Latter Day Saints Business College - S Book Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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his inspirational leadership in the critical fourth period pulled the Saints through to a victory. The next night the Saints gave Davis their hardest fight of the season. The third quarter ended in a deadlock at fifteen all. The Saints played their fastest game of the season, but three foul pitches in the final quarter gave Davis an eighteen-toefifteen win. In the 1311211 encounter of the season the Saints were certainly not the team they were the night before. They had plenty of fight, speed, and their usual good passing attack, but they couldnit find the hoop. The gun ended a Saint rally at thirty-eight to eighteen-a Victory for the Bingham Miners. This was the second time 21 Miner quintet had ever defeated the Saints. The excellent floor work of Bennion along with his good sportsman- ship won him the Deseret News Sportsmanship medal. He was the second player from L. D. S. to receive this medal. Onan Mecham was the winner in 1929. Captain Bennion was the big gun of the Gold and Blue attack. He was consistent in his basket shooting, a tower of strength in defense, and an excellent leader. In HFaganii Hoggan, Coach West had one of the best ball-rustlers in the community. His clever tactics in evading the threats of his oppon- ents caused more than slight worry to opposing coaches. KNIGHT KEENER Guard Forward .ggt 159 path-

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The next week West came through with a viclory over East. This gave the Saints 3 chance for a place in the tournament. A Saint Victory and a defeat for the Hilltoppers would tie the two sthools for the seconde place entry from the Salt Lake Division. l The Panthers were easily defeated by the 601$ and Blue live, who presented almost a complete reversal of light and fgrm. The final score was thirty-six to thirty for L. D. S. l S. E. Se-Smash East, Saints-and HIt Can Be Done were tw0 of the mottoes used to awaken the spirit of the team ankl the students. The players went into the East game on March sixth with their hearts and souls set on winning. Just as determined were the Leopards to gain a tournament berth. McKay Hale was a demon from start to linish. He was knocked senseless to the floor in the second period, but came back lighting as strong as ever. Roberts, Bird, and Morr ahl put up an excellent exhibition of guarding, and Hoggan and Bennion rgstled the ball better than they had done all season. These things and jus plain fight gave the Saints 21 twenty-flve to twentyetwo victory over East; but not until the final gun sounded could we rest assured that the gamerwas Hin the bag. When the time for the State Tournament arrived, the flghting Saints came through with a victory when they nosed out Ll gan, Cache Valleyls champions, twenty-iive to twentyeone. The clever lassing attack of the Gold and Blue live and the strong defensive playing 9f Roberts and Mort kept the Northerners at bay. Bennion played an excellent floor game and SMITH DUNFORD T HALE Forward Center Forward A 158 tae- l

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Kay Hale was a forward of rare ability. His iinever-say-die spirit aided considerably in the successful campaign of the church hoopsters. On the defensive line, Harold Roberts spelled havoe to on-coming basketeshooters. His agility in securing the ball and swiftly shooting it up the Iioor to the awaiting hands of his team mates was a big factor in the results of the Saint machine. Paul Bird, diminutive guard, teamed well witt Roberts. He fully made up the handicap of small size with his fighting spirit. itFrog Morr was a guard of exceptional initi tive. At the begin ning of the schedule he watched the games from the side-lines, but after a few trials as substitute, his worth was realized and he alternated with Bird on the guard line. Enoch Smith, although inexperienced at the beg'nning of the season, developed into a reliable forward. He was always ready to take the place of either of the regular forwards and fitted well int the Gold and Blue formation. His experience will prove invaluable to th team next year. Although not so large as some of the other high school hoopsters, Paul Christenson was a utility forward of uncommon cleverness. He pos- sessed an accurate eye for the hoop and played a big part in his schoolis passing attack whenever he was called upon. Keener, forward; Dunford, center; and Allen and Knight, guards; completed the squad. This group of reserves could a1 ays be relied upon and fitted well into the L. D. S. combination whenevtr they were needed. BIRD ORR G uard i uard