Cañon City record., 1898-01-13
THE RED WINS.
Exciting Basket Ball Game Played
by Canon City Young Ladies' on
Monday Night.

An exclUlng game was Cne OdSket
ball contest between the High School
team and a picked team from the city,
in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium Mon
day night. Seventy-five tickets were
issued for the friends of the players
but from the crowd it seemed that
each ticket must have admitted four
or five persons. The High School boys
were there with their tin horns and
class yells and between the two they
succeeded in entertaining the audience
between innings with some excellent
(?) music.
At 8 o'clock the players, clad in
very pretty gymnasium suits, came in
and took their places, the whistle
sounded and the game Immediately
waxed warm 1t dosen't take
basket ball game long to become ex-
citing. For twenty minutes the battle
was waged then ten minutes inter-
mission was enjoyed by the players,
likewise by the boys with the big tin
horns. ,slts-5 a.s-s
The second half was no less excit-
ing than the first. When the game
ended the score stood 7 to 6 in favor
of the High School team. The play
ing was very good considering that
neither team had practiced long. On
the High School side Misses Harding
and Harrison each threw a goal and
Miss Pansy Reynolds threw three goals
on fouls. On the other side Miss
Holland threw one goal and Miss Maud
Brown two. The teams were as fol-
lows:
CITY Maude Brown, captain,
center; Anna Holland and Villa Haag
forwards, Edna LaGrange and Victoria
Rudolph guards.
HIGH SCHOOL, Minnie Baker, CEN
ter; Pansy Raynolds and Ida Harrison
| forwards, Roxey Woods and Alice
Harding, guards.
The rules of basket ball are simple
and the game itself devoid of intri-
cacies. Opportunities are frequent
where the players may use to good
advantage skill and thorough knowl-
edge of the game, yet these prerequi-
sits are useless if GOODNESS does not
prevail. A cool, calculating and am
bilious player is to be admired and
adds much strength to team. That
the majority of the audience were
not familiar with the rules governing
this game was noticeable Monday eve
ming, by the numerous inquiries on all
sides as to certain plays. For the
\ benefit of those interested we briefly
1 outline the game.
The game requires ten players, five
on side, and the positions each occu-
pies are known as center" forward"
and guard" On either side of the
room where the game is to be played
and about ten feet from the floor are
securely placed two large hoops, these
are called goals Two umpires are
essential to determine any misplays or
fouls and referee has entire control
of the game. The object of each team
is to secure the largest number OF
points, and to this end each side en-
deavores to prevent their opponents
from throwing goal and at the same
time they attempt to do so. A goal
counts two points, and a goal thrown
on 'foul' counts one. In case of
foul, which consists in attempting
to play the ball contrary to rules,
the opposing team is given chance
to throw goal and should they sue
coed it counts one. A goal thrown
during progress of game counts two.
The game consists of two twenty-min-
ute halves or innings, with ten minutes
intermission. The basket ball Is very
similar to foot ball.
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