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Show I Lull IU UtrtNU IIILH IN 5IAIL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DEFEAT OF DIVISIONAL LEADERS I which tho locals n 8 gamos and lost WEDNESDAY AND WA8ATCH SATURDAY PUT8 LEHI IN SECOND PLACE. AMERICAN FORK CONTE8T MOST WELCOME VICTORY SINCE TOURNAMENT GAME OF 1922. Lohl Is cbalkod up as ono of tho real contenders for honors at tho Stato Basketball Tournament at Salt Lake, March Cth, 7th, 8th and 9th. Stio will defend hor State Championship Champion-ship titlo on about tho samo conditions condi-tions as Bbo entered last yoar. Sho goes In as runnerup team from tho Alptno Division as In 1922 but along with this has tho State Championship titlo to hor credit which bIio must do-fend. do-fend. Tho entire lineup Is now working work-ing as a machlno and, as has been demonstrated in the two games tho past week, can ho counted on to put up a brand of play that all quintets will have to go to ovorcomo. Tho gamo hero Wednesday ovenjng of last week between Lehl and American Ameri-can Fork drew tho largest crowd yet tbls season and proved tho best gamo witnessed hero for Lohl fans. Tho final score was Lohl 44, American Fork 3G. n't. iiAfnnt nr .tlin fllvfalnn lnntlnra xvna 1110 UOlUul UI lliu uivibiuu iuuuuib nao tho llrst this season during tho league games and was a very pleasing feat for tho Lohl team and fans slnco for tho past two years tho neighboring town has been ablo to beat us nt every gamo In tho division. From start to finish our boys showed show-ed a fasitor, snapplor, moro scrappy gamo than American Fork. Tho first quarter onded 9-2; fllrst half, 1G-12; third quarter, 28-24; and final quartor 44-3C; Lohl always leading. . Tho locals lost tho ball at contor almost every tlrao but their Intercepting, Inter-cepting, clever passing, rapid floor, work and baskot shootng carried thorn -through to a well oarnod and much appreciated victory. Tho team worked work-ed as a unit, with machlno precision, aftor tho stylo that carried thorn j through tho tournament last year. Thoro was few long shots, ovory man working hard and fast to pass tho ball up closo to the baskot boforo shooting. This is tho stylo of ball that won and which will carry tho team through the tournament American Fork did tho long shooting shoot-ing stuff In this gamo and while It was somotlmes necessary through tho dofonso of tho Lohl squad it was plainly tho causo of their defeat. Tho results at Hobor Saturday was another feather in tho oca. teams cap. They run up a scoro of 40 to Hobor'a 25 in splto of tho fact that tho Wasatch team was foarod somewhat some-what In their home hall. Tho Hober 2. American Fork won 9 and lost 1. Tho llno-up and scores: LEHI O. T. F. P, Boborts, If. 7 2 1 IE Turner, rf. 10 0! Hackott, c. .................... 4 0 0 i Southwlck, lg 0 0 0 C Smuln, rg. 4 9 7 It Smith, rf 2 0 0 Totals 18 11 8 i AMERICAN FORK Q. T. F. P E. Chipman, If. 3 0 0 1 L. Chipman, rf 3 10 8 1' Ingorsoll, c C 0 0 1! Blrk, lg 1 0 0 ! Condor, rg. ........ . 1 0 0 : Totals 14 10 8 3 LEHI Q. T. F. P Roberts, If. 4 3 2 1' Turner, rf 4 0 0 Hackott, c. '. 2 0 0 Southwlck, lg. 5 0 0 1 Smuln, rg ... 14 2 Smith, rf. 2 0 0 Totals 18 7 4 4 WASATCH O. T. F. P Nllson, if 1 9 1 I C. Itlchoy, rf C 0 0 1! Murdoch, c...... 3 0 0 I E. Rlchoy, lg 2 0 0- Malr, rg 0 0 0 1 Qlles, c 0 0 0 1 Totals 12 9 1 2 I Reforeo, Richards. o |