Sport: Shelton's Sharpshooters

Wyoming's chief pride at the moment, aside from Yellowstone National Park, is the University of Wyoming basketball team. It claims to have the best-dressed coach, the craftiest dribblers, the deadliest sharpshooters in all the land—and most experts agree.

Three weeks ago, Coach Ev Shelton and his Wyoming Cowboys began a big-city invasion. Because most players have never been out of Wyoming, he lets them see the shows and the sights. Says he: "We let them have fun and thus keep them relaxed." They relaxed at Gary, the first stop, and shot Valparaiso's tall boys full of holes; they mauled St. Joseph's at...

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