Pleasant Grove Review | 1939-06-09 | Page 8 | Missionaries of Toronto Capture Basketball Title

Missionaries Of Toronto Capture Basketball Title Successful in capturing the char pionship title in the Y. M. cj league of Toronto, Canada,' were J Toronto Missionary basketball tear of which R. G. Gardner of this elf: was captain and coach, accordiiT to word received here. j.: The L. D. S. missionaries entd"; a basketball team in the Y. M.C.': league for the first time this yd: The "Y" has a membership of Sffl ' and the league offered keen coiupL tition to the team of Mormon Bool ' ters, as they were called. EdT Gardner writes: )-- "The team was outfitted with J - : suits of red and white, with Hu-; mons' written across the jersej This made a very attractive appear" and one that caused many peopi to go out of their way to inqi about these so-called 'Mormons.' U type of ball played by the missiot aries impressed many." The roster included Elders M. I Heninger of Raymond, Alberta, Cu ii ada; L. A. Nelson of Provo; A.l" Claridge of Safford, Arizona; R ( Gardner of American Fork; W.lii Luke of Rexburg, Idaho; M. 1,,' Yates of Brigham City; D.W.Yoir-of D.W.Yoir-of Brigham City; L. Christense of Idaho Falls, Idaho; G. W.Ca.T" of Nampa, Idaho; and R. Dai and J. Martin of the Toronto brasa Elder Gardner is a son of Mr. aj Mrs. E. Ray Gardner. i