The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-05
HIGH
RLS PLAY
FOR TITLE
Three Games Decided in
Schools IntercIasS Bas-
ketbaIl Competition.

The Newark High School girls started
their first annual inter-class basketball
tournament yesterday afternoon on the
north campus of the school grounds. The
senior B girls defeated the senior A girls,
Is to 10; the junior AS won from the
junior BIS by a score of 10 toll, and the
freshmen were defeated by their rivals, the
sophomores, 6 to A..
The senior AS and BIS played nip and,
tuck during the first half. Miss Woolson,
captain of the senior AS, was the first
to score. Constance Pearson. the senior
BIS captain, followed shortly afterward
with a pretty goal for her. team. Miss
Wilworth tossed in a free throw for the
senior AS, followed by a field goal hy
Miss Woolson. Miss Pearson succeeded in
scoring another goal for her team before
timN was called, but the Senior AS held
the nead by one point.
In the second half Miss Pearson's team
stfrted with much vigor and 1t was not
long before the clever little forward, Miss
Pearson. dropped in a pair of goals for the
senior BIS. Miss Woolson played hard
TO gain a victory for her team, but the
work of Miss Pearson was fast and she
succeeded in dropping in a total Of nine
goals for her team. The lineup.
Senior A. Senior r
SADIE Woolson. 49,. Constance Pearson
ANANOo d. .MdIX watson
sadio M. onward
paule Violet Hoyt
pe'sie ANDERSON Jones
Helena Tillard
Annie Wilson.".........,........Ed Edna Vent
Mary Van Duzer
Score at end of first half-A, 8: B. a
FINAL seore-A, 10; B, Is. Goals from field
Miss Woolson, 8; Miss Dilworth, /; Miss
5Pearson, 9: Free throws-Miss Dilworth,
z Reteree-Miss Patrick. Umpire-Miss
Coe. Timer-Miss Stager. Time of halves
is minutes each.
The Junior BIS held a lead of two points
in the first half, but by fast and brilliant
work their opponents, the Junior AS, won
out in the second period by a score of 10
to II, the Junior BIS scoring but one point
in the second half. Miss Worth, of the
Junior B team, played a fast game. while
Miss Weademan's shooting was the feature
Of the Junior AS play. The lineup:
Junior A. Junior B.
Hazel Weademan. Dora Worth
Isabel Rockwell .......... Grace Lammesser
Forward.
Janet sinnot &C.,; :...."'.Jessie Colt
Elsie Bessfield. Marcia Kerr
Centre.
Mildred Little. ;..Blanch Hull (c.)
Guard.
Florence Fisher. ............. Minnie Vok
Guard.
Score at end of first half-Junior A., 8;
Junior B., 10. Final score-Junior A, 10;
Junior b, II. Goals from 1eld-Miss
Weademan-6; Miss Rockwell, 3; Miss
Miss Worth. Referee-Miss Patrick. UNI
pire-Miss Coe. Time of halves-15 min
utes each.
The game between the s~ophomores and
the freshmen was interesting. Neither
of the two teams showed q great deal of
knowledge of the game, but the spectators
seemed to enjoy the exhibition. The first
half was exciting, Miss Breuning, captain
of the sophomores, scoring two field goals
to Miss Wiley, of the freshmen teams,
one. The second half proved even more
interesting. though each side scored but
one goal apiece. Thus the sophomores
won from their rivals by a ~scoresof 6 to 4.
: The lineup:
Sophomore. eshm
Gertrude Breuning (capt). -. Helen futile
Helen .telen wiley
Forwards.
Madolyn LandlS. Belle SerVlS
vivian COOK. .0ldQyS I1eCn
Centre.
Jessie Lyncn. .Ioleuo LandlS
Hilda Parks........M Mildred Summer (capt)
Guards.
Score at end Of first half-Sophomores, 4;
Freshies, 2. Fine score-Sophomores, 6;
Freshies, 4. Goals from field-Miss Breun-
Pa&rick. Umpire-Miss Coe. Time
of halves-15m. each.
The next series of games will be played
when the Senior A team meets
the Junior BIS and the Senior BIS the
Junior AS.