Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-03-04 | Page 12 | Free Throws Play Prominent Part in a a U Jousts

Free Throws Pia Prominent PrIn Part Pr PartIn In AAU A A U J Special to The Telegram S J BINGHAM CANYON March 4 4 Free throws played f frole role in the most fought closely game of the Intermountain basketball tournaments tournament's opening round at the Ie here Monday The Ecker Juniors squad com corn comI composed I posed of players from the South high ligh school senior team converted 10 of ot 22 free chances to nose out Als Al's Barbecue 32 30 when each squad caked 11 field goals The lead repeatedly changed hands and the outcome was a up toss-up until the final minute Utah Oil Salt Lake Juniors and West Jordan M Men won other openers all of which were in the junior division The senior teams were booked to start Tuesday at 6 p. p m. m and semifinals of both divisions divisions divisions divi divi- are slated Wednesday also starting at 6 The two championships will be decided in Thursday night games according to Joe Christensen of the theA theA A AAU A U basketball committee and Willard Nichols athletic manager for the Gemmell club West Jordan M Men rallied to defeat Gemmell juniors 26 19 after trailing 11 10 at halftime The losers were unable to find the hoop consistently while Jenson paced West Jordan with 10 points and J. J Gardner came up from the guard line to cage six The Salt Lake Juniors team in including including in- in eluding several East high school stars gained a 39 21 victory over the DeMolay squad which had compiled an impressive string of wins prior prier to the tourney Allen Smith Dick May and Borg paced the winning attack The hoop shelling of Andrus and Campbell led Utah Oil to a 49 29 victory over Bingham M Men with the outcome never in doubt after the first few minutes The scores 1 Tuesday Schedule Senior Division I 6 p. p m m. m Junior Commerce is Weber College I 7 p. p m m. Ecker Ecker Studio vt vs r Viall St Storage a 8 S p. p m. Utah m. m Utah Valley alley M n ca Cafe e. e Benefit 9 p. p m m. m.-Gemmell Gemme Club n. n Monday 1 Mondays Monday's j Junior Division loru West iest 19 Jordan M St Men lIlen 26 1 n j r Juniors 32 22 Al' Al Al's Als to Salt alt Lake Juniors 39 39 S. S L. L D J Utah Oil 40 49 lI M at Me Men 21 Wednesdays Wednesday Schedule Junior m S p. p m. m West m.-West West Jordan M 31 Men n nit l 8 p. p S m. m Salt Salt Lake Junior n vi t Senior Division 7 p. p m. m m. Winner Winners o of tint 1 two 57 5 TU Tuesday 0 iu p. p m. m m. Winners of ia last lall t is tWI Tuesday ill