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Show * A 1.41'i i 1 i; *C 1«B The Utes warm up between halves UTAH-MONTANA STATE GAMES On January 17th, Vadal Peterson's Redshirts journeyed to Bozeman to open a two-game series with .Montana State College. Only the benign influence of the local background allowed the Cats to win out, 50.49. Uorraine Cox accounted for 23 of the 49 points made by the Utes. The Ute guards conceded but little ground, and broke through repeatedly to make timely interceptions. The second night saw the Cats quell the Ute attack and send them back to Salt Lake with a 53-32 loss. Pete Dow's herculean efforts to keep his team in the running found little support from his mates. Ward and Thompson were apparently not to be denied. Always a good first-nighter, the Redshirts stalked the Bobcats, February 21st to open the final Ute-Bobcat series in the Utah capitol. Peterson instilled enough drive into the boys to send them through a gruelling game to emerge bright in command of a 52-45 advantage. Smith, true to form, counted 20 points besides sharing defensive responsibilities. Pete Dow was also running in high gear in this game and was pushing Smith for honors of the game. 0*** AJSf Theoran Davis Guard- In the last game of the season, one of the largest crowds in years crowded into the Deseret Gym to see the renowned M.S.C. contingent in action for the last time. Graduation, claiming Frank and Orlando Ward as well as the other Utah prodigal, All-American Thompson, dealt the Bozeman squad a rather telling blow. Nor were the Utes totally unaffected, for one of the cleverest floormen to don a Crimson jersey in years, Pete Dow, likewise played his last collegiate basketball game. In point of basketball finesse, the Ute-Bobcat tiff was the crowning event of the year. Mistakes were few; brilliant plays and sensational shots were many. The game was featured by weird shooting on the part of Cat Thompson, who led the former champions to a 56-34 victory, Ray Price Center Page 215 |