American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02
lehi Wins First Of
County League Series
Enthusiasm Of Largest Crowd That
Ever Attended n Game In Lehi
Causes IA Rumpus Which Ends
Game One Minute Before the Fin
ish.

Lchi defeated Pleasant Grove las
week in the first basket ball game IN
the Alpine High School division series
The score was 81 to 26.
The quintettes were very evenly
matched, both teams being composed
OF mon who had had previous exper-
lencc, being practically the same line
up as last year. Both teams have ex-
cellent coaches. ard both teams were
equally confident OF success as they
entered the game. Both schools were
equally doslrious Of having their team
victorious, and each tried to Guido the
ether In showing PATRIOTS enthusiasm.
II n LChi student was absent, he
was sick In bed. end most of them
came with specially prepared mega
| phones, because they understood that
pleasant Grove was taking the inia-
tive In this form of noise manufact =
uring. Pleasant Grove came over on
special train, and from the time
their cars arrived al the depot, they
began To let the town know that the
winning team was In town.
Tommy Fitzpatrick, coach of the
Salt Lake East Side High School. act
cd rs referee. and both sides express
cd satisfaction In the fairness CT his
decisions, thoIgh of course differing
with him occasionally In his decisions
That Lehi played the toughest game
Is evident by the fact that they were
pcncli2ed with Is fouls, eight of which
were charged against Ashton. Plea
SAINT Grove WAS charged with eight
fouls, two Of which were made b,
their center ard three by Paul Wal
ker Dortcn scored nine times In nine
efforts from tho foul line, and the
visitors scored but seven out of IL
trials
Tho game was the most largely at
tended OF any ever played In Lch'
and nearly 5000 was taken In at IN,
door. II was fast from the very min
ute the ball was first tossed up. and
every play was accorded dcafeninp
cheers for one side or the other. Al
the end OF the first half the score
stood l6 to IL In favor of I.chi.
the second half the excitment grew
more intense, and when the game wa |
within one minute of the finish, n row
broke out, This caused n feeling so |
intense that the visitors deemed II
best not TO 30 on with the playing.
and the game was awarded to Lehi.
Lehl offered TO go on with the game
Or to replace the two center men.
The cause Of the rumpus seems 10
nave been more with the spectators
lhan with the players. Repeatedly ex-
pressions Of soak him" or similar ex-
pressions were heard from the side
lines, which undoubtedly led to the
.wo conters engaging In cllnch
When this happened il appeared that
here would be n general mix up OF
10Th schools, but which was luckily
prevented by few cooler heads and
Iolicemen's clubs, The two centers
Who were the principals In the AFFAIR
hook hands when qulctncss was re.
tored. Pleasant Grove claims that
when the referee would toss up the
'all. Ashton would place one hand
N Walkers shoulder as he jumped
.ehi claims that the reason why Ash.
ON was able to take the ball from his
all opponent was because Walker
nisjudged and almost invariably
Jumped too soon, He would be COM
ng down as Ashton was going up.
hus enabling tho latter to toss the
all to one of his men.
Referee Fitzpatrick, being solicited
pr statement, says that they were
~o of the fastest fives in the state
at that Lehi did the superior team
'ork and was entitled to victory
sked as TO the roughness, he stated
nat II was no roughor than the ordin-
ny game and not so rough as many
hers he had seen.
Tho