Show Trojans Utes Rated Exactly Even J The University of or Southern I California basketball team holding holding hold hold- I ing a d de decided e c i ide d e d advantage in in height and boasting the lone I major unbeaten record on the West Vest Coast will find itself only I a 50 50 50 choice in its series with Utah I I The Redskins holders of a five won one lost record and the Trojans are arc rated all even in the most recent United Press rank rank- ings Each received 10 votes Friday and Saturday nights the two teams will do battle in Ute Field House and in spite of oC the rankings the Utes appear headed for a fast two nights Last year the men of Troy dunked Utah 58 48 This year the Trojans are taller and the Utes Ules have nearly the same team back None of oC the U use S C starters are under 6 ft it 1 in Don Underwood 63 6 Ken Flower 6 1 Bob hits Morton 6 4 Bruce Bennet 6 3 6 3 I and Bob Boyd 66 6 I That's an ozone mark the Utes cant can't reach But the Utes have been fattening fattening fatten fatten- I ing on Pacific Coast fare holding three wins and a loss so far against opposition from the sea searn seaside side of the west The Redskins gained a split with Washington and swept a two two- game stand with Oregon for their I mark The other two Ute wins I came at the expense of Montana State With Glen Smith leading the I way Utah has been pouring it iton iton iton itI on at the hoop recently however and could up its national rating racing with a clean sweep of the U use S C series Smith scored 23 points each night against Oregon last week and just to add a note of cheer freshman Bob Fulton put on a good show during the series Coach Vadal Peterson rates Fulton as one of the outstanding prospects he has ever had at the hilltop Paul Shrum Carlos i Asay Bruce Goodrich Glen Sanford Sanford San San- ford Kent Bates have all worked well as a unit under Peterson i land and land should give a good account I against U use S C j I A full house is expected for for each game as the Utes gun for revenge All five of Utah's present present present pres pres- ent starters played much of the game U use S C won last year and they would like nothing better than to even things up The ratings are probably right It should be an even Stephen series |