PHS, INDEPENDENTS AND HOTEL SQUADS
WIN, WHILE SHAMROCKS LOSE AGAIN
Palmer High School, Palmer’s
Independents and Palmer’s Mata
nuska Hotel each won a game
apiece on the local court last
week, while Palmer’s Shamrocks
wer edropping one to the VFW
on the Anchorage Gym floor.
Despite the variety of games, lo
cal fans saw not-so-good basket
ball, on the whole, with last Fri
day’s PHS-57th Motor Vehicle
Squadron encounter probably the
best offering of the week.
The Army five, standing third
in the 57th basketball league on
the Post, had trouble all evening
with Palmer’s pocket-sized floor
Their own disgust with them
selves, coupled with their off-the
beam shooting, downed the Army
men bv a lopsided score of 42 to
22.
Shamrocks Lose
Saturday night’s city league en
counter between the Shamrocks
and the VFW found the local
squad in their usual pattern of a
good first and fourth quarter ef
fort, with the less said about the
second and third stanzas the bet
ter. Final score in that game was
VFW 69-Shamrocks 40.
Hotel, Independents Win
Last game of the week was the
Monday night double header be
tween the Matanuska Hotel squad
and the 57th Medics, won by the
Hotel men, 50-45, and another
home and home scrap between
the Independents and the Sham
rocks, with the Independents
again ending on top, 42-36
The latter game was by far the
least interesting, from a specta
tor point of view, that the two
local squads have staged this
year. The Independents, who
were Hotel men at 8 o’clock and
the Independents at 9, were a
LOBERG’S
VARIETY
footsore and weary lot and their
basketball showed it. Passing
and shooting were ragged, with
no player showing consistent bas
ketball.
In keeping with the name con
fusion of the squads was the
further confusion of the brothers
Hermon, two of whom played on
the Independents and a third on
the Shamrock line-up Each of
the three wore jersey No. 9, and
since all three were on the floor
at the same time during the eve
ning, even the scoring got some
what erratic.
In the evening’s feature en
gagement, the Hotel squad was
far from top form. The Army’s
restriction to the five men of their
starting line-up saved that game
for the Hotel men. Transporta
tion difficulties brought only a
five-man Army line-up to Palm
er
The Medics are a good basket
ball team in Post league play,
having lost only two games this
season. They are currently hold
ing down second place in the 57th
league.
PHS-AHS Game
Is Postponed; Q. M.
Plays Here Friday
Tomorrow's scheduled basket
ball meeting between Palmer and
Anchorage High School, at An
chorage, has been postponed, it
was announced today by Capt.
William T. Zahradnicek of Palm
er. The game has been set back
to Jan 6, when it will be played
in the Anchorage Gymnasium.
As a substitute game tomorrow
night, the Palmer Moose meet the
500 Quartermaster team in a re
turn match. The Moose played
the Q. M. earlier in the season,
winning by eight points Coach
Robert Crites is expecting more
than a little trouble tomorrow,
since the Army men were ob
viously having an off night on
their first visi there.
The preliminary game tomor
row, to get under way at 7:30
p. m., pits the eighth grade of the
Palmer High School against the
freshmen.
Carnival Queen Race Opens
Plans for Fairbanks’ annual
Winter Carnival were geared into
high last week with the an
nouncement of the official open
ing of the queen contest. Stormy
Shideler, manager of the 1950
Winter Carnival, hopes to have
all entrants in the queen race
named by Jan. 1, and queen tic
kets on sale by Feb. 1. This year’s
queen of the Fairbanks Winter
Carnival will be introduced at
coronation ceremonies, rather
than at a fashion show, as in pre
vious years.
INDEPENDENT, HOTEL MEN
PLAY AGAIN TUESDAY
Palmer's Independent and Mat
anuska Hotel squads will go again
next Tuesday against as yet un
named opponents, team manager.
Dale Roetman announced today.
The Independents will lead off
the evening’s basketball play with
a 7:30 game.
“Smiley’s Clothes for Men” in
Palmer Photo Art Building.
Ready soon.
CONCERT RETURNS $220
With all ticket funds not yet
turned in, proceeds of last Satur
day’s band concert, given by stu
dents of Palmer High School,
stood at $220 late Tuesday after
noon The concert money will be
used to purchase uniforms for the
school’s band.
Bouwens Have Son
A nine pound, eight ounce son
was born to Mr and Mrs. Ber
nard Bouwens at Valley Hospital
on Dec. 17.
Every Good Wish
for
Joy at Christmas.
Valley Cleaners
Community Club Postponed
WASILLA — The Community
Club meeting for December has
been postponed, because of the
Christmas program- The Com
munity Club will not meet again
until Jan. 19.
VALLEY
THEATRE
FRIDAY ONLY
DECEMBER 23
7:15 and 9 p.m.
SATURDAY ONLY
DECEMBER 24
Valley Merchants and
Businessmen invite you to
attend a free showing of
Matinees at 2 and 4 p. m.
Evening at 7:15—8:30
Sunday - Monday
December 25 • 26
7:15 and 9:00 p .m.
Sunday Matinee at 2 p.m.
"MIRACLE of the BELLS"
Wednesday - Thursday
December 28 - 29
“HAZARD”
7:15 and 9 p. m.
John E. Swidelsky
WATCHMAKER
Palmer
Alaska
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