The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-16
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fM Tn the first game of a double header basketball game played in the local high school gym last night. the High School Crimson Bears took the Signacs by a decisive score ci 43 to 2l
 Sperling - the Bears maze the first score of the game near the end of the first two minutes of play and from then on Signacs never had chance at leading. Beautiful inter- captions were made by the Bears during the course of the game. The only chance of scoring that the Signacs had was by long shots and they were not made to any degree.
 Tie Bears were making good breakaway shots. The Signacs were outclassed by Bears shooting.
 The score by quarters: First, Bears II, Signacs 2: second quarter. Bears IT, Signacs g. third quarter, Bears 29, Signacs 16; fourth quarter and final score, Bears 43, Signaes q.
 TIGHT GAME,
 In possibly the tightest game of the season with a chance to make three way tie for first place in the league competition, Mikes Night Owls lost to the Columbia Lumber men 55 to 57.
 On the opening tip off, Powers took the ball cut missed his first attempt at the basket. Pasquan made the first score of the game during the first minute when he made his free throw. Schmitz followed in the second minute with his two-score marker.
 The score was tied in the first four minutes of play at three all. Both teams made their first score by free throw and then by bas- ket
 Schmitz broke the tie at the end of four minutes by dropping in two counter The Columbia Lumber led until close to the end of the quarter when Bavard again tied up the score by a push shot from the key. The scolee then stood 12 to 12
 Pasuuan broke the score with a Stot from the left that made good. The score at the end of the first quarter was Columbia 16 and Mikes 12.
 During the opening minutes of the second quarter, Mikes team gradually pulled ahead when L.. Bonnet pushed one in from the side making the score IT to 16. Pas1uan tied the score when he dropped in his free throw
 H. Bennett broke the tie with two count basket to have the score again locked when Schmitz pulled a fast shot. The score then stood at l9 all. Pasquan led the Lumbermen ahead when he made his free throw. The score at the end of the first half was 26 to 26 when Mccormick put away his first goal of the eve ming.
 The play had shifted to a man-to- man defense ty both teams in the second quarter and both teams were fast on the rebounds.
 Pasquan broke the tie with a jump hook shot from right of the basket
 Mccormick placed his gift shot in the basket to bring Mikes team to within two points of the Lum- bermen, but the quarter ended with Mikes 30 and Columbia 43 This quarter was filled with faster and rougher action by both teams.
 L. Bennett did a hook shot at the end of three minutes play tol bring his team within two points of the opposition. The score was Mikes A and Lumbermen 46 Co., lumbia pulled ahead to 50 and L. Bennett with four minutes away Tn the game, hooked one in from the slot to narrow the margin again to two points.
 During the first five minutes of the last quarter 10th teams had scored nine points.
 At the start of the last minutes play Bayard bounced one in to make the final score 55 to 57.
 High scorer for the ur.berHen was Schmitz with 20 points and n lxn,. !,