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..E. Slatter, D. Hohnhorst, \". Reed, A. Brende, P. Miller, L. PetersonBasketball proved to be one of the rnost popular of women's sports. This year therewere eleven teams- four first teams and seven second teams. The inter-class championshipwas won by the freshman team after defeating the juniors in a hard-fought game. Themembers of the winning team were Vivian Reed and Edith Slatter, centers; ;\ nna Brendeand Phyllis Miller, forwards; Leona Petersen and Dorothy Hohnhorst, guards. VivianR eed was the captain of the team. At the end of the season an all-star team was picked.The all-star team was composed of Ruth Evans, Mae Pugh, Vivian Reed, Edith Slatter,Dorothy H ohnhorst, and Alma Almquist.Cold and unsettled weather last year did much to discourage many of the usuallylarge number of aspiring Babe R uths who turn out each spring for baseball practice andcompetition. The playing-field was so wet most of the time that home plate had to becrossed beneath the shelter of the women's gym for all but two weeks of the season. Sixtygirls, many of whom had never played baseball before, turned out, forty-seven practicingthe required number of times to earn points. T here were three first teams and two secondteams, but the seniors failed to have enough members to compose a team. Evelyn Petersonwas the general baseball manager. After several exciting games the freshman team emergedbearing the crown of victory. Members of this fighting team were: Edith Miller, GertrudeOlesen, R uth Evans, Betty Mix, Eileen Kennedy, Ruth Lacy, H ilda Froisness, DorothyPreuss, and H elen Winkler. Each girl on the winning team earned one hundred and twentyfivepoints.B. Mix, R. Evans, G. Olesen, D. Preuss, C. Kennedy•. A .*