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Anchorage Wins Basketball
Championship of Alaska as
Juneau Loses Close 2nd Game j
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 14
—With the score 59 to 58 in favor
of the Anchorage High school
Eagles and only seconds to play,
Engstrom of the Juneau High school
Crimson Bears missed two free
throws which could have tied or
won the second game last night
and tied up the series for the cham
pionship of Alaska basketball which
the Eagles won by two straight
games.
Just before this play, Vince Hal
verson’s free throw with 50 seconds
remaining, broke the 58-58 tie to
give Anchorage the All-Alaska
championship.
Then with 21 seconds to play
Engstrom missed his two free
throws.
Anchorage led only once in the
entire first three quarters and the
score was tied or the lead changed
hands 10 times in the final period
A capacity crowd greeted the
players in the second game and
there was not a vacant seat. The
crowd shouted for Juneau at every
play showing the greatest of sports
manship. It was evident from the
start the crowd was for the visitors
The Anchorage high school band
played several times during the
game and enlivened the uproar tha:
characterized the entire contest
There will be a third game tonight,
just an exhibition game.
Nnw hack to the game:
Vince Halverson’s free throw with
50 seconds remaining broke the 58
58 tie giving Anchorage the All
Alaska championship.
Juneau had a chance to win the
game in the last 21 seconds when
Engstrom missed two free throws
Eight points was the biggest leac
Juneau enjoyed.
Score by quarters: Juneau 18
Anchorage 12; 30-26, 43-42, 58-59
A total of 47 personal fouls wa;
called on the two teams with 22 for
the Eagles and 25 for the Crimson
Bears. Carlson was lost for Juneau
via the personal foul route while
Anchorage lost Jack Brown, the
game’s leading scorer, on fouls in
the fourth period.
Brown’s 17 points paced both
teams while for Juneau, Ninnis had
15 followed by Martin with 13.
Other Juneau scorers were D
Graves, 10; Carlson, 12; Engstrom
6, and Treffers 3.
The third game will be played
tonight but has no bearing on the
championship.
SCORES OF
BASKETBALL
Final scores of basketball game
last night are as follows:
Anchorage 59, Juneau 58
NIT at New York (quarter finals)
Seton Hall 71, North Carolina State
59; Dayton 74, Arizona 68.
NAIB tourney at Kansas City
(first round) — Evansville 85, West
minster (Pa) 74; Central (Mo) 68,
Southeastern Louisiana 66; Ham
line 82, Rocky Mountain 57; Pep
perdine 86, Eau Claire (Wis) 53;
Morningside 66, Providence (RI>
63; Hastings 71, Pacific Lutheran
51; Baldwin-Wallace 67, American
Univ. (j.6; East Texas Baptist 67
High Point 64.
NCIT at Albanay, N. Y. (first
round) — Iona 54, St. Marys (Minn)
52, Lemoyne (NY) 95, St. Michaels
(Vt.) 57; St. Francis (Bkn) 74,
Spring Hill 65; St. Mary’s 91, St
Norberts (Wis 59.
New England invitation tournej
(semi-finals) — Trinity 76, Tufts 71;
Boston College 79, Colby 64; Bow
doin 69, Boston Univ 67 (consola
tion), Rhode Island State 77, Wil
liams 68 (consolation).
Southwest conference playoff —
Texas A&M 33, Texas 32 (Texas
A&M wins 2-1 and NCAA bid).
Hawaii invitation tourney —Brad
ley 88, Universal Motors 67; Ore
gon State 55, Hawaii 43; Kentucky
97, Chicago Loyola 61.
EXHIBITION GAMES baz
Final scores of exhibition baseball
games played yesterday are as fol
lows:
Boston (N) 5. Philadelphia (N) 3.
St. Louis (N) 7, Cincinnati 3.
Chicago (A) 12, Pittsburgh 10.
Brooklyn 11, Philadelphia (A) 10.
Boston (A) 11, Detroit 4.
New York (A) 16, Cleveland 14.
Hollywood PC) 7, St. Louis (A) 3.
SCHWAMM BACK AGAIN
Tony Schwamm, director of the
Territorial Aeronautical Commis
sion from Anchorage, returned to
Juneau yesterday on PNA and is
at the Baranof Hotel.
CHAPELADIES FOOD SALE
March 17, 4-8 pun—Dehart’s.
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Sick's Rainiers takes a comfort- j
able lead after tramping over the
Triangle Club for 3 points in bowl
ing last night on the Elks alleys.
Parsons Electric took the gas house
gang, Stanrad Aviation, for 4
points. Don Abel's sawed the 4 points
in half with the Triangle Cleaners.
Fred Hennings took 4 points from
Juneau Florist which puts the
flower boys in the cellar.
Brooks Hanford and Ernie Par
sons made the prize five strikes
They were also in the lineup with
McCarthy and Neilson for the four
itrike drink.
Jerry McCarthy took high single
honors with his 222 game «• while
Howard Day coped high series with
ais 581. The following made the
hree-strike squad: Parsons, King,
3aker, McCarthy, Nielson, Miller.
Waddell, Estep. Nordson, Ripke and
Hanford twice.
Two Hundred clubbers were Par
sons, McCarthy, Haag, Nielson
Hanford and Day.
League Standings
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lick’s Rainiers . 32 8
Parsons Electric . 25 15
Don Abels . 22 1?
Triangle 'Club 21 IS
Standard Aviation . 20 20
Fred Hennings . 19 21
Triangle Cleaners . 11 29
Juneau Florist . 10 30
Team and individual scores fol
cws:
Standard Aviation i
J. McCarthy .... 163 141 222 526
7. Barreger .... 147 155 116 418
R. Haag . 203 158 133 494
D. Baker . 124 175 173 472
A. Sturrock . 146 150 159 455
Totals . 783 779 803 2365
Juneau Florist
A. Nielson . 152 122 208 482
S. Houston . 170 161 124 455
E. Lindstrom .... 127 168 160 455
A. Burke . 146 113 140 39S
R. La Joie . 134 134 130 398
Totals . 729 698 762 2189
Don Abels
B. Mork . 148 197 149 494
E. Estep . 123 176 161 460
R. Abrahamsen 162 162 162 486
C. Shattuck .... 125 179 156 460
D. Hoyez . 138 128 154 420
Totals . 696 842 782 2320
Triangle Club
B. Blanton . 174 152 157 483
E. Lincoln . 155 155 155 465
J. Waddell . 182 136 182 500
H. Daf . 212 175 194 581
J. Scott . 171 171 171 513
Totals . 894 789 859 2542
Parsons Electric
E. Hagerup . 184 184 184 552
E. Bothello . 144 180 178 502
B. Phelps . 184 192 153 529
R. Boochever .... 165 183 180 528
E. Parsons . 215 156 174 545
Totals .892 895 869 2656
Fred Hennings
A. Stewart . 174 174 174 522
S. Smith . 153 172 164 489
R Davlin . 140 180 168 488
F. Henning . 158 163 163 484
W. King . 196 151 168 515
Totals . 821 840 837 2498
Triangle Cleaners
M. Ripke . 163 184 179 526
F. Baxter . 143 135 164 442
J. Alexander .... 176 151 121 448
J. Whittier ....... 117 132 136 385
J. Snow . 179 179 179. 537
Totals . 778 781 779 2338
Sick’s Rainiers
O. Smithberg .... 131 184 167 482
D. Miller . 174 133 156 • 463
C. Nordson . 178 179 191 548
B. Hanford .... 133 178 220 531
X. Stout . 183 185 195 563
Totals . 799 859 929 2587
HUSKY
CENTER
LAMED
SEATTLE, March 14 —14>)— An in
fected knee has sidelined big Bob
Houbregs, University of Washing
ton center who led Northern Di
vision basketball scoring, but the
ailment is unlikely to keep him out
of the regional NCAA tourney.
University officials said Houbregs
is expected to recover in time to
leave with the Huskies for Kansas
City March 19.
ATTENTION REBEKAHS!
Business meeting to-nite followed
by entertainment. 757-It
Konstanty Keeps His Grip
‘Vhilt
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,ntuu jn.1 ivUiiiumy irigmi, ol rmlaut.pnia Plumes. the National
League's Most Valuable Player of 1950, shows a couple of teammates
at Clearwater, Fla., that he hasn't lest his grip. Watching Jim grasp
six baseballs in his pitching hand are First Baseman Eddie Waitkus
(left) and Catcher Stan Lopata. iPl Wirepholo.
WELTER
BOUT IS
TONIGHT
CHICAGO, March 14 —tW—Frugal
Charlie Fusari, boxing’s most eligi
ble bachelor, and Johnny Bratton,
former teen-age playboy, tangle in
a test of youth at Chicago Stad
ium tonight for the welterweight
crown.
However, there will be some jewels
nissing frrom the diadem.
The National Boxing Association
will recognize the winner as champ.
New York, England and Sugar Ray
Robinson won't.
Robinson, you will remember, was
automatically stripped of his welter
weight title by the NBA last month
when he won Jake La Motta’s mid
dleweight belt. Robinson still claims
be is a two-ply champion.
The sponsoring International
Boxing club looks for a crowd of
around 10,000 tonight with a gross
gate of $55,000.
HOCKEY GAMES
By Associated Press
Victoria moved one point ahead of
Vew Westminster in the see-saw
race for first place in the Pacific
Coast Hockey league last night by
downing Vancouver 4-1 while the
Royals, erstwhile pace-setters, were
losing 4-3 to Tacoma.
The Vancouver Canucks were
short-handed last night, with >-oth
Larry Reardon and Red Kane out
of the lineup, but they made the
Cougars earn their victory
Tacoma also put up a tight de
fense.
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ROUNDUP
Phoenix. Ariz. —(A’l— Casey Sten
gel. manager of the New York Yan
kees, said he plans to carry three
catchers on his roster during this
season.
Yogi Berra, of course, is the
Bombers No. 1 backstop. Stengel
will choose the other two from vet
erans Ralph Houk and Charley Sil
vera or rookie Clint Courtney.
Miami. Fla. —l.f*—The Brooklyn
Dodgers will play without Manager
Chuck Dressen for at least fo week.
Dressen is in the hospital with hives.
While Dressen is recovering, Coach
Clyde Sukeforth will direct the
Dodgers. ’ "
Sarasota, Fla. —Wl— Boston Red
Sox Manager Steve O’Neill plans
to use Pitchers Bill Wight and Mel
Parnell in today's exhibition against
the Boston Braves. The contest will
be the first in five between the
two clubs.
Clearwater. Fla. —l/fl— The im
proved New York Giants came here ;
today to test the Philadelphia Phils.
Manager Eddie Sawyer picked
Lefty Ken Johnson and Rus Meyer
for pitching duty against Leo Du
rocher's men.
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West Palm Beach, Fla. —(J)—The
Philadelphia Athletics are up to
their old tricks.
The Athletics lost 30 one-run de
cisions last season and in their foul
spring training games their two
losses have been by — you guessed
it — one run.
Brooklyn grabbed an 11-10 de
cision yesterday after the Athletics
had spurted to an early 8-0 lead.
Previously the Washington Senators
defeated the Athletics 8-7.
—EMPIRE AU3 PAY—
Sports Briefs
Palm Beach. Fin. Lloyd Man
grum of Chicago took the lead In
the $10,000 Seminole tournament
with a 36-hole score of 136.
New York — The Eastern Colleg
iate Athletic conference endorsed
the NCAA bnn on live football tele
vision but Penn refused to say it
would go along.
San Mateo, Calif.—Special Touch,
won the inaugural handicap in first
day feature at opening of Bay
Meadow i meeting.
DOUGLAS WOMEN’S CLUB
Plan to attend the game party
sponsored by the lxmglas Island
Woman's Club Friday. March 16.
at 8 P. M. in the Masonic Hall over
the Coliseum Theater, Douglas.
Prizes and refreshments.
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FIGHT DOPE
Fights last night resulted as fol
lows :
Toledo — Archie Moore. 180, To
ledo. outpointed Abel Cestac, 329,
Buenos Aires, 10.
St. Paul — Tom McNenamy, 130.
Ireland, outpointed Harry La Sane,
131, Houston, 10.
Salt Lake City — Ron Whittle,
177, West Jordan, Utah, outpointed
Joe Kahut, 185, Portland, Ore., 10.
Stockton, Calif. — Wes Echols,
169, Atwater, Calif., outpointed Bert
Mendoza, 164, Los Angeles, 10.
DOUGLAS INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
2nd and Final installment on
property tax within the Douglas
Independent School District due
and payable. If not paid by March
15th, they become delinquent.
Douglas Independent School Board.
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