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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-02-13
Au-Stal. Teams
To Be Selected
Again This Year
3 Girls And 3 Boys Teams To
Be Picked BY Coaches.
Sponsored BY Post.


Through the cooperation OF
coaches, The Skyand Post will
sponsor again this year the selec-
ton of "all-star or all-Ashe coun-
ty basketball teams"
Three girls and three boys
teams will be picked, as we'll as
the "best sports" and announce
ment of these selections will be
made in paper in the near future,
If the coaches think there is
sufficient interest, The Post will
again sponsor games between
these "all-star" teams, as it has
done during the past 3 years.
Proceeds from these games, if
played, will be used to purchase
individual silver b a S ke t b a
charms for those making the first
teams and the two "best sports
and other expenses of the games.
The date for the proposed
games will be announced in the
near future, if plans materialize
for holding them.
Last year the trophies for the
Ashe county winners Of the con-
ference, which were presented
during the all-star game, by The
Post, went to the Riverview boys
and the Jefferson girls.
The Virginia Carolina boys won
permanent possession of a boys
trophy by winning it two success
sive years, 1938-1939.
In 1898, the girls trophy was
won by Virginia-Carolina, and in
1889 by Headings Springs.
It has been predicted that Ma
than's Creek girls will be the
winners of this trophy this year,
judging from the present stand
ings, while the jefferson lads ap-
pear to be we'll in line for the
boys trophy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-02-13
Ashe County's Basketball
Tournament Opens Feb. Is

following the teams closely pre-
dict that Nathan's Creek, VIC,
Healing Springs and West Jeffer-
son will be in this group. How
ever there is a possibility that
Jefferson will keep West Jeffer-
son out.
AS for the finals, Saturday
night, it is too early to decide on
the two teams. However they pro-
baby will be Nathan's Creek girls
and VIC, or Healing Springs.
In the boys bracket, the JEFF
ferson leaders should have little
trouble in defeating their first
opponents, the Lansing lads, and
in that case will meet VIC in the
second round, Wednesday night.
At this time Fleetwood will clash
with Riverview. VI 'es' = ~ =
The second round will continue
Thursday night when Healing
Springs meets Elkland, and West
jefferson, Nathan's Creek.
Merging to the semi-finalS on
Friday night will probably be
Jefferson, Riverview, Nathan's
Creek and Healing Springs, judg-
ing from the present standings.
And there are those that predict
Jefferson and Nathan's Creek
boys will meet in the finals Sat
urday night, but such dark horses
as West Jefferson may upset the
dopster's applicant before that
time rolls around. Z
Whoever reaches the finals
must be good, for there are many
fine teams in the county which
are sure to make the tournament
a success.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-02-13
w. J. AnStars>
Defeated Thurs.
Played Sparta in Close Game
for Infantile Paraly-
sis Fund.

The West Jefferson all-stars
playing together for the first
time of the season, lost a close
exciting game to- the Sparta all
stars last week end in a benefit
the Neutrality-suspicious. game
by the score of 35 to 80.
One of the largest crowds to
witness a basketball game al
Sparta saw the well matched
teams play.
Ed Weaver, scoring Is of the To-
cal boys points, led the team and
did a good job of holding Coach
Byron Stuart down. Stuart, how
ever, managed to get 81 points
and to sink the shot that won the
game in the closing seconds. Freel
Jones and T. Grayson played
beautiful defensive basketball for
West Jefferson while Tam McMil-
Ian and r. c. Miller scored sew
eral goals each.
The game started fast with
Sparta getting three consecutive
goals before the West Jefferson
lads could get going. At the end
of the first half the score was
1920 and the last two quarters
see-sawed back and forth until
Stuart made foul shot and a
goal in the last two minutes of
play.
Coach Paul Perkins said he was
we'll pleased with the way the To-
cal all-star cagers played and that
there would probably be a return
game in the next week or two
here at West Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-02-13
Tourney Plans
Are Worked Out

AT a meeting of the executive
committee of the Appalachian
high school association held on
Saturday, in Boone. details for the
annual basketball tournament to
be held Feb. 26, "a, Bismarck /,
at A. S. T. c. were completed.
Officials for the girls division
Of the tournament will be Misses
Janice Little, Mary Dunn and
Gertrude Hinson.
Officials for the boys division
are Bruce Daniels, John Rackley
and Vernon Felton,.
The schedule and the various
pairings for the tournament will
be announced as soon as all en-
tries are reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-02-13

Corn accounted for more than
.one-fourth of the otalsfarm value
of all crops produced in the Uni
ted States in 1899, according to a
recent estimate of the u. S. De-
partment of Agriculture.
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Finals Will Be Played on Sat
urday Night, Feb. q. Tro-
nliieS To Be Awarded.

Plans are now being completed
dor the big all-Ashe county bas-
Resban tournament which gets
underway on Sat, Feb. 18th in
me jefferson high School gym
nasIgnn when Nathan's Creek
girls will meet Riverview and
Lansing boys. the top-ranking
jefferson lads, in the opening
games
On the following Wed. and
Thurs. the other teams will see
action getting into the seni-finals
Friday night, with the two top
Wight schools meeting each 9TH
pr for The finals on Saturday
-night, Feb. q.
Professor Paul Miller and 9TH
ers IN charge of the event pointed
&znt that the trophies would be
Swarded the winning teams as
Geu as runner-ups.
Since all Of the nine high
schools will participate in the
tournament which is the first OF
7ks kind to be staged in Ashe,
zn,1ch interest is already being
shown and the attendance is ex-
:spected TO be unusually, good.
school officials pointed out that
my holding q countrywide tourna-
zment for ali Of the high schools OF
EAshe cunty. more local people
would have an opportunity to at
Snd, and that the players as we'll
- other interested students could
sdsend without interference with
SCHOOL work.
Coaches Chas- Weaver and Paul
PERKINS who worked out the pair
irS of the teams pointed out that
The groupings were made so that
the better teams would have an
opportunity of meeting each other
:In the conclusion of the tourna-
Tn1z4t. 1t was explained that all
teams were seeded on their pre-
sent percentage basis since the
parn1gs had to be made in ad-
vance in order to make plans for
The tourney.
All games will be played in the
Jefferson high school gym since
It is centrally located and larger
than many in the county. The
games will start promptly at 7:30
each evening; except when four
games are scheduled and then the
time for the opening whistle will
be moved up to 500 o'clock. Of
ascials for the tournament will be
furnished by A. S. T. c. All men,
bers, of teams in all the partici-
pas1ng schools, will be given COM
:pITmentary passes by their res
pective coaches. A small admis-
SION charge will be made for 9TH |
uS.
On Wednesday night the win
ner of the opening girls game, |
winch will in all likelihood be J
'Eathan's Creek, will meet Elk !
aand for the second lap of the
tournament, while Virginia. Caro-
INA will meet Fleetwood.
The second bracket play will
continue on Thursday night when
Healing Springs girls will meet
Lansing and Jefferson and West
Jefferson will clash.
.As:to which teams will advance
Eas the semi finals is purely guess
vxork, but those who have been
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-02-13
PRINCIPALS REQUESTED TO
SEND IN BOOK REPORTS

All elementary school princi-
pals have been requested to send
in their book reports for the fifth
month. Supt. J. B. Hash pointed
out that some of the principals
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-02-13
Final Ashe Conference Games
To Be Played Friday Night
Jefferson Boys and Nathan's
Greek Girls Continue
y I'm the Lead.

Tomorrow night the two final
conference games Of. the season
| in the Ashe division of the Ap-
palachian conference will be
played when Jefferson meets Elk
land and Lansing, Fleetwood.
These games however, will pro-
badly have little bearing on the
present standing in which JET
ferson boys are in the lead, with
the Nathan's Creek girls still on
top, but closely followed by Heal
ing Springs, Virginia Carolina
and Jefferson.
Last Friday night, Healing
Springs upset the Jefferson lads,
80 to %. Due to illness, Jeffer-
sons fast guard, Parks Coward,
missed the game, but will be in
the lineup tomorrow night
against Elkland. League-leading
Nathan's Creek girls trounced
West Jefferson, 40 to Is, with
Mildred Gambill scoring 20
points for the victors.
AS the season draws to a close,
there are three teams tied for Sec
ond place in the boys division,
and the county tournament finals
should be a playoff between these
three. teams and jefferson, the
leaders. In second place are. Ma
than's Creek, Riverview and
Healing Springs.
Highlights of the season
Mildred Gambill, of Nathan's
Creek, scoring more points than
any other player in the county
. T.. Lansing boys having seven
losses and no wins to their Gre
dit F.. {. Riverview girls having 8
on the minus side of the ledger
. Healing Springs upsetting
Jefferson, after the county-seat
boys had won six in row and
appeared headed for an undefeat-
ed season :. West Jefferson team
being given zero on sportsman
ship rating because of one play
er Nathan's Creek holding
the lead in both brackets for the
first four weeks of the season :.
Then, Jefferson getting surprise
victory over them
. Riverview boys piling up the
highest score of the season
against Elkland. The score was
81 to IA :. . Healing Springs girls
and the Healing Springs boys
each getting 26 points in their
games with Riverview And
on the same night the Riverview
girls scoring only / point during
the entire game. The closest
game of the year being the West
Jefferson-Fleetwood game with
the latter winning q to Is in the
closing seconds and lastly, JET
ferson being predicted to win the
county tournament in the boys
bracket and Nathan's Creek cleo
ted to win out in the girls divi-
sion.
RESULTS
(Friday Night, Feb. 7th)
GIRLS
Nathan's Cr., 40; w. jefferson, Il
Healing Sp'gs, 26; Jefferson, 81
Lansing, 26; VIC, 20
Elkland, IL; Riverview, 8
BOYS
w. Jefferson, As; Nathan's Cr., q
Healing Sp'gs., 80; Jefferson, 2;
VIC, 80; Lansing, 80
Riverview, 81; Elkland. IA
L
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had sent in other reports without
their book reports, but that these
were necessary, for the fifth
month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-02-13
Cotton Conf l.ts
To Be Made Here


County Agent C. J. Rich an
nounced this week that he had
received Instructors to- add the
making Of comforts to the mat
tress project.
He said that these would be
made at a minimum cost from
percale covers with the cotton fill
ling and pointed out that appli-
cations could be made for them
at once. 49,
: All of those who are eligible
for mattresses or have already
received mattresses may place
their applications for comforts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18

went to Eddie Hogan, Portland's
Riverside club pro, who had 142
score.
Eddie had a 70 for the morning
round and came back with a SO,
one under par, to put him in the
money.
Leading amateur was Harry
Givan. the Seattle young man and
present British Columbia amateur
king.
Harry. who reported III,
turned In two 6s's for a 1876
total, six strokes better than
Hogan's and only two higher
than Champ Zimmerman's and
mere one higher than
second place Emery thinner
man.
Givan, of course, won low gross
amateur.
Bud Haskell. Olympia, was
second among the simon pures
with 70-69-139.
Tacoma's best performer was
John H. Big John" Anderson of
the Country club. He won low
net amateur honors with 1859
minus 16 handicap for a 36-hols
total OF 40.
Gordon Richards, former Ia
coma Country club pro and now
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
Pastor Beats
Buddy Knox

wASHINGToN-"Bicycle" Bob
Pastor. who once pedsled around
Joe Louis for 20 rounds before the
champions fists finally halted
him, put in a bid for more Of the
same today after pounding out a
10-round decision over Buddy
Scott Of Washington.
Pastor hoped. on the basis OF
last nights performance, to get a
third crack at Louis before the
summer il over. He combined his
cycling tactics with a singing as
sortment Of lefts and an occasional
right 10 battle Scott completely.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
Pepper Men
VS.. Oakland

n the Oakland boosters. COM
plets with brass hand. are still
flanctioning At Emeryville. they'd
better Be out with every drum and
tuba this weak when their pet
A-cornA ~ lowry ~ they are pain
ful to watch. entertain the league
hading Sacramento Senators.
The Senator's. energized by
>itamin B and Pepper Martin. have
4 11-Eame edge On the field and
lave won II Of their last II games
u'hile the Oakland club IL 81
games behind and floundering
badly- Oakland needs the boosters
6his week II also needs some
hts and some runA
Ths sscsBd-pIace San Diego
Padres 80 70 Hollywood 20
talke - the <ixfh-place Stars.
whIle Los Angeles visits Sc
affze.
The San Francisco Seals. now
IN fourth place. stopped off at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
Bowling

After q weeks vacation the Coli
scum Mixed league started off with
bang Ed. Moulton with games
Of lea. i3s and 20i led the league
with a S3i total. Leo Penowich
wasn't far behind with . SIC. The
high single game was rolled by
Red Anderson q nice 2o3 Frances
Wells and Stella Mccarty led the
176. respectively.
The KILLERS took four from the
Pullars. 1881 against aha. Ritten-
house took four from the Bombers.
7io4 against ala. wickiwacs took
three from Put Puts, 224s against
ASA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
TRACK SPECIAL

NEW YORk-A six-man team
Of track and field athletes chosen
on their performances in the Ma
tional A. A. u. championships In
Philadelphia. June 1920. will COM
pete in South America in Septem-
Der, Daniel Ferris. secretsry-treas-
urer of the A. A. u. announced to-
day.
The team will compete in Bra
zil. Uruguay and Argentina.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
Grigsby' S Bird
Leads Rivals

The Tacoma Racing Pigeon club
held its second race from Wen
atchee. 100 miles. with first place
going to Carl Gngsby and second
to Joe Mcconnell.
This race was a preliminary to
the 500 mile Pacific Northwest
Concourse race from Butte. Mont,
In which birds from Everett, Sat
tie. Tacoma and Portland will
compete.
Results from Wenstches in yds.
per minute:
Carl Grigsby. sl1.72: Mcconnell.
sil So. Craig, sii.02: Roberts DOS 10.
Ness. 3o51s; Friberg. so2.55; Wood,
7B3 OF.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
Pippins Gain
In Flag Race
Victory Puts Them
Close to Indions
BY UNITED PRESS

Yakima advanced to within a
game OF first place in the Western
international league last night
with 10-inning, 6-5 triumph
over Vancouver in their series
opener.
The Pippins won the hard
way. Trailing SIS in the first
of the eighth. they tailed
once that inning and again in
the ninth to knot the score
They pushed across the win
ming score In the tenth, while
holding the Capilanos score
less after the fourth frame.
Spok ane's curtain-raissr at
Wenatchee was rained out, depriv-
ing the Indians of chance to
maintain their margin over the
Pippins.
Salem opens tonight at Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
Brother En-
Takes Second
Hogan Is Third to
Moke II All-Oregon

Brothers Zimmerman Of Port
land staged a dinE-dong battle for
top honors in the eighth annual
Taeoma $500 open golf event at
Allenmore course yesterday.
And when the IS holes had been
completed Al stood over the shat
tered body Of Old Man Par with
a total Of es-66-134.
That was top money, the cream
of the day.
But right behind Al came
Emery Zimmerman with 6e-
6e-1S5. He couldn't have
como any closer except for .
tie.
Par is 20. 50 you have a good
idea of how the Portland profess
SIGNALS performed.
Just to keep the willametts
valley flavor strong. third place
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18

Salem last night en- route to Port
land. and took q . to . beating
at the hands Of the Western Inter-
national league club. Seventeen
year-old Chester Simpson turned
the Seals back with five hits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18

liams. Red Sox. 81. Hack. Cubs. ~:
DiMsSzio. Red SoX. ~. Moore. Cardi-
mails as.
Runs batted in: Nicholson. Cubs.
So. YORK. Tigers. 20. Keller. Yankees
IS; DiAaggio, Yankees. 4s: Gordon,
Yankees. IS.
Hits: Cramer. Senators 81. slsuzh-
ter. Cardinals, 70; DiMasslo. Yankees.
rs. Travis. Senators, "a: Brown,
Cardinals. "a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
COLLEGE GOLF

AMEs. Ia--Seventy-five youth
full golfers tee off on the Iowa
State college course today in the
1s-hole qualifying test for the
Western Junior Amateur Golf
championship.
The entry list Was limited to
youths between the ages OF IS and
10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18

with Broadmoor. Seattle. was the
hot one on the opening nine.
For the first four holes he
was four under par. One par,
one eagle and two brides were
his making.
Gordie went along all right un-
til the last three holes of his
morning round. taking one over
part on each to match par nose
10 nose, or 10 for the round.
However. those last three holes
were his downfall
Sid Hartman. Walla Wslla pro.
defending champ, was out Of the
money.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18

MONDAYS RESULTS
Newark 8, Toronto 0.
Baltimore 5. Buffalo 7.
Syracuse 6. Montreal 4.
Jersey City II. Rochester 9.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
NATIONAL HAGUE

MONDAYS RESULTS
New York 6. Cincinnati 0.
Chicago 3. Philadelphia 1.
Boston at Pittsburgh. rain.
Only games scheduled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18

Fsxk softhsii games for Tuesday
uIxhf. SIS O'Clock.
City League
Teneermen ". North Pl1Fsllup, Me-
kinney No. 2.
<afionni LeaFue
xzkz -. Travellers. Jefferson No. 4:
y. l. A. ". Kaeies. jefferson No. 2:
XnlE1tz q Columbus - Timber
1nEn. Ha<mon.
AEeflzzn LezEue
HGrdwarez W. Woodmen o. world.
Confsctionerz. Mckinley No. 1; Col
1eEians ". Main s<rest<rz. Portland
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

MONDAYS RESULTS
Columbus Q. Minneapolis Il.
Louisville 6. Milwaukee 8
Indianapolis 8, Kansas City 7.
Toledo IL. St Paul 3.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
AMERICANS LEAGUE

MONDAYS RESULTS
New York 8. Cleveland 4.
Washington 3. Detroit 1.
Only games scheduled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
sERIEs THIS MILK

SERIES THIS WEEK
Sacramento at Oakland.
San Diego At Hollywood.
San Francisco 81 Portland.
Los Angeles AZ Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
Conn Arrives
For Louis Go
Irishmon Reported
To Be Weight Shy

NEW YORk-Bnly Conn IL in
town. ready for tomorrow nights
shot at Joe Louis crown, but his
weight still IL a closely guarded
secret.
On the eve of this Polo Grounds
battle. the suspicion increased that
Pittsburgh Billy will weigh in
closer to the light heavyweight
limit of IT'S pounds than to the
$50 he allegedly has been register
ing at Pompton Lakes.
His weight Is being guarded.
apparently. because a low figure
for the good little. man Is not
sidered stimulating box
office" The same procedure was
used when Georges Carpenter,
the French orchid man. fought
Jack Dempsey 20 years ago. Car
pentier scaled 172 and was ksyoed
in four rounds.
Meanwhile, Louis was do
Ing his concluding exercises
today In camp Al Greenwood
lake. Because Of the charm
pion's desire for speed and
quick kayo, II was Indicated
that he might weigh In at less
than 200 pounds for the first
time since his return knock
out Of Arturo Godoy last
June.
Louis scaled 1ee then. He will
break camp and drive into New
York tomorrow. just in time for
the noon weigh-in ceremonies.
Promoter Mike Jacobs refused
to predict tho crowd and gate.
However. from other sources. il
was learned that the advance sale
indicates a crowd of about 10000
and a gate OF about S375.000.
Price-Msker Eddie Borden an
nounced that the betting odds
had heightened slightly. The
bookies now are laying 3 to l on
a Louis victory and taking ga
to 1 against it. They are laying
2 to that Jolting Joe registers
a ksyo, and taking 2is to
against. They offer even money
that Conn doesn't go eight rounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18

WESTERN INTERNATIONAL

SERIES THIS WEEK
Salem AZ Tacoma.
Spokane at Wenatehee.
Yakima ~ Vancouver.
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Totals
xBatted for Eisenmann in 9th.
Score by Innings

Yakima ....... 10 10l DOL i-6
Vancouver ..... 003 200 900 0-S
Summary: Winning pitcher. Lien:
losing pitcher Kershaw: 7 hits off
Eisenmann in innings. off Kershaw
in ga innings 10. off Lien in 2 in
nings 3. off Goldman in Il inning o.
runs scored off Eisenmann S, off
Rershaw 8. off Lien 0. off Goldman o.
runs responsible for. by Eisenmann 4.
Kershaw q. Lien o. Goldman o; struck
out. by Elsenmann 7. Kershaw 7. Lien
2. Goldman o: base on balls. off
Esenmann 4. Kershsw s. Lien o.
Goldman o. wild pitches. Eisenmann
2: passed balls. Sueme. Bremen. left
on bases. Yakima 5. Vancouver ..
home run. Younker. tvo-base hits
Wright, Weigandt, Holt: runs batted
IN. Weigandt Jewell 2. Bremen.
Younker 2. Orteig. Reese: stolen bases,
Sueme CailteauN. Bliss. double plays
Warfield to Bremen. Sueme 70 Holt
70 Madrid 10 Sueme: time. 2:45: UNI
pires. Weisgerber and Kallis.