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Odessa 1916 Girls Basketball Team Missed State Title
Odessa High School almost sent a state champion girls team to Austin in 1916 but a father's belief that basketball was unladylike kept the squad home. The article recalls Velma Ward Kerr and other players, travel by horse and train, no hotels, outdoor courts, and uniforms with bloomers and tassels.
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Gayle Noll
Odessa
Austin
G. K. Kelly
North Kelley
QHS
State
Velma Kerr
North Sam Houston
Velma Ward
Velma
Floy Johnson
Mrs. Kelly
L. J. Bagley Cotter
Junction
Velma Ward Kerr
Dewey Coats Kelly
Mrs.Kelly
Kelly
Kerr
Dgeisiort
Texas
Dallas Cowboys
OHS
Odessa High