Evening journal., 1922-12-09
HIGH SOPHS
ARE CHAMPIONS
Girls Win Basketball Series
With Four Straight
Wins
SENIORS FINISH
IN SECOND PLACE
FinaI Team stnndlng


Yesterdays Result
Sophomores, 81; Seniors, 2S.
Capturing their fourth consecutive
victory the Sophomores took the
championship of the Wilmington
High school Girls Interclass Bas-
ketbalI League with a clean slate by
defeating their closest contenders,
the Seniors. in the final game yes
terday afternoon, 27 10 2S.. 1t was
a tight and tingling tussle from
start to finish and we'll worthy of a
championship struggle. The close
ness of the play is we'll indicated by
the fact that each team secured IL
field goals, the margin of victory
for the Sophs being earned from the
penalty mark by Miss Thomson who
made five attempts good to the one
free toss cashed by the Seniors.
To Miss Rosenberg, captain Of the
tower class sextet goes the scoring
honors with eight field goals. She
was closely followed by Miss Rosen.
of the defeated six. who registered
several attempts from the court.
The play was exceedingly close at
all times with the score tied on
numerous occasions and the lead al
ternating all the way through the
game. Miss Money. of the Sophs,
captured the initial tap-off and the
ball went spinning into Senior ter
xitory. A technical foul gave Miss
Thomson her first try from the fif-
teen-foot mark, and she chalked up
the first point OF the game. This !
lead was short lived for Miss Rosen |
sent the upper class representatives |
90 the fore with a neat two-timer. |
Anoher foul toss by Miss Thomson
evened the count.
Scoring was nil for the next five
minutes with the Seniors retaining
possession of the pill most of the
time, due TO some, clever passing.
The champs guards were on the
alert and held the Senior forwards
safe.
Two more field goals by Miss
Thomson and field goals by Miss
|
iors. started the scoring again, with
the Seniors in the lead. . TO 6. Miss
Rosenberg then got in some fiashy
field tosses TO bring the Sophs TO the
front once more at half time, II
TO IL.
The large crowd OF spectators
which crammed the balcony to its
capacity was in a cheering mood and
voiced long yells for both teams.
Here and there were groups from
each class represented on the court
and they gave thier own individual
class cheers.
When the final period started both !
teams were there with more deter !
and the ball was passed
about for fully five minues, the close {
guarding standing out. Miss Bendre $
lifted the lid off the baskets with a =
double-decker and she was closely r
followed by her running mate Miss I
Rosen. with only one field goal
the teams, the upper class 9
sextet increased its efforts. A rally Z
by the sophs again gave them a q
safer working margin, Miss Rosen- h
berg raising the count 10 "a TO 16,
in favor of her team. with several O
neat field tosses. This lead was he
ing cut down steadily. the Seniors a
getting seven points while the Sophs n
nicked the net for three. when the C
inal toot was sounded. &
Miss Wainwright and Miss Hay L
directors Of girls athletics at the e
High School, deserve much credit I
or the success of the inter-class :
age league. Their efforts were we'll
.ewarded as in soccer several weeks II
,go. although the interest shown and
he fast development Of material
rhe coaches win be greatly heped
n their selection of the girls var
dty six through the play displayed
,v the players in the class circuit.