The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-17
GIRLS AT ATHLETICS.
A Great Basket Ball Game To-
day at the University.
AND THERE WILL Be NO MEN.
That Is. IN the Game, but. OF Course.
All the Ladies' Gentleman Friends
Are Expected TO Be Present.

ire h,s<s. ba'i contest this afternoon
between 1he T.aiies' Club Of he EIisnsburg
state normal school and the Ladies tiuo
az rh- T-rfve-Ssty OF Washington, at the
new university armory. will be probably
The most interesting athletic event me
people Of Seattle have ever been priv
legged to enjoy. The young ladies' OF e
lensourS have been playing hasSe, ball
for the past three years. while the young
ladies' Of the university have not had an
opportunity Of playing this most exciting
game until the completion OF the Few Uni
versity gymnasium during the present
school year This latter fact. however.
need not create the idea that the Eslens-
burg yourg ladies will wtn this contest
without a struggle During the nrst term
the university girls made wonderful pro-
rress in the gymnasium, and the nstruc-
tor, Prof. Van der yeer. who has had an
extensive experience. asserts that the bas-
kst hall game played by them IL a most
cresss.at.ie exhibition and he Joins them IN
their confidence Of victory.
Heretofore the games and exercises by
the young university students have been
entirely exclusive. except for the lady
friends Of the Young Ladies' Association,
who have been occasionally invited This
is the first opportunity offered for the gen.
,iemen friends of the young ladies TO wit
ness the skill attained by them in their
sin months experience in the new gym
nasiGm-
Last Friday two teams OF girl students
contested at basket bail and over 500 lady
visitors were present This would indi-
cate that there will be fully Loo ladies'
and gentlemen IN attendance al toiays
contest This fact has encouraged the
young ladies' of the university to proceed
with elaborate preparations to entertain
the EIiensburg club. and otherwise in
curing rather heavy expenses, so that 1t -
hoped they will not be disappointed in
the attendance at this. their first public
entertainment.
The game begins al asa The commit
tee having the game in charge has not yet
received the names or positions of the
Ellensbarg club but the lime up" Of the
university team is as follows:
Forwards-Agnes Ward, Francis Rum
sey. Marion Mcdonald.
Cente-s-Nabel Ward, captain; Jessie
Hanford, Louise Inland.
Home-PenniilA Thomas. May Goodman,
Bessie Street.
Subsiitutes-Ora Brown. Ina Carpenter.
In addition to the TWO halves OF the bas-
ket bail game there are to be several other
athletic events. for which Prof. Van der
Neer has offered three prizes. Among
these additional events viii be a hurdle
race. thirty-yard dash and a 2ao-yard
pated In by youns ladies from the Ellens-
burg university and Seattle Athletic
Club.
The university club has arranged 10 give
q reception TO the Eilensburg club on Fri
day evening after the contest, at the res
idence OF Miss Ethel d Young on Beacon
hill. to which the students. faculty and
friends OF the university are cordially in
yifed.
To enable the visitors TO distinguish the
players of the contesting teams. so that
the cheering and appropriate college yelis
may be given correctly. the members of
the university club viii wear uniforms
made OF black and red, while the Ellens-
burg club are reported TO have garments
Of blue and white.
The Third street electric car line has
made special preparations TO furnish ade-
quate transportation facilities to and from
the new university campus.