Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-08 | Page 11 | Cougars Win Close Battle with Nevada

Cougars Win Close Battle With Nevada Special to The Telegram PROVO Jan 8 Brigham 8 Young university basketball team is preparing preparing preparing pre pre- to make it two paring straight over overN N Nevada vada Saturday night after staving staving staying stav stay ing off a minute last-minute rally rally rally-by by the Wolves to emerge on the long end of a 49 45 score in the first of the iVr- iVr two game series Friday night in inthe I the women's gym gym- 1 1 The Cougars' Cougars Cougars'S S lead 0 obtained b fa 1 n e d Al- Al x midway in the last eS td t i al half was enough to offset a scoring spree staged by 1 J John 0 h n S husky Nevada J guard who scored 10 io points after go ic ing in late j in the theS game S Ragged passing Hump Kump under the basket featured the play of both teams neither of which was able to hit hit the hoop with any degree of ac ac- ac curacy Take Early Lead The Cougars took an early ariy lead with the forward line of Stan Watts Charlie Roberts and Malcolm Booth running the score to 11 17 when Flash Bawden entered the game at guard for Nevada and tanked four in a row row rowa as a. the half ended 21 The Wolves came back strongly in the second half to lead the Y 24 23 but LaVar Kump who went In at the rest period sank one from front the side and the Cougars were never headed after that They were leading leading leading lead lead- ing 47 35 when com com- bombarding the hoop the Wolves scoring 10 points to two for the Cougars and drawing up to within four points as the game ended S Charlie Roberts proved he is catching on to his duties at center by tallying 17 points to lead the field LaVar Kump returned to his old form and sparked the Y attack in the second half scoring 11 p po pots ts With Glen Allen at the other forward forward forward for for- ward post the two made up the most effective combination Coach Dixon was able to put in t the e game Guards Play Well Veli The Cougar guard line was outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing Gus Bla Black k Markland Markiand Allred Allred Allred All- All red and Jack Christensen breaking up numerous Wolf forays Stan Watts whose leg was re recently recently recently re- re taken from a cast was not not up to his usual form and Booth although playing a good rus ball floor game could not find the basket and Bawden on the Wolf guard line looked best for the Nevada team breaking through to count 10 and eight points Probable starters for Saturdays Saturday's game for the Y will be Roberts at center Kump and either Allen or Booth at forwards with Black and either Allred Alired or Christensen Christensen- at 1 S 1 guards The box score S BRIGHAM YOUNG G. G T T. T F. F P. P PF Watts rf rt Gi 2 2 Fi 1 5 5 1 Booth If 2 2 1 3 Roberts g fc c 8 5 3 t 1 l 17 lIV IV 1 Black rg ig 1 4 1 3 3 3 Allred AlIred Ig 19 2 3 0 4 1 Kump rt 5 2 1 l 11 O OT Christensen e Ig Ig lg g o 0 0 0 0 02 2 r Allen Alien It if 1 3 3 2 4 i 0 0 Totals 2 21 19 19 7 7 49 IL NEVADA n G. G T F. F P. P P. PF k Powers rf rt 0 3 1 1 14 4 4 h e ii If g 3 g 0 0 6 if Ji II Thompson Thompson- c e i. i 0 0 0 0 O. O i 0 O Waldren rg 0 3 3 3 32 2 Harris I If i 1 2 2 4 4 fi u o Kolbus rf 0 0 2 2 22 2 2 2 0 T 0 Robb If 3 2 1 7 70 0 i c 2 0 0 4 i 2 z Bawden re rg 4 1 0 8 v 1 1 R gl Ig 5 0 g 0 Ig 10 V i 1 Totals Th 18 8 i 13 3 9 9 45 45 ii IT Officials Collins referee Bullock um um pire S