Show APEX TROUNCES UTAH COPPER QUINTET Arthur Wins Close Battle From Magna Mills BINGHAM r March 6 The The Utah Apex q quintet of ot the Copper league won a hard fought game h here re last night at the high school gymnasium um from the league leading Utah Copper Copper Copper Cop Cop- per team 50 to 35 35 before the largest crowd that ever Jammed into the spacious sacious auditorium Playing n a decided reversal i of ot form after the after the first quarter the Uie i Apex gave a wonderful exhibition of ot passing basket shooting and general floor work The Tho machine machine machine ma ma- chine that had such an easy time during the first half halt of ot the schedule seemed to be back again and after I getting their eyes on the basket the underground men were never In danger Perfect guarding on the part of ot Ken Anderson and Bill Bm Larsen of ot the winners made It possible for forthe forthe forthe the Apex n. n nen en to take a commandIng commandIng command- command Ing lead during the second half halt the Copper men experiencing consIderable considerable considerable consider consIder- able difficulty In getting near enough to the hoops for tor short throws The basket shooting of ot Lob Lolo and I Sid did Spen Spencer er was a potent factor in inthe inthe i the victory for the Apex as Lolo Lob I caged nine while Sid registered I four Theron Jones followed up I enough throws to be bo credited with seven baskets I Mooney l Knudsen for tor the losers played a wonderful game at guard duard Intercepting many passes and converting converting con con- on- on onI I plays with the eye of ot a veteran vet vet- vet vet-I eran Tom Saddler Saddler- was also in the limelight with limelight With a stellar performance I of ot guarding while Dow and Whiteley White White- ley Icy most most of ot the scoring Dow I being credited nine points and arid with thirteen I Brig Knudsen got into the game for a few minutes and came through with two field goats goals s. s The first quarter showed the Copper Copper Copper Cop Cop- per players payers to b be on the outside miners scoring a total of ot eleven points while Apex made but 5 5 and these came with considerable culty With the start sart of ot the second quarter quarter quarter ter the Apex men inca seemed to find their hoop eyes and ere the second session ended the Apex had eighteen points while the best the tha could do was four the hilt half ending 23 to 15 in favor of the underground underground underground un un- un- un men Coming back after the half the Copper men got into the fray with the determination to nuke it two straight and registered twelve but the uncanny work of the Spencers- Spencers Jones combination netted thirteen for the Apex and this session ended ended ended end end- ed 36 to 27 Seeing victory ahead the Apex men uncorked a wonderful passing game in the tho last session and when I the smoke had cleared the scorebook I showed ved them making fourteen in |