Show COUGARS v FAVORED IN FIRST TILl TILi I INDIAN CHANCE CHANGE RESTS ON HOPE HOPEr OF HOT PLAY Redskins Redskins' Poten Potentially Strong Enough to Be Real Menace to Defending Champs STARTING B. B Y Y r. U U. U UTAH Millet rf rl Miller rf rl If Erkson Larson Larion II IJ on c Kinner c o whitman r re ra Kramer it Yr Hunter Bunter Cannon U It Me Mecham le is B Basketball thrills and drama aplenty nty should be bc in order Friday Fridal r and Saturday Y nights at Provo when I th the champion Cougars meet the challenging challenging challenging chal chal- ISles Utes in m a series rles which h holds holdi a vital bearing on the outcome of or the conference race If It the Utes can cop both games they will have a sweet chance to win the title If the X In wins wins' a pair they'll be almost as 85 good as in j r A A split series serles would work a greater greatel Hardship on the Utes' Utes title chance I than on the Dope F Favori von Conr Cougars r Utah h has ha been been Improving and is 5 strong ong enough nough to gain at al least leISt e split There is not much certainty certainty about the Red Redskins kins though The Y can be fairly accurately count counted d upon to do certain ln things With Utah il its it's too much a question of ot Its ifs If It the Ute tile forwards play inspired ball If II the guards come through as v s never b before tore For that re reason the Cougars tire ore are favored favored t to take Fridays Friday's game and nd Miller Coach Vadal Peterson indicated I Friday that he would start Miller and Erekson at forwards Captain Kinner at center and and- Mecham and Kramer Kremer at guards A last minute switch ma may find ind Larson in place of Erekson anc and It if f the Swede does not start he i is certain to see considerable action Ott OU Romney Cougar men mentor tot is ex ex- to stand pat on his usual lineup of or Millet and GrImmett at ot forwards forwards for for- wards Nelson at center and Captain Whitman and Hunter at guards de- de spite pite early week experiments with Giles les at forward and Hugh Cannon itt In n Hunter defensive post poet Both th these e r however will undoubtedly un- un undoubtedly see plenty of ot action Utes Need eed Height The Redskins Redskin will be faced aced with he the necessity of making their first shots hots count for with wilh the exception ot of if Kinner they will lack Jack sufficient height an and i knack under the basket to o control tip Up in shots I I If It Erekson could be counted on to tolay play lay the same caliber game he dis dis- played when the Utes beat the champs hamps in Salt SatE Lake 43 30 the Redskin Red Red- skin kin hopes would voul i soar per cent I Miller and Killer and Larson will have to match ball rustling ability With and Grimmett Kinner and Nelson should split spIlt about bout 50 in controlling the tip off oft an the duel between these two boys Will be interesting to watch Kinner has las b been n playing a more consistent game than the Cougar ace this sea sea- son on Kinner Marked In fact the R Redskins Redskins' hope for tor victory vic vic- tory ory depends too much on Kinn Kinner r The Ute captain 5 scored ored 45 points against Montana State in m two games last ast week and the matter of ot stopping slopping him lim has been given more than cusS cus- omary attention at the Cougar camp this his week Since Nelson failed also to match the he Utah captain n in m the Salt SaIl Lake Loke seri series cries it is probable that either Hunter lunter or Cannon may be assigned to the the- spindly fellow after afler each tip tip- oft off ff In that event Nelson would take takene one ne of ot the Ute forwards on defense Inasmuch as QS Utah's forwards h have ve been leen sO so erratic a great burden also falLs alls to the two guards Mecham and Kramer Cramer They have nothing to 10 concede concede con can cede to the Y guards when it cothes coines comes to o pure defensive work Big and md rangy angy they are equipped for the rugged brand brend of or man to man men that will ensue In the Provo series Scoring Threats The Y toy guards however have aver ged 8 a few more poin points per ger game than han the Ute defense The series will be a complete sell sell- out |