The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
These girls have shown

and the other reascn. These yirls have shown
remarkable auickneSs OF decision and Action,
great power Of endurance and much grit
they are. Their Judgment and self-control are
far superior to those of tho boys, Not one Of
very few fouls. The bovs. I think. are u little
superior to them In Interference. but the girls
make the most scientific plays. They are az
propriately. mcdestly. and becomingiy Mt.
tired. and /, for ore. Will hall with delight the
coming Of the time when two such teams meet
hard as their big brothers do for the big foot.
ball games or they couldn't be In such good
condition.. and everybody ought to encourage
them TO play in Gods own sunlight and air"
'You are. exactly, right said a young grl,
way. why can't people learn to take the girl
athlete MS they dc. her brother and look At her
boys were out there In place of the girls would
Oeoole care whether their trousers were plated
on ut the band like the divided skirts Of tho
Adelphi team? No. You would all be dis
cussing their agility. so?lncss. wind. and so
part, l think girls have II very hard time per-
fecting themselves physically.
She wound up Indignantly as time was called;
score OF IL points TO j In favor OF DR.. saVaGo's
juniors.
The girls lost no time in taking their posi-
tions, which were reversed In the second half.
The centre OF DR.. Sayage's, team made the
phians played much better than n the first
hnlf. One side and then the other had the
Dall. First " was passed Swiftly uOWn the llNc
shouted: Shoot Shoot" The guard did
80, but not quick enough. Anyway, the ciu-
si;e pirskin wcn,sfar TO lecward Of the basket.
Next three Adelphi girls were rushing for the
ball, and soon it had bounded to the cen ire of
tho field again, where the Crimsons and the
Blues were rolling over and over in their fran
tic efforts to get il. Gill after kirl went down
headlong, and the ball was continually on the
go. The spectators Rasped.
Neither side Will score this hail." shouted
out somebody.
across the, room snapped out. What's tho
matter with Savage scoring againI'
But DIR. Savag 4 girls could not score this
half. they made some beautiful plays, and
ut least n half n dozen times tho Lnll balanced
an instant, that seemed. IKE an hour on the
wrong side on TO the floor again. The Adelphi
girls had the same experience until a cry went
UP from them:
Where ara you. Soph?"
Again this call acted like magic. A stunning
other of the Blues. evading all OF the efforts OF
the onponents to stop 1t until 1t landed n the
hands a second, unmindful OF the girls jump
ing after her, and threw 1t coolly up into the
Hotter and hottie, SrV Waxed the ray. A point
came up. and DIR. Petit. who acted as umpire
In ibis half, decided in favor OF DIR. s~ayage's
tween their teeth, Rotten Rank" Tn
fair. and "hen II girl in red made u free throw
satisfied ones shouted with glec. The players
took no exception to the ruling.
Time out" was called. and DR.. Savagc's
team left the field. There was much specula-
tlon as TO what was the cause of the delay.
Pretty SION they came on the field again. and
1t was made known that one OF tho team had
injured her eS slightly.
'Humph," grunted a member of one OF the
boys teams: II oetcher She was windcd. You
can't fool me-"
BE that rs 1t may. she resumed play in as
good trim as ever. and pretty soon the two
little girls with the great amount of hair got
the ball between them and gave an exhibition
Of tao King that would have delighted the
hearts Of old foot lnll players. suIh rs Beecher.
Phil King. and Walter Camp. The umpire
had TO run right up and taXe the ball from
them.
After the girls had faced each other once
more n s%crimmRGe followed that made al
most a complete union o. the two teams. Just
as the spectators were wondering how the
Crimson and tho Blue would ever get I'M
tangled, time was called for the last time.
SavRgc's lnstitu c. IL points: Adelphi Acad-
envy, 10 points. Tht lineup was as follows:
DR.. SdudDc. Positions. IdeIphf.
Miss X. Georgt. &C.. ...... Centre ........ Miss J. Tha'kray
Miss y. Armstrong. Left forward. .,... Mis-, l.. Brooks
Miss Is. Gcorgi ....R Right forward go. Miss II. Hedge
Miss j. Armstrong. Len drfencr. Mis-, n. Christensen
Miss |. Znn ,........ Right defence. go. Miss L. Cumbes
Refcrce-Dr. H.. $. Petit, Adclphi Academy. I'm.
pire-l. Jari:nr. 1tucr-Dr. W. l.. Savage. Time
Fifteen.ninGte halves.
Tie game was good-natured from begin
ming to end and very few fouls were com
in training his girls to play without fouling.
the penalty being very severe. and he has re-
celved his reward by sceihg them put up a
very clean game. The two teams shook hands
after the contest in real man-athlctic fashion,,
and thea all he young persons present turned
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