The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-01
FAIR MAIDS AT
BASKET BALL.
Athletic Girls at RandOIph-MaCOn
Woman's College.
THANKSGIVING MATCH GAME,
The White of the Gama-Alpha Epsilon
Waves Triumphantly over the Nio-
let Colors of the Decadentes.
other Matters.
THANKSGIVING MATCH GAME,

RANDOLPH-AIACON WOMANS coll
BEGE. LYNCHBURG. VA. Nov. S0.-Spe-
cial-The match game Of basket ball play
ed on Thanksgiving Day between the two
first teams the Cana Alpha Epsilon
(o0'ors white) and the "Dccadentes' tco.-
ors violet was a most interesting spec
tacc.
The lineup Of the teams was as fol-
lows:
"Gama Alpha Epsilon"-Miss Courtney
basket man. Miss ogden. home man: Miss
Hundley. home man (captaim' Miss HUI
center man: Miss Darden, center man =
Miss Richardson. center man, Miss Sim
BALL guard: Miss +. Coleman, guard ;
Miss AGREE. guard. Substitutes-Misses
Underwood. Lavnder CraighilL
"Dccadentos '-Miss Compton, basket
man. Miss Peek. home man. Miss Phillips,
home man: Miss Humphreys. center man .
Miss Magruder center man; Miss ASH
more. center man. Hiss Love, guard MISS
Kennedy. guard. Miss Davis. guard cap
tain). Substitutcs-Miss Patterson, Miss
Johnson MISS o. Coleman.
Umplrcs-NIiss HargrOyes, Mr. Robert
Ninfrce
limo Kecper-Dr. J. II. Latane.
Time Of game half an hour.
THE GREEK GIRLS.
on the side OF the ''Gama)Alpha Epsi-
lon" Miss Hull being unable 10 play. her
place WIS substituted by Miss CraighilL
Both Misses Magruder and Humphreys
being absent from the "Decadeutes line
up. their places were we'll filed BY Misses
Johnson and .. Coleman.
il was a spirited contest and the game
was characterized by the few errors
made especially on the DOSING side. In
terest was kept up 70 the highest point
bv he brilliant plays made on hoth SIDES
throughout the game.
FEATURES OF TILE PLAY.
Fspecialv of note was the beautiful tri-
angular play of Misses Courtney. Hundiey
and ogden. Also Misses kimbail and
AGREE distinguished themselves by their
successful double plays Misses Johnson
and Davis also made several successful
5olble pfavs. OF the noteworthy center
plavs Miss Darden had the monopoly ex-
cent where Miss o. Coleman artiully foil
cd her Niss Love proved very alert
guard and kept close az Miss Courtney. $
heels. Miss Peek offered efficient ala 70
her basket man. and kept an ever wdtch-
ful eve on the bail Miss Compton. OF
thc "pecgdentcs" was prominently sue
cessful I'm making goals. never failing
once In getting the ball in the basket.
TWO INNINGS.
of Is minutes each. AT the end OF the
arsf inning the Cana Alpha Epsi-
lon'' were presented with beautiful
lunch of magnificent white ch-ysan-
themums and Miss Compton was the
reciDient of a lovely bunch of fra
erant violets. These tributes were
s,reoted with cheers By the enthusiastic
crowd OF spectators.
THE RIOTERS.
The rooters on both sides were very much
In evidence and these were some OF the
vells that resoundd through the campus:
..rhe violets, the violetsl where are theyY
Thev are I'm the consume.
..,rhc ,,bites, the whites whore are they?
They are in the basket
Sweet violets. sweeter than all the roses
Decadentes. Decadents. Decadentes'
Throughout the game there were IRE
auent cries OF good girl and the names
OF the players were shouted with VIM.
Last. but by no means least of the strik-
ing features were the two little mascots
of the DecadeIites' team, two tiny boys
literally covered with violet draperiHs.