Show Make 1 Jordan Expected to Strong Bid Sid for Division Laurels in Casaba Race Editors Editor's note This is the first of a series on basketball prospects prospects pros pros- of high schools in Salt Lake county and surrounding territory written by a Telegram staff member who is personally visiting the casaba camps S By TOMMIE TOl PORTER Telegram Sports Writer SANDY Dec 15 Big 15 Big and rugged Jordan high schools school's basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball squad with two regulars and two fine reserves back from last season seems likely to make a strong bid for the Jordan district title it held together held together with state in honors honors in in 1935 Directed by Coaches John and Dunn Taylor the display a knit close-knit defense and break swiftly into a driving attack which stresses under-the-basket under action by rangy Boyd Thompson and Orrin Curtis who make good use of their height to tap in rebounding rebounding rebounding re re- re- re bounding shots The squad at present includes husky Willis Atkinson and stocky Clarence Canning regular center and guard respectively of the 1937 up line-up and Forward Curtis and anil Guard Blaine Blame Andrus who saw quite a bit of action with that team Chester Kim hini another re reserve reserve re- re serve ser of last season is still nursing nursing nursing nurs nurs- ing a wrist broken in football but butis butis butis is expected to report soon for cage play Other stand-outs stand at present are speedy Hubert state all-state football star Glen Hyatt Ralph Bishop Earl Clarence Hanson Hanson Hanson Han Han- son Veld Veldon on Larsen and Thompson rustles the ball well wen and shoots accurately Bishop also has hasa a good eye for the hoop Andrus and Thompson are unusually hard to cover as they rustle the ball baU on defense and pass it out of danger Curtis plays a neat floor game and hits the hoop often and Atkinson follows in with good effect for re rebound rebound rebound re- re bound shots and is strong on de de- de and either Curtis or Bishop seem likely to get the starting starting starting start start- ing assignment as as forwards and should ably fill the shoes of last seasons season's stellar shooters Eugene Riska and Clair Clam Workman Canning Canning Canning Can Can- ning and Andrus are probable starters starters starters start start- ers at gurd although Kim and will likely stage a good race for these posts Both Atkinson and Thompson are tall and the former is broad shouldered and rugged Either should give the team plenty of strength at center Hyatt Hatt is another rangy lad who should see quite a bit of action while Hanson plays a nice defensive defensive defensive sive game and rustles the ball well The entire team well and before starting time for its first league game January 6 at Granite should be rounded into a working smooth-working hard bard ing crew which will be hard to stop Coach has arranged a a. a good preseason schedule including games at North Summit Friday at Nephi December 21 and with Uintah at Jordan December 22 The squad has already beaten North Summit and Nephi S This season will be the last in which the will play in i their old small gymnasium for a anew anew anew new large gym is under construction construction construe construe- 1 tion on the south side of the main building The new structure should I rank with the best in the state and 1 will have ample seating room for forthe forthe I the Jarge large crowds which nearly al always always always al- al I ways attend Jordans Jordan's cage games |