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Show i: PAYSUN CHRONig-H- . PAY SON, UTAH FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1948 Park Grab s ( bo 3 Stake I iNKT.K M Men Title PartridgeTop Stake Scorer Winners Dub Second Bsit 40-2- ?; Beniamin, 36 Skinny Nelson Cops Honors t u no W, !. i. m ton's gieen dad word quintet came flora be-ithe third period to stop r but completely outclassed c:,j.',ir.,n team. to win the Xet Stake M Men basketball title iol a chance to participate n l.ee dr.ision six tourney which un ted i one: d. y at Spring-ville- . Runner-u- p n trielal Cant Jerry Cahill By Nelson increases Nebo District Scoring Lead e decisive Payson Lions L strong Nephi Wasps, in de-tat will go fat in second place team in bat-f'-- the most Vear, the Payson Places Five Provo Legion Blasts Payson L sched-f'Xeph- i. act. The game is Fnclay night at - have a rec one loss. The the Nephite.- Nelson. Spanish F. k. increased his Nebo distiiet scor-inlead to six points over runner-uKeith Christensen. Springville center, when the two teams met at Spanish Fork last Fridav. Nel-.-oaccounted for 12 of Spanish 1 ork a 43 counters, while Christensen Was able to scui e .mlv nine for Springville. With one-hal- f of the season completed. Nelson with a 13.5 average per game seemed well on his way to the title. Christensen was still very much in the running, while Nelsons team mate, big Fred Money with 33 proved that he is capable of getting points and that he may give the d; icing Forker forward plenty of competition before the current season is history. In the three respective divisions, the only tight race that is developing is in the guard column, where Wilkey holds a one point lead over Paysons diminutive, but dynamic Blaine Montague. Dick Harmer, another short Payson guard is very much in the running, only five coante! s behind the leader. g p n n 43-2- 4 b- t ,:h Forwards point-gettin- g he i, play-Ro- indie rich a to :Ie cM'r. compete further the year. will still have to with Mack Wilkey, Jannis 1 and Ken Kay however, ding this trio down is no Lions Smith will prabbly Montague to watch a task he did extra spec- - task. n Blaine V it Your ttf Radiator? RADIATOR REPAIRING i n, Sp'vihe Money. Sp. For. Dixon, Payson Kay, Juab Guards Ci.ri.-tens- ss CLEANING flushing Work Guaranteed J. REIF on, station on Utah ultry Alleyway 11 Wilkey, Juab 3. Montague, Payson Harmer. Payson Chatwin. Tintie Rowe, Spanish Fork Hales, Springville Juab Worthington, Peart, Tintie Brockbank, Creed Openshaw came through four big points with less ' than a minute to go and the won their second Lions Payson Tin-ti- c league victory over a rough Miner team 40 to 38. It w as a wild and wooly contest throughout with the Lions always managing to take the lead as the quarters came to an end. The score was tied three times during the last quarter unminute to go Tintie til with crept ahead 38 to 36. Here Openshaws performance of the paid off. Coming out corner with the ball he faked his man out of position drove in under the basket and set in the tying bucket with a lefthanded try. The Miners fought down the floor, and Gerald Chatwin got loose from his man for Tintie, but missed the hoop with a clear set up. Then with 20 seconds left, back of Openshaw got the ball with and perfect the foul circle, action split the net with a beau to give Payson tiful of victory. their margin paid Accuracy at the foul linescored off for the Lions. Out from the field 14 to 12, the 16 out quintet connected for celof 24 charity tries, while the made crew lar dwelling Tintie but ten out of 22 tries. the The battle for control of eveall took place bankboards the betning, with Tintie a little work stellar the ter, because of Toone. Mike and Hudson of Don After Hudson went out on perover sonal fouls, the Lions took and prevented Toone from and that proved to be the de with er scoi-in- 4 d-2- 13-- 2 11-- 5 40-2- 2 14-1- intermission, the Park lead at the end substantial of the third canto. During the final period, the winners to win Benjamin the contest going away. Grin Daley again 'was best for the winners with 13 counters, followed by Dan Winnie with 11. For Benjamin, Stewart led the scoring parade with seven. 24-1- 7 out-score- d 12-- 8 point the margin between the two teams stayed just about the same. At intermission Payson was long end of a score'. At the end of the third period, Springville trailed, led the Big Max Menlove scoring with a 15 point effoit, followed by Got don Mendenhall with 11, Gordon Barnett had seven, and Tut Amos, Deb Smith and Paul Burton each had five to round out Pay soil's offense. Best for tiie lossers was Lenord Janies with nine. Miller and Jan is each added seven counters to the Springville total. , While there isn't much else to do in the hunting line, why not get out after those crows and One of you scatter magpies. gunneis will like as not bag that Sa90 00 crow or at least cutiu in with one of the $25.00 or $5.00 It is worth a try and magpies. lie hunting of these smart birds can cause some real fun. Anaiigements have been made at Bouts Bill, .ids to pay the bounty on any eiow or magpie le'gs b; ought m. Tins bounty is 10 cl.t per pair of le'gs which wili jay for the ammunition you use. Probably by the time any of the eanded birds are hiile-arrangements will have been made o pay t Ilf larger bounty at Boots Billiards also. Any business man, farmer, sportsman or any one wishing to donate cash or prizes towards this wdi cause contact any officer of your local wild life virion. p red-hea- d Wig-nu- point-per-gnii- Forwards federation. FINAL NEBO STAKE STANDING 20-1- 7 27-3- Payson Park defeated Payson for Second Saturday tiie haif title. February 5 Results Benjamin 29, Spring Lake 18. Payson Park 32, Payson 1st 31. Payson 2nd 20, Payson 4th 14. 40-2- 2 7 Sp. Fork 14 31 16 11 19 18 13 11 20 48 6 38 9 31 4 39 H 9 31 10 16 10 30 6 26 11 3 21 4 20 2 16 4 14 4 14 3 13 Additional Sports Classified Page e Tmfic organ e stanza closed. In the second quarter the Lions maintained a one point lead, but did it by scoring only one field goal plus a phenomenal total of six for seven free throws. Tintie score to brought the half-tim- e 20 to 19 on good long shooting on part of Toone, Hudson. Chat-- u in and Roselund. In the second half after Tintie had scored. Harmer electrified the crowd with a shot from near midcourt. This was the impetus needed by the Lions to stoke the furnace with at hot shooting Openshaw hit for four, spree. Dixon three, and Blaine Montague hit a long try and the Lions sailed clear of the Tintie team by a five point margin, 31 to 26 at the three quarter pole. This appeared safe, especially since Don Hudson, and Ronald Peart, two starters for the Miners were ejected on personal fouls. Not so, however, and Tin-ti- c For Tintie Gerald Chatwin started to set the house a made nine, and Don Hudson and roaring with a brilliant rally that Bud Roselund each contributed left the Lions breathless, and besix points. wildered. The first quarter set the pat Rex Lee, Hudson's sub., ran up tern for the wild pla the remain- three points, before the Lions der of the game. Dennis Dixon clamped him down. Then Chatdown the took his opening tip-of- f down the floor on fast Toone win broke Then basket. a floor for breaking plays for four points. went down the floor with the ball With Blaine Montague's long to tie the score with a up in. shot and three foul pitches, the Foul shots were exchanged, Lions were still two points bethen with the score standing five hind. on their all, Tintie poured fuel The future looked bright for and burned up the machine Miners to gain their first the basket to leave the Lions strand-5. victory, but when Open10 to league ed while going ahead loose for his four broke shaw soon But the Lions recovered Chat ri eiT.umr'Ya!-ppoints, and enough, and with Ross Montague third set-ueasy try, t adding and Creed Openshaw ed in trie losin fiel goals to Dixon's five points Liens had their first the 10 as 12 to ,,n;lV ahead ciding factor. Openshaw Gets Tfeing, Winning Lion Baskets Pay-so- Pest Salecfsd 14 6 20 mi Lions so Pay By Close 40-3- 8 one-hand- Cop Second In Fourth 21 19 12 12 20 9 11 9 6 13 4 1 11 10 5 7 19 11 8 10 6 7 M-M- Payson Crow Bounty District ttecs was tlie fiist time in six Cans lhat Pays. ,n Third failed to Pete Wilsons Payson Legion nun toe stake ciown. team won a spot in the state a y son-Pr- o vo American Legion following the tourney and egiaii game Saturday, Park won avtnged an earlier Springville u.e second half champuonship defeat Tuesday with a convincpi. y off from Payson win over the Art City Seiund, ing Park jumped to an early quintet in the Junior high, school lead over the Second and gym. Payson grabbed an caily on going away. first period lead and was on the Drill Daley led the winners, long nod oi the score thioughout ;co: .r.g Saturday with a 12 point the contest. Port, but his feat was matched With the state' tourney north by the Seconds Gerald Finch hanging in the balance, both who also had 12. Wayne Brown teams went into the contest cie- '.ad eight, followed by Dan Win- tei mined lo win. but the visitois nie's seven for tile new stake just couldn't eope with the light king pms. Payson defense', plus shotting by Benjamin jumped to an early the entire team that at times was first period lead over the nigh on to sensational. . ark quintet Monday, but a tight Springville was slightly favFilth Payson ward defense held ored because of an e.uly season till- northern five to three points win over the Pay son crew, ;n the second quarter while the but the team lhat lost Tuesday, winners were narrowing the mar- a chance to play host to the gin to tourney just didn't have it. With Dan Winnie and Orin Payson jumped to an caily 13-- 4 Dalcv hitting consistently after first period lead and lrom that built-u- p a 48-3- Part-rig- e, easily won the Nebo Stake scoring title with a 114 point 11 game total, statistics showed after the final Nebo Stake round play, Thursday, Feb. 5, m the PHS gym. Partridges 11 point plus per game average was too much for team mate Skinny Nelson who grabtxd runner-uhonors with a 98 point total. was Although the big beaten by both Nelson and the Third Ward's Ned Baadsgaard from the field his uncanny nack of causing opponents to foul him was instrumenta in his gaining tiie ciown. Partridge ammassed a total ef 79 charity tosses during the season, 44 more than Gerald Finch or Stewart of Benjamin were allotted. P. Wride of Benjamin won the guard scoring honors, but ids season's perormance was somewhat overshadowed by Bill of the Fourth ward, who although his team did not take part in the first half race, scored 45 points for sexond place in his division. Wignall was clearly be best scorer on a average, in the guard di- Cenlers ses-iv- . TF. G. Nelson, Sp. Fork Toone, Tintie Boswell, Juab Frampton, Sp. Fork Openshaw, Payson Fullmer, Springville R. Montague, Payson Sanford. Springville Wolf, Juab Locals Dub Springviile 48-3- 4, 1 Heed Pay-son- s i F It Among Best Loop Point Getters Provo's powerful entry in the i"jee wins, Fourth district American Legion l.jve a five hundred slate, If the basketball race completed a pertwo losses. fect season as they humbled Snyd-'creun Bus loss a pin second place league quinthe standings for tet by a convincing score. Deb tied. will place The smaller Payson team was for a revenge 3 hoping much in the ball game durand indications are that very ing the first half, but after interhave a go d chance to mission, the taller Provo squad to pull away from locals first encounter the began as the Payson crew began to with a two stuck out tire. a a overtime per-in ,;itory, Provos win was the 10th sucweakened Lion team, cessive victory for the potent will have nje the Lions runner-up- s in last year's state in and back suit, jntague, Legion tourney. Gordon that possibility Dick Dabling and Don Snow rill see much action. led the attack for the winners is the case the Lions with 16 and 10 counters respecable to take more con-- e Burbankbuards, and their tively. For the lossers, Paul was best with nine, followed ton in be will greatly power Gordon Taylor appear-i- e bv Max Menloves seven. Tintic game for a lim te and showed signs that UNOFFICIAL FINAL ady to take over his bank-anAM. LEGION STANDING defensive ability W. L. Pet. he left off after the preg10 0 1.000 Provo ames, 7 3 .700 Payson Openshaw appeares to 4 .600 6 a (clinched starters birth Springville 3 6 .333 his stellar game Spanish Fork tlaying 3 7 .300 the Miners. There is no Nephi American Fork .... 1 8 .111 ;n about his and his defensive game Spanish Fork - American proved much Fork game result other forward slot will rl Harmer. Bus Snyder obably have him closely because he respects rs long shooting ability, ial in the first contest. and Blaine Montague will Dixon will have Boswell to :e guard line. These two hogtie and Ross Montague will splendid combination of get the task of holding Kay scoreg and shooting. Blaine less. It was Kay who made the itstanding defensive winning basket against the Lions is second to none the first game and they have te starts connecting reason to fear him. every is Dixon will continue his A big chance for the Lion vice Practice will hinge on the Payson tory brought out the shoot-iit- y teams ability to stop the fast of Dixon even more, break of the Wasps. If this is out any of these and put done, the Lions can be hopeful r Gordon Taylor and Dick that they will be tied for second and the Lions will be 'as in the league when the place, both defensively and of- - smoke of battle has cleared away. Lions can be heartened to ;hat they will not have to with Tom Wolfe during intest. Wolfes birthday : a wrong time and he is Don 36-2- n g Toone was high point man of the evening with twelve points, but his failure to score heavily the last half left a gap in the Tin-ti- c offensive pattern. During the first half Mike scored ten points, including four for four foul shots, but in the last half was only able to connect with two out of six tries from the charity circle. Dennis Dixon garnered high point honors for the Lions, and Openshaw came next with ten, eight of these points coming at opportune times during the last half. The rest of the scoring was Monevenly divided with Blaine for seven, edging hitting tague Brother Ross who came through with six. Dick Harmer, hit for but one field goal, but his proved to be the spark to start tiie secPayson offensive rolling themade ond half. All told Harmer five points. Dick Taylor made one foul shot. b plus deposit) BOTTLED UNDER SOUTHERN UTAH AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COL- A COCA-COL- COMPANY Y BOTTLING COMPANY C 1V48, Th p I Coca-Col- a Company ll |