Show JORDAN QUINTET WORKS WOR-KS WOR FOR POLISH POLISH rive jve Hoop Lettermen Return to Help Team Win Place in Tourney Footers ic-Footers t Footers Will Hold Down Guard Positions Teams Fail lil to Show Smoothness in Earl Early Practice Practice Sessions Forwards Fast tice lice a This fE-This This is the fifth of a se series Ies in which The Telegram sports sport N i rt the basketball prospects at the different schools In r v is lIe Je will personally visit the schools and watch the teams in 1 tt wesson games before writing these articles Today's story is Js isI lor I w preC preseason Thursdays Thursday's s story will be written tram from Provo Gt By FRANK K BAKER Telegram Sports Editor JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL Dec 13 The 13 The will be again this season if for no other reason than se of their height and ruggedness Cach h 0 O. D. D Ballard could put a team of six-footers six on floor but hell he'll I probably o bly use se a pair of smaller forwards it matter atter what combination he the coach baTe sue six foot foot men to use at center and both guards Five lettermen are back for lor the vi here but 4 team of them none are b certain of their theirA A jobs They are areS S fi Darrel Day and forwards for for- t Frank Stepan Awards wards Wayne Soffe center and Gus Black and Chad Beckstead 1 guards Only two of these Beckstead and Soffe are Soffe-are are six six- footers The other three are two l inches shorter Height of course Isn't the sole re- re and these lettermen are some still stiff competition for j regular berths Paul Mazuran r instance Is a promising candidate t the center Job He towers six et two Inches and has a good eye eyer r p the basket baket Hes He's a product of the starred for I Men courts having Second ward last season and andr r therefore inexperienced to the JorIA Jor- Jor IA floor system stepan was a regular forward last cn i until he hurt his knee That gave Day a chance to break lathe the lineup and the raper boy came through in line fine leaving two experienced trig trig- nen on the squad this winter n has been scoring heavily in workouts Ballardi big problem is Ls to develop eed oa on his guard line That ex- ex aiu his frequent use of Gus Black vba i at lire five feet ten inches is a little when compared to Beckstead r Mack Dow the pound brother 4 i Pete Dow Doc who won athletic fame pt bath J Jordan and the University of The l B will impress you h their size the moment you sec see ea I wa was 35 a bit disappointed disappoint d with ta n m when they started scrimmage re e last evening Their passing is isK t K Th M 10 0 floss flossy and none of the boys were wre hitting the hoop so well t The Tiit man live defense used by the voad team bothered the boys a lot oce cant can't depend too much upon tese workouts to tell the true s of a teams team's offense The they are playing against know tie fee plays practically as well as the do themselves t- t T- T Strong Under Hoop Bat under coder the basket Well WellS that's different matter The imply be deadly under both They're a persistent en that keeps hammering away Ballard talent is far from ended ith t this is group Theres There's Chris Mora Mor Mor- isoa a forward who handles the b baU well ell and goes coes into the basket ltha a grace and ease case that may earn earna a place on the squad quad Thea isa theres there's Klein Black a new new- tr t at Jordan He lie was a regular lid rd d fo for Blanding last season Hes He's rt of f stature being only five live feet w inches laches tall but hes he's fast and to telL elL He lie is a promising can can- fate for tor a running guard and a man mano o may nay help speed up Jordans Jordan's atack at- at ack titer after he becomes eligible with he be second half hat school term V Lacks Sharpshooters I l Jordan n has not had a high scoring ane Cle In ill recent years yet it has to the state tournament for the st two 90 1 The eta finished third in t state te meet in n 1924 when Dow m Smart Vincent and nd Kim ill COm on one of the best scar scar- It iea ever put together here tIt Y years year's r's rs edition on finished fourth n t tout this years year's crew for a ai f for lor r theres there's i lots o of work ae done yet in smoothing up their af The e possibilities OSS are there and they'll have a good of l making the tournament It ad the even In b such a hectic division or n district lae Lae 1 JOED t HIGH sc SCHOOL liL Wet Witt Cl CI t lO 6 Ben n Doi err 59 1 liO r 0 Jun Junt rc V 6 59 Bell Beu t C 15 lea Jun JUl il 1 59 l O Jun 97 i 61 Sm n c C 0 6 IS Sen 7 BaU tt c 59 69 Jun e 1 f t 6 Sen Senna senD na D 50 58 Jun I 59 9 Sen Sn f 59 69 ISO Sen U f r 59 Sen l ten n. n t. t r 1 Jun JunC r 5 10 Jun 54 C at I C c. c 54 Jun 6 Jun Jot Jun t I 1 1 15 Sen n h 1 88 Jun f Jun 59 Jun 1 57 Jun 11 |