Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-24
BEGIN PRACTICE
FOR BASKETBALL
STUDENTS GETTING READY
FOR SEASON WORK
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS EXPECT TO
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
Greater Activity Shown at All South
ern Institutions Than " Former
Years and Sport VIII se
Unusually Popular
by RED PERKINS

The girls basketball six Of Los An
geles high school was out yesterday
for the first time and the material
that showed up indicates that a classy
squad will be turned out from the hill
top institution when the basketball sea-
son opens next month. The students
of Los Angeles high school have no
superstition regarding the effect OF No.
l3, for that number showed up for reg
lar practice. The only defeat that
came to Los Angeles high school last
season was by Folytechnic, while tney
had clear sailing over the other pre-
paratory schools Among the cshools
that were defeated by Los Angeles
high school team were Whittier coll
leEe, Long Beach high and U. 8. G.
In all, the Los Angeles high school
club played seven games and lost only
one. Those who appeared on the courts
yesterday wern Misses Buchanan, Rie-
ly, Sweet. Klneaudsny, Munsey. john
son, Moore. Gilmore, Holmes, Jones
ta.d Manning. q
The boys basketball five Of Los An
geles high Will play the Normal school
at Normal next Wednesday evening III
one, of their first practice games OF
the season. The game at Normal will
be called at o'clock.
The students of the Los Angeles
Polytechnic high school are indulging
In regular practice on their courts
In fast games and from the showing
already made Poly will have strong
1--we in both the first and second squads
this year.
Manager Levi OF Harvar-. military
school desires to hear from grammar
or high school teams In regard to prac-
tice games before the opening of the
basketball season. The boys would be
pleased to hear either from Normal,
Polytechnic or Los Angeles high school
in regard to game. Call Levi at
Harvard after study hours.
The Hollywood high basketball team
will play the business men OF Holly
wood on the high school courts In one
of the first practice games week
from this afternoon. Hollywood
high school has some fast players on
its team this year. Eastman, who Will
play center, formerly was Connected
with the Y. VI. G. A. Meteor basket
ball five. which won the Southern Cali
fornia mems championship series few
years ago. Wheeler, the physical di-
rector of the school, will be seen In
one OF the guard positions and Is par
ticu rly good in that position. Clar-
ence (Buster) Brown, formerly of Oc-
cidental college, will play guard. Brown
is an ali-round track athlete, having
done the 100 and 220-yard dashes In
fast time in recent meets. McMullen
will try for forward while Tinglas VIII
play the other forward position.
Miss Mary Plummer, formerly OF Los
Angeles high school and one OF the best
basketball players in Southern Cali
fornia, has accepted the position OF
basketball coach at Throop, Pasadena.
- knIr tfat aof ia
basketball affairs and Is we'll qualified
for the position. For several years
Miss Plummer coached the students of
the hill top team and team was de-
veloped that outcassed other prepara-
tory schools of the south.
The Santa Monica high school bas-
ketbalI five is rounding into form for
the coming basketball series between
the various teams In Southern Cali
fornia. and. judging by the material on
hand, Coach Rodgers will develop a
first class team.
There is a movement on foot among
the different high schools to organize
a water polo league. which will be COM
posed of students from the Los An
geles. Polytechnic Hollywood. Har-
ward Military. Throop Of Pasdeana and
Santa Monica schools. Plans are be-
Ing ldlQ LOT Tic vi a iCd6dt'
and meeting will be called soon to
complete organization. The manager
of an east side bath house has prom
ised to turn over to the league the use
of the bath house any afternoon or
evening. The movement was started
by the athletes of Los Angeles high
school and will be an amateur affair
strictly, as several of the Los Angeles
high school track, baseball and foot
bali players will be seen on the hill
top lineup. From the material avail
able at the schools 1t is believed that
fast teams will be developed. as many
players were in leagues in other sea-
sons and all are well advanced in
water sports. If plans can be ar
ranged, Percy Halbritter, captain of
L. A. high baseball team, will call
meeting of all those interested in the
new organization, to be held next week
at high school gymnasium, and all
schools desiring to enter
a team can write to Halbritter at high
school. Halbritter said yesterday that
he would be pleased to hear from as
many preparatory institutions as pos
sible to make success of the organ
ization during the winter months. A
handsome trophy will be presented to
the winning school by one of the local