The Delta independent., 1924-03-14
OUR GIRLS PART IN THE
TOURNAMENT CAGE SCRAP
(By Mrs. Stearn.sl .

40 not understand the system OF
elimination in the recent basketball
tournament, but the general feeling is
that, had the Delta girls had the same
number of games to play that other
girls teams had, they would have
shown up better in the tournament.
| or course this is entirely hypotheti-
cal and of course we are partial to
| those plucky girls of ours, for no one
could be certain how the contest
would have resulted had Fruita bat
tied Glenwood that last day, instead of
permitting the latter team to rest
while our girls proved for the second
time that they could take the Fruita
girls down to defeat.
/ AS an evidence of this you must re-
member that twice the Fruita team
defeated Delta in practice games, and
at the tournament failed utterly. An
other instance is shown in the fact
that in the semi-final boys game,
GunnisOn ran away with the game
with Fruita 25-17, and half an hour
later had gone down to defeat 24-21.
But We are all just as proud as pea
cocks over the work of our girls who
stayed till the last, still fighting.
/ Dorothy Covert and Bobbie Wat
hns, always stars as forwards, never
gave up during the games. Dorothy
even staying through four games the
second day, against a team which
played but two games during the
tournament, and in the afternoon col
lapsed on the floor when strength fin
I ally failed her.
/ And Dolores Dunn, the running
center-God bless her, how she did
. fight! Her passing was splendid, and
not even the rough bumps on the floor
time and again when the attacks were
too heavy for a Freshman girl, could
dampen her spirits. Referee Dana al
ways picked her up with such quick,
tender movement, as II he expected 20
find her unconscious, but you can't
knock her out so easy. "Stubby"
Castle, though she had less oportun-
ity to play. also stood by" and
proved herself real brick" playing
the game all the time.
A4AA AAt4 AAtlt Was lllllt aUIllt
Richards the Freshman Guard, who
had great part in winning the games
against Fruita. When Olson. the six
foot two Fruita forward. attempted TO
make a basket, Annie did an excellent
job Of rafting despite the difference
in their sizes, bobbing up and down
for all the world like a baby's toy doll
on the end OF a rubber. And believe
me, 1t nearly always worked Annie,
too, had to take her share of the hard
knocks, but like certain well-known
brand OF wearing apparel she al.
ways came up smiling"
Mind you we have three Freshman
on the first team this year and every.
body knows what that means-four
years Of basketball in high school.
Marian Lewis. the third Freshman.
did not have an opportunity to work
often, but surprised everyone by her
work as jumping center when sub
bling for Genevieve Jewell who was
forced out for one quarter by slight
injury
Certainly We have a fine jumping
center in Genevieve Jewell-tal, alert
and active; taking the knocks and de-
ieats with a smile.
/ And then, there were the guards,
Betty Stewart and Eva Rogers. Both
girls were real aces in guarding, Eya's
only difficulty being her ambition
which brought down penalties for
foulinE Gut Eva didn't have a corner
on the fouls. for nearly everybody had
at least one from that easle-eyed ref.
cree
And speaking OF referees-if there
ever was a perfect specimen OF those
individuals. It was Herb Dana. He
gave universal satisfaction so far as
! know.
There was another member whose
name for some reason was omitted
from the official score card. but who
was always on hand and who made
good in the pinches That was Mary
Covert At the close OF the afternoon
game with Fruita she subbed for her
sister and was rapid and accurate at
shooting baskets. Mary is a coming
basketball star for next years work
The tournament is over: the covet.
ed cup has returned to Glenwood
whence It came. but the work OF our
girls has filled us all with respect ad-
miration and love which will never
fail.