Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-04
Logan Students showed Under at
Basketball Yesterday.
FINAL SCORE WAS 48 TO q.
Brigham Young College Team, HOVE
ever, Lot Them Know That They
Had Been In Game.

BY the decisive score Of IS to p, the
l.. d. $. university boys defeated the b,
Y. athletics in the final game for the
state championship in basket ball, yes
terday afternoon.
The large audience that, at rs cents
| per ticket, packed the l., ID. s, gymna-
stun at D. m. In the expectation of
seeing the finest basket ball game Of
the season, were not disappointed
The game was, without question, one
of the best II not the best ever played
within the state. II was an exhibition
Of magnificent athletic practice, cou~
Piled with cool, scientific, and dashing
individual and team plays that Kept
the interest and enthusiasm Of the au-
dience at the highest tension from the
start to the finish. IL was between the
two best teams of the state. that OF the
b, Y. college Of Logan, and that Of
the L. ID. g. university OF this city, and
was the final struggle In the series for
the championship Of Utah. The b. Y.
Exasperated by three close defeats by
the l.. d. S, team, the b. Y, team had
made ready by special training for a
determined effort 10 secure the Victory
In this contest and were confident OF
success The l.. d, S. invlnclbes were,
as usual, fully prepared for the battle,
and once more demonstrated their re-
markable skill In achieving signal
triumph over worthy opponents. The
b. Y. boys played with wonderful dash
and energy and kept the bally flying
fully half the time; but the j.. d. s.
boys played with precision, GOODNESS
and daring that bafiied the visitors and
won the points.
At the outset the i. Y team made
the best showing. They secured and
handled the ball and made number
OF baskets, Then the l., d, s, boys
got onto the game" and by series
of splendid plays landed the ball In the
basket so frequently that at the end OF
the first half the score stood 30 TO 5 in
favor OF the l.. ID. s.
But the b. Y. c. was by no means
as yet, and In the beginning
OF the second half again handled the
ball with great dexterlty, winning 10
points more, But again the l.. D. S. u.
took charge Of the ball, Stanton and
Christy, especially, covering themselves
with glory while the local team again
ran up a score OF 10 points more. In the
second half. When the referees whis-
tie for time up" blew out the hopes OF
the plucky b. Y. G team to conquer the
II was found that the score
was as follows.
L. d. $. u, IS Position. B. Y. c.. q.
stanton. =. q. ....L. f. :. .. .Bergeson
tamblln,. :. =. ..,.R, f.. .. ., Dopp
Taylor e. :. ....... c.. =. ..... Norris
christy.. =. :. Ill. b. =. :. Stewart
Bassett go. ..,.."R. b. :. q. 49,. Allen
Referee, GALLAGHER of All Hallows;
impres Rippeto, Y. NJ. c. A., and Pet
'rson, university: tlmekeeper, Profess
Tor Bird, l.. d. S. u; scorers, Gordon,
;. Y. c., and Hicks, L. D. S. T. Goals
rom the field, Stanton, s; Bergeson, 3;
Norris. 3; Hamblln, 3; Taylor, 2, Bas-
EFT. 2, and Chrlsty. Goals from free
brow, Taylor, 81 missed. q Bergeson,
; missed 3; Norris, / missed 2. Fouls,
'assett. 5; Chrlsty, q Stewart, 2. STAN
on, Hamblln. Allen, Norris and Ber-
eson. Twenty minute halves.
Among the audience were a number
the l.. d. S. faculty and two mem
ers Of the board OF trustees, Messrs.
Nicholson and Taylor, who now saw
he game for the first time. They ad-
lifted that they had enjoyed the az
,ir, and pronounced the game superior
} football. In that II required as much
r more athletic skill and endurance,
lille II was devoid OF the opportunities
'r brutal Injury and the liability 10
rious accident. that characterize foot
all.
Last evenings victory places the l.,
. s. team In the unique position, not
lily OF state champions. but completes
eir long record OF victories over
cry other team In the state the l.. d.
having won In every game One 6
ore game at Provo with the b. Y. A. I
III probably terminate the basket ball
imes for this season.