Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-12-14
MESA GIRLS
BEAT NORMAL
Fast Basketball Game Goes
to Gem City Team, II to
11-NormaI Mems Team
Puts 1t Over Mesa High,
2i to IT
Especial to The Republican,

Especial to The Republican,
MESA, Dee. 13-In one of the most
exciting contests of the season. the
Mesa high school girls won tnelr game
from the normal team with a score of
IL to IL last night. The girls won prac-
tically in the first half us it was evil
dent when the teams went to the floor
that the normal team was ut Il disad-
Vanage by not being accustomed to the
sickness of the surface. The high team
showed some nervousness at the begin
Ming as there We're number of high
school champs on the normal team, but
! they soon settled down TO work and
| played their opponents to q standstill.
Louisa Rogers was the only one Of the
normal team who was successful in
| making point and she failed to place
| throws from the foul line which meant
| points. The high teams also lost some
! points i'll the same manner but did not
| have as many opportunities. In the
| first minute of the play Captain Rogers
! placed one through the hoop ana the
| norpal bunch went wild. After that
one from the foul line was all that was
collected. out of ten chances, seven at
| tempts by Rogers, three by Stephens.
/ For the high, Grace Pond made one
| field and two out of five chances from
the line, Zina Shumway one out of two
chances from the line. First half, TO
. favor of Mesa.
Coach Irish rounded the girls up for
| instruction before the second half and
! they came back determined to over
come their disadvantage Before the
! hair was over they had done so with
two points to spare and then the fun
| began. The high team spurted over
| coming the lead and holding the score
even at the conclusion of the last half
In this half Captain Bond got three
| field baskets and two out of three
chances from the foul line, Subway
lost both her chances. Rogers two
fields and four out of eight chances
from the foul line stephens lost one
chance Last half S to s, nine fouls
were charged up to each team about
equally distributed between the play
ers
/Il.e boys contest was onesided from
the start Bond in center not being
able to get over Moeur Buster Brown
had had a slight attack of pleurisy and
he was unable to connect in his usual
brilliant manner. The high team seem
ed to lose themselves in this half leaV-
ing their men completely uncovered.
Captain Phelps particularly was guilty
Of tins grevious error. Stapley con-
nectcd with the hoop from the field
three times and lost one chance from
the foul line. Bond lost one free
throw. Brown made one field. Mocur
connected for five fields. McCrcary for
three ard lost one free throw, from
ono field Fast work and perfect pas
sing kept the ball safe for them all
during this half In the second half
Brown was replaced by Morris and Ia
Ter Bond by Openshaw
The high team covered a little closer
this half but still it looked from the
side that the normal could have scored
more than they did should they have
thought it necessary Time and agair
the high team held the ball until it was
taken from them, Castle particularly
being aggressive in this practice, &c.
|
football. The last half the score stood
St
The line up:
: Girls. Mesa
r Forwards, Bond, captain, fields,
from foul line, u; Shumway. / from
= foul line, / centers Theresa Burton
Iona Pomeroy; guards. Grace Ellis
S worth Ruth Rcyprs
Tempe
S Forwards, Louesa Rogers. captain
: fields. five from foul line, II; Mabe
S Stephens: centers, Lucille Mortenser
Lucille Nelson; guards, Theresa Hagley
Gladys Walker
= Boys, Tempe
n Forwards. McCreary, captain.
= fields, S; Fran, 4; center. Mueur,
n fields, from foul line. II; Guards
/ Castle, Brady. Total, "a
s. Mesa
Forwards Phelps. captain. fields 4
l. Stapley, 3 fields, 6; center Bond, open
e shaw, / field, 2; guards, Brown, / fielt
a 3 Morris, Eddy. Total Il.
Coaches for Mesa girls, f. c. John
= son; Tempe, f. Irish, with Miss Blai
!, as physical director and chaperone.
$ Boys, Tempe, G. Schaefer. precepto
u boys dormitory; Mesa, Prof Carpenter
Referee and umpire interchangint
IL Pomeroy and Sherwood.
q Scorer. w. Lesueur, G. Dawns; tim
; keeper. Gail Johnson and representa-
tive from the normal
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| hon ri ndnces And hnAN The crnAMd II