Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-22
ELKO HIGH SCHOOL
PAYS OLD SCORE
Basketball Duels Between Rival
Teams Results In Double De-
feat For Local School BOYS
(From the White Pire Newsl

NrToln the Wnlte Pine NeWSJ
Eight very line and capable look
ing young men with their coach, Prof.
Il. V. Thomas, arrived in Elv bv
thursdays train, and Immediately set
about making preparations for one of
the greatest events OF the school
year. They came with the firm in.
tention OF administering 20 the White
flne aggregation OF athletes such a
druobing as would in Il measure off.
set the trouncings that Elko has re-
ceived in past years. and with this I'm
view had selected the best material
that could be induced TO qualify i'm
The state interscholastic league as
team of basketball players.
The Ely team went TO Elko last
year and enjoyed the hospitality OF
generous rival for two days with
all expenses paid. This is the return
courtesy extended Elko by the Ely
team. Preparations had been going
OIL for several weeks and the Ely
boys had everything in shape TO give
their friends and opponents most
cordial welcome and to make their
stay in Ely one TO be long remember
ed by the members of the Elko team
Although the train was late Thurs
day night, about forty students met
the visitors at The station and indulg-
ed in more or less vociferous eX-
preston of their pleasure in seeing
The hG from, NJ III
who were 10 meet the Ely athletes in
two OF the hardest fought contests
i'll basketball that have yet taken
place in Ely.
Arrangements were made TO hold
the games in the Bio hall. on ac-
count of the small seating capacity OF
the high school gymnasium. and two
teams were selected from the high
school girls 10 play the preliminar!
games of each evening. This added
much to the entertainment afforded
by the games and gave the girls an
opportunity for trying their mrttlc
on strange floor under conditions
quite different from those under
which they play in the school gym
nasium.
The game Thursday evening start
cd with the referees whistle at 7:45,
the girls having had f"w minutes
only for getting accustomed TO the
slippery floor. Signs of stage fright
and uncertainty passed after the first
five minutes and the opposing teams
settled down to real work. This was
the first game in which the problem
of keeping the ball within bounds
had ever confronted either OF the Ely
teams. which accounted in a measure
for the slow work of the first half of
the game. The final score was 10 to
in favor of the White SoX." Miss
Gladys NJ. Lewis acted as referee for
the girls.
The boys came on the floor imme.
diately following the close of the
girls game. and the play began. Prin-
cipal r. J. Terry of East Ely was Sc.
lected as referee for the first game
between White Pine and ElkO. and
he lost no time in getting the boys
into action. Elko was fortunate in
making a basket within Il fraction of
minute after the game opened, and
from that time Oh through the first
half struggled hard to keep up the
pace with which they started out.
The first half closed with score of
to o in favor of Elko. The second
half found the Elko boys ready again
with a number of well prepared spe-
cial plays that carried past the Ely
boys and won for the visitors TWEEN
~ more points, while the White Pine
team was unable TO score point.
The games opened on time Friday
evening with everybody prepared to
do business from the sound of the
whistle. The girls again contcnded
for honors, there having been soy.
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