Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-12-13
THE BASKET BALL GAME.
Third Set in a Series of Five Played
Rythmics xhibition-Banquet
and Entertainment.


basket ball games in the series of five
arranged for by the High School, was
played. The evening opened with an
exhibition of Rythmics under the super
vision of Miss Garlock with Miss Phil
lips at the piano. The children taking
part are in the lower grades and to see
one of these exhibitions is to understand
and appreciate their worth. Not only
are they of great educational value but
they afford highly pleasing entertain
ment when executed as capably as these
children are able to give them under
the efficient training of their instructor
Miss Garlock. Judging by the intense
interest and hearty applause, the au-
dience will always be glad to welcome
an exhibition of Rythmics any time they
are on the program.
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The Upper Classmen and Freshmen
basket ball teams played their third set
in the series of five for which they are
scheduled, on Friday night. Under the
careful and faithful training of their
coach, Miss McEnaney the teams have
improved wonderfully and played a
swift, snappy game that resulted in a
victory for the Freshmen. If the girls
keep on they will be able to put up a
team that will make it decidedly in
teresting for any outside team in the
Hills with whom they may be able to
arrange a game.
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Rah! Rah! Rail- for the High School
boys! and Rah! Rah! Rab for the Town
boys! Both teams played well, but one
must always be the winner and in this
case the High School boys came off vic
torious with score of l3 to IL.
The game was pulled off after the girls
game on Friday evening and was follow
ed by large and enthusiastic audience
who watched every play with the
deepest interest and widest cheering.
In the first half the H. s. boys took the
Town boys by storm, forcing the ball
constantly to the home goal and closing
the half with score of to in their
favor. In the second half the Town line
up trotted out on the field with "do or
die" expression and they certainly lived
up to their motto for their first play was
to capture the ball pass it to their champ
ion basket thrower and ha skillfully
landed it in the H. S. goal They had
"did and died" for if it had not been for
that fatal error the game would have
been tie. The FL. S. boys played low
in whirlwind rushes keeping always un-
der the branches of the tall town trees,
and there needed to be method in their
madness for those same waving branches
were doing most effective work in plac-
ing the ball in the Town boys goal when
ever they got possession of it. In fact, so
effective was the work that when time
was called on the second half the score
stood only Is to II in favor of the High
School. 1t certainly was magnificent
struggle-a struggle between the two
teams fer the laurel wreath, and a strug-
gle on the part of the audience to save
such portions of their anatomy and
clothing as they might happen to need
during the rest of the winter. Every
body enjoyed it tho, most thoroughly,
contestants and onlookers alike, and i t
is to be hoped that another game may
be arranged for, in the near future.
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Certainly the High School and Town
basket ball boys ought to make their very
best bow lin case they are sufficiently
recovered from their recent game to
make bow to the High School basket
ball girls for the delightful banquet and
entertainment the latter provided for
them after the game in the Opera House
on last Friday night. The stage was
made to answer the purpose of ban.
quet hall, and covers were laid for forty
on the two long tables. Some of the
young ladies can paint as well as play
basket ball and dainty hand decorated
place cards helped the guests to find
their places. In the centre of one oi
the tables was great cluster of kinniki-
nick arranged artistically to form a nest
in which reposed, in all reverence and
dignity, battle Scared and dingy, but
much beloved basket ball. In the centre
of the other table was also arranged q
cluster of kinnikinick with two minia.
ture goals, standing upright, temptingly
inviting and looking to the uninitiated
$50 easy" 1t turned out that these
lady hostesses were also skillful cooks
and expert Mattresses as well as painters
and decorators, and after the guests were
comfortably seated, served them with a
delicious menu of good things which
disappeard much after the fashion of a
basket ball in scrimmage.
Then followed the toasts presided over
by Prof. Kess as toast master. All
kinds of toasts, dry, crisp and buttered
on both sides were passed around and
found altogether acceptable.
The entertainment proved to be de.
lightful one, and the young ladies' are tc
be congratulated on their success.
| And now the writer wishes to propose
toast to the Faculty for their interest
in the social and physical as well as the
educational welfare of their pupils, and
a toast to the pupils who by willingness
and faithful work can show their appre-
citation of the efforts made in their be.
half, and a toast to the public at large,
who by whole hearted and sincere co.
operation can make both Faculty and