The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 31, 1939, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JAN. 31, 1939. POLLY AND HER PALS By CLIFF STERRETT SEZ HERE WHERE f1 SOME SCIENTIST HAS I DEVELOPED A RABBIT |4 WOT GROWS HAIR LIKE A GROUNDHAWG ! IS THIS SCIENTIST, ANYHOW 2 SEZ HERE FIFTY- FIVE ,BUT WOT'S THAT GOT. T' DO WITH IT 2 IN_ PTICULAR, SUSIE -+ I WUz JESS WONDERIN' HOW MANY YEARS HE HAD LEFT T'SIT AN' WONDER 21, Kung Peature Synducae, Inc . W orkd rghis 1o . TRIPLEBILLIS THESE GIRLS MAY SOON BE QUEENS OF SPORTS; WHO KNOWS! - » SLATED FOR CASABALOOP Lks vs. Firemen Is Big Contest in High Schoal Gym This Evening THE WAY THEY STAND Team Won Lost Firemen 0 Henning : 0 Elks 1 Haida 2 2 3 Pet. 1.000 1.000 666 .500 000 000 Miners Krause Three games of basketball will be ved in the high school gym to- the first game, High School versus Hennings at 6:30. The two scheduled City League ontests following are, Krause vs. Alaska Juneau and Elks vs. Fire- nen The two tailenders of the league, Miners and Krause, play at 7:30 for v chanceto bring into the profit lumn of the league, while the econd game, scheduled for 8:30, is Elks vs. Firemen, with the Firemen still undefeated, and the Elks need- ing but another victory to put them ig «in a dangerous position in the flag Both the Firemen and the Elks have teamed up the two fastest squads in the loop, and in jockeying for position in the standings to- night, there should be a royal attle. The 6:30 game between the High £chool and Hennings is for the pur- pose of giving the High School squad a thorough drilling before the Wran- gell Institute team arrives. That game is scheduled for next Saturday night. ONE CONTEST IS T0S5-UP AFFAIR IN COM. LEAGUE Brunswick bowiers in Commercial League play last night offered two games for the spectators. First contest between Irvings and A-J trio finished with the edge in favor of the Mill boys who won the last two games. One team game score went over the 500 mark and was by courtesy of the winning club in the last stanza. Mura of the Mill team tock high individual honors with 494 ; Second game ended in a freak deadlock when both Rainier Beer and Juneau Florists bumped 545 pins | in the opener. Next game went to! the Beer boys and final inning be- longed to the Florists who cashed on the opposition’s fall below the 500 notch. Guascen and Holm of the respec- tive teams shared high individual honors with 542 Games scheduled for tonight: 7:30 o'clock, Rainier Beer vs. New York Tavern, 8:30 o'clock, Alt Heidelberg vs. Broadway Cab Following are the scores of night's games: Irving's 156 145 166— 467 168 147 128— 443 166 150 153— 469 490 442 4471379 A-J Mill 130 161 203— 494 184 146 158 488 132 157 179— 468 446 464 5401450 last Little Harper Bennetts Totals Mura Pablo Gomez Totals Rainier Beer 161 158 191 180 193 179 169— 488 171— 542 151— 523 Magsino Guason Terencio Totals Juneau Florists 187 173 167 177 191 158 182— 542 170— 514 170— 519 Ragudos Halm Carnegie 545 508 522—1575 e ee e — FOOTBALL; APRIL 7 CRANSTON, Mass., Jan. 31.—The 1939 football season in New England will get under way early. Cranston high school's eleven has scheduled a night game with Somerville, Mass., high school for April 7. Totals Helen Crlenkovich is America’s No. 2 ranking woman diver. She'll be out to beat Marjor Australia’s Gestring. Nancy ‘Wynne won her way to finals of ‘38 U. S. tennis. Bea Barrett is the mid- west’s hope in golf . . . These preity maidens might be called the “most likely to succeed” in the sp the girls tossed some stiff chaltenges at the champions. the best change of gaining a new ALL-STAR TILT IS ON JULY 11 American Snd Natio nal League Will Play in Yankee Stadium NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Put a ring around Tuesday, July 11. That's the day that the 1939 all-star game be- tween the American and the Na- tional leagues will be played in the | Yankee Stadium. | The date was revealed with the release of the 1939 schedule of the | American League. The stadium site | had been selected some time ago, along with the fact that Connie! Mack would be the manager of the ' American League team. - - EYSTON GETS CROSS PARIS, Jan. 31.—Captain G. E. T. Eyston, holder of the world’s land speed record of 357.5 miles an hour, was presented with the Cross of a! Knight of the Legion of Honor at a luncheon here recenhly -,— T0 INVADE BY AIR HELSINKI, Finland, Jan. 31.—As the majority of foreign visitors to the 1940 Olympic Games are expect- ed to travel to Helskini via Stock- holm, an hourly direct air service | between the two cities is proposed. B GOLF SNOBBERY HASTINGS, England, Jan. 31— Charges of “snobbishness” on the local golf course were made here be- fore town council made a grant to! the club. One councillor said: “Some still regard golf as the sport of the eliate. You never see Lord Blank playing with Sam Brown or even giving him a few hints,” Jare Dillard is the Fort Worth, Tex., girl who breaks breaststroke records. crown in 1939. Vir Ice Skating Answers . . . By DIANE CUMMINGS. Author Of “F tting As A Hobby What are the best clothes for 4 i ice-skating? For women: Never wear a tight coat, for your shoulders and arms should be free. Wear a loose- E fitting sweater Miss Cummings or jacket. Short skating skirts are fine for very active girl skaters, but ski pants are warmer. For men: Al- most any clothes, just so they al- low free arm movement. For everybody: Remember that in- door rinks are warmer than gen- erally anticipated, so you'll need only one lightweight sweater. | HEART DISEASE IS LEADING AS CAUSE OF DEATH CHICAGO Jan. 31-—Heart di- se was shown by Chicago board health statistics to have caused :ly one-third of all deaths in ty during 1938. Of approxi- mately 35000 deaths from all causes 11,381, or 32.5 percent, were due to heart ailments. This is the highest percentage registered in the last six years. The stress of modern living, wor- ry and improper diets are some of the leading causes blamed for the trouble. — - Today’s News Tuaay.—Emplre, of Betty Jameson is the south- west’s best golf bet . . . And they're al 1 hep s ts whirl. Each is plenty g HAIDA CAGERS LOSE GAME T0 HOONAH TEAM HOONAH, Alaska, Jan. 31.—The Coast Guarder Haida paid a rou- tine visit to Hoonah yesterday and during the brief stop, a basketball game was pulled off. The Pirates, made up of Govern- ment school boys and other young men of the town, challenged the Haida basketbail five to a game The result was a victory for the local team, 39 to 35. S e BRITISH DRIVERS BOSTON, Jan. 31. — Although Great Britain has only 1,839,000 motor vehicles, compared with America’s 25,342,000, one of every eight British cars is involved in a fatal or serious accident each year, while American averages show only one accident for every twenty- five cars, according to Prof. John M. Lessells of Massachusetts In tute of Technology - D REFUSES BIG METAL DEAL EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 31—A local organization (Goodwill Indu tries, Inc.) dealing in scrap iron refused to sell the commodity to a Cleveland, O., company at double the prevailing price because the metal was to be forwarded foreign munitions maker. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Strong of {Acton, Eng., received a telegram of cengratulation from the and Queen when they celebr their diamond wedding anniv | They were married in 1878 stowstorm, to a d at her favorite game. ful of reaching the top in 1939. nia Hopkins fir st became a national champ Jast year. Virginia Hopkins, a national A.A.U. free- style champion in 1938, looks to more honors. Last year Helen Crlenkevich has, perhaps, GASTON GIVES CHALLENGE T0 MAIN EVENTER |Ex-Mexico Champ fo Meet Montana’s Spendlove in Next Card | A new wrestling card is planned | 10 at Gaston, the last challenging Billy d little bundle February in for Friday night Elks Hall with finalist | the | emi winner contests, | i" at | Spendiove, bull-n of dynamite who was the headline bill winner in the same ning iaston. elaims having won the title of Old Mexic while spendlove wore the champion’s belt for Montana 3oth are experienced men know the the game and would rather “dish it out,” than wrestle in the old ciean way that dmother used to see Spendlove won his last match h Karl Omadahl when he made fiying tackle, went through the pes and came back to body slam al* for a back pat P COTTON HOSIERY FOR OFFICE GIRLS AUGUSTA, Me. Silk stoekings, as office we on th ‘out” among girl employ- at the state house, who com- plained they were “all ur " at expense of replacing hosiery ruined by “eatching them on our desks.” So groups of stenographers and clel decided to make cotton hose the standard for hours on duty. “They won't look so good, but we'll save money, man ance who Jan. 31 r, were the said a spokes- | KITES APPEAR AT ELK ALLEYS FRIGATES AND f Tournament games in the Feath- ered League at the Elks last night gave the Owls a hoolow viet against a flock of Eagle averag Rolling against a 480 par the Owls managed to take the first and last games. Halm topped his only other active teammate and took high hon- ors with 514 | Second game between the Kites and Frigates offered a full roster but not a great deal of excitement as the Kites captured all matches handily nhever dropping below 523 in team score as compared to a high of 482 team game score for the opposition. Vukovich contributed a | nice 581 to the cause. Final contest, Ospreys vs. produced a round 1500 total count for the Ospreys whose club roiled against a trio of averages. Osprey sharpshooting was good enough o garner the last two games. Clark of the winners was high with 524 Games scheduled for tonight in ssic League: 7:30. Connors Mot- vs. Home Grocery; 8:30, Triangle s. White Spot; 9:30, Blue Ribbon vs. United Foods. Following are night's games: the scores of last Eagles 180 155 180 155. 145- 540 465 “435 Jones J. L. Wilson Wildes Totals 480—1440 Owls Halm 203 Hautchings 165 Hermann 181 181 165- 165 14 495 483 549 501--1492 Kites 187 166 170 523 Frigates 159 158 124 441 Ospreys 156 167 145 Totals 158 507 194-— 465 Kaufmann Shepard Vukovich Totals 1653 134— 422 148— 513 123— 393 4051328 Boyle Kegal Hales Totals 157— 514 135 462 217— 524 509—1500 Sperling Wilson Clark Totals 468 Teal 170 170—*510 165—*495 145--°435 | Duncan Riendeau 165 Foster 145 Toials 480 Average; did not bowl. D I}’/mt Is Your l News |. Q. By The AP Feature Service Each question counts 20: each ipart of a two-part- question. 10 A score of 60 15 fair, 80, good. 1. This is The Berghof. Where is it and how does it figure in the news? 2. How much did President Roosevelt say would be re- quired for the new budget? 3. Is Bryan Grover (a) the Englishman who flew to Russia for his wife, (b) head of the New York world’s fair, or (¢) the real name of Pitcher “Lefty” Grove? 4. How did Spanish Loyalists meet the Insurgent offensive against Barcelona? 5. What congressional post is held by William B. Bankhead of Alabama? By Sam Rayburn of Texas? T Afisweérs on Page Six Life and death of Benito Musso- lini caused uproar at the 1939 For- tune Telling competition in Paris. M. Leon Laffon predicted the death of the Duce during the year and was violently contradicted by Mme. Luce Vidi. Both were expelled from the meeting. i AP B l Empire Ads Pay. ! In one sense only is there outside ~ | wanted to right Cordiane ef Cleveland’s Fast Tech (left) raises his arm to call a foul on himself against Thompson of John Hay. KODIAK WILL BE PRIMARY BASE, NORTH Over Eighlmion Dollars Is Estimated as Costof Westward Port (Continued from Page One) CLEVELAND--Pla call foul on themselves. Coa sit alone and watch. Spectators howl louder than ever. ‘student-control” basketball as played Cleveland high schools, Games. proceed under rules except that there are {icials, When a participant conunits a foul he raises his hand, hal Captains ¢ ammates. But in no ins ne opponent pen the The hole thing is strictly bright.” hes “honor regulation. A non-participant makes sure the ball is kept in bounds and s for such technical viola- failure to advance the ball from backcourt to forecourt in the prescribed 10 seconds. A man on the sidelines also blows a whistle to stop play when a player calls a foul {on himself. | Captains are strictly on their own | in making substitutions, calling for | timeouts and running their teams. | Coaches’ duties end when games be- gin. | Proposed Facilities Such startling inovations could “Facilitids proposed for a secon- | be attempted only by an expert. He dary base at Sitka under this bill, | is Floyd Rowe, a member of the na- ,correspond with general character- tional basketball rules committee, istics outlined in the report already who directs physical welfare activi- sybmitted, namely, that facilities i tes for the Cleveland school &75-|for permanent basing for operations tem. lof one patrol plane squadron with Roewe induced six high schools ©hop [facilities for minor repairs to try out his “brain-child” on an and maintenance. |experimental basis at the start of| “Only a limited personnel will be |the season. It was unpopular al provided for with accommodations Mirst. Coaches were incredulous. Set up for taking care of tgmpor~ | Now they are less pessimistic. Rows Ay heavy overloads, | expects his game to spread to every | Plans Submitted public school in the city next year.| “The present plan contemplates B 5% (utilization of such existing build- ings at the Sitka base as warranit | renovation, in addition to neces- u"populAR R NOI, y new construction. HE'S UP IN POLITICS | ‘The present estimated cosls are identical with original estimates of (Centinued rrom Page One) ‘ stations tp the Westward Alaskan area. “At present, this inadequate base provides only meager makeshift 'facilities through utilization of ex- isting buildings of the old Naval fuel depot on Japanski Isiand $2,084,000.” the Republicans came back in and ! elected Alfred Landon. In twrmn, a Republican who could be elected even in Kansas in the face of the Roosevelt landslide took on stat- |ure. So.Landon, too, found him- self a marked man, Seventeen i million Republicans in 1636 backed him against Roosevelt, DENTIAL POSSIBILITY? Reed explains his Kansas victory The country was tired of Yes- men, Kansas knew I wasn't one “The country was tired of spend- ing, and I was for economy all| along. even in relief “Kansas thought I |dealt unfairly by in 1630 by | Republican leadership. And a wrong." Some people are already of him as a possible | Presidential candidate {n t I'm not fooling myself,” he says, in regard to that. He 67. Yet, with a twinkle in his eye he will add: “If the Demoerats | choose Secretary of State Hull, |I'm still not out. He's older than I am” | been the they had talking Republican 1940, Recovered from streptococcus virl- dans, one of few victims in hospital history who have survived the rare blood disease, Robert Billings (above) was to fly to New York to give blood to a stricken woman he had never seen. The 14-year-old is national appeal for dongr_s. . Quiney, Mass., boy responded to a 1 & 7