Show Tooele Powerful in VI Western estern Loop S Murray Bingham Con S Grantsville Reports Small Squad Editors Editor's Note This is the second of a series of articles written by Gail Smith in which he compares the relative strength of the high school teams in the various divisions By Gail Smith Coach Sterling Harris Harris' Tooele Tooele- high school eleven en appears to be bethe bethe the strongest contender for the grid bunting in the western division of region two class D B schools this seaSon sea sea- Son according to all available dope compiled on the divIsion up to the pleSent time TO Ele won the western divIsional honors last season and later took Heber City eastern castern divisional champions into camp for the right to meet the West l Panthers anthers who later Won the state buntinG Tooele was s-as humbled 27 1 to o. o VETERAN TEAM Coach HarrIs has practically the same team this season with the exception ex- ex ot of three players namely Bates Eates Ajax and Whitehouse W back back- field men With thirteen lettermen in the togs the former formel U. U A. A C. C star does not appear the least b bit t wor- wor ned ried Sam Allsworth one of at the few outstanding quarterbacks last season will again captain the team Joe Rose a running mate mato to MIs- MIs worth Is back jn in the tOgs and this co combination probably prove h herd rel to stop Del White who ho was elected cap cap- bin talis for last year ear did not report tr duty but is back tills this season and hopes to land a regular end berth Wendell Vendell Tate who was also o out t of school last season Beason is back and showing some fine work on the line haL Mel Griffith looks powerful It at guard Tooele took Park City down the theline 1 line in a practice contest Friday afternoon The first league game for Tooele Js is scheduled for tor Friday a. a against Westminster r. r on the Deac Dea- Dea c eons eons' ns' ns campus 35 OUT AT BINGHAM While the prospects It at Bingham are not nearly so 50 bright as at Tt-cele Tt Conch Coach Tommy McMullen is working daily with a band of 01 about tive candidates from whom he hopes to select a group which will make a strong bid for the tho divisIonal divisIonal di- di visIonal championship Bingham lost Jost two games last season both to Tooele flenold Contratto fullback Runor halfback Harold Smith halfback and Kenneth l lImer lineman are aro veterans and should prove mighty valuable to McMullen Smith is developing into a classy punter and Is expected to hold Isis his own awn with the best in the division c 6 Coach Bob Howard at Murray Js is optimistic regarding hIs teams team's chances in the division this season I Howard has six lettermen back and some of the players from last years year's second team are showing uj well REGULARS BACK BACKI I Myers Wood Lester West Vest and Gunderson are from last year Peters looks mighty good in the backfield and should prove to be one of the outstanding players in the division He Is a ahard ahard hard hitter hiter and a good balI baI carrier howard Howald has a good chance to finish well vell up in the raCe this season Cyprus high at Magna agna boasts three regulars from last years year's team Keen Garland Pu ey and Avord Miner Iner are the three regulars whom Coach Vance D. D Walker Valler Is molding his team around this season A squad of twenty seven is OUt working each night In preparation for the open open- ng struggle With Wih Murray Friday afternoon Cyprus and Murray tied to fo third last season Practically all al ot of the games lost by the Magna ragna team last season were b by one touch touch- down Tooele turned In the heaviest score 18 to 5 5 Monroe Cranney who Is making his debut as a coach faces a difficult cult task at Cranney has hag seventeen men nien out for football and from froal this group he must build buida a fairy strong trog team to even be con con- I in n the running for the divi- divi honors Sandy Sutton guard and Vern Nicholson halfback halback are the tle two lone lettermen from last years year's squad Looks like a tou tough h I season for tor Grantsville Paul Garman Fred Walker and Lowell elI Lo Ewing E and nd Con Ien Kenyon on arc the te only at Westminster Ken on reported for fo duty last Fr- Fr day and isis his presence wi strengthen the SIne lne considerably lie le is' is also the tho best punting proSpect at the to school and may be called to todo todo do the booting Coach Patterson Paterson has a squad squa of twenty five out a ad some of the are arc showing much promise prom prom- ise Ise guard Shirley Shim Shir- icy ley Art Marshall Harry AlIen Alen ad Bob b backs look mighty good The To Deacons Dacons finished at the bottom Of at the divIsion divI- divI stoOl sion last season season but hope to climb up at lea least t a notch lit in this years year's drive I I I |