Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-03-06 | Page 8 | State Tourney off with Brave Start

STATE HE! OFF Mil BRAVE STA1T 1 , Richfielrj Puts Up Plucky Fight Against L. D. 5. U.; Big Crowd Attends. LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS. Spanish Fork, 58; Ploasant Grove, 59. Boxeldor, 13; Dixie, 19. L. D. S. U.. 50: Richfield, 15. . TONIGHT'S GAMES. .. Boxelder vs, L, D. S. U. Spanish Fork vs. Dixie. Pleasant Grove vb. Rich field. Special to The Tribune. PUOVO. March n. In the game which was regarded as ihe most Important of the first sorirs in the state high school basketball ch.itiiplorishli) tournament, the L. D. S. U. tram of Salt Lake, :hainplons of Iho Salt Lake division, defeated the Richfield team, champions of the San-petc-SevIcr division, by a acoro of oU to -15. The game was desperately fought from beginning to mid. At ono period, at the beginning of the second half, the Richfield Rich-field boys got a lead, hut were soon overtaken over-taken by tho L. D. S. U. players, who. with the exception noted. Icl throughout the game. Tho ilrsl half ended: L. D. S. U.. 21: Richfield. 20. Ogllvlc of rtichlleld was tho star of the game, making twenty baskets In twentv-thrcc twentv-thrcc chances. The lineup: L. D. S. U. Richfield. I'nlt If Ogllvie Grant if Sellars hnilth c Krlckaon Williams Ig Haves Olon.. rK Nebekcr Field baskets Sella rs, 2; Erickson. I; j Nebekt'r, I; jrelt. ;": Clawson, I; Smith, :i, Williams. 1; Olson, n. Kelt threw eleven baskets out of sev enteen tries, and Smith made both of his two chances. Spanish Fork Wins. In the first game of the evening Span-I Span-I Isli Fork, champions of the Ncbo division, divi-sion, defeated Pleasant Grove, leaders of the Alpine division. Tho scosc was 5S to 29, The first half ended 10 to !) in favor of Spanish J'ork. In the socond half Pleasant Grove took a brace, but could not catch their opponents, Tho lineup - Spanish Fork. Pleasant Grove. L. Anderson If Wilson Hoyes jfT Kirk Halo c B. Walker JL Andrews lg Clark Argyle rg IT. Walker Substitution P. Walker for H. Walker. Victory for Boxelder. The second game was between tho Boxelder high school team of Brlgham City, winners In tho northern division, and the Dixie high school of St. Georue, champions In the southern division. The BrlKham City team won by a score of -13 to 19. The Boxelder boys led all the way. The lineup: Boxelder. Dixie. J. Jeppson If Woodberry R. Jeppson rf llafen Josephson ,...c Wlttwer Chrlstcnson.. ,.lg Sullivan Jensen rg Prisberry ITolsIngtou and Thurman were the officials of-ficials and gave general satisfaction. Tonight's crowd was very large, tout was not a circumstance to the throng that Is expected to gnther for the 'big doings on Saturday night, when tho championship of the state will be decided. de-cided. Among the rooters Is a crowd of about fifty students from far-ofC St. George, who camo to help their Dixie boys win. Tonight's play was fast, generally speaking, and was happily free from- ex-I ex-I cesslve roughness.