Show 8 Ul SS' SS JT J T TO IllIN ILLINOIS IS 21 T 14 I t Provo Team Never in Running for National Champion Championship in Finish By Special News Ser Sen March 17 The 17 The TheW C CHICAGO W Illinois Athletic club basketball basketball basket basket- ball ban team of Chicago won th the national A. A A. A U. U championship today by defeating the Brigham Young university five of ot Provo Utah 27 21 to 14 The Chicagoans led too at half hatt time 17 to 8 8 and were never in danger langer in spite of the furious game mo displayed by the far tar Westerners The Tho game opened with the playing fast and furious but the Chicago team went into the lead lend early earl and was never headed although the visitors put up upa a terrific struggle for fot the coveted title Th The passing and floor work df Of the winners far tar surpassed that of or the Utah team and the feature of ot the Westerners Westerners' attack was Wag their spirit and accuracy o othe otho on tho the baskets but the close guarding of pt the I. I A A. A C. C made It almost Impossible for the tho visitors to score Tho The winner of ot tonight's game Is la tho the same Bame team which battled for the title a a. year ago when tho the University of ot Utah won the final gamo by one n point but the score tonight was reversed with the local team on the long end of the tho count Although the I. I A. A C. C C team was the tho favorite it was not expected that tho the score would bo be so 80 large and the fans are arc of the opinion that the tho Utah squad was a little oft off color but these same Bame fans tans also state that they believe the best team won After Arter the end of or the first canto the visiting team found itself and plaY played d a a. much faster game although it was too late to materially af affect ct th the score |