JORDAN BATTLES OGDEN FOR STATE TITLE HOT SCRAP FOR CROWN PREDICTED Beetdigger Clan Accorded Slight Edge in Big Game By MARLOWE BRANAGAN The Tigers of Ogden and the Beet¬diggers of Jordan will battle for the 1935 state high school basketball title at 9 p. m. Saturday in the Deseret; gym. The two teams gained the right to contest for the honor by defeating Dixie and Uintah, respective¬ly, in semifinal combats Friday. Other games of the evening are as follows: Granite vs. South Rich, 6 p. m.; Murray vs. Logan, 7 p. m., and Dixie vs. Uintah, 8 p. m. In the championship encounter, the Beetdiggers, combining their bril¬liant passing attack with a sturdy defense, humbled the fighting Utes of Uintah, 30 to 16, to reach the finals. Ogden, with visions of a state title for the first time since 1932, re¬corded a 33 to 29 triumph over the game Fliers of Dixie in a battle that( will live long in the minds of the' fans who gathered in the Deseret gym Friday night. The two finalists appear evenly matched. The Tigers have an edg in height and are primed to shoot the works against the Jordan district representatives. Jordan appears speedier,, the players pass with more accuracy and the Beetdiggers must be given a slight edge defensively. Stellar Forwards Ready In Jack Christensen and Ivan Mortensen, the Beetdiggers have a pai of forwards who compare favorabl with Adam Bengoeschea and Phil Revell, Tiger sharpshooters. The battle between the rival centers,! I Neal Carrol of Jordan and Charley, Norton, Ogden pivot ace, should be an interesting one. The former has a slight edge in offensive power, but! Norton is one of the smoothest passers in the state and his defensive ability makes up for any scoring shortcomings. The Tigers will match their crack guards, the lanky Pat Deming anc LaMar Briggs, against the speed: Beetdigger pair, Kline Black ana Dave Madsen. The battle between these worthy rivals should provide a feature of the contest. Deming, a lanky six-foot-three-inch youngster, is a clever dribbler and his adroit passing makes him a valuable cog in the Tigers' vaunted at¬tack. Briggs is a husky lad with a, penchant for tanking shots when baskets are needed. Black is a great defensive player and his uncanny; shooting killed the title hopes of Uintah Friday. Madsen is essential- (Continued on Page Twenty-four) How High School Teams Are Bracketed FOURTH DAY THIRD DAY SECOND DAY FIRST DAY SECOND DAY THIRD DAY FOURTH DAY MURRAY SO. RICH OGDEN NO. EMERY LEHI EPHRAIM DIXIE WASATCH NEPHI BEAVER UINTAH SALINA GRANITE LOGAN JORDAN PAYSON LEGEND + WINNERS - LOSERS TEAMS ELIMINATED AFTER SECOND LOSS. Herewith is given a chart of the state high school basketball tournament, which opens Wed¬nesday in the Deseret gym. It shows the work¬ings of the double elimination system. Games to the right of the first day's play are those of the first day winners. Games to the left are for first day losers, with game W, the fourth day, determining fifth (consolation) and eighth places. Game X is for teams in the positive bracket, which lose the second day, but win the third day. This game determines fourth and seventh places. Game Y is for first and second round winners who lose the third day. This game deter¬mines third and sixth places. Game Z is for the two teams which progress through the first three rounds undefeated. It determines the champion¬ship an dsecond place. A plus sign indicates win¬ners. a minus sign, losers.