The Winslow mail., 1924-03-07

Winslow High cage sextet, al
basketball championship, did the next
best thing, taking second place In
the annual tournament held at Tue
son under the auspices of the Unlver-
sity of Arizona. The local maidens
won their games by wide margins
until crucial test Saturday night
when they were defeated 20 to 8 by
the Bisbee squad, the only that has
scored a victory on the Winslow ag-
gregation this year.
Esther Williams, center on the local
sextet, was selected by the coaches
of the contending aggregations as
center on the mythical all state team,
the other members being Skousen,
Mesa, forward; Stapleton, Bisbee,
forward; Metz, Tucson, running
center; PERI. Bisbee, guard; and
Hoffman, Tucson, guard.
In the first clash on Thursday
afternoon Winslow easily defeated
Round Valley, garnering 81 points
as against 16 by the opposing team.
The local squad exhibited superior
attack as well as surprising defens
i've work. The smooth team work
of the centers together with the
other members of the sextet contri-
buted not little toward the victory.
The local forwards played a great
game, garnering baskets from any
angle on the court against the Round
Valley guards LaPrade led in the
scoring with 20 points, Proctor
gathering 49,
Winslow eliminated Rillito on Fri
day afternoon, defeating the South
ern squad 18 to 8. Team work on
the part of the local aggregation
again contributed to an easy victory.
The Rillito guards were also too slow
for the fast and sure play of the
northern forwards. Proctor garner
ed five points and LaPrade 49,
The local maidens started out well
in the decisive clash Saturday night.
During the first quarter they held
the Bisbee team scoreless and at the
same time gathered two points. The
copper girls took the lead in the
second quarter making five points
as against two by Winslow. In the
last half Bisbee had things pretty
much their own way, their forwards
piling up a twelve-point load by the
end of the game. Their guards also
made an excellent showing. The
their game They failed to add to
their score on a number of occasions
through inability to shoot baskets.
Both the local forwards and guards
were considerably handicapped how
ever, by the large size of their op-
ponents. who were exceptionally fast
on their feet.
Winslow's team made very good
impression at the state meet. The
Tucsonians and the visitors said that
the local squad played the cleanest
basketball of any of the contenders
and that their team work excelled
that of any of the competing squads
The girls basketball suits and white
sweaters were also highly praised
During the three games Esther Viii
liams did not have a single foul
called on her and Freda Hart made
only one Fouls on the other mem
bers of the SQUAD were very few.
which was not the case with most Of
the competing teams.
Although defeat. in the final clash
was great disappointment to the
local sextet, the girls have one con-
ISOLATION in that they put Winslow
on the basketball map of Arizona
something that a sextet from this
eitv has never done before. The
followin@ girls compose the team:
Ienetta LaPrade. forward; Evelyn
Proctor. forward: Esther Williams.
jumping center: Freda Hart, running
center; 'Burnette Williams, GUARD.
Hazel Camp. guard; Helen Thaver
and Helen Fussell Miss Madelvn
Myers is coach of the squad
Mesa won the boys state basket
ball championship
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