Evening star., 1928-03-15
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

" ASTERN HIGH SCHOOL inter.
- class basket ball laurels rest or
the heads of the Senior squad
A as a result of their 2-point VIC
tory over the Juniors yesterday
In a thrilling contest which promised
even to the last second of play to end
In deadlock.
Near the close. with the score stand
ing 27-26 for the Seniors, Mary Wiles,
Junior forward, tossed the ball to the
basket where 1t rolled around the rim
| and then dropped out, bringing down
| with It the Juniors suddenly raised
hopes of last-minute victory. The
next instant. while Lucille Bixler rolled
in shot from the foul line to give the
| Seniors an added point. the whistle
was blown, calling the game.
Juniors opened the game with 4
point lead, but the Seniors held the
edge at half time, 1910, and retained
| 1t until the final period, when points
| were scored nip-and-tuck, the Juniors
pushing to the front at 1924, only to
be bested at the finish.
Fast floor play and skillful basket
work marked the performance of both
teams. Seniors were working their
center-forward field combination plays
with consistency. despite the close
guarding of the Juniors. Margaret Will
kinson did some neat work in the CEN
ter field for the losers.
Sophomores earned third place in
the series when they climbed out of a
1872 hole in the last half of their game
with the Freshmen to win. at 1925.
SophomoreS lacked Dorothy Kelso
one of their best goal shots, in the
opening half. who dropped in basket
after basket to carry her team into the
lead in the third quarter. This period
ended with the Sophs on top of an
| 1917 count.
The gallery was treated to more
thrills in the dying moments Of this
contest. when Alice Haigh and Ruth
Brown of the Freshmen and Alice
Athens of the Sophs matched their
scoring abilities in a tense struggle for
victory.
Miss Haigh Gagged a basket, to give
the Freshmen the edge at 1921, with
less than two minutes to play. Miss
Athens tied the count, and subse-
quently added another, to put her team
In the lead. Miss Brown tied things
up again at 1925 by dropping two
pointer in the Freshman goal, but
two quick shots from the Sophomore
end Of the floor won the game for them
| in the last few seconds.
Anna May Poor. Freshman center
showed her skill both as defensive
and offensive player. In fact, the en-
| tire Freshman squad exhibited brand
of basket ball which promises future
championships when a little experience
| Is added to their natural ability.
Announcement of letter-winners In
the series will be made In the near
future by the athletic directors.
Summaries:
| Seniors t.s). Position. Juniors fo6l.
Ella Elias; sannorn ....E r,..Sry Mary Vile Vile
FRANCES Gsrnand =. &C Marsare, wi WilkinsoI ,,
poro,sg Wood .karPiina Hsdie
Nesa seorinrnfieiii M.n goals. polnisSW,ie'
sanborn tcl. Foul goais-Bixler Isl
| Peter. Lol wiles t2l.
| observation-disclosures Daiker for i
sanborn Ruth Greenwood for \. Ewin. Miss
| Thomas for l.. Snyder l.. Snyder for A
INLAY
Referee-Miss F.. Fosdick.
Freshmen tas). Position sophnmoree tco,
Rnth Ruth Rro%n ns,sr F'.'' Betty Betty .1,Sae, R9de
| Anna Nav Poor. s C.. Virginia Gaiatzt
| Sarah Mulvey c.. Ruth fot'
| Frances Nagel g.. Ruth De Jarnett,
Scoring-~Fieid goals. = points~~Althen'