The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
my, WHAT ATIME!
High School Athletic Meet Most
Exciting.
Boys and Girls Yelled Them
selves HOarse.
WESTPORT GOES DOWN
Basket Ball Team Gets Revenge
on MissOurianS.
Girls Lose a Game to WaShburn
MaidenS.
WESTPORT GOES DOWN

The annual heavy high school noise
broke out in the auditorium last night
and the building was packed. To a
grown-up the scene seemed sort OF
cross between Christmas and the
Fourth of July-between events there
were lulls of an expectancy almost
Yuletide, then an explosion of yells,
whistles and shrieks would follow
with Topeka" or a III or "12."
At any rate it was the highs big time
and If the janitor didn't find a dust
deIuge this morning 1t didn't settle
there.
The school board and instructors have
the rostrum and attend. The various
classes are apportioned in sections
and march in with banners and bunt-
ing, to set UP a bid for the nolSlesI
clan, but whether the Benevolent
order of Mox' or the drab Monks"
won that heat was not placed on rec
ord.
The most important feature of the
bill was the basketball game with the
Westport highs of Kansas City, Mo.
which team had once defeated the
Topeka lads. In the hard fought
game last night Topeka won by
marrow margin of SO to 81. BY this
victory Topeka claims the champion
ship of the Missouri valley high
schools The Westports were big
team of boys and played a clever
game throughout and often 1T SEEM
ed that they should win but the local
lads outdid themselves in the last
minutes IN sensational play. Elther
of the teams played in near-college
class and probably on par with the
development of the game in eastern
schools. The lineup follows:
Topeka. Position Westport.
Smiley $500. forward Downs
forward SWRan6V
Sears $500. center Shepard
HVoodford guard ---. .Dlggle
Searle .--.-. guard Raggan
observation-disclosures Field goals
Downs, z; Sweeney, 2; Shepard, 2.
Goals from free trials-Sweeney, 8.
a little travesty on our great Ameri-
can game, called girls indoor base
ball'' was the opener for the show.
With the two extra shortstops in the
very small field, the floor was simply
olds. Yet at that and the size of the
ball which is something like a big
toadstooI covered with leather. the
batters were able to slam base hits
through the infield and pump long
drives into the bleachers. The feature
of girls indoor baseball, however,
is the chasing of the ball around the
floor or juggling it in the air, for girls
hands are very small and in attempt
ing to close around the ball, the thing
quicksilver then some iIl-trained toe
would strike it, then at last it would
be captured and held tightly and
proudly in the elbow of an arm until
the runner slid home. Sophomore
and freshmen girls played this game
and the sophs won IA to 9. The line
up:
Freshmen Position Sophomores
Kingman -.....p .Chincholl
Nelson ..-......c $500. .Swearingen
Forbes 1b .Tom1lson
KleinhanS .2b ......... Miller
Johnson .-......3b ...... .Zanditon
Montgomery RS .Sjolander
Douglas is Dol1ey
Lindsay TT shannon
Carlson -.......h .ShOrthill
Crow ..-........cf ......... Knox
The high school girls basket ball
team took on the Washburn college
girls and though they were of about
The same strength, proved not so ex-
perienced or apt at team work. The
Washburn girls got-as they usually
DO everything else-the football play
ers' big ''W'' white blankets and made
q heavy scoring by merely putting in
an appearance. Director Fisher was
also there. The final score was 81 to {
in college favor. The teams:
High School. Position. Washburn.
Lindsay. Center. Harrington,
VandarnnnI "a