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HUSKIES WIN
62-40 FROM
TEXAS A. M.
KANSAS CITY, March 23 — UH—
The first round favorites all show
up for tonight’s semi-final set in
the Western NCAA Basketball play
offs.
The semi-finals match Kansas
State of the Big Seven, still the
overall choice, and Brigham Young,
Skyline Six titlist and National In
vitation champion, in the first game.
Coach Henry (Hank) Iba’s Okla
homa A. and M. Aggi?r, the na
tion's No. 2 team, and tl.e Uni
versity of Washington, Pacific Coast
kingpin, clash In the other semi
final.
The Oklahoma Aggies last night
followed the pattern set by Wed
nesday's first round-winners Kansas
State and BYU — just barely win
ning and not looking too impressive
in doing it.
Washington’s Huskies ran into a
cold Texas A. and M. team last
night, built up a 27-15 halftime lead
and coasted to a 62-40 victory.
The Oklahomans squeezed by
little Montana State of Bozeman,
one of the two at-large entries, 0
46, but only after shaving off a hot
enemy rally. The Montana rally had
the Missouri Valley titlist giving its
best — expert ball control —at the
finish.
Kansas State won its opener, 61
59, Wednesday after blowing a big
lead. BYU had anxiou; moments
In beatillg another smaii college, an
at-large selection, San Jose (Calif)
State. 68-61.
The game team from Montana
came within a point of a tie, 44-43,
on'frail Joe McKethen’s fielder with
about five minutes remaining and
was within striking distance of one
of r basketball’s biggest upsets of
thfc year until the final horn.
ft&kethen, a 145-pound guard,
lett the Scoring with 15 points.
Washington flashed hot and cold
but had little trouble beating Texas
A..&nd M. The Texas team, which
shk^d ih a three-way tie for the
gdilthfeest Conference title, sank
only 16 per cent of its first halt
shots and trailed, 27-15, at the in
termission.
Frank Quisness, <3-3 junior for
ward, was high point man for Wash
ington. He counted 16 points. He
had good assistance from La Don
Henson with 12.
KENTUCKY,
ILLINOIS
TO CLASH
NEW YORK, March 23——
Spirited. Hard-driving Illinois is
next in line to try to waylay heav
ily-favored Kentucky in the NCAA
basketball championships, and al
ready Adolph Rupp is losing sleep
over it.
“I’m worried,” the veteran Ken
tucky coach said today. “Illinois
looks mighty good and my boys
are tired.”
Illinois and Kentucky clash Sat
urday at Madison Square Garden
in the Eastern finals, the winner
qualifying to meet the Western
victor for the championship at
Minneapolis next Tuesday.
Both Eastern finalists produced
a lot of late “kick" last night to
subdue stubborn adversaries be
fore 14,214 at the Garden.
The Wildcats from Lexington,
Ky., held to even terms for 35 min
utes, staged a devastating drive
in the last five minutes to stun
St. John’s of Brooklyn, 59-43.
Illinois’ underrated big ten cham
pions also uncorked a stirring fin
ish to repel North Carolina state,
the Southern Conference cham
pion playing without three of its
veteran stars, 84-70.
HOCKEY GAMES
By Associated Press
It’s now two for Portland and
nope for Victoria in the semi-final
Pacific Coast Hockey League play
offs.
The Portland Eagles, who finished
the regular season in fourth place,
made it two-in-a-row over Vic
toria, the league’s No. 1 team, by
shutting out the Cougars 1-0 before
5,000 fans at Victoria last night.
The win gave Portland a two
game advantage in the best-of
seven semi-final series. The series
winner takes on either Tacoma oi
New Westminister, who tangle to
night in the second game of their
beat-of-seven set. Tacoma downed
thf Royals 4-J2 Wednesday night to
take a one-game lead.
—EMPIRE WANT AOS PAY—
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EAGLES OF
ANCHORAGE
WINGAME
VANCOUVER, B. C„ March 23—
— The Anchorage Eagles, high
school basketball champions of
Alaska, added John Oliver of Van
couver to their list of victims last
night, trouncing the Canadian five
64-51 in an exhibition game here.
Anchorage led 24-23 at the half.
Gerry Fensk of John Oliver led
the scoring, dropping in# 19 points
for the losers. George Carmen and
Phil Kahper picked up 15 points
each for Anchorage.
The Eagles travel to Mission, B.
C., about 60 miles east of here, to
morrow night for a game with the
Mission All-Stars.
COLLEGIANS
WIN GAMES
DENVER, March 23—(.PI—A bunch
of easy-going Colorado collegians
having the time of their life last
night breezed into the semi-finals
of the NAAU Basketball tourna
ment along with last years cham
pion Phillips 66ers and two other
veteran AAU fives.
The Colorado A. and M. team,
entered by Poudre Valley Creamery
of Fort Collins, whizzed past the
Vandergriff Motors of Dallas, Tex.,
62-47. The Dallas five included stars
of Oklahoma and Texas universi
ties.
In other games the Peoria, Ill
Caterpillar Diesels steamed over
Denver Chevrolets 78-53 last night,
Phillips 66ers from Bartlesville, Ok
lahoma, romped over the Dayton,
Ohio, Air Gems 76-50. And San
Francisco Stewart Chevrolets had
an 88-42 frolic over the Sioux City,
Iowa Jamcos.
Sports Briefs
New York — Kentucky whipped
St. John’s, 59-43, and Illinois pound
ed North Carolina State, 84-70, in
the semi-finals of the Eastern NCAA
playoffs.
KANSAS CITY — Oklahoma A.
and M. nipped Montana State, 50-46,
and Washington blasted Texas A.
and M„ 62-40, in the quarter-finals
of the Western playoffs.
Flint, Mich. — The Class A Cen
tral League threatened to sue the
Detroit Tigers because Detroit
broadcasts had cut attendance in
four Michigan cities of the Central
League.
Palm Springs, Calif. — Charley
Schanz went the full nine innings
for Seattle yesterday in pitching the
Rainiers to a 5-4 exhibition game
win over the Pittsburgh Pirates B
team. The Pirates reached Schanz
for seven hits, three in the sixth
inning netting them two runs.
EXHIBITION
B.B. GAMES
Final scores of exhibition base
ball games played yesterday are:
Boston (N) 11, Cincinnati (N) 10,
10 innings.
St. Louis (N) 2, New York (N), 1.
Pittsburgh (N) 13, St. Louis (A)
Chicago (N) 8, Cleveland (A) 7,
10 innings.
Washington (A) 6, Boston (A) 5.
New York (A) 11, Sacramento
(PC) 0.
Hollywood (PC) 6, Chicago (A) 2.
NAAU BASKETBALL
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The National AAU Basketball
tournament at Denver shapes up
as follows:
Thursday scores (quarter finals)—
Bartlesville, Okla., 76, Dayton. O.
50; Peorria, 111., 78, Denver 53; Fori
Cpllins, Colo., 62, Dallas 47; Sar
Francisco 88, Sioux City, la., 42.
Friday pairings (semi finals) —
Fort Collins, Colo., vs. Peoria, 111.
Bartlesville, Okla., vs. San Fran
cisco.
FROM PORTLAND
John H. Graf of Portland is at
the Baranof Hotel.
Dorothy Roff Dancing School
Classes now enrolling in Toe-Bal
let, Tap, Acrobatic—each with cor
rect foundation. Ballet class for
Teenagers. Small Boy’s Acrobatic
Class. Social Dancing. Phone Blue
163. 762-5t
Pan American won three games
from Alaska Light in Thursday
night’s bowling on the Elks alleys.
Pacific Northern won two games
from Caslers, Juneau Drug won
two from Caro Transfer. Sweeney’s
Bar took over the alleys from Alas
ka Coastal. In the winning streak
they also won the high team series
for this season, 932, and high team
total series of 2498. This also puts
them in top place.
Three Sweeney’s men had the only
200 games. Top was Pete Schneider
211, Bill Kivland 201 and Ed John
son 208.
Sweeney’s again on top of the
high series. Pete Schneidr 534. Bill
Kivland S28, Fd Johnson 526
Team Standings
W. L.
Sweeney’s Ba.’ . 22 11
Casler’s .—. 20 13
Pacific Northern .. 18 15
Alaska Coastal . 16 17
Alaska Light .’—. 16 17
Caro Transfer .—. 14 19
Juneau Drug . 14 19
Pan American . 12 21
Pan American Airways
| J Winther . 113 127 167 407
j. Wood . 152 143 166 461
K. Morgan . 161 144 174 479
T. Maccha . 131 164 186 481
K. Morgan . 154 163 131 448
Totals . 711 741 824 2276
Alaska Light and Power
W. Rellan . 139 159 152 450
D. Moore . 166 174 125 465
3. Taylot . 135 118 113 366
E. Peyton. 131 131 131 393
J Rolison . 120 132 122 374
Totals _ 707 730 659 2096
Caller's
G. Taylor . 157 142 176 475
L. West . 145 14J 146 435
D. Fitzpatrick .. 112 106 176 454
J. Estes . 150 140 116 406
J. Wilber . 176 148 163 487
Totals . 740 741 776 2257
Pacific Northern Airlines
R. Krsul . 136 142 130 408
W. Ludtke . 145 145 182 472
R Pheasant 128 183 142 463
K. Loken . 162 166 123 441
C Porter 136 171 191 498
Totals .. 712 822 783 2317
Janeau Dm*
B. Moore _ 128 106 154 388
E. Page . 140 129 142 411
M Holm .- 145 ll4 121 190
A. Hedges . 1(6 156 156 468
C. Jones . 145 153 190 488
Totals . 743 697 762 2232
Caro Transfer
B. Davis . 126 123 130 379
P. Hawkins . 100 154 157 411
C. Oldham . 99 135 125 359
L Tibbltts . 173 168 152 492
X. Cahail . 158 158 146 462
Totals . 655 738 710 2103
Alaska Coastal Airlines
C. Bloomquist .. 122 148 132 402
G. Straiger ,. 116 136 148 400
J. Leighton_ 133 134 120 387
M. Fenster . 137 16$ 144 447
B. Brown . 147 148 130 425
Totals . 662 739 681 2082
Sweeney’s Bar
S. Sheldon . 158 150 156 464
P. Schneider .... 178 211 145 534
B. Kivland 139 188 201 528
B. Sweeney . 118 166 170 454
E. Jolmson . 158 208 160 526
Totals . 743 923 832 2498
FIGHT DOPE
Here is results of fights last night:
West Palm Beach, Fla. — Norman
Thompson, 144, Patterson, N. J.,
stoed Herb Quintero, 147, New Or
leans, in 1:43 of fourth.
Fall Rivers, Mass. — George Ar
aujo, 133, Providence, R. I., knocked
out Hermie Freeman, 136, Wagle
Lake, Me., in fifth.
Newsy Notes
From Skagway
(Special Correspondence)
SKAGWAY, Alaska, March 18—
Mrs. Paul Alexander returned home
on Tuesday’s plane from a several
days’ visit in Juneau.
A regu}gr meeting of the Ladies’
Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
Church was held at the home of
Mrs. Art Larson March 7> Mist
Price, Home Demonstration Agent,
was a guest. She gave the members
i very interesting talk and showed
two films. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess.
A regular meeting of the Skag
way Woman’s Club was held Thurs
day evening. The members voted
to contribute individually and pur
chase a picture for the School
They voted unanimously to spon
sor the nomination of Mrs. Jenny
Rasmuson, their selection for Al
aska Mother. Miss Price talked to
the members informally and showed
pictures on 4-H work and winter
spprts. The "White Elephant’’ was
won by Mrs. Vic Sparks. Refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Hans
Boldin and Mrs. Howard Sawyer.
Mrs. J. R. MacMillan of Ketchikan
was a visitor.
DiMag Gives Pointers
_ ■
Joe DiMaggio, who says he may quit baseball after this season, talks
over the business of playing centerfield with rookie Mickey Mantle
(right), who already is being groomed as his successor. The New
York Yankees probably will send Mantle, who has been an infielder,
to a minor league for a year of outfield experience. (#1 Wtrephoto.
The Colonial Arts Exhibit, spon
sored by the Skagway Woman’s
Club. Mrs. Paul Alexander, Chair
man, was held in the Public -School
Gymnasium Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Pupils in the Fifth and
Sixth Grades acted as ushers and
gave information on the many be
autiful pictures.
Moving continues in Skagway—
Mr. and Mrs. John Hvisdock moved
into their new home at Fourth and
State* Streets which they recently
purchased from K. B. Hannan. The
Paulin family have moved into the
Log Cabin belonging to Father Ba
ker just south of the Mission. Mr.
and Mrs. Andres Yglesia have
moved into the Ken Lamoreaux
house at Eleventh and Main.
A regular meeting of the Skag
way Emblem Club was held Friday.
March 9. The nominating commit
tee—Mrs. Marian Fraser, Mrs. Dor
othy Dewar, Mrs. Beverly Feero.
Mrs. Lucy Anderson, and Mrs. Theo
Eagle, proposed the following of
ficers for the coming lodge year—
Past President, Mrs. Marie Hoyt;
President—Mrs. Evelyn Boynton;
Vicfe President—Mrs. Gertrude Bel
tinger; First Marshal—Mrs. Birdie
Roehr; Second Marshal—Mrs.
da Bigham; First Guard—Mrs. Dol
ores Hvisdock; Second Guard—Mrs.
Beverly Feero; Recording Secretary
—Mrs. Teen Cox; Corresponding
Secretary—Mrs. Dorothy .Shelby;
Treasurer—Mrs. Adele McGuane;
Historian and Press Correspondent
—Mrs. Theo Eagle; Organist—Mrs.
Juanita Stevenson; Trustee—Mrs.
Dorothy Dewar.
These officers were unanimously
elected. Mrs. Aline (Bunny) Cooper
and Miss Cecelia Selmer were ini
tiated. The members voted to pur
chase a picture from those being
shown in the Colonial Arts Exhibit;
and to have a party to celebrate
the Elks’ Installation April 7. Re
freshment Committee for that par
ty—Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Carlson, Mrs.
Hvisdock, Mrs. Sheleby, and Mrs.
R. Fraser. Entertainment commit
tee—Mrs. McGuane, Mrs. Dewar,
and Mrs. Hoyt. Chaperons for the
next Teen Age Dance are Mrs. Dor
othy Dewar, Mrs. Bunny Cooper,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Selmer. Re
freshments were served by Mrs.
A^tna McVey, Mrs. Mary Jane
Matthews, and Mrs. Synova Mar
lowe. Entertainment was provided
by Mrs. Sheleby and Mrs. Cox.
The “Omegas,” losers In a con
test which has been held by the
Sunday School classes of the Pres
byterian Church for several months
treated the Alphas, the winners, to
a dinner at the Community Center
Friday evening. Miss Price, Home
Demonstration Agent who was a
guest, taught those present a fun
song. Games were played and slides
on the Life of Christ were shown.
Mrs. Dora Mae Ackerman return
ed to Skagway from several months’
visit in California on the Alaska
Coastal plane Friday.
John Feero and Harlan Mahle
left Friday by Alaska Coastal to
go to Anchorage for physicals.
Saturday proved an unfortunate
day for two of Skagway** citizens-^
Mrs. Cliff Mason fell on ice while
she was walking along the beach
and broke her right arm above the
elbow. Duncan Hukill slipped in
his yard and broke three ribs.
Mrs. Joseph Sheleby arid Mrs. D.
D. Cox made the trip to Whitehorse
Saturday and Sunday. Saturday
evening they and their husbands
attended a wedding reception held
at the George Berry residence for
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and Mr. and
Mrs. Jim iJerry. Both young couples
were married ‘outside’ recently.
The members of the Elks’ Lodge
celebrated their annual Past Ex
alted Rulers Dance Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. John O’Daniel, Mrs. David
Oler, and Mrs. Ed Hanousek spent
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday in
Whitehorse.
Mrs. Jim Scott and sma'i soi
Jerry Lee from Glacier Station vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Art Simmont
tor several days.
Monday evening, March 12, t
party was given at the horn? ol
Mr. and Mrs. Replogel to compli
ment Mr. and Mrs. John Wright
The guests besides the guests ol
honor were i»h\ and Mrs. Paul Al
exander, Mr. and Mrs. H. Richard
son, Mr. and Mrs. J. Speeks, and
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Brechbiel, Mr.
and Mrs. Wright were presented
with a Toastmaster.
A regular mectil/g of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to Skagway Aerie No. 25
was held Tuesday, March 13. Nom
inations were made for officers fo’
the coming year. The Auxiliarj
voted to purchase a picture for the
School from the Colonial Arts Ex
hibit. Refreshments were served bj
Mrs. William Bigham and Mrs.
Gordon Blanchard.
Mrs. Chris Larson made a trip
to Juneau Wednesday by Alaska
QMstSr; She returned home the
fdUpwlqg Sunday on the Princess.
George Bloom went to Juneau
for dental attention Wednesday
He returned home the following
day. The trip was made by Coastal
The Florence Circle of the O.E.S
gave a most attractive St. Patrick’.'
Tea Wednesday afternoon in the
I Masonic Hall. The room was decor
ated with g'-fcn and white paper
streamers and large paper sham
rocks. Mrs. Harold Pribbernow
dressed as Paddy the Irishman,
sold tickets at the door and kept
a background of Irish recordings
going throughout the afternoon. An
interesting feature of the tea and
one that was most successful was
that part of the hall that was setup
for small children to have a tea
party and about twenty enjoyed a
pleasant afternoon while their
mothers had tea with their friends.
Mrs. J. D. True and Mrs. Mark Lee
were in charge of the children's j
ea party. Mrs. Arnold Outteld and J
Mrs. E. A. Rasmuson poured at the
attractively decorated tea table.
Mrs. J. R. MacMillan of Ketch- i
ikan who has been visiting her j
father, M. E. Rogers, for several
weeks left Thursday by Alaska'
Coastal to return to her home.
The Teen Agers enjoyed a mas
querade Ball at the Elks’ Hall Sat- j
urday evening, March 17. Excellent
costumes and disguising made a J
difficult task for the judges to se
lect winners — clowns, goddesses, j
gypsies, Daisy Mae, soldiers, baker,!
trapper from the creeks, hoboes,
enginemen, gentlemen—and many
more—danced and enjoyed dough- j
nuts and cocoa. The winners were |
tor the first prize for ladies—The ,
Gold Dust Twins—to lone Soldin j
and Shirley Cooper; second prize
to Irene Soldin in an authentic
Swedish costume brought home
from Europe last summer. For the
boys—first prize went to Eugene
Van Zanten as a wounded Union
soldier; second to Terry Eagle as a
Chinaman. To Bobby Hubbard went
the prize for having the most com
plete disguise—all evening the boys
danced with Bobby and tried to
treat "a shy little girl" nicely.
Chaperones were Mrs. William De
von, Mrs. Thomas Cooper, and Mrs.
Osborne Selmer.
Miss Dolores Ktromoo of Dixon,
Montana, is a houseguest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Johnson. Miss Strombo has selec
ted March 24 as the date for her
wedding with Mr. John Burnham.
He is employed at the Tank Farm
near okagWay.
Skagway’s first classes in Home
Nursing finished the three weeks’
course Thursday. After the last
meeting a party was given at the
home of Mrs. Roy Eagle. The after
noon class which had been instruc
ted by Mrs. George Villesvik
brought very delicious assorted
sandwiches decorated with small
Red Crosses, and the evening clas
ses conducted by Mrs. William De
war, 4igk.es. The centerpiece was a,
clever arrangement around a doll
as a patient. Napkins were folded
like the paper bags the pupils had
learned to make in their first les
son. Those finishing this first course
of the afternoon class, which was
conducted by Mrs. Ethel Villesvik,
were: Mrs. Jewel Abrams, Mrs. Etta
Church, Mrs. Dorothy Dewar, Mrs.
Retta Gault, Mrs. Frances Gutfeld,
Mrs. Anne Hestnes, Mrs. Goldie
Hukill, Mrs. Lenora Moo. Mrs. Viv
ian Patterson. Mrs. Abbir Sparks,
Mrs. Dorothy Sholeby, and Miss
Cecelia Selmer. Tho evening class,
conducted by Mrs. Dorothy Dewar,
were: Mrs; Joyce Burnham, Mrs.
Marie Brown, Mrs. Marjorie Corn
ett, Mrs. Elsie Dodge, Mrs. Karla
Hanson, Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, j
Mrs. Marie Larson, Mrs. Sye Maki,
Mrs. Theo Eagle, and Miss Martha j
Mae Warner.
* I
ckagway was visited Saturday by j
basket ball teams from Haines and
Hoonah. The Panthers (High School
Team) played the Hoonah Team
and the Badgers '.Native Men
Team) played the Haines Team.
In both games Skagway came out
the winr«v
FIRST CATTLE TO BE
SKIPPED TO STATES
Dr. Earl F. Graves, territorial
veterinarian, has „-.at completed the
health examination of several head
of cattle for the Nash Dairy for
stateside shipment. This Is believed
to be the first time cattle have
been shipped from Alasaa to the
states. The animals are destined
for Centerpoint, Iowa.
FROM SITKA
Lee Hearold of Sitka is registered
at the Baranof Hotel.
SEATTLE VISITORS
Dan Goodbody and Ben Aernick
of Seattle are at the Barano{ Hotel.
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