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Daughters of the game : the first era of Minnesota girls high school basketball, 1891-1942 / Marian Bemis Johnson, Dorothy E. McIntyre.

Title
Daughters of the game : the first era of Minnesota girls high school basketball, 1891-1942 / Marian Bemis Johnson, Dorothy E. McIntyre.
Author
Johnson, Marian Bemis.
Publication
[Edina, Minn.] : McJohn Publishing, 2005.

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Details

Additional Authors
McIntyre, Dorothy E.
Description
xx, 396 p. : ill., map, ports.; 29 cm.
Subject
  • Basketball for girls > Minnesota > History
  • Basketball for women > Minnesota > History
  • Basketball teams > Minnesota > History
  • High school athletes > Minnesota
  • Women basketball players > Minnesota > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-370) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • [pt. 1]. Warm-ups -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chronology -- [pt. 2]. First quarter -- A new game comes to Minnesota -- A game of their own -- From costumes to uniforms -- Free throws -- [pt. 3]. Second quarter -- Where they played the game -- Getting to the game was half the fun -- Minnesota hospitality and the game -- Benefits of the game : fun, fitness and friends -- Tournaments, trophies and school awards -- Free throws -- [pt. 4]. Halftime -- Shooting stars of the first era --
  • [pt. 5]. Third quarter -- Darwin, women and the game -- End of the first era -- A team for every girl and every girl on a team -- Finding opportunities beyond school teams -- Legacy of the game -- The reunion of first era pioneers -- Free throws -- [pt. 6]. Fourth quarter -- Introduction to the teams -- Team profiles -- [pt. 7]. Overtime -- Epilogue -- Rosters -- Composite list of coaches -- Composite list of players -- Composite list of teams -- Credits -- Notes -- Index -- Family memories.
ISBN
0976621401
LCCN
^^2006295514