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Show HOOP PLAYERS I OF SALT LAKE DIVISION READY j j Opening Games for Title Will Be Played Next Friday Evening. (Special Dispatch) SALT LAKE Jan. 7. The official leagu basketball season of the Salt Lake ellvlslon will open on Friday January Jan-uary 13, when the Granite- high 6chool fU,. Will clnsh 1 Itb the East High i school on the Leonard's floor and the L. I S. TJ. Quintet will tangle with the University rrep.T on the ' V" floor. The OOachi I of tho Salt Lake division divis-ion have no fear for Friday 13 and they are nut to take the early npen-Ini? npen-Ini? games in the race. At present, tho W.-Mt High school, the Best High school and the L. D. S. U. teams ap-l ap-l pear to have nn edge on tho "U" ra Trip and the Granite (earns. The M three teams from the- larger scheiols Rl hive had the advantage if playing a fi number of early practice games and fij have adjusted themselves to the new , J style of basketball as n rill have to -wJ! be played In Utah High schools this year. The "strict" officiating must $ be carried out, according to ihe com- mends ef the high school officials and 1 i the sooner that the teams ran adjust f themselves, the better they will bo off. panthers fast The West High school quint has X Just closed a successful trip through 3 the southern part of the slate and 0, will now tako em a few more practice 3 gnnn m. as the West Slders will not . have to play their first league game until January 17. as the drew a bys K 'In the opening rounds. Coach ChrM- I ensen has been weirklng Howell and l;i . j Mockay at forwards. Carmen nt cen- jj,"' ter; Williams and Newman at guarels, lj anel this combination has worked out - Well In the early games These five I' 'nun will llkcl) bo the five that Coach t C'hrlstensf n will tlepcnd on to win out K j for his school. K The L. D. S. U also has hatl a sue- B oensful early season In the practice P games anel Coach Peterson's, men aro V playing a fast branel of basketball. Tho Cj I Gtold anil Uluo supporters are confl- la, , dent th.it Mich men as McMurmy, Ir- t vine, and the Tetts brothsn will bring . TjT home a wlnn.-r for the Gold iti'l Hluo vjjl' Otl Romney's meq have hit H some- hard snaga In the e;irly practice m games, but the Leopards are rounding I i Intei form should glee the other WM i-:iiiis a marry serap. inn is fining I I In well at the pivot position and tho IS guard positions will be taken care of IS by Meyer, Taufer and smith, a num- l(J ber of men have bee n working out at III the forward positions, but Homney has ll not yel selected his final string men I I for thSe positions, as he will give I'M some of the new youngsters a chance If to make good here. , Coach Buthorlnnd will hsc a new team at Oranlts high :.chool and will i j ihl selerl his flrsl five until .Monday Of next week. The Jteel and Blue P team will havs t.i meet the Bast Siders 1 In the first tm .noi "Shifty" ha-s not been siylng 'ouch nbout hu chanco, but he ran be expected to spring a P' few surprises before he season loseu. PRJBP8 PAST CKKW Th.- ' r ' Pn ps nre the 'Dark Horses 1 of the Salt Like division, aa the boys have- not played a game aa yet, but they are out to make a better showing than ever In the race this season. Tho Mt fol ..in? nun have been showing up well lately In the work: HaKly. smith. Cushlpge Sutton Bye, Cernlland and v Johnson These men will be carried on ths I'rep squad anel the boys from tt the East Bt neh win have to be watched i In el .in- -. ison. r"' The- five team. i on this section aro I out to put up a big sctmp for he hon- I or; so th'it they can get into the state tournament and . l a enance to go te Color, on if Che win the laurels of j! this Mate. Last season, the Greeley 3' Wildcats met th. li-.in High school I ' hi re nnd the Logan bo) I won out and the Utah winner of i")22 win likely 1 bi given a return game- !n Colorado j tii i sensem. At any ret",, the race will lj Btart on January 13 und ih big scbod- I A I.. f..r ll.ly linn lo .. u t,. I 1 . . M. A F IT LAKE iu ISIO.V Jnnn.in 13 Granite at East; L. ile s. at Preps. 71 January 17. L. d S. at Granite; j Eaut at West. January 20. Grange at Preps; West nt D. S. January 14, Granite at West; Preps nt Baal f January 27. Ent at L. D. S., West at I'reps. January 31. East at Granite. Preps jot l- iv s. Wtm j February 3. Granito at L. D. S I West at East. February 10. Preps at Granite; L. , ID. I at West Wsi I ebhiary 17 West at Granite: East W at I'reps. y hrunry 21 L. D. S- at Fast; Preps at West. |