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BRINGING UP FATHER THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE FRIDAY DEC —_— 60 THISISTHE| | SURE PULILL LR A OEMOCRATIC | CHAIR AN’ (,F cLus- N (ACQUAINTED: NG TN THE SFEAN FL " Garies | L = . ‘GIVE uufl SOME Cres! fi (| "runoUGw HOW MUuCH 00 " DWE? ST OLL ARG G__ N JuST AN EVEN | q HONDORED N pE 1SCouv 10, 1926. By GEORGE McMAT -~ AGED' N A i o 196 by Int) Feature Secvica Inc Great Britain rights reserved 1-19 Y thta game SPORT PLANTS IN BIG TEN TO SEAT 553 ()0() CHICAGO, Dec. 10-—When diums now under construction planned for immediate future, arc completed, the ten universities com- prising the Western Conference will have athletic plants with a combined seating capacity of 553.600, an in- crease of 300,000 in the last five yea Yet this expansion has not begun to take ca the horde of gridiron fans. It w possible to squeeze 'l into the Univ of Michigan sta dium at Ann Arbor, for instance, be- cause every ticket was sold early in September, cven before the season vard, opened The same was true Northwestern for important and also at Ohio State. Room Still Insufficient The Soldiers” Field Stadium here, scene of the Army and -Navy s expanded to care for 110,- 000 persons, but if it could have| been increased to hold 500,000 it would not have been large enough. | Those in charge of the ticket sales turned down 500,000 applications b fore the middle of Qctaber, and thou- sands of letters still Poured in {j Every school in the Big Ten, with || Tue JuNneau LAUNDRY the exception of lowa, has built a| Franklin Street, between Front new stadium since the war, although and Second Streets several are now yet fully completed. ' | PHONE 359 Ohio State sts 1 the stadium | building era in 1922 by building ui. gigantic double decked horseshoc, larger than the Yale Bowl, and with ' a seating capacity of 78,000, It was | gold out for the Michigan-Ohio game | November 13, and thousands of ap plications had to be turned down Hlinois finished its stadium during the 1923 season. It has a capacity of 70,000, and has been sold out four times in four years it has been in use. H Three “or ELKS PICKING TEAM At the Bl rond half in Tournament, Hendrickson with a total ‘nd of the the team leading the oth of 1830 pins for score half are Hendrickson scores second Capt s l'(li)l No. at Chicago and games, apt Team No ‘apt nament men with the highest aver pose the Blks' team and y to Ketchikan to play the Ketchikan Elks in January. The men at present and their averug pins per game are: Laver Radde 185, N. Bavard 183, spec- H new stadiums were opened this fall—at Indiana, Minnesota and Purdue. All were the single decked horseshoe type of construction. Min- nesota’s plant seats 000, and the two Hoosier stadiums 100 _each. Two party completed stadiums have been in use at Chicago and Northwestern. The capacity Midway plant has been in from 33.000 to 53,000, and furthe ditions will be made within the next twelve months to increase it to 80, 000. Northwestern was able to get 50,000 seats ready for this season’s | gridiron spectacles, and plans an ul-| timate capacity close to 65,000, Coach Yost of Michigan has start- ed work on a new plant to be ready for next fall, with a seating capacity of 70,000. The Wolverine stadium will be erected in a “crater” dug in- to the ground, with the top row of seats being on the ground level. Wisconsin has added one new sec- tion to its stahd each year. The Bad- ger plant now holds 45,000 and will be increased if the demand is suf- ficient. lowa's plant seats around 30,000, but has several new sections of steel and concrete gmn(l«lnnd The Gruen Tank the man’s extra watch. Overcoat weather is the time for strap watches. What a convenience to have the time at a turn of the wrist without even removing a glove or unbuttoning the top coat. "The Gruen Tank comes in a variety of cases in solid or white gold—all with 17 jewel Gruen Pre. cision movements from $60 up, THE NUGGET SHOP fizw** TR, “J?J e%'za 5’(’3‘3‘@ CHRISTMAS GIFTS Allen’s Parlor Furnace Your old Stove taken in as Part Payment Set of Dishes, Mixing Bowls, Roasters (guaranteed not to rust), Tea Kettles (guaranteed 10 years), Electric Percolators, Pocket Knives, Razors, Bird Cages. DON’T FORGET THE CHILDREN We have Toys, Sleds, Wagons, Bicycles, Electric Trains, and etc. Autona Parlor Furnace Harris Hardware Compdny Stoves Our Specialty Phone 215 Open Evenings | l -+ —e | M TC CO TO KETCHIKAN Hermte IS Lavenik The teams and their tapt sapt. ! six Dancan ranking ten' rschmidt 171, Darby 168, Metealf 164, Hendrickson 162, Henning 161, M. Bavard 160 Scoles Last N][,ht TEAM NO 190 x, 201 170 163 15 171 160 13 113 121 118 136 170, Barra- DOUBLE HEADER OF BASKETBALL IS ON TONIGHT ;- ngh mn Bavard Sperlir M 517 180 non 166 Jewett 762 733 716 NO. 6 208 150 155 155 167 168 107 162 191 115 Torgls 2210 Present and Furmer 152 School Fives Meet T Game Hi Gymnasium. | 8—48} 148 111 TEAM i 510 Howard 5 Sabin Danner schnol \\' Wilson H in the the J at 8 o ciock Alumni and will clashn (e came of the season. The unni will clash with the High TEAM NO. 2 mvl\_l.m girls in the curtain raiser. 3 180 2014 P » Hi boys I;.n- tron L et are a favorite the S although it rumored the g i have a strong team and are liable (o ; chalk up a win over the school boys A11 114 Coach Baker has heen putting, his men through some stiff paces as they meet Douglas High School in their | first game of the series next Friday | night. The Douglas High School Be tangie with the Douglas in_Douglas _tonight_and Tonight gym the | quintets Totals Bowling for 828 750 T44-2322 Henderson is . Nelson Morrison Totals T14 769 TEAM NO. 8 185 148 134 155 1567 148 139 142 142 145 132 Henning Kirk Andrews Van Atta Walmsley Chi!dren Need Vitamins To Assure Strong Bones and Teeth SCOTT’S EMULSION Is The Ideal Food- Tonic—1It ; ! Abounds In Cod- | | liver Oil Vitamins }' % | Totals 754 716 2214 | Tonight's Games 7:30 ». m.—No. 1, Metcalf, Capt., N Capt. Darby, Cant Capt., Hendrickson CHARTER DAY DANCE Under Auspices of PIONEER AUXILIARY MOOSE HALL i TONIGHT | Music by Alaskans ‘ i Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J. 26-28 PULSE AND CARD READING | Past and Future accurately told 638 Kennedy St., 4103, appointment Ladies Free Luncheon 25 cents a plate The Public Is Invited Gentlemen 75 cents, or no charge, | eor. 6th. Phone Home ~ readings by 8 i | | | | FRYE’S “DELICIOUS™ HAMS AND BACON “EVERYTHING THE NAME IMPLIES" FRYE BRUHN cu HENRY BAMAN, Manager SEWARD STREET Phone 38 Residence Phone 529 CHRISTMAS SALE From now until Christmas, evrything in stock will be sold at 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT F. WOLLAND MERCHANT TAILOR THE CASH GROCERY Is now open for business and the public is invited to inspect my stock of Groceriss Fourth 8t, next to City Hall. 8. ZENGER, Prop. THE CAKE WILL BE A SURE SUCCESS| if made with materials obtained at| this grocery. Good bakers know the fine results obtained from our flour, flavoring extracts, lard, butter, bak- ing powder, etc. To use them is to| insure success with just ordinary care. Get the best and you will] succeed the best.. It will cost no| more if you trade here. | | eligh H | annual |y comparison of strength between the two Iligh Schools can be made aft The b won e Junean boys last week of 3 to 18 eau won the Douglas last year and the iking every effort pos ible apionship. The g team | not played this vear and no victory is predicted for either side, as the two teams are evenly matched. The alummi is un-| able to gather a full strength toam |3 and el School is lending them | | xhrvv of their girls for substitutes The line-ups for the games tonight were announced this morning by the | lcoaches as follows: from t upset boys axternally with Vick * You Justrubiton.g Truesdell’s Gun Store Valentine Building GUNS, AMMUNITION, GUN AND LOCK REPAIRING Boys' Game le I| School Alumni Janiksela (\-nm s I . Peters on l ete |wn C Campen G Halm Garnick Lundstru, 1, Burke, SHEAFFER Pens PARKER Pens and Pencils EVERSHARP Pens and Pencils | CARTERS Pens and Pencils MOORE'S Fountain Pens DUNN'S Fountain Peus WATERMAN'S Fountain Pen¢ A LARGE ASSORTMENT TO CHOOSE FROM [H High School; J. Ramsey, ()lm. "Subs Ramsey Girls’ Game School \. Padimiester F Burke Campen Alumni Hendrickson Krugness Bathe D. Lundstrum L. Padimeist Naghel or Bagges High School; Larsen, Hook-| er, 1. Lunstrum Alumni: Davis, Bagzen Naghel TRY THE BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. 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