Show Play Pokes Utes Face Toughest Week of Season By Rod Jensen I LOGAN Special Utah Special Utah States State's facing their toughest I I week end of basketball hope to tobe tobe tobe be at a peak for Wyoming Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day and Utah Saturday Coach Cec Cee Baker and his 12 man traveling squad returned home earl early Sunday morning after winning one and losing one across the slopes They upset the Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado A. A and M AI Rams 46 41 but I were battered into submission by V Wyoming oming 69 And Utah State hasn't seen the thelast last of the powerful Wyoming Cowboys In fact Bakers Baker's boys are having nightmares about the dangerous Pokes whom Utah State rates as the strongest team in the conference We Ve could n never ver get going I against Wyoming Baker com com- I think the players were scared of Wyoming before the game even started but whatever whatever whatever what what- ever it was it wasn't in our favor fa fa- fa- fa vor vor Bert Cook the Helms America All-America hit of his shots in scoring 23 against Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado A A. A and M. M but couldn't find the range against Wyoming when I he tanked only nine Still Cook was the Aggie leader in both contests Earl Lindley a reserve sophomore who gained fame on the football field hit 10 counters to lead scorers against Wyoming Utah State has a 2 1 conference record having lost its opener the previous week 72 70 to Montana 1 Its It's going to take loads of strategy for the to pull one out of the fire this week After playing Wyoming here Thursday Cec Baker takes his team to Salt Lake City for a Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night engagement with I Utah Thursdays Thursday's basketball show in Logan also will include a 6 pm p.m. game between Utah States State's Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Fresh Fresh- men and Hill Air Force Base |