Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-18 | Page 6 | Utah Apex Five Eliminated in Second Round of A. A. U. Tourney

APEX FIVE DIVE ELIMINATED IN SECOND ROUND OF A. A A. A Um U. TOURNEY r City A. A C. C o Quint Too Strong for Zion Team Middle West Teams Remain in Running for Hoop Title at Convention Hall i KANSAS CITY March 18 The 18 The Utah Apex basketball five of Bingham Bing Bing- ham Utah is out of the running for the national A. A A. A U U. U basketball trophy as a result of a stinging 77 to 30 defeat handed them yesterday by the Kansas City A A. A C C. C quint in the second round of the meet The 77 to 30 score registered over the Apex team was wal by far br the largest rol rolled up by by- any team team and by far the most lopsided game of the tournament Playing In togames two t games the Apex wins win the distinction distinction tion of ot playing the closest and anti moat most lopsided games Tuesday the Apex won by a a. score of 28 8 to 27 7 KA KANSAS SAS CITY March 18 AP Basketball B supremacy will re remain remain re- re main maln In the the- Middle Iddle t st st. After Washburn ash burn college of To- To I peka neka Kan lost the national champIonship championship cham cham- last night In the A A. A. A U. U tournament here the second round ended with four tour teams from Mis Missouri Is- Is two t from Kansas and one Mob each from rom Indiana and Ohio still Inthe in inthe inthe the running Missouri survivors ors syrI Included the Hillyard team of ot St. St Joseph Jose up runner In the 1925 tour tour- The Middle Iddle West sL has held the balance of power in basketball for tor forthe forthe the last six seasons The Tho Kan Kansas son City Athletic club took the title In 1921 the first year the A. A A. A U. U I tournament was Willi held here In 1922 the Lowe Campbell team teem virtually the same quintet that played for forthe forthe I Ithe the Athletic club in 1921 kept the honors in Kansas CIl City The Kansas Kan Ran sas City A. A C C. was victor Ictor again In Jn 1923 The following follo year Butler I college collee of or Indianapolis carried the basketball throne to the Hoosier state slate New e York er university was champion in 0 Four teams will play In the semi semifinals finals of or The the- 1926 tournament Frida Friday Friday Fri Fri- da day night and the tite passed pANed on onto onto onto to a new champion Saturday Following are the pairings far tor Or tonight's court program which said begin at 7 o'clock Goodyears Good years Akron O 0 0 vs 05 Schooleys Kansas City Kansas City A. A C. C vs Werner Werner St. St Louis St. St Joseph Mo Io vs va South Side Turners Indianapolis Em Emporia por la U Kan an Teachers vs va Pitts Pittsburg burg Kan Ran Teachers Results of yesterdays yesterday's games game Emporia Em por la Kan eRan IKan Teachers 35 U Yankton college of ot South Dakota Dakota Da Da- kota koca 20 Good Goodyears ears Akron 0 O. 35 U North G th Dakota Aggles 38 II Werner Werner Wern St St. Louis LouIR 69 59 Fort Pierre Pierce Fla 14 H. South Side Sid Turn Turners s. s Us lis 35 Ke- Ke Nash Ke-Nash-A. A. Kenosha WIs 21 St. St Joseph Mo 47 Monon A. A C. C Indianapolis 24 Kansas City A. A C. C 77 Utah Apex Bingham Utah 30 Pittsburg Kan Ran Teachers 25 27 j Washburn college T Tope Top o p e ks kJ Kan Ran 25 2 I Kansas City 28 8 Mo Io Teachers 23