The morning times., 1896-02-09

The first basketball match game ever
played in this vicinity by lady contestants
occurred yesterday afternoon at the Ma
tional Park Seminary, at Forest Glen, Nd,
the opposing teams being thestudcnts ofthe
seminary and the Carroll Institute Club, Of
this city. who showed their splendid train
ing by tossing the ball inthe basket ateyery
inning played.
1ne seven pretty girls who composed the
Institute team, left Washington on the 3:20
train, accompanied by their instructor,
Prof. Maurice "A. Joyce, who afterwards
umpired the game.
They were radiant in looks and spirits
despite the mnggy weather, and were met
at The Forest Gien station by students as
jubilant as themselves.
Wltn this escort OF honor the Washington
crew climbed the hilE to the picturesque
college thatstands on its summit, and after
a brief welcome by Professor Cassaday,
the principal of the college, were shown
TO dressing rooms, where they speedily
made themselves ready for the fray.
The Cafruil iustltute leaIne made pretty
picture, as they bounded nt tothegymnasium o
In bloGses and boomers OF black with the
club colors flying in yellow and white
streamers from each throat, aud the
Seminary seven made another. Their dress
consis ed OF blou SEES and boomers of hunting
green wool trimmed with white braid and
with stockings and slippers OF black. They
knew they werehandicapped byinexperIeDce
ana less physical strength and size than
their opponents, and that the chances were
something in the millions TO one that they
were going TO be beaten; but it apparently
didn't make the slightest difference, for
they greeted their visitors with hilarious
hand clapping and a college yell that went
something like:
"1reen ard White, Sis, Boom, Rah,
National PARK Seminary, Rah, Rah. Rah!i'
The newcomers gave an answering cry,
but they bubbled over with joyous laughter
as they poised themselves into position and
waited keenly alert for the signal for the
game TO begin.
1t began by Prof. Joyce tossing the big
bail to the ceiling, whereupon both teams
locked suddenly together like sheep in o
storm, waiting for the trophy to fall
When 1t fell the teams fell with it, but
somebody in the tumble shot the ball into
space and the einsiantaneoUsness with which
that mass OF green and black flannel un-
knitted Itself lntozseparate creations that
spun, leaped, and darted across therioor, IS
birds skim low over the water, WAS a
phenomenon to tie uBlooker not versed in
the ways OF basketball.
The game is n simple one-to tell about
There are two teams of seven each, and
eaCn team OWNS a basket t1aL hangs Hlgh
up on the wall.
One team tries TO keep the other from
tossing the ball into the kome basket and
the one that does il wins.
That is The way 1t sounds but 1t doesn't
Look that way in the feast, IL looks, as il
the fourteen players were multiplied into
thrice that number, So swiftly do they flash
into seemingly six places at once To catch
and toss the ball, ar 20 prevent its catch
ing and tossing by the uthers.
Yesterday game observation-disclosures
and reflected honor upon the defeated as
wei! as on TIE yiciuFie1s team.
Professor rJoycecougratulated
upon the progress they have made, and com
plimented their instructress, Miss Fair
lamb, who stood with the audience in
dainty blouse and bIoomers OF the college
white and green.
There werefour innings played with five
minute intervals for rest, and when ut last
it had closed With an ovation to the Carroll
Institute Club, Mis- Fairlamb crawied be-
tween the rGnSs or a Swedish ladder from
floor to ceiling and back.
When the players had returned to cnnven-
tional garb, Professor and Mrs. Cassaday
invited the victors tu dinner and graciously
made them welcome to their beautiful
home.