Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
1ab BASKET BALL.

University D.feais the A & N. College
BY a Score Of 4 10 g.
The basket bail game at the Armory
last night, between teams from the uni.
v%ersity aud the Agricultural ana Me.
chanicsl college, took the people OF Abu-
querque by storm. Probably a majority
Of the large crowd. who witnessed the
game, hsd never seen a similar contest
b fore aud their highest expectations
were more than realized. The game has
achieved a wonderful popularity ia this
city aud can always depend upon draw.
ing large crowds to witness Il.
Toe crowd commenced 70 gather before
s o'clock aud continued TO pour In until
$40 when there we're probably 400 people
la the hall. r. n. Wilkerson called the
gathering 10 order and requested that
every one refrain from making any noisy
demonstration or from interfering with
the ball. lie announced the players on
each Of the teams, who we're placed ~
foliows:
Agricultural and Mechanical college:
Miss Gladys Llewellyn. center: Misses
Maude MoRie and Nora Newberry, for
wards; Miss Minnie Newberry and Tudie
Bailey. guards.
University: Aiss Lucy Hazaldine. cen.
ter Misses Wiley and MeDonsid, guard
Miss Lizzie Hughes, forward. and Mise
Bell schustor. goal thrower.
Charles Mcdonald aetei ~ referee, X.
Baird aud Winter as coaches, and Roy
Mcdonald and Professor Barber, time
keepers.
The young ladies Of the two teams took
their positions.
Mlss Bailey won In the toss mp and ne
lected the west goal. The referee blew
hts whistle as a signal, threw the ball
into the center and the game was ON.
The young ladies put plenty OF ginger
into their playing from the start aud 1t
was only a few moments before the crowd
was enthusiastic. Miss Newberry, for
the college, 6rst succeeded in throwing
the ball into the basket. This was the
signal for a wild display Of enthusiasm by
The adherents Of the A. 4 NJ. college, who
gave the college yell and fairly shouted
themselves hoarse.
A few minutes later Aliss Schuster gave
the ''rOoters" Tor the university team an
opportunity TO letsG some OF their pent
up enthusiasm by throwing n clean goal,
thus tieiRg the score The 1rst half ended
with a score Of ? to g..
In the second half Miss Schuster sue
ceeded In again throwing the ball into
the BASKET and the crowd fairly went
Wild. The university students gave
their yell but II was drowned in the
uproar that wa created by the rest Of
the audience. IN this half Miss Tudie
Bailey, Of tho college, fell down on the
platform in rushing after the ball aud
tainted. She soon revived but was I'M
able TO nnish the game and Miss Cole
man was put In as a substitute. This
accident, while II was not Of a serious
nature, tended to put a damper on the
enthusiasm Of the spectators for the
remainder OF the game. Neither side
succeeded in landing the ball In the
basket again and when time was called
the score was 4 to ? in favor OF the
university.
Although they were defeated the col
lege girls really played the better game,
as their team work WAS much superior to
that Of the university girls. Luck was
against them, however, and they missed
the goal several times by scarcely the
breadth Of a hair.
A dance In honor Of the visitors was
given at the close OF the game, for which
Prof. Di Mauro's orchestra furnished the
music.