Iron County Record | 1956-02-02 | Page 12 | Construction Gang Leads Comfortably in First Half Play

Construction Gang Leads Comfortably In First Hall Play TEAM STANDINGS Utah Const. 5 0 1.000 Pat and Mikes 4 1 .800 Anderson's 3 2 .600 Columbia 3 3 S00 Nat Guard 1 4 .200 Jaycces 0 5 .000 Utah Construction has almost put the first half championship In its hip picket by virtue of that team's win during the week's play in the City Basketball league, over Anderson's Insurance. Insur-ance. With only one remaining game to be played in the first half. Utah Construction is existed exist-ed to win first half honors this evening, Thursday, when the team meets the Jaycees, winless in the half, in the final gam?. Anderson's Insurance, as a result re-sult of its -defeat suffered at the hands of Utah Construction, was pushed down the standings to third place, but not before it gave the miners a score. The fi-n fi-n U score was 39 to 34. At the end of the first quarter of play the insurance hoys were trailing 11 to 6, by halftiir.e thrv had gained on their opponents for a 16 to 11 score. For the most part the participating partici-pating teams - exchanged w ins and losses this week. Anderson lost to U C but won from Den- nett's. Dennett's after losing to Anderson's won from the Jaycees. Columbia posted a win over the Jaycees but lost during the week to Pat and Mikes. Scores of the week's games were as follows: Dennett's 31, Jaycees 23; Pat and Mike's 3(5, Columbia 30; U C 39, Anderson's 34; Pat and Mike's 54. National Guard 24; Anderson's Ander-son's 32, Dennett's 30, and Columbia Colum-bia 52. Jaycees 36. The first half schedule wilj h-e h-e mple!ed this evening, Thursday, Thurs-day, wilh three games on the-! the-! d.M-kct. At 7:30 V. C. tackles thf J.ivcees, at 8:30 Anderson's and ih- Guard meet, with the final game pitting Dennett's against Pat and Mike's.