The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-26
LOCAL TEAM IS
NOW ASSURED
Hancock viii Be Represented In
Basketball League

That the Hancock high school will
be represented in the copper countr,
basketball league is now assured. a,
arrangements for hall were com,
pleted and the first practice was held
held Yesterday afternoon. Both IN,
girls and boys of the local school viii
enter teams In the league.
II was first thought that the higl
school would not be represented mi,
year as a hall could not bee secured
The Amphidrome was used hy the
Hancock players for two years. Inn
this was considered too great a dis.
lance for the members of the team "a
travel 10 practice so Germania hall
was secured. This arrangement work .
ed very satisfactorily, but objection
was raised when the authorities of the
school endeavOred to secure IL the fol-
lowing year The North Star Tenn
perance hall has finally been secured
for practice and the coaches of the
different teams will drill regularly
from now ON.
Miss Lillian Scott vii coach the
girls team. Miss Scott was a former
player on the high school team and
was captain for two consecutive
years. Mr.. Bedinger probably will be
secured To coach the boys. as he has
taken up work in this line during the
summer vacations.
The prospects for "a championship
boys quint this year are very good.
Although they will lose three valua BILE
players, they have an abundance of
new material from which To select
their team. Barrett, star center ON the
1872 ANA 1913 teams, has been lost to
them by graduation, as have also
Light, who played guard for two
years and Gillespie, who played sub
stitute forward in 1872 and regular i'm
1913. Mette, McGlynn and Merke, Of
last years squad, still remain and two
recruits may easily be found in the
large number of men who have an
nounced their intention of playing this
year.
Some of the players who will be in
the try-outs this year are: Ross Nc
Glynn, Larsen Merke, O'Neill, Hos
king, Mette. Martin. Zurcher and VI
seth No captain has been elected to
head the squad, but this will be done
at a future date.
The girls team will consist prac-
;ically of new material, as all of last
years team, with the exception of Lot
tie Fisher, who will again play center,
have been lost by the graduation
route Catherine McGee. who former
~ played side center, Erma Exley and
Leora Urfels, forwards. and Agnes
Larsen and Mary Coughlin, guards,
will not be seen in the lineup this
season.
Seventy-tivc names have been turn
i'm To Principal IL. f.. Johnson desg-
mating that that number of students
will be ont for the two teams. Some
Of the promising ones for the girls
squad are: Helen Crawford, Darthea
LOttie Fisher. Lempi Kru-
ka, Dorothy Mayworm, Marion Lord,
IIessie Fisher and Rose Brossard.
Elect Class Captains.
The commercial department Of the
school will enter u boys team in the
class games, which will be played To
help the coach select team To rep
resent the school in the copper country
league. Spences Light was elected !
captain of the Commercials. The !
commercials will have Light. Ross, !
Mcrke, Zurcher and Dock in their |
lineup.
The freshmen probably will enter |
a team. but have not elected their
leader as yet. The Juniors have elect
ed Esther Berala as captain of the !
girls squad ana Helen Crawford man
ager, and the boys chose Eden Nc |
lynn to lead their quint. The sopho-
more team will have Edith Rehner at |