The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 17, 1940, Page 5

BEARS WIN HOOP GAME OVER ELKS National Guar&smen Score Victory Over DeMolay Squad Last Night Crimson Bears of Juneau High School last night whipped the Elks basketball squad 26-19 while the National Guards “out-rassled the DeMolays for a 32-26 victor; for the nightcap. In the first contest, Elks led at the quart but the High School took the lead 9-7 at the end the half, holding the bogged down lodgemen without a tally From there on it looked like the High School's ball game except Elks rally in the fourth Russell and Druliner put Elis momentarily one point ahe but the pace was too much the older ballhawks and Bears drew ¢ of n pame was a riot of fans and for the most allor’s knot puzzle for| ree Rev. Knight. Veteran ball players like John Osborne and Doc Hollmann lined in the front ranks of the dsmen and made showings, but star of the night Jerry McLaughlin who made ardage on nearly every play and went through center uuuun!.ly h to bag 19 points floor-polisher. When we old fans who remember for say that, : n"ll/"'flf’jgl‘g’! VENENRI N VY the | creditable " SAmmy Nelson wiil underShnd be- cause Sammy hit the bench with three fouls almost as soon as he got in the game and hardly got out on the floor again before the fourth and final was tallied against him. “Those guys Sammy grinned, Scoring was as follows: High School—McDaniel 7. Ba- | vard 6, Miller 7, Lucas 0, Murphy 6, DeLong 0, Nielsen 0, Newmarker 0, Faulkner 0, Pasquan 0. Elks—Johnson 1, Vanderhoeck 2, Russell 6, Wood 4, Devereaux 3, Watson 0, Moss 0, Druliner 3. National Guard—McLaughlin 19, Osborne 2, Willey 5, Fuller 3, Ar- 1ell 3, Hollmann 0, McLean 0. DeMolay—Brown 0, Nichols 4, !{u,m 9, Hickey 8, Nelson 1, Beh- ends 2, Vicklund 0, Willlams 0, Mon: a;.h- 0, Walter 2 | 2. | - Black Eagle Will Enlist OTTAWA, Dec. 17, Colonel Hupert Fauntleroy Julian, who calls himself the “Black Eagle of Harlem” (New York) has arrived in Ottawa to apply for enlistment ‘n the Royal Air Force. He passed his medical examination. When he appeared before the medical offi- he wore handsomely creased trousers, morning coat, grey tie with stick pin, gloves and walking stick. Col. Julian, not long ago, chal- {lenged Marshal Goering to an air imml over the British Channel. e PSR N are too rough,” cers | The Daily Alaska Empire las the Ilargest paid circulation of any Al- aska newspaper., | ping BRERRNQVRREE mE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 1940. Skiiers Go Info Hills JOE LOUIS WINNERIN 5 ROUNDS Al McCoy, Ater Terrific Beating, Unable fo Come Out for Sixth Round 17, — Joe| | BOSTON, Mass., Dec. Louis last night won his twelfth| successful defense of the world s weight championship by stop- Al McCoy of Boston after | five completed rounds before 15,- 000 fans. After taking a pummeling for five rounds during which he was floored | once and his left eye walloped and closed almost to a slit, McCoy was unable to answer the bell for the sixth round and Louis was awarded the fight on a technical knockout The crowd booed the announce- ment. McCoy refused to continue. He was on the floor in the firstround from three terrific rights to the ribs. McCoy attempted to cut Louis down .with straight lefts and a few swinging rights but he did not have enough to do it Louis entered the ring weighing 202% pounds and McCoy weighed 180 3/4 pounds. IN INTERIOR Twenty-four whites and 120 na- tives are working for the CCC in the Fairbanks district according to latest reports. B DR cce We Have Sentimenta l and Practical Gifis for Wives and Mothers In fact, we have gifis for everyone on your list. GENERAL ELECTRIC GIFTS. And are they lovely! And do they save housework! And give pleasure and make for enjoyable leisure! Consider those shown here. 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Neil Memorial Trophy which annually honors the memory of the Associated Press boxing DRAFTED | tollows writer and war correspondent who was killed in Spain. In naming Armstrong unani- mously, the Boxing Writers' Assc- ciation of New York considered his gallant’ showing in losing his wel- terweight championship to Fritzie Zivie two months ago as much as the fact he is the only ringman in fistic history to hold three world titles simultaneously. The third annual award of this plaque will be made at the writers' annual dinner January 9 at Ruppert's Brewery. Armstrong Jack Dempsey and Billy Conn''as winners of the award which goes to “the man who has done the most for boxing” each year.* Leading Challengers The writers also named the lead- ing challengers in all fistic divis- ions. Conn and Max Baer were vot- ed a tie as the outstanding con- tender§ for Joe Louis’ crown, with Red“'Burman of Baltimore third. BY RAMS First choice of the Cleveland Rams in their National Professional Football League draft of college stars was Rudy Mucha (above), Uni- versity of Washington center, | couldn’t see 'his pugilistic rise in 1937 when he BILLY SEWELL | who couldn't even get a suit with Away down in the hills and backwoods of North Corolina are a group of men and women who have never MOUNAINTEERS, "Hill Billies” - THE been to school, nor do they know a great deal about ur modern civilization. They live very simply, with no m or luxuries, craft, the only one they know, generation jeneration mc ‘MOUNTAINERS WOODENS."” iences 1king If you haven't seen these original pieces, odern conven- they spend all their time in their handed down from their famous every- thing from Hurricane Lamps to Salad Bowls — then by all means see our collection. They will delight you with their uniqueness, su wperb finish, design, and craftsmanship. Books, Bookends, Plaques, Trays, Cookie Jars, Smoking Articles, Nut Bowls - perfect Christmas Gifts. u'll love them we know, and sea them, Y come in OPEN UNTIL 9:00 P. M. - everything in the way { sraart, practical, inexpensive novelties, which make and by all means B. M. BEHRENDS CO. JUNEAU'S CHRISTMAS GIFT ) State College wisp (rival playms spell it “wasp”), of a halfback. You'd expecta William who pitched | Murray Lewin of the New York Daily Mirror was elected presidenti of the association, succeeding James Dawson of the New York Times, Only two eother fighters, Louis and Baer, received consideration with Armstrong for the award. After considerable discussion, the association voted unanimously in favor of the game little negro who came from St. Louis originally, but| more recently has fought out of Los Angeles. Returns to Ring Armstrong returns to the fistic wars January 17 to meet Zivic in Madison Square Garden in an at-|iety of football. tempt to regain his welterweight| He drew a suit with the midgets crown. He lost a one-sided 15-‘but when the uniform draped over round decision to the Pittsburgher his slight frame like a collapsed October 4, but finished on his feet, circus tent, the coach took the suit and, at the final bell, with both back. eyes punched closed so that hciI Billy put on weight gradually his rival, he was still thereafter but never played any moving forward high school football, After gradua- tion he played for an independent team and its sponsor, seeing his | possibilities, urged him to go to college, He hit the headlines last year as a sophomore when he pitched and punted State to 6-0 victory over whlxh;y favored Washington. His best jobs this year were com- pleting 10 of 16 passes againct U.CLA, for 149 yards, and com- pleting 15 out of 23 against Gon- zaga. His passes, 80 completed in 160 attempts in nine games, totalled ‘988 yards, As a punter Billy aver- aged 42.63 yards per boot last year and around 38 yards this season. ‘Things like that keep reminding Pacific Coast Conference coaches that the W.S.C. wisp will be in their hair again in 1941. e be known as “Wild Bill,” but Sewell is plain “Billy" up and down the Pacific’ slope. He's small—175 pounds under full | football load. Shedding tacklers as he scans ‘his receivers, slim Bill is as unconcerned as a telephone pole carrying 22,000 volts. When he came to the United States from England and entered high- school at Tacoma, Wash., he wanted to play the American var- aggressive, and throwing punches. the Hammer” began on the blindly “Hennery knocked out Petey Sarron to win; undisputed possession of the world featherweight championship. By March of 1938, he had piled up a| record of 38 straight victories, 36 of them by knockouts, then he took the weiterweight championshin/ from Barney Ross and the light- weight title from Lou Ambers to complete his unprecedented triple. Afterward, he relinquished the featherweight title and lost the lightweight crown to Ambers in a close, disputed decision. PROVES STUFF ATFOOTBALL OUT AFTER 37 YEARS A. A. Anderson, tor of the Olnes district, is on a visit to the States for the first Washlngfon State’'s Wee time in 37 years. He will return Gertie Smith north in March after visiting in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Wisp Is Wasp to His nearly- 1,000 yards of passes would | | { . Mangalao mining opera- { T STORE LAUNDRY TEAM BEATS BARANOF AT BRUNSWICK Jupeau Laundry won three of four points from Baranof last night at the Brunswick and the Golden Age Beer squad gave the same treatment to North Transfer. In the flower circuit, Poppies beat Lillies three of four. Tonight's games are George Brothers vs. Brunswick and Ju- neau Florists vs. Alaska Laundry. Scores yesterday were as follows: The Juneau Laundry Taguchi 167 182 173— 522 Kumasaka 146 173 186— 508 Mationg 136 165 173— 474 449 520 532—1501 The Baranof 192 124 154 142 155 159 501 425 Totals K. Larsson Barcus Ray Galao 186— 502 153— 449 171— 485 Totals 510—1436 Golden Age Beer Villaganous 148 145 151— 444 Poole 130 139 148— 417 196 152 159— 507 —_——— — 474 436 458—1368 North Transfer Ocjanas 128 158 136— 422 Emily Schmidtz 162 153 128— 443 Seston 155 178 150— 483 Totals Totals 445 489 414—1348 Poppies Ena Martin 115 135 135— 395 Pauline Halve'n 144 124 124— 372 239 259 259— 751 Lillies 177 113 121— 311 122 144 144— 410 . 199 257 265— 721 Totals Grace Paloza Totals Gridiron Foes By JACK HEWINS AP Feature Service PULLMAN, Wnsh—One of this year’s top-notch passers is a guy, the “midgets” in high school be-; cause he was too small! 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