| Show y J. J Cougar Champions To f Defend Titular Tf T- T Hope j t vJ 2 Against Utes Tonight t Crimson Still stin Have Fighting Chance For Title fitle Mel lel t. h-t.- Watkins Is New Pivot I Man 1 Y Is Favorite But You Never Can Tell G UL but with the grim dete determination that that i is al always always al- al D ways In in the heart of of any Red Devil Tom Fitzpatrick's quint will face the visiting Cougar five tonight at 7 30 in the Deseret gymnasium The game tonight will practically decide the state championship The present standing of the two teams shows the Provo team with four wins and two defeats while the Utes have a percentage of with their schedule just half hair over One victory for the will assure assure as as- z sure them of at least a tie for the double win will the theY theY title A give Y an undisputed claim upon the much sought for Utah's best Jest chance is to split with the le leading ding Cougars and to trounce the March 0 6 and 7 on the latter's own floor A playoff would then be necessary between Utah and Provo All of the Crimsons Crimson's efforts are concentrated on that first game tonight Twitchell's bunch will be bea a trifle strange on the big floor while the Utes have b bin en n practicing on Jie he e floor all this week The I loyal supporters who accompanied the team down to Provo and saw them pull a surprise by nosing out 1 the Y are arc hopeful that they can cando cando cando do it again The possibility of a double victory for the Crimson al although although although al- al I though slim is none the less pre pre- I sent I The coach has announced his starting lineup as Brick Wood and Cal Boberg forwards Mel Watkins Watkins Watkins Wat- Wat kins center Micky Oswald and Vic Victo to guards This is not the same team that defeated the Youngsters before for Thiel Collett has withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn from school to play with Magna Mag- Mag However However How How- na in the Independent league ever Micky Oswald who was illat ill illat illat at the time of the Cougar games has fully recovered and will bolster up the Utes' Utes defense Provo will start start their regular five consisting of Dixon and Stewart forwards Howard and Packard guards Ingersoll or Romney center This team is perhaps the strongest strong strong- est on offense for Dixon Stewart and Ingersoll or Romney form a scoring combination that is hard to beat However Oswald and Tauf Tauf- er will make plenty of trouble for any basket shooters If Wood and Boberg find their eye tonight and Watkins is able to handle his opponent the game promises to be a thriller From the present announced lineups will again have the task of holding down Dixon and the sly Stewart has a tough time in front of him for he must get away from the super- super sticker Oswald to count his usual number Last of all but far not the least will the student be there in mass mass mass' It may mean a victory against odds if the students will forget their dignity and exercise their lungs Utah's come back two years ago against greater odds that this is still remembered Homer Christensen college umpire umpire um urn- pire arbitrator has appointed Sid Spencer and Roy McIntyre to handle handIe handle han han- dle dIe the game The two teams will play again tomorrow evening |
