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Show II IHOOP MENHap Lybbert GuardTheran Davis GuardThe Utes opened the season against Montana State. The Bobcats, however, were not the same team which Utah played in previous years. They had been weakened greatly by the loss of Thompson and the Ward brothers and as a result proved an easy mark for Utah.The Redskins loomed as the ultimate winners from the very start of the contest. The shooting of Jerry Smith, Sherman Clark, and Loraine Cox on the forward line, and the guarding of the veterans, Captain Hap Lybbert and Theran Davis proved too much for the northern invaders and they lost 37 to 51.This game revealed that the Utes were not only a powerful defensive crew as heretofore, but that they also carried that necessary offensive punch. The passing, long and short, was accurate and fast. Redskin followers immediately prophesied a championship team, and a championship team it turned out to be.The second game with the Bobcats found Coach Vadal Peterson's men somewhat off onJerry Smith Forwardshooting, but they were still able to out-score their rivals by a 40 to 26 margin.The Montana five started out strong and rallied on numerous occasions, but the Gibralter-like the defense of the Utes was not to be penetrated. The game proved conclusively that the Utes really had the stuff in them.Following the Bobcat series, the Crimson hoopsters journeyed to Provo, where they surprised their firm followers by squeezing out a double victory over the touted Cougars. In this series, the valuable services of Jerry Smith, captain of the 1930 team, came into play.The Utes were somewhat startled by the shooting ability of the Cougars, who in spurts made from three to five baskets, at the same time holding the Utes scoreless. The B. Y. team, with a lead of ten points and only five minutes to play, seemed to have the first game in the sack. However, the hard rustling Utes were not to be denied. Sherm Clark, Jerry Smith, and Loraine Cox, started sinking218 |