The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-03-01
BASKET BALL SEASON ENDS;
MARIETTA GETS SECOND.

In a fast and exciting game last
Friday between the Fultonites and
the Marietta Girls, the opposing team
won over the home team to 3. This
was by far the most thrilling and
chair raising" game ever pulled Off
on any court in the Prep League.
This being Marietta's last chance
at first place in the League, natural
ly every player was at her best, and
they pulled some fine playing on the
fast team from the Old Fulton High.
In the early part of the game Fulton
fouled, and Miss Audrey Boatner
tossed the ball through the basket
and the Fulton Team began to fight
like tigers. Then Marietta fouled
ard the Captain Graves landed the
ball right through the middle of the
basket, thus it was, and l. Later
Marietta fouled again and it stood
/ and 2. Then Miss Audrey Boatner
was knocked out for minute, but
was soon back fighting like Tro-
jan with her fellow players. Sudden
ly the Fultonites were standing wide
eyed and with mouths open for Ma
rietta had landed a field goal, and
too Miss Audrey Boatner was the
one that had put it through, under
the close guarding of the great
pups" sister, Miss Phillips. The
team went wild and it was the pretti-
est game ever. Miss Williams, Cap
tain and great player of the home
team, covered her forward, Miss
Nina Graves, so closely that she never
had chance to even attempt field
goal.
Then we would not give in, but
alas, our Champion center Miss Co
Der, was landed on the floor for a
second, and the team from Fulton,
through their center, Miss Jackson,
landed field goal, making the score
4 to 3 in their favor. Our team woke
to the situation, but were unable to
score again, and the whistle blew
within the next ten seconds, and it
was all over, giving Marietta second
place in the prep league.
Although Miss Boatner scored all
the points, yet had it not been for
the valuable support handed her by
the other members of the Team she
would have been helpless. The
guarding of the whole team was the
best ever displayed. The Fultonites
were outclassed in real playing and
it was only an accident that Miss
Jackson got the field goal, our Cen
ter being on the floor at the time.
AS for our Guards, Miss Williams
and "Kat" Galley, there are none
that work better together, and their
playing is right at the top in the
Basketball world. They do not hest
tate to jump headlong into an oppo-
nent, or a brick wall, they side-step
like old fellows at the job, and are
considered by basketball fans as the
greatest guards in the League. 1t
was Miss Williams that prevented
Nina Graves from shooting single
field goal, something that no other
guard ever did, Muriel is Team with
ir herself.
AS for our forwards, Misses Au-
drey Boatner, Lula Kemp, and Re-
becca Cole, they are great Miss
Kemp shot a field goal in the first
game with Fulton High and she did
it within ten seconds after the whistle
blew for the first toss up. Miss Boat
ner established a record for goal
shooting from the foul line, shooting
every foul in the game with Semin-
airy; Rebecca Cole scored two field
goals in this game. In fact these
three girls are right at the top when
it comes to putting the ball through
the rim.
We would not forget our Cham
pion center, Miss Alice Gober. Miss
Gober has everything in the basket
ball world when it comes to center.
And she is good looking too, which
goes for much. She has gotten the
tip top, 9 times out of 10, this sea-
son. This is some record within it
self. She can shoot goals, too, and
never fails to land the ball through
the rim when the opportunity offers
itself.
Marietta has a right to be proud
of the Varsity of 1918, and the games