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Reversing the procédure of last > ear the Presbytçrian basketball five were winners of the annual basket- hall tournamlent forcig the Schultz &Nord team 'their-strongest oppon- ents to bc content with sccond place iu the tournament,and first place in, the winter leagu* Which comipleted its season just prior.'ta the openingof, the tournailent. Last year the Presbyterian teamn finished in first place in the league and, yielded t o the Schultz& Nord team the firt place hbonors in the tournament. Both teams won their way to the final games both last year and this year in the tournament, ai- thotugh'theè Preshyterian teamn did flot participate lui. the league. The. final game btween the two teamls was acaime; the best men's basketball gameé played during the .season, altho:ugh., the Presbyterian teamn upset, the. prophecies of the dopesters by taking "the lead during the entire gaule. Schultz & Nord suc- Geded in stayùig itIiniuf our or 6ve points of them during the gamle and at no time did the Presbyterians have enough lead to begin to staîl for time until the last minute of play when they succeeded in running up the score for a 32 to 22 victory. 1Sév.maI Playors Star McLean of the Schultz & Nord team was a constant threat and suc- ceeded in making somle exceedingly 4ifficult long shots. Moeller, Stone aund Weld share bonors for the best work an the Presbyterian teamn. In the consolation gaule, played as a curtaini ringer for the final tour- nament game, Hoffman Florists downed St. Francis 28 to 16, in a gaule that was just as closely con- tested as tbe Presbyterian- Schultz & Nord gaule. On the preceding eve- ning, at.the Stolîp gymnasiuwn Hoff- mails defeated the K. of C. quintet for the chance in the finals and the St. Francis team played a. close game with the !Blackhawks, wining 40 to De al ( the ramn which felI heavi ýg the evening the fin iih ucre held at the Hoi for girls çonductevw [y L i~ ay - ground and Recreation. board lait Monday and Tuesday evening at the Stolp gymnasium. The tournament was a double elimination affair with the -winners of the firît npight's. pl aygoing intù, ane tournamnent and the losers int a second. tournamnent, and the final. night of play mdnners of the first tournamnent, were required tô defend their titie' against inners of, the second tournam- ment. The Brownies suc ceedd *i comning. through the tournament with- out a single'defeat. z On the first night.- of play' the Schultz & Nord ttam 'defeated' the DOD team,- the Womnan'sGy class the NTS tearn and the Brownies the Ohio teamn. In the s econd round of play the Woman's gym class team was'eliminated by, Schultz &, Nord,. and Schultz & Nord. ln turu, elimi- nated by the Brownies who, were Win- pers of the first division league. In the second round of the.consolation league thie N'TS team déèeated1 the' DOD team and won by forfeit f rom the Ohio team, making them chanm- pions of the consolation division. In the playoff, the Brownies successfully defended their titie by defeating thie NTS team, 15-7, 7-15 , 15-7. Mary Lauer captained the Brownies teamn and Marjorie Paterson was captain of the NTS. Two hundred tickets for the an- nual spring banquet in honor of the winùers iù ,'athietic activities con- ducted by the Playgroumd and Re- creation board during' the winter, wil be. placed on sale Mondýay morning.. The b4nquet 'will be held April 22, at the. Shawnee Country club and wiII be the occasion of preseneiing awards to teamns and individuals wbo have won theni during the season. Civic leaders. and Wilmette citizens noted.f.r their interet in the Re- creation programn for the village will be present at the meeting and speak- ers of the occasion wiil be men who. are weil known in village affairs and , in the'np reaitrn I4vement. bas been presented the team wtnning the most points during one twelve- month pe jd The womcn's activities' of the board were placed on the point, system basis.last year and has worked out Most successfully, sta~ff assistants in charge of the Women's programi an- nouince. The 1930-31.season, ln which1 the point system bas b een in opera-, tion for the first time, began las4- May' with the opening of the out- door season in playground bal and bas extended through to tbeend of the present programi which, finished' its schedule last week. The Schultz &Nr teamn, under the 'leadership of, Alice Nord was far in the Iead 'in number. of points for the first team to receive the trophy, wbich'must be won. three s uccessive times before permanent ownershipis attained. The winning team members have played, togethe r witb few changés throughout the year.ý They succeeded ini wiauing.the playground bail titie last summer, the basketball title this winter, and third place in the volleyball, tournament this spring. -And at the annual Spring banquet at the Shawnee Country club April1 22, wben the year-round trophy will be presented to them, each teamn mem- ber will also be presented with two gold balls, representing awards for playground bail and basketball cham- pionsbîps respectively. ,The NTS team which changed its name f rom TNT, a slogan they bave carried since the first year organized activities for. women were introduced into thie Recreatiôn prograni, will re- ceive a cup for winners of second place in the point system award. The team finished second in playgrounïd bail last summer, first ln the con- solation league in basketball this win- ter, ancP second in 'the volleyball1 tournament this spring. At the-same; time the award is made the team wvilI also receive a trophy as -prize for iyînniiig the consolation league in basketball. ;1Bath the Schultz & Nord and the NT$ teams had perfect attendance a vacant lot near Seventeenth street, are being made by the Speciai Oc- casionis committee of the Playground and Recreation board. George H. Redding, chairman. of the conimitteè, announces that 3,000 candy egg s have been purchased for the bhunt which will be conducted -in two divisions. Pre-school children, children. of kindergarten age, a nd children of' the first grades -in the publicand parochial schools wil1 start fromte Howard gymnastuni at 2:30 oýlock for their hunit which will be conducted on a vacant lot facîng Sev-. eiteenth street. Lowell P._ Toddl, principal *of Howard scbool,. will, be in' charge of this group and he. will have assisting hlm Mrs. Edmond M4. Simonds, Mrs. Herbert L. Leaçh, Mrs. R*. W. Armnstrong, and Mrs., H. O . von der Hoff. supervsesSenior Group The second or senior group wvill be under the persoal, supervision. of Daniel M. Davis, director of recrea- tion, w ho will have assisting him Mrs. 1Ernest H. ereeman, Dudley . Stone, Glen W. Gathercoal, and Mis Joe Skidmore of the recreation staff. .Public and.parochial school pupils of the -second,. third, and- fourth grades only. may. participate lu the senior mee*Whicb wil1 start from a point ,on the Village Green at 2:45 o'clock and will proceed to a vacant lot adjoining the Village Green to hunt for eggs. The Rev. J. A. Neu- mann of St., Joseph's. Catholic church bas grginted permission for the use of the lot 'for, the hunt and property owners bave aiso. granted permission for the use of the lot on Seventeenth street. Wrapped in Wax Papier The 3,000 eggs wi11 be wrapped ïn wax, 'paper bags te insure their re-, mai ning ing ood condition until tbey are found, Mr.- Redding announ ces. Last year 1,800 children were hunt- ing for eggs duritng the afternoon and -preparations are being made for the samne numbeir this year. Committee members anitounce that lu the event, Jtunor A. C. (19) jack Stackhoum et. Francia (40)~ Jack CaDEau Jack Kalkhurst Joe OYNeil -7r 3- (33).. t»» Gym Clase L 1 (15, 15). mr WAlter.Doose obster Wn Wlillamnon Catl Goppert )ftman II lllam Sohinler nyjr Sehinler ty HofMüan ex ýuoftmaai Final volCeybali standings: Wo LeSt. Baptist............... 0 1 Hoffuien Florlat I ...... 19 2 QymnClas1........ 12 9 Methodist ... . il 10 Howard P. T. A... 10 il HofMnanYlorit Il 6 1 Blaekhawka......... .4 17- Pet. .951- .904 ,671 .523 .477 .985 .190 .095