The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-08
WhaIIoped the Crack Met lakatIa Basket Ball
 Team by Score
 30 to il.
WAS INTERESTING GAME
Was an Overflow Crowd and There Was Some thing Doing Every
 Minute.
Juneau, Juneau is our cry;

Juneau, J JuUcdu IS OuI CIy,
 VICTORY;
 Are we in it? well I guess;
 Eat 'em up, eat 'em up, yes, yes, yes.
 Yell after yell and cheer after cheer sounded and resounded through the A. B. hall last night at the Juneau high school basket ball team took the Metlakatla Native team into camp by score of 30 to II.
 All dope concerning a close game failed to influence the result of the game. but forecast about the size of the crowd was even underesti- mated because fully 600 people filled the galleries. the side chairs and elbowed for standing room.
 Immediately following the first whistle Metlakatla scorced the first basket and then held their only lead of the game for several mo- ments. With a rush that could only have been stopped with six shooter Wilbur Burford sped down the floor and passed to Acklen who secured the first points for the high school by nifty throw into the basket.
 Soon another basket was added to the high schools credit in like manner by Burford, and from then on the much touted champion Ma tive team were beaten at certain and surely well played game.
 By the victory last night the Ju- neau high school team won the un- disputed title to the championship of Southeastern Alaska and no doubt their title could extend much fur ther if there was opportunity for demonstration and competition.
 Viewing the game with Metlakat- la from every angle it must be said that the best team won; won on clean, faster playing, coupled with the result of most excellent coach ing. Coach V. c. Genn deserves more than passing mention for the masterful way he has drilled his team. Play after play was worked as if by machinery and when it came to wading through, Genn's mob scheme or defense play Metla- katla simply found that they were up against a stone wall.
 The first half of the game ended 8 to in Juneau's favor, and the second half opened with another streak of scoring on the local side and it was not until Juneau had laid away IS points that the Ma tives were able to add to their lone score of one basket, when little rally did come it was too late and every time Metlakatla threw bas- ket Juneau came back with two or three more pretty throws and run their own score up just to show that they did not feel bad about it.
 The Juneau Natives were out in full force and the Juneau Native Band furnished music for the oc- casion in a manner that was a credit to themselves and the peo- pie they represent.
 For the Juneau high school Will bur Burford played a remarkable game. He was easily the fastest man on the floor and he made sev- en field baskets, or IA points, nearly one-half of his teams score. Hodges at center who played against the best man on the Metlakatla team was handicapped a little because the Natives were checking him as the most dangerous man, but not withstanding the fact that he was always covered Hodges came back strong in the second half and ran away from his man with four bas- kets which netted Juneau 8 points Acklen at forward made two bas- kets and gave valuable assistance for several more. Torvinen, al guard, held his man to one basket and still found time to go down and make two for himself. Nc Kinnon stayed down under the bas ket and not only held his mar down, but made every other Native drop it" that came his way witf the ball.
 For the Natives Captain Leasl at center played a strong gam' and if he had been in faster com pany the score might have beer different. Leask totaled three bas kets. while his team mates Atkin son and Ridley secured three ant two points. respectively. The Met 1 lakatla hoYs continued to play clean