Show five Hundred Fans I I Pa Packed ked Into Deseret i Gymnasium By By LON RICHARDSON j FIfteen hundred big broad grins r re around the Latter day Saint HIgh JUgh school campus this I mo telling the story of the I sensational 23 to 22 22 victory the I Saints scored over tire the Pleasant Grove High school in the final game of the thc first days day's play of the state scholastic basket II tournament noW under way at Deseret But n the the Wilson h hOtel tel sit eIght lIttle Pleasant Grove players still smiling smil- smil ing ng but saddened because their fondeSt hope that of beating L. L D. D S. S and gaining the Utah basketball bas bas- crown had been shattered Salt Lake City th there re reIs Is a general sorrow that such a game and team as Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Grove should have been de- de I However last night the fans who were into the Mormon gymnasiUm were were thrilled to the very bone as the Grovels Grovers battled with the odds against them to lose by a lobe lohe point Although tIre the crowd aV at past tour tour- has increased daily until th the last da day finds the gr greatest throng it it will not be that way this year for the good old Mormon Mor- Mor mon gym cannot hold more fans Last night they were crowded onto the playing court packed three deep In every aisle and jammed t gether like sardInes on the running run vun- nin ning track above There wasn't even an inch to spare and yet et re hundreds of fans standIng stand stand- Ing on on the stalls stairs hopIng to get the tournament and hundreds hundreds hun hun- more who were refus refused d admission ad- ad mission or even a ticket And that huge crowd was amply repaId for its time and money In fact it was hIghly compensated d for or it saw the best teams of the rt state te in action In some truly thrillIng games From the time Logan took the tho court against Minersville Mi- Mi at 2 o'clock in the afternoon after after- noon until 10 1005 05 o'clock last evenIng eve eve- nIng ing there was not a dun dull mo- mo meat ment True there were only two close games so far as scores are con but there were eight real battles full fulI of sportsmanship and good old fight figh t. t Today a of repetition yesterdays yesterday's program Is on schedule with games every velY hour from 2 in the afternoon afternoon after after- noon until 9 in the evening Boxelder Boxelder Box Box- elder and Ephraim will onen play while Bingham and Dixie will end the comp in the final game me of the night The evenIng A Aames grimes ames will bring out the strongest teams with the eight undefeated outfits clashing in thes theA cont ts t In In- Inthe the initial feature l which soundly trounced Logan 29 to o 17 In the opening game Jame will get a test which whIpped Park ity 16 to s. s At 7 the Manti team tE-am r which showed such a reversal of forni from round robin play In 24 to 21 in the th r close game goRme of the firt day will be agaInst Provo At S 8 o'clock Murray And L. L D. D Rt will wiIl resume ho Th Smelter team whipped Uintah 22 to to 14 In the only upset of the first round yesterday while L. L P. P S S. S won from Pleasant Grove 23 to to 22 Dixie looked like like a world beater against I den Os-den while Bingham looked as asSy Sy impressive l e against West High so soS S tn these se two powerful quintets are areS S jn In for a merry battle In the earlier games of the aft aft- followIng followIng- the S. S clash Logan plays Park I and Ogden meets West Vest City I Pleasant Grove takes ikes i on |