Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-05
BASKETBALL IS
NEXT ON DOCKET
GIRLS GETTING READY FOR
SEASON PLAY
BOYS ALSO ARE ACTIVE WITH
PREPARATIONS
Practice ls Daily Feature Of High
School and College Athletics, and
Several Strong Teams VIII
Be In Field
BY RED PERKINS

While their brothers are playing foot
ball and baseball the girls of the Vari-
GUS high schools and colleges are get
ting ready for the coming basketpali
season. BY the end of the present week
candidates for the different class teams
will be out for preliminary practice'
At least forty young women are eH
pected to turn out at u. s. G. Inc COL
iege. six. In all probability, will enter
a team in the women's paskelpail
league, which now Is under way. -,
Several we'll known students VIII De
on the lineup of the freshman GLASS;
Among them are Miss Ruth Dennen
of the girls collegiate school and MISS
Elsie Yoch, formerly of the santa Ana
high school. The University OF soutn-
ern California will feel keenly the Joss
of Miss Ethel Hogan. Miss Laura
Woodhead has entered the University
of Stanford. Miss Katherine Asher and
Ella Winstanley are the only remain
ing members of the old team. Miss
Asher has been appointed assistant to
Professor Vanderpool for the outdoor
training.
The Los Angeles high school boys
basketball team started practice the
middle of last week. None of last
years team members was back, and
material from last years second team
will have to be signed up for the first
team this season. Charles Cooper will
manage the hill school five this year
and Jack Harrigan has been elected
captain of the first team. Twenty men
reported for practice during the week
and work was started with rush.
Basketball practice will start on the
Occidental courts this morning under
the direction of Physical Director
George Braden, formerly of the Pasa-
dena Y. M. c. A., and 1t is expected
practice. The squad will be handi-
capped for want of an indoor practice
court, but the freshman team has
several fast players. Hollister, for
merly of the Pasadena Y. M. G. A., and
Simonds are experienced men. Simonds
is 6 feet inches tall, and Coach Bra
den believes he will make an ideal
center. Baer, McKenney, Mcdowell,
Hillery, Conrad, Hopkins and P.
Thomas are among those remaining
from last years team, and competition
for places Is keen.
The st. Vincent students, although
much interested In football at the pres
ent time, are looking forward to one
of the fastest basketball teams in
Southern California. Coach Moeres ex-
poets to have several candidates out for
preliminary practice. Among those who
will put in appearance will be Cum
ningham and Tommy de YbarTando,
and, in all probability, "Frenchy" La
mer, who acted as captain of the
squad few years ago.
Pomona college will not attempt
basketball practice until after the foot
ball season Is over In November. The
team this season will have to be built
out of new material, as only one player
remains from last year, being Miss
Rosamond Norman. Miss Bissell and
Miss Norman will be forwards, Miss
Edwards and Miss jerks will be out
for guards and Miss Metcalf for center.
The prep girls also will place a team
in the field. owing to the rule barring
preps from the college team, to try
conclusions with the different high
school aggregations.
Three great losses of the boys team
of Pomona college will be Hayes, who
has, entered Stanford; Metcalf, who
has gone to Boston "Tech," and Nc
Kee, who graduated. This year Gore
still is out for center, Miles and Rich
ards for forwards and Lorbeer and
Wingard for guards.
Coach Pierce will have charge of the
Of the best coaches in the south. hav-
ing played in many professional games
in the east.
The boys preparatory team also will
enter a team in the interscholastic
basketball scramble and already have
secured two stars in Robert Merrion
of the Pasadena Y. NJ c. A. and Rob-
ert Spurgeon of the Santa Ana high
school.
Most of Whittier college basketball
players will be back this year and the
Quakers are planning TO make basket
ball their long suit to redeem the de-
feat of their other athletic teams.
They will endeavor to win the cham
pionship series again this season.
Polytechnic high school boys basket
ball team has lost the services of
Charles Rickerhauser, formerly captain
and crack forward, who has departed
for the University of Michigan, where
he will enter the various athletic events
or that institution.
Miss Mary Brown, expert woman
tennis player and ali-round athlete,
Will be one of the leaders of the Poly
team and in all probability will cap
tain the six this year.
Pomona high school will develop a
Iast team. despite the loss of three of
tneir star players. Evans entered
berkeley, Kepner will attend Pomona
college and Belcher graduated.
The Pomona high school girls bas-
hetpaii six. which won the orange belt
championship last year, will enter a
team this year in the hope of again
capturing the trophy. The only serious
loss 10 the team is Miss Ruby Poston, |
VINO graduated last year.
Inc ontario high school girls team |
WIZ start work this week and have a |
complete lineup, with the exception of |
center. The probable forwards will be |
tne stranger sisters, Harriet and Olive, |
N, WIlie Tor guards Misses Kincaid and |
9nnpson are the likely candidates. The |
poys team at present is of q minus |
quantity, since none OF last years team
has returned.
tne scnool board and city council Of |
Hedondo have taken up the matter of
providing an athletic field for the city |
- ssudents and adding physical culture
10 10 the regular course in the high school,
me pian Is to secure a suitable site
Wnere one-third mile cinder track
ana a gymnasium can be built.