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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-22
McChord Hoop
Final TONIGHT

The grand finale OF McChord
Field Basketball league play will
take place at the Jason Lee school.
Tacoma, Friday beginning at 7:I5
p. m.
First will be a game between
headquarters, nth Group and the
ssth ONO to determine third and
fourth place winners. Then at $50
the Saith Bombardment and 23eth
ONO Will tangle to determine
which is to carry off the trophy.
The saith Bombardment Squad
ron was indicated in first half
play while the 239th remains the
only team which has an I'M
blemished slate in the abbreviated
second half schedule.
Chaplain Foley. Of McChord
Field, will present the trophy.
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Ski Weather
odsy's road and ski report:

Todsy's road and ski report:
Paradise Temperature 80.
scattered clouds and calm: no new
snow; SIS inches on ground: one
inch powdery over breaks Bile
crust; skiing fair; road icy in
places; carry chains.
Mt Baker Temperature 81:
broken clouds and calm: one inch
new snow; ITO inches on ground:
20 inches dry powdery over COM
mon crust. snow on road from
Shuksan TO lodge; carry chains:
skiing excellent.
Stevens Pass-Temperature not
given; broken clouds and calm;
no new snow: IS inches on ground.
eight inches heavy snow over I'M
oreakahle crust; skiing good; road
open.
Snoqualmie Pass Temperature
81, scattered clouds and calm: no
new snow: 81 inches on ground:
one inch surface snow over frozen
pack; skiing good; road good:
watch for falling rock in vicinity
Lake Keechelus.
Naches Area - No temperature
given; scattered clouds and calm:
no new snow; "a inches on ground;
Sinches dry snow over unbresk-
sole crust; skiing fair; road good.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-22
Bo-Sox Send
Two 10 Stars

SARASOTA, Fla--The Boston
Red Sox started spring house.
cleaning today by releasing out
fielder Johnny Barrett outright to
the Hollywood club of the Pacific
Coast league and optioning Pitch
or Frank Dasso 10 the same team.
Barrett, . Lowell. Mass,
youth with the Red Sox sys-
TEN for four seasons. batted
.sS5 with San Francisco In I7s
Eamcs last year and led the
league In triples with 22 and
stolen bases with 40.
Though equipped with plenty OF
natural ability. Dasso never has
complied an impressive minor
league record. He won 10, lost is
with San Francisco last season.
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Dates Named for
Sofiball Play

The Pierce County Softbsll as
ISOLATION has set the opening of
the 1871 season for Monday. April
rs. The closing entry dates for
filing is Saturday noon. April 10
Organization meeting dates of
the various Tacoma leagues are
set as follows; City league. Mon
day, March "a; Commercial league.
Wednesday. March IS: National
league, Thursday March 81;
American league, Tuesday, April l:
Industrial league. Wednesday.
April 2, and the Umpire's associa-
ton. Thursday, April 5.
All meetings will be held at
8 o'clock at night in the park
recreation office, 212 city hall
annex.
The sumner and Puyallup
leagues will set their own dates.
At these meetings each league
will draw up their own particular
rules and regulations within the
general rules laid down by the
association.
Further information may be had
by calling Al Hodges. Main 4lsT,
park recreation department office.
II you're not using II, sell il with
Fast-Action Times Want Ad
Phone Main sl51.
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FRIDAY SCORES
Hoquiam IS. Gle Eium IS.
BY HAROLD SHAW

BY HAROLD SHAW
SEArTLE-Tme waits for no
man. least Of all for a basketball
team. But time seemingly waited
for 81 minutes and IS seconds TO
give Lincoln Abes one moment OF
victory embrace. then. tickle dame
that she is. turned and gave her
final nod 20 Bremerton Wildcats
No uphill fight ever more de-
served 10 be crowned with success
than the courageous battle which
Taeoma's state high school basket
ball tournament representative
waged last night.
But success doesn't always
90 to the team with the most
courage. More often IL goes
to the team with the most
manpower and the most am
munition. And that's the way
II went last night when LIN
coin Abes lost TO Bremerton
Wildcats. 1929.
The Wildcats advanced to the
semi-finals OF the 1e41 prep classic
but the advance wasn't as easy as
II seemed IL was going to be IN
the first ten minutes OF the Lin
coln-Bremerton clash.
ia LEAD
Bremerton. nearly as hot az the
Abes were Wednesday night
against Snohomish. ran UP a ia
lead as Lincoln tried to play a
cautious game whose very meat
and drink are the opponents who
tried to play 1t safe.
The Abes, realizing they were
being given the buns rush after
a one-night stand as the fair
haired boys, abandoned their eau
tionness upon orders from Coach
John Kennedy.
Tacoma's champions began
10 drive. to hound the ball. 70
take reckless offensive
chances. The results were
amazing. Bremerton's ava
lanche was stopped. The Abes
began to roll. For six minutes
II was all lincoln and at half
time. the Abes were only trail
ing, IL TO Is.
Both Abe Mentor John Kennedy
and Bremerton Headman Ken
Wills knew the battle had just
begun. They both knew the first
half was just the preliminary
deployments. Both awaited the
frontal assaults which they knew
would come the last half.
TWO MORE RESERVES
Here Coach Wills had q definite
advantage over Kennedy. Bremen
ton had eight capable bows he
could substitute at will without
affecting the Wildcat attack. Ken
nedy only had Ska rs per cent
handicap.
Lincoln's role. since it was be-
hind, was that of challenger all
the last half. Time after time
the Abes surged down the Uni
versity of Washington floor always
attacking, attacking =.
The Bremerton avalanche
slowly began to crack. Lin
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Figure Skaters About Ready
For Carnival at Lakewood

walks. predicts the outstanding
event in the history Of the organ
ixation.
The public generally doesn't
realize the strides that have been
made by figure skating. one of the
most exacting Of all sports. in
Tacoma during the last few years,
said Stevens.
"Fgure skating IL a sport
that has gained the fancy Of
both young and old In Ia
coma"
AL seats are reserved for both
performances at the Lakewood
arena Tickets can be purchased
At the arena or at Frasers in
downtown Tacoma.
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Soccer Benefit
To Aid British

Two benefit soccer games spon-
sored by the British-Americsn War
Relief association win be played in
Seattle Sunday, March 80. The
advance ticket sale points to the
largest soccer crowd In seattl,
history.
One Of the games win ne he
tween two old-timers' feams,
the kemptonlsns and the Up
tonisns. who will. compete for
the Mcmillan trophy. The
other contest viii match Ra-
vensdale and Black Diamond
for the mining town champion
ship.
Barney Kempton Is counting on
the following players to hold the
cup for another year: Jock Clark,
Dave Purvis, Jimmy Craig. Dave
Forbes. Ernie Medine, Sam Abbey.
Tommy Barwick. Jimmy Harrison,
Jimmie Bockeliev. Jimmy Ben
nett, Mickey MePhillips. Barney
Kempton. Emil stolz, A. Patmore,
Jack Farnum, Jack Stevenson,
Jimmy DAILY. Jack Simpson and
Yelmer Hannus.
Harry Upton il relying upon the
Pittson brothers, Walt, Harry,
George and Albert, and Bill Har-
lin. Eddie Harlin, Andy Allen,
Ruff Weston, Bill Fraser, Jerry
Malbom, Grant Brown, Danny
Horsley, Jack Kuhn, Griff Rob-
srts, John MacLean. Bill Rankin.
Jimmy strsng, Andy Hayton and
Jack Banks.
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Five
Out of Meet
Bow TO Luisetti's
Olympic Clubbers

DENVER The once-dominant
middlewest. which has monopolized
National A. A. Z. basketball for
almost Is years. realized today
that the balance Of power had
shifted to the championship
starved Pacific coast.
This rude awakening came after
three California teams had won
three Of four semi-final berths in
the 1871 tournament. leaving only
the 1910 champions. the Bartles-
vile. Okla. Oilers Of the "old
guard" 10 contest their right TO
the Pacific coasts first champion
ship.
The four mi-finalists who
represented today five DAYS
and nights Of cuIling out IS
other entrants. were the San
Francisco olympics, the Oak
land. Cal. Athens, the Holly
wood. Cal. Twenfieth-Cen-
turtles and the Oilers.
Two Of the west coast repre-
sentatives- Seattle. Wash,
Savidges. 1910 semi-finalists. and
the Los Angeles Cliftons- lost out
in the quarter-finals before 1000
spectators damned in City audi
torium.
Tonight the Olympic. start the
ball rolling by playing the first
seri-finsi game against the
Athens The Oiler. and Twentieth
Centuries meet in the second con-
test.
Handsome Hank Luisetti
took the spotlight again last
night n he scored % points
Is Of them In the first half
against the Savidges. The
final score WAS 1886, but 10
might have been more had not
Luisetti retired 10 the bench
with IL minutes left 10 play.
Other quarter-final scores:
Oakland. Cal. Athens As, Dallas.
Tex, Wilson's rs.
Hollywood. Cal. Cen
turtles ~, Shreveport, La. Norris
Dicksons. as.
Bartesville. Okla. Oilers ~,
Los Angeles Cliftons 81.
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Kennedy's Fighting Squad
Beaten in Final Seconds
Foul Provides Navy Yord City Team
Chance Thot Presented Them Victory

coin crept IN 10 74-9l. then
to e5-2s. then HIS, then %
~. Only forty-one seconds Of
play remained.
Bremerton had the ball. A
Wildcat hoopster tried to dribbls
past Ing Thompson but the
auburn-thatched Lincoln center
S1atched the ball and moved
towards the Abe goal driooling a.
hard as he could.
KNOT THE COUNT
Thompson cast off. The shot
was close, but not close enough.
Back came the rebound. Thomp-
son goes up. shoots in the air.
the score at 1929 with -. seconds
the bucket is good. Lincoln ties
OF play left.
Seemingly the game would
60 into overtime. where Lin
cons uphill fight would have
three more minutes In which
to atone for two previous
Bremerton defeats this wear.
But 1t was not to be. With Is
seconds Of play remaining. Soupy
Campbell Bremerton forward.
was fouled. He only had one shot
but that was all he needed. The
conversion slipped through the
hoop and that's the way it ended:
30 10 20.
The other semi-final game
brings together two small Class q
schools, St John and Oakville.
Both semi-final games feature an
East-West rivalry.
But the peoples choice"
was the Oakville-St. John
battle. Oakville. last years
runner-up, ousted Port An
geles S9-S2.
With two all-state selections
from Pine City's 1910 team
Irwin and Bob Leifer-in their
lineup. the ST. John hoopsters
trimmed Wenatchee 1924.
Championship round:
st. John 20. Wenatchee -.
Oakville 80. Port Angelo, 80.
Yakima "a. Everett 81.
Bremerton 80. Lincoln (Tac.) %.
Consultations:
Gle Elum IS, Longview 81.
Hoquiam 46. Walla Walla 81.
Lewis & Clark (Spokane) %,
Bellingham IA.
West Valley 40. Snohomish %.
CONSOLATION PLAY
Gle Elum IS, Longview 80.
Hoquiam as, Walla Walla 81.
st. Johns 90, Wenatchee "a.
Oakville 80, Port Angeles so.
Lewts-Clark 81, Bellingham Il.
Yakima -. Everett 81.
West Valley AZ. Snohon,i.h ~.
Bremerton 80, Lincoln (Tacoma)
20.
TODAy's SCHEDULE
10 a. m.-Cle Elum Va. Houuiarr.
II =. m.-Wenatchee W. Port
Angeles.
2 p. m.-Lewis and Clark VS..
West Valley.
8 p. m.-Everett VS.. loser Of
game Is.
3 p. n.-St. John VS.. Oakville.
9 p. m.-Yalima VS.. winner Of
game.
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weeks Of hard work for more
than 20 Tacomans In coming to
N end and everything is In readi-
nsas for the annual ice carnival
fpr the Lakewood Figure Skating
club 70 be held next Wednesday
and Thursday nights at the Lake.
wood Ice Arena.
VITA TIE cast headed BY
profeasienal performers who
would - credit b the Ice In
-1laAlssa Square garden Or TIE
OAfrago Stadium, the local
hnsers WI taxa part In ths
SRratang eveat
ID Stevens. president Of the
el D, made up q Tacomans Of all
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-22
Seattle Club
Still Strong
Pitching. Speed and
Bdlonce Retoined
By JAMES :. sHEEHY

Seattle lost Manager Jack Leli.
Welt and four top-fhght players
but YOU can't very well swing
away from the champions in dis
eussing their chances to repeat
in the Pacific Coast Baseball
league this season. The club has
excellent pitching, speed and good
balance.
Lelivelt's death was definite
loss to Seattle and baseball. But
President Emil Sick Of the
Rainiers picked capable Bill skiff,
former New York Yankee and Los
Angeles catcher. as a successor.
Skiff successfully managed
Yankee farm clubs at Durham.
y. C., Norfolk. Va. and Bing-
hamton In the Eastern league.
He produced and became
George Weiss right hand man
In directing the Yankee farm
system.
First Basemsn George Archie.
Seattle's most valuable PLAYER and
extrabsse hitter. was drafted by
Washington. Les scarcella. left
handed .2se hitter from Buffalo,
will have to he swfully good at
bat and in the field TO match
Archie
Left-handed Pitcher Aldon Will
kie was drafted by Pittsburgh
after winning Is games and losing
five, and Southpaw Bill Walker
quit baseball. Catcher Ed Kearse.
300 hitting second string catcher,
was recalled by the Yankees.
With Scarcella at first, the in
field is set with Coffee Joe Cos
CARAT or Dick Gyselman at third,
Schuster on short and Al Niemiec
at second. requirements include
Paul MeGinnis and Ned Sickle.
1886 hitters from Spokane of the
Western International league.
CAMPBELL GOOD
Bill tGillie) Campbell is about
the best catcher in the league and
a dangerous left-handed hitter.
He's fast, too. His help will come
from Joe McNamee. $40 hitter
from Twin Falls. and Ed Botelho.
.210 hitter let out by San Fran
cisco.
Seattle's pitching staff again
will be paced by capable veterans
Barrett, Hal Turpin, Paul
Gregory and Les Weber. Bar
rett led the league with "a wins
and five losses; Turpin bagged %
victories against IL losses;
Gregory won IL and lost 10. and
Weber won 13 and lost 10.
The second line of defense
will he headed by Holdover
Ira Scribner. fine Young
highlander who won 10 and
lost five. and Mike Rudnick. n
persistent sleep-walker. who
has = ,ippine fast hall. Dewey
Soriano IL Seattle high
school boy who IL learning
fast.
Sylvester Johnson, 1o-year vet
eran from the big league, will do
relief and coaching. He may be
very valuable.
Jo-Jo White in left field is about
the leagues best outfielder and
lead-off man. He'll be flanked
by Edo Vanni, fast, young pros
pect. and either OF the veterans
Bill Lawrence or Spencer Harris.
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OF Miller county. in an impassioned
address from the floor yesterday.
pleaded for ''man's constitutional
right to go fishing whenever he
wants to-"
He pleaded in vain. The house
voted down his bill repeating the
no-fishing -on-Sunday law. lbs to
"a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-22
WON'T MISS kIMBROUGH.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas

Texas Aggie enthusiasts are say
ing that Willie Zspalsc, held out
Of action in 1910, is going to more
than fiji the shoes Of John Kim
brough, the squads al-America
star last year Willie can hit a
line as hard as Jarrin' John. tits
said.
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Strange as II Seems, Fishing
On Sunday Taboo in Ceorqia

ALTA MIA. GA. - A IoyaI
Georgian may play golf on Sun
day. He may. In certain instances,
20 to the movies. He can go car
riding on Sunday afternoon.
But he positively cannot go fish
ing.
The Georgia house OF representa-
fives has re-affirmed the states
old law which forblds angling on
the Sabbath. Rep. J. Bush Minis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-22
WANT GAMES

The Cam Cubs are eager
to line up practice games in prepa-
ration for the regular baseball sea-
son. Anyone interested Ia asked
to contact Mr.. Yerbury at 1854
Commerce Ut.
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with ELLIOTT METCALr

THE ABES went down fighting the state basketball meet
= last night.
But they might just well have 10 have lost.
That's how close the game with Bremerton
80 to % the winning coming within the last five
seconds Of play.
q Bremerfon and Bremerons free throw
that good for victory.
John Kennedy from behind to tie the the
dying seconds, you wish. 1929
Then a scramble the foul Bremerton and the shot
Bremeon had to make to win and did
under
The finish thrilling the tournament
good they Two good teams they Even
steven look at things
Abes and Bremerton divided
ming
Then last night this close
Lincoln defeated in state will be
remembered the South Side school
of all spirit courage.
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Davy crouched he jumped forward
He met Fernandez much shorter than the lanky Ward.
headon.
The bout stopped then and there the third round.
Bod spurted.
And of the odd ring decisions Of the Coast
ABOUT a draw.
The he
the fight q technical
Ward thump Rudy Campo by
decison
But he failed to impress being too cautious about his
h9mesick. returned To Tacoma.
The the a
That calls for carrying and moving heavy
In the months he his daily hardworkng
solid much stronger physically
Il know I'm stronger than
Il feel better than My stamina greatly
asagsr dstance 81 last December"
Ward Los under wing Steele
former middle champ Wards
Davey hopes Freddie comeback and adds
Il know Freddie fight Hostak Apostoi
Those neared retire
Inent and that knowledge has left him.
He told LA that he to only
to Hostak and Apostolic
Well. that's like He 10 q guy who never forrets
hate And he has no love for Al or Freddie.
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Word Again at Ring Work

HEAVIER and stronger than and older.
That's the 1941 Davy Ward, youngster Of the fighting
pits.
Halted months ago by unucky break while under win
ming the Tacoma welter since has been working
at the Tacoma Seattle shipyards
fighting but has training for
preparatory picking up
That bad break
expects get working
Seattle April i.
That appear Hostak
dleweisht card.
His hasn't named In Jack
dotted line
But 1t looks like the kid will begin blasting
pointing bright
eye checked him.
Eight
plstsly length . the right eyebrow.
That trouble picked Los Angeles
fought beating Mexican
effort
Davy q right Urbans jaw, knocking
ropes.
The Tacoma kid eaped N the
when
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Evening star., 1941-07-20

lie swept net through the can and
dropped a six-inch fish into glass
tank. That. officer" he said in the
patient voice of one addressing little
child, ''is a Piranha, the most vicious
fish in the world. A school of these
little darlings can destroy a bull in
half an hour. if the creature is unwise
enough to venture into the water And
bulls, as you may know. officer, are
not specially gifted with perspicacity."
Officer Regan bowed his head and
made a show of wrapping his hand
kerchief about the bleeding finger.
Treat was examining the row of
glass tanks that lined the wall.
Here" he said, sis what fiction writ
ers call a clue. All of these fishes come
from the coast of South America, from
the Amazon basin. And most inter-
esting they are. These are Cichlids;
though vicious toward other fishes,
Evening star., 1941-07-20

of the society's name. so that bor-
rowers will not be embarrassed when
cashing them.
AMONG the mess-hall traditions of the
British Navy is the habit of remain
ing seated while drinking toast.
which dates back to the time when
ships ceilings were so low that stand
ing was uncomfortable. Also, a sea-
man is allowed to put one foot on the
table if he has rounded either Cape
Horn or the Cape of Good Hope -
two feet being permitted if he has COM
pleted both of these journeys.
KAY BURR
Evening star., 1941-07-20
"DON'T TOUCH ANYTHINGw
Continued from preceding pogs

they are tender and gentle as human
parents in rearing their own off
spring, and they are said to be mono
gamous. These little fellows are Cory
doras - if told you about their love
life. officer. you'd arrest them as i'm
moral characters =" He broke off
and spun round: Your brother Miss
Kelly, works on a boat that goes to
South American"
She said, Yes" in small whisper.
"And the racket, Miss Kelly?"
IL don't know. l tell you" her
voice rose to a wall. but this man
Garbelach wouldn't let Joe quit -
that's why l came here ="
'And killed Garbelach." 1t was a
statement, not question.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
FOR INSTANCE

1RAILERS not only house about
$4,000 families but also serve as
doctors and dentists offices, libra
ries, chapels, clinics, shooting galleries
and telephone and telegraph stations.
The largest mobile hospital belongs
to the United States Medical Corps
and travels in fifteen trailers, fully
equipped with an operating room. a
sterilizing compartment and an elec-
tric power plant.
"A New YORK charitable organiza-
ton, which lends money without in
terest or collateral, uses checks let
tered with an account number instead
Evening star., 1941-07-20
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

Il did not. Please - She held
out her hands.
Il am not susceptible to feminine
charm. Miss Kelly"
"Lookit, Mr.. Treat, that Pr -
that fish was the only one in the can
but there're a whole lot of rocks in
there - wouldn't you think they'd
bounce and hurt the fiSh?" Officer
Regan lifted a netful of stones from
the shipping can. Pretty too, sort of
green rocks"
Treat raised an eyebrow, but his
smile faded and he snatched the net,
held the stones up, one at time,
to the light. Miss Kelly" he said.
Slowly, as an old woman walks,
Jane Kelly crossed the shop.
Your brother" Treat told her,
WAS smuggling emeralds from Brazil.
Do you deny it?''
81 don't know" she said DULY.
"I'told you didn't"
'Tm sorry" Treat said, well have
to hold you on suspicion of murder"
She just stood there, holding onto
the showcase. Officer Regan turned
and walked slowly away, chirruping
to the long row of canaries across the
back of the shop. He wished it had
been Pee-wee, or the man with the
scar. -.
''I'm going" Mrs. johnson said.
II know my rights
"You may leave shortly, madam,
with our apologies for having de-
tained you" Treat bowed and Mrs.
johnson smiled.
MR. TREAT" Officer Regan said.
"Pve got to ask the lady something"
Mrs. johnson glared Treat smiled
condescendingly. Certainly. officer"
"Ive gotta have your bird cage a
minute. lady" Officer Regan said.
Certainly not!" Mrs. Johnson's
eyes narrowed. 1--WE had enough of
this!'
lust minute, lady else l might
have to come home with you and see
if you treat him okay."
Treat said. you haven't been
transferred to the S.P.C.A. yet. Off
GER"
Officer Regan flushed bitterly. lis
ten, Mr.. Treat, you see this shelf?
Well. it, pretty dirty, all covered with
seeds the birds have scattered. But
here's clean spot on the shelf where
a cage has been standing. l think her
cage fits it"
Treat clucked deprecatingly. II