Show BASKETBALL IN UTAH HAD A A SUCCESSFUL SEASON t f. f Collegiate and Scholastic Races Were Full F ull of Surprises Sur Stir and Upsets Future 1 Even Brighter oJ 5 1 By BILL BILI YATES The basketball season which closed In Iu Utah Saturday night h b has s bc been basal n th the tha most succO the history of t- t the game In Utah Not o only omy- ly were wee there several unusually unu strong ts lit Ji tho the scholastic fl field but high schools schoola in every evory section no matter how remote were vere represented No ono one quint had a walkaway In the collegiate interest bi high h ri right ht up until the the final contest The four tour in the race roco w were ro Itron strong and not one ono finished ne s season season uon without a defeat Until tho the last B. B Y U. U.- B. B Y O. O game saDIe played in Logan tl Saturday Satur Saturday da day night the University of ot Utah had bad hada bada a chance to at least eat lea t. t tie tic for foe the state championship By vinnin winning this this' decisive decisivo de de- cisi game however IL H. Y U. U to took k the undisputed collegiate t title tithe Spanish Pork Fork high school ol holds bolds the be championship in tho the scholastic race of Utah and antl B. B Y b. b iu in the collegiate 8 Thus one church hurch school ana ann one ono state school took a title L. L D D. S. S took sc second ond place in the hi high b school race and anti the tho University of or Utah c ec nd in inthe tho the collegiate ruu run Hence c ono one chUrch school and one state 8 school bool w won won- won second second honors There can be bo no kick kiek forth coming comin All AU are no io o doubt satisfied Interscholastic basketball in this state this Season cason was as unusually sweet to tho the lovers 10 of the sport r ach laeh dt- dt vision ision race rae was waa closely n. n 4 and no t team ani won in the tho semifinals until thelast tho the thol l last minute Tic ofFs occurred cc in many of ot the division series series aD aul t top p the whole thing thine off Spanish ork high school romped m in on top in the in-the the final anal series for lor the state championship By Hr defeating the L. L D D. S. S quint tho the southern south sauth era orn ern s school hool hand handed d us a big bij surprise After having trimmed Boxelder tb the Saints were wore believed belleve to have havea a Cin cinch hII h. h II Spanish Fork took the championship for forthe forthe the tho first time thin Basketball in Utah i i on cm apar with that played anywhere in hi tho fk declare experts who hA havo vo a right fo Ic 0 make such statements 5 In the Salt Lako division race li L D JD S. S and anti Salt Lake nigh high school tied and Rna were wore forced to play a a. third contest The Tho Gold and Blue Bue triumphed but the west est siders eiders proved that basketball is growing in that school A A. lon long and tedious season scalon has been experienced by mo mot t of ot the he schools hi in inthe tho the indoor sport anti and all will wm no DO doubt welcome the opening of spring outdoor athletics sJ L. L D. D 8 S. had a double task Besides the state games the Saints competed in m the Church Basketball league and have havo a n. final series aeries eri s to play Jay this week in Logan Loan The slump t taken ken b by the tho L. L D. D S 9 S. towards tho last Jut of the season caon was no doubt caused through too active service There is such athing n a thing as worl working ng a R team tean to death In tho the collegiate ate TRee race early dope Soon o n went ent up in smoke The L Logan gan Ag is i's were reputed as bein being extraordinarily strong but finished in third place Utah had practically p. p il Dew w team to build up which was ivas accomplished h d and tho the cast east benchers finished in second ee nd place pace and proved tho the only worthy opponents op opponents op- op for B. B Y U U. B. B Y XV U U. U suffered r much fr from m l. l ily ity rulings but did not give up hope and a d won back the tha laurels which were ero lost last season for tho the first time timeS Had Coach Roberts Roberts' quint been allowed to togo togo go cp through h tho the season seaRon without any of t this his players being ruled out Ut Utah never er would have havo had bad a R chance But tho thu protests brou brought ht an issue to tolie tot lie tho t front The Tb fact that Lestor Greenwood Green Greenwood wood sh should uld b be through with c college athletics before belore actually be becoming ot nR a college st student nt riled the ne B B. B Y U U. au authorities su- su and the inns fans of the state tat In fact by br playing bi high b school athletes in H college olle-e olle basketball B. B Y U. U loses most of its strong s men before they arc are sophomores in iD college and ne needless to toa caY a n a revolution is is' about to take place With tho the A gie and Utah In the Ro Hocky k mountain in conference these two institutions can enn almost force B. B Y U. U to use only college o men in cone college e athletics athletics ath ath- and amid tho thin proposition is already being talked of Coach Jensen of B B. B Y C. C has expressed rl a willingness I to remedy rem reni edy cily tho the condition in his IIi college e. e TIe He has n agreed to start starl next year b by or elim eflin eliminating high school athlete the tho following year vear sophomores f the next juniors junior and nd the next seniors hence Heno int four years B. B Y V C. C will wit bo be using men men only If B. B Y 1 Y U. U wi will wall a agree rc to such Mich a plan tho future of or athletics athletics ath ath- let s in Utah will look hook much hr brighter h. h |