| Show CRIMSON WINS INS HOOP CHAMPIONSHIP BY ONE POINT IN RENDING HEART STRUGGLE WITH NITH FIGHTING Record Crowd Watches Stirring Battle Between Husky Basket Teams Outcome of Game Uncertain Until Sound of Gun V Mitt Romney and Clare Woodbury Furnish Particular Particular Particular ular Features of Feature All-Feature Contest I By D. D C. C T N the most exciting pumping heart-pumping basketball game that has worried wor- wor 1 1 ried ned the eyesight of Utah fans for a considerable stretch of years the Cr Crimson varsity clinched the state championship Saturday night V in in m the U gym by defeating the Logan 22 to 21 The gym was loaded to about fifty per cent over-capacity over and to the natively strong constitutions of the people of Utah is to be attributed the thc fact that there were no cases of heart failure Excitement Intense V In the last few minutes of play ther the r excitement was so intense that the spectators formed an imploring incoherent incoherent inco inco- V herent raving mass The ball went back and forth across the floor the V teams fighting like demons the score 22 to 21 The kept shooting at the U basket the Crimson fighting fighting fight fight- ing wildly to prevent a score Berntson Berntson Berntson Bernt- Bernt son who had replaced Nielson took the ball baH and sighted for the basket just as the report of the pistol cracked out giving Utah the state championship champion champion- ship and the right to participate in the national tournament at Los Angeles by f the hairbreadth margin of one point Tommy Happy Tommy Fitzpatrick's face lit up like likeL L one of the big arc lights on second South and Main and the spectators rushed out on the floor and rode the players high on their shoulders while V everyone seemed to believe it his profound pro- pro found duty and inalienable right to fall faH on his neighbors neighbor's neck to wring his hand or to try In inadequate words to express his general state of V happiness and contentment with the V world as it is V For the first five minutes of the play not a basket was shot The struggle was so fierce that It was impossible e for the forwards of either team t t take chances that were anything like fairly fairly safe attempts Then the com combination that has scored ed st m many ny points for Utah this year ye r ci came nie me- me into I V play Woodbury became i imbued with I S firing soul ambition an and after dribbling drib drib- 1 bling bUng tile the b the floor passed to Mitt Romney wh who located the hoop Utah scored again on a long pass to Stevenson who was was all all alone under under un un- un- un V der the basket Andrus tossed a counter counter coun coun- V ter from the foul line and a moment later Mitt Milt Romney executed a beautiful ful fuI long shot from the side for two I more mor points Ha Hammond scored for the Woody Romney annexed J the next marker and Andrus broke into the limelight im immediately after with witha a shot that traveled half the length of the floor Andrus pitched two and Mitt Romney one Hammonds Hammond's field goal was the final score of the half the Aggles leading leading 11 to 9 at the fun cj t The Romney family scored in rapid succession at the beginning of the second second sec see V ond and session Woody sessIon Woody first followed by his youn younger er brother Jarvis scored lor br the Foul pitches by Mitt and Andrus followed Mitt then looped the ring for two points Ors Wright duplicating the feat soon after Nielson Nielson Niel Niel- son then scored his only basket the fe feature ture shot of the evening the ball ballI I arching up from a point three quarters V of the length of the floor away Mitt Romney again scored Bernston Enters Game Joe Jenson the Farmer coach executed executed exe exe- V a master stroke by placing Berntson at forward and shifting Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- I V mond to center The new man with V the pepper of a player who has been on edge all an evening to get in the contest V scored two field baskets and pitched one one foul He had the ball ban prepared V for another shot when the gun sound sound- ed The feature of ot the last few minutes min mm- utes of or play was the fierce fight and fast dribbling displayed by Woodbury Mitt the Star V VV V It Is of course unfair to choose a aV ap V p Particular star in such a contest but butI I think Mitt Romney was the outstanding s' s ing performer and believe furthermore furthermore further further- I more that he Is as fine a forward as the state has ever seen He outplayed Andrus the big American all guard shooting five field baskets and play play- ing lug the ball and fighting all an through the contest In Justice to Andrus It should be said that he plays a remarkable remark remark- d able style of basketball although h he Continued to p. p 3 col cal 4 4 V V V Continued from p. p 1 col 1 seemed not in the best of condition perhaps because of his late start Woodbury Displays Speed Woodbury again displayed the speed that makes him a feared player His dribbling and passing and general allaround allaround all all- around pep was a revelation to those who have not watched his play in previous previous previous pre pre- games He held Mohr who was the Aggie high man in the Logan game scoreless Woody Romney performed in his usual consistent manner his determined determined determined deter deter- mined scrapping holding the admiration admiration admiration admira admira- tion of the crowd He also scored two baskets Stevenson held Nielson to one basket a score which no one could have prevented Wright kept Jarvis well under cover cover and played a strong defensive game though he be was wa's somewhat off on the caskets Andrus Jarvis Hammond and Berntson were the strongest A. A C. C performers A dance was held after the contest and classy music made the affair altogether altogether al ale together an enjoyable one The score follows UNIVERSITY OF UTAH FrT FIG TP M. M Romney If 5 7 4 14 Wright rf 1 0 0 2 Stevenson c. c 1 4 0 2 W. W Romney rg 2 0 0 4 Woodbury lg 0 0 0 0 Total 9 9 11 4 22 Lineup and summary UTAH A. A C C. FrT FIG TP 3 0 0 6 Mohr rf 0 0 0 0 I Nielson c. c 1 0 0 2 Jarvis Ig g 1 0 0 0 2 Andrus rg 1 E E 4 6 Berntson If 2 1 l' l 1 5 Total 8 8 5 21 Referee Lee SimmonS SimmonS' Umpire Umpire-Malcom Watson |
