Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-16
BUSY SEASON AT
LOCAL SCHOOLS
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE IS
CLASSY
GIRLS WILL BE UNUSUALLY
ACTIVE
Occidental Students Begin Practice
with Two Squads Trying for
Positions on Varsity
Team
BY RED PERKINS

The coaches of the different gram
ing forward for a successful season
both in the girls and boys department.
Although the season does not start for
another month the students of the
various institutions are out daily prac-
ticing on their respective courts. The
Washington street school. which won
the Los Angeles grammar series for
three years, will have nearly all new
material, with the exception OF three
old students, who are Miss Nellie
Burns, who was the star forward last
year, Miss Lena Ashman. who played
guard and Miss Edith Herrmonson,
who played center. Miss Margaret
Bulle, who will coach the six this sea-
son, is an expert at the game, having
been In charge of fast eastern bas-
ketball team before coming to Los An
geles. Miss Bulle expects to develop
strong team when active practice
opens within the next few weeks.
| The boys team will be composed or
nearly all the old material of last sea-
son. Among those who Will try for
the respective positions are Allan
Campbell, for either forward or guard;
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the fastest players in the south, will
be out for right guard. and no doubt
Will make the team; Joseph Lovinguth
| Is out for either guard or forward and
should make good, as he is considered
an all-round athlete and is interested
in basketball, track and baseball The
| girls baseball club of the Washington
street school will be fast aggregation
this season, as Coach Buile says the
material is good. Last season the
Washington street school won fifteen
| games out of twenty played and tied
with the Thirtieth street school for
championship honors which later In
the season were won by the Twentieth
street team.
Chairman Tritt of the grammar
school athletic committee Is we'll
pleased with the basketball teams of
the Thirtieth street school, and front
the active work the students have beer,
going through on the indoor courts.
he predicts that Thirtieth street will
develop two of the fastest teams in the
grammar school league. This year tho
league will be composed of the follow
ing institutions: Mckinley avenue,
Thirty-seyenth formerly Thirty
ninth), West Vernon, Thirtieth, San
Pedro, Twentieth and Washington
street grammar schools.
The Occidental varsity basketball
practice started the first of the week.
with two full squads out on botn courts
and Judging from the material that has
showed up for practice Occidental Will
have a strong team this season. Among
those who are out for the various po'
sitions are McKenny, Baer and Thorn
as of last years team, while Shaner
and Simmond, two new students, are
showing fine form.
| Volley ball, new athletic event in
troduced by the grammar school attn
| iettc committee, is fast becoming pop
ular in grammar athletics, and every
afternoon the students are out prac-
ticing on their respective grounds. The
Thirtieth street school has probable
candidates in Miller, VESSEL, Dickman.
Bailey, Beck, Baumgard and Foster.
| The schools that have sent in entry
blanks for the volley games are tho
Mckinley avenue Thirty seventh.
West Vernon. Thirtieth, San Pedro.
Twentieth, Fourteenth and Alpine
| streets.
The Thirtieth street boys basketball
| five will have many members OF last
| years team in school again this sea-
| son, and among members that will re-
port for practice will be William Fos-
| ter, who is out for guard, and VESSEL
will try for one of tho forward posi-
tions.
The Marlborough school girls bas-
ketball six will not be organized until
the latter part of next week and from
/ the material now at school q classy
team should be developed. Practically
all new players will be drilled for bas-
ketball honors. Miss Grace Wiltshire
has been selected as coach, while Miss
McDougai will have charge of the ply
steal training department.
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