Show I Wyoming Governor Gets Credit As Cowboys' Cowboys Good Luck Man CHEYENNE Wyo March 12 Wyoming's W-Wyoming's cowboy governor is the University of Wyoming basketball basketball bas has teams team's good luck man Seated on the teams team's bench Nels H. H Smith is an inspiration to the Cowboy Twice he didn't warm the bench this season season season sea sea- son and both times the quintet was defeated Early in the season the 6 foot 5 inch chief executive walked into the players' players dressing room to congratulate them for a thrillIng thrilling thrill thrill- ing victory The boys took such a liking to the governor that they elected him honorary captain right there and then aid faid Coach Ev Shelton I knew they could do rio 0 it the year old fan fm shouted excitedly Into a microphone after ri f C orado and the Rocky Mountain conference ik Jf L 1 championship which brought an invitation to the National Collegiate Collegiate Colle Colle- Athletic association tournament tournament tournament ment at Kansas City March 21 Sure Ill I'll be in Kansas City when the Cowboys enter the theN theN N C A A tournament the pound governor said I wouldn't miss it for anything Weve We've got gota a swell team Smith who owns an acre ranch in northeastern Wyoming is excited most of the time at basketball games He doesn't claim to be an expert They didn't play basketball when I went to college South D Dakota university he lamented Seeing his two sons Peter and Christy Knut play in high school fired fird his hill interest Now the sons run the ranch the father runs the state and plays play the role of good luck man manfor manfor manfor for Wyoming's Cowboys rOo r- r Oo |