Show JUtes Meet Weber Outfit Friday Wyoming Series Holds Interest of Redskins ins By JOHN MOONEY Telegram Sports Editor Utah university's question mark basketball team will take its final dress rehearsal Friday at 8 p p. p m m. with the Weber Wildcats Wildcats Wildcats Wild Wild- cats giving the Utes their final competition before tackling Wyo Wyo- ming next week end While the Wyoming-Utah Wyoming two two- game series next Friday and Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- wont won't count in the conference conference confer conter- ence standings nevertheless the Utes would like to make a good showing against the Cowboys who rate today as one of or the top teams in the nation Cowboys Tough The Cowboys are always tough in the hoop sport and under the capable guidance of Coach Ev Shelton they have hit new heights Wyoming in the last two years was the only real challenger for Colorado Us U's hoop domination and this year with the Buffs out of ot the race entirely Wyoming is expected expected expected ex ex- to coast through the eastern eastern eastern east east- ern division race with ease However the Cowboys then must tackle the winner of ot the Utah-B Utah Y Utah U-Utah State dog fight for the conference title at Salt Lake City These two games willbe will willbe willbe be the only time western division fans Cans and coaches will have to see seethe seethe seethe the Cowboys in action until the play playoff off Injuries and sickness have further further further fur fur- ther complicated the task of ot the Ute mentor so it is quite likely that several different lineups will willbe willbe be thrown at the Weber club when the game starts at 8 p. p m. m Friday Lannon Start Kenny and Tom Lannon Lannon Lan Lan- non the two veteran lettermen on the Ute squad will spark the Redskins again although even Peterson doesn't know whether will start at center or his old forward spot Injury to Ray Ecker freshman center and illness of Nick Barovich Barovich Barovich Baro- Baro vich soph may force Coree Peterson to move to the pivot Reed Grant soph and Fred Sheffield a freshman would get the forward berths in this case case with Lannon and Frank Nelson at guards Utah has no regularly scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- contests between Friday night and a week later when the Cowboys come jingle jangle gling over the great divide |