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PAGE SIXTEEN THE ECHO February, 194f ■' ■ Sports Page By JACK AliEXANDER m SPORTS CHAHER Hank Newbury, our Safety Director, is our guest report er for this issue. “Credit Where It’s Due” Having witnessed a number of basketball games played by our girls and boys teams this season, and knowing some of the difficul ties under which they practice and play, I wish to take this oppor tunity to say to the members of both teams, WELL DONE. Yes, I’ve played basketball for a number of years and even though I never made the first or regular squad, I do know that it is one of the most strenuous sports we have in these good ol’ United States 'rtie stamina required on the hardwood floor is much greater than on the sodded football field, and the matter of getting in shape and staying that way during basketball season, is very trying on the best of athletes. The entire personnel of both teams are proud of the fact that they can carry on with their regular jobs, and at the same time, take part in the athletics. To the girls squad, which has met and defeated some of the topnotch teams in Western North Carolina, I wish to say, “Nice traveling.” Now, let’s take a stroll with the boys team: No, they hadn’t broken into the win column at the time this article was written, but I predict strongly that they will have hit the right side of the ledger before this goes to press. A team cannot keep pulling to gether and playing the brand of ball they have displayed, without hitting the jackpot. To begin with, the games lost this year have been by very close scores, and to some of the best teams in this part of the State. Teams that have been playing to gether for several years, and be lieve you me, that means some thing in basketball. When ten out of twelve men on a squad are working shifts and have to play basketball after hav ing done a half days work, or re turn to work on graveyard after having played a tough game, they’re really deserving of a pat on the back and a great amount Girls Continue Winning Streak; Team Takes 8 Out Of 9 Games Finishingr Team, Machine Booklet Tied For 2nd. Plac« frillltHtllllHltlHIIIHIIIt ilt^ilillllllllimillMMMUpj WANTED; A Name I The Activities Committee I wishes to find a name for i our Athletic Teams. Employ- : ees are requested to put any I suggestions they may have i in a box in the Gatehouse I which has been provided for i this purpose. (Note: Most all I Athletic Teams go by names I such as New York “YANK- I EES”: Boston “RED SOX”; I St. Louis "CARDINALS”, I etc.) Maintenance Still Leads Men’s League Upsets came dime a dozen in Monday’s matches of the Ecusta Men’s Bowling league. To start the fire works, Machine Room grabbed three wins from the us ually tough Control team; the Re fining team surprised everyone by taking two wins away from the Pulp Mill, and to wind up the eve ning, the Office team won two of the three from Champagne. Generally the bowling of all teams was not up to par as there were only two bowlers, Paul Simp son and Randall Lankford, who bowled above 500. High game of the evening went to Pete Eberle with a 196. Next week’s matches will go a long way in determining who will be League champions. Monday night will pit Machine Room against Maintenance, Office vs. Refining. Champagne and Pulp Mill will bowl an exhibition game since their match was bowled on the afternoon of January 25th. TEAM STANDINGS Team W L Pet. Maintenance 27 15 .643 Machine Room 28 17 .622 Pulp Mill 25 17 .595 Champagne 25 20 .556 Control 21 24 .467 Office 16 26 .381 Refining 11 34 .244 Basketball Girls Vote To Accept Bid The Ecusta girls basketball team voted unanimously to accept a bid to the forthcoming Western North Carolina Four States Invi tational Tournament in Asheville. This tournament is to be held between dates of March 4th to the 8th. Tournament officials have announced that applications have been received from the majority of outstanding girls’ teams in the four adjoining states and, without doubt, competition will be the closest offered in basketball cir cles.. As yet, the Tournament sche dule is not complete so we don’t know our first opponent. In preparation for the Tourna ment, a game with the Postal Ac counts girls has been arranged for Tuesday, February 26th, at the Asheville Civic auditorium. This game will give us a chance to play another tournament applicant and, in addition, it will permit us to become better accustomed to the civic floor and goals. Further details will be posted on placards. Our basketball girls are contin uing their winning streak and show signs of finishing the season with only one defeat. They defeated the Moore General WACs 37 to 6, the Moore General nurses 14 to 8, Champion “Y” 18 to 9, Beacon 43 to 13, and in a thrilling game took Enka, in overtime, 18 to 15. “Bat tling” Barnwell sank two long shots in the overtime period to gain revenge over the Enka girls, who defeated them 18 to 15 in their first game. “Snowbird” Tay lor set a new scoring record for the season with 21 points against Beacon. “One Punch” Prince has scored almost as many points as all the other games. Prince 94, nine other teams 102. The girls have scored 245 points in their nine games. The guards have greatly im proved and have paced the way for most of the victories. Sarah Avery suffered a fractured wrist in the Champion game, but will be ready for the Asheville Tourna ment in March. The Boys have failed to break into the winning column, but all games have been thrillers. They have lost twice to Moore General, 19 to 39 and 29 to 53; lost to Enka 23 to 50; to Champion “Y” 33 to 48; to Beacon 25 to 34; and to Morgan Candy Co. 42 to 46. They have shown great improve ment since the return of Frank Drake, and the improved playing of Suttles, Troy Drake, and Thom as..Frank Drake has accounted for 41 points in four games. The last and final game with Enka has been cancelled, leaving the girls with one more game with Postal Accounts in Asheville, Tues day, February 26th. Cancellation of the Enka game officially closed the 1945-46 season for the boys. Wednesday night’s matches ^ the Women’s Duck Pin league the Finishing team tied up for ond place with Maymie Reyno'® Machine Booklet team. The Sta^ continued their winning str^ with three wins over Inspec^”^ Office and Endless Belt are ing their bit of fun in a baW for third place. On February 13th., Mary broke all existing records (or dividual high game and high set "■ bowling a 125 and a 325. She took over high average with a 94. JI3' Of- Next week’s matches are: chine Booklet vs. Inspection; fice vs. Champagne; and Endl^ Belt vs. Finishing. TEAM STANDINGS Team W L Champagne 40 2 Finishing 23 16 Machine Booklet 23 16 Office 17 22 Endless Belt 17 22 Inspection 4 35 pet 4 isn 111 SPORTS QUIZ QUESTIONS 1. Name the trophy competed for annually by amateur golf teams representing Britain and America. 2. Who was “Dan Patch”? 3. How many squares are there on a chess board? 4. What is the Davis Cup? 5. In a pack of cards, how many eyes has (a) the jack of spades and (b) the jack of clubs? of credit. They’re truly a swell bunch of sports, win or lose, and my hat’s off to each of them for the grand part they’re playing in our atl?le- tlc program here at Epusta, ANSWERS •om; (q) fauo (b) -g juaA ouo joj dnD uiBjaa oj uibdj Suiuutm am isuoijBu gupsajuoD aupuasaj -daj suiBD) siuuaj Xq XnBnuuB joj paiadmoD puB 006T siabq d jifSma Xq pajuasajd dna v W S spjoaaj |Bj3Aas jo jopioq ‘asjotj Suidbj snouiBj v Z dno Jioo jnajBuiv IBUoHBuaajui JasjiBAV SRl ’I How can a Rotarian appreciate March coming like a Lion? Employees May A ‘Big Time’ In January’s edition of the mention was made in the Chatter column of the possibi* ’- of Ecusta employees taking a ,, to Knoxville, Tenn., for the’P^j, pose of seeing a “big time” ^ ball game. j ■ Evidentally the article was sufficiently explanatory as a number of people called Athletic department asking further information. As a of these inquiries we are = the information a second tii«® '( order to draw a clearer pictur® the more important items. (1) Site of the game—Kno.'^'"' Tenn. jf (2) Date of game—Montn November (a Saturday). . (3) Opponents playing — 6* Duke or Alabama vs. Tenn. (4) Time of departure— ing of game day. . (5) Time arrival home— game night. ij (6) Number of employees make trip—37. ^ (7) Can employees take bands or wives?—^Yes. (8) Price of ticket—$2.50. j (9) Price of fare—$3.40 (f®" , trip). (10) Who should I notify terest?—Athletic Department- jj (11) Should I make decision near future?—Yes, it is neces® ^ to charter bus and order t**" months before game day. jJ (12) Your choice of game be: Duke-Tenn. or Alabama-T^'' It’s been a wet winter. that’s the reason there’s be^'' little dry goods. s» argumei>;^^tf, If there’s any wages and hours in . Bilbo would protebly stand hours. of ment the SeOy
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