The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-10
Bruin-Asgie Contests
the Climax Of Season
Fast Montana State College Qnnt to Meet University Five
in TwoGaae Series Here Friday and Saturday; Gam.
Win Decide State Title

Next Friday night the State college
basketball team, led by Coach Fred
Bennion and Captain Tommy Ross. will
make Anal crashing drive o.er the
mountains on the Bruin len., intent on
capturing the Treasure state cham
pionship which they have held for 10
years. the seasons Of 1916 and 1913 be-
Ing excepted. Bennion is determined
to end his reign at the state college
with another title. winning team. while
Jerry Nissen Is equally determined to
wrest from the Aggies the laurcls won
last year.
Never have the universities prospects.
appeared brighter. providing that all
OF the members OF the squad remain
on the eligible list. Old Bogy Eligible
ity has brought far more defeats to
the Bruins during the past two years
than opposing teams. Last years bcs-
ket ball team was smashed into zero
by violation Of the rules Of the school
In which practically all members Of
the regular squad took part: the base
hall team was greatly damaged by this
same occurrence, football last fan suf-
fered severely from the strict scholar
ship rules. Of which there were three
different sets. and the basket ball quint
this year has already lost trio OF
first class players.
| Hop Prescott and Gus Larkin. the
two regular forwards, have surpassed
all expectations In the game played SO
far. Prescott. who has had two years
OF previous experience on the Bruin
basketball quint. has played magnifi-
Gently. despite the fact that he has
played his last four games under the
handicap Of injuries sustained on the
western trip. His eye for the basket
has been perfect. his guarding fast.
passing clean. while from the foul line
Hop" scored better than IS per cent
Of his attempts. a wonderful record.
considering that the average shot never
exceeds SO per cent and generally Is
lucky to make that many In four and
one-hAlf games Prescott has scored II
field goals and 4S free throws out Of 65
chances. total OF 80 points. or an
average Of better than Is to a game.
Which shows that the fast. slender
Bruin veteran is some team all alone.
Larkin. In six games. has made IS
field goals and 26 free throws in AZ
chances. total Of 81 points. or nearly
II to the game. Larkin. despite his
size. Is one Of the most dangerous
shots In tho northwest. being In even
better form than last year. Other
men who will be available are "Butter''
Driscoll, football star and forward on
the Butte state championship high
school auint last spring; Fox. a former
Missoula high school performer. and
perhaps Cert Howard fine forward.
!, who IL having hard time with the
eligibility rules.
| Sailor At Center.
Floyd Sailor, who has put up an ex-
t.cellent class OF basketball, though ham
dicapped by a weak knee. injured dur
ing the football season, win jump GEN.
tier. Sailor has scored FIVE field goals
this season. two Of them against tho
lAggies, and has held his opposing CEN
ter down well.
George Crouch and John Christian
Bentx, who played over. under and
through the Aggie forwards, will both
DO eligible to play in the games against
the husky Bozeman crew on the Mis-.
soula floor. while Sullivan. the former
Butte star. who through q technicality
became ineligible for the games in
Bozeman. will also be available and
will probably get into the contests.
iCrouch made two field goals against
Bush. the Aggie star. in the final game
lot the Bozeman series and held the big
Farmer to the same number. Crouch
10 Missoula product, having starred
for several years on McGough's and
lGarrison's Quints. He IL tenacious
guard. plucky, a hard fighter and
though not a six-footer. is built COM
pactly and right to stand the hard
grind Of basketball game. Chris
Beuts, whose playing on the Bozeman
floor, was pleasant surprise to each
and all OF the university's supporters,
will probably play at left guard. and Is
lexpected to take many q goal away
from the Aggies through his ability to
pick the ball from the basket. Bentz
has been . member Of the basketball
squad for three years and lately has
developed into q wonderful defensive
player. Sullivan played great ball on
the western trip, being cyclonic play
CT. always ready to take q hard fall
In order to stop his opponent from get
ting fair shot at the meta. and il also
. good shot himself. McKain Is avail
able tor the guard position. while
Leahy. the former Butte star. may get
rid Of hin conditions and break into
the battle against the Bennicnites.
Leahy 10 one OF the best guards In the
statA = fine basket. shooter and .
fAehter from start 70 Anish.
Miooeh hns in0tilled wonderful fight.
Iing spirit into his teams this year. ev.
sery man being ready to battle until the