Show Montana Quint Takes First Game Garrie From I C C. CU U. U fj Colorado University Bows to Famed Montana Bobcats Northern Invaders Have Easy Time Keeping 66 GG Point Average r Eastern Champions Play Pla Far Below Expectation o of Colorado Fans Colorado University fell before before before be be- fore the well-oiled well quintet in the first of three games to decide the Rocky Mountain Con Conference basketball title Saturday The final score was was 65 21 Coming up to all expectations the Bobcats Bobcats Bob Doh- cats maintained their 60 GO points a game average almost without effort Even then it was a wonderful exhibition to the e eyes es of about rabid worshippers at the shrine of casaba This is the largest turnout that Denver ever had bad at a basketball game Colorado led the first few minutes when Bagnall Colorado center and and Captain Beresford connected with the hoop to give Colorado a 0 6 lead Montana then got serious and closed ti the I first half with a 30 11 tage Colorado by this time did not know whether she was coming coming coming com com- ing or going The r results of th this s first game show that Colorado a team that gained the championship champion champion- ship of the eastern division mainly mainly main main- ly by its defensive ability has not the least chance against Shubert Dyches Dyche's wonderful team of natural shooters Montana is favored to with the other two games by y scores scores s large as one If this comes about the will gain the their r third straight t Rocky Mountain Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain Conference e title As usual Breeden Ward Yard and Thompson played brilliantly I Col Colorado rado was so hopelessly outclassed outclassed outclassed out out- classed at center with Captain Frank Ward Yard of Montana doing the jumping that Bagnall didn't even try to touch the ball Thompson who has scored more than points in 34 games was marked man but it seemed to tomake tomake tomake make no d difference ference to him or orto orto orto to his game for he looped the ball through the basket nine times despite the eff efforts of McKinney Colorado forward to cover him During most of the game Frank Ward fed the ball and Thompson Thomp Thomp- I son and Orland Ward Yard handled I his passes to perfection I Lineup and Summary I Colorado 21 G. G F. F FP P. P F F. 1 2 3 F F. 1 0 01 1 11 Bagnell C 4 4 A 0 0 Beresford G 1 1 0 3 Rumel G G. 0 O 1 3 Curley G. G 1 1 0 2 Haley F F. 1 1 0 1 Montana 65 G. G F. F FP P. P Thompson F. F 9 9 1 I 0 O. O Ward F F. 8 8 5 3 F. F Ward Vard C. C 4 1 l 1 l G G. 2 2 4 1 V Worthington G G. 2 2 0 3 McFarland F. F 1 l 0 o 1 Sadler F. F 1 l 0 o 1 |