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Show Panther Invasion Initiates City Grid Season Midgets Collide to Usher Initial Big Three Series "C" Squad Eyes 2nd Straight Undefeated Season Coach "Nate" Long has been putting in extra hours every night with a "C" team that has just as good or better prospects than any midget squad South high school has ever seen. Graduation, injuries and weight took seven strong players from this year's roster, but scrimmages indicate the midgets have a strong chance of attaining their second undefeated, untied, and unscored season. Most of the boys who are almost sure of starting berths are returning return-ing from last year's "C" . squad. All-City Frank Davidson, will be at one end, with Jack Lowder or Robert Christensen on the other. The tackle posts show Russell Mears, another All-City man, and Jerry Collins making the strongest strong-est bids. The running guard position posi-tion seems to be taken up by Hugh Wiley, while on the other side of center, shows a new member to the squad, Dave Berg. Charles Hig-gins Hig-gins has been shifted from guard to center, where he has very little competition. The backfield has many prospects, pros-pects, but the boys who are likely to see the most action are: Dick North, fullback, Glen Earl, tailback, tail-back, and Bill Northrup, back. 1 Stan Clawson, who gained All-City honors last year, will again vie for these honors as signal caller. Juniors Mold j Into Form Under Gilbert With the rapid approach of the current football season, Coach Jimmy Gilbert is diligently priming prim-ing this year's "B" squad to swing into action against West high school on October 9. The juniors will engage in a preseason pre-season tilt against the Ogden high school reserves on October 2. This battle, being the Cubs' initial game, is expected to bring out the weak spots and the strength of the junior jun-ior squad. This game will also clear up many uncertainties prevalent pre-valent at the beginning of the season. "B" DIVISION October 9 West at South October 16 South at East October 30 South at West November 6 East at Souht Through the process of elimination, elimina-tion, Jimmy has reduced the number num-ber of players to about thirty-two. Because the juniors display unusual un-usual ability in the pigskin sport, Jimmy stated that there wouldn't be any reason in having a first string squad, and he feels confident confi-dent that every player can capably capa-bly hold his position. Coach Gilbert is well satisfied with the present outlook of his squad. In the backfield he has a group of speedy and hefty men who have shown excellent ability in slinging the pigskin, running, blocking, and kicking. Backfield men are: Wally Archibald, Rex Ballard, Lou Dods, Harry Erskine, Keith Fou!ger( Howard Nielson and Harvey Wallace, halfbacks. Quarterbacks: Kent Peterson, Dar-rell Dar-rell Lund and Jerry Dalebout. Fullback: Bob Barker, Jim Neely and Don Sheperd. The forward wall brings to Coach Gilbert another look of satisfaction. sat-isfaction. At the end berths there is DeMar Wood, Wilford Stevenson, Steven-son, Ralph Parker, Dave McLcl-land, McLcl-land, Bob Fairclough, Ramon Emerson Em-erson and Boyd Brown. At the guard position there is Bob Brown, Dale Johnston, Fred King, Keith Lignell, Elmo Sprunt. Tackles are George Marchant, Mac Moss, Bob Sainsbury and Bob Shaw. At center cen-ter there is Don Davis and Bob Nielson. "C" DIVISION October 8 South at West October 15. East at South October 29 West at South November 5 South at East The reserve material is composed com-posed of juniors and second years, and you may expect plenty of action ac-tion from them. At reserve quarterback, quar-terback, is a promising second year, Dick Davis, who will probably prob-ably fill Clawson's shoes next year. Diminutive, but flashy, Cal Hathenbrook is giving Dick North a run for first string fullback. Cal can also fill in at halfback and quarterback. Other backs are: Howard Smith, Jim Tidwell, Dick Brower, and Robert Story. Two guards who will see plenty of action are Fred Cole and Joe Pass. Reserve tackles are Herman Her-man Bauer and Ralph Jackson. Backing up Frank Davidson on his end is Clyde Oliver. The Midget's first game will be against Murray, October 1st, and the first league game, October 8th against West on West's field. Missing this year will be captain cap-tain and All-City end, Elmer Taylor; Tay-lor; All - City half-back Elvin Smith; dependable Clyde Hill, tackle; Dee Lowder and Stanley Kilbourne, reserve backs. . - - |