Show D. D U. U u. u T T Menace 11 to W. W Wyoming Cowboy Five Opens Chase For F or Laurels DENVER Jan 3 With JP With other team learn in the conference more determined determine determined deter deter- mined mine than ever to end the Wyoming Wyo ming mine Cowboys' Cowboys year four our r ride in the saddle the eastern division ba basketball basket basket- ket- ket ball race in the Rocky Mountain conference con can ference will open Friday Wyoming will play in fri one of the lid lid- prying struggles taking on Western State at ot Laramie in a n two-game two series starting Friday night Denver university uni uni- will go to Golden for or a clash dash with Colorado Mines The Pioneers are arc expected to be a most formidable foe foo for tor the Cowboys this season The rest of the divisions division's eight teams will begin play next week Colorado university tangling with wilh the ers at Golden Tuesday and the remaining three teams te opening Janu January ry 11 and 12 Two Veterans Return I INow 1 Now that Wyoming has lost all aU but two of oC her championship winning players payers the time appears auspicious V 1 J J J ti I Q 0 f for the rise of another title winner J J However Coach Willard Dutch Witts the Cowboys' Cowboys pilot has had ho no lack of material at Laramie and h his new team ma may flash plenty plent of strength It is 13 bound to be inexperienced however as Stan Christensen and Willard Buzz West both guards are the only veterans back from last years year's undefeated team Western State Sf-ak Weak The team learn which Coach Telfer Mead will vilI take lake to Laramie from has four Jim Jim and Ralph Bauer Milner and Gilmore The Western State team learn appears little stronger than last year ear when It finished fin far Car down in the ruck nick Colorado Mines has won only on one conference cage case game in two years and as the present material does not not seem to be much better than before beCore Mines is not given much chance of stopping the D. D U U. outfit which h ha hajj more veterans in 1 the ranks than any other team learn in the league S |