El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-22
Ell PASO #
WAS SECOND
Albuquerque Team Won the
Basket Ball Contest
PLAYED AT CHOPIN HALL
The Game Was Fast At Times But
There We're Too Many Fouls
And Unsatisfactory Decisions.

When the teams played it was very,
very good; when the umpires talked il
| was horr1d. That is an epitome of the
| basket ball game last night between
Ell Paso and Albuquerque at Chopin
Hall. The latter won by q score of 5
| to 2. The audience was large and en-
thusia tic.
Basket ball games here ere too few
to warrant basket ball expert on the
HERALD, but to a man in the gallery
it looked as though the Albuquerque
young ladies showed the best team
play while in individual playing the
Ell Paso girls and the umpire ex-
celled.
The game proper was q close second
in attracting attention, but whenever
it threatened to become really interest
ing or Ell Paso had the ball the umpire
promptly stopped the deal, and took
the ball away from whomever had it,
After sfspirited CAB contest during which
he held the center ofthe stage, he would
announce In large, fierce voice: st
is a foul, because 1 heard Miss Wilcox
laugh" or Albuquerque has the ball
because Miss Higgins stepped on the
captains toe" Then the umpire would
give Albuquerque try at goal aud
stop being "it' long enough to let the
game go on. A basket ball game with
out an umpire would be a pleasing
novelty.
The line up of the teams was as fol-
lows:
Lizzie Hughes. .rf. Tina Lindauer
Leila Buchanan. If. Gertrude higgins
Mabel Hunt. .....c. Julia Wilcox
Freda Berth. RIB. /. Louise Wilcox
Myrtle Williams. lib. Laura Mundy
Umpires-Maynard Harding and 81.
J. Seis. Referee-Mr. Tucker.
The game abounded in a series of
good hard plays, interpreted by num-
erous claims and allowances of foul.
SIN the first half the evident good
team work of the visitors showed itself
to advantage In the early plays. The
fiercely hard playing of the Ell Paso girls
of the Albuquerque goal, but each
time it was too closely threatened
clever pass work and Interference
saved them from a score.
Frequent awards of the ball on fouls
gave several chances for fair tries at
goal, but both Miss Julia Wilcox and
Miss Hunt we're unable to place the big
bail until the latter succeeded just be- |
lore the end of the first half in making
; goal.
In the second half, Miss Hughes was
with a beautiful goal from |
The field, but this decision gave rise to |
serious objection. Miss Hughes, one |
If the cleverst players on the visiting |
,eam, had q way of stopping over |
against the wall, and of holding the |
oall, while lodging her opponent.
Miss Mundy. This the Ell Faso play
srs claimed was Distinctly against the
Jules, as it is not allowable to hold the
ball; and it was that alone which en-
Ibled her to throw the goal.
For Ell Paso, the best playing was
lone by Miss Laura Mundy whose
energy and forcefulness of attack was
Miss Julia Wilcox, the
,leverest and most effective player on
'he home team, was at no time last
hight so fine player as che has
shown herself to be. Miss
louise Wilcox kept lots of goals away
~ her superb defense.
OF the Albuquerque players, Miss
Hunt is to be praised for her good
,ead-work. In the tries for goal, the
Yelling, cheering audience never dis
,opcerted her. Miss Hughes was
wonderfully clever. ~ the playing of
Miss Williams can nc most praised by
ikening it to th@. If Miss Louise
Wilcox.
n fouls was ,-ress.. The misunder-
landing arose from a misconception of
he rules. 1t is unfortunate as the
anne scarcely showed the relative
merits of the two teams.
However, there WAS no deep or SER
ous III feeling, and the dance which
ollowed the game was much enjoyed.
The game was much rouRher than
was at first thought to be. 1t has
eveloped this morning that Miss
aura Mundy sprained her ankle and
Hiss Laura Wilcox seriously hurt her
boulder. and yet both played bravely
q throughout the game.
Because of the ierceness of the con.
est the young ladies were thoroughly
red this morning, and the proposed
-ip ACROSS the river WAS Abandoned