Show Lion Mentor Must Build For Future Editors Editor's Note This Is another of ot ofa ofa ota a series on high school basketball prospects as told to The Telegram by coaches of tho the teams The Tho next story will be bo from Grants- Grants vile PAYSON Dec 23 Having 23 Having graduated graduated graduated six of Cf the eight boys who gained up runner-up honors and a al place in the state tournament last season ayson's payson's outlook for a high place in the tho Nebo district race raco this season seems very dark Only two boys have had cage experience experience ex ex- n 0 other the r than with a sophomore sophomore sophomore soph soph- team They iare i are arc Ralph Dalton and Ken Patton bot both h forwards The eight boys boys It who were on the sophomore sophomore- team Wilson Vilson last season however may give the Lions sufficient strength to become a dark horse in the district Meanwhile Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- while Coach Stanley Wilson is building for the future with a large group of juniors At present the squad is having considerable difficulty locating the hoop and many rough spots must be brushed from the shifting shifting- defensive defensive sive sivo style Provo downed Payson 49 16 in the first preseason game Jordan won a 15 34 decision and Provo won again from the Lions 16 37 last week The squad includes six players who are six feet or more in height They are Wells Cloward and Cy Ellsworth forwards Jack Manson Howard Kempton and Rees Olsen centers and Jim Hansen guard Jack Ballard Merin and Clarence Wyler forwards are the shortest men each being five feet six inches While this squad does not have havo a particularly bright outlook at present present present pres pres- ent the Lions have built up quite a basketball background in the past seven years displaying ability to come from behind many times Umes Payson Payson Payson Pay Pay- son was a tournament entrant as district up runner-up in 1930 1931 and last season Of boys in the school 28 re reported reported reported re- re ported for basketball this season and this group will be reduced to li H. The squad PAYSON Name Pos Poa Class Ut Ht Wt Ex Age Ase Clifford Clark C c. c sr 11 0 18 Well Cloward c c. c sr at 8 0 18 Cy c jr 6 6 J 0 17 Howard Kempton C ir 1 6 h a 0 17 Jack Manson C. C Jr 6 1 0 16 Jack BilliArd f t. t Jr 5 6 0 16 ir BaIne Cropper Sr 5 9 0 17 i f f. f s sr g 5 9 n 1 n IS Cordon t. t jr 5 7 1 0 16 John Olson t f. f Jr 0 17 Reel Reea Olson Z t. Jr 6 0 16 Ken Xen Patten t f Ir ar 5 7 10 1 IS 18 Merin f ar 5 6 0 17 Merlin Watkins ri 1 it r g 5 9 g U g 0 16 Clarence Wyler f t. t jr 5 6 a 0 17 Verald I Alired I Jr 5 8 0 17 g Glen f r 1 g. g 1 jr g 1 i U g 0 H 17 Clyde Dl 1 g Jr 5 11 0 16 1 g Jr l 5 11 0 17 Jim Hansen a sr 0 17 14 I c g it 0 g 17 N Max Ma S Seine 1 g. g jr r. r 5 8 0 17 |