Ogden- Weber Will Meet Friday In Charity Game Utah's Outstanding Machines To Perform In Fifth Cage Event A. L. Glasmann Arranges Colorful Event For Unem¬ployed Fund; Tiger Players Are Honored at Spirited Assembly; Series With Idaho Falls May Be Played Thursday, Friday, Saturday Next Week By AL WARDEN Standard-Examiner Sports Editor O GDEN High, Utah state scholastic basketball champions, and Weber High, runnerup for 1932, both of Ogden, will meet in a four-period encounter at the Weber gymnasium at eight o'clock Friday night to assist in raising funds for the unemployed fund of Ogden. Both teams agreed to the single! game today after the idea had been suggested by A. L. Glasmann, editor of The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Weber and Ogden battled seven periods last Saturday in the 1932 final before the Tigers eked out a 29 to 27 decision. It was the most dramatic contest ever played in all- Utah cage history. At the end of the regular Ogden division playing season the teams i were deadlocked for the champion¬ship and in the play - off Weber nosed o ut the rigers by the same score. 29 to 27, in KAPPLE an extra period of play. 1 Both teams are evenly matched in i every department of play and the 1 decision to meet in a fifth game this year was made unanimously 1 by officials of the two schools in i the interest of the needy and good sportsmanship. Lolo and Sid Spencer, twins, were named as the officials for the big 1 game. These two men handled the 1 last game between the two machines. Adult tickets will be one dollar each. They will be placed on sale at Hemenway and Mosers, The Standard-Examiner, United Billiards and Leonard's cigar store, i Students of the two schools will be admitted for 25 cents. ! It is estimated that more than 1 $2,000 will be raised by this method. 1 SERIES PLANNED Idaho Palls and Ogden may meet ; In another charity series the fol- lowing week. In the event thatr this series materializes the games will be played at the Weber gymnasium March 31, April 1 and 2. Merixbers of the championship Ogden team were honored at a pep rally this morning. Principal A. M. Merrill presided. Coach Dixon Kapple of the Tigers told interestingly of the four days of play and of the task that con-fronted the "Orange Streaks." He praised the merits of every mem¬ber of the squad and said that he was pleased to be in charge of such a splendid group. Principal Merrill extended the congratulations of the entire student body and faculty to the team. His speech was colorful and interest¬ing/ Russell Stone, president of the O. H. S. student body, gave an in¬teresting address in behalf of the students. He extended sincere con¬gratulations and said he knew that the Tigers would deliver. PRAISES TEAM Mayor Ora Bundy praised the en¬tire team for bringing such a fins recognition to the community. He congratulated the team and the school and especially praised the sportsmanship of the two schools, Weber and Ogden. A. L. Glasmann, editor of The Ogden Standard-Examiner, extend¬ed congratulations and praised both Weber and Ogden in a spirited ad¬dress. He invited the Tiger squad to be his guest at a dinner party sometime this week, and invited the entire student body to celebrate this evening at the Paramount theatre. W. Karl Hopkins, superintendent of the Ogden city schools, used mighty fine superlatives in praising the Tigers in their championship series, and in winning the state title for O. H. S. in basketball for the first time. He told of the work of every player in the tournament. Captain Dale Anderson, Bill Kinner, Joe Fowler, Herm Lehman, Lee Boerens, Prank Ellis, Glen Hend¬ricks and Jack Patterson, all mem¬bers of the squad, and John Sanford, manager, responded with short talks. Sergeant Meyer, Al Warden, Dave Wangsgaard and Dr. E. P. Mills were the other speakers on the col-orful program. All of the players gave Dixon Kapple, coach, the entire credit for winning the colorful joust. Johnny Weir, regular forward, was not in attendance at the rally. The Ogden High school band fur¬nished music for the occasion. Members of the squad will be per¬mitted to relax for a few days. A light drill is planned Thursday for the Weber game. Vadal Peterson and Ike Arm¬strong, coaches at Utah university, wired the following message, which was read at the assembly: "Congratulations on the team spirit, play and sportsmanship of your boys and coaches. No question about their being real champions." The champions will be guests of the Rotary club Wednesday and the Kiwanis club Thursday. Sidelights On Tourney Cage Game Is Thriller By A. F. W. The all-Ogden hoop final, the greatest title contest ever staged in all Utah scholastic basketball his¬tory, was being replayed in all parts of Ogden today. Ogdenites fortu¬nate enough to witness the nerve- racking event will never forget the trying moments in the three extra periods of play. It was a dramatic event and a contest that brought unlimited praise to the two local high schools. Never in the history of the sport has such a battle been staged. It was a ten strike between two of the finest scholastic teams in all Utah history as well. FINE SPORTSMANSHIP Weber and Ogden are to be com¬plimented highly for their marvelous sportsmanship. It was perfect at stages of the joust and was at its highest peak in the final game. This attitude of the teams toward each other was marvelous. Herm Williams, reserve guard, went into the title battle late in the fourth period when Weir was ejected on fouls, and covered him¬self with glory. He performed like a seasoned veteran and was as cool as a cucumber. Lee Boerens, who was also called into the fray along with Bud Ellis, also gave fine ac¬counts of themselves. Powell was the only Weberite re¬serve to see action. He replaced the colorful Chard when he was called out of the game for too many viola¬tions. SPLENDID SHOWING Mark Ballif, Weber's- splendid coach, need not feel bad over his defeat. Ballif has made a sensa¬tional record at Weber in his first season as an athletic coach. In winning the district title he gained the first title in sports for the War¬riors. More power to Ballif in the future. Dick Kapple piloted the Tigers to an intermountain title in 1925 at Boulder, Colorado, and directed Lo-gan high to a state and intermoun¬tain title in 1921. He has been at Ogden high for ten years. In this period Ogden has had seven teams in the state finals, one reaching the finals in 1926. BARNEY LEAVES Don Barney, who coached Bill Kinner and Johnny Weir at Central a few years ago, was a nervous wreck after the first extra period Saturday night, and was forced to leave the scene of the thriller. Herm Lehman, brilliant little for¬ward of the Tigers, is the man of the hour around the Tiger lair to¬day. His two buckets and free throw in the three extra periods enabled the Tigers to win out. Too much credit cannot be handed to Herm. FAILS TO ATTEND Mrs. Dixon Kapple, wife of the Tiger coach, did not attend the final event. She remained in the lower lobby of the Deseret gymnasium un¬til the lengthy battle was over. When informed that Ogden had won out she burst into tears. By rather odd coincidence the score of the state final was iden¬tical to the score of the Weber-Ogden playoff for the district title, 29 to 27. In the playoff game, how¬ever, Weber won out 29 to 27. WADE SPARKLES Big "Ed" Wade of the Weberites was one of the most popular play¬ers in the joust. The elongated ath-lete was one of the big cogs in the marvelous play of the Warriors and deserves plenty of praise. In the first three periods of the title contest Weber scored only two field baskets. FOWLER STAYS HOME B. A. Fowler, superintendent of the Weber county schools, whose son performs at guard for Ogden, re¬mained at home Saturday night and obtained reports over the radio. He was in a tough spot and decided to stay away from the game. Lee Boerens, reserve forward, had a chance to hit "Pot Shot's" score right on the nose in the waning seconds of the second extra period. Had Boerens made the toss Pot Shot would have called both scores per¬fectly. Entertainments galore are planned this week for both teams. Weber in defeat deserves just as much credit as Ogden does in victory. Aft¬er all, they are both Ogden institu¬tions and the celebrating to a great extent should be joint.