Show DB CATS SEEK PUSI SEASON POST SERIES WITH TOUTED EASTERN 1 NEGOTIATIONS BEGUN FOR V GAMES WITH PITTSBURG OR PRINCETON PENN WINNER Cats Capture Conference Championship Second Second Second Sec Sec- ond Time Play Cowboys Again Mont March 14 34 14 With the second d su IYe Rocky Mountain conference rence basketball championship In as as- man many years safely tucked under their belts the brilliant Montana State college Bobcats are an seeking s postseason games with the outstanding eastern east east- em ern teams of the year Toda Today negotiations were being Dg made for tr a series with the University of or Pitts- Pitts burs bur burg which boasts boast a no defeat record record rec rae ord in games with teams of ot tb the Big Dig Ten eastern intercollegiate and I service ice team leagues or with the winner of the Prince Pennsylvania eton e- e ton playoff for the Eastern Intercollegiate Intercollegiate Inter Inter- collegiate title The University of ot Southern California Cali Cali- fornia has also been wired asking if tr it Is fa interested Inte In a series se However How How- ever er hopes are that an eastern team ran can be imported With Ith the most mot sensational basketball bas baa team ever eer assembled bled In Butte Dutte has already offered offered of ot- for tor a J postseason s series I Interest here Is af fever heat TURN IN INEASY INEASY INEASY EASY WIN The Bobcats successfully defended defend oo ed td their title last lut night when the they decisive decisively defeated the University of Wyoming aggregation eastern division titleholders for tor A A. second time Although the score was 9 59 9 to 31 the contest was replete with brilliant play pIa b by both teams team Monday nights night's score was wu 43 27 for tor the colorful Cats and last nights night's game was Just as M much faster raster as the larger scores might su suggest est Although the margin was wider last night the Cowboys Co looked better better bet bet- ter and offered stubborn opposition during the first half halt and revealed flashes of ot high cla class floor noor work ork at Intervals throughout Ou en at center was again outstanding for tor forthe forthe the losers and scored ored 12 points but buthis buthis his bis spectacular efforts could not overcome the phenomenal work of the Thompson Breeden combine corn com m- m bine with Orland Ward ard Worthington Worthing- Worthing ton and Worden orden fitting Into the machine in smooth fashion TRIO OF STARS SHINE Thompson was hot and his mates mate capitalized him for 28 8 points Frank Prank Ward counted 10 and played his usual masterful floor game while Breeden's defensive play stam stamped him as one of ot the greatest guards In conference history It was just a case of ot a good team against a superb outfit going at its best gait Wyoming drew first blood when hen Engstrom tossed a beauty Frank Ward tipped one In to even een the count and Engstrom came back backwith backwith backwith with another difficult shot A free throw by Ward ard and another field goal by the same gentleman put the Cats ahead From then on it was pretty much a case ease of ot Out sen interrupting inter inter- the shooting of Thompson and Ward ard to sink one now and then tIen for the Cowboys and keep them in the game The half ended 25 S most o ot of the margin coming as a. a result of a. a Do Bobcat t spurt in the last Jast three min mm- utes OPEN SECOND WITH BANG The cham champs s opened the n second nd half bait with a bang banI and soon had hid a commanding lead The two to teams meet again to tonight tonight tonight to- to night to finish out the series ac according according ae- ae cording to conf conference nce regulations The Bobcats will strive hard bard to continue their impressive scoring record for tor the ae season uon In which they averaged more than CO SO points In thirty-eight thirty ball games gunes against high class elass teams of ot various Tulous conferences con con- MONTANA TA A STATE 59 63 U FG PG FT Thompson f t. II 11 4 4 2 32 0 O. O Ward f. f 4 1 1 2 29 Worden orden f. f 2 0 0 3 1 4 Sadler f 0 o 0 0 0 0 Hurd f. f 0 0 0 0 0 F. F Ward c. c 3 J 4 4 1 o. o 10 0 10 Breeder Breeden g. g 1 I 3 2 1 3 J 3 Worthington on g. g 2 2 3 1 B D 5 S Gardner g. g 0 o 0 0 b 0 0 Browning g g. 0 0 0 0 WYOMING G 31 at FG ro FT I Koerfer f t. t 0 0 0 2 0 Thomas t f. f 4 0 0 2 S I Engstrom f t. t 2 1 0 J 2 4 f f. f 0 0 0 1 0 c. c S 5 3 S 2 4 12 U George Georgeg g g. g 1 2 0 0 2 Coughlin g. g 0 I 2 1 0 1 Holland 0 0 0 0 0 g g. g g Duni Dunker er g. g 2 1 0 0 0 4 g. g 0 1 0 1 0 Referee Mahoney of ot Denver DenTer UMI um urn- pire Morris of Seattle I |