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Show AMERICAN FORK WINS FIRST LEAGUE GAME Tho Alplno division opened their loaguo season of baskot ball last Friday, Fri-day, wTion Lchl played American Fork at American Fork and Pleasant Grove playod Hebor. at Hobcr. American Fork proved to bo tho winner from Lchl with a scoro of 39 to 30, whllo Pleasant Grvo defeated Hobcr to tho tune or 37 to 29. Both games were exciting and of the hlRliOHt class according ac-cording to basket ball fans who saw thorn. Fully 2500 peoplo witnessed tho K&mo In tho Apollo Hall. It was estimated esti-mated that moro than 600 camo over from Lchl. and almost as many from Pleasant Grovo. Lchl curdy1 surprised tho American Korkors, as everybody oxpected a clear walkaway by tho local team. How-evor. How-evor. It was never certain what tho final scoro would bo. In fact Ixshl scored more points Uian wo did In tho mxsond half. With Lehl and Hebor both losing ono gamo, American Fork and I'loasant Grovo aro now Ued for (hlnhcat honors. Tho gamo between thoso two strong teams was being played !at night (Friday) as wo wont to prcsB, at PL Grove. It was expected by thoso In charge that a rocor'd breaking crowd would attend this gamo, as Pleasant Grove has an exceptionally strong team, and much rivalry has beon tdiown. Next week our team will mako tho trip to Hebor, whero they will play their third loaguo gamo with tho Wn-Rtttch Wn-Rtttch five.' 1.KIII TUOIINCEI) BY SPJHNGVILLE TEAM Sprlngvlllo, Jan. 13 Tho local high school quint scored a declslvo victory ver tho Lehl ngrogatlon hero this nvonliig, Tho final scoro was 32 to U Tho visitors put up n gamo battle at tho beginning, but it was not long beforo Uio locals woro scoring almost at will. D. Taylor and W, Erdmau woro tho stars for Snringvlllo, tho I former scorings soven field baskets 9 and Erdman five. . |