The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-17
NETS WIN FROM
 CITY IN CLOSE
 GAME YESTERDAY
City Five Loses to Metlakatla in Overtime Play Alter
 Tying Score.

Two real basketball teams met at A. B Hall last night in a game that kept the fans on their feet for the greater part of the time. Metlakatla A. c. winning from the local City Five by a score of 32 to 30 after Eaing forced to play for an extra fivc-minute period to break the tied sco,e The visitors won on more cons a.stent team play, better physical condition and deserved the victory.
 Approximately 200 fans witnessed have been the most exciting played narp in several seasons. From the minute that iSperl:ng, City forward, turned in the first basket of the gaiie until Dundas broke a 90 % tie, just one minute before the end of the extra five-minute period, it was cioaii scrappy exhibition Of bas- ketball with the local quintet fight ing an uphill battle almost all ine way. The City squad led for the first 10 minutes of play. Me.la- ka.ia came from behind then, forging to .he front, the first half ending 16 to 10 in favor of the visitors. The City speeded up in the second half. scoring 20 points. while Metlakatla clalked up but 16, but missed chances to win in failures to take advantage of free throws and in missing wo fair shots from scrim- mage jusl tefofe the whistle ended the game
 George Ties Game
 Joe George. one of the City's two fighting guards, almost caused a riot when, just before the end of the second 20-minute period. he dribbled through | crowded court and shot the basket that tied the score at 26 all. Both teams spurted to get the winning goal before the end of the period, but neither could work the ball into shooting distance
 Without intermission. the teams hurled themselves into the extra pe- riod both determined to win. Dundas and Booth came through with a field goal each in the first two minutes of play. Witanen and Hughes tied it up again with one each. Dundas came through with his second basket for the extra period. Sperling and Hughes both missed chances and the game ended with Metlakatla on the long end of the score
 It was hard game 10 lose and would have been equally hard for Metlakatla to lose. Sperling's in- ability to find the basket on free throws figured in the result. Out of six chances for single points, he caged only one. Metlakatla had three free throws and counted on two of them. Both teams checked hard and close, making accurate shooting diff ficult and both missed several chances to score from scrimmage.
 sperlina High Man
 Sperling was high point gester for both teams. scoring 15 points. He was closely followed by Dundas. Metlakatla, with IA R. Booth, a Metlakatla guard, was third with 10. and Hughes caged four from scrm. mage for 8 points.
 Hughes outjumped Benson at cen ter, but during the first half was unable to break away from his guards and failed to score a single basket Wiitanen also had trouble with his wardens and was held with out a field goal, scoring once off a Tree throw. Burford. who was thrown in in the second half for 1C minutes play, was held scoreless sapin, who relieved Sperling in the Iirst half, got only one basket. Witt anen, called back to the game in the latter part of the second half broke loose from his guard once for basket that tied the score.
 Teamwork Decided Issue
 Throughout the game the Metla katla five fnnctioned with machine Ike precision. It put up an ex csllsnt passing game and when the