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Show GUNNISON HAS FAST B. B. TEAM The Gunnison basket ball team, ;ust recently organized, is stepping a 'lively gait" for amateurs, and It is jxpected that by the close of the season, sea-son, this city can boast of one of the ;est hunches of players in the slate. While they have been organized only i short time, considerable practice .vork has been done and-the "colts" how all indications of falling in line villi the "swift ones." In the latest game played, that vith the Mutual team of Salina, the Junnison boys went in with two of heir "star players" out, and notwith-. notwith-. landing this handicap, held the Sevier Se-vier champs down to a score ot 21 to 27, with the Mutuals as winners. In he first half Gunnison had the game inched with the score 12 to 14. lowever, they lagged in the second :alf and the Sevier county boys end-d end-d the game as victors. Thursday night ot last week Gmi-ison Gmi-ison trimmed the Redmond boys in i return game played at the Center-ield Center-ield hall. The final score was 27 to 2. The game with Redmond was ne of the "roughest" ever staged in be coutitv. according to the fans who witnessed the contest. From the out-el out-el Redmond started "rough-hous-ik" it and in order to overcome any dans that might develop. Gunnison Q-'ned forces and gave the Redmond ioys a taste of the "hard knocks." Gilbert Fjeldsted acted as referee nd gave highest satisfaction. |