Evening star., 1897-04-10
The Central Girls We're 0utplayed at
Basket Ball.
CONTEST BETWEEN high SCHOOLS
Sharp Plays and an Interesting
Contest Throughout.
T WO MORE MES S

Inc lirSt OF the three games to determine
the champion girls basket ball team of the
high schools was played this morning at
the Carroll Institute gymnasium between
teams representing the Eastern and Cen
trail schools. the Eastern school girls win
ming by score of G to 4. The second game
will be played between the same teams at
the gymnasium at 3:30 next Thursday af-
te-noon. and the third one if third one
be necessary, at the same place Saturday
the 9th instant at II am
The victory of the Eastern School team
was. outside Of their adherents an unex-
pected one. the general impression being
that the Central girls would win easily.
Indeed. so confident were their followers
that they were astonshed that any one
could even imagine they would be beaten.
Why said one pretty Central girl to The
Stars reporter, 1.-The Central boys have
always beaten the Eastern boys and do
you suppose that we will do less? No. in
deed. she remarked, with a saucy toss of
her head, you just watch and see what
our girls will do with them. Why, don't
you know, we really can't lose"
AFTER the game that young lady tearfully
explained that she was never more sur
prsed in all her life. Why, do you know
those Eastern girls were just as mean as
they could be- And see how sly they were
They just pretended all along that they
JuSt hllSN the Iu.eS OIL the game and that
was all, never letting dream they could
play SO well. | think that was downright
mean. But l don't care. Just wait and
see what We will do with them in the next
two games. Why they won, have the
ghost of a show
They Were Sly.
1t really was remarkable what little the
Eastern girls and their friends had TO say
efore the game They merely smiled at
of
saying: wait. my dears, until after the
game. And they were awfully sly too
In their preliminary practice they fell and
shpped down and rolled over one another
In very awkward way, throwing as Wild
ly as could well be imagined. But when
the game commenced they dropped all that,
and played in a manner that enthused
tier adherents and caused cold chils to
chase one another down the spinal COL
ums of the Central School contingent
When the game was over they smiled con-
deScendingly upon their astonished rivals
as much as to sag: You play fairly we'll,
and with a little more practice might be
able to make it interesting for US. But
you have an awful lot to learn, girls"
The Teams.
Prof. Maurice Joyce the physical in
structor of the Carroll Institute gymnasium
and the trainer of the two teams umpred
the game, and when he started it, few
minutes after II o'clock the place was we'll
filled with the teachers and scholars of the
schools and their friends. Among the inter
csted spectators were Supt. Powell and
Principal Lane of the Central School, they
and The Star reporter being the only mea
admitted TO witness the contest. The play
ers were attired in the regulation gym
nasium blouses and boomers of blue CLOTH
each player wearing the respective team
colors. The colcrs of the Central team were
navy blue and white, while those of their
opponents were light blue and white. Three
nm T,la rod will
OF five minutes. The teams lined up as
follows:
EASTERN Position cEvrr,r
Geor=ie Forbes Capt. Center Rech1 Sanders
Shirley Potter. Right forward k Tyniall capt !,
hs Msrr GiraeF hsswo Est 1, st back Arisnns rse
Bessie Rozzelie. Left forward Alice Ruff
Inc Eastern team won the toss taking
the western goal. The moment the bali
was was put in play it was seen that the Cen
trai girls were more aggressive Their play
was sharp and their passing excellent,
Miss Tyndall. their captain, being parri:-
uiariy good at passing and throwing With
III few seconds Of the close of the first
inning the ball was cleverly captured by
Miss FORBES, and. with a beautiful throw
she placed 1t in the basket, securing two
points for the Eastern team. just previous
to that Miss Ruff secured the same num-
Der of points by also throwing from th.
field. The first inring therefore, closed
with the score a tie, to-
In the second inning foul was COM
H1ltteu by each side, and Umpire Joyce al
lowed q. throw from the fifteen foot line
to each team. Miss Forbes and Miss Tyo-
dall. respectively. failing to get the ball
in the basket. A moment later, however
Miss Forbes again successfully threw from
the field. and the second inning closed with
the score to in favor of the Eastern
girls
Spirited Play.
The third inning was characterized by
the most spirited plays OF the game and
within a minutes time Miss TyndalI tied
the score by long throw from The field
The score remained 4 tie but a few Sec
onds, however. for Miss Rozzelle, by
great throw from the field, placed the
Eastern team again in front by two points,
despite the determined, vigorous efforts of
he Central girls. who were urged on By
the cries and shouts of their followers
Time was called with the ball in the DOS
session of their victorious opponents.
The team work of the Eastern girls was
more effective than that of their rivals,
and to their steady play was due their
success But the teanas are very evenly
matched. and the next game will be an
unusually interesting one. The victors took
their success calmly, while the Central
girls were very much cut up by their un-
expected defeat
EXCITED GRAIN MARKETS.