Normal Girls Won

Never did the representativas of Yale and Prljiceton, of Michigan and Chicago, step upon the football gridiron on a ThanksgivliTg day with more mingled ' fears and hopes, with more dterminatiun td exert themselves to the utmost to struggle for their college's athletic reputation than did nine girls from Olivet and an equnl number from the State Normal school );i:;t night. vhen they took their places and linert up for supremacy at basket ball. It was the first time in the history of college ! athletics in Michigan that two teams of girls from rival instltutions eontested for athletic glory, and w:is undoubtedly the initial number of a long line of struggles of the same character in me future. The eighteen girls were the piek of the two colleges and the event of last night bad been anticipated with as much speculative and kollege spirit as any cohtest between their rougher fraters. The young ladies were attired in reguiation gymnasium eostume and played the game before a mixed aujlence of over 400 persons. So acquainted have V'psilanti audienees been with this style of dress, exhil)itions of a gymnastic and ealisthenic character being numerous in thi.s city, that not a ïnurmur of a hiiu of anything immod '?t was heard from those present. It was a contest of skill and agility against skill and agility and that was what those present were there for and they certainly received their money's worth. When the Normal girls scored their flrst basket the audience rose and yelled and screamed, the Normal lady .students being as vociferous as freshmen on the side lines of a football game. When the Normal ; had almost secured the victory for certain they hugged themselves as if by their success had been the one thing to keep the State Normal college intact, and when the whistle blew for the cessntion ot the .struggle and the Normáis liad won by a store of 7 to 0 - had shllt out their opponent.1-" - the students, male inxl female, went fairly frantic with Jo?; The way the teams lined up vas as follows : NORMALS. Ol.i :t. Basket. Miss Ronan Miss F. Holcomb Miss Knopf Miss Caldwell Miss Clark Miss Kltfght ('enti 1'. Miss Crosby Miss Trafcj Miss Boyer Miss Bissell Miss Smith Miss E. Marsh Interferes. .iiss Redlin Miss G. Holeomb . Miss Su walsky Miss M. Mai-sh Miss Van Sice Miss Lam The referees were Mrs. B irton, directress df the lady's gymnasium at the Normal, and Prof. Milliman, director of the Olivet gymnasium. ín justice to the Olivet girls it should be stated that they have been practicing on baskets hung from six to nine inches lower than those at the Normal gymnasium and Miss Fannie Holcomb, who had a trial in each half for a score missed in such a manner that it can be attributed to that f act alone. Ten-minute halves were played with a two and a half minute rest between, and at the explratfon of the jame the centers who had done most of the hard pjaying were pretty nearly e'xhausted. Much had been expected of Mis.s ' by, 'il1 the Normal, who had cleárly outranked ny center ever in a game with her heretofore but Miss Fracy of Olivet without doubt outplayed. hellast evening. The latter is soinewhat the talier but at the same time showed a nimblness that places her as the greatesi lady basket ba 11 player ever seen in rhisi city. The Nórmala exeelled on team ivurk. They passed the bal] rapidly and guarded thelr opponents well. Miss Tracy and Miss i;isseil did the best individual vork and had the Olivets had seven more as sUillful playera the vletory would have g-one to the Congregationalists. Por the Normals, .Miss Ronan, Miss Knopf, Miss Suwalsky and Miss Redlin did the best WOrk. Sliss Riman and MiSo Knopf responsible for three "baskets" each and -Miss Clark placed one to her credit, which made the score of 7 to Olivet's 0. Ai Icist four girls received heavy falls or the hard vvooden ftoor but they bravely picked iheniselves up and continued on in i'k game so thar a cali for an ambulance wagon was entlrely unnecessary. The besi of Ceellng prev.iiled although livet girls complaiïed that they were nol as used to stfth a style of rough playing and in mi" r two nstances they had some grounds for the song of thelr troubles. The Normal sirls dJd net intentionally give but t!..' fairest treatment and they certaiiily earned their victory.