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F right Eagles drives down the court with tha basketball SPORTS FLASHBACKS Uintah LJ Academy defeats Na Naples les in 1911 battle The sport of basketball has been one of the m many activities that Uintah Basin people have competed in over the years A story about the game of basketball follows as it was printed inthe in inthe inthe the Vernal Express on December 29 1911 NEW STAR IN BASKETBALL SKY Basketball still holds the boards Saturdays Saturday's games had the record crowd of the year so far and the play was in no wise disappointing as a a new and strong aspirant for the MIA pennant pen nant appeared in the personnel of the Uintah Stake Academy team which up to Saturday had not been rated as among the most likely as a winner But the prowess of the Uintah may be judged from their defeat of Naples who dubbed the Disinherited Knight had unhorsed all comers up till this meeting Interest therefore grows stronger and stronger and it is anybody's guess who will wave the Victors Victor's flag Again the Junior game Glines vs Vernal First which was played as a preliminary to the league games was a afine afine afine fine exhibition of work team and basket throwing The boys were fast and unruly to the delight of the onlookers nUT BUT TIlE THE REAL UEAL game worth many times the price of admission was Naples the Disinherited vs USA So well the two teams matched j and so well old did e each hold old th the other ther that the final t vas was every moment but the last in doubt The score ran up point and point tie and tie which brought the spectators into a veritable state of frenzy of cheering Banks of supporters for each team were arranged on the bleachers and they did their full duty in crying victory to their boys Banners and obstreperous horns were strongly in evidence to add to the demonstration and the din Finally the left-hand-in-the-basket system work working ng and before Naples could break it Uintah had won Naples could break it Uintah had won Captain Morill's men have developed some very strong plays since their former appearance in the Orpheus which was noticeable in the control of the ball which made it possible to get it often into the hands of the Sure But Captain Fuller Remington of the Disinherited simply laughed it all off with Leland Stanford's phrase It wasn't our stunt which 1 means that next time they wont won't do a thing to Captain Morrills Morrill's team I In the last game Glines was very unevenly matched against Vernal First as the score 50 to 17 will show The losing team is much stronger than in their other game and will no doubt make a good showing before the end of the le league gue series The disqualifying of Captain Ed for misconduct toward the officials was the only Unpleasant unpleasant un Un- pleasant feature of the evening The penalty was for for the game only From the great strength developing in all the teams the greatest games are yet to come Another basketball story follows as asit asit asit it was printed in the Vernal Express on February 6 1920 VERNAL VERNi AMERICAN Al LEGION BOYS WIN OVER ROOSEVELT PLA PLAYERS YEnS The basketball game between the Roosevelt Commercial club team and the American Legion Witbeck Post No 11 of Vernal last Saturday evening at atthe atthe atthe the Orpheus was attended by one of the largest and most enthusiastic crowds ever seen here Everybody was expecting a goodgame good goodgame goodgame game and they got it it The Legion boys beat with a score of 33 to 21 While from the very beginning the Vernal boys had the best of it there were some splendid plays made by both teams Especial mention should be made of the plays of Reef of Roosevelt and Johnson and Curry of Vernal Johnson made a basket from away past the center Contrary to the expectation of the crowd there was never a word of complaint over any of the decisions and not a moments moment's loss of time Everybody was natured good-natured and good sports An enthusiastic crowd of rooters came over from Roosevelt with their team They certainly were a noisy bunch and gave their team every encouragement encouragement en en- and support The best of it was they were good losers and full of hope that the return game will result in their favor The I v flyers positions and points are areas areas areas as follows Roosevelt Reef center 12 points Dr forward no points Bartlett forward no points Lee guard 3 points Larson guard 4 points total points 21 American Americ n Legion Vernal H. H Johnson center 14 points C. C Critchlow Critchlow Critchlow Crit- Crit chlow forward 4 points J. J McNaughton McNaughton Mc Mc- Naughton forward 11 points Gilligan guard no points Curry guard 4 points The referees were Allen of Roosevelt and Mars Pope of Vernal VernaL- A return was to have been played Thursday evening at Roosevelt but it has been called off and will by played at et some later date Basketball teams from Vernal and Roosevelt battled in 1920 and the result of the contest follows as it was printed in the Vernal Verna Express on January 30 1920 |