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Show ATHLETICS W. A. 29; B. Y. C. 27. Such is the result of our game with the B. Y. C. at their gymnasium in Logan on Feb. 3. The game was fast from start to finish, and at no point before the end was it possible to pick the winner. Our boys were at the disadvantage of being smaller than their opponents, and also of being on a strange floor. Their skill counteracted these difficulties, however, and they finished in the lead. Although several Weberites went up, they were but a handful compared with the Loganites. Yet under the direction of Clix, they did such cheering that the B. Y. C. band could not drown them out. At this game several new songs were sung, making a great hit for their authors. W. A. 39; U. D. S. 24. This game was played in our own hall on Feb. 10. Although not as fast as other games, it was clean and interesting. Clark of Weber, and Farley of the deaf school played best for their teams as usual. This score might seem peculiar, considering the fact that in a previous game we were defeated by the deaf boys, but when we compare their basket ball field with ours, we can readily see the advantage they had over us. In the first place their hall is so small that the four walls are used as bounds and play is continuous, except when fouls are called. In the second place a low hanging balcony surrounds the hall, annoying players not accustomed to such a barrier. ANOTHER VICTORY. Feb. 18th was looked forward to with great anticipation by our students because we expected the entire B. Y. C. student body at our gym to witness the game, and do stunts on the side lines. In this we were disappointed, as only a mere half dozen rooters appeared. The visiting team was handicapped because of the strenuous game played with the deaf boys the previous night and as a result the game with our team was not as good as it might have been. It ended with the score of 49 to 23 in favor of Weber, thus deciding the championship of the Northern league. An extra large per cent of students and teachers appeared at this game and lent their voices to the yell squad. A visiting player declared that the unlimited number of pretty girls in attendance was the factor that won the game. ACORN 19 AGAIN VICTORIOUS. Although champions of the Northern league, we owed B. E. H. S. a game on our floor. This was played the night of the 24th, ending with a score of 53 to 22 in Weber's favor. For some reason the Brig-hamites were inclined to be rough and at times the game took the appearance of football rather than basket ball. However, Referee Metcalf did his best to keep the game clean and succeeded very well. On Feb. 23 Principal Henderson, in behalf of the Student Body and the faculty, presented sweaters to each member of the team and Coach Harker. All of the team except McKay had earned the sweaters according to rules. However, Era won his in the game with Box Elder High. On being presented with the sweaters each member made a short speech of acceptation. The cheers of the students accompanying each talk showed the appreciation of the honors gained for our school by the athletes. THE TOURNAMENT. The champion teams of the five different leagues of the state met in Salt Lake City on March 2, 3 and 4 to participate in a tournament which should decide the championship of the State High School Basket Ball League. At an early hour on the evening of March 2 the Y. M. C. A. gym. was filled to overflowing with enthusiastic rooters and spectators and excitement ran high. The first game, that of Weber vs. Payson, was called at 8 p. m. A few faithful W. A. rooters lead by McCune managed to penetrate the din and make a favorable impression on the spectators by their systematic yelling and singing. From the time Referee Romney blew the whistle for starting until the end, both teams played hard and fast and played to win. The Payson boys led the score until the middle of the second half, when Weber gained the lead and there they stayed. What the Weber team lacked in size it made up in speed and endurance. On the same night the L. D. S. defeated Richfield in a game as fast and interesting. A crowd of rooters equally as large as on the previous evening assembled on the evening of the 3rd. The first game played was that of Weber vs. "The Branch Normal" of Cedar City. As compared with these southern giants, the Weber boys looked like pygmies, but when it came to playing the giants appeared to be decidedly small, for the Weber team outclassed them in every phase of |