Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-14

Miss Willie Graves and John Fletcher, Miss -Mittie Sherred and Ollie Miles, Miss Lucy Hagood and Sam Stolenwerck, Miss Lila Smith and Archie Gibson, Miss Emma Jeffries of Jacksonville, Fla, and Gordon Moughon. Stags-Jim Johns and George Brown. Chaperone-Mrs. Flor ence Jordan.
 Mrs. M. M. Hirseh, after sojourn of several weeks with her relatives, MT. and Mrs. c. Lazarus, has returned to her hole at Columbus, Ga.
 Mrs H. w. Tinker and little Miss Tinker left Thursday for visit to Look out mountain. Tenn.
 Miss Flossie Lazarus is spending short while with relatives in Montgom- cry.
 The members of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity who reside in Birmingham are arranging to give Vice President Steven son cordial reception when he reaches our city on Monday He will arrive at noon, when he will be given an elegant luncheon at the Morris hotel, after which, from to o'clock, a public re- ception will be held in the parlors of the Morris. MT. Stevenson leaves for Tus- kaloosa on the Monday afternoon train.
 
 
 ment last night by the members of the Military club at thearmory was a charm ing and brilliant social function, attend ed by delightful contingent of our cit- izens and 100 of the handsome young sol diers who compose the gallant regiment. Married ladies and lovely young girls vied with each other in extending a hearty welcome to our military guests, and a superior orchestra furnished excel lent music during the evening. The young people enjoyed dancing for several hours. Col Louis V. Clark and the mem- bers of the Military club, assisted by their chaperones, made a very delightful success of the reception last evening.
 
 This afternoon at o'clock Gov. Will liam c. Oates will review the Third regi- ment at East Lake.
 One hears so much and reads so much nowadays about basket ball, the popular college game for girls, that an account of 1t and the rules governing the players must be of interest to those who enjoy athletic sports. At many of the great women's colleges there are basket ball teams, and lately match games have been played in various parts of the coun- try. It has become almost as much the fashion to give pictures in metropolitan journals of the girls basket ball teams as those of the men and boys who play 
 number of Harper's Bazar bright woman writes at length about this new game, and from her article the follow ing extract is taken:
 Basket ball is game which admits of much latitude in the choice of a place in which to play and of the number of members which may constitute team. Because 1t is equally suited to gymna- sium and to the open air, the players need never get out of practice, as Is the case with most other games. Unless regular match is being played, the number on each side does not matter so long as the two opposing forces are equal The in- dividual players may be assigned to cer- tain positions according to the ideas of the captain of the team, but the plan usually followed is to divide them into three classes-the forwards, the centers and the backs. For the usual outdoor match there are nine players on each side. The dimensions of the field vary greatly, but 150 feet long by 100 wide is about the largest ever used. The goals are two baskets set up at the ends of the field on iron posts at height of or 10 feet from the ground. As is well known, the object of each side is to put the ball into it's opponents goal as often as possible, and to guard it's own from like attempts on the part of the enemy.
 ''The division of the players on each side into three groups, as has already been mentioned, facilitates good work by assigning to each member a definite task. The most important of the back positions is that of the goalkeeper, who stands in front of the basket. She is as- sisted by two other backs, one on each side, in trying to prevent the opposing side from throwing for goal. The for wards are in the middle of the field, nearest the enemy. and their principal duty is to help each other to throw for the opposite goal, and keep the ball, as far as possible, from entering their own side of the field. The three centers, sta toned midway between 'the forwards and backs, render aid to either party which seems hard pressed. Of course it is impossible for each player to main- tain her exact position when the ball is In play and flying from one side of the field to the other But 1t is incumbent upon the members to bear constantly in mind their responsibility for their va rious parts of the ground, and never to allow their playing to degenerate Into meaningless scramble.
 "The rules governing basket ball in the different women'S colleges are sub stantially the official rules of the game as played by men, with a few slight notifications. Although a vigorous, it was never intended by the inventor to be a rough sport, and where this result has come to pass it has been in violation of the primary conception of the game. There are two ndlVeS or twenty minutes each, with an interval of ten minutes rest between them. The forty minutes playing time is quite long enough to tire the players, even if the rules are strictly observed; and where unnecessary roughness is introduced the exercise may be made so exhaustive as to be in furious. The ball must simply be thrown from the goal, and from one player to an- other. It must not be kicked or picked up and carried, under penalty of having fouls called upon the side thus rendering itself guilty. No 'tackling, as it is known in football is permissible. A player may not interfere with one who has the ball by holding her, grasping at her clothes, pushing or in any way ham, pering her movements. The ball must not be held at all, but thrown again as soon as caught. Five seconds is some times given as the extreme limit of time during which 1t may remain in the hands of one person.
 Besides being @ capital all-round ex- ercise, calling into play nearly every muscle and demanding healthy action of the heart and lungs, basket ball is inn