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Show CIVIC CENTER NEWS PeeWee and Junior League Champs Final league games were played play-ed at the Civic Center Wednesday, Wednes-day, March 9, with the Red Hots undisputed champions of the Pee Wee league and the Educated Bums undisputed champs of the Junior league. Both of these teams won both the first and second sec-ond half of league play. The Red Hots won first half easy, but the second half went right down to the wire. The Bingham Midgets and the Hawks made it a close race in the second sec-ond half. As for the Educated Bums they won both halfs by a wide margin. Players for the Red Hots were John Ugarte, Jimmy and Bobby Harryman, James Jimas, Leland Hansen, Arthur Martinez, Paul George LaComb, James Hodges and Bill Merriken, coached by William Martinez. The Educated Bums were coached by Buck Ley-ba Ley-ba who always has a good ball club. Buck does a good job of coaching these kids. Players were Fumi Watanabe, Marshall La-Comb, La-Comb, George Sluga, Jerry Moore, Roy C. Hatch, Lennie Johnson and Bill English who joined the club after Junior high was over. Each team will be given giv-en individual awards donated by the Bingham Lions Club. Congratulations Con-gratulations to both ball clubs. They not only had good teams but displayed fine teamwork and good sportsmanship. Tournaments Big interest at the Civic Center is the tournaments which will start on March 21st. All teams are invited to enter. There will be a PeeWee tournament, Junior, Senior, Teen-Ager and Collegiate tournament. The collegiate tour' nament is-ior fellows just out of high school the last wto or three years. All teams interested mus have their team roster in by Mar. 16th either to Louis Arritola or Charlie Bates at the Civic Center. Basketball Dance The Basketball Dance for tfiis year will be held Friday night, March 18, starting at 8:30 p.m. A bus will run from Copperton that night leaving Copperton Confectionery Confec-tionery at 6:15 p.m. Public is; invited. O |