The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-06

Douglas High School girls last night won the basketball champ ionship of the Gastineau Channel section. They defeated the Juneau
 High School girls in the Douglas Natatorium by a score of IT to I14. The contest was the fourth of a possible five-game schedule, and was the third victory for the Island lmaids. Their triumph gives them ltheir fifth successive Chanel cham Ipionship.
 The struggle was fast and even, and intensely interesting through out. Without disparaging in the least the fine playing of the vic- tors, it can be said that they were favored by the breaks" of the game. Juneau was weakened by the removal on fouls of two first string players.
 Juneau B1anked In First
 The Douglas girls held their opponents scoreless in the first quarter, but at the end of the half Douglas was behind by one point, Juneau having rallied in the Se- cond quarter. Juneau was held scoreless in the third quarter and in this period was easily passed by the Islanders. At the begin ming of the fourth quarter. Douglas had twice as many points as Jun eau, 12 to 6. but when the final gun was sounded Juneau girls were behind only three points.
 Douglas got the first tipoff of the game, but Juneau recovered the ball imediately and managed to keep possession of it for the first minute of play. Then the Douglas girls worked the ball down under their goal. Douglas tried deperately to sink the ball. and in attempting to prevent Douglas from scoring Eva Rocovich of the Juneau sex tette, fouled Stephanie Africh who failed however to score the first free throw allowed in the game. Rose Africf, the Douglas forward, scored the first point of the contest on a free throw for a foul committed on her. The first field goal was made by Rose Africh for Douglas. Douglas held Juneau scoreless in the first quSr- ter of the game, and at the end of the quarter the Island girls had collected 4 points.
 l Juneau's First Goal
 The first field goal for the Jun- eau team was made in the second quarter by Margaret Hanson. Later, free throw was allowed Douglas which Rose Africh con- verted. Hanson made a second field goal for Juneau. After con- siderable playing over the floor, Hanson again got the ball and basketed a fine throw for Juneau. Even playing marked the end of the second quarter. At the end of the first half Douglas was behind Juneau by one point, having 5 to Juneau's 6.
 | After two minutes of fast and even playing, Rose Africh scored the first field goal of the second half for Douglas. Her sister, Step Jamie Africh of the Island team followed with another field goal, which only netted one point under the rulings of girls basketball be- cause 1t was an uvershot. Rose Africh closed the third quarter
 with a basket for Douglas. The score at the end of this period was , Douglas 12, Juneau 6.
 Fast And Exciting
 , The last quarter of the game . was fast and exciting. Fern Cub 5 ser, Juneau forward, Gasketed the ? sphere. She was followed by her } teammate Margaret Hanson who : scored again for Juneau. Then Stephanie Africh was allowed tive s free throws which she converted
 for Douglas. Rose Africh was al-
 lowed a free shot which she took V advantage of, giving one more point to Douglas. Juneau took a r timeout, and immediately after s ward, Margaret Hanson sank C s basket for Juneau. The basket 0 made by Rose Africh of Dougla;
 was the last one of the game. The T struggle ended with Douglas three f points ahead of Juneau, the score e being Douglas IT, Juneau IA