Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-12-13

has taken Il natural interest in the
game. BY taking one division each day
the director has time to observe each
individual in his play and to bestow
personal Instruction and coaching.
Each color leader chooses his best
players for the week end championship
games. This plan works admirably,
only clean, fair play being tolerated
at all times The loud boisterous boy
is held i'll check while the shy, timid
one is encouraged
A careful account of all champion
ship games played is kept, showing
per centage and standing of the vari-
Gus teams at all times Data is posted
on the bulletin board for general in
formation. Later the best players of
each color will be gathered into one
team to represent the school in inter-
scholastic games. BY giving this
team some inside work in baseball it
will be possible to have very strong
combination to uphold the school honor
in that particular sport
Basketball Girls Division-Miss Alton
Clark and Miss Anime Cash
Directors
The girls basketball has Il slightly
different order than other games, bat
the same general features are observed
in organizing the teams. There are
four divisions divided and sub divided
into teams which are scheduled to play
on the different fields at specified
-.
on Wednesdays of each week the
color leaders of each division together
with the coach, selects the best team
from the division. This Information
is posted and contests are held the
Thursday following for solor honors
This same plan is followed for the
events from the boys division The
standing is kept and posted from week
to week. Four we'll arranged fields are
used for this sport, Equipment is gov
erned as in the other sports.
Soccer Football-W. H. Hoogestraat
Director
Although the American game Of foot
ball is not played in the Mesa schools,
soccer football furnishes a fairly good
substitute and the boys have taken it
up enthusiastically. Several days a
week are spent in practicing and short
games between teams of the same di
vision are played
About once or twice a week match
games arep layed between members of
two divisions and the scores kept to
determine at the end Of the month
which division is the champion. Nat
urallv in all tie match games each d.
vision tries to have as large repre-
sentation as possible on the field to
root up their side. Another interesting
feature is the contesting of each mem
Der of the divisions on distance kicking.
the average of each is taken and the
honors go to the division having the
highest average The unwritten low in
soccer as well as in any of the other
sports on the grounds. is to give the
small boy an equal chance with the
larger and stronger fellows.
voIlcy Ball and Playground Bale. F.
Meagher, Director
These two games are primarily girls
games and afford them an interest
exercise and pleasure to that of the
boys in their base and soccer ball sport.
The manipulation of the bail and the
rules of the game require alertness and
action. Nolley ball is most interest
ing game played with a ball of smaller
size and less in weight than a basket
ball. and is batted to and fro across a
net about eight feet in height Points
are secured as in the game of hand baH.
In addition to being an interesting
game volley ball tends to the develop
ment OF the body probably to a greater
extent than any other game played by
the girls.
Playground ball has a remarkable
resemblance to baseball. 1t is played
with a lighter weight bat. on smaller
diamonds and with a large soft bail
which makes the use of gloves ana
mask unnecessary. and serious accident
improbable. The girls seem to take
the same lively interest in this game
as the boys do in baseball.
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