Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-12
SEWARD VICTOR
 |. OVER ANCHORAGE SCORE Y TO 10
NIP JOHNSON STARS FOR LOCAL BASKETBALL TEAM IN FIRST
 GAME OF SERIES.

ANCHORAGE, Feb. 12.-(Special to The Gateway)-The visiting Gateway City basketball quintette emerged vic torious in the opening clash against the High School Midgets in the first game of the series played at the school gymnasium last night before crowd ed house. The Seward five outplayed their opponents in both teamwork and shooting. The final score of the game was Seward IF, Anchorage 10.
 During the first few minutes of the opening half, Seward kept the ball in their territory and made many at tempts to score but could not seem to locate the basket. The midgets then got going and brought the ball down the floor and Valaer, fleet mid get forward, dropped in a pretty one the first score of the game. During the remainder of the half the visitors kept the ball in home territory and made repeated attempts to score but failed to drop infield shot during the half. On foul committed by Anch- orage, Thinker, Seward guard scored from the foul line. Soon after this, however, the Midgets brought the ball down to their basket where Valaer dropped in another pretty basket. Johnson, lanky Seward center scored on a foul committed by the Midgets. Many fouls were committed by both | sides during the half. Both teams were fighting desperately when the whistle blew ending the half and many clever passes were made An chorage led at the end of this half aby score of to 2.
 At the commencement of the sec 0nd half, Johnson scored for Seward on foul committed by Anchorage.
 The visitors located the basket dur ing this half making 15 points to the High Schools 6.
 This half was furously fought all the way by both teams, and many thrills were given the spectators.
 McEwan, clever Seward forward
 ropped in pretty shot that was close ly followed by an equally as pretty one by Valaer for the Midgets.
 The ball travelled up and down the | 4o keep up with.
 Boudreau, Anchorage guard, scored on two free throws in this half.
 Johnson scored three times during the half from the foul line for the Gateway aggregation. He also scored three field baskets.
 Valaer dropped another field sho for the Midgets shortly before the whistle blew ending the game.
 Dyer, Seward forward, was put ou of the game in the latter part of the half due to a mistake on the part O. | the scorekeepers who credited hin with four personal fouls, whereas, ht made only three. Starr, one of tht substitutes, took Dyer's place for tht remainder of the game.
 Johnson, stellar Seward center wal thigh point man for his team with to tai of three field baskets and fou
 free throws to his credit. He played a splendid game throughout. Nc
 Evan, heady Seward forward, scored one field shot. Thinker, guard drop
 ped in one field shot and one on free throw; Dyer, forward, slipped il
 one field basket during the game. Chy played strong game at guard. Valaer was high point man for tn Midgets making a total of four fiel shots, the only ones made by his tear during the game.
 Boudreau, Anchorage guard droppe
 two baskets on free throws. The lineups follow:
 dgets-Valaer and Romig, fo ward; Brayford, center; Boudreau an Elk, guards. Seward-McEwan Dyer and Star forwards, Johnson, center; Tinkle l and Chya, guards. Leslie, sub.