Evening star., 1926-02-15

afternoon to set the maximum pay
for referees officiating in the league
games at SO. "A motion also was pass
ed to the effect that man officials will
not be engaged for future matches.
Officials must be agreed upon mutual
ly "a hours before the scheduled time
for any contest and in case of dis
agreement the matter must be placed
in the hands of the executive COM
mittee of the council one day preced-
ing the match.
Another important decision was in
regard to male coaches. No team in
the league may compete in future
schedules if coached by man. Those
having male coaches this year will not
be barred from the rest Of the series,
however. This action was taken, not
because of any dissatisfaction with
present coaches, but because the
teams feel that with so many trained
woman coaches in the field now, it is
advisable to make use of them in
view of the recognized fact that wom-
an coaches are better equipped to
handle women's teams.
Players and coaches may officiate in
scheduled games provided their own
teams are not competing, according to
another ruling made at the meeting
yesterday.
unique program is planned for
March 3. Picked teams from the ranks
OF coaches and officials will oppose an
all-star squad from the league in the
Marjorie Webster gymnasium. A So
cial gathering will follow the game.
Gladys Mills, Eleanor Watt and
Margaret Craig were named as a
program committee to arrange for
the party. Grace Keefe will select
the coaches committee and the man.
ager of each league will choose her
best player for the all.star squad.
Coaches will meet for practice this
Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the
Webster School and again on Febru-
ary 26 at the same time and place.
Their final practice will take place
March l at Business High School
Recently there appeared locally a
picture with the captain THE Evo-
luton of Girls Basket Ball Suits"
1t purported to be an accurate illus
tration of the rapidity with which
the fair sex had emerged from a cum
berSome, bulky costume of MILDLY
blouse and huge balloon-like bloom.
ers to a brief uniform consisting of
running trunks and sleeveless shirt
Under the latter illustration it was
stated that this costume was neces-
odiS III udShet Ddli lOQay. UnlOrtu-
nately for the good name of basket
ball, many people believed this pic.
ture to be authentic. AS matter
of fact, it contains only the proverbial
grain of truth which gave the ener-
getic photographer the Big Idea
We have seen the majority Of the
club and scholastic teams in action
here in Washington during the past
season and only once have we seen
custume even remotely resembling
the 1926" model. The George Wash
ington players wear a buff and blue
outfit, composed of trunks mot so
brief and a collarless blouse with
short sleeves. With this one excep-
ton, all other teams have been
garbed in the regulation bloomer and
MILDLY or long g-sleeved sweater.
The costume worn by the young
lady who posed in the illustration of
the 1926 model" seems to be nothing
more nor less than a track suit,
probably borrowed for the occasion.
We doubt seriously if it has ever ap.
peared on a local basket ball floor.
Certainly 1t has not been adopted by
any of our representative teams.