Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-11-20 | Page 20 | Record Turnout on Hand for Utah Hoop Practice

t 4 t ft e t t S 1 Record cord Turnout on Sand Hand jor for Utah Hoop FINDS i SQUAD Two 1930 Regulars Will WillBe WillBe WillBe Be Aided by Capable I Lettermen Coach Vadal Peterson basketball mentor at the University of Utah Isn't smiling over the loss of three regulars regulars regu regu- lars from last years year's championship championship championship champion champion- ship team but he has had one one of his secret desires fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled ful ful- filled this season It has been customary cus ens- tomary for Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son to expect nomore nomore no nomore more than 40 men mento mento to respond to his s call caU for candidates but when 80 came I out this year the Redskin coach turned up the corners corners cor- cor car cor ners of his his' mouth A A. record turnout and a host b Of good varsity prospects prospects- Peterson on that's the situation at the Utah gym Coach Vadal attributes the number of f candidates to the open berths left by the gra graduation of Jerry Smith high scorer in the Rocky Mountain conference last year Hap Lybbert and Theran Davis Davis- tw two of the best guards to ever cavort on oh the Utah hardwood George Watkins not a regular In 30 1929 but a valuable man n also is lost and his place must be filled Three days' days association with his candidates has given Pete Peterson on an nn idea of just who he wants and already al already already al- al ready he has culled out the less promising men There are about 38 out now but the will be reduced re reduced reduced re- re re- re to a working size of about 25 by Monday LOOKS FORWARD TO TO- SUCCESSFUL SEASON Despite his crippled lineup Peterson Peter Peter- son Is looking forward to a fairly prosperous season and h has several sever l good men who seem capable of ke keep keep- ping p- p ing tag the R R. M. M C. C basketball bunting in the Ute stronghold From his title holders of 1930 Peterson Peterson Peterson Pe Pe- Pe- Pe terson has two regulars back L Lorraine Lor Lor- r- r raine Cox is the flashy forward re returning returning returning re- re turning and Sherm Clark confer all ence center l last st year is the other Clark is is' is still out with the football team and wont won't report leport for basketball I until after the Oregon State game December 5 Despite the havoc graduation wr wrecked ed on his team the Ute mentor is looking forward to a prosperous seas season n. n He has other letter men who promise to show plenty of varsity class before the season gets very far under way Dick Lund and Grant Bennion guards and Dick West forward forward for for- ward are the best looking candidates on the floor but will have to step some when Kean Westphal Bob Sonne and Paul Rose report with Clark after alter the football season I Les Saunders and Drayton forwards who were on the squad last year may push the rest of the boys for a string first-string berth Peterson has been keeping his eye cye on them FROSH WILL MAKE STRONG STRON BIDS Many topnotch freshmen rs are taki taking g their workouts with the varsity vets and a few of them may threaten first stringers Taft Watts sensational forward from the Bran Branch h Agricultural college is touted as Os one of the classiest little men to show up in the Redskin camp for many a ft day Wilt Walt Bailie and Panos BIngham high products are guards who have shown promise and with willi Stan Smith brother of Jerry are keeping Coach Vadal's eagle optic on them because of their ability Ivan Miner American Fork and Dean Arnett who hails bails from Arizona are newcomers who say nothing but make a a 8 whale of an impression with their easy movements and sharp basket eyes Other candidates attracting attention attention atten atten- tion are arc Moon Shepherd from Kim Kim- baU aall Idaho Grant Roberts and Mack HaleL Hale L D DS S. S products Gene Woods Murray Fred R Reeves eves Hinckley Dean Swaner Davis Paul Callis Calls Atlanta Ga and Mack Corbett