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Show Page Four SOUTH HIGH SCRIBE January 23, 1942. Cub, Panther Quints Resume Hoop Wars Tonight i Midget Quintet Crushes Weciders in Opener i South's rampaging midget hoop team lived up to its expectation, as Coach Nate Long's cagesters thor-oughly crushed the opposing Pan-thers by a lop-sid- ed score of 32 to 16 on the West floor. Once again it seems as if De-pendable Nate's hoop clan has molded into a championship squad capable of attaining its fourth straight undefeated year. Thursday's victory now gives South high school a one game lead over the Westerners in the initial Big Three series. First Quarter Hard Fought The invading Cubs found a smooth, hard fighting Panther quintet take to the floor during the first half as both teams vainly at-tempted to surge ahead. The quar-ter ended with South tied to West at 7 all. Although both squads were a bit erratic and wild in their initial de-but, it was an evenly matched con-test during the first half. The Blue and White boys barely eeked out a slim lead of one point as the gun eded the half, the score being 11-1- 2. Cubs Start Blitzkreig A much improved Cubs' quintet took to the "two-by-fou- r" field as the last half of the game saw what seemed to be a nip and tuck con-test turned into a South "blitz-kreig." The Cubs hit the stride as they tanked one basket after an-other to increase their slim lead to a safe and high score of 23 to 16 at the close of the third canto. Not only did the invading Southern clan increase the lead but a tight defensive stopped the red and black shirted Panthers from keep-ing uo with their rivals. In the last quarter, the feeble Weciders became erratic and rat-tled as they tried long shots one af-ter another without success. The Cubs completely dominated the fi-nal lap as they started a scoring spree that gave them a well earned 32 to 16 victory. Smith High Scorer in Tilt Co-Capta- in Howard Smith dis-played great offensive spark as he tallied twelve points to lead all scorers. Fellow mate, forward Brower, followed closely with ten points. It was, however, the co-operation of every member of the midget clan that gave South its first victory. For the Panther clan, James Corbin, center, and Joe Tobari, for-ward, performed brilliantly. OUR MOTTO "Bring the Bacon Home" Jim Corbett, Howard Smith, "C" team Fred Weidner, 'A team captain, and Clair Empey and Darrell Lund, of squad "B" join forces to retain the casaba title for the fourth con-secutive year. A. B. C. Squads Elect "Bosses' for Hoop Season With the 1942 casaba season in full swing, South high school's senior, junior and midget squads are prepared to retain the City hoop title for the fourth consecutive year. The midgets have paved the way for a clean sweep of the Panther series with a 32; to 16 score. Five capable and indispensible cagesters were named leaders of this year's 1942 Hoop Docket "A" DIVISION Jan. 23 West vs. South at South. Jan. 30 South vs. East at East. Feb. 6 East vs. West at West. Feb. 13 South vs. West at West. Feb. 20 West vs. South at South. "B" DIVISION Jan. 23 West vs. South at South. Jan. 30 South (vs. East at East. Feb. 6 East vs. West at West. Feb. 13 South vs. West at West. Feb. 20 East vs. South at South. Feb. 27 West vs. East at East. "C" DIVISION Jan. 22 South vs West at West. Jan. 29 East vs. South at South. Feb. 5 West vs. East at East. Feb. 12 West vs. South at South. Feb. 19 South vs. East at East. Feb. 26 East vs. West at West. hoop aggregation. Basketeers from the three Cub quintets went into huddles this week and came out proclaiming that Fred Weidner would captain the "A" team, Darrell Lund and Clair Empey would serve as the for the "B" outfit, and Howard Smith and Jimmy Corbett would lead their "C" mates during the 1942 hoop season. Fred Weidner, a steady guard in line for all-ci- ty honors, won a decisive vote from the "A" mem-bers. His excellent team spirit and capable playing in addition to his general popularity were deemed factors in his selection by team-mates. Due to illness, he was un-able to perform under the Blue and White last year, buc he has bounded back to become a valuable asset this year both on defense and of-fense. Darrell Lund and .Clair Empey excel at guard and center, respec-tively, for the juniors. Lund is a hustling, but smooth-playin- g, hoop-st- er from Lincoln He has es-tablished a reputation for having genuine team enthusiasm. Empey hails from Provo high where he made things hot for ri-vals of the quintet at that school. His height is a welcome addition to Coach Wardell's problem of maintaining a big, yet clever, ball handler at the pivot post. Howard Smith, last year's cap-tain of the "C" squad, again has been chosen to lead the team in its quest for another undefeated year. Scribes from city papers last year unanimously voted him an all-cit- y performer. Indications this year point to another successful year for this flashy midget. Assisting Howard as co-capt-will be Jimmy Corbett. An experi-enced and consistent player, he has expressed confidence in the ability of his team during all coming ca-saba battles. Determined Cubs Seek Fourth Title Tough Junior Cagers Tangle in Opener Clashing tonight to open their series, the "B" squad will tangle with West in an all-o- ut effort to "clean up" this season. Coach Wardell has been molding and shaping his material for some time and with the experience gained in heavy pre-seas- on tilts, they are bound to make a fair showing. During the practice season the juniors have held up reasonably well and have gained invaluable experience in pre-seaso- n frays and it should show in the long run. Anyway, the "B" squad is m high hopes for a successful, meaningful season. The juniors have many "hot-shot- s" among whom is the new-est addition of the team, Clair Empey from Provo. Empey played first string on the Provo team and was given an all-sta- te rating. Present first string consists of Don Shephard, center; George Marchant and Darrell Lund, guards; Rex Ballard and Wayne Cooper, forwards. Other members of the squad are Gerald Baranida, and Wilford Stevenson, centers; Don McGhie, Don Cop; Jim Neeley and Kent Peterson, guards; Dave McClelland and Emerson Cannon, . forwards. Last year the "B" team broke even with two wins and two losses. This year as far as can be seen the squad has excellent material. With this material and Coach Warden's ability, the "B" squad may holster the .500 mark. At any rate, the student body will see them perform tonight and just exactly what they car do will be seen. South Surges Ahead in City Casaba Race 'A' Clash Ends Initial Big Three , Series Coach Jimmy Gilbert's "A" squad will open its bag of plays tonight against West high school when it inaugurates league play in the top division of the local casaba loop. Good showings in the latter , games of the Cubs' heavy pre-season schedule have established the Southerners as favorites for tonight's tussle. Their prestige be-gan to grow with wins over B Y high school and the touted Logan quintet, games which saw the South varsity rated as the underdog. A 32-5- 7 loss to the college-experienc- ed Ecker studio quintet, a game South wasn't expected to win, failed to dent their reputation. While the Panthers cannot boast of a record comparable to their Southern rivals, their advantage in height may provide the main-spring which may catapult them to an upset of the first magnitude. Mentor Bert Ballard has at least three tall boys, Ralph Olsen, 6 foot 3 inches, Jack McArdle, 6 feet 3 inches, and Jack Wilbur, 6 feet 7 inches, to throw against the Cubs. According to reports re-ceived from West, these hoopsters are being groomed to work to-gether as a single unit. Upon the basis of past perfor-mance, Gilbert's probable choice to start for South in the initial tus-sle will be Ray Ecker, center; Fred Weidner and Frank David-son, guards; Glen Earl and Dave Cooper, forwards. Ecker, in addition to being tall-est man on the team, has consist-ently been one of the team's high point men, hitting the hoop often enough to follow closely on the heels of Glen Earl. Earl, himself, looks good in every department of the game, and has already been touted as a probable all-cit- y choice. , Cooper will have a run for his money in the person of Mark Schwendiman. A possible alternat-ing of the two men in the forward position is not an unlikely move. Leaders Sponsor Dance; Feature Hawaiian Theme February 6 has been slated as the official date of Leaders Dance. The affair will be an informal eve-ning dance featuring motif of decoration. Gaily colored leis of all sizes will be the favors. Ideas for the programs will be ob-tained from designs that are found on tropical fish. There will be a charge of twenty-fiv- e cents to those who do not have activity cards. Mrs. Violet Walker, sponsor of the club, urges all to attend. Any one who desires to bring friends who are not members of the school may do so. """"" mmm Jess Kalawakis' orchestra will be featured. An excellent floor show has been arranged. Previewing this dance leaders presented an assembly last Friday. During the latter part of the pro-gram some members of the club donned the costumes of the Hawai-ian maiden to present a group dance. Mr. Kalawaki and his orchestra played several Hawaiian songs and Miss Ruth Reese demonstrated to the student body the interpreta-tion of Hawaiian dancing. Officers of the club stated that "The assem-bly was only a taste of what the dance will feature, so come one, come all." Cubs Record Envious Standing Coach Gilbert's "A" squad is quickly molding into shape under heavy pre-seas- on schedule. It should be thoroughly hardened & ; for the first seasonal tilt to be held tonight. The "A" boys have come out on the long end of a 14 game pre-- season schedule .with 8 of the 14. The "A" squad will meet on the twenty-thir- d and if no sign of in-creased hat size appears they will probably take the game as they will the pennant. The pre-seas- on tilts are listed here with the scores. South....51 Ft. Douglas 29 South....66 Ft. Douglas 13 South.v.23 Provo High 34 South....27 Provo High 38 South....l9 Park City High 34 South....36 Ogden High 42 South..26 Ogden High 29 South....36 Brig. Young High....l4 South....48 Brig. Young High....33 South....33 Judge Memorial 34 South....52 Grantsville 31 South....35 Logan High ...17 South....47 Cyprus High 34 South....43 Grantsville 30 South....32 Ecker's Studio 57 South...-4- 1 S. L. Sheriffs 43 "A" Squad Boasts High Point Scores As far as the pre-seas- on tilts go, Glen Earl is the "hot shot" of the "A" squad with a total of 73 points. A relatively large portion of the points came to him through his ability to "tank" the foul shots. Earl is closely followed by "ceiling duster," Ray Ecker, with 63 points. Dave Copoer and Fred Weidner chase along with 52 and 51 points, respectively. Scoring of individual players: Mark Schwendiman 31 Frank Davidson 27 Dick North 23 Harry Smith 23 Willie Stewart 23 Doug Heiner 20 Harvey Schmidt 25 Marv Ashworth ...20 Doug Lindley 18 Lawrence Palmer 15 Jack Richards 23 Chick Woolf 25 Kay Spackman - 10 Hugh Wiley 2 A good offense is the best de-fense. 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