Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 41

              johnnie
    presents
             by tsuruta
WE  MEET  AGAIN
   That's what Norma Hama-
moto and Momoyo Kinoshita
will be saying tonight.
And, in all probability,
one of them will "regret"
the meeting.   Momoyo will
be cavorting for the All-
Stars and will no doubt be
given the duty of checking
Sepol's high-scoring Norma
once again. They have met
thrice before and in each
instances Momoyo has suc-
cessfully kept the Rambler-
ette flash from scoring
more than six points. In-
citentally, Shooting Stars'
stalwart defender is the
only gal in the Girls' lea-
gue who has stopped 19-
digit-average Norma (in
five league tilts)all sea-
son.
   They were chosen as the
best forward and guard res-
pectively in the loop, but
so far the guard has held,
the  upper  hand.
   Tonight's tussle will
be their fourth meeting as
opponents . Can Norma break
the jinx and get away on a
scoring spree? Or will
Momoyo check her versatile
opponent with her eye-pleas-
ing defensive performance?
Yes,it will be very inter-
esting to watch this duo
match their respective
ability, probably for the
last time this season.
Watch them close.
FOR THE  LAST  TIME
   Many Amache boys, and
the visiting Chicago cagers,
too,will probably be play-
ing their favorite game of
Naismith sport for the last
time tonight and tomorrow--
for the duration--as a civ-
ilian. Yes,a lot of .them
have passed their pre-in-
duction physical and are
awaiting call into the arm-
ed services. In fact, two
of the local casabans ,Miles
Hamada of the"AA" champion
Dusters and Tom Kashiwabara
of the "A”A”All-stars, will
leave early Monday morning
for their induction into
the Army, Sunday will mark
their last basketball games
as   civilians.
   Yes,they and many others
will be wearing the khaki
soon. If they can show
the     same     kind of     spirit
they exhibited on the court,
we're sure they will make
a good name for themselves.
So to Miles and Tom,and
others going with them Mon-
day, and all those going
in the future, we wish
each and every one the best
of   luck and happy tramping.
DUSTER-CHICAGO  CLASH  TONITE;
GIRLS  IN PRELIMINARY  TILT
   DoubLE-A champions, the
Dusters, who are the pride
and joy of Brush Aral,will
tangle with the visiting
Chicago Hyde Park"Y" quin-
tet tonight in the local
high school gym. The Ram-
blerettes will face the
Girls All-Stars in the pre-
liminary slated for 7:15
o'clock.
   Suffering three embar-
rassing defeats up in Den-
ver, the visiting Chicagoans
are raring to redeem them-
selves at the expense of
the Amache casaba tossers.
Wi th Shig Fukuyama and
Hide Uba leading the at-
tack, the Dusters are in
for a very busy evening of
maplewood maneuvering.
   Brush Aral will nail
his hopes on shoulders, of
Soapy Hiyashima at the pi-
vot post, flanked by James
Watanabe in the front line
and Miles Hamada in the
back court. Shig Sugano,
Al Kato,"Lefty" Nishijima,
Joe Shiro, Nob Kuwatani
and possibly Richie Nimura
will be in there hammering
away for Duster victory.
   In the opening encounter
the Ramblin' Ramblerettes'
are favored to take the
Girls All-Star by a close
margin.
PIONEER
	 Sports
March 25, 1944    Page 7
TWO TILTS TOMORROW
LOCAL DOUBLE-A  ALL-STARTS
   In tomorrow's feature
contest the cream of local
caging dynasty, the "AA"
All-Stars ,with such basket-
ball luminaries as veteran
Tosh Shimizu,sharpshooting
John Kashiwabara and all-
around Soapy Miyashima,
will "jell" their combined
strength to match buckets
with the high-powered Chi-
cago Hyde Park "Y" barn-
storming     basketballers   In
the high school gym.
   The youthful Amache high
school varsity cagers and
the single-A All-Stars will
clash in the 1:15 p.m.
opener.
   This will be double-A
All-Stars' third tilt so
they should work out as a
well-coordinated unit and
if they hit their stride
it should mean victory for
them. They will not only
floor a speedy quintet but
also a rangy one that has
plenty on the ball when it
comes to singeing the net-
ting.
   Besides the above trio,
the All-Stars will have
lanky Chick Furuye, Miles
Hamada, Al Kato, James Wa-
tanabe, Shig Sugano, Ben
Yamagiwa, Tsu Sumada and
John Tsuruta to make it
plenty tough for the Chi-
cagoans.
   Local fans will see one
of the fastest court tus-
sles this season when the
Amache High, school speed
demons meet the “A" All-
Stars. In all probability,
this will be a regular wes-
tern "firemen" style of
game with the casaba travel-
ing up and down the court
in a fast and furious pace,
and with plenty of scoring.
   John Kashiwabara’s Indi-
an roster, which reads like
a bunch of 100 yard dash
men, is as follows: Tosh
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“AA”  ALL-STARS  MAY
MAKE   DENVER  TRIP
   The local "AA" All-Star
basketball team may par-
ticipate in the three-day
invitational cage tourna-
ment , in Denver sponsored
by the citizens' league
on Mar. 29, 30 and 31, if
the present plan by the
center sport enthusiasts
gets the proper backing and
interest.
   Teams from Heart Moun-
tain, Topaz, Cheyenne, Salt
Lake City and several quin-
tets in the Denver citizens''
league are expected to play
in  this   all-nisei   tourney.