The Winslow mail., 1924-01-25
W|NSLOW HIGH
CAGE men LOSE
TO WILLIAMS
Boys team defeated Is to
9; Girls seXtet wins from
Gallup by 28 points

Crippled by the fact that one of
its best players was disqualified and
another taken from the game at the
end of the first half, Winslow High
boys basketball team was defeated
by the Williams quintet Is to 9
last Saturday night at the Washing
ton school auditorium. The local
girls sextet, however, won from the
Gallup maidens by the decisive score
of 35 to 7.
If Coach Porter had been able to
play his regular first team, the story
would have been different one
Forced to put in his lightest men
against the husky Williams aggre-
cation, the local squad was so handi-
capped that it was doomed to play
a losing battle AS it was, Winslow,
with its ightest men who played
a great game despite the handicap,
kept the fast Williams team going
at top speed and prevented it from
running up the score with its good
defensive team work. So effective
was the local defense that the noun
tain huskies were forced to resort
to long shots, which availed them
little, in their attempt to lop the
basket. Williams showed good team
work during the first two quarters
and with this she gained lead,
which the local squad was unable
to overcome. Winslow, however, was
more than equal to their opponents
from the point of view of speed.
The maroon and white players,
although defeated as to the score,
won the game if due consideration
is given to their handicap. With the
advantages which the Williams team
possessed, it should have made
much better showing. Pitted against
Winslow's regular cage artists, the
mountain boys would have stood less
chance of winning than the normal
squad Saturday night.
Every member Of the Winslow
aggregation who played in the game
as well as the substitutes gave a
good account Of himself in the slash.
Every one of the boys deserves spe-
cial mention. The players lost, but
the loss was not so much as their
handicap. Infants and Luna of the
Williams squad were the outstanding
players of that team. These two men
composed the scoring machine of the
mountaineers, making all their points
except one field goal, which Cole
shot. Mclean also played a good
game.
The girls contest, like the Normal
clash, was a walk-away for Miss
Myers team. At no time did the
Gallup sextet play winning game.
In justice to Winslow's opponents,
the Gallup maidens played a great
game despite big handicap of
weight, but they were simply out
classed They started out with a
rush, which was quickly dissipated
when the local seXtet got underway.
Miss Myers casaba artists are IA
pidly rounding into an all-star team.
Miss Camp is playing great game
at guard. This is the first year that
she has been on the team, her playing
being most skillful for one who has
had no more experience than she.
Her running mate, Burnetta Will
ans, is also holding down her de-
fensive position in great style. 1t
is through the skillful playing of
these two guards that the scores
of opponent teams have been kept
so far this year to one figure. This
in itself is sufficient proof of their
ability as basketball artists.
Esther Williams and Frieda Hart,
who play the center positions, are
a combination that is hard to beat.
Both girls play a heady game and
have shown more generalship and
skill than any of their opponents
this year. Miss Williams excels at
center and Miss Hart clearly demon
strated Saturday night that she can
play the side position with the best
of 'em.
Proctor and LaPrade compose the
scoring machine of the Winslow's