The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-10
oCALA LOST THE GAME
Our High School Girls Basket Ball
; Team Defeated in Gainesville
Gainesville Sum-

Gainesville Sun.
Yesterday marked the opening of
the basketball season when the girls
of the local high school played and
defeated the Ocala Fl. S. on the local
court by score of Is to Is.
Having never in the past defeated
the "Wild Cats" the local team "kill-
ed two birds with one stone" and COW
cred themselves with glory.
The outlook at the beginning of the
season was black for the local team,
the majority of its best players hav
| ing graduated last year. Many were
the dubious expressions until happy
appearance of Mrs. Ray Driver who
consented to coach the girls. The
way she whipped and nodded them
into shape in the last two weeks of
practice is a caution. If two weeks of
practice can bring forth playing and
team work as displayed yesterday
then, the future is assured and the
championship of the State is Gaines
Iville's.
The whistle blew at 2:30 and the
two teams took their respective posi-
tons. They certainly did present q
pretty sight, Ocala in their suits of
black, and the Gainesville girls in
white middies and purple boomers,
the local colors.
At the first of the game the wild
Cats" outplayed the champions" and
displayed better team work. This
showed good, efficient coaching; and
the cleanness of craftsmanship dis
played showed well the character of
the players. A cleaner game could
not be played. The particular playing
and team work of the two forwards,
Callie Gissendaner and Agnes Bur-
ford, seemed to be too much for the
local forwards. four consecutive bask-
cts being thrown in the first five min
utes of play. This seemed to discour-
age the local girls but, with the
throwing of basket a few minutes
later, after many failures, by Pauline
Merrill the local girls seemed to SILVER
as the cold water had been poured on
them and awoke with new determin-
ation.
The playing of Cecil Cobb at jump
ling center and Edna Chestnut at
guard was as good as has ever been
on the local court.
/ Time was called several times for
Agnes Burford who finally had to be
taken out of the game and Lucille
lGissendaner put in her place. Lucille
is small but the name "Wild Cat" is
quite appropriate to her playing.
The first half ended with the score
~ to 13 in favor of Ocala.
When the whistle blew for the sec
ond half it was seen that Captain.
Chestnut and Manager Billiard had
made few changes. Jessie Bishop
and Grace Billiard replaced Cecil Cobb
and Leo johnson. Tt was in this half
that the locals covered themselves
with glory and carried off the "ba-
con-" The team work displayed by the
team was beautiful to behold. Jessie
Bishop outpIayed Catherine Leitnel
at jumping center "2 to II Playing
Iof Grace Billiard who was practically
a walking Lazarus" having her left
hand in bad condition and bruised
Il OAOON NCoSCi AC1 4OOC, was q 1SdGuIO
of the game. Everyone acknowledged
that it was these substitutions which
turned defeat into victory. Louise
Brannon at guard brought forth many
complimentary remarks.
| The star playing Of Lena Chancey
and Pauline Merrill for Gainesville
and that of Louise Spencer and the
two guards for Ocala deserve credit.
The second half ended the score Is
to Is in favor of Gainesville.
| One of the largest crowds ever seen
at basket ball game was present,
which goes to show the prominence
the high school is gaining and how
lproud Gainesville is of it.
/ The Lineup
/ Gainesville Ocala
Forwards.