Show FRANK ct If Utah's can inveigle an even break ut of f this thiV w e ek s t It game two series erics series here wi with h the defend defend- d- d champions from Utah State they might g go a lot f J ther e in the coming coining ing race th ri many folks believe they ca r f l An Ji even bre break k would be an enviable achieve achievement ent for lor for the he 7 Ut s. s It would be a a great stimulus to their own mental t the on li t seasons season's easo s 's race and it t would probably spur the t team teams team's im- im provement faster Jaster than han anything else could right now how 1 w. w r 3 i A few early season victories would be a tremendous aid to io Redskins t cR s who for several seasons have been comparatively l w starters and strong finishers Ai V i- i It Ii will be b. r remembered me that Utah came caine from k behind behind five I i years ag ago at the ta tail 1 end o of the season to cop the western estern i division lon title and in fact the Utes had to wage a s spectacular e Uphill finish Wyoming to win the no Rocky ky Mountain for the western dJ division that year V t The he Utes tes were vir virtually coun counted ed out of of t the e race rac c he here in ins n s i the 0 western sector both years they finished I in a deadlock ck c fth Brigham r Young university university ties ties s incidentally which a were broken in cry X victories at South High school gym V Utah's Utah s casaba team was not so impressive in its early arly games ines last year either cither although the boys gave gaye the Cougars 5 a i tough gb scrap in the second game o of tl the opening series at t before finally su succumbing The t team arD steadied quick quick- if y no we er after that and nd first became a recognized t threat reat i t a aU all 1 ro foes s when it waged a brilliant ga game e ag t ie Ag s ies at Logan J. J V. V v. 1 Two things I b believe ha o at d Utah's 1 P peak ak performance toward the latter stages of f t the e campaign ift St 1 IV r. The c casaba saba team usually has depe depended de heavily J several se eral m men w who o wo wore e football b n togs togs' during t g e grid grid- ld it n s 's season ason and it it ordinarily tak takes t these ese men a a. l little time j adapt themselves to Ito the y contact g game gune after participating r i in iii a game where btu bruising ipg b body y contact 9 tact is is r required f 2 Utah's Utah coaching theories do not capitalize p personalities person person- 1 rs n- n as much a as some ome do The Ute mentor generally Ji y r tri tries s to develop his pla players rs' rs into into c component mp partS parts lof a machine dine which he b believes cs will b be most effective ff i fop o the 1 ind Rd of of opposition the the he team will hive have to meet that l t ye year jit usually takes a little time Ime to get et such a machine hl e iru ming smoothly When it do does s start art working mg it l S h L l l P f i i efficient Iff nt if 4 An outstanding example of how quickly th the Ute ma ma- chine gains momentum once a certain cogwheel is perfected A can can jin be had by going back only t to the time me when Harry ar Brooks rooks t the e former L. L D D. S. S High school star was wis thrilling ng I oJ fans ns' ns tireless work 4 i Ut Utah ahe already dy h had d a dependable competitor in Bill Kina Kin- Kin a and 1 a s set t of steady teady guards Vb When en Brooks found his stride tride the tile whole team started going strong strang 7 It wouldn't take m much c this year either to make a title title con con- t out of the Utes instead of f a third or fourth place prospect t at development will have to come along in the early games games th t team m is to io succeed against the lind ind of at f opposition Agg Aies es t. t U. U and Montana State will wil pro produce uc verl VerJ iii Wilde the e former North orth Summit f forward vard of Ward could virtually vir vir vir- fill th the bill himself if w would uld steady down on his shoot shoot- and become a little mo more e d on his floor gameS game S tart P from Granite might also be become ome th the m much ch h the Ute machine is to be kept fro from sputter sputtering ng t r rDe De Larson mar Larson j just s o oUt i for basketball after the football trip tilt will ill in time undoubtedly add a little more finesse to Utah's floor ame but the former Jordan ace never as been cen overly successful at the b basket H He can can pro produce ucc a a t t shooting ti g opportunities for somebody s eb dy else though hough and t that at ng if the somebody else knows what to do with the I lonc he gets gets' it a once ii 9 S Sid Kramer can can hardly be counted d on at guard be because us ause of his knee injury which recurred toward the end of the football i season Some folks have luwe felt that t Mecham slipped p d f b f c a little because of qC his layoff last winter That r nUY remains to 10 be bc e. e se seen c i ll e er An Anyway wa there are a less hot less capable guards in iii the Conference S I S 5 The will go th this s season as assent Kent Ryan goes goes l tas r the New York y Yankees a kees of baseball fame fared in iJ e fashion to Babe Ruth S V- V jj Ryan is not the whole t team am Far from t in it but he he i is is the the cog that frequently lifts the A. A C C. to w the heights iRy fRyan has a set of highly efficient tea teammates mates mates' in Watson 93 Gardner Wade V de and rett Petty but Ryan i is doubly valuable to to the he team because c us he ca can usually turn in efficient work rt any o brie of f ih the in a pinch J- J Lq Loss Los of one c tp man n unless unless- it be Ryan is is' therefore hot so tough to 3 the l e w with th tha a man of Ryans Ryan's brilli bril- bril li h ce ceto to switch as n need be cd be and a sparkplug like Shelby fest read ready t to go on the firing line |