The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-23
STIKINE STAMPEDERS
 WIN OVER ALL-STAR

Over 300 spectators watched the ISukine Stampede basketball team Itrounce Wrangell All-Stars of 1922 in an 10 victory last Friday night in the school gym. As a last resort. in the final quarter Manag- CT Harry Coulter. of the All-Stars, threw in seven men against the rugged gold rushers " five but the All-Stars failed to score. Elton Engstrom. who flew down from Juneau to play with the team he had been a member of in high school 26 years ago, scored a beau tiful long shot for the teams first basket and Laurie Broad later sank another ball home. Marion Good rich connected with a foul shot to bring the score to five.
 Stars of the Stampeders were Brander Castle, who made three of their four baskets, Roy HerrIn making the fourth.
 Spirit of 9S prevailed At the door Thor Hofstad took tickets in gold braid and uniform of a purser Jack Waters, also in blue and gold braid was freight clerk and Don House dug out his war uniform and wore the inscription over his cap as baggage man" all as members of the crew of a Stikine river boat.
 Crowds began to gather before I7 p. m. and when the game opened at 8, the gym was packed with not even standing room only to be had. Referees Bill Grant and Lou Dvorak, dressed in well-padded clothing, and armed, blew their fog horns and the game of the century began.
 Last Fridays game probably will go down in history as the only game in which one referee, Bill Grant, called a foul on the other referee, Dvorak flor playing on the wrong side"
 During the first and second quar- ters The Back Room Balladiers," ."Curley" ThornqWst, "Soapy" Hay PM Sharnbroich and Canary Case sang three number, directed by Mrs. John Coulter. They re- spOnded to an encore when the crowd refused to subside it's thun- dering applause and "Soapy' Hay, in a burst of artistic temperament, demanded to be allowed to sing a. gain.
 At finish of the first half Ton Voorhies collapsed" and was car ried off the floor by stretener bearers Bill Hunting and Joe Siml.- son (of Campbell-Hunting Under taking Parlors) with a bouquet on his chest which had been ajrmailed to Wrangell by George Sumption, who was then in Seattle. for the casualties of the game.
 Following removal of the body one of the highlights of the even ing was enacted when a cast of 12 characters pantomined The Shooting of Dan McGrew."
 Dapper "Rhett- tt-Butler-clad" Geo Case reoited the poem.
 Ruby Casey, in sleazy red dress, cigarette holder and dangling ear-l rings was the irresistible Lou; Joyce Hay, Dangerous Dan"; Fred Hanford and Russ Warfel, solo players; Chet Steear, bartender of the gay nineties and Curley Thorn quist, Dick Sharnbroich, Bill Hunt ing and John Coulter were hold ing down tor up) the bar and Joe Bolender was at the piano when Virgil Newman, 'The Stranger" "I wandered in.
 All actors played their part well and the play and entire evening was filled with comedy and laughs.
 Grand finale of the evening was wrestling match between 285 ID. Harry Foreman and 165 lb. Orrie Harris.
 Wrangell High band opened the nights entertainment and Helen Angerman and Frances Hanford, high school yell-leaders, led thel band group in yelling for the All Stars. As their team went down to defeat the rooters rendered "The Old Gray Mare, She Ain't What She Used To Be-"
 On May l, the Civic Club will give a dance for benefit of the Stikine Stampede.