Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-12-29 | Page 26 | Sport Talks and What Not

s AND WHAT NOT I 1 ft Kz Elwood Romney In the early spring of 1927 a 3 long g thin hungry l looking hungry lad from Dixie high of St. St George flashed in the state scholastic scholastic scho scho- lastic basketball tournament In fact the kid of IS 15 ye years rs looked so classy that he was placed at forward on th the all- all st state t quintet 1 Th The n next season this same ame lad returned ed fp fo for play And not Q only did id li h he again gain win win a pt place ce on the all all- all ate tate team but bute e l his t team am to the championship I If you haven't en t guessed who it is s by ho hoI I ll let yo you in inon in Q on orL i. i th s secret ret That was Elwood Romney He ne returned for a n. third time to toi tos t i tournament play in 1929 1029 and for a 3 third conee consecutive year eor landed a n aberth berth berthon on tho state all l state quintet That was wa s the first t time in tho history of ot scholastic basketball in Utah tl that thata t a I boy ever won state all berths S omny was wae graduated graduate from I Dixie Dl high bit st t spring pring amid offers from numerous schools chool He was indeed ia a wonderful basketball prospect pros pros- Not only was wal he able to tOI co connect connect con con- with the tho hoo and rustle the ball batI but he was wa also sIo the iha size ze for forc c college caUs Competition Elwood had put on tome some fifty pounds pound since he tint first appeared in n high sch school o tip tipping tipping ping the beam beams around the th mark and in addition standing six ix ix feet off the ground Romney married last Jut year and is isnoW isnoW isnow noW a e proud father Nevertheless 11 he was wa determined to continue his cho schooling ling and nd en enrolled at Brigham young Yeung U U. Coach Coch Ott OU Romney who is his second cousin couch by the way was as happy as al a iI baby by with a new balloon bal bal- loon Ion when Elwood entered tho Y UY last fast fall fU S Nino Nine practice basketball games so Jar ar have proved that Romney Romney- will V deliver just as expected Not lias he scored an m average of fl t ten n Vet per er game gam but Elwood has luts also d done dono ne a n big part of ot the ball and feeding the casaba to Eel Eel another another- sharpshooter who ho also has a B. dead eye eyo when near th the b hoop op I Many are already n. n touting fouling the Cougar froth frosh for lor an conference all j position He may max or fu may y not ot reach that goal this year but one thing Is Js certain Elwood Romney will bo be a no abiff biff Ii part of ot Brigham y Youngs Young's hoop teams for the next four lour years