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Show v Lehi Wins First Of County League Series KntlnisliiMii or Largest Croud That Uwr Attended a ('nine In I.elil Ciuim'h a Kumpiis Which DniN (lame One .Minute llefore the I'ln. Mi. I.elil ilcfcntcd I'lcasnnt Grove last week In tho first basket ball gnmo In tho Atiilno High .School division series. Tho ccoro was 37 to 20. Tho quintettes were very evenly matched, both (earns being composed of moil who had hud previous experience, exper-ience, being praeticolly tho same line up ns last year. Iloth teams havo ex. collent conches, ai.d both teams were equally eonridont cf success ns they ontcrcd tho game. Doth schools were equally deslrlous of having their team victorious, and each tried to outdo the other in showing pitrlotl: enthusiasm. If ii f.ehl student woh nbcent, he was sick In bed, end most of them came with specially prepared megaphones, mega-phones, because (bey understood thai pleasant Grove was taking the Inla-tlvo Inla-tlvo In this rorni of noise inanufncl. urlng. Pleasant Grove came over on u special train, and rrom the time their ears arrived at (bo depot, they began to lei the town know that the winning team was In town. Tommy Fltzpalrlck, coach or the Salt Lake Fast Side High School, acted act-ed ns reiorec, and both sides expressed express-ed RallBfactlon In the inlrncsn cr his decisions, Iho.igb or course differing with him occasional" In bis decisions. That l.chl played tlio roughest game Is evident by (ho fact that they wore peuellzed with Ifi rouls, eight or which were charged rgainct Ashton. Pleasant Plea-sant Grove was charged with eight rouls, two or which wore made l their center and threo by Paul Walker. Wal-ker. Dortcn scored nine times In nine efforts from tlio roul lino, nnd the visitors seored but seven out or in trials. Tho game was tho most Inrgely nl-' nl-' led or any over ployed In I.oh' niul nearly $200 was taken In at th-door. th-door. It was rust rrom the very minute min-ute the ball was first tossed up, and every play was accorded dcarenlne cheers for ono side or the other. At (ho er.d of tho llrst half (ho trore stood 10 (o 12 In favor of l.ehi. I tlio second hr.If the excltment grev more Intense, and when tho game wie within ono minute or the Mulsh, u row broke out. This caused n reeling so Intense that tlio visitors deemed Ii best not (o go on with the ploying, and tho game was awarded to l.ehi. I.ehl offered (o go on with tin, Kumn or lo replace- the two center men. Tho cause or tho rumpus seems tu have boon more with (ho spectators than with the players. Hepealedly ex. presslous of "soak him" or similar expressions ex-pressions were heard from the side lines, which undoubtedly led to the two centers engaging in a clinch When this happened It appeared that there would bo n geuernl mix up of both schools, but which was luckily prevented by a few cooler heads and policemen's clubs. The two centers who were tho principals In (he affair shook hands when quiet nesa was restored. re-stored. Pleasant Grove claims that when the refereo would toss up tbr ball, Ashton would place one lianil on Walker's shoulder as he Jumped l.ehi claims that tlio rcoBon why Ash. Ion wns nble to take the ball from his tall opponent wns becuuse Walker misjudged and almost Invariably Jumped (oo soon. Ho would be coming com-ing down as Ashton was going up, thtiB enabling the latter to toss tlio ball to one or his men. Herereo Fllzpatrlekr being solicited Tor a statement, says that they were two or the rnstest fives In the stato but (hat l.ehi did the superior team work and was entitled to victory. Asked as to tho roughness, he stated (hat it was no rougher than tho ordlu. nry game and not so rough os uiniiy others ho hnd seen. Tho teams lined up as tallows: ''hi PleoBout Grove Wiinloss If yeHt (3'y rf Wilson Ashton o h. Wnlker , Hurtniw Ig . Walker Join ig Clnil: |
