Show YMCA HOLDS DECIDED VIEWS Brown Answers Claim of B Y YC YC YC C to State Basketball Basl Championship Champ The statement published in yesterdays Herald from Logan to the effect that the B Y Y C would claim the state champion championship ship in basketball stirred things up lo locally cally caly The Y M 31 C A of this city ct holds a different opinion and when asked for fora a statement Elwood Brown coach and manager of the Y M 31 11 C C A gave out the following According to the report published In yesterdays Herald Herld the B Y C disputes dispute the title tte of state champions won by the theY theY theY Y M C A team in a recent U A A A A tournament The reasons lIven for dis die disputing this title tte are arc First Badenoch coach of the B Y V C team is quite sure that he did not vote to hold the tournament and was therefore in inno inno inno no way bound to participate in it Second that the tournament was not proper inasmuch as there were not two basketball divisions or leagues to make it necessary to decide the championship Third that Badenoch says his men were willing to go the extreme in the mat matter matter matter ter of fairness and even beyond that for they expressed a willingness to play pay p a one more game with the Y M 31 1 C A and let the result resul determine the open champion championship ship but Badenoch says this was wa declined The first statement of the B Y V C is absolutely disproved by the minutes of oC the meeting at which it was decided to hold the tournament Secretary E J Mime Milne Mine was wg w waited upon and he gives the following as a copy of the minutes of ot said fald meeting pertaining to basketball Those present were Dr C G Plum Plummer Plummer Plummer mer president C T B 13 Y V U vice president E J Mime Milne Ine L L D S U J H Maddock U of ofU ofU ofU U F W V Walker A C U A H II Bade Badenoch Badenoch Badenoch B Y C Elwood S Brown Y M 31 MC 1 C A W V D Rishel Salt Lake Herald HeraldA A Maynard Intermountain Republican Walker alker moved that we hold a Utah A A AA AA AA A basketball tournament of ot all al the mem members members members bers the net proceeds to go toward the furtherance of an alt all al western track tack meet Seconded and carried unanimously Signed E J Mime Milne I As further furher proof that Coach Badenoch voted to hold the tournament is the fol following following following lowing statement made by those men who could be seen or reached by telephone To the best of our remembrance Mr Ir Badenoch cast his vote with wih all ail al the th others In favor of ot holding the tournament Dr C G Plummer F W V Walker J H II Maddock E S Brown Brow W D Rishel A Maynard r The second contention is covered by the fact that if IC it were not proper to hold the tournament Mr Badenoch should have so expressed himself at the meeting and should also have cast a dis dissenting dissenting dissenting vote This he did not do doAs doAs doAs As to the third thir contention the Y V M 31 MC 1 C A offered to play the Logan team 1 I called caled up Coach Badenoch before the B BY By By Y C men left lef on their eastern easter trip and offered to play a game in Logan Logn and in addition additon let the B 13 Y C keep the entire entre net proceeds to help out on the expenses of their trip An account of this offer ap appears appears appears pears in The Herald March 11 1 1906 19 The Logan coach declined to play pla By refus refusing refusIng refusing ing to recognize the te tournament which was won by b the Y M 31 l C A team as of official offIcial official the B Y C refuses to recognize the organization which held that tournament toura tournament ment and thereby puts itself isel on record as being the only institution in the state not recognizing the body that is endeavoring to purify puri and control state amateur ath athletics athletics In view of the fact that the B Y YC YC YC C Is a member of this body the Utah Athletic association the position taken by them on the basketball tournament is hard to understand Y V Is Wearing Medals The Y V M 31 1 C A cares little whether the B Y C claims the championship or not The Y men are ae wearing the gold medals won In the tournament and they the have no intention of sending them up to the Logan players The Y M 31 1 C A rec recognizes recognizes recognizes the Utah Amateur Athletic asso association association association just as the B Y C did until this tournament occurred and since the Y V team went Into this official tournament met every team that the drawings called caled for tor and won every game fairly fa I rl they are entitled to the title won WOI and are recognized recognized as the state stae basketball champions by the Impartial public the newspapers and every ever athletic organization in the state statE except the B Y C of Logan LoganI If I the best team was to be picked b bits bis bits its is record the Y team would surely be given the honor This team played during the season fifteen games and lost but three These three games were dropped early earl in the season when the coach was trying out prospective candidates After the team was finally picked In January Januar not a game was lost The Y V men took two straight games from the Alaskans and that team after leaving Utah won eighteen elg teen straight games from strong east eastern eastern ern em teams The la Ia a team was easily beaten by the Y M 31 C A and then won straight games af at ter leaving the state The B B Y V C team went east played three games in and around Chicago two of them with wih minor teams De Dc Pauw college Northwestern college and won then lost to the only team of any standing whatever the West Vest Side Y V M 31 1 C A On state games the Y V Is ahead of the B Y C in total games g mes won and on showing against outside I teams very superior |