The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-06
CRIMSON BEARS
NEARLY T0ppLE
COLUMBIAN FIVE
Crimson Bears 38, Columbians 40.
Mite Owls SO, Arctics 40.

Crimson Bears 38, Columbians 49,
Mite Owls SO, Arctics 43.
Juneau High Schools Crimson
Bears came within hairs breadth
of blowing the lid off the Channel
League last night, but the smooth
running Columbia five held too
tough by their eight point lead to
edge them out.
First Quarter
Scoring started with Herb Mar
tins lay-up on the tip, but Asp of
the Lumbermen quickly retaliated
with a hook from the corner. A
Carlson to- Martin guard around"
worked for two points and Dave
Graves added to the lead with gift
toss on foul by Tommy Powers.
Eiroy Smoky" MINIS broke into
the picture, sinking free throw
and a pair of cripples as the Bears
surged into the lead.
The Columbians climbed out of
the fire with two fast baskets; a
break through push-shot by Dud
Smithberg and Lou Bonnetts set
shot from the far court. Scott pot
Ted a jump shot from the keyhole
on rebound. Graves Melted basket
on the pivot. The quarter ended
with Kelly passing to Scott
through the key. good for two.
Score: J.HS. IL, GIG. 10.
Second Quarter
The "Tree- Butchers" tied the
score as Bonnet dropped in the first
goal in the second stanza. Elton.
Engstrom, Bear forward, dumped
in a duo of charity shots on Tom
Kelly's hacking foul.
Kelly rectified his mistake with
a brilliant exhibition of stealing
and ball-handling which Melted him
personally five points, set up an
other four and ripped apart any
semblance of high school defense
in this period. The Columbians
rocketed ahead 27-20.
Third Quarter
Linn Forrest Topped in a pivot
shot on the tip-off. The Bears
moved the ball cautiously around
the Lumbermen's man-to-man de-
tense to set up MINIS for lay-ln-
A double foul was called on Wade
and Bonnet but both missed in this
wild shooting quarter which saw
ten FITS muffed. Both squads be-
gan to work carefully and play
stall ball.
The game sped up in the last
minute as GIG. collected three
points and Bear players Martin and
MINIS each cleared away for a
cripple. Score: GIG. "a, J.H.S. rs.
Fourth Quarter
The best is always saved for last
and this was especially true as the
two aggressive, hard-driving Juneau
ouintets put on a final period bas-
ketball exhibition, the like OF which
this loop hasn't seen in many a
moon.
Tom Powers started the scoring,
taxing around the Juneau defense
and slashing the hemp with a long
pivot-shot.
Then Smoky" MINIS, beginning
his fourth frame splurge, brought
the crowd to its feet with a pair OF
long set-shots and leaping, twist
ing lay-in, off a screen by Carlson,
Bennett ported a jump-shot for
the Columbs while Sunny Carlson
scored on a quick break to tie the
game, 1886.
John Asp brought the Lumber
men out of it, netting beautiful
push-shot from the double line.
Scott added another point to the
lead with a free throw. MINIS
arched in a one-hander to narrow
CQe gap UuG Aob . CAldAiIy uooo Wco
good to give the Lumbermen the
two point edge, with which they
nosed out q scrapping, never-say-
die. schoolboy five. Final score:
GIG. 20, J.H.S. 38.
Second Game
In the evenings second contest.
| the Mite Owls from across the Chan
mel dropped the Arctics in a high
geared, action packed contest
where breaks finally told the story.
Merritt, of the Mite Owls, showed
up especially well, as he garnered
! ten of his thirteen points in the
final quarter to overcome the
Arctics lead. Speedster John Flo
berg was high for the game and
for the night with 10 points.
Box scores follow:
First Game
Crimson Bears fig TT tip
Carlson -..-...-..- 0 z
Martin ........... 6 / 10
Wade ....-............. 0 0 0