Show f UTE CAGER FACE CRISIS AGAINST B. B Y U. U TONIGHT Overconfidence Element Likely to Aid Redskins Fast Developing Reserves Reserve Ready to Fill Gaps Among Regulars Game T Time lne 8 p. p m. m I t t Th The Rocky Mountain conference race is still in the tage but Utah 1931 champions will wil nave lave to make a auCk uCk getaway and r i iet et into a sprint Immediately or it it li will experience a hort fast drop to U. U the league base basc t ment nent Having lost their first two starts to Montana S State t Q a t e c the supposedly o 0 s sed e d 1 y weak ducklings a In the the S loop 4 Utes have already J. J k N J. J reached the rc real l i i turning point in m t f t the 1932 scramble i nd md th the second k week has not assed massed The Brig- Brig Ferd Evans Enns aam iam Young Cougars Cougars Cou Cou- Cougars gars touted as the class of or the western west em ern division have been conceded a n decided edo edge In battle with Utah and nd should hould they prove their superiority will wUl be 2 to 1 bets to prance ot off with the second skirmish Saturday night Performances to date presage a great year ear for the Cougars but it would not surprise many who have watched the Utes working out the thelast thelast thelast last week if B. B Y doesn't take a n rap or DF r two before the Sabbath rolls round around Everything has been in faor favor fa avor a- a vor or of ot th the Provo a aggregation on the home hom floor this year ear and the team has bc been n functioning better than was expected Which all helps to stack jp Ip a lot of ot overconfidence in a team 10 io matter how good it r really Is On the other hand Utah is the underdog un un- un for the first time in many in fact almost since the last eclipse cl Perhaps the psychology of lie he whole affair will play pIny the part it nas sas so many times in the past and lump dump the tables on the Cougars Not Noti i 1 few Ute fans are pinning their hopes on this clement to pull the Red Rd Devils through CLOSE GAMES LOOM But while the gods are dallying around with psychology and one thing and another theres there's go going Ins to toIe DC Ie a n whale of ot a 11 battle on th the Des Des- fret gym floor both nights the Cougars Cou Cou- gars ars put their heads in the door The utes held a comparatively light practice tice Uce on the floor yesterday to be be- omo ome accustomed to the surroundings md ind are nrc all set to give Coach Ott OU Romneys Romney's charges a complete house house- warming r. A A. A discouraging start a couple of Cf weeks weeks' ago when many of ot the hopefuls hopefuls hope hope- Culs fuls were waylaid with injuries or r sickness has been forgotten as Coach Vadal Peterson has gradually shaped hl his bo boys into a n fairly formidable ma ma- chine 5 Several men have been given to work in with the first team and all lI have proved themselves oetter than average performers Watts wilt will be in at on one forward in place of ot Lorraine Cox who was vIas ordered ordered or or- dered to bed bcd b because cause of a severe cold Stan Smith will start at Watts' Watts running running run run- ning rung mate although Kean Westphal may get the nod Dick West Vest is going to b be Peterson's Petersons Peter Peter- ons on's second choice for a sub forward fon if he wants some life lile in the team And its it's almost a cinch that Aldo Aido S will see sec a good deal of ot th the Cougars before the series is over Aldo has shown wonderful improvement improvement improve improve- ment in iii his game for tor a newcomer to the hoop sport and the Uto Ute coach is grooming rooming him to take over regular guard duties before long DIFFICULT DIFFICULT ASSIGNMENT Elwood Romney the Ys scoring ace wont won't have an any coattails to hang onto nto but Grant Bennion who probably probably probe ably will wm draw the assignment to watch the Cougar flash lash will dog him like an income tax collector That's just one of the many little duels to in the two games The Y has one guard g in Ferd Evans Evans Evans Ev Ev- Ev- Ev ans and another in Le Sueur who ho just cant can't see men like Clark Stan Ston Smith or Watts scoring a whole lotof lot lotof of baskets basket There might be a whole lotI lot of open floor noor work when the ball is is in the middle of or the court but when it gets ets Into the scoring coring zone the play i is to going n o to be tighter than thana a drunken Scotchman |