Name/Title
S.X. Club: S.X. Basketball Team & Millburn Girls, c. 1914-16Entry/Object ID
1976.002.014Description
First row: Irene Rimback, "Nutch Hayes," "Billie" Knowler; Second row: Clara Pflegger, Marion Marshall, Adelaide Clark, Edith Brewster, Margaret A. Marshall, Stewart Fleming; Third Row: Cedric Alley, Robert Bunnell, Stephen Ford, and Raymond Williams. Photo by Edwin D. Pannell.
Game was played by "girls" rules.
The S.X. club had a girls team, which was competitive with other girls basketball teams of the area.
The first such match between the girls and boys teams occurred in 1911, when the S.X. Club played against the girls team of the short Hills High School in the Parish House. The S.X. team members were required to have ankle-length black hobble skirts made for the match. The girls wore their regular basketball costumes with consisted of bloomers and a sailor blouse.
Among the players in the 1911 match, who were still playing at the time this photo was taken were: Marion Marshall, Margaret Marshall, and Stewart Fleming.Collection
Centennial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1976.002Source or Donor
Township of MillburnAcquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Dimension Description
4 1/2 x 5 3/8" print; 4 1/2 x 6" negative
