Nillis' Last Minute Assault Paralyzes Anchorage,
Determines Decisive 48-40 Victory for Palmer-Hi
Nearly ISO Palmer tans travel-1
ed to Anchorage Saturday night j
to see the Palmer beat the
Anchoragt Easier foi the second
consecutive time. They were no*
disappointed In an i xciting,
thrill-packed tame at the An
chorage gym- the local team out
basketed their opponents 48-40
The Moose, after being defeat
ed twice by the Eagles, were de
termined to regain these losses,
and their determination showed
through in the last 42 seconds of
play.
In the first half. Palmer lagged
behind, and it wasn’t until the
third quarter that Jack McKech
nie bagged one and put Palmer
ahead for the first time. 35-34.
Palmer’s Chuck Millis has been
described as “the foreman in
charge of Anchorage’s downfall."
scoring 19 points for the high
score of the game. Chuck was re
sponsible for seven of the nine
points made in the last 42 seconds
of the game.
Gus Klem, another Moose star,
dropped in 11 points.
Ken Marboe was the high point
man for the Eagles with 17 points
while Phii Kohler was next with
11 points.
The Eagles couldn't seem to
connect with their long shots,
while most of the local team s
points were long range field
goals.
This was a costly defeat for
Anchorage, putting Seward into
tying up second place 'with An
the Railbelt Conference lead and
chorage and Palmer. It was the
Eagles’ fourth straight defeat.
The JVs weren’t so lucky in
the preliminary game. The An
chorage JVs won the game with
a score of 40-32.
PALMER HIGH SCHOOL (48)
G F P
Brown £
McKenzie
Geiwitz £
Klem c
f
0
1
3
5
Larsh g . 2
Eckert g £
Millis g 9
Total 21
1 11
1 5
1 3
1 19
6 48
ANCHORAGE HIGH SCHOOL
(40)
Beck f
Carm’dy £
Kahler f
Marboe c
Craig g
Rey'ds g
Putzel g
Total .
Score by Quarters; 1
PHS 6
G
O
F P
1 5
0 3
5 11
3 17
1 5
0 0 0
1 0 2
15 10 40
2 3 4
23 35 48
7
o
AHS
15 27 34 40
Officials: Payne—Huntley.
VALLEY TRAFFIC PROVES
HAZARDOUS FOR MOOSE
The prevalence of moose in the
Valley in recent weeks has
proven an ideal situation for
camera enthusiasts but not quite
so profitable for some of the ani
mals and car owners.
Eight moose, seven of which
were calves- have been killed
when struck by cars and trucks.
The Fish and Wildlife agents and
Deputy Marshal Bill Bouwens
have been busy answering reports
from conscientious residents who
have called them.
Bob Burkholder pointed out
that everyone is cooperating to
the best of their ability. One
person called in what he thought
was an illegal incident, following
the killing of a moose on the
Glenn Highway. Investigation
proved that the “culprits” dress
out the carcass were rnen from
the FWS of;ice. Stomach samples
and \v specimens are* being
taken by the service, the former
for a winter feed study. The jaw
bones are being used in deter
mining age laciors.
The meat has been distributed
by the Fish and Wildlife to char
itable institutions and causes
around the Valley.
Holgar Larson, FWS agent, re
minded residents that it is illegal
to shoot a moose, even though it
appears badly injured. A report
to the nearest agent or the Mar
shal’s ofice will send officials to
the scene and they will take
charge of the injured moose.
Visiting Girls and
Local Men Split
Cordova Series Honors
The visiting basketball teams;
from Coidovn left the V alley i
Sunday afternoon with a brilliant
sun highlighting the white moun
tain peak? against an azure sky.
The record they left behind was
not as brilliant, but they had
little to complain about in the
fair division of honors in their ;
two-night series.
The Matanuska Hotel team
won both of the games from their
Cordova Moose guests, but the
Imperial girls sustained Cordova'^
honor in their dual victory over
the local Rockets.
The Rockets couldn't seem to
hit the basket either night. They
missed shot after shot, although
their 31-25 loss Saturday night
showed an encouraging improve
ment after the Imperial girls’ 37
27 win Friday night. Both of the
games were hard fought and
•really rough," to quote one ob
server.
The Cordova Moose couldn’t
seem to stop the Hotel’s forward,
Bee Young. He was all ovei the
floor, chalking up the high score
for the two teams both Friday
and Saturday nights. Friday night
the Hotal five downed the Moose
by a score of 54-40. Saturday
night's victory was 67-49 for the
local team.
Return games will be played
February 29 and March 1. when
the local teams will travel to Cor
dova. Valley fans who want to
make the trip to Cordova with
the teams will be given the same
chance to register for tne rouna
trip flight as last year, Clair
Stock announced this week. Last
year over 60 people made the trip,
and they still haven’t finished
talking about the wonderful hos
pitality shown them by the post
city.
Apparently the Cordovans left|
Sunday feeling the same way
about Palmer.
“I’ve never seen such friendly
people,’’ the visitors remarked
again and again during the course
of their stay. They were enter
tained by the ball teams after the
game Friday night in Rec Hall.
“You never saw such food! ’ the
delighted Cordovans insisted.
They were served several kinds;
of wild game and berries as well j
as turkey. Matanuska Valley
milk and ice cream.
At. Moose Hall Saturday night, j
they were guests at a chili sup
per.
While they were not eating or
playing ball, the visitors were
| c-pYpral opnortunities to go
out through the Valley on photo
; grapmc moose hunts.
The visiting teams almost failed
! to get here in time for their open
; ing engagement. Inclement
; weather postponed the morning
I flight from Cordova, but the first
plane load arrived at the local
: airport just as the surrounding
mountains started to emerge from
I their misty shrouds. The acute
j need of lights at the local airport
| was made painfully clear when
the second plane load of Cordo
: vans were forced to land in An
chorage because it was after sun
low n.
KENNEL CLUB SETS
DATE FDR DCG SHOW
Sunday. 27 has been set as
the date for the Alaska h.enne!
Club’s fourth annual dog show.
The show will be held in the An
i chorage high school gym with
judging beginning at 10:30 a. m.
H. B. Saunders of Calgary, Al-;
berta has been announced as the
judge for the show. Saunders is
licensed and approved by the
American Kennel Club to judge
all breeds.
i The Anchorage dog club shows
j are licensed by the American
Kennel Club so that animals can
earn points toward a 15-point
championship.
Entry blanks were mailed last
week to owners of dogs that have
appeared in former show’s. Any
Outing Club Now
Malanuska Ski Club
At a well attended m« < ting
February 5 the Matanuska Val
ley Outing Club voted to change
their dub name to the Matanu&ku
Ski Club. The decision was made
following a discussion when it
was pointed out that the principal
activity is skiing and that nine
tenths of the time it k referred
to as the "ski club."
Designs were submitted for an
appropriate club emblem, v. ilh
Rusty Dow. Nancy Johnson,
| Caroline Cashman. Bill Goodhue
and Ray Bicknell named to a de
ciding committee.
Mel Monson. club president, an
nounced the purchase of a tabog
gan for club members use. Fol
lowing the business meeting. Isa
belle and Sam Woleock were en
thusiastically received by the
club when they demonstrated and
led the group in several folk
dances.
Annual Meeting
The next regular meeting,
March 2. will be the first annual
meeting for the club. All mem
bers are urged to attend for the
yearly election of officers. The
current officers will serve as a
nominating committee.
one interested in having blanks
|seht to them may call Mrs. Char
les G. Elliott or Mrs. Fred Braun
I in Anchorage. Entries must be
pure-bred, six months of age or
over, and free from disease.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING! REMEMBER?
MOOSE TEAM LOSES
TO 39th A?R DEPOT;
RETURN GAME TONtGHT
Tin Mi»'m basketball tram.
l>v Mu lm a) Moo*
lodge played ami hot then fir.it
game lint Thursday when th<*v
n» t at thr Palmer i-chool gym
with the powerful 39th Air Depot
Wine team from Elmendorf A KB.
uivmg the 39th then A1 st •draig’d
win
The local team held the lead
■it the end of the first quartci
when the score stood at 12-10.
Displaying professional tactics,
the tall, lanky 39th cut loose in
the second quarter resembling
the famous Globetrotters, with
their trick basket shooting. The
Moose were handicapped by the
loss of Ben Herman w ho suffered
a cracked ankle bone during the
juarter. The end of the first half
, saw the 39th in the lead with 26
j points against the Moose’ 21.
During the third quarter. Jim
Herman was retired on fouls and
1 the Air Depot boys pulled away
from the Moose to the final score
of til-51.
Bob Garrett, outstanding 39th
forward who has averaged twen
ty points a game for the pas;
three years was high with 16
points, with team mate Myer and
Miles France of the Moose team
! tying for second high with four
I teen points apiece. The six foot,
' six inch 39th center Cooper, was
j held to only 11 points.
A return game will be held to
night at the Palmer gym. The
Moose feel confident that they
will even the score at that time.
; The 39th team is also seeking an
entrance to the Kiwanis tourna
ment.
In a preliminary game, the Co
op team, suffered a smashing de
feat at the hands of an Air Base
Group team. High point was Hag
gmus of the ABG with Odis Eldin
making seven out of the 16 points
j for the Co-op team. Final score
I was 42-16.
’aimer Rifle Team in Fourth Place
\mong 40 Competitors in lilowa League
After reviving letuin- from tlm • fired matctu - n th* Blown
Rifle League, members of the Palmei < lub IcAioed that *- i umU i
on* team is in fourth place
With 40 team- umpeting. Palmer .- numbri two t« ,»n. in 12th
place, and team number three is in 20th plan
In tia fourth mutch just completed. John "Rip" Harris takes first
plrtfi on tin Paltnei number on* team with a 388 total for the four
positions.
In the Mow a high tin iron sights division Palmer's Richard T.
Blue, using a Winchester M-75 has consistently placid or won
this event.
Follow ing are thi local -hooters' scores for the fourth match
TEAM NO. 1 Prone
John "RIP" Harris 100
j K. Westenbargi r 99
Mel Mollberg 100
John R. Dodge 100
TEAM NO. 2
i Richard Hamilton loo
Jack Wessman 100
Richard T. Blue 98
Lynn White 100
TEAM NO. 3
Carlos Driggars 100
Dan Fleming 98
E. R. Brock 99
Vernon Donaldson 100
TEAM NO. 4
A. K. Dickow 99
John J. Lee 100
James P. Teters 95
Sit Kneel Stand Total
100 98 90 388
99 94 91 383
100 97 80 383
92 99 9! 382
Team Total 1538
94 93 90 37 7
97 91 89 377
97 97 84 376
97 91 87 375
Team Total 1505
97 91 87 375
99 91 80 375
97 93 85 374
93 95 85 373
Team Total 1497
90 87 72 354
94 90 08 352
92 75 49 311
Team Total 1017
4
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DOGS REPORTED
ANNOYING MOOSE
Ed Chattalaine of the Anchor
age Fish and Wildlife office is
sued a warning this week to dog
owners who allow their pets to
run loose to annoy moose.
A pack of dogs was reported
j as repeatedly annoying moose
| near the Matanuska river. It is
! the belief of the persons who
have witnessed them, that the
moose are attempting to cross the
river for feed.
I According to an extract from
j the Territorial Act, pertaining to
' dogs running at large, the regula
I tion stipulates whenever any dog
habitually annoys wild game it
shall be lawful to kill such a dog,
when at large. The owner or
keeper, if known, shall be given
reasonable opportunity to re- k
strain such a dog before it shall
be lawful to kill it.
| Persons authorized to enforce
! the Alaska Game Law and Terri
I tory Highway Patrolmen shall be
: empowered to enforce this sec
tion.
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