The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13
Fair Cagers From North Play Captain
Thelma Roses SexIetIe to Draw But are
Outclassed When Tie is Broken
THIRD SCORE GIVES
C. HIS. LEAD OF 81
High School Freshmen Beat SOphs in First
Meet Of InIerclass Schedule by a
1910 II NOseOul

After an unusually hard fought and
well nigh vantageless game, the
Chickasha High school girls by very
perceptible improvement in guarding
and forwarding in the last half, even.
ed a score that seemed for time to
be balancing heavily for the fair visi-
tors and won from EI Reno in the
home gym last night by tie.brealxing
basket In the time appended after the
whistle In the first minutes OF play
the northern basketeers were appar
emily the superiors Of the home sex.
tette both in team work and basket
shooting having scoied three points
before Chickasha could sufficiently
tighten the defense, Throughout the
entire first half El Reno led by a com
Portable reserve and though their first
rush was met by steadily strength
ening resistancc On the part OF the G.
II. $. team the beginning showed
lead for Reno High Of , to 8
With their offensive considerably
weakened by the first burst Of scoring,
the y. II. s. girls could not so ef-
fectively meet the increasing speed
OF the Chickasha forwards at the be-
ginning Of the second and despite the
"a w fhaf thar ..,nn ~ .s.o4r.tnrsa.yte.
ference IN the playing Of the two
squads, still the spirited advance Of
the purple and gold slowly but surely
evend accounts and the end OF the last
half found both aggregations contend.
ing determinedly for the advantage Of
an even break on m. BY mutual
agreement the non-decislon was set
tied by two additional minutes Of play
in which Marie Morgan, local for
ward, tossed the decisive basket.
Local Forward stars.
Both teams strove earnestly especial
ly in the last for the eliminating OF
fouls, the result Of which was a game
that Increased in interest from the
opening jump. No individual" starr
ing was attempted at any tirse but by
far the majority of basketing on either
side must be credited to Marie Morgan
who was answerable for seven of the
total nine in the winning tally. Mar
cia Dikeman's very stringent and con
sistent guarding was in itself largely
responsible for the fact that I'll Reno
was unable to score in the concluding
play while the c. H. S. centers Thelma
Rose and Nala Chittum, provided that
the ball should remain for so large
part. of the time in the locals terri
tory The two new names on the
lineup, Dobbins, forward, and Ben
nett at guard proved valuable addi-
tions to the regulars and even the sub
stitutes played with degree Of adept
ness and science unusual to seasoned
followers Of tho basket. The invading
cohorts were a remarkably fast and
heady aggregation and gave an excel
lent demonstration Of snappy and well
organized playing The lineup was as
follows:
chickasha-Dobblns, M Morgan for
wards; T. Rose. N. Chittum, centers
NJ. Dikeman, Bennett guards.
FL Reno-sullivan, Baine, forwards
Cifers, Corlee, centers; Shaefcr, Me-
Carty. guards.
Substitutions-Mi -Minette for Dobbins;
Grimsley for Dikeman
Referee. Myers, Central Normal
Glass Game Falls to Fresh.
The first meet Of the inter-class
schedule was an interesting game be-
tween the freshmen and the sopho-
mores Of the Chiclxasha High school
in which the first year students walk
ed around the more advanced class
men for a score OF 10 to II favoring
the former. Much skill was displayed
in this amateur" performance and
several Of the personae give great
promise OF developing more expert
and efficient cagers than have ever
battIed for the cause in c. II. S. The
yearlings were prominent for speed
and cooperative work and early as