| Show S S S S I FRANK K BAKER BAKER- Picking an ai star all basketball team for the western westernS S division of the R. R M. M C cant can't precipitate as much debate 1 his year as it ordinarily might because at least four of the five men are too outstanding to be seriously contested These standouts are Bill Kinner of Utah at center Ralph Crowton of B. B Y U. U at forward Rollie Gardner pf f Utah at guard and Hugh Cannon of B. B Y U. U.- t guard These four along with Captain Leo Petty of the he comprise The Telegrams Telegram's division all team for forthe the thc season ending this week I 4 Kinner goes on such a team without argument He is the ther leading r ading scorer in the division and has a slight lIght chance to top the v whole hole conference He works well beneath both baskets usually p passes s s well and has a fine competitive attitude More Moreover ver he has be been n a stan standout out for four years a competitor tor or of which the university will always be proud S J It is is' true Cannon of B. B Y U. U out jumped him most of the time on the in last weeks week's series True too that the thelo elongated lo d' d dUte Ut Ute gathered himself only 11 points in those two twoS S games gaines but an individual who has been able to score score- points J 11 i games despite one poor series serie is a capable performer Besides es being extremely smooth and fast on on defense S e 5 Gardner and Cannon have already scored points between beS be- be S j. j tween twee them this season with a game yet to o be played This scoring punch on top of their defensive capabilities is high O recommendation of their right to berths on the star all-star team Crow Crowton ton is as uncanny a sh shooter oter as the conference has enjoyed en- en joyed oyed f in a long along time He loops long tosses the hoop almost S without looking and he is rang rangy enough to be deadly under the Ute hoop The former Granite high school ace also has made tremendous S do dous S us improvement in his passing Leaving him off any star all-star selection in this division would be like going fishing without tackle Chief point of contention simmers down to a choice between Petty Jetty and Kent Ryan both of the Ryan has scored more frequently than his captain but Petty has made m many my of Kents Kent's t points pints p ints possible with his superb rustling and passing S 1 1 Petty is Ic perhaps the m most st unselfish forward in the divi divi- sion siOn If he be has a fault along these lines it is that he ho frequently fre fre- passes when he ought to shoot S Ryan Rya is a general around all-around handy bandy man He can play forward fon guard or center and do each job well but he be is not as smooth as Petty have therefore depended heavily i upon Petty using him hint as the cog around which the he team built buitt the mechanics of its game It would take a Petty to I S 1 round star aU selection which included help out an a man e p like Crowton who is primarily a scoring man Eldon Watson of the has had several poor pooi poor games but by the same token he had several extremely brilliant games S Earl Earl- rl Giles of the Y yn has been an improved player this season b but t the Cougars dele delegated Cannon to jump on the against Utah last week because he can out jump the regular center Watson Watson is entitled to the second team selection because he h has s handled the center assignments alone I If height alone were the he requisite Eli li i of of Montana State would get the call but inches are not the whole story There is not a great deal of difference in the crop of candidates candidates candi candi- dates for second team guards Virgil James and Onan Mecham Mec of f Utah Ed Red IRed Wade of and Bill Stebbins of Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana taa State must be considered S The lanky Wade in fact is the most rugged of the crop Under under un un- der dero the basket and by his hin work under the backboard has be become become be- be come ome about as important to the as any man on the squad James is perhaps the most improved guard in the division S Mecham has not been as consistent this year as he has hash hasi i h Jn former campaigns He has had some great defensive games such Euch as last weeks week's work against B. B Y Yo U. U but forays to the basket basket bas bas- ket haye ave been scarce Marlow J Turpin might readily be picked for second team forward but his recent ankle injury kept him out of considerable considerable considerable consid- consid erable important action He is as valuable to th the Y ll as asi i Pe Petty ty is to the Bill Bin Ogle of Montana State however is js a clever passer and shooter too and is entitled to consideration con- con 1 In the general analysis The Telegram team boasts a terrific scoring punch plus sufficient rustling and passing pass pass- ing g ability to give it dependability It would be downright S tough to beat peat S For reference the squads are repeated FIRST TEAM 4 SECOND TEAM Ralph lI lph Cr Crowton B. B Y U U. Forward Kent Ryan Cleo p Petty tty Forward Bill Ogle astle M. M S. S C. C Bill Bin Kinner Kinn r U Utah Center Eldon Watson Rollie ie G Gardner Guard Ed Wade H g C Cairn Cannon tin n n- n Guard Virgil Jam James s Utah |
