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Show DIXIE VICTORIOUS OVER OHIO; SCORE 27 TO 25 After Eliminating Selmer, Tennessee Wednesday, Utah Champions Win Second Start (Special to Washington County News over Chicago Daily News Leased Wire.) CHICAGO, April 5. St. George high school defeated Stivers high school of Dayton, Day-ton, Ohio this afternoon 27 to 25 in Utah's second game of the tournament. St. George will enter the third round tomorrow against the Canton, Illinois high team. The score at the end of the half was Dixie 17, Ohio 14. WEDNESDAYS GAME DIXIE 36 PURDY, Selmer, ' Tenn 20 First word of Dixie's victory over the Selmer, Tennessee, team Wednesday Wednes-day morning was received by the Washington County News direct from the gym at Chicago within 20 minutes min-utes after the close of the game. By special arrangements with the Chicago 'Daily News this paper is enabled en-abled to receive the results of the games over the special leased wire of the Chicago newspaper. This is the fastest telegraphic service in the country. coun-try. The messages come direct from the gym where the games are played and where the Chicago paper has a a reporter and telegraph operator with private telegraphic wires to the outside. out-side. .The result is sent out immediately imme-diately after the final whistle blows. Arrangements have been made to receive the returns of each game played play-ed by the Dixie team while in Chicago. Chi-cago. CHICAGO, April 4. (Special to the Washington County News.) The St. George high school team, Utah's entrant en-trant in the University of Chicago's national basketball tournament, romped romp-ed away to an easy victory this morning morn-ing over the Purdy high school team of Selmer, Tennessee. At no time was the Utah quint threatened, and held a comfortable lead at all stages of the game. Cox, Utah center, was the outstanding' out-standing' player, making seven field goals and one free throw. Utah's impressive victory over the highly touted Tennessee team leads critics here to believe they are a real threat to take national honors. The score at the end of the first quarter was 10 to 4, at the half 19 to 8, third quarter 28 to 12, all in favor of Utah. The score, Wednesday's game: St. George High Points Romney, f 8 Stratton, f 9 L. Cox, c 15 Pectol, g 2 K. Cox, g. ' 2 Wittwer, g 0 Total 36 Purdy High Points Bias, f 10 Vandyke, f 3 Matock, f 0 Dods, c 2 Carter, g 5 Howell, g.. 0 Total 20 Stivers high school on Tuesday defeated de-feated the St. Paul, Nebraska team by a score of 35 to 30. Canton, 111., and Wheeling, W. Va., teams opened the tournament Tuesday, Illinois winning by a score of 23 to 19. |