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Show Spofftt Sflaoatfs By Ken Shulsen Introducing former acei of the sports world now living or working work-ing in Bingham Canyon. LLOYD ELDER, born in La Junta, Colo., completed his high school work at East high, Salt Lake City, where he was named captain and center on the all-state all-state football team, 1931. Elder enrolled at USAC, Logan, the following year and upon his graduation gra-duation had received four wrest-1 ling awards, three football a-wards. a-wards. As an amateur wrestler Elder won all-conference honors in 1935-36; Pacific coast championship cham-pionship in 1936; Intermountain AAU in 1935-36-39. On the latter lat-ter part of 1939, having completed comple-ted seven years of successful amateur' am-ateur' wrestling, Elder turned to the professional field and has since met such popular and well known grapplers as Del Kunkel, Leo Papiano, Szander Szabo and Everett Marshall. Elder, also known by his pro wrestling name as "Bob Steel" is a resident resi-dent of Bingham, single and stands six foot, weighs 180 pounds. RICHARD "DICK" MIERITZ, a native of Milwaukee, Wis., graduated gra-duated from Wauwatosa high school after taking letters, in all the winter sports for three years. After entering Wisconsin university univer-sity Dick became No. 1 man varsity var-sity oarsman and held tha position posi-tion until graduation in 1939. He also held regular position as guard at the same university on the hockey team, meeting opposition oppo-sition from' Washington university, univer-sity, Harvard and Yale. He was a crew member in the Pough-keepsie Pough-keepsie regatta crew race on the Hudson river, New York, in 1936. Dick left Wisconsin in 1939 to become affiliated with the Shell oil company in the state of Texas. Tex-as. Later he accepted a job with Utah Copper company. Now 25 years old, Dick is married, lives in Salt Lake City. Born and reared in Midvale, JOHN MAZURAN as regular center on the Jordan high school basketball team gained all-state honors in 1940. John Stands six-foot six-foot three-inches and weighs 185 pounds. At present a member of the R.C. Gemmell Memorial club basketball team. oJhn gained recognition re-cognition in 1939 as an M men player in all church tournament. |