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Show 1 ff jiiim into iron I TOURNAMENT H State Basketball Tournament Will be Held at Brigham H 'City Preparations Hj f'y -Underway. H Brigham, City, March 2. The state H basketball tournament will be held in H Inls city, according to advice received Hl tcuight bvhlgh bchool officials from H J E. Mossof the state high 'school M ?thlelic association at Salt Lake. H Much chlh'uBiasin was displayed in Wm the school when the news was an- H nouncpil.at Bo.xelder high, and prep- -WM arations fpr handling the big event H were under way shortly after the mes- M tagc had been received. Hl Many Bidders Take Part. 1 lti taking tho basketball comprti- 1 Hon Iq. Brigham City, tho Boxolder Mj high schoolridfd what no other school 1 nor university has been ablo to do W In three years, that is, tako tho an- 1 nual tonrnament from Utah county, J generally regarded as W home of 1 the basketball game. Tho bid of the Hl local school Is said to have been con- J sldprably higher than any other. En- H tcrlng bids wero Tooelo, American -M Forlt, Spanish Fork. Pleasant Grove, f Brigham Young universitv and spring- 1 villo: UutiL tho bid from Boxelder H arrived, Brigham Young uniersity appeared to have tho best chance to land it. In making his announcement that the crouds to attend the big games would bo limited to capacity of the gymnasium, tho BoxeJder coach said that hi? Idea was to allow tho players plenty of room and to give the best team a chance to win regardless of any money to be gained through increasing in-creasing the capacity. He said that the high school officials felt they would be ablo to meet all expenses with capacity houses, which are always al-ways assured on an occasion such as this, and that if the management failed the first night it would not change preferring to lose money than rather embarrass the efforts of the players through putting in additional chairs. The northern part of tho state Is enthusiastic over the announcement It is the first time that the affair has come further north than Salt Lake, which hold the tournaments at tho Deserot gymnasium, and local fans consequently have been deprived of the great championship conflicts. Interest is great and It is announced that the railroads will mako their usual special prices for tho event. |