The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah • 18

-I tt Her Basketball Hero Happy Get Crack at HoopTi 4 Sc ool Hoost 'Chit Hig To 5Ni: Crowne el 'Toda I ii rb I -4--- '-6 1 41 4 i 5 "4S 1A' i- --i 125 '1''! 9 5 4 7 r4 Great Games On Tap at Deseret Gym By Jimmy Hodgson Tribune Sports Editor litah's first double bill baske ball tournament which has been replete with all the thrillsi suspense and surprises of ani fashioned screen serial reaches the grand climax final chapter The finish like the-tourney wi be a double-barreled affair TwO champions will be crowned instea of one and sports fans th state over will have their atten tion focused on the Deseret gyn as the 1944 teams are 110Minate for the long honor roll of Beehiv state champions The first class champion the state's history-will be decide Saturday afternoon Wisatctt March 18 1944 Saturday Morning urray Trips Lehl46-32 Class 13 Semifinal sier ''---'4--J Ab 5 They'll play for the title -Tack Whipple Joe toppled Davis 37-25-' They are three Of 1 Weight and Huck Dyer -Provo stars who best boys in the tourney 1 ---4 1 1 i VTS wm Provo OutOlays Davia- for 37-25 1 i Deanne (Tiny Tot) Tanner offers her congratulation to Kent Murdock who led Wasatch into the finals of the 113 division race Deanne is one of the youngest (and cutest) tourney fans Friday 78 Results CLASS A (Championship Flight)i Provo 37 Davis 23 Box Elder 34 Weber 33 (Consolation Flight) Moat 29 South Cache 27 Granite 56 Carbon 16 By Bill Maughan which gaVe them a decided edge in clThe Davis Darts defending this departthent ampions in the state basketball The two teams traded the first 1 third period with Huck Dyer and alramble'- were hustled out of the 1 urnament righ vigorously Friday 1 a ternoon by a fast and hot-shoot- eaver Boxing ing gang of Bulldogs from Provo i high 37 to 25 'Toomey Slated IThe Provo lads came through 1 three-day boxing with some beautiful playing that tournament featuring a big field glive them the edge after the first of fighters in eight weight divi Beaver Boxing Toomey Slated three-day boxing tournament featuring a big field of fighters in eight weight Wasatch Takes Thriller From Spanish 35 tQ 36 By Bill Clegg i The Murray Smelterites champions of the Jordan division breezed into the class finals Friday night with a convincing 46-32 triumph Over a gallant Lehi quintet and will meet the rugged Wasatch' Wasps Saturday for the class crown Outsized litA far from out- 1--- classed the scrappy Pioneers knotted: the count at 23-23 in the Box Elder Tips third canto but wilted under a barrage of baskets by Gillen Da- eber vies and Hamblin Gillen stellar pivot man stuffed in 17 points for Murray 13 of which he begged in Great Game the last half Ralph Mitchell and Don Dorton kept the Pioneers in the running An inspired Box Elder quintet for two periods but with big Keith burned its fingers in pulling a 34- Davies shadowing him throughout 33 victory out of the fire against the second half Dorton tallied only Weber Friday night The one-four points for a total of 11 for the contest point margin gave the Bees a Scoring for Murray was scat- ticket into the championship game tered throughout the lineup With Saturday night against the Provo Gillen claiming 17 Hamblin 10 Bulldogs and Barnett eight points for high honors The victory came on the wings Lehi Murray of a field goal by Ray Malmrose 1r 0 1- 0 1 1 1 Calton? Hamblin? 4 5 2 le in the last 20 seconds of the tug-of4 1 a mitchill Tueksttt 1 2 1 3 4 5 3 11 Dortonc Gilienc 7 7 31? war contest 3 0 0 6 Cooberg Davieeg 1 4 4 6 0 3 0 0 5COW111r Batmettit a 2 2 PI Both teams played championship 1 9 4 6 Evanst Evans? 0 0 0 0 ball and the jam-packed crowd in 0 0 0 0 Allred? MeelearY9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chatfield' Glavacg 1 0 0 2 the big gymnasium would have 0 0 0 0 Larannit Watts? 0 0 0 0 accepted either quint as a worthy 0 0 0 0 Evan Eder Tips Lehi Murray 1r 0 li 1 1 1 Calton? Hamblin? 4 5 2 10 4 1 0 8 Mitchall? Tuckstl? 3 2 1 3 4 5 3 11 Dortonc Gilienc 7 7 3 3 0 0 6 Cooperg Daviesg 1 4 4 6 3 0 0 Slcowng Barnett'? a 2 2 Pi 1 9 4 6 Evansf Evans? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allred? Mcelearyft 0 1 0 0 0 0 (I 0 Chatfield' Olavacg 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 LarsonAt Watts? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Evans An inspired Box Elder quintet burned its fingers in pulling a 34- 33 victory out of the fire against Weber Friday night The one-point margin gave the Bees a ticket into the championship game Saturday night against the Provo Bulldogs The victory came on the wings of a field goal by Ray Malmrose in the last 20 seconds of the tug-of-war contest Both teams played championship ball and the jam-packed crowd in the big gymnasium would have accepted either quint as a 'worthy CLASS I (Championship F1ight)1 'Wasatch 36 Spanish Fork 351 Murray 46 Lehi 32 1 (Consolation Flight) Monroe 41 Blanding 214 Dixie 43 Cedar 21 Dixie 48 21- 'Jack Whipple tanking their shots from all angles The best the Dart could do in this period was to count one field avid four foul goals Provo was out in front 29 to 16 at the end of the period The fans were treated to some of the best ahooting in the entire tournament in this eight minutes of -plale The smooth play shooting and ball-hawking of the winners gave them the edge -with every boy holding up his end of the game The Davis boys kept fighting hard but failed to connect with their shots Whipple- was high 'scorer with 11 points I Pri a 4 Thiele Otrt 4 0 0 8 Dyert Iterirree47 1 1 0 2 5 1 1 11 WhIPPlt 11117Lt 3 3 5 3 9 Weight 0 3 0 0 2 3 0 4 Clarade Wbfteettles4 2 3 2 4 0 3 1 1 Brinkerhoff Clevertyg 3 5 2 1 0 0 2 Allena Hatch 0 0 0 0 0 0 fl 0 Thumps7 Downs4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Davie tontg 0 0 00 16 13 5 37 Total 1319 2 33 Score by quarters: Provo 11 It 29 27 Davie 10 15 3S divisions will be staged March 20 21 and 22 in the Beaver high school gymnasium Ken Gardner Beaver high school coach announced Friday Partidipants are expected Prom Mi1ford 1 Minersville Beaver and Greenville he said The bouts will begin at 8 A champion from each of the divisions will be crowned the final night and a heavyweight exhibition scrap tentatively is set as a finale to the tourney Saturday's Schedule I minute of play the score seesawed between the two fighting quints With leas than 0- minute to go Snell Olsen Spanish Fork guard dropped In afoul toss to tle it at 35-35 The clock showed 19 seconds remaining when Murdock fouled Standing calmly amidst the bedlam of the frenzied fana the big center arched the ball directly into the that was that He waa high scorer of the fast game chalking up 15 points Wasatch Spanish Fork OM GT1r 4 0 0 8 Pratt 1ItNelsonji 1 1 i 7 A 14elsothf 4 3 4 11 1152 15 felittirtincka Pinease 3 4 2 1 St 3 5 HAturclockt Oisona 2 3 1 3 A 4 4 iZ IV I ai A 4 a CSwensonf 1 2 2 4 period They rustled the ball exceptionally well and gave their opponents little chance to get set for open shots They also delivered si field goals ut Provo added two More gosIs and led at the end of the period 11 to 6 At the end of the half they had forged ahead toi a comfortable lead of 17 to 10 Davis garnered but one field and two foul goals in this period The Bulldogs looked good in the wlth some sensational long Granite East Reach Finals 1 2 Fork vs Lehi 3 vs Granite 4 m--A-Vasateh vs Murray 7 VI 16 Weber 9 vs Box 8 rn--Monroe vs Dixie Eider 12 19 II 32 Totals 17 21 12 48 Score by quarters: Lehi 8 14 23 32 Murray 10 19 29 48 Officials: Young and Barney By Clark Lobb Rangy Kenny Murdock ace center for the fighting Wasatch Wasps cooly dunked in a foul pitch with 10 seconds to go and the score knotted at a red-hot 35-all to give his never-say-die squad a win over Spanish Fork and a place In the finals of the class championship bracket in the 1944 state high school hoop tournament All the thrills of an entire tour-'lament were thrown together in a maddening seesaw fourth quarter of the second-day tilt andMurdock stamped himself as one of the finest players in the entire hoop carnival Starting slow and trailing throughout the first three cantos the Wasps definitely were off on their shooting and failed to follow up on the rebounds while the big Spanish Fork crew kept the ball consistently near the Wasatch hoop Then came the fourth quarter with the Wasps trailing 19-21 Le lloy Pratt a substitute Wasp forward went into thefracas and quickly split the strings for two fast ones From then until the last entrant into the title classic on Saturday night Weber led 19-17 at the half but the Bees had edged out in front 26-25 as the fourth period opened Peterson and 13errett increased the lead to 30-26 before Malmrose and Nichols tanked one each to make it 30-29 Berrett and Gibbs each tanked a foul toss to keep the margin 31-30 for Weber Mack Smith slipped one through the strings for what looked like a clincher foe Weber but with 20 seconds remaining Malmrose posted the biggest points of the game to give the Bees the decision Weber Box Elder-- GTFP YP 2 1 1 5 Smithl 4 2 1 2 2 1 5 KBerrettt Nicholea 6 1 0 12 3 7 5 11 Zundelc 1 5 3 2 0 0 4 Showg Gibbsg 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 8 Bhuoeg Walkerg 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 ItBerrottg EPoteramo 1 1 1 3 Box Elder--a TYP 4 2 1 Nichoict 6 1 0 12 Zundelc 1 5 3 Gibbsg 0 2 2 2 Walkerg 1 1 1 3 EPaterame I I 1 3 I high Summit champion will clash! with Murray Jordan district king1 for the division laurels Mei tossup is scheduled at 4 The other title battle for the I class A crown will be the grand windup starting at 9 in I and 12 25 12 30 Totals 13 10 11 35 Score by Wasatch 8 15 27 38 Spanish 'Pork 14 20 35 35 limey You CAll WALE MORE AND LIKE IT sit 01 main MIAOW La Motta Victor BOSTON March- 17 (111----Jake La Motta 163 of New York gave Coley Welch 163 of Portland Me a lusty left handed pounding on the head and body Friday night to gain a unanimous 10-round decision over the New England middleweight titlist before a crowd of 960A at Boston Garden i Wyoming Basketball By Associated Press Casper 28 Green River 22 Rawlins 43 poweil Wheatland -4L Basin 37 Laramie 53 Buffalo 24 Cody 35 Superior 20 Worland 48 Torrington 30 Rock Springs 301 Gillette 28 Cheyenne 48 Midweet 35 La Sal les 10i-an A6 4P Alk AN past high school edged out South Cache--29-27 and the Gran Its Farmers trounced Carbon 56- 16 Friday to qualify for the class A 'consolation championship Saturday in what looms as A real gridge battle The Farmers took two one-point decisions from the 1 Leopards during the regular seasoA's campaign past trailed 15-12 at the half but Barnes Knell and Backman sparked the in a second-half surge and they won the game in an eyelash finish Cempletely outclassed in every department of Ithegame Carbon never had a ch4nce in its tussle With th" Farmers' who were on the rebound after their first day loss to Weber The point hungry Farmer reserves poured it on the Dinosaurs in the second half scoring 20 points on their own hook while the first string watched from the bench 95 Whittakert 0 0 0 0 Wildeg 0 0 0 0 13 11 7 33 Totals 13 13 8 34 Score by quarters: Box Elder 8 17 28 34 Weber 11 19 28 33 Smith and Christensen AND YOUR RATION STAMP matching the doughty Provo Bulldogs against the tough region i one court kings Box Elder The two title tussles are packed with promise Anything can tap-pen If seating arrangements made it possible tourney officials estimate that close to 10000 fans would jam the gym As it is only about 2200 will be able to watch the closing contests of the cOurt classic 1 Wasatch won the thriller Irriday with a 36-35 win over Spanish Fork in as exciting a game as the tourney has seen It was a great game between two fine teams Murray showed a decided superiority over Lehi Provo came through in masterful style to blast the Big Six cham 9 9 Dixie Monroe Take Games Goes Good with "Snack Omit OT Rmitht 5 3 2 12 JaccobeI 1 4 3 Baker 4 3 311 Knibbeg 2 2 1 5 Sandbergg 1 2 2 4 Moulton 1 1 0 2 Omen 0 1 1 1 ILMastrin 5 2 2 12 Garner 1 0 0 2 2hdoehey 1 0 0 2 Carbon ItITIPP 1 3 313 9 Parte tool 1 LQ 0 Dintick1 3 0 0 6 tIordone 1 11 1 Davls6 1 10 0 Pessettog 6 0 10 0 Nelson 0 10 0 Apienalp 0 0 0 0 Wilson 1 0 0 McIntire 0 0 0 Ilitglisocto i 6 6 4 16 Total Score by quarterE tOrankte Carbon 1 ol 1 Ft' tb Cacti' Int 2 1 5 Allen? 2 0 4 2 Seamonct 0 5 2 Allredc 1d 3 0 0 4 litiothes4t Is 6414 -Hansen 11 0 0 0 Larson 21 13 14 56 1111071 trof10! 11 16 Cl Monroe and Dixie will fight It out for the consolation title for schools both schools taking their second round games Monroe running away from a scrappy San Juan team 41 to 21 and the Dixie Fliers getting by Cedar City in a close and exciting battle 43 to 41 gm Joe Lowe and Carlos Asay paced the South Sevier Rams with 11 and 12 points respectively Monroe ran up a commanding lead in the first quarter and were never in serious trouble Dixie and Cedar dished up one of the best and speediest games of the entire tournament The teams had split two games in league play and then In the round robin for region six the Cedar City boys won 37 to 23 Friday's win for Dixie makes the season's record even two and two East GT FP Beekalanf 2 5 3 Barnes 4 1 9 3sessideo 2 0 0 4 BasilLs 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 9 Glesve 00 0 0 Ransil 0 0 0 AMIDNIGHT raid on the ice box tastes like a feast when Fisher Beer is part of the menu The zippy tang of this delightful beverage gives even to the simplest snacks a delicious unusual flavor It is wonderful with cold meat cheese and crackers Those who like good beer will enjoy Fisher I 0001 Promotes Good Cheer 6 2113 4 4 210 3528 1324 86 0 0 Cedar City tglelaonf Bauerf 6 4 2 14 Gentryf Neeleyf 1 3 2 4 Trumane 23arlOwe 3 2 18 NHateng Beaman 1 1 0 2 DHateng Urteg 1 3 1 3 Woodbury Holyoaaa 0 0 0 0 Woodburyt 0 0 0 0 pion Davis out of the picture and Weber and Box Elder -put on a torrid tussle East and Granite old Big Six rivals will fight it out for the A consolation prize at 3 o'clock in a game that holds a world of Jocal interest Monroe and Dixie are the class consolation finalists They will meet at 8 Spanish Fork and Lehi will play for third place in the tourney at 2 and Davis alid Weber will clash for the A third spot at 7 o'clock It's a grand slate to wind up: a really outstanding tournament1 High School Relays Set 1 SPOKANE 'ilashMarch 17 WI Sig Hansen said Friday the annual Central Valley high school relays would be held May 27 and that invitations had been sent all high schools in eastern and central Washington and north TAimUot r16 9 27 Totala 12 9 3 29 genre bv Quarters: touthl Cacha 1 2 3 4 2 "13 21 27 ast 1 12 24 29 and Christiansen 1 te1 LNxican Derby Entries 3 MEXICO CITY March 17 (UP) Nine three-year-olds were named rriday for the second running of the 13000 added Mexican derby to be run Sunday in which Mexino's: two Kentucky 'derby nominees: Don Jose and Seeing Eye Will get their last chance to connince their owners that they Should be shipped to Churchill Downs I Dione Signs as Scout 1 CliICAGO Mardi 17 (UP)--7 mil! Dione former business manager of the Quebec club in the suspended Canadian-American league was signed Friday as a scout by the Chicago -Cubs He will also serve with the National league cub' affiliated farm teams Conservative oxford In smooth black and brovra leather with leather sole' 15 22 13 43 Totals 1T 14 1 41 Score by quarters: Dixie 9 20 34 43 Cedar City 9 22 29 4 Referee Evans umpire Morgan Minding Monroe 4 0 6 1 1 13 NiesotLf Barney? 4 3 0 8 1 0 0 2 Shumwayof 1tareenf 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 4 Hurste kowce 5 1 1 11 0 3 0 0 Washhurn4 Asayas 5 6 2 12 0 1 0 0 Bradford Bohmang 3 1 0 6 1 3 0 2 Perkinsf 3Nielson3 2 0 0 4 Daniesf 0 0 0 0 Andersonf 0 1 0 0 Gleavesg 0 0 0 0 DLarsonds 0 0 0 0 9 12 3 21 Totals Murdock Tops Scoring These good-looking shoes stand out in a crowd they're the kind other men notice women admire! 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