American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-31
lEH| COULDN'T WIN
BUT CAN WHINE

The following is the kind of "whin-
ing dope" I.ehi's correspondents are
sending out to the daily ppcers. They
are making the bullets and trying to
have American Fork fire them. It's
the usual thing-if Lehi does not win
all games. there is something wrong
incompetent umpiring; our boys were
sick, or we were cheated. But read
for yourself the stun they are sending.
out on the last game:
"Lehi, Jan. 27--Rumors that the
league basketball game played last
Friday night between Lehi and Pleas
ant Grove High schools would be pro-
tested by American Fork High school.
on the ground Of incompetent offici-
ating. are afloat in this division OF the
State High School Basketball league.
The officials in the much discussed
confab were Richards, former Pleasant
Grove High school player and a broth
er of the Pleasant Grove star forward
and Robert Pixton. former Yale medal
holder in football punting. who halls
from the U. A. c. The charges to be
referred to Willard Ashton. arbitrator
for the Utah High School Athletic as
ISOLATION, will be concentrated against
the Pleasant Grove man.
Mysterious Fouls.
Numerous fouls, which nobody who
saw the game seems to understand,
were called upon the Lehi team while
II was working to maintain its we'll
established lead in the game, say the
American Fork followers who saw the
contest. They maintain that section
OF rule OF the official basketball
rules for 1920 providing for dis
interested referee, was violated. Pleas
ant Grove, by reason of number of
fouls called on Lehi during the last
few minutes of play. was able to push
out one point to the merry. according
to the official score. Practically every
OlutI Stolt tdtu III iht Hid'' haNN
Behi the game, % to 90.
Coach Happy" Holmstead's team
from American Fork would have en-
joyed seeing Lehi cop the victory. BY
so doing American Fork would have
gone into tie with Lehi and Pleas.
ant Grove for first place. The Fork
ers are confident OF trimming Pleas
ant Grove in return game at Amer
lean Fork next week and hope to
nose I.ehi out when the two runners
up for the title meet Friday at Lehi.
Pleasant Groves win, however. puts
her a bit to the good for the cham
pionship in this section.
Official Referee III
Bobby" Richardson Of the Deseret
gymnasium was to have acted as arbi-
traitor during this important game. He
was taken i'll. and no neutral substi-
tute could be secured In time. The
two teams decided to let Richards ref
rec for one half and Pixton the other,
and each alternating as umpire. Pix
ton took the first half. calling five
fouls on each team. Richards began
to specialize on the Purple and White
team In the second canto. and the
trouble began. says the protesting fac
ticn.
Mr.. Pixton admitted after the game
that the ofYiciating OF the Pleasant
Grove man was too intricate for him
to follow.
Whether Lehi or the Pleasant Grove
team had won the game was the big
question when the final gong sounded
The Official score had It "a to % for
the invaders. while practically every
other card read 20 to 20 for Lehi.
The game Is now history so far as the
local school Is concerned"