Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-20
|, D. 5. j. WINS
LAST BIG GAME.
Defeat Provo Basketball Team in
The Hottest Of the Sea-
sons Contests.
THE SCORE WAS 26 TO 20.
In the First Half B Y. U. Was Five In
Lead But the Champions Worked
Hard and Won.
STANDING OF TEAMS.

In one OF the hercest games ever played
in this state, for the basket ball cham
pionshIp OF the West, the famous team
Of tho L. D. s. University won the last
OF the series OF league games last even
ing, by defeating once more the splendid
team from the u. Y. Y. OF Provo.
The boys from the south were In fine
form and perfect training. They lined up
well and during the first half they out
played the champions, by running up
score OF II against 70 for the Salt Lakers,
The audience supposed the score to be II
TO H. however, the last basket thrown by
Stanton OF the l.. d. s, not being counted.
This was because time was technically
up. though none OF the players knew this
TIL the ball was In the basket. When the
result Of the first haA was announced by
students was at the boiling point
When the second half begun, the gamo
Immediately looked different. As was the
case In the last game hero with Logan,
Hamblln replaced w. Lund, for the l..
d. s., and in short time Christy, Lnd
and stanton scored. carrying the cham
plons one point ahead. At this turn of
tllo ktlllt lHb bilutuls OF ltllt CITY ElNt
vent to their long pcnt up enthusiasm In
continuous cheers Then as the locals
piled point upon point, permitting the b.
y boys only three points In tho entire
second hail. tho applause for the home
team sweled into one continuous roar,
III time was called on this half with
score Of % to 70 In favor OF the l., ID. s.
team, II
This game closes the championship
series for this year, the laurels being with
the players Of the L. ID. s. U. In this
seasons games both ut home, and in I.o-
gan, Provo. and Ogden. they have won q
continuous series VI victories. never hay-
Ing met defeat In a single game.
This year also closes the record Of the
past five years, during all Of which time
NE l. d. ;. boys have held the. cham
to be unparalleled among basket ball
Organizations, and has been earned by
tEelr careful training and their clean
playing OF this manly sport.
the game Is much more difficult and
trying upon the skill management and |
endurance OF the Individual player and |
upon the whole team than Is football.
Mere weight counts little In this game. |
but quckness. generalship, quick eyes, |
long wind, and steady. nervy battle |
decide the Victory.
Following is the line up and score Of the
game.
L. D, s U,--2S Position. D. Y. U.-@.
Stanton, go, ...,L +, .........,.Gourley |
w ,Lund, o. Lund. Il. F.,u. ...... Rose
smith .",,, =" &c. ,....... .n..Adams |
Chrlsty. ,... -. Ill @. ..... ...Richards
o. Lund, Hamblin. II. @. ....Chamberlain |,
Referee and umpire, Cotton and Far
flngton, changed with the halves Goals
Iund 2 o. Lund 2. stanton Smith. Chris
y, hamblin; goals from free throw, |
Gourey 2, missed s: Richards 2, missed S:
o. lund Q, missed 0; total fouls b. Y. u, |
N L. d, s. u, III points allowed for In
tertering whit throw, Stanton, Smith.
Score, first half, y, Y u, III l.. ID. s. u,
* second half Il. Y. w. 8; L. ID. s. u,
~. Twenty-mlnute halves,