The morning call., 1894-03-22
AS ATHLETES TOO.
Young Women at STAN
ford as Gymnasts.
They Are Defeated at Basket Ball by
the Student Team of CasteI-
leja hall.

The young women who are students at Stan
ford do not propose that their brothers shall
have II The advantages OF an athletic training
or that their sisters at Berkeley shall excel
them in physical culture. They have taken 10
gymnastics as a part OF their university train
ing and are devoting much time ana energy to
The subject.
Last Saturday they played game Of basket
ball with the students of Castelleja Hall at p 10
Alto. The game was a spirited one, and al
though the pupils OF the preparatory school
proved the victors st uford is not dshearened
and will try again. The game was before
select and invited audience.
Basket ball is a new game which was brought
out about five years ago In Springfield. Mass.
The goals are two baskets set up on poles nine
feet above Ihe gronnd-One at either end OF The
field. Sometimes IL Is played indoors. Usually
lhe baskets are llactd about 100 feet apart.
The endeayor OF each side Is 10 get the ball in
the basket at the opposite goal as many times
as possible during tie game. Many of the
combinations OF football game are possible.
The players have certain positions on the
grounds and the ball Is thrown, but the players
never run to get the ball. and that fact elimin-
ateS the hazard of iackling and tile rOugh-and-
tumble play OF tile boys game.
Ihe rules are very strict A foul counts one
for The opposite side. A score of 8 is counted
each lime that the ball gets iuto The basket.
Any number can play The game, but It is usually
played with from fve 10 nine on d side. There
Is good deal OF team playing; there are
guards before tie goals. forwards and other
positions ou the field.
In Roble Gymnasium, just back of Roble
Hal, The young women of Stanford have every
convenience for training. Abou; $50 students
are IN attendance at The gymnasium. GYM
nastic work forms regular department OF the
university. Exercises are prescribed according
TO the Students individual needs. The work is
optional. The idea Is TO develop the structure
body.
DIR. 7. ID. Wood. professor OF physical train
Ing and hygieue, has general superintendent
over The gymnasium. ISIS Ayres and Miss
Mosher are The Instructors.
1--WE recognize now that exercise of certain
KINDS h.s more important effect on the brain
ana nervous systr m Than on bone and muscles"
SAID Dr. Mcod yestei day, land certain exer-
clses have d. finite effect on certain individ-
uals. The old classification of mind. body and
spirit may be a good one, but it is important 10
make The body as perfect an instrument for the
EXPRESSION of the faculties of the mind as pos
sibe."
Outside the gymnasium the young women OF
Stanford have athleiic organizations OF their
own Win regular officers ana sub-OrgauiZa-
lions. There are sections In tennis, boating.
bicycling and archery.
In iiie gymnasium are many Of the develop
ing appliances found In a boys gymnasium.
There are ludian clubs, dumb bells, flying
rings, wands, rowing machines the balance
Ladder aud the horizontal bar for certain ex-
ercises Ii has been found that many OF the
atnIe'ic or gymnastic exercises in vogue al the
young mems gymnasium can. with some minor
dinefent lions. be pTofIaDly adopted TO the
young w0men's gymnasium
many oil the young women are studying gym
nas,.cs pa ssa physicai training TO FL tbemseive..
Tor teachers. A student may make .'majur"
IN hygieDe and physical training al Stanford as
well as IN any other course
SO pleased Is he with the result OF this work
mat Dr. WOOD proposes to have a summer
senool IN hygiene and physical training at Pa
cific Grove 10 July, for the benefit OF publIc
school teachers especially