Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-08
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
T0SSERS TO TOUR U. S.

The manysidedness of life in Alaska is
to be eXemplified anew to the American
people in a manner entirely different from
anything that has gone before. Long ago
Alaskans impressed the nation with their
industry and hardness and ability to cope
with natosS in its harshest forms and to
overcome stubborn obstacles in the race
for success. Occasional glimpses of a
healthy home life, such as that which has
characterized American pioneers exist
ence during the epochs that have elapsed
since the beginning of history on the con-
tinent are caught in the pictures and tales
Of the north which have found their way
from time to time into the public prints.
That these sturdy northerners are ac-
tive citizens of the republic, taking live
and studious interest in the affairs of
their country and communities is no lon
ger a secret But it has been left for this
year to demonstrate to the country that
Alaskan have time to give to the lighter
side of life as 1t is exemplified in amateur
athletic sports. The demonstrators are
from Nome, the Arctic brotherhood of
which town is sending out number of
its young men for the purpose of meeting
the best athletes of the country at the in
teresting and strenuous game of basket
The Arctic brotherhood basketball
team that it to try conclusions with the
teams of colleges and athletic clubs be-
tween Seattle and Boston and from Mon
treal at the north to New Orleans at the
SOUTH has gathered in Seattle
Their tour will begin in a few weeks.
Oregon will be the first state invaded. The
trip will continue down the coast through
this state, thence across Nevada, Utah,
Colorado, Montana and the Mississippi
valley states to New York, thence through
the southern states ard back to New
York again for a new start through New
England and Canada, thence westward
along the border, first in Canada and
then in the states. The journey will ter
nitrate at Seattle about the first of next
April.
The Arctic brotherhood team is com
posed of picked team made up from the
aggregations of both the Arctic brother
hood and the Y. M. c. A, though all the
players are members of Alaska's great
secret order Among them are some men
who have made enviable records at bas-
ketball in the east.
Barry Keown, captain of the Arctic
brotherhood team in the Nome contests
and captain of the combined team that
will tour the nation. was captain of the
Knickerbocker Athletic club team of New
York during the season of 1889 and 1899
1900, which won the Metropolitan cham
pionship for those seasons.
Don S. Afford, the captain of the Y M
G. A. five. who Will play in the east with
his former rivals, was captain of the Uni
versty of Kansas team for several sea-
sons and toured the central states, win
ming many victories for his college and
laurels for himself. Among the others
from whom the five will be selected are
Walter S. Gaffney. c. H, Barlow. C. G.
Mcintyre, Alfred Loi en-, Ralph Lomen
f. Schneider, w. G. Mcclure and F.
Burley.
These young men who come from the
north to contest for the American bas-
kethall championship are engaged at min
ing and in business. and all of them have
had several years of individual RESPONSE
bility in the walks of an active and rugged
life up near the arctic circle. and this has
served to give them a stamina which their
coach says will count for much when they
clash with those who have trodden paths
that are more or less worn from much
usage.
1t might be added. however that while
the northerners are out for victories their
trip is more in the nature of vacation
than anything else. All of them have
spent several years at hard work in the
north and they are ripe for frolic.