Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-12-18 | Page 17 | Park City Quintet Points for Laurels

" I 4 These Stars Boost Miner CageHopesj if . JI . I I f With these four veteran back in the lineup, Park City'i basketball title hope are high and bright thii season, and the Miner squad has already justified such hopes by beating beat-ing the defending state champions from- Uintah, 30-25, The team is led by Cocaptains Kenneth Granthem and Floyd Roach, lower, left and right, respectively. Each is a guard, with two years' experience. Bob Simpson, upper left is a junior forward with one season's experience, while John Spendlove, six-foot center, is speedy veteran of two years. ' " ' Park City Quintet Points for Laurels (Special to The Telegram) PARK CITY, Dec. 18 Basketball hopes are riding the crest at Park City high school, with one of the best Miner teams in sev-eral sev-eral seasons holding, among other preseason victories, a 30-25 triumoh over Uintah, last season's state champion. reliable, scorer and shines on defense. de-fense. The reserves Include Robert Johnson, a two-year letterman In football and playing his second season sea-son of basketball. He is the senior class president, is 5 feet 9 Inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, a good ball handler and a speedy forward. A damson Scores Well ' Jack A dam son, a sophomore forward, for-ward, who hits the basket well, stands six feet and weighs 155 pounds. Melvin de Jonghe, a sophomore, at 5 feet inches and 140 pounds. Is in basketball for the first time. He la vice president of the sophomore class and earned a letter in football this year. In addition to this group, Warner has a fast group of forwards composed com-posed of Erick Anderson, Russell Horan, Byron Smith, Norman Workman. Duane Clements, Lincoln Lin-coln Mon. Keith Lindsay and Guards Harold Clegg, Howard Clements, Bill Sullivan, Bryan Kreuger and Wayne Prudence, all newcomers to the cage sport. The squad opened preseason play with a 37-27 victory over Pleasant Grove and will start league, play January 5 with Morgan here. The district race will close March 1, when North Summit plays here. With a squad built around four lettermen. Park City fans are hoping hop-ing for a district championship and a place in the state tournament next March. Veteran CocaptaJns Coach Max Warner has Cocap-tain Cocap-tain Kenneth "Ken" Granthem, a 5-foot 9-Inch guard, weighing 170, a senior who has won two letters In basketball as a guard and three letters in football as a tackle. He is fast and steady on defense, working work-ing especially well under the hoop. Coca p tain Floyd Roach Is a 5-foot 10-inrh guard, weighing 150 pounds. He is a senior with two letters from basketball and three In football as a center. Roach sparkles spar-kles in taking the ball from the backboard and shoots well. John "Spud" Spendlove. named by The Telegram this fall as all state end while captain of the Miner football team, is a senior, six feet In height and weighs 160 pounds. A steady shooter, he is also student body president and has won two basketball letters and three football letters, as center and end, respectively. He Is center for the cage squad. Robert Simpson, a junior, has earned one basketball letter and stands 5 feet 11. He is a speedy forward, weighing 150 pounds. Simpson Is a clever and