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The Crying Towel
(by Gil Truitt)
In a sport as volatile and
so full of surprises as high
school track and field, it is
an amazing thing to find
year after year almost the
saint; line-up of teams listed
as favorites for local and
Southeastern sectional hon
ors. . . S
The coming season is no
exception, whether^ it’s this
anther Or ont*1 of tile numer
ous other “experts” who picks *
cm, the same perennial
schools are usually to be
loiind in what we like to
call a preview of favorites.
Fortunately for the sport
of track and field, however,
we aren’t infallible. It would
be a dismal day for the sport
if we were. And therein lies
one of the fascinations of
high school track. It’s the
ever-present chance that
from the lower echelons,
the “have nets will come
a few insurgents who toss
most of the dope into the
waste basket.
Rich in track tradition, the
Fdgeeumbe Braves have Sit
ka’s standard bearers the
past two seasons and there is
much reason to suspect that
the Cardinal and Gold will
continue its winning ways,
barring unforseen ineindents,
such as one of the key men
on the Brave clan getting
married, which is penalty
enough. It is no secret that
the Island school heads in
to the All - Southeastern
Meet on May 2 as the top
heavv choice to repeat its
sweep of the past two years.
SjS rates as a pre-season con
tender and could very easily
upset the dope and send this
w riter into running for cov
er.
To get started on the right
foot, \ve had a nice chat with
Benedict McGillis, the man
who guides the fortunes of
the Braves' in track and bas
ketball. The author believes
in the old sport adage of
“stick with a champion”
which may explain why Mc
Gillis was singled out as the
victim of these spaces. Bill
Marsh of Sitka and John
Borbridge of SJS were not
“st ubbed” because this desk
made (‘very effort to contact
these two gentlemen but was
unable to make contact. Be
sides, Mr. Borbridge con
ducts a sport program
through the media of one of
the local net-works and this
bureau considers that com
petitios.
McGillis, a carbon-copy
of most coaches, was shock
ed to learn that he and the
Bi aves were unanainously se
lected as the team most like
ly to cop the All-Southeast
ern Meet on the Island cam
pus May 2. After recovering
from the shock, the Edge
combe coach said the Braves
could not be expected to re
peat since the Island school
may have to give up too
many points is the field
events. In order to be a con
tender for top honors, Edge
combe, according to McGil
lis, must pile up a heap of
points in the track events
on which the Brave squad is
hinging all its hopes. Edge
combe is expected to be
tough is the 220,440, the
mile, the cross country and
all the re lavs.
Top man on the Edge
eutnbe squad is Stan Mack,
a junior from King Cove.
Mack, a sinewy lad, is regard
ed by many to be the best
milei and 440 man in the
Southeastern region 6c could
verv well pile up enough
points to pull Edgecumbe.
lected as the favorite in next
week’s Track Meet, the Edge
coach picked SJS as the one
team that the Braves must
beat in order to step into the
throne room for the third
consecutive season.
Sitka, at last report, had
only six men turning out on
the cinders but could be a
surprise in the pre-season
calculations. It is recalled
that Jim Thorpe and two
others comprised the whole
Carlisle track team and yet
won every event.
Expected to compete in
the all-Southeastern show
down are Juneau, Peters
burg, Sitka, SJS and host
Edgecumbe. Haines is still a
possibility. Wrangell and
Ketchikan definitely will not
compete.
S-P-O-R-T S-H-O-R-T-S
As this copy goes to press,
the Edgecumbe Relays, in
volving SJS, Sitka and Edge
cumbe, should be complet
ed. This meet should have
given local track fans a pre
view of what to expect in
the up-coming Southeastern
Meet at Edgecumbe next
Friday .. prospects for a
baseball league this summer
are bright with much inter
est being shown. The old
field may have to be used for
a part of the season until
such a time the new Moller
Park is completed no
other sports event con match
the Worlds Series as a con
sistent producer of thrills.
Lew Burdette’s brilliant
pitching against the Yankees
in last October’s classic re
ceived far more accolades
from the experts, as the top
thrill of 1957, than any other
performance in the field of
sports. The year befor, it was
Don Larsen’s brilliant and
thrilling no-hit once-in-a-life
time thriller against the
Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1954,
it was the pinch-hitting of
Dusty Rhodes and Willy
Mays miracle catch of Vic
Wertz’ home run bid in the
Series between the Giants
and the Cleveland Indians
. the influx of workers
lured to Sitka by the Pulp
Mill brought to this town no
basketball players. It is
hoped that baseball may
share a better experience
the St. Louis Cardinals and
Boston Red Sox, two pre-sea
son favorites in their respec
live leagues, as of this writ
ing, are in last place. This
desk picked the Cards as
pennent winsers last season
and the St Louis gang gave
the Braves a run for the
money before fading in the
tail end of the season. The
writer is again picking the
Cardinals We hope to
have these spaces filled with
results of the Edgecunibe
Relays and at the same time
cover the All-Southeastern
Meet next Friday, weather
permitting.
WHO-WHAT-(eon’t)
Mr. M. J. Crowley has ar
med from Ketchikan and
will operate the Alaska Lum
ber and Pulp company gravel
screening plant.
His wife is expected to join
him shortly and they plan
to reside on their boat, The
Escape.
Members of the American
Legion Auxiliary will meet
in the Annex this evening at
S:(X) P. M. Hostesses are Mrs.
Alton Cropley and Mrs.
Gene Craig.
The PTA will meet this
evening at 8:00 P. M. is the
high school study hall. Elec
tion of officers is sceduled,
and entertainment will be
offered by Mrs. Walter
Smith's class in home econo
mics.
It was a baby girl for the
Gene Chiltons at the Sitka
Community hospital. She
takes her place as the 9th
child in the family. She was
born at 12:30 P. M. on Tues.
and weighed 71bs., 8oz. No
name has been chosen as we
go to press.
The Women of the Moose
held a special invitation
meeting on Sunday, April 29
in the Moose Lodge rooms.
Initiated were Miss Pat
r ca McGraw, Mrs John Rig*
t o and Mrs. Iva' Miller. The
Academy of Friendship mem
hers served the refreshs
rnents and provided the en
tertainment.
Mrs. Charles Dennis was
chairman for the meeting,
the entertainment which was
in the form of an auction was
enjoyed by all. Mrs. Joe Appl
nig acted as auctioneer.
A baby shower was given
last evening for Mrs. Char
les Conway at the home of
Mrs. Richard Johnson, ALP
Court.
It is with regret that we
say farewell to the Jim
Channings and their child
ren Mike and Mary. The fam
ily left Mt. Edgecumbe Mon.
for the CAA station at Gus
tavis.
A note from young Mary
sent to the Banner from Jun
eau states"....and be sure to
send the Banner along we
want to know what’s happen
ing in Sitka!’
TEEN AGE con’t
cleaner hums! How the pol
isher shines the floor! Up on
step ladders washing win
dows, washing walls, dig
ing into all the hidden cor
ners, cleaning every locker,
every drawer, they are giving
the '“barracks” its annual
cleaning.
Girls are packing the
clothes they don’t need at
this time of year,, getting
them ready to mail home so
they can avoid paying for
excess baggage when they
fly home.
The date for spring clean
ing this year is April the 24,
next Thursday. Can’t you
just see the hustle and bus
tle as the girls scramble to
meet that “deadline”? The
day involves everyone, ex
cept some lazy girls who
manage (?) to drag their feet
on the job, and is hard on
everybody, but worth the re
sult. A clean house Ls so cosy
to live in!
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