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t TONIGHT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19
A DELIGHTFUL COMEDY-DRAMA
The Truth Wagon
In Five Acts
F-E-A-T-U-RI-N-G
Max Figman
As Mr. John Ross With a National Reputation as a Prac
tical Joker and Whose One Aim in Life Is to
Dodge the Truth. 4
And
Lolita Robertson
As Helen Dean, One-Time Society Belle, But She Shared
Her Father’s Reverses and Is Now a Reporter
On His Paper, “Truth.”
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SOLDIERS DEFEAT COMMISSION MEN;
COMMISSION LADIES WIN THDR GAME
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Anchorage Basketball League.
Won Lost Pet.
City.1 0 1.000
A. E. C.2 1 .666
High School .0 1 .000
Cleaners.0 1 .000
City.5 3 .625
14th Infantry .4 4 .500
Commission.3 5 .375
The basketball teams of the Com
mission left the court yesterday after
noon with a percentage of .500. The
breech-clouted five left it to their
weaker sister to keep the athletitc
hope still glimmering.
The game between the young ladies
resulted in a victory for Captain Lock
hart’s team over the Cleaners, mar
shalled by Captain Murray, by the
score of 6 to 4. And, by the way,
these two captains distinguished them
selves on sundry and divers occasions;
Murray guarding well and Lockhart
scoring the 6 points for her team by
two field baskets and two baskets
from the foul line. Dalton made the
four points scored by the Cleaners,
who put up a great game despite their
lack of practice. The Commission
girls at times showed a dash of speed
and manipulated several classy pass
ing stunts that spoke of head work.
First half ended 2 tc I for the Com
mission, and all the result of fouls.
Denton went in for Kincaid the sec
ond half and strengthened the team.
Dalton evened the score by a free try
at the beginning of tne second half
and sent the ball home for a field bas
ket soon afterwards. Kubach saved
several possible baskets by expert
checking and Lockhart evened the
score by a hard basket after dribbling
half the length of the court. While
the Commission team had possession
of the ball for the most part, the
Cleaners played a fighting game, but
to avail as the passing of'Kubach
to Rogers to Lockhart scored anothei
field basket that won the game.. Com
mission 6, Cleaners 4.
President Loussac won fame, glory
and a flushed face by impartiality dur
ing the second half, taking the re
sponsibilty from Kimball, who refereed
the first half.
Captain Gilbert of the 14th wrote a
page in local basketball history yester
day afternoon when he turned defeat
into victory by two remarkable field
baskets just before the end of the sec
ond half and giving his team the long
end of a 22 to 19 score. Gubert’s dual
feat will probably stand during the
balance of the season as unequalled
and certainly will not be surpassed.
Not only were both baskets spectacu
lar and shot from difficult angles but
were made under fire at the critical
moment when soldiers and athletes
alike, are called upon to deliver. It
was the crucial test and Gubert deliv
ered. But he alone did not carry off
all the honors of yesterday’s exciting
game that was in doubt until the
grand finale, for there was Henkle and
Leahy and Trachsel and other lesser
but equally as willing, stars who bat
tled for supremacy amid the plaudits
of an excited and enthusiastic crowd
of 267 spectators.
Henkle and Leahy evidently sat side
by each at the Empress and watched
the unerring marksmanship of Davy
Crockett and his companions as pic
tured in the “Battle of the Alamo”
last week. It was all a mistake about
Henkle not being entitled to the
badge of a sharpshooter, for he went
through the grill yesterday without an
error and shot six field baskets, with
a clean sheet on tries from the foul
line; Henkle made 16 of the 22 points
scored by his team. While Dick is not
credited with a field basket, his record
from the toe mark is even more re
markable, for he made nine of his ten
chances count a point for. the Com
mission. He was there with the eagle
eye yesterday and every one in the
hall heaved a sign of regret when he
missed his only basket.
Captain Magnus directed his team
from the bench and shifted Burner to
center in place , of Ryan and put Roy1
Trachsel, formerly of the City, at
guard. Roy materially strengthened
the team and Burner plays a much
better game at center than guard.
Roy’s defensive playing yesterday
loomed up conspicuously and in addi
tion he made two field baskets, one in
each half.
Ed. Kimball refereed the first half
with President Loussac as his sponsor.
It is understood that the president
agreed to call all personal bets off be
fore the game but his pensioners felt
perfectly safe in his fairness and
there will be no question of the game
going to protest.
Neither team showed particular
brilliancy (luring the early stages of
the game, that started off with rather
freight train movements. However as
the red blood began to flow the play
ers livened up and so did the specta
tors. Henkle scored the first point by
making a bull’s eye from the foul line.
Leahy played a great little game of
pat a pat, using the ball as the inter
mediate between his hand and the
hard court floor, but was cleverly
checked by Sherwin.
Engle to Leahy to Trachsel scored
two for the Commission. Leahy took
the moat from his eye and shot his
first free try. From the toss up in
the center Henkle recovered at the
northeast corner and shot a short
field basket. Dick again delivered.
I Sherwin passed to Gubert, who missed,
j but Davy Henkle recovered and scored
| on the same play. Ditto, Leahy on
i free try. Scrappy Engle made a great
i try from the field but missed. Both
! sharpshooters scored on double foul.
C' ‘ •
Engle, acting as field captain, decid
ed to give his team mates an exam
ple to emulate and cleverly dodged
and ducked and dribbled to the apex
of an acute angle from which position
he scored two points. Referee Kim
I ball was calling fouls with persistency
| and Leahy as persistently turning the
14th's offenses into credits. Dick
scored again. Outguessing both Trach
; sel and Costello, who were playing a
! brotherly game, Henkle swiped the
| ball and smothered the net from the
field.
This is getting monotonous but
Leahy scored another basket from the
red foul line. Gubert scored from the
field. Engle, dribbling and Sherwin
checking, provoked merriment by their
antics; Engle missed the basket. Sher
win has a way of covering lots of ter
ritory for a center and breaks up
many a combination on the way to
possible baskets. Riley, too, checked
and guarded cleverly all through yes
terday’s game. Leahy made it 7 out
of 7 on his next attempt and ended the
half with his team one to the good.
Commission 11 and the 14th 10.
Just what kind of dope Henkle used
during the intermission is a secret but
in any event on the first two plays at
the resumption of the second half ne
scored two field baskets in succession,
one of them a remarkably clever piece
of work. He also shot a basket from
the foul line. Roy Trachsel took it
upon himself to go from the south to
the north end of the court and with
malice aforethought score a field bas
ket that put hope and courage and
nerve and determination into the sink
ing hearts of his team mates. The in
spiration was good for Burner evened
the score by another basket from the
floor. Riley stopped Engle cleverly
and the game at this stage was some
little exhibition; the score was a tie
and both teams playing classy ball
and See-saw was the song they sang.
Here is where Dick spoiled a “Perfect
Day” and missed his only try for bas
ket from the foul line. From the toss
up Sherwin batted to Henkle, who
scored from center.
Leahy put the Commission within
one of tieing but Henkle moved the
chances further away by likewise scor
ing on double foul. Engle brought the
score to a tie and Schott, Slueter and
mascot Dan to their feet by shooting a
great basket from the side lines. Dick
put them a notch ahead by a basket
from tlie foul line and the game was
all but won. The Commission rooters
saw possible victory ahead and said
so. They cheered and they hollered;'
they called on their sweaty heroes to
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stand pat and keep the narrow lead.
The little god who gives out the ath
letic plums decided otherwise and it
was not to be. After fast and furious
rushing and continued mix-ups in
which the ball changed hands time and
again and was rushed back and forth
down the court, Captain Gubert re
covered the ball. The captain decided
it was up to him to do or die and life
is sweet and so is victory. Gubert re
covered and instantly shot the basket
that put the soldiers one point ahead.
Again the work of both teams was
fast and furious and creditable. Again
Captain Gubert used his noodle and
displayed his science by dribbling past
Burner, past Engle, dodged Mickey
with Leahy alone between him and ad
ded fame and the basket only 40 feet
away. All the same Sheridan and
Winchester, Gubert's last basket at
virtually the last minute of play was
really a wonder and the appreciation
of his great shot from the extreme
east side line was duly appreciated by
friend and foe alike for the cheering
was loud and long. Game ended, 14th
22, Commission 19.
President Loussac refereed the last
half to the satisfaction of the players
and incidentally the critical side lin
ers echoed “aye.” The president has
found his calling.
Henning umpired the last half and
nothing escaped him; Scott kept score
while Hemraer and Sleuter watched
the minute hand go around. The line
up:
14th Infantry A. E. C.
Henkle.R. F.Leahy
Gubert .L. F.Engle
Sherwin.C.Burner
Sullinger.R. G.Costello
i Riley.L. G.Trachsel
Field baskets, Engle 2, Burner 1,
| Trachsel 2, Henkle 6 and Gilbert 3.
j From foul line, Leahy 0 and Henkle 4.
Next games Tuesday night at 7:30
between both young ladies and regular
Commission teams versus the City
teams.
SOURDOUGH CLUB.
See program on another page.' 471
Never mind the “Water Wagon.”
See the “Truth Wagon” tonight at the
Harmony. Max Figman is in it and
funny—say—
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CON
DITION OF THE
Bank of Alaska
Located at Anchorage, Territory of Alas
ka, at the close of business on the fif
teenth day of February, 1917.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts .$126,633.15
Bonds, warrants and other se
curities . 23,184.92
IMnking house, furniture and
* Mixtures . 2,747.76
Due from Banks . 50,128.25
Checks on other banks and
other cash items . 899.57
Exchange for clearing house. 452.80
Cash on hand . 57,505.60
Collections . 121.35
Bullion account . 525.90
Expense . 7,046.86
Total .$269,246.16
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in.$ 25,000.00
Surplus fund . None
Undivided Profits . None
Due to banks—deposits. Non*‘
Dividends unpaid . None
Deposits . 243,135.16
Cashier's checks . None
Notes and bills re-discounted. None
Bills Payable (including cer
tificates of deposit) for
money borrowed . None
I Certified checks . 1,111.00
Total .$269,246.16
- United States of America, Territory
of Alaska, Third Judicial Division, ss
1, J. T. Westermann, vice-president of
the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the foregoing statement is
true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. J. T. WESTERMANN.
Vice President and Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 19th day of February, 1917.
WILLIAM H. RAGER,
Notary Public in and for the
Territory of Alaska. My com
mission expires May 28, 1920.
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