Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-02-03 | Page 8 | Kinner Too Much for Bobcats

KINNER TOO MUCH FOR BOBCAT UTES OVERCOME 12 POINT 2 1 LEAD LEADIN IN LAST HALF I Redskin Captain Scores 23 Points Shine hine for Losers R. R M. M r. r O. O WESTERN DIVISION Team B. B Y 7 U. U 1 u 21 4 2 gU g 21 nl Utah U 4 3 Montana aJ a i. i mar State 3 0 L 2111 Friday Result Utah 80 00 O. O Montana 8 State tte 43 8 Saturdays Saturday Schedule i ie Utah vi vs Montana State at t Ducret Deseret ma m gom 8 a p. p m. m By Dy FRANK FRAN K BAKER Telegram Sports Editor Dont Don't let the the cl standings fool you Into believing that Montana States State's basketball basket ball team tenon isn't dangerous Utah beathe beat bea the Bobcats at the gym day 50 43 for its it third triumph o over them this season but tho the Redskins had to overcome a 12 lead In Inthe inthe inthe the last hall half to do it IL Led by a debonair son of Finland vinland on defense and a descendant descendant de de- of Serbia on the theote nse offense the Bobcats came mighty close to chasing chasing chas chas- ing jag the Redskins clear out of the championship race Eli the Finn Is one of at the most promising guards to oppose the Utes this year The six inch freshman is a tireless worker Besides Besides Be Be- sides scoring 10 points himself he messed up many of Utah's scoring plays and took the baIl ball off oU the Ute backboard most moat of the time Good Formula Pete the Serbian is supposed sup posed to be a n coal miner If digging for tor coal will make mak shooters like Va Va- vich was wag Friday night every basketball basketball basket basket- ball coach had better get his school to buy a coal mine scored 17 points 12 of them on one handed tosses in the first half hall That is 15 th the story of ot Montana States State's 28 16 margin n at t the rest period Captain Ul of Utah doesn't doesn know anything about out mini mining g co coaL 1 H He scarcely knows the difference between between between be be- tween bituminous and anthracite fuel fuel but he has more than a passing knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of basketball S SIn In fact fact- Dixon Kapple introduced introduce Captain Bill into the mysteries of has of-has- bas basketball at Ogden high school and the elongated youngster helped win wina a state championship for tor the Junction City three y years ars ago ago Kinner fO found d his way eventual eventually to the University of Utah Coach Vadal Peterson didn't have any coa coato coal to be mined b but t he had haa a basketball team that w was s as badly in n need ed of at ofa o oa a center as an automobile needs a steering wheel Spindley Bill was Wa drafted Into Inlo service and continued his lessons in basketball Friday night he took a public ex Two thousand people looked in m on the test and saw to It that the professor mark marked d a great big capital capitol A on top of Bills Bill's an an- In fact it was Bills Bill's A that tha kept the whole Utah team from flunking flunking flunk flunk- ing right out of the championship picture Bill scored 23 points point Eleven of ot Utah's 16 points were his per personal onal contribution contribution con con- when the Redskins went to rest at the intermission The Bobcats played the first half without tion and all five of them scored cored Under pressure re of the Bobcats Bobcats' fierce attack nearly every cylinder in n the Ute machine sputtered at times during the first half Ed Erekson was unable enable to get under way and Swede Larson was rushed to his post teamIng team team- Ing lag with another diminutive forward Harold Miller Harassed constantly by Bill of the Cats Miller never found himself at all and finally went o out t of the game on fou fouls without scoring a 8 point Six Scoreless Minutes l Utah went six minutes wIthout scoring in the first half halt Then came the Ute rally so capably led by their spindley captain In Iii nine minutes Utah scored 17 points agal against t f four ur for the Cats forging forgoing forg forgo ing ahead at 33 Kinner was personally personally per per- responsible for tor 21 of Utah's Utah points at that part of the game Dorias Doria's free throw Again knotted the score 33 Harding connected from the sidelines to put the Cats out In front again only to have Larson roll in the tying bucket Inside a h half half- ll- ll minute Kramer tanked a charity throw and Larson got loose loase for tor a setup to put Utah three points ahead The Cats tightened under the pres pres- sure had been benched in favor of ofa 3 a player who is stronger on defense His benching took the one mighty tooth that had been chewing at the Ute Utes all evening long meanwhile drifted in his eagerness cag- cag ern erness s to try some shots and nd Utah struck with the swiftness ss of an arrow in flight at the weakened defense Big Sid Kramer w was shaken loose loos for or a couple of field goals Larson found himself and nd started playing a great floor game The tide had comple completely com corn ely swung mg and t the e Ut Utes s carried their rally to a successful culmination The two clubs will tangle tingle again Saturday Sat Sat- at sit the gy gym at 8 o'clock with Utah favored to win