The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-28

push shot from right of the basket. Edgecumbes zone defense was tight enough to stop Juneau's attempt at a close shot.
 Mickel's one-handed attempt at a shot from the key marker drop ped through to bring the score to three all. Nickel came back again but the ball rolled around the rim and dropped outside to bring a groan from the crowd.
 The Bears were getting the ball more often and keeping it away from Edgecumbe's interceptions. D. Graves missed a fair chance at a goal. The Grads found the basket and the quarter ended with Edge cumbe II and Juneau 5. Thfee and a half minutes went by in the second quarter before a score was made. Then Nickel drop ped in long one. The crowd really started yelling when Pegues came in for a shot on the foul rim and made it. The score was 13 all. TIE BROKEN Stitt came in under the basket for his first score of the quarter and broke the tie. Bremner came back from the left of the basket and put one in. Edgecumbe took the ball away from the Bears on an Interrogation but D. Graves stepped in to retrieve the. ball.
 Soon after the retrieve, D. Graves missed shot, The Bears were shooting from far out and missing. The quarter ended with Edgecumbe having 20 and Juneau A. The second half openec. With Ju- 'neau taking the tip. Magorty miss ed 9 shot under the basket after some good work on bringing the ball in by Juneau The first basket of the quarter was made by Bremner of Edgecumbe Bringing the score to g for his team.
 J-HI CREEPS UP
 Magorty came back to make his basket and Juneau started to find the hoop. Nickel intercepted and dribbled down the floor. His hook shot under the basket left Juneau two points behind Edgecumbe.
 F. Williams was a good screen ing man for Edgecumbe by standing between the shooter and the basket and offering good protection. Pe- gues did good work when his shot came through the net making the score at g all
 Roberts retalle,t,a by making his two free throws to put Edgecumbe two points ahead Bremner inter cepted a long pass and worked the call ln for a basket. Nickel found the basket again to give his team one-point lead close to the end of the quarter with the Bears having 26 and Edgecumbe 25.
 Edgecumbe was always under the Bears basket in this quarter to try for the rebounds. With seconds to play in the quarter, Nickel made two point score to set Juneau one point behinds Edgecumbe The quar- ter ended and Juneau had 27 and Edgecumbe 28.
 Nickel dribbled in fast and miss ed jump push shot. The ball ex- hanged hands several times on in- terceptions and Nickel pulled in fast close to the basket to put one in.
 The Bears were now leading after two minutes of play. The lead was never lost by Juneau from then to the end of the game.
 JUMPS SCORE TO 31
 Magorty followed suit from the right corner of the court to jump the score to 31 for the Bears. At kinson came in for the only basket of the quarter fer the Edgecumbe team to make it 30 R. Williams lost the tall on his dribble and lost a good chance for set-up.
 Atkinson missed his first free throw of the quarter. Both teams started shooting wild ones just as the whistle blew for official time out. Time in and there were two minutes and Al seconds to go for final whistle
 Atkinson missed his second gift shot of the quarter. Then the Edge cumbe team started shooting long ones in earnest. D. Graves shot rim runner and there was too much English to it for it spun out.
 The Bears started stalling but Sunderland saw chance for -asket and made it. The whistle blew and the game was over If Edgecumbe had made their free throws in the last quarter, they would have been one point behind at closing whistle.
 High point man for the Bears was Nickel with IA points and gdgscumbe had Stitt with nine.
 Score. First quarter, Juneau 5,