Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-01 | Page 12 | Denver Seeks Victory over Cowboy Five

Denver Seeks Victory Over Cowboy Five B By the Associated Press Rocky iRocky Mountain conference basketball bas baa fans tans had little to talk about abou today the tho weekend schedule beh being g gIn in a breathing spell which had hac but two games last night and only three on on schedule this evening Friday night results gave ga Utah State a firmer grasp on I its western western west west- ern em division leadership with a 45 29 victory against the starved Utah university quintet quinte and moved Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado college In Into o third place in the eastern halt half by the Tigers' Tigers 23 50 smash against Colorado State Play at Wyoming I Both sets let of ot opponents opponent play again this ev evening with Denver university I sity invading Wyoming for the theother theother theother other engagement Utah States State's expected victory over Utah university developed littie little lit lit- tie tle in Sn the way of a startling nature Tho The 4 45 29 s 29 final merely was the product of af steady plugging on the Far Farmers Farmers' ers ers' part although the Utes played some of ot their poorest ball bal ballot of ot the season The C. C C. game was a afree afree afree free shooting affair the teams takIng takIng takIng tak tak- Ing a total of US flings at the tho baskeL bas has ket keL Despite superior finesse in it its floor game C. C C. C had to depend on 11 free froc throw conversions to move Into its 9 21 lead at the half bu buthe but the scoring combinations of Berg Bergand Bergand Bergand and Berglund Bergiund started concerted point production In the second halt half By I Its victory Colorado college moved Into third place in the percentages percentages per per- and dropped Colorado State into a way three-way tie for fifth with Colorado university and Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver university behind Western State Would Aid Greeley If It the Tigers lose this evening and Denver succeeds In taking the second place Wyoming Cowboys into camp the tho standings landings will show a way four-way tic tie for third involving Western State D. D U. U Colorado State and Colorado college Greeley Idle this weekend leads the division with six six straight victories Interest brewed today in the Wyo Wyo- ming Denver clash at Laramie The Cowboys while favored faced a strong fight from the tho Pioneers to keep within striking distance of the fast traveling Greeley State team A Denver victory would do much toward easing Greeley Creeley into tho the conference playoff