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Show Gunners, Wasatch In Whirlwind Clash STANDING OF THE TEAMS. Sanpete Division. Won. Lost. Pet. Gunnison 8 1 .888 Ephraim G 2 .750 Manti G 3 .GG7 Moroni 3 5 .375 Wasatch 1 7 .125 North Sanpete 1 7 .125 Friday's Results. Gunnison, 33; Wasatch, 29. Ephraim, 28; Manti 21. Moroni, 35; North Sanpete, 22. Friday's Schedule. Ephraim at Gunnison. Moroni at Wasatch. Wasatch at North Sanpete. Coach Alexander and his fast basketball bas-ketball quint came near being dethroned de-throned of their standing in the Sanpete San-pete league Friday night, and only for extra efforts on the part of the Bulldogs in the closing few minutes of the last quarter, was the crown retained. re-tained. Wasatch academy, who holds low standing in the percentage column with North Sanpete, nearly snatched the game from the locals, but after a furious rally the battle ended with Gunnison leading by a score of 33 to 2!). Wasatch took the lead in the first quarter and rather upset the plans of the Bulldogs. In the second, how-; cv( r, the locals staged a come-back, and the half ended 17 for Gunnison and 15 for the visitors. At the end of j thr; third, Wasatch put on a rally and at one time led the champs by six points. It was then up to Gunnison to buckle in, and every lad on the team worked hard, overcoming the lead and ending the fracas with four points to tli o good and a victory. Pritehett, center, and Beck, left forward for Gunnison, were the high seoremen for the locals, totaling 10 and 9, respectively. Cherry, right guard, and Ballow, right forward for the Academy boys, were the outstanding outstand-ing players for the visitors, knocking down trn points each. Gunnison's only defeat out of nine games played was done by Manti some three weeks ago. The record made by the locals has been remark-(Continued remark-(Continued on last page) Gunners, Wasatch In Whirlwind Clash (Continued from page 1) able thus far, and her chances of going go-ing to the state tournament now hang in the balance with Ephraim. This matter will be settled on the Cunnison court tomorrow, Friday, night, when Ephraim comes for the final game. This game is expected to be one of the most hotly contested of any played this season, and the Bulldogs are "going after the bacon." If Gunnison wins, the trip north to the state tournament is cinched. In the event Ephraim is victorious, the two quints will be tied and a playoff play-off for the first place will be necessary, neces-sary, big following of fans from Ephraim is expected at the Friday night game. Following is the Cunnison-Wasatch score: GUNNISON. G. T. F. P. F. Nielson, rf 3 3 17 Beck, If 3 5 3 9 Pritchett, c :. 4 2 2 10 Moitenson, rg 2 2 15 Munk, Ig 10 0 2 D. Nielson, Ig - 0 0 0 0 Totals 13 12 7 33 WASATCH. G. T. F. P. Sallow rf 5 0 0 10 Johnston, If 13 13 '?Jadsen, c 2 0 0 4 Cherry, rg 5 1 0 10 Worltom, Ig 0 0 0 0 Gallagher 1 (0 0 2 Totals 14 4 1 29 Referee, Gledhill; umpire, Johnson. |