Show GARDNER HAILED LEAGUES LEAGUE'S I MOST VALUABLE DENVER NVER March 11 UP UP Al Al Although though completely bottled 1 In the clutch game against W Wyoming Utah's Vern Gardner today Was as named tamed the m most st valuable player In Inthe inthe the Big Seven Se Basketball confer conter ence enec A United Press poll singled out the 6 4 Ute center for tor top honors on the basis of at his full seasons season's performance a a performance which paced Utah down to the wire In the title fight tIght The Afton Alton Wyo sophomore was wal almost a a. unanimous choice of ot the writers and broadcasters participating participating in the poll Arnie FerrIn of or Utah Jack Hauser of ot Denver and Jimmy Reese of ot Wyoming all aU r re received nominations but none none approached approached ap ap- ap Gardner In the tile balloting |