Columbia College - Cayuse Yearbook (Milton, OR)

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Girls, Basketball The girls' basketball season was a huge suCCQSS1 f Although enthusiasm was lacking at the beginning Of the year, it was gradually aroused and lasted throughout the season. ' The girls were greatly indebted to L-2lyV1'C1'1C3 Evans, who spent considerable time coachrng .the girls while Mr. Pontius, the regular coach s time was occupied with football. Grace Bamburg was elected captain of the team and Zelma Flock, man- ager. I The first game was played january 24, with Weston High School on their floor. By requ6St of the opposing team, Grace Bamburg, our star for- ward did not play. The Columbia girls came off the floor victorious and encouraged as to the out- come of the rest of the games scheduled. . l Bamburg, Capt. The game with the All-Star team of 'Wfalla VValla was great- ly enjoyed by our team. The Columbia girls found them unusually good sports. The game was fast throughout and ended happily for Columbia. An exceedingly exciting game was played at Touchet with the town team. The result was a defeat for Touchet. Two games were played with the Dixie town team resulting in their loss. After the game, the Dixie team served refreshments which, needless to say, were enjoyed by the 'Columbia team. . The climax of our schedule was the two games played with Lewiston, Idaho, at Lewiston. The trip was made in cars and the girls were .entertained at the dormitories and at private homes. The two teams had practiced different bas- ketball, Lewiston playing the five-man game with the floor divided in half, while Columbia played six players and used the regular divisions of the floor for girls' basketball. The two styles were used in the two games and Columbia overcame the difficul- lties and won both games. These games were the 'grand finale of the season owing to an epidemic of 'measles which caused us to cancel two games sched- uled with Pendleton High School and a return game - with Touchet. l l Hudson, Referee Page Fifty l l ,U 54 .1 5. l 03.-

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first went to the visitors by the score of 20-12. The sickness of our players caused the loss of this game. The following evening the Columbia quintet defeated the Normal team by a margin of 18-l0. These games ended our first year in the Columbia Valley Conference. Watch the boys next year! They will have the ex- perience of a year's playing on other courts and a much better knowledge of basketball. Columbia played ten conference games to only eight of any of the other teams. Brewster was our center and captain. Very few of his op- ponents got the tip-off, and those who did were exceedingly tall men. He was always ready to shoot and was one of the main factors in our style of defense. Sevy was as quick and fast as one would want a forward to be. He was always guarded closely and most of the time by two men . He was high-point man in most of the games. Parks was Sevy's mate at forward until the measles over- took him. Parks was a good shot and very quick on floor work. Gillis played forward. He was a little light but more than made up for this difficulty in speed and floor work. Bennett began as guard, but the sickness of Parks forced him to play forward during the latter part of the season. He played a good steady game as guard and did his part while a for- ward. Flock was the guard who let few shots be taken from his side of the court. Charles was steady and sure, but when any one grew tough with him he was strong enough to show him a good time. He was one of the principals in both offense and de- fense. Bradbury was always on the job at guard, whether it was guarding a man or going down the floor for a basket. jim was always sure of one or two baskets each game. SUMMARY Team Score Played Team Seore Columbia 21 Here Whitworth 20 Columbia 15 There Spokane C. 18 Columbia 17 There Yvliitwonth .20 Columbia 17 There Spokane U. 38 Columbia 26 Here Spokane C. 21 Columbia 12 Here Spokane U. 31 Columbia 20 There Lewiston N 22 Columbia 12 There Lewiston N 2-1 Columbia 12 Here Lewiston N 20 Columbia 18 Here Lewiston N. 10 166 215 Page Forty-Nine

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GIRLS' BASKETBALL PERSONNEL Grace Bamberg, captain of the team and star forward, play- ed on the floor, in the air and everywhere. No more need be said for she is world renowned already. Nora Wolfe, forward little but mighty, seldom missed a free shot. Meta Buttelman came in at the middle of the season and very ably worked up to a confident forward. Hallie Cantonwine, jumping center, always in the air, sur- prised her opponents constantly by making them wonder where the ball had gone. She proved her true worth when she saved the day at Lewiston by ably playing the whole floor. Sallie Bamburg running center, was a cool but swift player and never missed a signal, played rough, or made a foul. Sarah Williaiiis, guard, was a little fighter and whither her forward went she went also. Zelma Flock, guard, won a reputation equalled by none for holding her forward down to nothing. Any forward had to be catty, swift and active to get by her. Page Fifty-One