1 .' ' ' ! I i 1 '1 ( , ' it ''' 111 m 18 -l in PAOE. FOUR Tnnj)AItT NEWS Th'trrdi" frhrv u.i j Germany's Coasting Team Had Narrow Escape On trial run, Germany's bobsl sd team shot over the wall of the Olympic course, hitting a tree. pilot Zahn suffered a fractured a 1m. MEETING ON BASKETBALL Sons of Canada to Replace 32 Taxi in Senior Division Intermediate Game Third on Program Three-Two Taxi team will not be playing further this season in the Senior Basketball League here but a team bearing the name of Sons of Canada will take its place. This team will be comprised of Doug Stalker, Bill Wrathall, Ernie Ratch-ford, Art Phillips. Benny Wendle and Jimmy Currte. At a meeting of the executive of the Prince Rupert Basketball Association last evening, it was decided that the intermediate game in future should be played third instead of second on each evening's hoop J program. BASKETBALL AT VANARSDOL VANAR8DOL, Feb. 11: In an exhibition game here last Friday night the Vanaradol basketball team entirely outclassed the visiting KiUumkalum High School team of Terrace, when they defeated them by a score of 40-14. The visitors played a 'good gpme but were handicapped by a stran . floor, fTtte High School did not get enough eredit for their playins. Thefr outstanding player, Dudley Little, was unable to play in thr game owing to his foot belni; injured in a recent practice game. Line-ups were: High School MeLeod 8. Johnstone 4, McKenney, Kerr, Olsen 2. Vanaradol Feak 18, Burton '16). Bennett i2. Mason, Qray 4 BUY CANADIAN OKOWN Sweet Pea Seeds Varieties nd quality the WORLD'S BEST Also up-to-date selection of DAHLIAS Including all the latest types. .Write tor our Free Catalogue CKOSLAN1) BROS. DUNCAN. II.C. Hotel Arrivals New Royal Hotel THE HOTEL WORTH WHILE Hot Si Cold water : Steam Heat 75c. I'EK DAY AND UP J. ZareUl - i SPORT CHAT Skiing has been one of the mcst popular outdoor sports for ren-dents of Alice Arm this wlnUv and the abundance of snow hat been tatfen full advantage of. Some good trips have been made but the record of the winter was established last week when Gun-nar Flva skiled to the Torlc Mil.? on Thursday, a distance of ninti teen miles. The return trip on the same day took five hour's time. Bob Trapp, veteran defence stai-of the Tulsa club of the America.! Hockey League, and Burr William, young St. Louis defence player of the same circuit, have jumped their clubs and left for Chicago' to Join the Chicago Black Hawks of the National League. It was learn ed that both players were given substantial Increases In salary ovc: hat they were receiving from t Amert'-in League clubs. CRIBBAGE SCHEDULE Febniarr IS Mu.'keteers vs. Elks. Moose vs. I. O. O. F. P. R Hotel vs. Eagles. K. C. vs. Qrotto. Seal Cove vs. Swifts. JEWELERS WINAGAIN: Defeat Hawks 951 to 858 in Junior. Billiard League Fixture ; Last Monday night's Junior Bil- j Hard League fixture between Jew-, ;le and Hawks was completed last j evening, the Jewelers emerging victors by an aggregate score of )51 to 853. In the final two games ast evening results were as follows: j John Bulger (Jewelers), 168; ; John May (Hawks), 200. Johnny Saunders, 200; Roy Wicks, 131. ; The league standing for the second half of the season to date is is follows: Jewelers Empress Hawks League of Nations O. Ttl. 6 5588 4 .3610 6 5264 4 3471 BILLIARD Av f 931 903 877 868 SCHEDULE Feb. 11 Hawks vs. Empress. Feb. 15 L. of N. vs Hawks. Feb. 18 Empress vs. Jewelers. Feb 32 Hawks vv L. of N. Feb. 25 Jewelers vs. Empress. Mar. 1 Empress vs. L. of N. Mar. 4 Hawks vs. Jewelers. Mar. 8 L. of N. vs Hawks. When his wife lends a hand it's a left to the Jaw. Mrs. Max Baer Is a handy sparing partner foe husband, the California slugger, shown training for h fight with King Levlnsky. Continues at the B. C. 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