Show Favorites Take First Contests In M. M S. S C C. C Play Opening games in the Mountain i States conference basketball schedule schedule schedule sched sched- ule last weekend netted victories for the three teams which have been favored in early ratings to finish in the three top spots in the final standings of the conference race this year The chief limelight-attraction limelight of this group was the pitched battle between Denver and Wyoming Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- evening The highly touted Wyoming Cowboys invaded Denver's Denver's Denver's Den Den- vers ver's waxed court confident of victory but the Pioneer effected a surprising rally to throw the contest into two extra periods With less than a minute half of pla play left Denver led the Cowboys 38 Wyoming's Young however succeeded in sinking a shot which balanced the score board numerals at the end of the fourth quarter 38 The second furiously fought extra period of five minutes ensued before the Cowboy quintet could break the tRe deadlock of 41 up of the first such period thus pronouncing the finis to the tune of 44 44 41 11 A close second to the Denver fracas in interest transpired on the two-by-four two court couTt of the Young I I U. U at Provo when the upstate took the Youngsters to task B B. B Y Us U.'s much publicized roster of made gallant but futile attempts to to curb the sensational sensational sensational sen sen- Aggie quint in its scoring spree The Morris brothers and Bus I. I Bingham transfers from the Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den school proved to be the Impetus us of Utah States State's most successful attack on Brigham Young 38 of or orthe the total 54 points garnered by time tIle Farmers being the result of efforts of these stalwarts The B. B Y ma nm- chine with Crowton Christensen and Weimer as the spark plugs succeeded in netting 46 counters At Ft Collins Colorado university university university sity a decided favorite was entertained entertained entertained en en- by the Colorado Aggie five in the primary conference tangle for both Colorados Colorado's title-hungry title crew led by Don Thurman Thurman Thurman Thur- Thur man forward was able in walloping walloping walloping wal wal- loping the Farmers to double the score of the host team The Boulder Boulder Boulder Boul Boul- der Buffaloes sank 12 42 points to the Ft Collins teams team's 21 |