The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 11, 1940, Page 5

" THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MAR. 11, 1940 Haida Wins Baskethall | Tournament Thrill - Packed Game in Jammed Gymnasium Caps 3 Days’ Play With a driving attack that never let up, the Coast Guardsmen from the cutter Haida, Saturday night defeated Krauses for the cham- picnship of Southeast Alaska, 35- 26, ending three days of heavy fir- ing in First Annual Southeast Alaska Basketball Tournament a tournament that was a marked success. After losing a first quarter lead of 16 to 7 and ending the third quarter in a tie at 24-24, the Haida boys stepped up the speed of their attack another notch and the tiring Krause five couldn't meet the test Saturday afternoon} Ketchikan | had bested Sitka, 53 to 42, and went | on in the evening to defeat Peters- | 45-43 in overtime, the Peters- | burg burg aggregation losing their second | heartbreaker of the tournament. | A capacity crowd was out for the pvening games Saturday night, and firemen turned dozens of people Waldron's Shooting In the first quarter, Haida hit the hoop from all angles and had| possession of the ball most of the | Haida victors over his own squad, and made another two handed jump shot. Four minutes left to play. Haida leading, 27-24, and Jensen missed | another free toss when fouled by Nagy and young Haida forward Ol- son took a long pass from Waldron | and drove in to convert and put | the Haida ahead 29-24. Lindstrom missed a free attempt then on Staack's foul, and the Haida began to pass with two min-| utes left to go. For one minute and 10 seconds the Coast Guards-| men held complete possession of | the ball in what looked to be a smll-‘ ing game. Suddenly McMahon broke away and looped a one handed flip shot through. Olsen got away on a dribble and | was fouled by Sammy Nelson as he | went up with the ball. Given two free throws, Olsen made them both. Minute Te Go L. B. Nelson took the ball away from Waldron with less than a min- | ute to go and put one through, the| only Krause score of the quar!er.l and Staack replied with a Haida | tally, ending the game for the Haida | victory, 35-26. Although Krause squad lacked its usual fire after things began to| get warm for them in the third | quarter, the Haida boys turned in| beautiful basketball that would have won any game In this section. They passed beautifully and shot well. For the first time since early | this season, they were a machine.| Trophy Presented | Following the game, Emil Kmuse{ who for several years has backed basketball - teams in Juneau and rates the position of number one hoop fan of the city, presented the a beautiful fifteen inch high gold plated trophy of a basketball player | leaping for the ball, an emblem of the tourney championship, going into permanent possession of the Haida. - Ensign Morgan of the Haida, manager of the Coast Guard basket- ball team which Saturday night defeated Krause and won the South- | east Alaska Basketball Championship, accepts the Krause Trophy | from City League President Jack Fowler is at extreme left, Morgan holds the trophy, and trophy- | donor and Number Oue Juneau basketball fan Emil Krause is in the background. Petersburg. In the Sitka-Ketchikan mix Kaskan of Sitka scored 23 points ever with Nagy of the Haida for high individual game score for the tournament, although he had many chances to break the mark. Fans went home Saturday night agreeing that all games of the tournament had been good games, and City League Presideny Jack Fowler, winding up the arduous tournament handling job by tak- ing tickets with his wife at the well attended basketball dance in EMRs Hall after the games, remark- Toy Presented Ha ida Fowler. | GALAO PACES MAJORS WITH | ROLL OF 600 In Sunday's Major League keg-| ling, Emil Galao of the Brunswick squad paced all bowlers, rolling 620 on the Elks alleys, his team| winning three points of four from; George Brothers. At the Brunswick alleys, Kauf-, mann’s Cafe won three points from | tic spring showing and blacks . . . A dashing designs . You'll find many glorious new versio! of youthtul Vitality styles in our authen ter. Ensign Bob Waldron, in| guard slot, swept four one h:mded' Accepted by Ensign Morgan, Haida coach and manager through City ed: “It looks like Juneau wants another tournament next year.” the Rainfers. howitzer shots through the netting for eight of the first 16 Haida points and furnished the biggest Jhrill for the crowd. In the Lhn‘d‘ quarter, Waldron threw his “trick” | knee and spent an anxious few min-| utes in agony before continuing the game with a nice hand from the crowd 1 The second quarter was definitely a Krause quarter. While the Haida scored but two points in that quar- ter, Krauses bagzed 13 markers and took the lead at halftime, 20- 18. In the third frame, Haida gained back two points and tied every- thing up at 24-24. L. B. Nelson, high point man for Krauses, started the third frame with a one-handed shot close in and followed with a looper to put Krauses ahead, 24-18. Staack lJeaped into the air with the ball thery and potted a two handed jump shot. Wagner duplicated his teammate’s shot and scrapping lit- tle McMahon pivoted and fired a one hander beside the hoop to tie the mark Fourth Quarter Opening the fourth, Elmer Lind- strom overchecked Staack and ack converted the free toss to give the Haida its first lead since the second quarter. Wagner rode Jensen's shoulder and Jensen missed free toss, and Nagy missed a his conversion on Jensen's foul a min- ute later Staack took a pass from Nagy League President Jack Fowler to whom Krause gave the cup for pre- sentation, the ceremony was broad- cast over Kiny, sportcaster Tommy Greenhow taking the mike then| among the players for “hello | Mom's”. i Ketchikan-Petersburg Battling it out for third place in the preliminary game, Ketchikan and Petersburg played a nip and} tuck ball game that went into over-| time. Petersburg, leading in the last quarter until the last minute of the game when George Northrup drove, through and potted a drive-in, Pet- | ersburg suffered its second SOTTOW | of the tournament in losing on a foul throw. | With five seconds left to play, Peterson was fouled and given a free toss, the tie scored at 43-43. Showing good headwork, Peters-: burg called time out, but Petersen’s | attempt rimmed the hoop and re-, fused to go in, the horn going “”i a second later and sending the game into overtime, Elljott mak-| ing a lone goal in that perfod for Ketchikan and winning them third | place. i Sitka vs. Ketchikan | In the afternoon game, Bitka gave Ketchikan a good race for a‘ time, but the Pirst City squad drew, steadily away with Cliff Phillips| playing the same brand of good | ball he played in the evening agamst! 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All d cc ort that has o wctive Vitality f ) Coroner Roy Lamberton examin- ed the body and said he had no | University of Washington and also He was in the Army ter used his experiences in writing as well Saunders was also Associate Edi- Tourney Visitors 232 Sixth Street, entertained last night with a dinner party in honor of William Jahn, Haines High School basketball coach, and A. King, also of Haines, who were in Juneau fo# Scores are as follows | Scoring for the three games Sat- earge Brothers - urday are as follows: F. Metcalf 180 159 189— 528 Haida H. Iffert 169 134 183— 486’ FG FT TP A Burke *157 157 157— 471 Nagy 2 0 4 Hendricks 150 162 148— 460 Olsen 1 Qe & L. Holmquist 192 156 153— 501 f [ ] [ ] o. Wagner 1 04 B | z Staack Skl 4 Totals 848 768 B830—2446 Waldron et e Brunswick | lelity Since 1887 fiorla(hlls Z g : E. Galao 195 214 211— 620 cMahon M. Rayela 156 186 149— 491 - o By b L. Hildinger 125 191 136— 452 F st IR e AR R P e 0 i ' : 5 Totals 16 3 35 Ben Mangolao . 148 188 14— 520 . ‘Nice Work, Trudy! . | screenwriter, was found hanging in Kraus ) ys mu\;c. s ‘Ray Galao 200 144 154— 498 o rlnes | ) . ro’ans |a closet of his winter cottage here Myl il S ] | today. Stragier 031 1 Totals 824 923 834—2581 : L Jensen B3,70) 16k | Kaufmann Cafe » | Ly i Lindstrom gk g Dr. Stewart 161 220 160— 541 i Innero I “ am s | doubt but what it was a case of Erskine 1 0 2 C. C. Carnegie 181 203 159543 | | suicide and no inquest was neces- S. Nelson 2 0 4 IKoski 190 187 176— 553 [ L. Nelson 4 0 8 Bob Kaufmann 141 180 « 160— 481 I | Saunders was educated at the — - = Lou Hudson 182 179 156— 517 Totals 12,2 26 7 e e |at Oxford. e Totals 855 969 811—2635 el | Afr Service during the war and la- Rainiers | ) P | Ketchikan | . " A M. Ugrin 167 171 185— 523 | H the motion picture “Wings,” s 0T Emdens 134 e o— 2 Three Thousand Dollar iSoufThernSCaI.lf?lrm'a Takes o sioros s, o Laveni 5 — 450 i Hagkemn 9 0 0 |Bop Henning 138 164 160— 402 Prize Money Awarded i wo "alQ f #OM |ior of the American Magazine Phillips § 3 ”‘ R. Btevenson 159 135 178— 4 —O'h A CI | Oregon S'a'e | Fay Wray, screen actréss, divorc- P . L A 22 ers re 0se ed him in Hollywood December 2, ekl % by : Totals 70 735 8642369 . ‘ i o E “Average score—Did not bowl. i 1501?52 A%GEILES' M.nrchmlL %7 . R b 7T —ee FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 11. | Southern California won the Pn-\Z k E . Eotals e | :-F‘ollowmg the arrival of Berg- |ciic Coast Gonference baskethall | INCKS me"am 2 % champlonship Saturday night over| : Petersbu: {man Kokrines and his mixed mal: P! P y ;é PT TP Men S Siyle Show {amuté ' and cheechako bred team ‘Oregon State by a score of ez‘ Lee RS S i Saturday afternoon, 'crossing | to 26, making it two straight gamse, | Hagerman 5 1 11 IS io Be Fea'ure 0{ {the finish line of the Fairbanks | having,taken the Priday night game | Patersari o118 Dog Derby after covering the 166 { | by a score of 54 to 41. | Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Zinck, Coneannon 2 0 4 H . miles from Fairbanks to Livengood Saturday night the Trojans were Heimdahl P (g Norlltemen Dmner and return in a total lapsed time just too fast and too accurate in ok a | of 18 hours 7 minutes and 33 sec- shooting, employing a sharp break- Totals 20 3 43 ... .londs, other runner-ups came in. ing attack and they continually With Jo.hn Bishop as Master of Arnt Skaug, driving Leonhard worked the ball through every de- Ceremonies, twelve local men will! Ketchikan s iy mod.els e e Seppala’s Siberians, arrived in fensive setup the Northernerscould| the basketball tournament, PG PFT TP |ikiow to be. held tomorrow night ay|second, place, 19 hours 2 minutes muster, Twelve guests were present. Hagiwara 2 4 8 th 4 land 45 seconds lapsed time, and The result of the game was never . e Norlitemen’s dinner in the 3 % in real doul Hinkelman 3 0 6 , |Northern Light Presbyterian church | George Jimmie was third, his lapsed n bt. Empire classitieds pay. Elliott 7 1 15 g " time being 19 hours and 23 minutes. | At half time the score was South- To the accompaniment of softly| N ¢ th th B ern California 32, Oregon State Phillips .6 1 13 played music garments from the| k‘;?e ?Mme 9 "hraw's ¥ i | 1a, J Harris -2 1 5 |following business houses will be OFIREE e S Bedtdbias o o R 2 G FINE g{‘)‘]‘?:‘m“h - g g g shown: Graves, Sabin's, Hennings,|°f tHR°43.000 cash prize. ]‘ Watch and Jewelry Repairing s Family Shoe Store and B. M. Beh- at very reasonable rates s = .; —_ rends. minutes and thirteen and two- fai-Alai on the beach is a new sport " lEA ES otals 53 The dinner will be held from 6:30| tenths seconds, for famed Channel swimmer Ger- | PAUL BLOEDHORN Sitka to 8 o'clock and any man interested| Glenn Cunningham was second zude Ederle, who stretches for a | ; FG PT TP |may make reservations by calling|man and Gene Venzke third man bigh one at San Juan, Puerto Rico. | S. FRANKLIN STREET Kasakan 10 3 23 373 anytime today or tonight. Mrs. to cross the tape. Crudy is in Sain Juan to encourage | Olsen 3 0 6 Hooker will be in charge of the din-| Jimmy Herbert captured the 600- the fast-growing sport of swim- | Peterson ik g | el . uing at the Latin-American posses- | i ner. Table decorations will be car- | yard dash in one minute ten and sion, under the American fi for | ) Donnelly ......... 2 1 5 ried out in a St. Patrick’s motif. | eight-tenths seconds. [T thy t fort; cspppll e ) Didrickson B The Ri : | 6. PAst 1ORy oS JONT - ev. John A. Glasse will e | — s | f E P M facel - g AT preside over the meeting and George Ja S 10 flfel' l‘IVafe lmno Totals ... 1 4 42 W. Folta is chairman of the dinner |sists of Mrs. John McCormick, En'erprise G'over $10,000 HANDICAP WON BY MIOLAND SANTA ANITA, Cal, March 11. —Mioland won the $10,000 San Juan Capistrano handicap last Sat- urday in the final race of the ‘win- ter season at Santa Anita track. committee. WU IFENSKE WINNER ONE-MILE RACE, N. Y. TRACK MEET NEW YORK, March 11.—Chuck Fenske of Wisconsin won the one- Business Women Card Pfly Mar. 29 Junegu Business and Profession- al Women have announced com- | pletion of arrangements for a card }parcy to be given at the Dugout, March 29. Bridge, pinochle and Tripoli will be played with prizes for high scorers. Refreshments will be serv- Weigh Anchor took second place mile race Saturday night at the ed. and- Sweepia was third. track meet here, His time was four The commitiee in charge con- lchairman, Mrs. A. M. Uggen and Mrs. Loraine Johnson. i e 1 fo Succeed Him | {ENGELS SERVICES ‘ AT CHAPEL TOMORROW \ Funeral services for Fred Engels will be held in the Charles W. Car- (ter Chapel tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev, John L. Cauble conducting the service. All Ploneers are requested to attend. Burial will be in the Pioneer's Plot of Evergreen Cemetery. Resignation of William T. Burns | 1as Assayer at Fairbanks, and ap- pointment of a successor, was an- inounced today by Territorial Com- | missioner of Mines B. D .Stewart. Bums passed through Juneau last | night on the steamer Yukon on his ,way to the States to go into a private mining enterprise in Ore- | gon. For the time being his assist~ ant, Jack Adams, will be in charge of the Fairbanks office. | FER YER CUSTOMER'S CARES, OL' KIDDO! RIGHT DECENT O YuH Y 1 S'POSE SO, SAM. T HAVE SO MUCH CONCERN ) BUT 1 GUESS You'D BE TH' By CLIFF STERRETT IT WUZ A ELEPHANT:--- AN’ LOOK AT TH' WAY IT'S LEAV!N‘, MY A. E. Glover, who for mnny‘ years has conducted an assaying and ore testing establishment at| Seattle, has been appointed Assay-; ier to succeed Burns, He will take over his new duties shortly. i o e—— — "WINGS" EDITOR | . TAKES OWN LIFE ‘John Monk Saunders Is | Found Hanging in Clos- et-Divorced by Actress - FORT MYERS, Fla, March 11.— | The body of a man identified as John Monk Saunders, Hollywood ] THE EMPIRE IS ON THE JOB At night, the whole fam- ily enjoys THE EMPIRE'S many featuers. THE EM- PIRE is an indispensable part of Juneau life — it amuses, educates, in- forms, it's the best value in the world! Become a subscriber. phone 374. Daily Alaska Empire e, =,