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Show BINGHAM HAS GREAT RECORD IN ATHLETICS a (Continued (rata Procedlns strongest rival, winning 9 to the Min- ' era' t. The rivalry wifi L. D. S waa ever strong, but the Saints won only 3 of 10 games. The Dixie Fliers hsve been a nemesis to Bingham, winning win-ning all three gsfnes played. Other schools, including Esst Lehi and Logan, Lo-gan, have never defeated the Miners. Five B. H. S. boyi have won all-state all-state honors, nsmely: Elmer Whlte-ly, Whlte-ly, forward in 1919; Lawrence Still-man, Still-man, forward In 1921 and 1922: Adolph Chiara, guard in 1924; Alvin Hall, guard In 1928 and forward in 1927; and Walter Bolic, guard in 1930. In addition to the high school, nine other Bingham organizations have been represented by basketball teams, composed for the most part of former high ajhool stars, all upholding the high standard of play set by the Miners. Min-ers. The Utah Copper league title was won In 1922-23 and 24 by the Copper Mine quint and in 1928 the Utah-Apex Utah-Apex five, with the Spencer, twlna doing the heavy scoring, captured the honors. The Binghsm A. C. coached by Tommie Porter, was unattested In 1930. and in 1932 the same group won the state amateur cup for the Gem-mell Gem-mell club. In three yera this team won 81 and loat 17. The Holy Rosary quint, coached by Tom McCann, won the Catholic championship In 1929 and 1930. Other teams which hsve performed per-formed well are Bingham "M" Men, U. S. Mine A. C, Highland Boy A. C. the Oogiea and the Volunteer Firemen. Fire-men. At present tha U. S. Mine and Gemmell are leading the state amateur ama-teur loop, the high achool la atop the Jordan district and the "M" Men lead in their division. Bingham baseball teams have also won laurels. In the Utah Copper league the Copper Mine team won the flag in 1927, and the Gemmell club (Utah Copper mine) won the western Utah bunting In 1932. Among the players who won fame while playing baseball for the mining min-ing town were Pete Dow, Cal Boberg, Eel Leddingham, Val Glynn, Bailey Santiatevan, Lea Sumnicht, Bill Mc-Ivor Mc-Ivor and Doty Bush. Football was a stranger to Bingham Bing-ham until 192S, when the first high school eleven waa formed, the squad hsving but two boys who knew anything any-thing about tha game. That year the Minera won two and lost aix. Nineteen Nine-teen hundred twenty-aix waa a successful suc-cessful year; tor, although five tilts were lost the boys downed their traditional tra-ditional foe, Jordan, 10-0. It Is interesting inter-esting to note that the Miners' first defeat in both football and basketball basket-ball came at the hands of Granite. John Vranes In 1927, Flint Hervllle In 1929, and Walt Bollc In 1930 were, in turn, selected all-state centers. SPLENDID BOCCEE SHOWING In 1924, tha Englishmen of Bingham organized a soccer team which won ' three state championships and one second place In seven years; 1923, 1 1928 and 1930 were the titular years. The ring has seen some outstanding Bingham athletes, including Steve Strelich, wrestler; Dominic Tappero, Young Lavato and Don Patton, boxers, box-ers, the last-named claiming the present pres-ent bantamweight title of Utah. As for bowling, 14 of the 18 Bingham Bing-ham entries in the intern. ountain handicap tourney of last year came "in the money." Tennis is the youngest sport In the Canyon. Until tha advent of the Copperton courts, the only tennis court was the "mile and one-half high" Utah-Delaware apace. Despite these limitations, tennis has proved popular, and two Bingham girls, Helen Loveless and Delia Macke, captured Salt Lake City junior girls' doubles championahip honors. Hotbed of athletics? You said Itl |