El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-03
LAS CRUCES DEFEATED
Ell paso Came Off First In the Basket
Ball Contest,

Ball contest,
On Saturday night the girls of Ell
Paso made record for themselves
in the category of Southwestern Bas-
ket Ball teams, lowering the colors OF
the agricultural college, and emblsz
score of 13 as against this opponents D.
This is quite performance considering
that the Ell Paso girls are practically
novices, while the college girls have
had.long experience.
Long before the appointed time q
crowd commenced gathering at the
doors of Chopin hall, and when the
doors were opened the crowd rushed in
and was of sufficient proportions to Sc
cure all the good seats in the house.
The house commenced filing up right
away, and by 7:45 there was hardly
standing room in the spectators por-
ton of the hall. At the appointed
time the two teams emerged from the
dressing-room, the college girls in the
LEAD, and amid deafening applause lined
up for their respective yells. A num-
hand, and showed their presence by all
sorts of barbarious noises for the pur-
pose of cheering on the girls.
The teams were clad in costumes
that permitted free movement of the
muscles and, consisted of a sailor
blouse, knicker bockers, and short
skirt, and altogether presented neat
ly appearance. The college suits were
of grey, with red trimmings, having
the letters A. G. upon their breasts.
The FL Paso girls had dark navy blue
costumes with light blue trimmings.
The game was holly contested
throughout it's entire length.
Several times the teams saw lit to
differ from the referees decision but
he stubbornly held on, aud in the end
he satisfied all parties by the honora-
BILE discharge of his duty. The team
work of the Cruces girls could not have
been better and WAS away ahead OF
nything done by the Ell Paso girls, but
their pitchers work was decidedly
below par and undoubtedly lost Cruces
the game.
What Ell Paso lacked in team work
they made up in the terrible energy OF
their resistance and that coupled with
the fine work of Miss Olivette Paul in
pitching. Miss Julia Wilcox deserves
especial praise for her fine playing also.
Miss Tuoil Bailey plsye d hard for Las
Cruces.
AT the end of the first half the game
stood 6 to 2 in Ell Paso's favor aud by
the end of the last half the score was
increased by 9 and that of the college
by only 3.
Inc pONlt1ODS and personnel OF the
two teams was the same as published
in Saturdays HERALD.
Soon after the game commenced Miss
Tudie Bailey, who was exceedingly ex-
cited. tainted, but was speedily brought
to by the united efforts of Judge Fail
ray, Earnest Winters and some ladies.
After the house was cleared the two
teams and few invited guests repaired
to the English Kitchen and partook of
s-Ig
in most felicitous manner.
Everybody agrees that the college
girls are the most eminently cultured
young ladies who have visited Ell Paso
in long time, and will be always well
come here. The college girls de-
clare that they were entertained per-
fectly, and extended an invitation to
the Ell Paso girls to visit and play them
next Saturday at Las Cruces, promising
them royal time if they should do so.
Miss S. S. Hogan. who organized and
manages the Ell Paso girls, deserves
great credit for training team in two
months so that it could defeat team
of three years. standing.