Show P C H S division football champions cham under nde r the leadership of bob birkbeck ono im of our 0 u former f high school graduates who learned football from the ever popular andy moore park city high school football loot ball team emerged irom from the seasons playing as champions of the morgan summit summet wasatch division of the state high school league birkbeck inspired his charges with loyalty aggressiveness si group harmony and keenness tor for technique of the game lie he was their pal and leader as well sell as their ungues cloned roaster master the fighting spirit ol of park city Is clearly disclosed when one con considers the marked odds in favor of their appon cuts without exception each opposing team outweighed the small scrappy for example north summit outweighed paik city an average of 17 pounds per man wasatch outweighed them 15 pounds per man the season started with alth playing of 1 three practice games these were respectively with alumni bingham and east high schools all three ol of these games were played at home alumni beat the miners 35 to 0 bingham took them in 6 to 0 however wh when enthey they met west they had bad learned some football as well as how to take hard knocks they swamped west 25 to 0 tho the first league game with north S summit was played in park city this was hotly contested from start to finish twice north summit was within inches of the park city goal line and twice the scrappy little miners held their opponents for downs this achievement Is outstanding in the history ot of football at park high the final score was park city 6 north summit 0 two victories in a row proved a little too much tor for the youngsters heads beads accordingly about one week after the north summit game when park city journeyed to morgan park city suffered from overconfidence while morgan was the lightest opponent encountered during the season they came dangerously near administering to the miners ft areal real trouncing luck permitted park high to get out with a 13 to 13 tie the morgan game was the mental balancer needed to focus a silent group to muster every ounce of mind and muscle lor for the until final crucial test with the large well trained fighting machine of wasatch high atI leber city at no time in previous history have football teams been more consistent and determined in their training and practice as were the park lads prior to their final test wasatch was very much the superior ot of any opponent vath whom park city contested during the season team members were large well trained healthy clear minded and determined play after play was executed with machinelike machine like precision and time after time their smaller opponents broke up the plays at no time did a man on either side aide relent withal the game was devoid ot of unnecessary roughness or conduct from start to finish it was a beautiful thrill to spectators the he final thrill and joyous relief to park fans came at the crack of the final pistol which left the score park city 7 wasatch 6 end and announced the tact fact that park high has won her first league division championship in football needless to say players coach students and patrons of park city were wild with delight they have not yet entirely recovered their normal equilibrium park high we was willing to carry on in competition with other district champions to the final determination of a high school champion tor for the state of utah how however ver since the board of control of the utah utah high school athletic 1 tion had bad previously decided against a state championship playoff play off due to financial stringency park city irom from football after the heber game and Is now turning attention to basketball an excellent spirit has prevailed among the players during the entire season at no time has one player been ineligible to participate on account of failure to keep up with his regular class work this record Is perhaps unique in utah football history training observer regulations vvs have been rigidly observed As a result the general health and endurance of the boys la Is markedly improved this year eight of the letter met men A graduate nine let letter te r men return next year backing of school officers faculty members student body and patrons has been united and v wholehearted hole hearted fb for r this demonstration of loyal support the coach and players are truly appreciative it Is hoped that dame fortune will again smile upon the efforts ot of the miners in basketball |