon in the university gymnasium at t 4 1 I Ben Barker Harker and his five o huskies from Crom Ogden who will represent the Weber stake take academy in tho the finals of tho the state basketball series will iII work out this his afternoon on the where the tho finals nals will ho played in order to make snake el cs accustomed to it before the final tests I Harker has a Jik likely ly crowd of ball ban tos-cers tos with whom ho expects to gather ather Ul hi p all contestants of tho the title as was the he case caso last w winter The Tho Weber tako is aim almost out tho same as the tho ho one ono that won the pennant last year ear and with the a added year of ot ex ex- Coach Harker cannot see seo his wa way clear to lose The Og Ogden en team averages n about 16 pounds in wi weight hl and aul 5 G feet 11 Jl inches In n height The They arc are a all fast active men who have hac been at fhe he game gamo ame for several years pars and Harker feels almost positive e that that hat they cast can wipe wip up tip either cither of tho the two wo teams teama he saw fi fight ht it out for first place in this division yesterday ester ia P Payson son and Richfield have havo not nr nr- ri ried ed yet yel but hut will vill he in some timo tomorrow to to- morrow lorrow for for an afternoons afternoon's practice in iu the he V. V M. M C C. C A. A before belore tho finals begin Thursday ni night ht Richfield and lintl the winners of the tho hi high h 8 school L. D. D S. S U. U gamo game will compete first Weber stake arni ud Pay Payson on will mix it Friday night and nd tb the tho two winnin winning teams of these J games will meet Saturday night for the tho final nal game me that will decide tho the state champIOnship |