Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 7

              johnnie
	presents
		by tsurata

   Our good friend ELMER
IOKA,former PIONEER sports
editor, who has relocated
to Colorado Springs,Colo.,
generously sent us the fol-
lowing article.
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WHAT,  AGAIN?
   Once again,   the new high
school    gymnasium   will be
rocked with thunderous sym-
phony of hundreds and hund-
reds   of ardent  casaba  fans
when    they    greet    the  new
1943  basketball     season--
Through brilliant and di-
minutive    all-star    cagers
like  Shig    Fukuyama,     Kish
Yamate and   Yuk Yawata  have
gone  out  of  imaginary    vi-
sion the awaited   "show must
go  on!" The  local  gymna-
sium will most   likely have
something    to    do with the
outcome  of the  cage  season
and  by our  previous  obser-
vation    at    the     "house  of
hoop" we  have a  hunch that
this  year will have  thrill-
ing and     riotous   "goings"
---The    anxious  cohorts   of
gents who last year have
had but a mere chance to
display their b.v.d.'s will
probably make history by
pumping in points after
points with, their uncanny
fast breaks and speed which
will no doubt be players' '
asset in this wider and
longer court.
OUCH!   YOU  FOULED
   This new gymnasium will
mean that the fans will
probably be offered a fas-
ter offensive then in com-
parison with the slow and
dull affair of the  previous
one--- The  fast     breaks  and
fouls will be at dime a
dozen,and there will real-
ly be many a hectic nights
for the poor gents in short-
pants brigade.
WATCH  OUT!
   The gents who can pour
the pellets into the mesh
and will need most constant
eyeing are: Tommy Ito ,
Tosh Shimizu, Johnny Ka -
shiwabara, Nob Kuwatani,
Yoshi Nishihara, James Wa-
tanabe and Mas Watanabe
just to name a few--Yoshi
Nishihara and Mas Matanabe
are two of the players who
cavorted for the Tule Lakes'
championship team,Mikados,
while Johnny Kashiwabara ,
Penryn boy, formerly ca-
vorted  for  Placer Junior
college---	
   We  have   seen    all  three
of these boys  before  eva -
cuation and mark my   word
they really need watching!
WE REGRET
   Though we, who have al-
ready relocated, will not
be on hand to watch the
outcome of the season our
desire is to have every
player a bit of sportsman-
ship  in his  mind.
NEW  BADMINTON SCHEDULE
RELEASED;  MONDAYS  ONLY
   Only Monday nights will
available for badminton
playing at the high school
starting Wed. Nov. 22,
revealed Harry Shironaka,
athletic director Thursday.
   To accommodate the large
turnout of players, plans
are being made to give the
floor to all students from
7-8 p.m. and to non-students
from 8-10 p.m.
   In all probability,this
sport may be discontinued
when basketball leagues
get underway Dec. 20 added
Shironaka.
CASABA    PRACTICE
STARTS   WEDNESDAY
   No basketball practices
were held at the gymnasium
last Wednesday because of
the last minute complica-
tion, stated the athletic
department yesterday.
   Practices will definite-
ly begin this Wednesday
promised  the  department.
HAMADA NEW JR
HI   PE TUTOR
   Miles Hamada was recent-
ly named assistant P. E.
instructor at the junior
high school.   Prior to
evacuation, Miles attended
Courtland Wa where he earn-
ed his letter in basket-
ball, football, and base-
ball. Last year Miles
starred for the Modesto
Skookums, champion of the
touch football league.
While cavorting for them,
he gained recognition as
an outstanding flank man,
and  was rewarded by being
selected on the all-star
team.
   He also earned his let-
ter "A" in high school Var-
sity basketball, and was
one of the main factor in
the high win percentage of 
85 per cent registered by
Coach  John Hoke's  team.
   Due to his outstanding
achievements in all sports,
he was selected Commission-
er of Athletics for the
Amache Boy Scouts early this
June.    		-- Jim Otsuki
GRID TILT BID
SENT LAMAR HI
   A football game pitting
together the las Animas High
Trojans, recent conquerors
of championship Lamar e-
leven, and the undefeated
Amache Boys’ club gridsters
on Thanksgiving Day did not
come into reality,announces
the athletic department
yesterday.
   Las Animas has already
sent their jerseys to the
laundry was the report giv-
en.
   At the present moment, the
athletic department is try-
ing to schedule a game with
the strong Lamar High,but
nothing   is  definite as yet.
UTAH WRA  AIDS
NISEI  SUCCESS
   The WRA office in Salt
Lake City is giving each
evacuee every opportunity
possible for a successful
resettlement, according to
Ralph Mitchell, administra-
tive assistant, who just
returned from a two-week
tour  of the Utah area.
   Mitchell stated that the
majority of nisei in the
Utah area are quite sat-
isfied with their jobs,al-
though some isolated in-
cidents have brought up
the question on nationality.
However, these are very
minor   cases.
FIVE PERSONNEL
STAFF HONORED
   Five members of the ap-
pointed personnel were hon-
ored guests at a luncheon
given by the high school
homemaking  class Wednesday.
   Hostess for the affair
was Miss Mary Murakami and
the guests honored were
Henry P. Halliday,Clarence
Jones, Dr. Lloyd Garrison
Herbert K. Walthers and.
Lottie  Moore.