Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-04
title IN BASKET.
BALL TO BE DE
CIDED FRIDAY
Punahou and Priory win Battle
for the Championship on the
Pr,0ry Grounds - Some 9th
er Matches

Ct Matches
The deciding basketball game OF the
season Is TO be played on Friday. De.
cember 9Th between the pri0ry and
Punahou, on the Priory grounds al (
O'Clock. II the game Il won hy the
Priory team. the championship will 70
10 II, but II Punahou wins. another
game between Punahou and the Prlory
vii be necessary. Both are confident
and are making great preparations for
the meeting The Priory girls are out
rracticing every afternoon. Miss
Evelyn Cunningham Is coachlna fhe
team and the success OF her work Il
evident from the results obtained so
far this season. The team has played
three games and won two out OF the
three. The Priory's main standbys are
Agnes Frendo and Elizabeth Kaeo. the
two speedy forwards who have done
such excellent basket throwtng this
year Rose Cummings. captain and
Jumping center on the team. Is an.
other splendid player and has 4 dne
record behind her. TIE rest OF the
girls are equally good players and tax
en- altogether the team Is nearly per.
feet.
The Punahou team, though II hasn't
as good record as the Priory. piaya
strong, hard. game. and the only
reason It has not come out victorious
Tcre often Is because OF fte lack of
team work. The girls play individual.
Y too much, and when thoy come up
against team that has good team
wcrE they don't have show. sThit
week, however. the players have beef,
practicing on team work and they ex-
meet to be match forstke priofv m
the game on Friday. The pnnahon
forwards. Mele Williams and Ruth
Soper. are excellent players and il
they had more support from the team
there Is no doubt but that tho resiilfn
would be different from what they
have been, Elizabeth Low. cal -..ln
md jumping center for Punahon. ma
Marie MeveIeh are also GOOD PLAYERS
ana IRE strong points on the team
Playing Against Boys. fss
The Punahou girls haze been pfIe
titing with team picked from among
he boys lately. and this work win b.
II great assistance to them FOR Il
gves them the best Of practice. ar.
Kicker Is coaching the fnsin end ~ill
Ne assisted by Mr. Burdiclx hereafter.
Vhe Punabou girls are ready to bit 70
good fight and there Is mt -
llightest doubt but tSat the game win
5e fine one. The Priory girls viii be
lighting for the championship AMI ihs
Punahou girls for chance at the
Championship.
If the Priory wins the game. the
championship will 90 there but r,taa-
hou and Mckinley will play FOR The
title between those two schools This
game is to be played whether Puma
hou wins or loses Friday, and 4 10
tecide the championship between
Punahou and Mckinley. The Date has
rot been definitely set but Il Is probable
that 1t will be Wednef day of next
week It is to be played On TIE
Priory grounds as they are neutral.
This game win also be very good
one, as both teams have good deal
10 win.
The lineup Of the teams az they
will probably be for the game on Fri
day Is as follows:
Priory: Forwards, Agnes Frsfdo.
Elizabeth Kaeo; centers. Rose Cum.
mings fcaptain), Charlotte Kopp;
guards. Mary Hart, Irene DAWSON
Punahou: Forwards, Mele Williams.
Puth Soper; centers, Elizabeth Low
Marie McVeigh: guards.
Julia Campbell, Violet Austin.
A second team game between Puma
hou and Mckinley is to be played on
Monday. The second teams have been
1oing very good work this year, and
there is no doubt but that the game
or Monday will be no exception. An
other second team game is TO be play
Cd this week. probably on Friday. be-
tween Punahou and the Priory. This
game will also be good one. Both
games will be played at four o'clock
Oh the Priory grounds.
The basketball game between tile
Bluffs and the Blues. the PunahoI
Prep. teams. was played yesterday
afternoon, and resulted in victory for
the Blues with score of 12-6. The
little Prep. girls are not the least be-
hind in the game and they PLAYED fast
and strongly In the first half ne
two teams held together very well.
but in the second half the Blues ran
away from their opponents The gene
vas refereed by Miss Martin. one OF
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