Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-30 | Page 47 | Saints Drop Close Battle to Weberites

SAINTS DROP CLOSE BA BATTLE TILE TO Purple Players Rally Bally In Final Minutes to Pull Out of Fire Firo JUNIOR COLI COLLEGE GE L LEAGUI GUI Division Won Lost Pet Pct Weber College 2 0 1000 Albion 2 1 Rick Ricks t s 0 1 1 L L D S 0 2 z Last lAtt Results At Weber Ogden Weber U 32 2 L D S 28 Pl the ii i final two periods minus the th services service of ot thel coach Merlin Stevenson Weber cOllege uncorked a a rally In the final two minutes minute ot of play coming from behind to win a sensational court from tho Saint five of Salt Lake 32 to 28 The Saints piled plied up an early lead after the two teams team had alternated ed Cd five times time In the th first Tint halt the th first two quarters quarter closing with the Saints on tho long Ion end of ot an 18 IS to 16 score Clarence Frog Trot Clark dark star guard tho ot Wildcats Wildcat was wa Injured at the opening of pIa play and from the game fame Ho Ito went Into the tho theair aIr after atter the th leather missed It and andIn indIn nd In a that followed tell fell to tho floor loor the back of hIs hi head hit bit the th slippery court and caus causa causing ing a slight concussion Coach Merlin Stevenson and two physicIans took Clarl Clarh In charge the Wildcat mentor beIng belne forced to leave the team In the tho hands oZ of Captain Ray Hay Puce Pi Ice center With four minutes minute remaining to tobe tobe be played and with the teams dead deadlocked locked 28 all the tho Saints called time out In un effort to romp home wIth a victory A bit of ot sportsmanship seldom heard of was wax engineered at thIs point by Willard Ashton L I D S coach Ho hurried to the Weber players player offered some om timely ad- ad advice ad advice vice and told the Wildcats Wildcat to play the tho gam gamo of ot their lives llvell I That wa was an odd statement com com- comIng log Ing from a Ihal coach but It was WIlS from the heart and was waa witnessed by more than fans fons tan Hay Ray Price Irice carried the attack for Weber with five live baskets basket from roni the court and a single Incle point from the tho foul toul line was wa next high for tal Weber with seven even points Magleby wa was the ace aco for tor the Saints He caged six lx goals coals and ad added ed an additional point from the foul line The Saints Saint champions champion during 1926 an entire team ot of now players player yet they ered sere an extraordinary dish dl h Irvine Irvino and Budge were ere the tho lead lead Ing ball rustlers rustler for the th winners Inners this pair Intercepting a big bl per per- percentage per per of ot the th Saint passes pace The victory la last t night gives Weber a n bit big edge cd In tho thc race rac for tor forthe forthe the northern division championship champion champlon- ship The Tho score core follows follow I L 14 D S U LI G T F P Benson Denson rf rt 3 1 i 1 0 8 Garbett It I 1 l 4 3 5 Magleby c 6 2 l 1 13 Ferron rg rT 1 0 o 0 2 Fullmer Ig If 1 0 0 2 Totals 12 7 4 28 WEBER 0 G T 1 P F P rf r 3 1 1 7 IrvIne It If K i 2 4 2 8 6 Price Irice c 6 5 i 1 i 1 11 Budge Budee rg rf 3 0 o 0 6 Clark dark lg Ig I 1 i 0 o 0 2 Stratford It if 0 0 0 0 u Randall Ig 1 0 o 0 0 0 Totals 14 14 i 8 7 4 ii 32