The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-08
DANGER OF ROUGH PLAY
CHANGE ~ BASKET BALL RULES
WILL CAUSE MANY FOULS.
Field Goals Vow Count Three Points
-PersonneI of the Local Teams
Haskell Ball Gossip.

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OF the best players in the city. but who
unfortunately has not been reinstated as
an amateur. believes that the new rules
regarding the change of scoring goals from
field from two points to three points will
cause many more fouls to be committed
in a game. Formerly this play counted
but two points and as a goal from foul
counts but one point a player will DELHI
erately make a foul TO prevent an oppo-
nent from scoring a goal from field. This
can easily be done I'm a game Of basketball
by shouldering. tripping, striking, kicking
or unnecessary ~roughness. If the score of
the two teams is close and the game impor-
tant attempts to foul will be frequent when
a player has a good opportunity TO make
a goal from field. BY committing the foul
1T will give the opposing side an opportun-
ity TO try for goal from foul, which if made
will count but one point.
Excepting the change in the scoring the
new rules are practically the same as
last year. One change provides that if
the ball is batted, rolled. bounced OF passed
from the field of play il shall be given TO
the opponents at the point where Ii left
the field. Carrying the ball from the
field also constitutes a foul.
Never before in the history OF the Short
ridge High School has interest in basket
ball been at such high pitch among the
young women Of the school than it is this
year. Miss Mcclellan. a teacher in the
school. has assumed the management of
the first team and with the aid of Miss
Gladys Nehrbas, who is captain, a strong
club has been organized. The makeup
OF the other teams has been put largely
in the hands Of Miss Nehrbas and she
has picked five teams out of sixty young
women annIfpanfG For Soma time the
young women have been without a place
to practice. The old stable in the rear of
the school, which Mr.. Wright promised TO
repair for the use of the players, has been
condemned by the building inspector.
Since this order was issued the players
have had no place TO practice. The ques-
ton was taken to the superintendent of
schools, who promised 10 bring the mat
ter before the board; Miss Nehrbas has
practice. The girls will practice Mon
days and Thursdays and Mr.. George
Reeves will act as coach. This is for the
first team. however. A practice ground
for the remaining teams has not yet been
found and il is likely that the School
Board will provide a place.
Already challenges have been received
from the Girls Classical School and the
Normal School for games. If the basket
ball team is organized among the girl stu
dents OF the NJ. T. III. s. the girls in the
Shortridge High School first team will
send a challenge with a view Of viping
out the defeat of the football team. IL is
said There is some rumOrS or the girls
of the NJ. 7. H. S. organizing a basketball
team. but as yet nothing has materialized.
Following is the personnel OF the girls
clubs or the Shortridge High School.
First team-Miss Gladys Nehrbas. cap
tain and right forward; Nora Lacey, left
forward; Ruth Maxwell, guard; Ethel Dor
sey, center; Louise Zwick' guard; Grace
Ihtlputt, substitute guard: Lydia Wallace,
substitute guard; Rachel Baker, substitute
forward; Ethel Reeves. substitute guard;
Margaret center.
Second tpam-HaZpl OShOrQP- Canfain- AL
berthe Shepherd, Dell Ramey, Jane Blake
~, Emma Allison. Grin Pearson, Bess
Jones. Frances Woener, Olive Hawkins and
Ruth MOOrhead.
Third team-Irene Dixon. captain; Ora
Williams. Louise CHM, Mary Barnes.
Helen Spain, Mabel Rea, Matte COndre,
Lucy Evans. Buren, Bonnell. Cecil Brad
ley. Edna Schirmer. Lillian Clark and
Helen Thomas.
Fourth Wallace. captain;
Bernice Orndorff. Alma Krause. Laura
Arnold, Leo Everett, Ruth Boyer. Lillian
Miller. Helen Rowland, the Misses SObbe,
Criley and Hupp.
Fifth eam-Barbara Morrison. captain;
Shirley Thomas. Leo Landgraff, jeanette
Gipe. Edith Keegan. Elizabeth Rawls.
Helen Thomas, Helen Johnson, Helen
Brown. Sarah Lee, Grace Mcdowell and
Miss Kennedy.
The followers of basket ball will be given
a chance Tuesday night TO witness the first
games of the season. There will be a
double header in the Y. NJ. c. a. gym
nasium between the first Y. NJ. c. A. team
and a five composed Of other players who
are members of the Meridian-street NJ. r.
Church and who are members of the y.
VI. G. a. The second game will be between
the second Y. NJ. g. A. team and the first
team from the Manual Training High
School. In the contest with the first team
Manager Purvis will give TO the Meridian
street five a handicap OF fifteen points.
This Will cause the members OF the Y. NJ.
4. y team TO do some great playing 10
overcome the lead. 1t was announced last
week that in all games played by the first
y. NJ g.. A. team with clubs outside of the
league the second team would also play a
preliminary game. making each contest a
double header Manager Bauman. OF the
second team. has lost several OF last years
team. who are now trying for places on the
drst team
The league season is TO open Dec. IA. and
al the players OF the league are now work
ing hard 10 get into condition for the OPEN
ing game. The two high schools since the
close OF the football season are putting all
shelr strength TO basket ball and are hard
AT work on their training days in the gym
aasium. The players from the South Side
school practice every Wednesday and Fri
day afternoons. while the Shortridge play
srs practice on Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons. Holdson, who played a won
aerful game on last years Shcrtridge team,
= captain OF this years five and is now
Bard at work with about twenty new can
aidates breaking them I'm for positions on
the team. Each team in the league has a
large surplus OF candidates. and from pres
ont indications no team will be called COM
blete until near the close Of the PLAYING
Season. II Is the purpose Of each captain
and mandger 10 use all the substitutes by
picking from them hves for different
kames. There are. however. players who
made good regulations in last years
league. and these Will find a place in tbs
games this year. One Of the old PLAYERS II
+ thought viii remain on the team each
hight during the playing season and I'm this
way coach the new material.
on Dec. Il the Y. NJ. c. A. team will play
the COnnersvil1e five in this city. II is said
tina the COnnersville team represents a
strong and swift lot OF players. During
she holidays games have been arranged
NTH Cincinnati University and Y. NJ. G. \.
d. Cincinnati. Springfield, o., team in this
CITY. University OF Kansas team in this
aity. State Normal az Terre Haute. and
Manager PurVis intends making a tour OF
aOuthern Ohio and northern Kentucky. lie
Nill also arrange for "A tour 20 include
northern Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and
Wisconsin.
Following are those who will represen:
Shortridge High School this year. La Fol
lette. forward. Masters. guard: Barbee,
guard: Posey. center: Pratt. forward: Ran
dali. guard; NOnncgut. forward; Clark.
guard. Bangs, forward. Adams. forward.