The Girls of Central High at Basketball Or, The Great Gymnasium Mystery

The Girls of Central High at Basketball; Or, The Great Gymnasium Mystery

The referees whistle sounded sharply, and the eighteen girls of Central High engaged in playing basketball, as well as an equal number strung along the side lines, stopped instantly and turned their eyes on Mrs.Case, the physical instructor. I didnt, either! cried the person addressed, a rather heavily built girl for her age, with a sturdy body and long armswell developed in a muscular way, but without much grace. She had very high color, too, and at the present moment her natural ruddiness was heightened by anger. You are breaking another rule of the game by directly addressing the referee, said Mrs.Case, grimly. Are you ready to play, or shall I take you out of the game right now? The red-faced girl made no audible reply, and the teacher signalled for the ball to be put into play again. Three afternoons each week each girl of Central High, of Centerport, who was eligible for after-hour athletics, was exercised for from fifteen to thirty minutes at basketball. Thirty-six girls were on the ground at a time. Every five minutes the instructor blew her whistle, and the girls changed places. That is, the eighteen actually playing the game shifted with the eighteen who had been acting as umpires, judges, timekeepers, scorers, linesmen and coaches. This shifting occupied only a few seconds, and it put the entire thirty-six girls into the game, shift and shift about. It was in September, the beginning of the fall term, and Mrs.Case was giving much attention to the material for the inter-school games, to be held later in the year. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 37912
Author: Morrison, Gertrude W.
Release Date: Nov 2, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English