Kiwanis Basketball
Tournament Won By
AACS Hoopsters
LET’S GO SKIING!!
Although the Valley was buf
feted by a mild “Matanuska
Blow” Sunday, ideal sunny
weather was enjoyed by local
and Anchorage skiers at the Lit
tle Susitna ski area. A four-inch
layer of fluffy powder snow over
a heavy crust made ideal skiing
conditions.
In top form was Ralph Farns
worth, making the Christies
look easy. Brauchli was turning
heads shussing the bumps with
his usual grace.
Graduating from the P-TA ski
class this past week, several of
the Juniors were up on the tow
slope for the first time. The
majority of the youngsters soon
had the proper use of the tow
down pat and spent the remaind
er of the day in their first un
supervised skiing on the big
slope. Instructor Mekkelsen
should be proud of his products.
The youngsters certainly sur
prised many of the adult skiers
with their control in the deep
snow.
The Malanuska Ski Club has
received an invitation to attend
the St. Patrick’s Day parly
planned by the Anchorage Ski
Club for Saturday. March 14.
Visiting, but not skiing, was
Mel Monson, former MSC presi
dent who is now making his home
in Anchorage.
A fresh course was opened up
through Grandmaw's Inferno
during the weekend and many
a skier made the full run with
out a fall . . . then there were
others who ....
Several members of the St.
John’s teenage club enjoyed
themselves in the area Sunday
afternoon with skiis, sleds and
toboggans. One of the members
lost a ski on the way to Palmer.
Anyone who might have found
one is asked to contact Rev. Ed
ward Imme.
Several members of the sen
ior club climbed one of the
higher mountans and enjoyed
a long run downhill. “Well
worth the long climb," they all
agreed.
Music, singing and dancing was
enjoyed by the group at Little
Sustina Lodge, at the close of the
day.
March 15 v/ill see the close
of the P-TA sponsored ski
classes. Mekkelsen will con
duct two classes on that date,
starling at 1 p.m. and contin
uing until 5 p.m. These two
classes will complete the P.T.A.
course. Certificates will be is
sued to all who complete this
coming Sunday.
Parents and friends of the
juniors and other skiers are in
vited to the skiing area for a day
outdoors. .Camera fans will find
an abundance of material to try
their shuters on and snow-shoe
ing is good for miles around.
Just a word of caution was is
sued to all skiers this week. They
have been asked to please not
ski Or slide in the road between
the lodge and skiing 'area. High
snow banks on both sides of the
road limits visibility for drivers.
Two near-misses this past Sunday
had prompted the request.
SELDOVIA RIFLE CLUB
SANCTIONED BY NRA
The National Rifle'Association
recently announced that William
Wakelan of Seldovia has been
elected president of the newly
organized senior shooting group,
the Seldovia Rifle and Pistol
Club.
winning DasKetDau team in me
four-day, Kiwanis sponsored
tournament, was the 1931 AACS
Squadron who defeated the con
tending 39th Air Depot Wing,,
Headquarters Squadron team 66
63, in the championship game
played March 7. Placing second in
1 the tournament, the Air Depot
team was followed by the 54th
Trooj?5* Carrier Squadron, in third
place.
Wasilla, Palmer High School,
Palmer Moose and Palmer Realty
teams were all eliminated in their
first games.
Each player, the coach, and
manager of the championship
team were awarded gold basket
balls, engraved with a blue K,
for Kiwanis. Second place win
ners received a similar award in
silver.
Chosen for the All Tourna
ment Team were the following ten
men and the teams they repre
sented:
Ed Johnson, 39th Air Depot
Wing.
Wilfred Lucks, 333rd Reconn.
Co.
Dick Anderson, Palmer Moose
Ray Zyck, 39th Air Depot Wing
John Anderson, 54th Troop
Carrier Squad.
Roland Jaques, 54th Troop Car
rier Squad.
John Ervin, 1931st AACS
Squadron
Charles Talle, 1931st AACS
Squadron
Vic Loyer, Palmer Realty
Monte Larsh, Palmer High
School.
Each player chosen for the
team was awarded a gold belt
buckle with an engraved K and
Palmer, Alaska.
Sportsmanship awards were
made to Norman Rousey of the
Palmer Moose team who receiv
ed a gold key chain and F. G.
Crawford of the 39th Air Depot
Wing who was given a silver
belt buckle.
Hight scorers for the tourna
ment were both members of the
39th Air Depot Wing, Ed Johnson
with a total of 64 points who re
ceived a gold key chain and Ray
Zyck who received a silver belt
buckle for his total of 48 points.
Best Tournament Games
Out of eight games played dur
ing the tournament, five were de
cided by a margin of five points
or less. These were some of the
best games ever played in any
tournament held in Palmer, many
fans reported. Members of the
Kiwanis committee reported at
tendance was generally poor at
the games and that those who did
not attend had really missed see
ing some fine basketball games.
GENE KIRSCH NAMED
TO HEAD GAME DINNER
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsman board of di
rectors enjoyed a Ruth Albee film
on the Watson and Frances Lake
areas at their recent meeting. The
film was shown by Jack Nichol
son.
Gene Kirsch was appointed
food committee chairman for the
annual Sportsmans’ game dinner
and Clair Stock, master of cere
monies and entertainment chair
man.
Support for Senate bill No. 93
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Graves’ Puppy Wins
Besi-ln-Match in
Alaska Cocker Match
Best-in-match at the Alaska
Cocker Spaniel club second quali
fying Sanction Match held in An
chorage March 8, was a seven
months-old Ascob Cocker puppy,
Graves’ Countess Lituya, owned
by Dr. and Mrs. Earl F. Graves,
former Palmer residents. Best
of-opposite-sex, to best-in-match,
was a black Cocker male, Sue
Jean’s Lucky Larry, owned by
Mrs. Corinne West, of Anchorage.
The little blonde puppy who
walked away with the high hon
ors is Palmer-born, coming from
a litter born this past August. Not
only did she win best-puppy
award but went over her father
in the variety and finally placed
over a three-year-old black cock
er that has a number of points to
ward his championship.
Montana Team Trims
Local Shooters
Riflemen of the high-scoring
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen
Rifle club suffered their second
defeat of the indoor season Feb
ruary 16 when the No. 1 team
in the Inland Empire League, the
Cut Bank Rifle Club of Cut Bank,
Montana out-shot them 1944-1928.
High shooters were Rex Davis
of the Cut Bank team with a 391
total and K. Westenbarger with
a total of 392 points.
CUT BANK HIGH FIVE
P S K oh. Tot.
Rex Davis. 100 100 93 03 391
Ken Clarkson .. 100 100 9 94 390
Elrod Taylor 100 99 95 95 389
Harry Kays . 99 98 94 96 387
J. Peoples . 100 100 97 90 387
Total . 1944
PALMER HIGH FIVE
P S K oh. Tot.
K Westenbarger 100 100 97 95 392
M. Athearn
Dan Contini
J. R. Dodge
J. D. Harris
Total
100 97 98 91 386
100 99 95 91 385
100 100 99 84 383
100 99 90 93 382
1928
Cut Bank is now riding in top
spot over some 64 teams shooting
in the Empire League. Palmer’s
No. 1 team has five wins and two
losses against this club with Pal
mer’s No. 2 team having four
wins and three losses.
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ALASKA SECTIONAL RIFLE TOURNAMENT
TO BE HELD IN PALMER MARCH 21-22
Palmer will be the location for i
the Alaska Sectional Rifle Tourn-'
ament to be held March 21 and
22 at the Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen’s indoor range, it was
announced this week. Shooting
will be for the 1953 indoor rifle
sectional championships.
In addition to the Palmer
shooters, teams and individuals
are expected to participate from
Fairbanks, Juneau, Anchorage
and other points. Kodiak has sent
word they will participate if pos
sible.
Entries
Individual entries will close
March 16. Registration will in
clude date and time individual
wishes to fire. Competitors must
be NRA individual members and
exhibit their NRA membership
card.
Team entries are not to be
mailed but will be made in per
son by the team captain at the
Tournament, and may be made
any time prior to the start of fir
ing the team match.
Post entries will be accepted up
to the state limit of the range pro
vided such entries will not re
quire special relays.
Entries are limited to 50 com
petitors which is the capacity of;
the range for the time alloted..
Squadding Procedure
These matches will be squad
ded in groups consisting of two
relays each. Each group will fire
the entire tournament before the
next group starts firing. The first
end second relays will arrive at
range at tournament starting
time. It requires approximately
four hours for two relays to fire
the entire tournament of individ
ual and team matches. All match
es will be squadded.
Firing time will be between 10
a.m. and 10 p.m. on both dates.
Awards in the individual Sec
tional Championship Aggregate,
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the Sectional Team Champion
ship and the International Aggre
gate are provided by the NRA!
All other awards are furnished by
the host organization. Place
awards will be made without re
gard to competitors classification.
If place award is won by a class
award winner such winner will
receive both awards. Prizes for
women and junior competitors
will be awarded regardless of
what other awards may be won in
the same event by the competitor
concerned.
Lt. Col. Paul D. Harter will be
referee for the tournament.
PUBLIC INVITED TO
MEETING FOR
LITTLE LEAGUE CLUB
The Civic Committee of the
Palmer Moose Lodge will hold a
public meeting at 8 p.m., at Moose
Hall. The meeting is being called
to promulgate Little League
baseball throughout the Valley.
Representatives of all paternal,
religious and civic organizations
together with parents and other
interested individuals are invited
to attend the meeting. Residents
of Wasilla, Sutton and those liv
ing in the rural areas are also
urged to attend.
“Little League baseball is de
fined in “Little League—1953,”
which says:
“Little League baseball is big
league baseball adapted to the
mental and physical capacities of
boys 12 years of age and under.
It is regulation baseball with
several exceptions, necessary in
order that the strength of the
young players will not be over
taxed.
“It was organized in 1939 by
Carl E. Stotz, who realized that
boys 12 and under desired com
petition in their own age group
with field and other equipment
trimmed down to their size. He
had seen too many youngsters sit
on the sidelines unable to get in
the game because they were too
small or too young.
“The idea was an immediate
success and the growth of Little
League baseball has been organ
ized in 44 states, Alaska, Hawaii,
Canada, Canal Zone, Puerto Rico
and Cuba with approximately
115,000 boys on the roster of regu
lar (first) teams. In addition, well
over 660,000 boys found places
on (farm teams).
Local interest in Little League
baseball is being spearheaded by
the Civic Committee of the Pal
mer Moose Lodge. Jack Leek is
[ chairman of the committee and
extends an invitation to all in
terested persons to attend this
public meeting.
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