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Show LEHI WINS THE ': CHAMPIONSHIP Over 2,000 people, tho largest Crowd that ever witnessed a basket ball game In Utah County, crowded into the Smuin Academy to witness Lehl defeat Pleasant Grove with a score ot 17 to 22, In the, last gamo of the Alpine Al-pine division scries for tho division championship. Each team, prior to this gamo had lost but ono gamo and ' won eight. Pleasant Grove had defeated de-feated Lchl nt Pleasant Grovo and Hcbcr had defeated Pleasant Grove at Hdber. Three hundred camo over from Pleasant Grove, and two hundred hund-red from American Fork. Tho air was surcharged with enthusiasm, Lelil would sing n school song, then their silver band would play, then Pleasant Grove would sing, and then each sahool would do its best to out do the other wlth'class yells, and between the music, yells and antics of tho yell masters the, big crowd was kept 'in good humor till tho gamo commenced. Lchl led off with thrco field baskets bask-ets before Pleasant Grove, seemed to find Itself nnd never at any tlmo 'did the visitors approach an" even score. Wnnlnsn was easily tho star of the, evening, ev-ening, with 23 points to his credit, ono moro than tho total ot the opponents oppon-ents cntlro team. Taylor did great work, besides successfully guarding his man ho scored 10 points. Graj also made 10 points. Gardner did not pitch a basket, yet was so successful In his guard work that ho was entitled entitl-ed to bo called.' a star. Clark did fine work at center, besides shutting his mnn out ho scored 4 points. Of tho visitors West wns easily thi 3tar, but was guarded so closoly that ho only got 13 points. Harvey got the other nlno. Paul Walker, Pleasant Grove's center, had had his kneo in n plaster cast for 4 days and took It off to como to Lchl, his playing showed It too, for ho could get neither speed nor skill and was taken out In thr first hair. Leo Walker who wu substituted sub-stituted at center was too younr, both In years and expcrlenca to Ukfi .the older Walker's place. While It Is likely like-ly that tho gilt edged ball that Coach Minor's men put up would have won tho gamo for Lchl, unquestionably the 'weakening ot Pleasant Grove's center had much to do with tho more than two to ono score. The line-up Lchl Ploasant Grove Wnnlass If West Gray rt Harvey Clark o ..P. and L. Walker Gardner lg Richards Taylor rg Clark Watson, Coach for Weber Stako Academy referred tho game, o |