Evening star., 1926-11-05

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starts, they are favored to win the sc
dope today by defeating them. :,
The Sophs were scheduled to meet
the Junior-Senior combination this art
ernoon at 2 O'Clock to play the fourth
and probably deciding contest Of the
series. The class Of '29 succumbed
to the Junior-Seniors in the opening
game of the series. but later defeated
the Freshmen in almost as decisive a
fashion as the leaders, banking them
while they registered six goals.
The Junior.Senior squad Is composed
of Helen Miller, left wing; Grace Rose.
left inside: Ermyntrude Walden, center
forward; Alice Maffey, right inner;
Elizabeth Hasting, right wing; Mary
Ewing, left halfback; Vivian Robb,
center halfback; Mae Huntzberger,
right haifback; Virginia Blackstone
and Ruth jackson, alternating at left
full back; Betty Brandenberg, right
fuliback and Louise 'Omwake, goal.
Sophomores who were slated to face
the Junior-Senior eleven include
Helen Humphreys, left wing; Myrtle
Crouch, left inner; Alice Graham, cen
ter forward; Alice Adams. right inner;
Maxine Alverson, right wing; Avril
Stewart, center halfback; Louise du
Bose, right halfback; Julia Denning.
left halfback; Estelle Humphreys. left
fullback: Mary K. LutZ, right fullback,
and Helen Shaner. goal. Elizabeth
Zimmerman, Margaret Knapp, Eliz-
abeth de Kay, Elizabeth Chapman and
Mary Mattingly are the reserves.
The freshman squad, which put up
a good fight in each Of its games, al
though sorely handicapped by mex
perience, was composed Of Claudia
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Harriet Clark. center; Catherine
Shaw. right inner; Verna Parsons,
right wing; Catherine Boykin. left
ha.lfback; Caroline Hobbs, center half;
Jane Blackstone, right halfback:
Caroline Plugge, left fullback; Merle
Ellsworth. right fullback. and Virginia
Martin. goal.
A trophy will be awarded the win.
ming class squad by the Pan-Hellenic
Association. to be retained by them
for one year. This cup was won last
year by the freshmen. now the sopho-
more squad.
Personnel Of the varsity squad will
be announced Immediately after the
close Of the interclass series and prep
arations made for the opening inter-
collegiate contest scheduled for next
Wednesday, when the Eatchetettes
will cross sticks with Holton Arms
crack squad. The following week G.
w. expects to play the American Uni
versity eleven, and on November 20
the Buff and Blue will journey to
Williamsburg, Va, to engage in their
annual tilt with William and Mary
College.
Hood College athletes are engaged
in novel archery tournament for the
title Of Robin Hood-champion Of
archers. An Old World atmosphere is
created in the staging Of the tourney
by the manner in which competitors
have entered the lists. All seniors are
enrolled as supporters OF William
Tell: juniors, Friar Tuck: sophomores.
Allan.a-Dale, and freshmen, Littlejohn.
The three winners in each class will
be entered in a final tournament, each
girl bearing her class title, to vie for
the honor Of being crowned Robin
Hood.
Frances Marguerite Holmes Of
Washington, a "Little5ohn" OF the
freshman class, Is one OF the most
skillful contenders for honors and is
said to have a good chance of figuring
in the finals. In fact. the whole fresh
man group are proving themselves
very adept at the ancient sport, which
has gained rapidly in popularity at
Hood College within the past two
years.
The sport had it's beginning at the
school in 1925, when Cynthia Wes-
son, president Of the United States
Federation of Field Hockey and for
mer national archery champion. gave
an instructive lecture to the students
on Robin Hoods favorite pastime,
which resulted in q burst OF enthusi-
asm that has gained impetus as the
fair archers have discovered their
ability to send the slender arrow
winging straight for the target:
In the Spring class teams Will be
chosen and another tournament
staged at Hood for the class title.
Freshmen have high hopes Of carry
ing off honors in this event. but there
are some keen archers in the ranks
of the other classes who may upset
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