Show Wyoming Opens Tourney Grind Conference Champions Begin Begin Begin Be Be- gin A. A A. A U. U Title Quest by Playing Belen Crew By fly HARRY 3 J. J FRAWLEY Associated Press Sports Writer DENVER Colo Cob March 12 W 12 12 Wyo 0 ning's ming's record making Cowboys new new- basketball monarchs of the Rocky Mountain conference will make their second bid for tor notional supremacy at 11 o'clock tonight in Kansas c City Mo in a first round A. A A A. A U U. game with the Belen N N. M. M Merchants The Punchers participated In Jn the national A. A A A. A U. U tournament once before before In in 1930 and made an enviable cay cay- able showing Although failing to win either the eastern division or conference pennant in 1930 the Cow boys bos acquired the regional A. A A. A U. U title to qualify quality for lor the national meet Beat t Tulsa Team Tum The Punchers won their opening sam game in a spectacular manner crushing crush erush ing lag the Tulsa Athletic club 44 to 21 Wyoming was eliminated in its sixth appearance however bowing to the Olympic club of San Francisco Francis FrancIs- co Co 40 to 30 The California team went vent on to the finals losing out to the Wichita Henrys The Punchers have a n much stronger strong trong er quintet than in irs 1930 and despite the efforts cHarts the they were forced to expend ex cx- pend in defeating Brigham Young university in m Laramie last week for forthe forthe forthe the conference flag are expected to at least make as much progress as they did five years ago Equal Bobcat Record In sweeping the series with B. B Y U. U the new champions accomplished a feat leat which had not been duplicated ed cd since 1929 when the famous lamous Montana Montana Mon tana Bobcats took three in a row from Irom the University of Colorado The series also was the first in many years in which the championship game has required an extra period to produce a winner The three games were no except exception lion tion to the close titular struggles which have marked the basketball competition between the two schools the last three years The scores this year car were 43 to 38 47 to 44 and 43 to 34 Last year the margins were equally close the COl Cougars ars winning the deciding game 41 to 39 39 and in Io 1032 1932 the scores score were 37 to 33 for W Wyoming Wyo omin o min ming and 29 to 28 and 38 to 32 for lor B. B Y V. U. U |