The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 16, 1938, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY JUNEAU WINS FIRST BATTLE WITH SKAGWAY Oscar delmer lotals (6 of 17 Points for Visit- ing Varsity The Crimson Dears of High School extended a basketball score welcome to ting vars last night as Juneau 87 1’s largest crowd watched h through the Skag- game NI~ e to win the first hern D.vi char tossime @' Canal City's gymnasium, Lynn The opening game of the evening saw Juneau High School Reserves win 17 to 14 over Douglas High €chool in a free-for-all battle in Rice of Juneau and G. Strag of Douglas were the spectacular hoop ringers Wild Passing Juneau started the championsh'p ne off with a series of wild passes n cut-in em in ie s et s whi for bas sl the lead 5 to 4 as the first quarter h ended. Continuing to toss them more with force than forethought, the Bears, however, took advantage of {heir greater height and range, to cept more and more Sk -thrown passes as the game sed, and brought the ore 1o 13 to 8 in ther favor by the half Skagway, playing a game which cente around Star Selmer’s chooting, was held back by an inef- fectual passir stem, and based wild licpes on shots tessed from the center of the court. Their first half was d by a close defen- ket, which Juneau the ba 1 unraveled as the second half ame around. finall; rior fo e who have heavy com- Out-weighing, out-numberi June; the Si little opportunity petition at home. cut-ranging, ar Skagw: the Bears took th 1 showed st 'm battl for S, y me in fairly easy stride last night with Gil DeVault again playing in good form, along with Buddy Brown Hansen was off on shooting and ed to toss in his usual percen- of sure ones. Skagway lost out by lack of know- ledze of rules in several instances, and were given instructions on the ter line and center circle rul- s by Referee Bud Foster, since their home gymnasium is marked differently. Tonight will witness the second game of the championship series, when Juneau will be out to hold Skagway Star Selmer down. Next to the last in a line of Skagway Sp super-men, Selmer will some ay be succeeded by an eighth- grade brother who is already “a darn good shot” according to Coach Ru- ble. Sparks was the only other Skag- way scorer last night. ther the Juneau Reserves nor Douglas High were playing at top form last night, and the ball was battea from one end of the court to the other in a mad scramble of red and purple. Lacking final ini- tiative, Douglas failed to push over to a victory well within reach, when in the third quarter they brought the score to 14 to 14 with one min- ute to play. The final quarter saw no further Douglas scoring, despite several openings in the Juneau defense, and the half's foul shot by Dave Rei- schl and field goal by McDaniel brought the game score to a 17 to 14 total. SUMMARIES SKAGWAY FG FP PF T Selmer, f S S Alb; f 0 0 1 [ Smith, ¢ 0 0 2 0 Hestnes, g 0 0 3 0 Sparks, g 0 1 1 1 Wilson, s 0 [ 0 0 Wehnsten, s 0 0 0 0 Totals 7 3 . A JUNEAU POPE. PP T Hansen, f 4 0 2 8 Powers, f 2 0 1 4 Hildre, ¢ 2 2 1 0 Brown, g 4 2 2 10 DeVault, g 3 1 3 7 Hussey. S 0 0. 50" 0 Behrends 1 0 0 2 Ritter, s O TAN0T T 0D Totals 16 5 9 37 PRELIMINARY CONTEST DOUGLAS HS. FG PP PP T Krsul, f 0::0 1% 0 D. Wahto, f 0 0 4 0 A. Savikko, ¢ 1 0 1 2 H. Savikko, g 0 2 1 2 G. Stragier, g 3 1 2 ) 4 Fleek, s 0 0 0 0 G. Wahto, s i 8 1 2 3 Kronquist, s [P0 Taaes sy Totals 5 4 -39 3¢ JH.S. RES. ¥a e PP T Miller, 0 1 1 1 Notar, f 2 0 3 4 McDaniel, ¢ 2 1 2 5 D. Reischl, g 0 1 2 1 A. Brown, g 0 0 1 0 Rice, s 3 0 3 6 Daniloff, s 0 0 1 [ Scott, s 0 0 1 0 Totals 7 DU | Officials: (preliminary game) Referee— W. Foster; Timers—sS. Wirt. G. DeVault; Scorer — H. Har- mon. (final game) Referee — W. Foster; Timer—Pedersen; Scorer— H. Harmon. YANKEE STAR PITCHER CAN SUE, DIVORGE Gomez Completes Resi- dence of Six Months in State of Nevada k Yankees, has comple wecks’ residence in Nevada still silent as to w! r divorce from wife, June O'Dea, New Y and singer NEN KYLER TS Hie WITH ELKS Switchm Ken Kyler lks alley 7, leading his trio to a wi ver the Brakemen. The Dispatchers won their 1 test with the Oilers, two out of hree and the Conductors won from the Super Last night's scores follow: Switchmen 169 160 1 182 181 119 Totals 497 461 47 Brakemen Iverson 137 147 500 Blake 158 158474 Holland 147 121 40 Totals 442 510 426-137¢ Thibodeau 183 Wilson 155 Hermann 165 503 468 469—1440 Oilers Mor 140 St 157 MacSpadden 135 Totals 432 478 435134 Cenductors Boggan 174 189— 515 Hollmann 161 161 161—*483 Benedict 158 158 158--*474 Totals 493 471 508—1472 Supers Brown 174 188 149— 511 Delebeque 157 157 157--*4T1 Williams 154 155 163— 477 Totals 485 500 4741459 —Average score. Did not bowl - Baskethall Scores, Goast _Gnnrerence The following ure scores of bas- ketball games played last night in the Coast Conference: University of Washington Oregon State 30. Washington State 44; Oregon 37. B S P ROBERTSONS RETURN FROM TRIP QUTSIDE Mr. and Mrs, R. E. Robertson re- turned to Juneau last night on the motorship Northland after several weeks in the States. Mrs. Robertson traveled East while Mr. Robertson attended to business in Seattle. On her trip Mrs. Robertson visit- ed relatives of both hers and Mr. Robvertsons, in New York, Wash- ington, and Missouri Valley, Iowa. In Charleston, West Virginia, Mrs. Robertson visited for a day with former Governor of Alaska and Mrs. Walter Clark. Former Gov. Clark is publishing a large daily newspaper, 40; Mrs. Robertson said, and is con- templating a trip to Alaska next summer. In Washington, Mrs. Robertson also visited another former Alaskan Governor and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Riggs. Returning to Seattle Francisco, Mrs, Robertson visited with her daughter Carol in San Francisco, and son Duncan, in Palo Alto. Elliott, another son, is in Seattle. ‘The whole family was together in Seattle over Christmas DAUGHTER 1S BORN TO WILLIAM POOLES Tc Mr. and Mrs. William Poole cengratulations are being extended today upon the birth of a daugh- ter at 5 o'clock this morning in St. Ann's Hospital. The child weighed six and one- half pounds at birth. Mr. Pool is employed at the Alaska-Juneau mine, via San e b A London studio is making pic- tures “with a moral’ intended for showing in English churches wired for talkies, | AT O ALD POLLY AND HER P AN'T THAT A EXTRA LARGE DRILL, DOC 2 HOW COME UNCLE ED'S PICTURES | ARE ALL SIDE-VIEWS, PA 2 THA'S YER AUNT HETTY'S DOIN', DAUGHTER . ( PLAGLE ) { TAKE 1T, < TAKE WOT, ¥ ( ANYHOW! ) ANYHOWE ey R ¢ T THE RIGHT FENDER O'TH'CAR , I SMACKED IT T SMITHEREENS ! YUH SEE,YER AUNT HETTY WUZ SO THRIFTY, SHE'D NEVER WASTE NO LOST MOTION. DIDJA GIT T FIXED 2 THE YORK FAMILY Joe Wilburn is on Father Jane is in foreground. Ru s knee, next to Mrs. York; Marv RUDY DISPLAYS AN ANTIQUE ] Jo Jo White (left), visits York's home and examines the bat with which Rudy made 22 homers. RUDY SMOKES A PIPE The other boy is his younger brothe. wilh Detioit next spring- r, Lavis, who will get a tryout LET ME SEE NOW, AREN'T YOU THE PERKINS WHO WAS By CLIFF STERRETT CONTEST THAT MY CHILD LOST SO EVERY TIME THEY WUZ OCCASION FER A FAMBLY PITCHER ATCO, Ga i6. — rudolph on Yor sear-old rookie sensation of 19 is so glad to have good job he works on it the yes round. He began batting a ball ov a month before the call for sprin training. He's signed his tract, and cady down to his re playing weight of 212 pounds. To complete the thoroughness of his prep: ons for the '38 big league basebail season, he's giving his bats a unique treatment to make them weapons of magic. York is spending the winter here with his wife and two children and with Lavis York, a brother who plays first base and who will 1 Detroit tryout next spring Leok in the Garaer Rudy’s Exhioit A is in his g age. Hanging on the walls are catchers’ mitts, a first baseman’s miti, and a Detroit uniform. “See,” York smiles. “When it starts warming up I'll gel down to work into condition. Lavis and the neighbor kids | like to chase flies. I give 'em a work-| outl on good d York' box. It contains bats 's Exhibit B«is a big wooden packed in| compost. “It makes ‘em lighter,” Rudy “and they last longer. I\'n‘ 2ot some of Gehringer’s sticks in| here. Some belong to Marv Owen.| The rest are mine. There are three dozen of 'em.” | The Bad Old Days “It’s ail because he’s so thankful have a regular job, and he’s so anxious to keep it, York explains. He admits he was ready to give up| when he was ordered to take over the catching job for Detroit last| season. | “I'd just missed being \hlm)"-d; to Toledo,” he recalls. “Then Coch-; rane told me I should catch. I didn't like the idea. They had used me, at third and I hadn't clicked. It| looked like I was through. I told ‘ochrane how I felt. [ “Later our’ coach. Cy Perl told me I had all the makings 1 catcher—that I ought to try seriously. I got back there that day with all the trappings on.” Most everybody remembers what happened. York stayed back there He hammered out 18 Lhome runs i August, breaking Babe Ruth’s all- time mark of 17 in one month. He had a better home-run aver- age than Joe DiMaggio, the New York Yankee star, who led the ma+ ors with 46. York went to bat 375 s and hit a total of 35 circuit blows—an average of one for every 107 appearances. DiMag had an wverage of one for every 135 times in 612 trips to the plate. to 1§ of 1 YORK’S BIGGEST THRILL CAME ON AUGU 31 ATCO, Ga., Feb. 16.—The biggest thrill Rudy York has had in base- ball came when he broke Babe Ruth’s one-month home-run rec- ord. Last August he smashed out 18 home runs, which shattered the Babe's all-time mark of 17. The record-breaking blow was his 1938 con-! it g second hit of the day on August 31 and was made off Pete Appleton, Washington righthander. In add tion to hitting two circuit blow York that day collected two singl and drove in seven runs. “I was a little afraid I'd tighten up,” he said. “After I hit ti one I got adjusted and had a go day. I could hardly believe it, though, when I connected for (h: econd homer—the one that beat the record.” - - JUNIOR SKIER OF PETERSBURG ~ TO ENTER RAGE New Snow Fall Improves ~ Douglas Trail for % Tourney Sunday From Petersburg comes announce- ment today that four skiers will ar- rive here this week to compete in the Juneau Ski tournament, Sun- day. Among the four is Jimmy Ham- mer, 11-year-old skier of high rank, who will compete with the juniors in the event on Sunday. Also com- ing from Petersburg is Pete Lund, president of the Petersburg Ski Club, who learned to ski in Nor- way; and Olaf and Andrew Wikan. Trophies to be awarded to win- ners of the tournament have been placed on display in the window of the Alaska Electric Light and Power mpany building, and include .14 cups and 7 medals. The new snow on the ice packed Douglas Ski Trail indicates safe racing Sunday. All skiers planning to enter the tournament are asked to register at Bert Caro’s Ski shop before Friday. Petersburg Ski Club members who will be here for the tournament have been asked by the Juneau Ski Ciub to come prepared to discus the method of awarding the Fish- eries ki Cup presented to ski clubs of the First Division by Archie W. erican bility The poss of forming a Southeast Alaska Ski Association imethods of financing ski tourna- ments, and the basis of awarding club championships on a team point basis will*also be considered. -e TRINITY GUILD TO PLAN CARD PARTY Members of the Trinity Guild meet in'regular session Friday after- neon with Mrs. William Jarman, president, presiding. H Plans will be discussed for hold- ing the card party recently post- poned because of cold weather, - Northern Rhodesia plans to cele- Lrate in 1940 the centenary of Da-| vid Livingstone's landing in South| Africa. > The Empire ciassifieds for| | results. NO,BUT TH' GARAGE MAN SMOOTHED [T OFF ENUFF SO'S PAW WON'T) NOTICE IT FER A COUPLA WEEKS . SHE'D PRESS OUT JESS ONE eecec0 s 0000 e EXTRA ° . IGHT o e Between the two big eve . ® at the basketball game tonight, ® e there will be a special feature. ® ® The Giants and the Giant Kill- e ® ers will meet and it is s . ® the will be some “killing.” e so 00 eeo0v00 000 - o WOMEN OF MCOSE TO MEET TONIGHT Women of the Muose meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the LO.OF. Hall for their regular gathering which will be marked by initiation services this evening Mrs. Arthur McKinnon, Senior Regent, will preside, and following uation, cards and refreshmenis will close the evening. Mrs. Robert Light and Mrs. Grant Baldwin are on the kitchen committee 1 THEN T'LL AST HIM IF HE DID ! FRED CHARMAN RETURNS FROM VACATION TRIP After a several weeks vacation in Portland, Oregon, Fred Charman; Agent for the Northland Transpors tion Company, returned to his Ju- neau post on the motorship North- land last night. harman’s relief agent, Kon Ericksson, will sail south on the Northland tomorrow. R Syracuse University is planning a reenactment of the constitutional convention of 1787 with students wearing costumes typical of the per- iod. R Empire classifieds pay. 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