Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-07
LORRAINE GIRLS
MEET SHANAHAN
Speedy Basketball Teams Clash
Tonight at Armory in
West Philadelphia
BY SPICK HALL -

Two Of the speediest feminine basket
ball teams in Philadelphia will clash
tonight when the Lorraine Girls Club
five meets the Shanahan quintet on the
hoor OF the ArmOry, at Forty second
street and Westminster avenue. The
referee will start the contest at 8 10. |
Both of the teams have been working
hard to get in shape for this game, uuu
1t will mark the opening setto for the
Lorraine girls.
The Lorraine Girls Club is affiliated
with the Lorraine Boys Club, an up
town organization that is widely
known in athletic circles. The captain
and manager Of the Lorraine girls is
Miss Mary &. Conway. Assisting her
in the managerial duties is Jimmie Wei
don. who plays guard on the boys team.
William Rice. another member of the
club organized the girls team and has
taken an active interest in its develop
ment.
Practice Last Night
Last night the Lorraine girls had their
final practice for tomgnt's game. Miss
Conway is well pleased with the way in
which the team has developed. and she
expects to put a winning bunch on the
floor before the season is much older.
The regular team has not yet been
picked, but will be in the near future
Tonight Misses Hannah Herbst and
Margaret Enright will start at the for
ward positions, and later IN the game
Miss Anna Adams will be given n
chance. Miss Mary Pearce will Jump
center at the beginning, but later Miss
Mary Gilroy will get into the tray. Miss
Conway will hold down one of the guard
positions, and Miss Edna O'Donell will
start at the other. Miss Naomi Camp
bell and Miss Anna Landy may also get
in before the evenings battle is over.
All Of these girls who play on the
Lorraine team have had lot of basket
ball experience, and they are sure to
form rattling good combination. Miss
llerbSt got her basketball start at Will
liam Penn High School.
At Temple University Miss Enright
was star. and Miss Pearce comes to
the Lorraine Club from the American
Railway Express team. Miss Adams,
erly played with Athletic Recreation
Park. and Miss Gilroy and Miss Con-
way were star members of the Fleisher
team last season.
Miss Conway, owing to her fine de-
I tcnsivc work, plays guard, although she
is Just about as good forward as any
girl in the city. She does all of the foul
shooting, and does it well. She rings
the one pointers fully as often as the
average man.
Besides being basketball players,
! Miss Conway and Miss Gilroy are base
ball tOSsers of more than passing re
nown. Both played on the fast Fleisher
team last summer. Miss Gilroy did most
| of the hurling for the team. At the
beginning of the season Miss Conway
started as n catcher, but it was decided
that she was too good fielder to leave
behind the bat, so she was shifted to
the Ouefield.
Shifted to Infield
After having played all three gardens
at various times. Miss Conway played
first, second, third base and shortstop
before the season was over. She also
pitched and. won the game against the
Quartermastcr' Club! She is right =
handed thrrwsr and hitter
Later in the winter it is expected
that FlciShcr's will organize a regular
team. In that event. Miss Conway will
play with that five also. At present there
are only departmental games for the
Feisher girls.
Miss Conway has arranged several
more games for the Lorraine Club. but
she would like to get others with girls
teams playing either boys or girls
rules. Any team that would like to meet
the Lorraine five can arrange it by
writing Miss Conway at 2217 Federal
street.
The Lorraine team will continue to
hold its weekly practice at the Athletic
Recreation Center. Twenty ninth and
Master streets.