Show a Tv lJ I 4 NOSE S OUT O RS' RS IN EXTRA P PERIOD IOD AS' AS I CATS B BEAT T UT VIES aY T 1 i vr a REDSKINS WIND UP SEASON IN CELLAR POSITION WITH J I ONLY TRIO TRIO OF HOOP WINS I Locals Give Bobcats Closest Cbs Clos- est Battle on Home Harne Floor l WESTERN R. R r. r c. c 4 I o op w. w to I. Pet Pta ps Montana State 11 1 17 You Young C 6 0 US in 1 Utah 4 S I 51 Utah university S 9 I 18 lU Saturday ite Montana fontana State SlUe 63 Utah 47 Utah 5 82 Brigham Young 50 0 Mont March 2 AP Utah University's basketball team game Montana State the closest battle here tonIght tonight to- to nIght It has had bad badon on Its home floor this season but tile the gunning of Cat Cal Thompson and P. P Ward Vard v pUlled the n. n M. M I. I C. C champIons out from behInd late fa fain in the first half and pushed them S to a 63 to 47 41 vie vic tory The game was the last on the 1 schedule Except for the conference title S series It closed the hoop careers of Brick Breeden Dree- Dree den and Curley Gardner guards Montana l State pla played ed raggedly In Inthe inthe the fIrst half but managed to nose ahead 2 24 to 19 at the half Thompson Thomp- Thomp son and F. F Ward padd padded d this lead with marathon heaves and overhead flips For a time the invaders had solved the Bobcat attack and theIr man five defense had functioned well Although Goodwin was busy with in checking the clever Thompson lie lle pulled several remarkable remarkable re- re distance shots SMITH LEADS UTAH SCORING headed the Ute forwards In scoring Thompson added 23 poInts to hIs seasons season's scoring sheet to place hIm in a comfortable lead for conference honors President Alfred Atkinson on behalf behalf be- be half of the students and Bozeman cItizens between halves presented Brick Breeden wIth a watch In recognItion of oC his brilliant year four ca cage e record LIneup and summary MONT STATE UTAH G. G G. G F. F P. P 11 1 5 I I Couch t. t 2 1 4 O. O 6 5 2 0 SmIth t f 6 6 1 0 c 1 1 0 Clark t f 1 0 2 F. F g. g 5 2 1 Ig Cor c c I g 0 i 1 r g 1 2 c 2 0 1 Gardner I g 0 1 0 WatkIns I g 3 1 2 S g 1 0 1 Goodwin g 6 6 0 3 Totals 27 9 6 Totals 22 3 13 Referee Robert Morris orrl Seattle Utah Farmers in Tie for Second Last Place in State Race MardI Sinking two free shots with fatal accuracy to tie tho ho count at 44 all with only two seconds to G play and battling de- de through the extra five milt milt- uto period the Utah J b basket basket- ket- ket from Logan dragged out a a. 55 to 62 52 fetor vIctory over the BrIgham Young Cougars here Saturday nIght to tie with Utah in last place In the tho state collegiate race and sneak Into undisputed thIrd place In time the final standing of the western estern division of the Rocky Mountain conference I It was as a heart rendIng battle throughout from the tho local standI stand stand- I pont pf with the Cougars rs starting I trailing at the tho half and andI I pulling ahead in the final stages to blow up toward the finish I and stand b by bewildered while the fighting Farmers clinched the battle In the extra time with a determined courageous rally COUGARS BREAK EVEN IN RACE I And thus another s season n I of the great old winter vinter college pas pUo I time The Cougars broke exactly een e In the conference race with sIx victories to their credIt and a a. half dozen losses losse In the red Montana Mon Mon- on- on tana States State's unparalleled record of 11 Wins and only a sIngle set back that at the hands of the left the Bozeman aggregation ot olt top of the heap with plenty t to spare Aggles landed in third posItion position po- po with third one of their gamt won while Utah brings up the tho rear with victories in only three of the twelve games played Saturdays Saturday's game started with the Aggles running up upa a 14 to 3 margin before the home boys got theIr bearings Ott Romneys Romney's Rom Rom- ney's boys came to life finally and closed the gp to within five e poInts of their at 26 the half time The Cougar stock started jumpIng In the opening of the see sec ond half as the locals led b by Ras In Ingersol ersol lengthy center unloosed ed eda a barrage ot of shots and tied the count at 26 and then sprung to the fore to the tune of 36 THREE LONG ONES BOOST COUNT Three long ones from dIfficult angles by Russet Russel Magleby Cougar Cougar- guard boosted the count to 44 31 an the local customers breathed easily as the timer reached for hIs gun but the real fIght Was yet ret to 10 come Red Wade Aggie guar guards dropped down under the baske Upped tipped one in and was in the ac of sinkIng another when he was all fouled by Dixon By actual count there were only two seconds len leit lento to go when this took place and time was called out as he scored both free tries to tie the score Watkins atkins who ho went In at guard for the Aggles when Tate es ejected for personals in the first half played a beautiful defensIve game for the winners while Cooper was a tower of strength on the tho Cougar Cou- Cou b gar r guard lIne Wades Wade's terrific fIght and hIs deadly accuracy In th pinch won the game Ingersol Brinley Brin- Brin Ie ley and Worthington tied for fIeld goal honors with seven each The I B. B T F U. U F. F P. P o r. r F Da C I 5 J 2 Hi S i 4 1 11 1 0 e 0 i 7 0 0 n II 7 0 0 i I 2 1 U 15 I 3 2 01 2 I 0 i S 0 0 o. o 4 i 5 2 1 I S I 0 0 0 0 II Totals i i iT- iT 45 1 TotAls WArner umpire SId S Spend r. r |