The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-11
County Title
Goes on Block
Best Teens OF Dis
trict in Contests

Sixteen teams will open the an
nual Pierce County Inter-League
Council basketball tourney tonight
al $50 o'clock on the Stadium
high school courts. with first
round games.
This tourney brings some Of the
closest and best played games OF
the season as the classified teams
strive for the valuable awards.
setting q new record this
year, Sc teams, the tourney
will last almost three weeks
before groups A. p. c and ID
will decide their champions In
this sudden death meet.
The largest Glass A filing, IL
teams, will carry most Of the
spectator interest with only two
or three of the strong teams in
the county not registered because
Of injuries or internal trouble.
Favored will be California
Florists, runner-up in Tacoma City
league play, and Inter-City Auto
Freight, Commercial "A title
holder.
The b and c divisions each
have IS teams with Ship
builders and Y. NJ. c. A.
favored in the former classifi-
cation, while Fife Merchants
and Co. h, 161st Infantry are
favored In the latter group.
Nine clubs, paced by Community
House and 10th Air Base Group
are entered in Class D play.
After each division starts frs
round play Monday night, B anc
C classes take up the action agar
on both Tuesday and THURSDAY
nights to clean UP their SECOND
round of competition while Frids,
night will find A and y team,
meeting in quarter-final contests
SCHEDULES FOR MONDAY
All First Round Games
CLASS A
Game No. l, Co. L. l86th Div VS.
BUCKLEY; $50; boys gym Game No
BOYS gym; Game No. 8. seth Bonn
bardment Squadron VS.. Puyallul
Totem, $50. Girls gym.
Game No. !, Wocos vs.. Co. c. 1851
DIV, 7:3o. girls gym; game No.
Alder VS. seth Recon. Squadron, s:3C
CLASS e
Game No, l, Midland VS.. 38th 81
Boosters. $50, boys gym; game Nc
2, Valley Paint VS.. Co. z. l6lst In
fsntry, $50, girls gym.
CLASS n
Game No. !. Manitou Communit,
Church VS.. 255th Quartermasters
GAMES FOR THURSDAY
CLASS b
(second Round)
Game No. Z, winner of Game Nc
l VS. Y M. c. A. at $50. boys gym
game No. 8, Hdqs. & Hdqs Squad
18th Group VS.. Clan Gordon at Tat
boys gym; game No. 9. Co. E, 116t
Medical Corps VS.. Central Luthera
at $50, boys gym; game No. II
Va toAAt W vs. MUS LSpl
4lst Div. at $40. boys gym.
CLASS &
(second RoundD
Game No. 7, First Congregations
VS. Co. f. l63rd Infantry. $50. girl
gym, game No. 3. Mormons vs.. 3r
Med. Bat. 100, girls gym; game N,
Q winner of game No. l vs.. Co +
161st Inf, $50. girls gym: game N,
10. winner of game No. 2 Va. FIJI
Merchants, $50. girls gym.
SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY
CLASS
(Qusrter FinaIs)
Game No 4. winner OF game No.
~ Inter-City Auto Freight. So
ooys gym: game No. s. winner {
game No. ] Va. Consumers, 7:3i
boys gym; game No. 8. winner c
game No. Va. California Florist
$50. boys gym: game No. 7. Rus
Miohaels Service Station VS.. Co. !
l6lst Inf. at $50. boys gym.
CLASS n
tQuarter Ffnalsl
Game No 2. Knapps Modern BUS
ness Col. VS.. 18th Air Base Grour
$50. girls gym; game No. 8 Messia
Lutheran VS.. Co. c. l63rd Inf. ais
DIV 7:3o. girls gym: game No.
Co. G., lelst Inf. VS.. Communist
House. $50. girls gym; game M
5, winner OF game No. VS. e5t
Bomoardment Group. $50 girls eyn