OCR Text |
Show South Jordan Quint Pacing M Men Loop Sensational shooting by Rues Oakeson and Clare Workman against Bingham enabled South Jordan to maintain Ita place as pacemaker In West Jordan's A division divi-sion this wsek. - Uncanny shooting by "Nellie" Smith, Bingham forward, for-ward, and some good work undsr ths basket by his cohort, Frank Stephen, kept Bingham In tha running run-ning until the closing minutes, when Russ and Clara got In their beet work to give the Jordanitea a 42 to M win. On tha same evening, Lee Hot an garnered 1 points to lead West Jordan Jor-dan to a well-earned victory over Rlverton Second, M to 2L Varle Smith, Bountiful Beeond'a flashy forward and runnrr-up for high scoring honors In first half play In Mouth Davis stake, pulled a real "Frank MerrlwelT In hut wrek'e game against Bountiful First to luwp his rluh la the running run-ning for chance nt tha rrewa. With Second trailing by three points and 16 seconds of play left, Verla dropped in a foul pitch, awarded his team on a technical foul because of a aubstituts's failure fail-ure to report, narrowing the margin to two points. Then, Just sight seconds later, Smith whlppsd ons through from ths center of ths floor to even tha count and force ths game Into an extra period, setting tha stags for Carl Chrlstenssn, his running mate, to tank a bucket and put the gams In the win column, Lincoln Confident "We're a cinch to win tha second half title," aays fiery Dick Ball, popular coach of Lincoln ward In Granite stake. Dick's statement Is occaaloned by the addition of last year's center, Graham McDonald, who haa recently returned from Kanab, and tha return from an L. D. S. mission of "Swiss" Traufsr. "Count, us in," say th hustling redhead. On Scoring Spree Rod Knight, who used to dish up a neat brand of basketball for Wasatch ward, threw a scar Into his former teammates last wsek while cavorting at forward for Parley's Par-ley's ward when hs dropped three basket through th hoop in rapid succession in tha final quarter to put the league tail-enders right on tha heels '' ot ths mighty leadera. Rod's work wasn't enough, and Wasatch Wa-satch ended on th long end of a 34 to 11 (core. Hinder ward and Murray Second Sec-ond put en an exhibition of rough and tumble play In their recent game In Cottonwood a take when r belweawn them they had seven men put out becnuae of exoeaalve fouling. foul-ing. Winder started the game with only live men In suit and aooa were playing with three player left on the floor, the ether two making their exit due te rough play. The game was forfeited 8 Murray via the foul route. After losing two of his mainstays, Earl Colbert and Carl Gerlsch, from last yesr's Salt Lake champions, "Had" Colbert I bringing his Twenty-sixth warders along in fins shape in tha Pioneer atake race. Coach Comert haa a hustling gang of boys In Herb Stoddart, Elvy (Flash) Garrard, a first yaar youngstsr who shows lot of promise: Floyd Weed and Chick Odvratrom at forwarda; tha veteran, Keith Hunsaker at center, cen-ter, and Cliff BroKhinsky, Harv Carlaton Norm Taylor and Stew Carlson at guards. MrKlnlt-y Wins McKlnley ward chalked up Its first win of the season Monday night at the expense of the highly favored Whittier warders in a Wells stake battle to the tune of 36 to 32. Doug Mercer, former South high ace, counted eight field goals and three foul pitches for 19 points to lead the scorers. Don Thocnlin, who waa one of Magna'a mainstays last season, played tha beat gams of his career to help tha cause, and another South high flash. Gene Tuuene brook, helped out with seven counters. These three, along with Waldo Cluff Jr, Duke Mayo, Pete Don las and "Goldie" Shores, demonitrated that they are going to have a great deal to say about the final outcome of the league, having just hit their stride. |