Show Branch A. A C. C Withdraws From Tournament Weber and Bingham High T Teams earns M HIGH 34 hiGh 20 G. G ia WEBER ACADEMY j 42 u 2 22 I TIRE Bi Bin bam h and Weber Academy were 1 the tho Dinners in the bi high h THE last night nigh 1 school tournament games mes held in the University gymnasium and as the Branch A. A C. C was ruled out of the tournament by the High School Athletic e association because of their refusal to abide by the arrangements arrange arrange- started the above teams will have ha to made before the tournament play pIny ments the deciding game on Monday J The Thc Branch A A A. C. C should have me met ruled out t th the c Weber Academy but when they refused to play and were Four loui schedule of the games had to be he rearranged for last night nights night's b ploy play and anI Springville wen then tied for foi first fust teams Weber elJer ham Bingham place place so so Weber and 1 Heber were matched in m one game while Bingham and Spring fought it out in the other On account of tho refusal of the Branch Brandl A. A C. C team cam to again play the thc Weber Stake Academy the officials of the thc Utah High School Athletic association as ns- J- J ruled th the te team m out of the tournament r The Tho trouble started during me tue auel- auel no n when Coach Jac Jack Christensen of the B. B A. A C. C declared that as ns his team had hod already beaten the Weber team It H. was entitled to the tho championship and md would d not pla play again In Inn n a statement made by en he declared that the B. B A A. C. C team was I pc Uy willing to play pla any basketball basketball basket basket- i ball team tean In the tournament which they had not already alread defeated but we absolutely refuse to play against AVelier AVe AVe- her lier or as wo have havo already won ivon over oer these two b by a decisive score As 3 far as the these e teams aro are concerned we 0 have hae already won the state title an anIt and It Is not right and proper to tr try and force us to give Ivo these teams two chan chances chanes s 's at nt state honors He TIe further that rather than abide b by the decision of or the officials tho the team would I withdraw When When n the rules were agreed upon b by the various schools school It Is declared that of or just such a a. condition was was was' brought up and that th the principal of tho Branch A. A A. A C C. agreed that If It it were possible that two of ot the tho teams would have hayo to play twice it would be bethe bethe bethe the Quickest way ay rind and satisfactory The association In Its method probably miscalculated miscalculated miscalculated mis mis- calculated b by having tho two strongest cst teams Compete the first night Inas- Inas as all the six sic teams could not meet all nIl the other teams tho the rules rule were arran arranged so that the tho weakest teams teams- would ouM eliminate themselves andI and I 1 the strongest meet the second or last nights I 1 Although o there ma may be bo some I l cation In Coach Christensen's argument I 1 he went into the tournament under the I rules and should have haYe abided by them after alter taking part in the tournament it itI 1 lis I Is declared The High lUgh which lost another another an- an i ot other er man yesterday being ill with In Influenza In- In made a game fight tight but with their team shot to pieces thc they were not able abIe to play their regular game and haft had t to bo be satisfied with the small end ota of-a 34 to 26 score y Ht n Game Gome Wa nil Clone Cloie The score does docs not Indicate the closeness closeness' of or tho the game for tor or it was only In the last few tew minutes of ot play that Bingham was able to to gain aln a substantial lead for Bing- Bing j iam am started the scoring when he ho caged i an easy basket A A. beautiful basl basket et by I Eardman tied tho the score at 4 c all all and then Packard made a sensational shot from the center of ot the floor The score i alternated during tho the remaining part of ot the first half haIr but In the last minute 1 I lot of pIa play Eardman got aWa away for tor an cas easy 1 shot ending the half halt 15 to 1 12 for tor Bingham came back with extra fight In tho the final period and was able to tic tie the score at 16 points Tho score favored fa favored fa- fa ored one team and then the other but when Packard the star atar guard g of or was injured and had to leave leavo the game Bingham started a spurt and ended the game 34 14 to 26 6 seemed to bo be In good shooting form In the second half haIr caging five the from the field G. G and E. E Knudson also played a a. strong game for tor the Miners l In the tho second gamo game between tho the Weber Weber We We- ber Academy and Wasatch both teams put up a Zinc tino exhibition of or basketball and nud the tho fact tact that the Wasatch boys could not locate the basket baskel after atter work- work It down the floor was all that kept them from taking the thc lead Tho The pass pass- Ing and floor work worl of tho the Heber City team was some somo of at tho best seen lIcen In an any I Off the tournament games and ancl time after aft aft- er r time they would carry the ball right i under their basket by lw excellent teamwork teamwork team team- work and passing but but were not able ablo to tomake tomake tomake make It count Nelson and pla played playe e good hard ball for tor Hebr City and ancl were always covering co the ball hall Every man manon manon manon on the Heb r team showed fight and deserved credit for putting up lip such a II strong game against A. A much larger team chado of Weber JCl again showed showell himself to bo ho a wid whist hi at nt caging basket baskets baskets bas bas- ket getting ten from front tho the field fleM seven of these coming in the tho last half hale Both Bothof of or Weber's Webers guar guards s. s Lindsay and son pla played e their men so 80 close that It was Impossible for them to got get et an open shot Tho The first half halt ended l 19 to 11 for tot Weber but hut in tho last period they continued to Increase their lead endIng ending end end- In Ing the game ame 42 to 22 2 Ion Long shots from tram difficult angles b by Murdock Lindsay and ancl brought the crowd to their feet rest many times The Tho game ame although one one- sided one according to to- tho the score was one ono o of the tho best exhibitions that has yet et been staged during the tho tournament TJ Tied to for r Title 1 It J r. r The games ames of ot last night l leaves e a the Weber ober Academy and Bingham ham High tied for lor the t title and the deciding game will be he played In the tho university gymnasium oh Monday ni night ht starting at 8 o'clock When Then it was found that another game g-ame would bo be necessary to decide the tho state championship the university university uni uni- erRIt h is financing the tournament ment issued tickets to the lar large e crowd which was present which will admit them to the final game on Monday nl night ht Following Is the tho up line-up an and scores EBEn ACADEMY FrT TP Belnap If It 2 0 0 4 rf rt 10 10 6 4 24 4 Jones c c. c 5 0 0 10 Lindsay rg 2 0 0 4 c Jeppson lg 19 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 19 10 6 G 4 42 WASATCH HIGH HIGIE dG FrT TP rf rC l. l 4 0 0 vO 0 0 S 8 Murdock If It l 1 0 9 6 8 81 c c. c 2 ft II 0 4 Fraughton lg Ig 1 0 I 0 2 Nelson rg 0 o 0 0 0 0 Lul Luke c lg Ig 0 0 0 0 Total S 8 D 6 22 2 Re Referee Referee Referee-Ashton fe re e-A e Ashton n. n Umpire Umpire Simmons BI I HIGH FrT TP rf rt 1 0 0 0 2 Dahlstrom rt rf 1 0 0 2 if If It 6 9 9 6 18 G. G Knudson c. c 6 0 0 10 Gregory Gregor rg 1 0 0 2 E. E Knudson lg IS' 0 0 0 0 Total t 14 14 9 f 34 It HIGH FrT FIG TP rf rt 2 0 o 0 o 4 Errickson If It 2 0 0 4 Eardman c. c 4 11 6 14 Packard rg 2 0 0 4 B B. B Baird Ig lg 0 0 0 0 Total 10 11 26 I Referee II H. Richardson Umpire Umpire Lee Loe Simmons |