The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
JIM DOWNED BY COLUMBIAL LUMBER
 FOR FIRST LON

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 J-His Crimson Bears went down to their first defeat of the season as a fast-moving, straight shooting Columbia Lumber squad took the first game of d0uble-billing last night by 36 to B count.
 Mikes took a win over the Moose quintet in the second game, to put the Night Owls and the Columbians, both undefeated in a two-way tie for top rung in the Gastineau Chan nel league ..
 COLUMBIA LUMBER VS. JHS
 The Columbia Lumber and J-Hl game was a point to point struggle in the J-Hi gymnasium. Ardent bas- ketball fans yelled their lungs out as the two teams played the fastest and surest game seen on the naples this season.
 The Crimson Bears got off to fast start with Mickle dropping the first hoop followed by a scoring drop by Schultz. Pasquan brought the Lumbermen into the game with a short drop and the score at the first quarter was nine to five with the Bears leading.
 Tn the second quarter, Columtia Lumber set a fast pace. Passing was fast and tight and the players work ed the ball over plenty to get 1t into the end zone. Schmltz of Co., lumsia got hot and dropped three balls into the hoop followed by Mic kle of the Bears who shot two.
 At the half, Columbia Lumber led by one point and the score was 16 to IT.
 LAST HALF
 Tn tho last half, the score sec sawed with first one and then the other team in the lead. The boys held tight to the ball and most Of the plays were completed. In the last minutes of play in the third, Columbia Lumber broke through the bGdT QtlCtjSC dllI SkJOA LSQ tO their longest lead of six points.
 With the score at 23 to 25, in favor of the Lumbermen, Pasquan dropped long shot, the Bears took it eff the back kcoard and drib5led down to their court. Playing around the basket, Powers of Columbia Lumber broke in, grabbed the ball and made a fast dribble the length of the floor, passed to Pasquan who scored short basket. With only seconds left, Nielsen dropped one more marker and the quarter ended 29 to 23.
 The Bears came back on the floor with grim determination not to lose their first game of the season. Han sen was the hottest man on the floor, and managed to drop three field goals and also showed the snappiest guarding trick of the night by blocking pass attempt ed by Brown. Hansen intercepted the tall, passed it to Graves who landed a goal. Schnitz and Pasquan made two baskets and Powers, Mel sen and Scott landed one ball in the last quarter and the final score was 36 to B.
 Schultz was high point man for the Crimson Bears and PaSquan led the Columbia Lumber's score. 
 MOOSE vs. MIKES
 Mikes quintet out-played and out scored a scrapping Moose squad to take the second game of the even- ing by a AT to 3l count
 Moose basketeers gave the Mike squad a good fight in the first quarter with Gallagher, DEplro and Nielsen spa1king the team, dropping in two field goals apiece. Gallagher tailed the first count of the game with a long shot from the corner, then tcok the ball under the bas- ket from Merritt out of bounds to connect again.
 Nielsen broke out of scramble in the slot a second before the first quarter ended to take the ball down the floor alone for an unass ,sted basket, putting the Moose five in the lead Is to 10.
 Mikes put on the steam in the second frame, holding Moose men to three goals and dropping in Is points for themselves. The half end cd with Mikes on the long end of a 26 to 19 score.
 In the second half Louie Bennett went on a one-man scoring spree for the Night Owls, dropping in three quick scores in the first few