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Show wmmm wmmm d lirst lmv's plw i . j Favorites Winners in Early Games; Crucial Contest for Tonight By Al Papworth jj EIGHT teams clash' tonight in the second lap of the state high . school basketball tourney. The games will be held on the 1 Deseret gymnasium. 'I The teams, winners in yesterday's play, are East nigh school 1 of Salt Lake and Jordan. These two teams clash at 6:30 in the I first of the evenlneT'a aerlea B. T. U. I Hlrh school of Prove and tha Davie I County High school meet in the second I gain at 7:30. Boselder and Bingham I play at 8:30. and the Logan-U . S. f gams, oeginning at JO. ends tha vo- ff ning'a excitement. I In the opening gamea at tha university, J B. T. r. High won from Iixie Normal S and Hoselder came out on the long end of its game with American Kork. In the! first game Ilx!e started the game wtth a rush that took the Irovo men off their feet, but .ifter Coach Roberts' men got X their bearings t'no game was never V doubt. The U, Y. U. men scored at will, and Partridge went down the floor on single plays and scored time after time. '4tow- pared a yood frame Tit li wai d. 1 1 while McArthur of Ixie wns one of the fasteet men seep on the local floor th;a season. AMIRICAN rOK EASY. Box elder had littla trouble beating American Fork after tha team got work-I work-I ng toge ther. At tha opening of the game the Southern boy got a six -point lead before Hoxelder found the hoop, hut after that they had lull trouble holding hold-ing their own. Haws and 5. Petl of Hoxelder scored at will on along single plays, while the guards broke up most of the oppositions plays that cams their way. In the Granite gym were staged soma of the best games of the day. Jordan upset the dope by beating Hpringville in the fastest game so far played. The game was full of fat soorin.j on both Midefl, and tha Jordan shooters were working with unerring precision, rushing , caged nine field goals, while Howard came through with five. Bird and tiroes-heck tiroes-heck were Sprinirvilie's best men and they scored constantly on short plays. The game was tied at the end of the first half, but Jordan came through with the goods In the second session and scored at will. OAVIS SHOWS GOOD. In tha opening game at the Deseret gym Davis played rings around t'lnta. and had little trouble in coming out on Theldhg end of a -!' irure. The t'lnta lads were completely outclassed, and al j no time was Davis In danger. Only three f fouls were called on Davis In the first I half. I'lnta came through with some t good fight In the second period but It I came too late to have any el feet on the I final outcome. Leddingham at forward and Dava Roberts at guard were the best men for Davis. In the U D. 8.-Park City game the Salt leakers had a decided advantage . in basket shooting. The Miners were as ' fast as the flaints, but they lacked the accuracy to put the ball through the hoop after they had worked It down the floor. Cowley and Margetts were In fine form and counted repeatedly from all angles, J Park City went strong In the second half when the Sains put some scrubs In thftel. lineup and the gams waa much more - even. Jackson was- responsible for f twelve of Park City's points, CLOSK QAM E. The game between Bingham and Moroni Mo-roni was a nip and tuck affair. From the sound of tne opening whistle to the final minute of play the game waa In doubt. First one team would take the lead and then the other, until In the final minute of play, when Bingham made a spurt that won the game by a 61-3 score. SUIIman was the best player on the floor and wilt most likely be a choice for all-state forward. DaAlstrom , l played a good game for Bingham, anile Black man was Moroni's best man. The roughest contest of the evening was the tussle between Kast High and Fillmore. The game was close throughout, through-out, with first one team and then the other leading. Day and Burrows-were In fine form at shooting fouls and nearly aM of the point of the first half were made by fouls. TEAM RIMOVED. Coach K. V. Wilson of the Fillmore five took his team from the floor after two of his men had been taken out of the game because of personal fouls-Coach fouls-Coach Wilson only brought six men to the tourney and ha forfeited the game rather than continue with four men. in the final few minutes East High rallied and obtained a ten-point lead before the Fillmore five left the floor. With about three minutes of play to go, Wasden was Injured In a mixup with Taufer and was unable to continue. Day was allowed to reenter the contest, but a minute later Hat ton was taken out because of fouls and the Fillmore coach took his team I from the floor. Beers and IeWald plsved I good ball for the Kaat Benchers, while I Day was Fillmore's beat man. I |