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Show Neal Adams Wins Outstanding Athlete Award (This is the first of articles outlining out-lining the outstanding athletes of the year fromj South high school.) Dodging, running, passing and kicking, highlighted Neal Adams as our choice as our first outstanding athlete, when playing in the recent re-cent South-West "A" game. Adams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Adams of 1124 Lake street. He is only 16 years old. Neal attended Roosevelt high school. While attending junior high he became well known for his ability along track cinders. Junior high schools don't have grid squads so his ability as a football gridder didn't shine until last football foot-ball season. He came to South last year and went out for the football team. Well, he made the squad, then first string. He passed, kicked and ran the pigskin for Jimmy Gilbert's eleven. During the season an ankle injury upset his career as a junior gridder, but he is now enjoying a colorful season of football under Pat Ryan, "A" team mentor. Also in his junior year at South he enlisted as a member of the "B" basketball team. Track is his real speciality. Spring is a few months away but it wouldn't hurt to list his ability as far as track goes. He earned his track letter last spring while running the 440. He also jumps, hurdles and has a very good stride for any cinder race. Adams must like the field of sports very much. School sports aren't enough for him, because at the beginning of the summer he obtained a position with the Salt Lake Recreation Department stationed sta-tioned at Liberty park. He taught and took care of playground recreation recre-ation for the boys and girls. Besides his outstanding ability in football, basketball and track, he challenges anyone to a game of table tennis, and will go swimming swim-ming anytime someone mentions it. Adams is president of the Senior class and is scheduled to do many great things. He is also scheduled for a third year here at South high, so Cubs will see plenty of Neal Adams next year. He has a B average in all high school work and likes science very much. As you can see, Neal Adams is not only an outstanding athlete, but an outstanding leader and scholar. |
