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Show COACH OF CHAMPIONS Vadal Peterson Head Basketball Coach The team that made the last basket usually won the basketball game. University of Utah was lucky in having a man by the name of Jerry Smith on its hoop team. Smith always made the last basket, and for that reason Utah won six close games. These games were enough to win the Western division championship, and later the Rocky Mountain Conference by defeating Wyoming in the playoff series. After fifteen years of waiting, the Redskins under the tutelage of Coach Vadal Peterson romped away with the second major athletic title in the Rocky Mountain Conference. In the fall, the Redskin gridders won the big bunting, and the hoop players, not to be outdone, accomplished the same feat. The competition in the Western division was extremely keen throughout the year. At first the Utah State Agricultur- al College loomed as the potential favorites. Brigham Young University's high scoring quintet was in the running until the last twro games. But it took the veteran University crew to upset all preseason dope by winning the title with eight victories and four defeats. The Utes opened the season by splitting two contests with the Deseret News five, which was composed of former college stars. In the first preseason contest of importance the Utes walloped the Colorado College quintet twice by the scores of 39 to 24 and 5.'3 to 22. The Utes continued their preseason winning streak by copping a couple of contests from St. Mary's 49 to 31 and 70 to 24. The playing of the Utes in the final preseason game against Montana University brought Crimson followers high hopes as the Utes won 41 to 31. 216 |