Show r Utah Devours Long Islands Island's Blackbirds in 65 42 Tussle Vern Gardner Dumps In 24 Counters By Jy John Mooney looney Telegram Sports Editor Sing a song ong of six he pence pocket pock full of rye sour lour a anti and a d twenty blackbird blackbirds baked In a pie When Whon the pi pie was opened opined fh th h birds began to sing well we that would hay have nave anyway The University of Utah Redskins who have been eating crow since dropping two straight basketball defeats to Brigham Young U U. varied their diets with a Blackbird pie as the main course at the field house bouse Wednesday night with the Utes devouring a 65 42 menu The piece de resistance the Long Island university Blackbirds while filling on the total tab scarcely could appease the victory hunger remaining after those unsatisfactory unsatisfactory unsatisfactory tory B BYU Y U tiffs But the Redskins proved that once more they were a power to tobe be reckoned with by dominating all phases of the game in piling up their tenth victory In 11 Intersectional intersectional intersectional inter- inter sectional games this year The Utes never trailed after getting away to a 9 0 lead and the only question was how much in the latter stages of the game Big Vern Gardner snapping back from a mediocre showing at Springville Monday was the Big Joe Gauss of the evening fanning the nets with a point 24 assault to pace the scorers The Utes were aided in their early drive by Don Jesperson who showed his old form by scoring seven of the first nine Utah points Jesperson wound up with 11 points for the night which tied him with Long Islands Island's Sherman White for up runner-up honors Long Island showing plainly the strain and wear and tear of oC a long road trip couldn't connect at allin all allin allin in the first half being held to four field goals in that period The Utes themselves were far lar from sensational with neither club hitting much over the 20 in shooting But the Redskins Redskins' speed and fire tire power power when it warmed up was too much for Coach Claire Bees' Bees crew The Utes now meet Utah State at Logan Saturday and at Salt Lake Monda Monday in efforts to get back in the conference scoring race Long Island meets Oklahoma A. A and M. M Friday Loal island Uth G TO P a or F P 3 5 3 9 Satterfield 4 2 1 9 3 0 0 6 Frencht Smiling 1 1446 4 4 6 1 1002 0 0 2 8 11 8 24 2 o 0 2 0 0 5 2 1 11 1 1102 1 0 2 SmIth 1 1213 2 1 3 5 2 1 III 11 0 2 2 2 1 1324 3 2 c 4 Miller 0 1 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 Condie 3 1 0 6 2 2004 0 0 4 g 0 2 2 2 2 2004 0 0 4 Peterson 0 1 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 t 1 1002 0 0 2 1813 12 Totals 2328 19 6 65 Score at the thc half halt Utah Utan 28 L 1 I 1 U 12 Officials Officials DIck Dick Ball and Al At Mercer Personal fouls louIs 3 3 French 4 4 Scherer 2 2 Card Gard 1 I Smith 1 I WhIte 2 2 Miller 3 Beros BeJos 1 2 Whelan 2 Utah 2 2 I 1 1 Gardner 2 l I Du 3 3 Smith 3 Woodard Woodward Wood Wood- ward ard 1 1 Condle CondIe 2 2 Buchan 1 |