Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-02-06
WHAT'S NEW?
(In Cleveland)

BASKETBALL -
WEDNESDAY night was the Sec
ond and perhaps the last official
meeting of the "a" and "B" st.
George teams, but / don't think it
will be forgotten for long time.
The final score was 1916, but
don't think it tells the whole story.
The play was fast and fierce every
minute and the spectators really
whooped it up. The "B" team scor-
ed fast after the tipoff, then the
"a" team came back and pulled
ahead From here on the "B" team
outpassed and outplayed the taller
"a" outfit but couldn't pull ahead.
In the third quarter the "B'' five
caught on fire and pulled within
one point of the leaders. At this
point though, Dereska and Samas
of the "B" team were thrown out
on fouls in a matter of minutes
and their hopes went down the riv-
er That was the ballgame. Dick
Marks, who has been playing better
ball every week, stood out for the
"B" team and took scoring honors
for the night with five buckets and
couple of fouls for twelve points.
"Locko" Minotis was high for the
"a" team with ten. ae.....s
TALES AND INQUIRIES by V.
Ostrotchopetch, the kibitzing pin boy
at the local alleys Chris Tulas
going hog wild in the last game.
Gump Minotis crunching few waf-
files at the Vets Social. Tulas and
Minotis getting shellacked in pi-
nochle at the same place. Ed. Sa-
kainis is going to switch to golf
and bowling; basketball is too tough:
Benny Perulis moaning that the "B"
team plays too rough. Ernie Sa-
mas dictates to the ref = from
the balcony.
Two words describe this thorough
ly: Rough and Liquid-like the
games were rough and the celebra-
I ton; well, use some rapid deduction:
In the preliminary game the "B"
outfit ran up against tough de-
fense and lost the contest 32-19.
Our boys jumped to a five point ad-
vantage, then the women started to
walk in. What a defense = they
played good game though and
probably would have won if the op-
ponents hadn't been bolstered by
four Lift regulars.
In the top game it was nip and
tuck all the way. The lead changed
! hands so many times it looked like
two drunks patting each other on
the back. The game was so exciting
| the. Dubois fans found themselves
cheering for Cleveland. When Cle-
veland overcame a six point deficit
in the last two minutes it seemed as
though the roof would cave in. Gram
pa Ed Sakainis was responsible for
this chaos. The guy went wild and
started hitting from all over the
floor. The payoff came when his
winning basket was voided because
of a foul split seconds earlier. Du-
Bois went on to sink the free shot
and that was the ballgame. Final
score was 39-38 and Cleveland is
still looking for a win in the key
stone city. ,
PHRASE of the Week 1--WE
wuz robbed"
fTIDBTTS FROM LITvAK LIT =
The Dubois Barfly
Seen - The guardhouse lawyer
humming his own accompaniment to
his original barefoot dance routine,
in Room %, at 4:45 Am. Joe Hays
finding his room by the use of the
Braille method. Albie Dauper loop
ed up and playing daddy to two
little blondes. Chris Tulas trying
to remove the ice from the Lift
Club stairs with the aid of his hat
rack. Stan Guzy swears he didn't
accent a bribe when he took his
dive; he maintains he was pushed.
Benny Norbut looking like lost
soul. Frank Meske astounding the
pcpulace with a challenging speech
to the Dubois keglers. Elmer Ma
zeika directing the traffic to room
IN. John Apanavitch the only guy
who can shoot pool while lying flat
on the table. Mary Susan's first
words in Dubois: where's King
George?" Adam Zakas decorating
his car on both sides with streameN.
Dick Marks tobogganing without
toboggan. The curtains roared as
Joe Skuns snored. John Jacob
Andrulis left his shoes in Dubois.
Joe Zeledonis wearing green bow
tie to match his wife's dress. First
class dirt job = driving chartered
bus to and from Dubois.