| Show B. B Y U. U NEARS n DIVISION CRO Cougars Thump Aggie Crew in Opener 37 48 37 Utah Farmers Retain Only Mathematical Chance Spirited Battle R. R M. M O. O WESTERN DIVISION SION Team Standing W. W v. v L. L Pet O P B II B. B Y Y u. u U 8 a Li 1 J 31 Utah 8 a 3 SST 32 Utah U U. U U S 5 5 36 Montana State Elite 0 o 10 IWO 24 43 Fridays Friday's Remit At Login Logan Logan-B. B. B Y Y U U. 48 48 Utah nIU Males 37 27 1 a Schedule B. B Y U. U vi vs VI Utah a at Leu an 8 P p. p m m. By OTTIS PETERSON LOGAN LOGAN Brigham Youngs Young's pen pen- font nant bound bound C Co Cougars o u g a ra virtually clinched top honors here Friday night nigh when they drove through to a well well- earned arned 48 37 victory over Utah The victory puts them two full tull games In the lead with only three contests left eft to play two play two of them with the end tail Montana State Bobcats Bobcat The two teams play again Saturday night Ight with the having a mathematical math math- chance for first or a tie tic for first should they win It was a case of too much Cougar for tor the Aggles Friday night Smothered Smothered ered around their own basket by their towering opponents they also were snowed under as ns the Cougars drove through to score the Y uY making most of ot its scores on tail tail-in shots At that it was Wa a great fight for the full first half and the first live five minutes min rain utes of th the second half until big Kent Ryan went out on fouls With him went the Farmer hopes for victory Cour Cougars rs Take Lead The Cougars rolled up a six point margin to open the game four of ot the points being Nelsons Nelson's lone contributions tiow of the first half halt while Grimmett counted the other bucket Then Petty broke the ice lee with a short one from iron Just Inside the foul line for the With the first half about half gone and both teams playing tight cautious u ball bail Captain Watts Watt of ot the Aggie counted a foul toul toss to knot th the count at 7 77 the only time after the first I whistle that the Aggles were even with the ultimate winners Then the Cougars started bunching under the basket to tail tall in one long bat longshot longshot I shot after another to run the count to 16 15 rhe The Aggles refused to quit however and at the half had pulled up to within four points of the cougars cougars cou gars at 22 2218 Hanson Hanon replaced Wat Wata Watts a few tew minutes before the gun but bul did not score in this half In the second half hall Adams pulled the Aggles up to within two points of ol their rivals rival with a one handed shot from the side but once more the Cougars Cougars Cou gars started pulling away However tosses by McNeil MeNcH Petty and Hanson Hansor I kept the farmers In the race and md with I 12 minutes remaining and the count 29 28 for the Y Captain Whitman I called time out t Immediately ly thereafter there after atter Grimmett scored and Nelson I counted from the foul line as Ry Ryan n I committed d his fourth foul That Th was the final straw for the Aggles Although Wood did his bestas best bestas as BS a substitute he was no match 1 for Nelson and the Cougars built up m a I ten point lead before the Aggles could mI I score again This lead they never relinquished AH AU Y cry Men Score A survey of the Individual scoring shows that the entire Cougar five was va hitting with regularity Grimmett high point man registered 12 points Millet and Nelson ten each ach Hunter nine counters and Whitman seven Petty for the Aggles scored 11 points point and play played d a up bang-up game as did dic I Adams at guard but it would have hav taken more th than the Aggles at their theli best to stop the Cougars hot on th the trail of a a third successive western division championship Friday y night The game was witnessed ed by a record rec ord and crowd of well over 2000 which packed the Smart gym to the rafters The score score u. u Y u. u o. o T. T P. P P. P Pf Pt Millet rf 4 3 2 10 2 1 I 19 11 8 3 2 12 1 I Nelson Melton c c. c 4 4 a 3 10 2 Whitman r 3 3 1 7 1 3 I Hunter l lc li-c c 3 3 1 3 1 9 0 2 Cannon 0 o 0 0 n 0 o o 0 re rr T r rf 0 j a o 0 2 I Totals Tott I 12 M U 18 10 48 8 i To 10 7 UTAH O. O T. T F. F p P. Pt pf Watts Wath Tt ni 2 4 2 6 2 i Pett J 2 5 1 I 1 11 il I I 1 Ryan e c. c 2 0 0 4 4 I Adams r rz I 1 3 1 3 I 1 McNeil IK II 1 3 3 l 1 7 4 I Hanson rf 2 0 0 4 I 1 Wood c c. c 0 1 1 1 I D 0 Wardell Warden rg TI 0 1 1 1 l I 0 3 Henderson Is lr 0 0 0 0 I 2 0 Total Totals 15 18 i 13 i 7 1 37 ii 1 IS W Warner mer referee l 1 L. L Spencer umpire |
