Show Davis Champions ions Again Win In Ill Benefit Game Thousands See Thrilling Game In An Overtime Overtime Overtime Over Over- time Contest Paid Admissions of 2700 Helps Swell Naval Relief Society Fund State hi high h school basketball basketball- champions from Utah and Idaho I put on a show for Uncle Sant's navy men Monday ni night ht that equalled or surpassed anything they had bad shown shon in winning their respective e state crowns The 2700 paid customers got double their moneys money's worth orth as they did Iid their bit for the thc Naval Relief society and were treated to a dramatic dra dra- matic thrilling overtime contest that was finally won on h by the thc Utah champions Davis high 33 to 31 over Pocatello In the other game the Granite high Farmers runners up I in the Utah prep league blasted blasted blast- blast ed the Lovell ward vard M Men len len from Wyoming 33 to 23 The battle between Davis and Pocatello was supposed to determine determine deter deter- mine which state had the superior high school teams but there was no answer given in fonda l Monday nights night's The two teams are both brilliant brilliant bril bril- young aggregations with speed class and spirit There was little to choose between them Pocatello lIo had the lead through most of oI the first half ball with a 6 5 advantage antage at the quarter and a 15 13 l ad at the half In the third period the score was tied at 15 IS 17 17 19 9 21 and 26 as both teams hit th the hoop with deadly accuracy In the last period Davis took th the lead at 30 26 on shots by Junior Junio Child and Fred Sheffield But Wailace Wallace Wallace Wal- Wal lace Kelly connected for a long on one sand md witha vitha minute and a half to go Jay Jensen came through with another another an an- other long one that tied the count at 31 The regular playing time still tHI knotted Both teams had bad three chances for field goals in the three-minute three extra period but hta all of them were w re missed Then Pocatello was called for progress and Davis Davi took the ball out-of-bounds out at mid The rhe Darts rushed into int the play and Carl Schofield whipped a long pass to oje Winters under the Pocatello Po- Po atello catello hoop Winters made the shot good and that goal sewed up the ball game for the Utah cham charn- The battle brought the big crowd to its feet and kept it there the most most jf f the last 11 minutes as the battie battle battle bat- bat tle tie waxed hot and desperate It was a battle of champions and both squads played like champions at Winters played a fine game for forthe forthe the Darts Leland Galbraith was high scorer with eight counters as lie also turned in a fine p performance mance on the forward line Child Chile tit at t center was brilliant along with Carl Schofield But Hut probably the outstanding I player of the battle was the poised deliberate pla ing Jay Jar Jensen o of I Pocatello John Cotant and Ray Swallow at forwards also played 1 great games Pocatello lost its rangy center Don Lindsay with only three min mm- gone of the third period His Hi loss put the Indians a at a disadvantage disadvantage anta vantage e under the backboard and hurt their chances for victory althou although al al- al thou though h the appearance of little Wallace Vallace Kelly into the game gave the Indians added speed to compensate com com- for the loss in height Granite high completely play out d the Lovell ward M Men to win wina easily a ily Lovell was without the help of Gerald Doerr its star center enter and without him th the Mutual attack was vas ragged But the drilled well Farmers had too much defense too much speed I an and too keen an eye at the hoop loop of their more experienced rivals The Farmers were ahead 8 8 6 6 at atthe atthe atthe the quarter and 16 11 at the half In the third quarter they held Lovell to one foul pitch and ran their lead to 30 After that Coach Ce Ce- il 1 Baker Daker used his reserves reser reser- yes ves and sted co-sted to the triumph The speedy Keith Parkin and Wes Gust played great games Dick Ence also was steady under the hoop and arli the three contributed ed most of the winning points Both Ralph Smith and Glynn Peterson Pet erson played fine defensive ball baIt Mr Lovell Lo big bg Norm Doerr was I outstanding but lut ut the Mutual team was sas woefully of oft off form on its shooting shoot ing and anti failed to show any of the class that carried it IL through to the church all championship It was a great show from start to finish with all the glamour noise and color of a high school tourney plus the added color of th the naval benefit with several se hundred I sailors attending in uniform 1 t I with a colorful flag ceremony ant and added enjoyment and fun was pu punto put into nto the program with community singing led by Ebenezer Kirkham The Navy Relief society gets the full ull receipts but lut the crowd go got more than its moneys money's worth o oswell of swell entertainment It was a successful sue suc show from every everi point o of view DA DAVIS VIS G T F P Galbraith Gaibraith f 4 4 0 0 8 81 Winters f I 2 1 1 5 S Child c 4 0 8 Brown g 0 0 0 0 g 2 5 S 1 5 S Clark c i 0 4 3 3 Kap B g 0 o 0 0 0 Total 13 13 14 7 33 POCATELLO Cotant f 2 2 0 4 Swallow f 2 2 2 0 4 Lindsay c 1 2 0 2 Jensen g 3 3 1 7 Spencer g 1 1 1 0 0 2 Satterfield g 3 3 1 I 1 7 Kelly g 2 2 1 5 S Score by quarters Davis 5 5 13 2 26 31 33 3 I Pocatello 6 6 15 26 31 3 31 L Officials Officials Officials-M. 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