The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-21

lilS uiiu puooibIy WAiliIlS SCUTC IN
volleyball, softball, basketball,
tcnnis,- badmintop, and marching,
The Drill teams. of the two
groups will open, the meet at
l2:45 with marching and simple
gymnastic routincs.- Senior Drill
Captains, Donna Sawyer. and
Jacquie Odbert, and Junior Drill
Captain, Rose Yates, are prac-
ticing their teams at all possible
moments in an attempt to cap
ture the lead in the initial scoring
of the day.
Following the above, volley-
ball and softball will start at
l:20 while badminton, racing and
tennis will carry on at the same
time. Basketball, the closing sport
of the day, will begin at 2:30.
Judges and referees will be
chosen from the Sisters of the
Convent, Alumnae, and interested
townspeople,
A program committee under
the able sponsorship of Sister
Shelia Mary, and the chairman.
ship of Shirley Owens. has prom-l
ised unique insignia for all the;
contestants. HosteSses will greet
parents and other interested spec
tators and show them to the
sport which most attracts them.
lThe Ground and Equipment COM.
mittee under the craftsmanship.
of Patsy Saylor and Gay Lou
Barrosa will arrange seating for
all visitors. s
Captains of the upper class
teams are: in basketball. Sylvia
Taylor; volleyball, Jennie Arrange;
softball, 10 Ann Zimmerman; ten
mis-, Gay Lou Barrosa; badminton,
Kathleen Lawrence; racing. Betty
Chesebrough; and of the lower
division teams in basketball:,
Mary Anne Large; voileybaH, CO..
captains Josephine Fradera and
Yvonne Moore; softball, Cecilia
Barcelo; tennis, Marie RenduelcS;'
badminton, Paula Stephan; and
racing, co-captains Cell Bezanilla4
and Kay O'Connor.
Winners of the Convent
Doubles Badminton tournament
were Kathleen Lawrence and
Joyce founders, who, in "a long
and slow battle, finally won two
out of three games against rum
ners-up Paula Stephan and Mary
Elizabeth Ringerman. Neither!
team was playing its best in this
final round of the tournament,
but the winners showed much
more team spirit and a far great
or ability to rally a'and meet a,
challenge when the score was
against them. These two teams
are likely TO meet again in the
field day competition, and it is
hoped that upon this occaSionI
each team may be at its best.
The Convent basketball team,
captaincd by Sylvia Taylor, will
meet the Alumnae team, ably led
by Althca Haskins in the third
game of the series. Saturday,
April 20, at l;30 p. m. a
In the second game played last
week as in the first the Alumnae
walked off with an easy victory.
The final score was 26 to i3. Star.
ring for the Alumnae team in
forward positions were Joyce
Park, Althea HaSkins and Bcver-.
~ Smith and at guard, Janice
Ross and Christine Sanchez. The
outstanding forward for the Con-
vent was Nora Malone who scored.
is of the Is points. Giving her
excellent performance and very
/ capable support were Betty
CheSebrough and Mary Anne
Large in guard positions.
The younger girls still believe
that sheer energy and desire to
win can substitute for everyday
practice in technique. AS soon as
they face the fallacy of this line
of reasoning and start the task of
drilling on technique and court
strategy they may prove a real
threat The Convent team has
also suffered previously from
practice as a team unit; however
this should be remedicd before
the next game is played as the
girls are getting extra practice
from their Field Day competition.
The Convent Varsity tennis
team will meet the Key West
High School Varsity Saturday,
April 81, in the sixth of the seven
Harvey Cup matches for this
year. 1t is doubtful that Barbara
3 TwiehauS, one of the top Convent
players. will be able to Join in
this match due to her present ILL
ness. Her substitute will be
young Lourdcs Gonzalez, seventh
grader, who has shown promise in
the Convent Tennis Tournament
now in progress.
The Convent girls have high
hopes of winning this match as
the score now stands 4 to /