The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1906-02-15
OAKES LOSES TWO
IN BASKET BALL
Glendale and Aberdeen Trim Our
Sails in Nice Shape
Most Interest Centered at Glendale Where Girl
Teams Met. Other Games To Be
Played in Oakes Saturday


terest that was manifested in the first
game and the rivalry between the two
towns, a good game was looked forward
to. The trip was made the all-day way,
via Monango, and although the day was
bitterly cold, the jolly bunch enjoyed
themselves immensely. Arriving at
Glendale the team was met at the
depot with sleighs and taken to the.
state school dormitory where the girls
were entertained.
The teams and crowd arrived at
the court house by eight o'clock. The
NJ. 7. S. band played selection and
two M. T. S. boys teams introduced
the sport of the evening by vigorous
exhibition, lasting about twenty min
utes, in which the blues won by score
of 13 to 6.
There was short practice by each of
the girl teams, then the referees
whistle blew and the battle was on.
There was something doing from start
to finish The M. T. S. got the ball on
the toss up and carried it into the
Anchors territory and kept it there
long enough to make their first basket.
The Anchors scored basket on the
first free trial they got from foul,
but the M. 7. S. girls kept the ball in
their opponents end of the hall most
of the time during the first half which
ended with the score rather lop-sided.
The Oakes girls had found themselves
up against style of play so fierce and
SO different from the style they had
practiced that it took their breath
away and they were unable to adjust
themselves to the exigencies of the
situation.
Between the halves they listened to a
few words of encouragement from
their supporters, pushed their hairpins
in tighter, set their teeth and went
onto the second half with CLEAN of
Oakes determination in their eyes. It
was fine rally, but the time was too
short to overcome their opponents
lead. The M. T. S! people met few
surprises in this part of the game.
Their team play was largely put to the
bad, and their opportunities for shoot
ing baskets were fewer and less fruit
full, netting them three baskets from
field, and one from foul, making seven
points. The Anchors threw four field
baskets, some of them beauties, maxi
ing eight points. Final score: M.T.S.
IL; Anchors 8.
THE LINEUP.
M. T. s. Anchor
Miss Cortrite Center. Miss B. Covert
Miss DeWolf -. J. F. Miss Mccartney
Miss E. Covert IL G. Miss P. Tyrrell
Anchor substitutes Misses Andrews,
Nichols and Mabel Tyrrell.
Field baskets: Cortrite S; Hatfield
2; DeWolf 1; Shabino 8; Mccartney 1.
Baskets from fouls: Hatfield l; Nc
Cartney l.
Referee: Roy Connell; umpire: Prof.
Mosher.
1t was certainly strenuous stunt;
interesting and exciting to watch. It
also shows that health, vim and grit
are among the many fine qualities
possessed by our North Dakota girls.
While the writer was roofing" behind
the safety of stout railing he was
thinking that the limitations contem-
plated by the rules governing rough
play were certainly exceeded by one
player on the state school team, and
the M. T. S. people had the grace to
say SO.
We hope and believe that this ten
dency will not develop in either team,
as it works against the science, beauty
and pleasure of the game. But the
Oakes players are making no COM
plants and offering no excuses; they
were defeated by better team. How
ever,lin justice to our girls it should be
said that they were under some serious
disadvantages. They have not had
sufficient opportunity for team practice.
Miss McDermott, their regular center
and one Of their strongest players, was
kept home by sickness. The Anchors
have no reason to fear the outcome Of
the next game. In every essential, ex-
cepting physical strength, they are the
equals Of their rivals. They possess
fine individual playing qualities and
underithe efficient training Of Coach
, Connell can practice themselves into a
team that can win again as it did once
before from the strong quintet Of the
state school. y
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