The team received recognition from UT publications such as the Texan, Cactus, and University Record as the varsity squad. Eleanore Norvell served as the coach and had eight players against the “Town Girls.” The UT all-star team won 7-4, with observers paying a 10-cent admission fee. However, men were not allowed to watch so some peered through the windows of the gym and cheered.

 

Photo credit: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin,di_07884, di_07885; Young Ladies’ Basket Ball Team, 1902 from the Cactus