Show bachet basketball balaj the basket ball season opened with a bang at the uintah gymnasium saturday night three games were played and contrary to the usual custom all three held the five hundred and fifty basket ball fans in the high est pitch of excitement the big game of course was the roosevelt seniors vs ve a picked team from vernal roosevelt outclassed the vernal players in size and in con but otherwise the two teams were about as aa equally matched as it would be possible to get them the second half started oft off with a rush vernal saoi ed twice in rapid succession the score alternated first one team ani and then the other getting ahead the noise from the rabid fans in the galleries made it almost impossible to hear the referees whistle signals were out of the question two minutes before time was called vernal was oni on point ahead boyer who had been playing brilliantly in the field seemed unable to score although lie he tiled repeatedly peat edly finally lie he tried a freak shot from near the alf teen toot foot mark and the ball went through the ling putting roosevelt one point ahead time was called soon after and the audience rested easier score 2423 24 23 it would bo be difficult to pick out tile the best players on the vernal team all of them do ing excellent work considering the lack of training foi roosevelt frank watkins and A boyer were easily the did well at center for the visitors but the guarding was weak in spots the junior game between roosevelt and was very good the score was tied at the end 0 of f the second period being baini 1717 17 17 on the play off Woo roosevelt sevelt gained the first point on a tree free throw A moment later vernal scored a field goal winning the game score 1918 referee J hislop umpire A bartlett the naples maeser macsey game came immediately after the junior game the score was close throughout the entire forty minutes minu tea the old dodoo seems to follow maeser tall fail ure to score on free and easy chances I 1 if the maes j or er players ever go on to the proper system tor for shooting ill ti they will be far more danger ous otis contenders for the pen nant merle searle and frank i smith did the best work fop for maeser while V manwaring and birchell goodrich stirred h f tor or naples naples won score 2422 24 22 referee ash ley bartlett next saturday night maes 41 er will play vernal first ward and glines will play second ward |