Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 13 | Upset Marks Valley Loop Title Chase

Upset Marks U I Valley Loop Title Chase VALLEY VAILEY A. A A. A 17 U. Standing of Trams Tram Won Lost Loit Pet Pc McPherson McPherson 12 12 4 to Kansas City 10 10 S 5 Ii Denver 9 7 Wichita 7 7 0 9 1 l 14 16 This ThU Weeks Week Schedule I Tuesday Tuesday Kansas city at t t t Results La Lal t Week Denver 37 31 Kansas City 35 I McPherson 45 Wichita h 43 Kama City anta Fe 25 Kansas Kanus City 16 HutchInson 42 42 City 25 CIt City r 43 41 KANSAS CITY March 2 US R P It was WM all over today in the Missouri valley A. A A. A U. U Basketball league but playing out of ot the sc schedule ule of one ne nemore more game S McPherson yesterday was handed the championship as lowly Hutchinson Hutchin- Hutchin son tripped the battle weary Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas City eager In a 8 surprising 42 25 defeat It was WM the seasons season's first win for tor Had Kansas City won and then defeated Hutchinson tomorrow th Kansas would have tied McPherson Mc Mc- Pherson for the title The first inkling of ot the Kansas City downfall came more than a week ago when the team appeared assured of the undisputed chamA cham until Denver put the skids under the Kansas by wix win win- ning a two-game two series making it it- necessary for Kansas City to win wll iz its remaining games for the title tie p Kansas City apparently snapped out of ot Its slump Saturday night when It defeated the 25 16 to win the city championship That game apparently was costly The league quintet was wa-s fagged out yes yes- Coach Frank Buck Weaver of ot Kansas City started four reserves Later he ho Inserted his hI regulars regular And although they rallied briefly at the start of ot the s second cond period they were unable to overhaul Hutchinson t