| OCR Text |
Show The closing play in the season's first game UTAH STATE-UTAH GAMES SWEEPING into action in the U. A. C. gym, the Utes' first attempt to break into the early season win column was futile, for the blue-clad Aggies held on to a 24-21 lead gained in the first half, to finally breast the Redskins, 47-40. The second game saw a determined Redshirt horde go down fighting gallantly, and only after several easy Utah shots had played around on the rim of the hoop, only to roll off, did the Farmers manage to eke out a 40-38 win. Smith and Dow played fast ball, but were held to a minimum of shots by the Farmer guards. Lybbert's floor game and especially his adhesive defensive work featured the Crimson's violent stand to get at least an even break in Logan. The U. A. C. trip to Salt Lake early in February found a much improved Ute squad ready to meet the Staters, and after leading most of the game, the Farmers could not quel the avalanche of shots from the hands of Jerry Smith, and recoiled under the lash of a 47-45 defeat. The aggresive playing of Theron Davis, the wedge-like defensive antics of Hap Lybbert, and Captain Carl Davis' all-around performance -^Pj" •' featured the struggle. Led by Parkinson, Aggie forward sensation, and by Davis, who seemed to be omnipresent, the Loganites bombarded the Ute backboard the entire second game to win hanidly, 45-38. Smith kept the Utes in the running until late in the game, when a volley of baskets gave the contest to the invaders. The Crimson entry sorely missed a tall center, as Lorain Cox could hardly hope to outjump the Aggie pivot ace, Campbel. This disadvantage hampered team play, but the Utes had possession of the ball as much as could be reasonably expected. This, more than any other one factor, explains Utah's failure to place higher in the race. The last game of this two game series between the Utes and Farmers, was featured by the long shooting of Captain Davis of the Aggies, making baskets at times from the center of the floor, and the work of Captain Jerry Smith and Pete Dow fighting desperately to regain the lead. Lorain Cox Center Sherman Clark Forward- Page 214 V A^ \ W |
