The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-16
CLASSIC OF ALL BASKETBALL GAMES TO
 BE PLAYED TONIGHT

The cassie of all Wrangeu basket ball games will be played tonight starting at s D. m. al the school gym, when Che bearded Sukine stampeders will meet the equally
 bearded Wrangell H.gh Au.stara .of 1922 in a terrific battle to de. eide the Stkine stampede Cham pionship
 Laughs are promised a-plent.. when the two teams get into ac-
 t5ou - or as much action as is possible for men, weighted dowa with boards. who have not playe, or practiced for more than D. years. Uniforms are red-dyed lonp. 'woolens' and only the referees. William D. "BuI' Grant and Lor Dyorak, will be allowed 10 wea. siN-shooters.
 Mrs. Doris Barnes, insurance a. gent had applied to Lloyd's O. London for accident insurance tu cover the players for the one hour
 in which it is hoped the game will be played. But an answer Ia her this week from Lloyd's. whose slogan is that they will insure al- most anything. said they could uo. insure the Wrangell teams = bu would write a policy covering the spectators They asked detailed in. formation as to seats, etc, and ad ded: and what precautions are be ing taken To keep the crowd away from the participants"
 Cold Storage" Harry Coulter. manager Of the Wrangell All-Stars C22D has for his lineup Johl Coulter, George Gunderson, Fred Gunderson, Ed LOftus and Elton
 Engstrom, all members Of the fam ous High School team of 26 yeara ago. Elton EEgstrom. brother O. Lennie Engstrom, flew here frou- ketchikan, where he was on a Dus mess trip from his office in Jun eau, to take part in the game. Coulters subs tan ominous Obsery- ation shows more subs than play ersJ are: Einar Otteson, George Case. Lennie Engstrom, Jack Wal CTS, Bob Goodrich and Laurie
 Broad
 On the Stikine Stampede team managed by "Two-Gun" k
 Schwartz, are Chet steear, Ton.
 Voorhies. Roy Herrin, Meredith Custard Nern Smith, Brander Gas
 tie, Russ Narfel, Al Ritchie ang
 Art Nelson. Manager Schwartz. be
 cause some Of his team have nevel played basketball, will not be able 10 seSregate players from subs un- tIl after the game begins The cas- Iualties in the first few minutes O.
 play mill probably be consigned tu ] the bench as subs.
 Highlight of entertainment To. might between halves will be a
 skit "The Shooting of Dan Me Grew" recited by George Case anu acted by a east of 12 players, ap- lpropriately garbed. Ruby Casey wil. have the feminine star lead a.
 "The Lady That's Known As Lou
 Joyce Hay and Virgil Newman, ex- perienced actors" have heavy male
 leads, Dangerous Dan McGrew," and The Stranger In From The Greeks, and Thespians hangini. over the "Malamute Bar" Nill also
 be men of experience.
 Entertaining between quarters O.
 the basketball game, while player. recuperate to go on, will be the "Back-ROom Balladiers" directed
 by Mrs. John Coulter. Moustacheu and be-whiskered songsters are: "Curley" H. B. ThOrnquist, "SOapy Smith" (Joyee) Hay, PM (not post mortem) Dick SharnbrOich anG George Canary" Case They prom ise appropriate numbers for worn out basketballiers.
 Opening festivities shortly befOr, s D. m. will be selections by the
 Wrangell High School band.
 Stikine Stampede Committee all. nounees admission tonight will bA
 $100 for adults and 50 for child. iren. (Adults without boards do nc. come under children's rates Tonight's basketball event an,l entertainment are sponsored by the Elks Lodge The Committee eX- pressed the hope that other organ
 izations of town would put on var ious events to benefit the Stikinc Stampede Celebration here this summer