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Show SPRINGVILLE IS DEFEATED IN THRILLER CENTRAL ITAH LEAGl'E Team Standing: W. U PC. Provo ....11 2 .846 Park City 8 ? ' 12J American Fork .. 1 5 -583 Heher 6 fi .500 Springville .... 6 1 .462 Eureka .-5 6 .455 Paysen 5 8 M Nr.phl 4 .30S Spanish Fork .'. 3 91 -2'0 Wednesday's Results:"-Prrivo Results:"-Prrivo 10, Springville 0.' Xephi 13, Eureka' 3.' : American Fork If). -Pavson 4. Friday's Schedule: Park City at Ileber. , ' . . American Fork at Springville. Spanish Fork at Payson. Springville gave TroVo a terrific battle for almost six innings in Wednesday's game, but after Con-ant. Con-ant. Provo pinch hitter, had poled out a home run to give the Timps a onvrun lead, the Artist defense blew up and Provo sewed up the game before the inning wns over. The final score was 1(1 to t for the league leaders. At the close of the first of the sixth it was 4 to 2 lor SpringviR'. After Provo had taken a two-run lead in the first inning, the Artists started in on Dell Gay, and had him in trouble most of the time during his stay on the slab. In the third, Dowdeil drew a pass and H. Dalton heat out a bunt. Davis hit into a double play, but Burnett clouted a mighty, drive over the center field fence, one of the longest hits ever made at Timpanogos park, to tie the score. Gay had a narrow escape In the fourth and again in the fifth, and in the sixth Springville tempornrPy took the lead. With two out. Gay hit Lewis, and Dowdeil singl-xl to center, sending "Hank" to third. Dowdle stole second and both runners run-ners cored on II. Dalton's neat clout to left. . Conant' home run with two 011 in the last half of the inning was followed fol-lowed by an array of errors and hits combined. Lewis was removed from the slab, and II. Dabton finished the game, allowing only one bit while he worked. Two Off Acidic-Hits Acidic-Hits by Snow nnd Dowdeil. coupled with two Provo errors, gave the Artists two runs off Addie Miller Mill-er in the eighth, but the lead was too great to overcome. Packard made a wonderful catch of Bliss Hoover's long drive In the eighth, literally spearing it off the center field fence. Burnett played a spectacular game at second base, hnndlinc seven chances, several of them difficult, dif-ficult, without a bobble. Dowdeil bad a iiei-fect day at the bat, with two hits in two official I rips, while If. Dalton got three in five Whit Hoover was the leading Provo Pro-vo clubber. |