The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 31, 1950, Page 3

SHOWPLALE oF nead Capitdi 2 TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1950 AR TR AN, " THE HURRY! Leaves Tonight! Jeanette MacDonald in “THE SUN COMES UP” color by Technicolor Shows at 7:25-9:30; Feat. 7:55-9:55 SEARCH," BIG FEATURE, COMING CAPITOL THEATRE The presentation of “The Search” on the screen of the Capitol The- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE OHIO STATE KEEPS TOP, JUNEAU, ALASKA ASH. STATE W | GETS COACH "I seldom go fo going fo anyone!” most genu the movies but I'm The SEARCH!” Many people are now saying it about the exceptional motion picture which the critics say the press agents underestimated. | IT'S MORE THAN A WONDERFUL | MOTION PICTURE! | NEWSWEEK says: “It should not be missed by WOMAN’S HOME COMPANION—*“Among the i ring pictures ever made!” Limited Engagement - 2 DAYS! Tomorrow and Thursday O ine and profoundly stir- George Mikan Greatest of ~ (asaba Men By Ted Miller NEW YORK—-'%—Eignt years ago he was just a big awkward guy. Square Garden’s marquee blink “George Mikan vs Knicks” when the Lakers meet the New York Knickerbockers. That is symbolic of the mastery Mikan has achiev- red in the cage sport. Bespectacled 6:09 Mikan, who holds virtually all the individual scoring marks in the NBA, polled 139 of the 380 votes cast. Hank Luisetti, Stanford’s whiz of 13 years ago, was very much in the running. He got the runnerup spot with 123, i Today George Mikan was named the greatest basketball player of the last 50 years by sportswriters and broadcaster participating in the Associated Press mid-century poll. It is significant it seems hardly | necessary to identify Mikan as the | former Depaul University star now | with the Minneapolis Lakers in the National Basketball Association. Mi- kan has developed to the point where he is called by many “Mr. Basketball.” The electric lights on Madison SKI RACES SWITCHED; NO SNOW LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Jan. 31— {P— Cross country races of the World Ski Championships were |formally and definitely moved to !Rumford, Me., early today by the Council of Federation Internation- ale de Ski. After four hours of conferring, Col. R. N. Oestgaard, President of the FIS, said the races would be moved and that the 18-kilometer (11 mile) event would be run on Friday. The 40-kilometer (25-mile) relay is booked for Sunday and the 50-kilometer (31-mile) marath- jon on Monday, Feb. 6. | The jumps, both the combined fand the special, will be held here Sunday in competition with the Irelny races at Rumford. FIGHT DOPE Fights last night resulted as fol- lows: At Paris—Robert Villemain, 160, France, outpointed Jean Stock, 160, France, (10). At New Orleans — Guillermo Giminiez, 134%, Argentina, TKO'd Maxie Docusen, 136, New Orleans, 9. At New Haven, Conn—Ray Rob- inson, 153, New York, TKO'd George Larover, 149, Philadelphia, (4). At Philadelphia — Otis Graham, 151, Philadelphia, outpointed Ber- nard Docusen, 148, New Orleans, (10); Percy Bassett, 132, Philadel- phia, TKO'd Eduardo Carrasco, ; 136, Peru, (4). R Y " ® L A gift of lasting joy for your favorite RECKLESS DRIVER FINED Russell Hubbard was recently sent- enced to four months in jail, sus- pended, fined $100 and his driver's license suspended for six months by U.S. Commissioner Stewart at Fair- banks on a charge of reckless driv- Valentine. May we make it for you? Joseph W. Alexander - Phoiography Portrait anc Commerctal Shattuck Bldg. Phone 303 - .o* 2o ", [ HITZGERALD } L3 | ing. KENTUCKY'S Genvine SOUR MASH Kentucky Straight 8ourbon Whiskey when you mest need i BOTTLED IN BOND 100 PROOF . Distributed throughout Alaska by ODOM COMPANY You Have It When You Neep bt 1 i ExP* Your best bet for quick delivery Is Alr Express o+« fast, dependable service by Alaska Coastal, @t low, economical rates. Your letter er wire te your merchant, requesting delivery by Alr Ex- press, assures you of having your merchandise | | | successful effort on the part of| this theatre to bring to Juneau the rare and unusual in screen enter- tainment. The success of previous films of this type gives Juneau a) high record because such motion | pictures rarely are seen in other| than the small “art theatres” in the nation’s largest cities. Juneau cer- | tainly deserves honorable mention | for supporting such outstanding | motion pictures. This special show- ing is limited to two days oniy, to- morrow and Thursday. Here are some of the raves critics have given the film: “A picture as fine, as moving and as challenging as any the contem- | porary screen provides,” said the| New York Times critic. Herald Tribune: “A vivid and| touching document.” | Sun: “A deeply touching story.”| ‘World-Telegram: “Among the most genuine and profoundly stir- ring pictures ever made.” | P.M.: “Everybody the worid over must see it . . . ‘The Search’ is a| great motion picture.” Post: “The picture is alive with visual emotion.” Morning Telegraph: “A burning, | soul-searing experience.” Journal-American: “Has a terrific emotional impact.” Daily News: “Has a devastating effect on the beholder.” Mirror: “One of the finest, most memorable pictures this year.” Brooklyn Eagle: “Stirs you so profoundly that you have to ap- plaud.” Hollywood Reporter: that touches the heart.” Film Daily: “Comes as close to cinematic greatness as anything in recent years.” Motion Picture Herald: “Has heart appeal, understanding and great compassion.” | Boxoffice: “Compellingly authen- tic.” Motion Picture Daily: and moving drama.” SporisBriefs | (By th Associated Press) WORCESTER, Mass—Dr. Eddie Anderson, who resigned at Iowa, signed a five-year contract as head coach at Holy Cross. PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State signed Forest Evashevski, Michigan State assistant, to a five- year contract as head coach. “A story “A great Racing MIAMI—Eagle Eye ($3.80) won the Azures Skies Purse at Hialeah Park, with Balan second and Too Sunny third. NEW ORLEANS — Cotton Joe ($8.20) won the March of Dimes purse at Fair Grounds. General HAVANA—E. W. Mitchells’ Star class boat Shillalah of Long Island Sound, N.Y., won the Bacardi sail- ing cup. NEW YORK—Holy Cross again was named the No. 1 team in the Associated Press’ basketball poll. LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The In-| ternational Ski Federation was forced to shift its cross-country championships to Rumtord, Me., because of no snow. GAMES TONIGHT There will be a doubleheader basketball game tonight in the Ju- neau High School Gym. The Ju- neau Hi Crimson Bears will meet Mikes and Imperials and Caslers will tangle in the other game. PLAY COUNTRY STORE at thé Snake Pit tonight.—adv. OMKW%‘ i, atre this week in Juneau is another | A E GAMES PULLMAN, Wash., Jan. 31—(P— Washington State College made it offic today: Forrest Evashevski NEW YORK, Jan. 31—(®—High ranking Ohio State, Kentucky and Western Kentucky came through with basketball victories last night while Kansas State stumbled. Ohio State (12-3), seventh-ranked quintet in this week’s Associated Press poll, polished off Purdue, 59-52, to take a tighter hold on tirst place in the Western Conference High-scoring Dick Schnittker tallied 25 points for the Bucks. Kentucky (14-4) had a hard time downing Vanderbilt, 58-5¢. Vandy (11-6) now shares the Southeast- ern Conference lead with Auburn. The Tigers defeated Mississippi, 77-63, to make their SEC record 6-2. Wstern Kentucky (15-4) had it easy with Tampa, 79-59. Nebraska upset Big Seven leader Kansas State in overtime, 65-63. Tulane (12-4) kept in the SEC title chase with a 68-55 victory over ‘Tennessee. Unbeaten St. Bonaventure won its 11th game, defeating touring Texas Wesleyan, 65-59. Villanova (14-3) trailed Seton Hall during most of the first half befcr> sruri- ing to a 71-54 victory. Wyoming (19-5) edged Utah State, 32-28, and Brigham Young defeated Utah, 61-51, in Skyline Six headliners. Arizona (15-2) trounced Santa Clara, 80-64, in a Far West con- test. Oklahoma topped Texas, 55-43. Princeton thumped Rutgers, 80-62, to set a new Tiger scoring mark. In Spokane, Gonzaga University cagers held Whitman to four field goals in the second half last night is new head football coach. Appointment of the Michigan te College backfield mentor, dis- tlosed exclusively by the Associated Sunday, was confirmed last by Bob Brumblay, DSC Ath- Director. | Evashevski, who gained collegiate | Tommy Harmon’s blocker | 1t Michigan, was signed to a five- | year contract, Salary was not dis- c but the same source who gave the tip-off to the new coach’s| appointment said it would be in ex- 1 of $10,000 a year. Brumblay | d it would be among the hxghumi he 8 c ¥ X letic fame as sa ever paid a WSC coacn. The new head coach is expected to arrive on the Pullman camp\xs‘ by mid-February to lay groundwork for spring practice. | The new coach is the second| Michigan State assistant to move into coast conference ranks in two years. Oregon State College lured i Kip Taylor away from Michigan State Head Coach Clarence L. ie” Munn. 15T TEAM, SKAGWAY | BOWLERS, NOSE OUT LOCAL ELKS SUNDAY The Juneau Elks bowlers got a scare thrown into them in Sunday | night's bowling with the Skagway Eiks. It was the third match of the five game telegraphic series with | place votes. the Lynn Canalers. Skagway’s tirst team beat the local Elks by seven | | pins. And so far, the Skagway I bowlers have set a terrific pace | against the locals but Sunday night !wm the first time they rolled high to win. Sunday night team and individual scores are as follows: and romped to an easy 77-32 win over the missionary quintet. DOCUSEN LOSES T0 GRAHAM, TEN ROUND MATCH | PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31— (@ — Bernard Docusen’s hopes for a crack at Ray (Sugar) Robinson's welterweight title have been sideq Skagway First Team L. Selmer O. Selmer Nord Taylor 4 McGuane .. tracked for the time being. Total ........ Docusen, New Orleans battler o rated number three contender for Juneau First Team Robinson's crown, lost a 10-round | Hagerup e 586 decision at the arena last night to - Otis Graham, Philadelphia. He was rated to beat handily. For Graham, the victory was his| 39th in 49 pro bouts. Juneau Second Team SCHANE, RED SOX s CAN'T HITCH YET 5 Total ... Skagway Second Team SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 31— (M—Charlie Schanz and the Boston Red Sox can't get together on fi- nancial matters. Birren 512 Schanz, who won 22 games while | Stine .. 501 losing 17 for Seattle’s Pacific Coast ! Budd 492 league club last season, said he had | Wilcox . 486 turned back two contracts offered | Kopanski 471 him by the American League club.| Total 2468 He was sold to the Red Sox after the last season. DELICATESSEN SALE | By Martha Society, Wed. Feb. 1 Genuine Nancy Ann Story Book |10 am. to 1 p.m. at Sears.—adv. Dolls for Valentine’s Day at Alas-| ka's finest Hardware and Furniture( PLAY COUNTKX STORE at the Store.—adv. 410-6t | Snake Pit tonight.—adv. 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After all, common sense s 15 men can outrun eight or nine.” The “triple-teaming” has added up to 14 straight victories for the| classy New Englanders. who re-| ceived almost 60 percent of the first Although idle last week, the Cru- | saders were tabbed No. 1 on 92 of the 157 ballots cast by sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the country. All told, Holy Cross totaled 1446 points. Duquesne (14-0), Prince of Pittsburgh, placed second with 1,040 and 10 first place votes. The two leaders are the only major un- beaten teams in the country. ! Bradley (17-3) registered impres- sive triumphs over Tulsa and St. Louis to advance from sixth to third place. Close behind came Long | Island University (14-2) in fourth. St. John’s of Brooklyn (16-2), which ruled the roost for several| weeks, held its No. 5 spot, followed, | in order, by Kentucky (14-4), Ohio State (12-3), LaSalle (12-2), North Carolina State (15-3) and CCNY (10-2). UCLA moved into 13th place with four first place votes. Washington, 16th last week but loser in two weekend games with Oregon, fell off the list completely. GEORGE DANNER, 3RD, BORN THIS MORNING Mr. and Mrs, George Danner, Jr., became the proud parents of a son at 9:40 am. today in St. Ann’s hospital. The baby was promptly named George Danner, 3rd. The infant joins a sister, Linnie Louise, who is 2% years old. DELICATESSEN SALE Mrs. Ben Rehr is chairman of a committee of a Delicatessen Sale to be given Wednesday, February 1, at Sears by the Martha Society of the Presbyterian Church. GR DOORS OPEN 7:00 TOP CAGERS ||LLCLEATURY o PAGE THREE TONIGHT SHOWS AT 7:25 - 9:30 MEN ON HER MIND — THIS ONE AH-H-H!!! (you'll feel that way, too! POP! LA EXTRA MIKE'S, COLUMBIA LUMBER TO FACE HOUSE OF DAVID The hairy-faced House of David basketball team, scheduled to ap- pear in the Juneau High School gymnasium Saturday night, will be opposed by a combination drawn from the quintets representing Mike's Place and the Columbia Lumber Company in the Gastineau Channel League. This was announced today by the Juneau Lions Club, promoters of the contest. ‘The preliminary game, which will begin at. 7:30 p.m. . Ssturday, will match the Moose and Casler’s tives in a league play-off. The two teams ended a game in a tie last week due to a mistake in scoring. Lighthearted ro- marice...with spark- ling Gingerasafoot- loose whose heart caught in ™ a :Ire:“r?\tl.mtg man o (and rich, too!) resent RAYMOND HAYHA ¥ Rofi RS S EYE COLOR CARTOON TEST NEWS VIA AIR The feature attraction, which will see a top local combination in ac< tion against one of the best groups of trick-shooters and ball-handlers in circulation. Standing-room-only admission will be available at the door, Lions Club spokesmen said today. Re- served seats are on sale at Juneau Drug Company, 202 Front Street. Genuine Nancy Ann Story Book Dolls for Valentine’s Day at Alas- ka’s finest Hardware and Furniture Store.—adv. 410-6t i 3 Best-known home remedy to relleve distress is VicKS VapoRus ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER CO. Cheerful Dispensers of Friendly Dependable 24-hour Electrical Service s -by the Takui Win ® Specialty Dancing Plan to Attend the March of Dimes BENEFIT DANCE TONIGHT ELKS HALL djammers -by Ben Favre and Pat Peterson ® Trick Roping © Novelty Numbers All Juneau Will Be Therg. Join your friends - help fight Infantile Paralysis 4