Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-22
We're Only Two Final Games,
Both Out Doors Close
Together
OTHERS TRIED FOR WEEKS.
Utah Played the Champions in One
Afternoon Only Ten Minutes Apart,
Without Chance to Rest,

The Utah basketball team. the ath-
letes Of the Latter-day Saints untver-
sIty, have returned from st. Louis.
They are not at all discouraged by their
defeat atethe fair. The teams who de-
feated them by the respective scores OF
40 to 35 and 20 to IS had defeated all
other teams Of American colleges dur
Ing a series of games covering several
weeks prior to the arrival Of the Utah
team This was in spite OF the fact that
the published announcements IN the Of
fetal programs sent TO the Utah team,
stated that the contest games were to
be played on the 14th, 18th and 10th Of
July. The Utah team arrived at ST.
Louis on the evening of the 18th, eX-
pectlng to rest one day and then TO
play large number OF games with the
various teams Instead OF this, they
found that all the games had been
played with all teams except their
own, and that only the champion teams
Of all the former games were waiting TO
play with the Utah team TO complete
the series. Then II was made known
that these games would come of on the
18th instead of on the lith, 18th and
10th, and would be limited to two games
only. Accordingly the Utah team had
TO be ready 70 play on the afternoon OF
the 18th; and without a moments prau-
tise on the new grounds, which were,
moreover. In the open air, they had to
begin their games with the two cham
pion teams. In vain did the team try
to induce the officials TO let the game
come off In the gymnasium, or to have
a larger number OF games, or to delay
the games TN they could rest up and
practise little. The officials would not
yield, and refused to be governed by
their own printed programs. The Utah
boys had to play then and there or not
at all and only two games-each with
a different team.
Then CAPT. stanton and his men re-
solved to face the situation and to go
into the games for all they were worth.
They stripped for the fray, wearing on
~ the running suits. so hot was the
atmosphere of this July afternoon.
The first team was from Wheat
on college. Illinois, 10 miles from Chica-
60, These men were taller than the
Utah team, but not SO good In team
work, and had the game been indoors
and with wlree SCREENS behind the bas-
kets Cthey0med 'wopu Fcreen9 the Utah
boys would have easily defeated them.
AS 1t was, the Utah team outplayed the
Illinois tea64 dIrIn ~ aAT Tie FIRST part
Of the game, but II was difficult for the
Utah boys 10 make baskets, because Of
the wooden screens at the back. An
other disadvantage to Utah was rule
new to players here, which allows a
man to step with the ball In hand before
throwing Still Utah ran ahead in the
first half by good many baskets, miss
Ing many throws that would have been
sure enough indoors The light out OF
doors completely deceiyes players ac-
customed to the light OF the gymna-
stun, causing them almost invariably
to throw too high. The Utah boys had
the ball at least two-thrds or the
time. and kept II careening above the
basket, now and then landing II. once
In while Illinois would get a throw
and would score, their players being
used to the outdoor grounds and to
the wooden screens. In the second half
the Utah boys weakened on account OF
the heat. w. Lund was Frustrated, and
Douglas took his place. After most OF
the second half was over the Illinois
team got the ball and ran up their
score five ahead OF Utah just before the
close Of the second half.
The game with Hiram college, ono,
was the same story over ne Otdn
boys were allowed to rest only 10 min
utes. and then went against the team
of large men that had beaten Los An
geles, the California champions, by a
score of l05 to IS. But they had no such
game with the Utah team; and the first
half stood only to 0 In favor Of ohio.
In the last half at one time Titan got
one basket ahead, but could not main
tain the lead, for Taylor was now pros
trated and W. Lund had to come In
TO finish. Chrsty was reserved In the
second game for the last half. but Nc
Council dropped In the FIRST and Christy
had to play In both halves The Ohio
team got ahead, precisely as the I'LL
nois team had, not by doing superior
team work. for Utah did that, but by
throwing the basket when they got a
chance at it, Utah having many more
chances and falling because Of playing
outdoors without practise Moreover,
Douglas had to play center, because OF
the prostration Of Taylor and the alb
serce OF Big Joe Smith, the regular
center player OF the l.. y. s. y.
After these two games the l.. d. s.. U.
team tried In vain 10 arrange other
games with Ohio and Illinois, but these
players were very anxious TO return
home and not another game could be
arranged