The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15

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throw, but missed This was the sig.
nal for a wild cheer from the Utah
rooters. In almost no time another foul
was called. This time Bowman made
the point,
Situation Is Tense.
On the next jump Briggs outwitted
Greenwood at center and passed the
ball to Van Pelt, who Gagged it nicely.
Ihenceforth the stage fright was gone
and both teams bored in for all they
were worth; Neither side was willing
to take chance and before tho game
was five minutes old the players were
dripping with perspiration Utah was
showing great physical condition and
displaying better teamwork than their
opponents.
This gave heart to the Utah students
and the cheering never ceased there-
after.
Bennion had made some changes in
the lineup which seemed to many to
be radical, but which worked perfect
ly. Briggs was sent in to open the
game at center and Van Pclt was put
in at forward with Udy, leaving the
guards to Captain Slddmore and Beal,
Peterson still being weak from the in
jury to his knee.
Those who felt that Van Pelt's in
experience would make him nervous
were soon permitted to dispel their
fears. He was on the JOB every min
ute and showed as cool headwork as
any veteran on the floor
Van Pelt Is Hero.
The work Of the entire Utah team
was Of such high standard of e9,
cellence that it is difficult in the ex~
treme to name the star of the night,
but attention is directed to the fact
that Van Pelt Gagged seven field baskets
in the course Of the game, and out Of
nine chances from the foul line counted
eight times. This totaled % points,
which was just one less than the total
Pelt is q freshman playing his first
year Of basketball on any team.
Equally spectacular was the wonder
full defense Of the Utah team. Skid
more and Beal worked together to the
almost utter exclusion Of the ball from
tho B, Y. U. basket. Beal worked in
the upper end Of the floor, doing all
he could to get the ball to his forwards,
while Slidmore remained under his
basket, and when it looked ss though
a B. Y. U. score was unpreventable
"Skid'' would muss up the whole play
and send the ball down the floor to
his forwards
Briggs, who played center nearly the
whole game, followed Greenwood, the
great Provo center, with wonderful per-
sistency, and never allowed him to get
away for shot. Briggs was great on
uassing, too, and often got the ball to
his men from almost impossible an
giles.
Taylor Is Crack.
Udy, the other Utah forward, found
himself up against the toughest guard
he has seen this year. Taylor, who
guarded Udy, played the best game OF
The evening for Provo. He complete
" smothered his man every time he
got the ball, and had his mate done as
we'll with Van Pelt it would have been
a different story.
Greenwood played strong game, but
his men did not team with the grace
full perfection that characterized the
work Of Bennion g team and he was at
sea at times rs to where his men were.
The B. Y. U. forwards, Bowman and
Chapman, found the Utah defense un-
solvable and were forced to be satls-
fled with one basket each.
Halvofsen, the last man Oh the team,
fell short of what was expected OF him.
He PLAYED against Van Pelt-the Oldest
PLAYER on the floor against the most
nexperienced-and he couldn It even
tell where Van was most OF the time;
The work Of Hoisington and VAIN
gaard, who officiated, was acceptable
ia all respects. and, considering. the
frequent foulipg, their work was by no
means easy.
The lineup:
Utah g. Z. y.
Van Pelt f....., -. Bowman
Briggs, Mcintyre. &C. .'... G5eenwooo
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