The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-10-07

the ledulng NlSel sports organization
il Seattle.
So. if you have the money,
Remember-the cards honey.
. SIDELINE
topics: PreSbyterians are
pushing the idea of church basket
ball team in the Northwest Times
League" this season; correction =
the Nisei Veterans Committee sup
plies the blood, sweat and tears
to operate the local basketball mac
hines, and the Northwest Times
merely reports the court proceed
ings social note of Importance
Henry Aihara, the UCLA track star
and Karie Shindo the songstress of
Tokyo joe fame, were recently
engaged in Los Angeles Toby
Watanabe, the fleet-footed Franklin
high school halfback, is carrying the
Watanabe name in fine style on the
prep sports front; his brother, Shig.
was a sturdy infielder for the now
defunct Broadways baseball nine
|. the Korean situation being as
it is, one can be sure we won't be
seeing the brand of basketball played
by the pre-war Midgets and Hi-Stars
lyet; even before-Pearl Harbor quin-
tets such as Lotus Troys (Tak Goto.
Tosh Nishimura and war dead Matt
Tanaka and the Vandals (Tom
Okazaki, Toyze Katsuyama) played
more expertly than the fellows we've
seen around here in the last few
seasons besides Ez Charles, the
most moderated athletes were Pat
Hagiwara and Konk Takeuchi. both
excellent cagers; Takeuchi was over
Swallowed by such luminaries as
Dyke Itami and Ben Yoshida on the
powerful Fife quintet in the late
thirties the Midgets will raise
funds for their basketball team by
sponsoring roller-skating party OH
Thursday, Oct 10, at Rollerland
rink; be there to give the boys a
boost
Q PIN
PORTS: the manner in which
Jimmy Kuranishi is spanking the
NAPLES these fall evenings indicate
that he is putting a lot of teeth into
his alley work -. if everyone is Won
dering the NCL big Ten will be
published at the end of each round;
the first-round list may find such
excellent keglers as KaZ Yamasaki,
Willie Maebori. Herbie Furuta TAX
Akamatsu. Pruney Tsuji, Tommy
Namba and TAX Shibuya missing as
they haven't hit their stride yet =.
| it's true that the season is still
young, but it's also true that every
early-wins will count in the close
| flag race Hero Nishimoto. the
Joke juggling NCL chief, received
quite a compliment the other Tues
day night when Royal Brougham
famed P. I sports columnist, told
him that he should be on the radio;
Nishimoto we are told, did a master
full job of nc ing . 70 Maekawa.
Kay Maekawa tthe former baseball
star from Bellingham. Ken Mae
kawa. Biff Ihashi and a house man
named Joe" are doing fine. thank
you. as the Renton Greenhouse in
the Friday loop in Renton . one
would never know that war veterans
Roy Fujiwara and Roy Tanagi of
Sakahara Insurance. are taking up
bowling to strengthen their disabled
arms big. numbering Oss Eda-
mura of Red Front Tavern is the
most promising youngster to grad
nate to the NCL since Art Segimoto
if flashy shirt and a pair Of
pants to match were to decide the
NCL championship fight. Royal
1
Amusement. which likes TO amuse
the opposition by pouring in strikes.
would be q "shoo-in" Mister
Average Bowler should get the break
in the ROYAL Brouqham Inspirational
Award which will be rendered to the
most inspirational NCL and NMI
bowlers during the SCHEDULED too Of
ten the trundlers with high averages
are considered without much thought
10 the mediocre ores who may be
not only good sports but also gentle
men at all times the best edu-
Gated team in the NCL is Tom S
Iwata Insurance five which boasts
four from u. w. and one of them
F1ovd Yamamoto, its captain. al
ready has his degree last
Thursday. Willie Maebori Of Natsu-
hara's walloped 600-plus series sc
Natsuhara's grabbed three to climb