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Show I Pleasant Grove I ' State Champions Local High School Tenm Hrlngs Fame to Our Clly nnd Tlieinsohes by He-fcntliifr He-fcntliifr Crack Stale High School I cams. Pleasant Orovo High School basket cers, winners of tho Alplno division, arc tho champions of tho stnlo. They won tho high honorB by defeating almost every team of prominence- In the stnto nt tho state tournament, mid Immediately proceeding It. Evcryono of their last flvo games wero exciting victories nnd n loss of any one of the, Inst five games would have mennt tho loss of the stnto championship. To commence with, tho three tennis of Pleasant Orove, Lehl und Provo were, tied for honors In tho Alplno division. Pleasnnt Orovo and Lohl hnd to play to seo which played tho tic off with Provo. Pleasant Orovo won by her brilliant plnylng though th end of tho first half wns u tie. Then came tho contest with Provo for tho Alplno division pennant. This was probably thomost oxcltlng gumo of tho five, but Pleasant Orove, by Its ability to sprint, enmo In on the homo stretch, and in three minutes did somo of tho greatest work over seen on -r dinn -od a majority of six r into a minority of two. Then came tho state tournament. Ill succession, Payron, champions of the Nebo division, -West Side, champs of tho Salt Loko division, and the Umtich A. C., champions of tho southern south-ern division, went down to dofent. The 1st and 3rd games of tho tournament tourna-ment woro easy nnd ono sided, but tho second one mndo up in oxcitctnent and fast playing to pay for tho other two, and was tho best of tho nine games of tho tournament. Many had picked tho West Sldo to win. They hnd been defeating nil comers and woro a big strong team. From tho mlnuto tho whistlo blow, both tennis wero In It for nil they wero worth. Pleasant Orove, however, kept the lend by nbout two points, until ono mlnuto before tho end whon tho Salt Lakers tied tho score. In an Instant tho wholo house was on Its feet, but Just before tho final whistlo Pleasant Orovo shot a basket nnd tho west Sides Bcalp was dnngllng nt Plcnsant Orovo's belt, with tho-scoro-stniidlng 3G to 33. Tho gnmo on tho last night was eusy. For ton minutes tho llrnnch A. C. team showed speed, and somo uvon thought thul they would bo tho winning tenm, but Plensant Orovo soon struck Its strldo nnd tho longcj tho gumo lasted tho greater wns tho distance between tho two teams. Tho score ended 40 to 11. Pleasant Orovo West Sldo Onmo. S. L. W. S. (33). Pleasant Orovo (3G) S. Spcncor If West L. Spcncor rf Wilson Johnson o II, Walker Jarvls lg p. Walker Clnwson rg Clark Flold baskets S. Spencer, 2; L. Sponcor, 3; Johnson, G; West, 2; Wilson, Wil-son, 3; D. Walker, 2; P. Walker, 4. Free, throws S. Spencer, 12 In 24 trials; Wilson, 13 In 21 trials. Pleasnnt Grove Urnnch A. C. Oniiio Plonsant Orovo (4C) H. A. C. (14). West If Woodnrd Wilson rf Orlfflu li. Wnlkcr c Uunker P. Wnlker Ig Jones Clnrk rg Hanson Field boskets West, 7; Wllcon, 7; II. Wnlker, 3; P. Walker, 1; Woodnrd, 2; Orlflln, 2; Dunkor, 2; Joiicb, 1. Freo throws WIIboii 10 In 20 trials; Hunker 2 In 13 trlnls. In selecting tho nil stuto banket bnll team tho wlso ones select Paul Walkor us loft gunrd. Following Is their Btnto selection. Left forowurd, Woodnrd, nrnnch Agrloulturnl college Right forowurd, Simmons, Pnysou High School. Conter, Johnson, West Sldo High school. Left guard, P. Wnlker, PleaBant Orovo High school. Right guard, Hullo, Provo High school. i O ' |
