SPORTS AT A GLANCE
BY T. R. McROBERTS
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Louis is Vnknown Quantity—
The boxing Ians are looking foi
-ward with interest to the comin
:bout between Jimmy Braddock an
•Joe Louis in Jane. The boys a_
'wondtriiig just a little as to Looi;
real ability inside the ropes. espec
tally after the letdown he gave th
ifans in the Max Schmeling brut La
summer. Eastern spe itsw.-iter? d
<dine to take the Detroit Eember set
iiously. saying he has only beaten set
tups and 1 *sl the only real match h
ih.ac enn entered n his brief carat:
INevertheiess. we have got to ad mi
that he is a big drawing card tn
promises to pads the house. The far
that he was chosen ahead of SchmeJ
ling, the real contender, to fight Brail
■ dock nest June, proves to the fan
inis tremendous popularity. M nt;
"talks in the fight game as well a
<el?ewhere. Maybe Schmeling too
.something out of the ilack M^nae
.and maybe he just shewed up some
"thing he didn't have. Meanwhile Lout
its going right on knocking over set
tups and coining more money thai
any fr>:r> the ring at present. *
- The leading sports scribes of the ;l
S r: '.try pick Pr2ddoek to take the !
i E .mber at' f.on there rifeht on it
• thrc.gh g if they ever meet. |
. Baer Goe* to England for Boat*—
Mar E&er still contends he can -I
t 'ght. Egbr T...-W he plans on sailing
. t England, and if he can stop his |
- - ; irom iratting long enough, he |
. tv:. ~tw! through the ropes with the t
» British Champion. 1 jf
, itr Ice Carnival at Fairbanks
; - to be a real celebration this
r March. The Polar Bears are
erpectid to arrive lack from tht;r'
barn: tcrmnig tour outside, in time
. f r the E g Ice Carnival. Th.y have
. i rg ap a nur-ber cf desirable scalps
. t., their belts, and have picked cp a
. • t of n-:w tr'cks and addej hockey
'liM_ They promise to show the Al
askan fans a few thrilling games. It'
takes Northern beys for no” net n;
sports. ,AE we need to do is get
‘chind them ar-u 'give the boys ear'
) hearty support.
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!j TAKOTNA I
j SCHOOL NOTES
INr, Out »as Absent or Tardy
' This Week—
The children haven’t been doing
:-.r. c lasting down the U3 during js
ce-s this week. They have beer, too
busy making valentines.
'Freddie Oates Leading in Stars
jFof This Week—
Freddie Oates. Frances Guskey and
'Vilma O’Hallorar. led the school in
; Stars this week. Freddie earned 31,
^Frances and Vilma 2S each.
Henry M iiler Demonstrates
1 row ess as Hunter—
Henry Miller showed his prowess
1 by bagging nine ptarmigan last Sat
tarday.
Pupils -Making Booklets
fOn Famous Men Born in February—
The first and second grades have
teen making booklets containing the
births of all famous men bora in
.February, and a drawing of each. A
.number of budding artists were un
• cot ered.
'Valentine Parly Today .
’Was Enjoyable Affair—
A combination party in keeping
-with Lincoln’s birthday and St. Val
• entire's Day was h~Ld at the school
this afternoon . Thr children invited
the r parents and younger brothers
;ana sisters to the party as guests.
Patr: tic musical numbers and ap
propriate selections were rendered.
.Kerry Miller played th e’Trish
'Washerwoman" on the accordion
"while Davey Miller did a jig which
stL- dedicated to Miss Ellen Eeidv.
■ who was among the guests.
Prizes were awarded to the three
: students who had earned the most
Stars from the opening of school last
September until last Christmas.
Freddie Oates received first priz•.
.Adeline Larson second, and Yeima
.O'Hall, ran, third prrie.
After the Valentine l>ox wa= pen
•ed and distributed, Henry ii.il er
risyed the aecordirn while the re
freshments were being prepared. At
fcte end of the party. Miss Peasg-od
took pictures of aU present.
THREE-DAY DOG RACES AT
NOME WILL START APRIL 3
Plans for the Nome deg races are
n:w getting under way. The races
will start April S anc will last three
days. Outside dogs are invited to
■compete.
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JOE OATES BEINGS LOAD OF
FREIGHT T R O M McGRATH
Joe Oates. local freighter, made a
trij to McGrath last week-end with
•'is dogteam .. .0 brought back a load
of ceiotex for £. A. Adams. Mr.
Oates is gradually drawing to his
goal with th ecaterpillar and expects
to make it through to McGrath with
in a few days. H? is now over the
hardest pan of the journey, having
gotten over the summit and some
distance down the other side.
TAKES SECOND LESSON
Miss Ethyl Peasgood took he rse
ccnd lesson in the art of preparing
mayonnaise this week from Miss
Elien Reidy. The first lessor. evident
ly didn't “take." We might suggest
it may have been because she was in
terrupted.
STORMS DO MILLIONS OF
.DOLLARS DAMAGE TO CROPS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. &—A big
snowstorm swept over California to
aay causing unestimatde millions of
•liars carnage te the fruit and citrus
crops throughout the state.
While California lay blanketed in
snow, rain ar.d heavy thaws contin
ued ir the Midd e West, threatening
adciti nal cities and farm lands.
Tht f..hav etaken a death toll
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of ant has driver, six million per
- ns have been driven from their
homes.
SEATTLE FUR EXCHANGE
CHANGES AUCTION DATE
The Seattle Fur Exchange changed
the cate - f this month's fur auction
from Fe-r .ary 10 to February 15 so
a:- tc correspond with the arrival of
the S.S. fi : r as. which is bringing a
true shipment of Alaskan furs.
HR "TAIN API ROPBlATES
EIGHT BILLION FOR M AE
h . DON, Feb. 12—Great Britain
will spend the sum of f LoGC.OiX'.OOO
• er a five year period for war pur
pi it was learned today following
. passage f bills in Parliament
ec vering all phases of this gigantic
expenditure. i
PRESIDENT SIGNS FLOOD
A P P R O P R I A TI ON FILL
WASHINGTON, D. C.' F.b. 12
1 President Rt osevelt today siemed the
S £2 5,000,909 appropriation bill.
SLIGHT QUAKE AT FAIRBANKS
A slight earth, take was felt in a
iFairbanks at 4.5" a_m. Monday morn- j
ing, lasting 20 seconds. No damage I
I was reported. J
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