La Junta tribune., 1916-03-04
mon SCHOOL ooLUsn.
y Fsrssy \. Ils~is.
Glri. wiz Chanpso..hip.


Girls win Chanpsoaship.
The La Junta girls. team last Sat
urday night.in the fastest game Of the
season. defeated the team from Trim
idad by asscore Of 2s 70 II. thereby
winning the championship Of the
Southern Colorado Northern New
Mexico League. This game d the
sixth our girls have won. having gone
through the entire season without .
defeat. Thus. for the last three con-
secutive years. the La Junta girls
team has won the psnnant. and for
the past two seasons they have fin
ished with . standing Of 1000 per
cent.
The game with Trinidad was bit
rough. but nevertheless. well played
by both teams. The game was de-
layed somewhat owing to the injury
Of two OF the players during the
first half. One Of them was . Trim
dad guard and the other La Junta
forward. Helen Edwards. However.
both Of the players were soon able
to enter the game and playing was
resumed. At first the La Junta
team seemed q Bit nervous. owing to
the fact. perhass, that Defie schuy-
Ter. one Of the regular guards. was
sick and unable TO b in the game.
The Trinidad team took the lead but
were soon overtaken when La Junta
got down to real playing.
Perhaps the greatest feature Of all
the sames that have been played this
year btween girls teams is the team
work Of our girls. Il has been no
ticed and commented spon BY almost
everyone who has Witnessed their
playing. and II certainly speaks
nuch for the efficient coaching Of
Nr Hunt. Mr.. Harper. q gentleman
pho has for the past two years ref
$reed the most Of the basket bail
games IN the valley. and who um-
! tirc1 -. 49, saturday. paid .
! - - 7n6aslynan,
gina. when he said. II have seen
tournanents In Kansas where there
were over fifty high school teams
participating. and believe that Of
all the high school teams ! have ev-
eP sess there. there IL not one Of
then but what the Ia Junta team
could easily defeat"
n first half Of ths game ended
10 L. Junta's favor and Ia Junta
kspe the lead throughout the re-
maindsr Of the game. Trinidad. how
ever. vas set on winning and put up
. good fight. II might be mentioned
here that Trinidad even had . mar
rted woman on their team. That is.
thsir captain. Mary Ptlkington. had
besa married 70 NJ. Walton. teach
q u the Trinidad high school just
the day before the game.
L. Junta sndeavored TO treat the
visitors 10 the best way possible. and
svesything WAS done for their en-.
testalament during their stay here.
o. he other hand. the Trinidad
giris took their defeat. gracsfully.
aad Il may b. stated here that they
have every reason to Be proud Of the
flght which they put up for the pen
nant TIE psnnsnt was awarded By
~ referee OF the game 70 the Ia
Juata capssin. ~ soon - the game
was flashed. OF the ssvsn girls who
se0gsesatsd the school this year
D)aaehs Mumby. csptsin; Effie
0ehuyler and Bessie xsndnsr Will
tsa1uats: the rsmaiaing four. Hsl.
. Dlwsrds. Rush MeCaulsy. ooldis
olus aad Gertrude Frosss. viii b In
seheel asxe year. Some promising
uaassial was brought out this year
~ ehs vacant places on the team
Nm DeeSably b. filled By this years
subslieslss, The most probable can.
1llalss Tor The places being Alice
0hoso aad vlora Brown.
unDsa ChassA Ds11eee1so.