Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-01-01 | Page 11 | B. Y. U. Cagers Rally to Win over Wyoming

B. B Y U. U I RALLY TO WIN OVER WYOMING Triumph in Exciting ing Playoff El EI Romney Proves Hero Brigham Young university baSketball basketball basketball basket baSket- ball tea team came through with an epic rally to defeat Wyoming two games to o one in the Rocky Mountain championship championship cham charn- playoff at Provo in the spring The Cougar victory capped oft off one a of the greatest hoop races in the history o of the sport In the con con- ference Wyoming's champions of the eastern eastern east east- ern era division were heavy favorites over the Cougars who had b been n. n handicapped nearly all season with the loss of America All Elwood Romney Romney Rom Roun ney hey because of a knee injury The Cowboys won the first pl playoff yoU game gi game easily but the Cougars came back the second night to win by the closest of margins Come From Behind Then came the deciding game The Wyoming crowd moved into an eight- eight point lead with but five minutes of play remaining At this stage of the game Romney started a Cougar rally with a beautiful long shot Then his mates proceeded to close the gap and win 41 The Cougars won a place In the championship series by defeating Utah in the western division playoff 43 to 26 in the South high gym Beat Utah In Playoff B. B Y U. U hoop stars who played prominent roles in their teams team's success success suc sue cess were Romney Byron Nelson Floyd Millet Nelson Chesty La Seuer and Jay Whitman The western division race closed with B B. B Y U. U Utah Utah and Montana state finishing in order after the Y beat the Utes out in a playoff playoff play play- off ort at S South Juth high gym in Salt Lake Lak