The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 25, 1946, Page 3

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1946 TO RESNARE NCAA TITLE Foothills Kurland Paces Cowboys' Trompling of Golden Bears BY JOE REICHLE! NEW YORK, March —Led by Bob (Foothills) Kurland, the Okla- homa Aggie, defending National Collegiate Athletic Association bas- ket ball champions, will invade New York’s Madison Square Garden to- mcrrow night in a history-making attempt to become the first two- time winner of the eight-year-old tournament. The Stillwater, Okla, Cowboys, fr from their 52-35 thumping of California which followed an @ 44-39 conquest of Baylor to enabl them to retain their Western Reg- icnal NCAA title, will be opposed by EO-kgvictorywillbjjee North Carolina, whose overall 30-4 won and list record compar® able to the Aggies' 30 wins in 32 games. The White Phantoms of Chapel Hill earned the right to meet the Aggies in the East-West playoff by eliminating New York University 57-49, and Ohio State 60-57 in over: time, to capture the Eastern R ional NCAA crown The Aggies-Tarheels clash will present an individual scoring duel between Kurland and North Carc lina’s John (Hook) Dillon. B pouring in 29 points against Cali- fornia Saturday night, the Aggie seven-foot center became the I ing collegiat> scorer in the country with 620 points. Dillon, whose 31 pcints had much to do with the success of the White Phantoms in the tournament, has accounted for 436 ‘points' to win a place among the nation's top ten pointmake Kurland will be backed by for wards Weldon Kern and Sam Au- brey, and guards Glake Williams -and J. L. Parks. The Tarheel starting five is expected to be Hor- ace (Bones) McKinney, center; Jim White and Dillon, iorwards; and Jim: Jordan and Bob Paxton, guazrds. Ohio State, whose loss to North Carolina Saturday night, was its second overtime defeat in the last two ' eastern finals, will meet Cali- fornid+ in_a preliminary to the Aggie-Ttarheels struggle. R Sporis Briefs (BY THE ASSUCIATED PRESS) GREENSBORO, N. C. Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Virgin fin- ished ' with two par-cracking rounds of ‘67-66 to win the $7,500 Greenshoro Open golf tournament with a 72-hole score of 270. Herman Keiser, Akron, O., finished second with 276. Lloyd Mangrum, Los Angeles, was third with 279. NEW YORK — Don Budge and Bobby Riggs split in two matches Saturday. Riggs won the afternoon Red Cross benefit contest, 4-6, 6-3 and 6-2, and Budge the night affair 7-56-3, It was Budge's first triumph in nine matches with Riggs on their cross-country tennis tour. LAYFETTE, Ind—Michigan won the University Division title and Miami of Ohio-the College Division title at the Purdue Indoor Relays. Harrison. Dillard of Baldwin-Wal- lace was the individual star with a doublet riumph in the Hurdles, set- ting ‘an American Indoor record of 68 seconds for the 60-yard low hurdles. NEW YORK — Oklahoma A. and M., ppacked by Bob Kurland who scored 29 points, captured the Wes- tern NCAA Basketball Champion- ship by routing California, 52,35. | DENCER, Colo. — The Phillips| 66 Oilers won the National AAU| Babketball Championship by whip-| ping the San Diego Dons 45-35. Third spot went to the Ambrose| Jellymakers, who shot their way to a 44-36 victory over the 20th Cen-, tury-Fox, the other semi-finalist, in ‘the consolation playoff. | - HOCKEY | Playoff hockey games Sunday re- sulted in the following 'scores: | National league playoff semi- | firials: Montreal 8, Chicago 2 (Mon- | treal leads 3-0 in best of seven ser-| jes); Boston 5, Detroit 2 (Boston leads 2-1 in best of seven). ! American League playoffs: In- dienapolis 7, Buffalo 1 (Buffalo leads 2-1'in best of Seven “A” ser-| jes between pennant winners). { Eastern League playoffs: Balti-| more 7, Washington 4; Boston 6, New York 1. | U. S. League: Minneapolis 2, St.! Paul 1; Kansas ity 9 Omaha 5. —— DRINK KING BLACK LABEL! the victor of the Cal; series for the Western Canadian Championship and the wir of that series meets the Eastern Can- adian titlists for the Allan Cup Final, emblematic of ry-Winnipeg baseball New Pitts- 2-5; (A st it , March 22— (Spec- elective of rc who read a t Gruening Board marvelou k B vice job Senior Amateur Hockey su games played Sunday follow {St. Louis (N) 4 Detroit (A) (ARD QUESTIO | (A) 2; Brooklyn (N) 5, Washir St. Louis (A) 5; —As most of the Florida-based | ) Hollywood ing camp and heading north, this| S e 2 M ITHA NEWS ‘Can the St. ouls Cardinals do : LUES | ago, there was an almost unanimin- |vice Boa Louis club wouM romp to the Na- Hager and Ben Miller were pre- the Chicago Cubs, training in theling the war years by Major W. E Birds. |made at an open meeting of the apparent that Kurowski, the .\Un"nwmi,vra, into the Legion, Jac no intention of reporting to ll\x‘jz\‘l;'\ul M. Godd They are sayi now that unless.thanking them for can come somewhere near matching | pirector of Selective Service added fully capable of winning out If|{roguced Major Hallmin, whe made 1Selective Service Board P - s BASEBALL KUROWSKI SPOT | York (A) 6, Boston (A) 4; | Cincinnati (N) , Cleveland ST ton (A) 3; New York (N) 7, B clubs went into their final full|pouis - g question was being asKed with in- | without Whitey Kurowski?” | SITKA, Alask ity of opinion among bascball men :Knight, ranklin, Sam tional league title behind its su- sented with medals for their qiffi- west, coul dquite match that all-!Hall Thurstiay evening But many of the boys have be- |American Legion at the Moose Hall third-baseman who hit and |Goddard and Verna Hugh, Com- Cards at the salary President Sam |lctter from Gov ) Br on can obtain a run-producer |well done. Whitey at the plate, it is likely to pjs personal thanks explained their pitching stands up. |the presentations, including flowers { ceremony Scores of exhibition FIllER BIGGEST burgh (N) 4-1, Chicago (A) |3-6; Phialdelphia, N, 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla,, Mar. 25. o (N) 2: 5; Chicago week of training today before break- | o N creasing interest Up to a comparatively few days|ial Correspon in Florida, at least, that the St. Troutman s Wortman, Clyd2 perb pitching. It not felt !hlt\:(:vl{ and uncompensated work dur- around strength of the veteran Red Presentation of the awards were gun to waver since it has hin'flmt‘an!ir\' ing the initiation of two new drove in 102 runs last season, has mander Hugh LaMo2 duced Breadon is willing to pay him. to th: Selective in exchange for Kurowski, one Who | jehn L. McCormick, Terricorial be a very close race, with the CubS the nature of the aw tHan fas SRR to Mrs. Harry Bell, clerk of the for the journ- ment, refreshments rved i R At at di word tr Wi lization booms ma = and bo 2! SEATTLE, March ined downhill and ionship title in the Coast Ski Association tournament at Stavens pass this weekend went to Paul Gilbreath of the Washing- s ton Ski Club. {go but without fishing and the Cold Gilbreath came third in Sunday age Sitka would quickly wither men’s slalem with a time of 2:04.2|peopl= came running from all di- but totalled 162 points by captur- yections. Reliei rofourid when ing Saturday's downhill event tO it was discovered take the combination first place. |gant Lon Amick of Seattle took first’fjre ¢ the Slalom event with a time 'to g at the 1:58.1. smoke was build- Mary Alice Piel of the Idaha Ski'ing throuszh ¢ 5 Club won the women's combined , title, with a total of 164 points —The com- alom champ- annual Pacitic sound of tie ftire alarm time last Sunday evening r wough town afire, that hun- slight 3 itly duz in of and people re- ndoned dinners | the tire d e | turnec WATERVILLE, Wash.,, March 25 ~—The opening on of & week-' There Icng run of field trials begins to- for city day as Pacific Coast bird dog o Electior ers and handlers gathered here over | Guyppy has withdrawn his name the weekend. for School B Art Franklin The Pacific Coast All-Age Open and Kenneth French have filed for will be held here next Sun-|school Board and William J. Beach day and Monday with $1750 added for Council. On ‘the Progre monzy for the winners |ticket nominated at the caucus are st event today will b2 the lCharles Peterson for Mayor; Dr. W. Hungarian Partridge Dog| . Charteris, Ken Nordby, William A field of 30 starters has | garvela for Council, and Bill Cook the evel | fore Public Utilities. All candidates, |with the ception of ' Kenneth PORTLAND, Ore, March 25— |French and Ken Nordby, willis B. Miller of the Portland |thcroughly experienced. in Rifle Club shot 307 consecutive bull | fairs, having served pre eyes in a marathon shoot at the, Cregon Gun Club’s fifth annual | gallery tournament Sunday. The| marathon was held to break a five- way tie of perfzct scoring in one of the matches | Miller’s total of 3¢7 may have sei a new world’s record. The meet was registered with the National Rifle Association and the score is being submitted. TRAIL, B. C, March 25—The Trail Smoke Eaters took the secon | game of the hest-of-five series for the British Columbia S2nior Ama- teur Hockey Championship, defeat- ing the New Westminster Royals 3 to 2 here Sunday night, to even the series at one game apiece. The third game will be played herz tonight. The winner of the series meets is still little ffices in th scheduled for competition coming City April 2. Tal Western Futurity. kteen nominated for Between the | and 4 SPECI%LISTS Hair Styling COLD WAVING PERMANENTS STYLING SHAPING Hours 9 a. m. fo 6 p. m. Baranof Beauty Salon OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT Everydoy Philadelphia WO 3 istrations. In spite of lack of competition, all voters should turn out press their preferences on the pro- d changes in control of liquor tores and bars and on the pro- ond issue of $62,000 for the t harl aid, “Vote or peace." forever hold your Twc small fires in rapid succes= sion kept the Volunteer Firemen sy shortly after noon today. No er had they returned to their spective places of business, after uishing oil fire at of Lloyd Larsen on Bar- °t, than a second alarm The second fire was on rd the troller OK at the Hope it Yard, caused by an overheat- stove pipe. Damage from both fires was slight stove Mrs. Jim Vic Mr. and Mrs. met in Juneau March and Dbrother Geoorg> hen she arrived by plane from attie with her husband who con= d to Fairbanks where he is T yed by the CAA. Mrs. Vroo- man came to Sitka aboard thé Samson II to spend a few days with her parents before joining her hus- band in Fairbanks E. L. Dalrymple, CAA employee, left by plane Thursday enroute to Portland, . Oregon, on vs He was accom daughter of Baggen, 8 by W b tinues v Mr. and Mrs. Jack Conway by plane for Juneau on Fric Cenway is returning to he in Seattle after spending a month in Sitka. Ske plans to return with ber three children at the close of the school year. Mr. Conway will return to Sitka by plane Monday. At a ceremony performed by U. S. Commissioner W. W. Knight at the Courtrooms on Thu ay afternoon, Alice Peters of Angoon became the bride of Nick Peter: on of M Lottie Pete itka. Witnes: were Mr. an Thomas Youn At a meeting of BPOE 1662 this evening the following officers for the coming year wers elected: Ex- alted Ruler, Howard Bradshaw; Leading Knight, John Dolenc; Roy- al Knight, Orville Paxton; Lectur- ing Knight, Joel Campbell; Sacre- tai E. Thielke; Tre2asurer, Frank Erickson; Trustee, Harry Hodgins; Tiler, Ed Cushing The Club made tenative plans for a party to be given in honor of returned servicemen and decided to héve, as the committee in charge of the event, members ot the £:lec- tive Service Board, two of whom not being Elks, would be contacted through otier organizations. or more in other admin- to ex- » As the old sage al r., the . junier, —JUNEAU, ALASKA {| Contradictory wires and orders | received by the Cold Storage Com- pany concerning changes in the g season caused consid- fusion among the fisher- some whom had started grounds, while oth- > ready to take off. The fin- n of the Secretary of the Interior to make the season the same as last year, sent th2 remain- ing boats hastening to the fish banks Mrs. Robert Gaylord ed word from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Zettel, who left to vaca- tion in California some weeks ago, they plan to remain in Cali- forn where Mr. Zettel now smployed has receiv- is Cnl this year display at the an attractive window Order @ffice pussywillows and nt branches, and porcelain animals were * posters announcing pring. ‘Outside the to blow and the Sears / ements of il grouy f tlanked by 1 rrival continued wind Under the direction of Charles LeFebre, the High School students are presenting their Senior play to- morrow evening a the School Gym ‘The Students have been rehearsing nightly and the public is assured a spirited performance. “Miss Jimm, a farce, will be . presented with the following char- acters: Louis?, a college sophomore, Arlene Dc her roommate Flor- ence, Helen Yaw; Catherine, & trude Price; Doris, Don- McGraw; Harriet, a dine Buchanan; Droopy, man of all work, Wayne Miss Watkins, Dean of college, Alicc McNuity; an interloper from a neigh- college, Mark Davis; Pro- fessor Frazier, an instructor, Jimmy Calvin na Gayle senior, Ng the colore Westover; women's Jimmy Guests at the Rotary luncheon Tuesday at the Bayview, were Dor- mand McGra recently awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with five stars, his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess McGraw. Other guests w John McCormick, Major W. E. Hallman, Dr. Berneta Block, Dr. Edith Sap- pington, C. B. Finnegan and Paul Heckel President A. P. Franklin ap- pointe¢ a committee to work for the release of the Halibut Point Kcad property by the Army. On the committec e Leslie Yaw, Jack Calvin and Tom Tilson. Guests of Rotary at the next Rotary luncheon will be the stu- dents who are working on the Red Cross membership drive. At'a meeting of the Boy Scouts The above NASH CAR is being awarded April First BY JUNEAU WOMAN’S CLUB CHRISTENSEN BROTHERS DEA LERS NAME WANTED AMY LOU BLOOD and her brother, E. K. GUERIN, a newly formed partnersh PHOTO SHOP and are as ip are buying ORDWAY'S king the people of Alaska TOGIVEIT A NEW NAME A CASHAWAR D OF $25 OR $30 in trade will he given fo the first person submitting the name chosen. MAIL ALL ENTRIES TO AMY LOU BLOOD Ordway's Studio oi Pholography Contest closes at midnight, April 1st Entry Blank: T suggest the following na Name ... Address ... me for your shop: s e e et re ey spring on March 21 1 Monday evening, ed for the two patrc “letcher and Robert Franks A hike up Indian River traill was planned for Saturday afterncon with Scout Leader Rev. Flwood Hunter leaders nam- were Paul The Presbyterian Ladi®s Aid met at the home of Mrs. Roy Avrit on Tuesday afternoon for a dessert luncheon and business meeting. The ladi>s made final plans for the Mother-Daughter Banquet to be given at the USO May 7th; plan- ned & pot-luck supper for March 30 with M George Baggen, Mrs Frank Price and Mrs. Luella Smith in charge; appointad Mrs. Leslie Yaw, Mrs. Elwood Hunter and M E. Aldridge to the Camp Fire Gi committee Next meeting will be at the home Mrs. Georgs B NORTH LAN TRANSPORTATION C O M P A N Y of en T ¢ new mempers were initiat- the Women of the Moose on Wednesday evening. They were Mrs. Mable Hutchinson, Mrs. Edna Simms and Mrs. Al Speer. The group decided to conduct a member- shin drive during the next three weeks, to be directed by Mrs. A, C. Johnson. Mrs. Al Richter and Mrs Frank Diener. During the social hour which follow:zd, the ladies were entertain- ed by ' ed by the choral group of the Sitka Women's Club. Tha next meeting ¢ the group is scheduled for April 3. Women of the Lutheran Church are holding a Goody Sale at the Public Utilities Office tomorrow af- ternoon. Women in charge are Mrs. Jess McGraw, Mrs. Ted Kettleson and Mrs. A. C. Johnson D DRINK KING BLACK LABIL! | GRILLS! GRILLS! GRILLS! Just Beceiv;d a Supply of GENUINE GRIDD GRILLS Made of the Finest Alloyed Cast Aluminum . They Grill They Broil They Toast They Fry ALL WITHOUT GREASE NO HOME SHOULD BE WITHOUT ONE Get Yours NOW for ONLY 8$3.75 and make your cooking a pleasure. mo=Zprorw MMa—~"MTmo s - wmamans s Alaska Elediric Light & Power Co. Regular Service from Seaitle and Tacoma FREIGHT . . . . PASSENGERS REFRIGERATION ALASKA TRANSPORTATION CO. 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