The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26
THANKSGIVING
DAY" WAS HIGH
SCHOOL DAY
The Program Rendered Was
In Every Way an Excel
lent One-The Life of
Teachers and Pupils Was
In It.
EVERYBODY SAW
THE BALL GAMES


Day was the slogan which the High
School adopted for its preparation for
the proper celebration of Thanksgiving
Day. 1870 and when the day was over
everybody in Tucumcari knew that
Than nksgiving day had in reality been
High School Day, and in the annals of
Tucumcari Thanksgiving 1910 will be
long to he remembered and the impetus
long to he felt
Thanksgiving Day was great day.
, the High school made its final prepara.
tions on the Wednesday preceding aud
began its round Of fun aud entertain.
ment when the Santa Rosa Basket Ball
teams arrived at 7:lO Wednesday morn.
ing and when the boys teams arrived NJ
l the next morning the Tucumcari boys
were ready for them and the day of the
game had arrived. II was nm ideal day
for outdoor sport of any kind and AZ ~
o o'clock when the girls teams came OF
the field for the frs, game the excite.
ment was high and il was all question
as to which team would win.
The game opened fast, each team play.
ing fine basketball and the teams seem.
I'D evenly matched but soon the Tu
cuncari girls began to take n lead which
they steadily increased all through the
first fifteen minutes half aud after u
five minute rest they went in To win
and increased their former lead. The
Santa Rosa girls although playing a
good game made too many fouls aud
were not fast enough for the home team
and the score for the first game was 81
to q for 7. II. =.
The boys game was more exciting and
II was sometime before either team
was able 10 make "a good lead. the tn
cumcari boys although outweighed, play
I'D faster and more consistent basket
ball and soon the score was piling up
in their favor and when the first half
closed they had the game coming their
lway to the score of II to |. and in the
/ H''Nhh '''h A'hIlN N'l' pay luE
better ball, Santa Rosa : score began to
climb aud for few minutes II seemed
the visitors might turn the score but
Cowart and Icil'rics got into the game
Il little harder aud the final score stood
~ to - aud Tucumcari High school
had won tn. first two games, the city
had been introduced to intcrscholastic
contests and the interest in the after
noon games was at fever heat. Tucum
earl was determined To win the remain.
ing games and Santa Rosa was deter
mined TO wipe out the defeat of the
morning.
About o clock the people were to be-
seen going in groups. in crowds and sing
~ to the athletic park aud when the
o clock there was crowd of more than
four hundred people IN the grnndstand.
The teams of girls were practically un.
changed and the game began with vim
aud swing not often seen in basket
ball, both teams were playing hard but
the result was not long in doubt. The
rucumcar girls again showed better
team work and were little too fast
for their visitors and at the close of the
first half had the game safely won. The
Santa Rosa girls were game fighters
though and played hard, clean ball in
the last half but could not. though sev.
cral changes aud Mbstitutions were
made pull mp their score and when the
referee sounded his whistle for the close
OF the game Tucumcari High School had
won again ny the score of 20 To s and
the cheers from the grandstand were
dcafcning.
When the boys wcr" called on to the
field they were met by the most en-.
thusiastic cheering of the day and both
teams went on To the field ready TO fight
for the vitcory and the way they went
into the game was inspiring, no time
wasted here, no delay, just straighfor.
ward basketball. Tucumcari was work.
ing hard for her fourth victory and
Santa Rosa was working as hard for her
6rstj try as they would the Santa Rosa