The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-09
TIGHTER. HOLD on
STATE CHAMPION
SHIP
University Basketball Team
Defeated Valley City Nor
NAL Aggregation.
GAME WAS INTERESTING
Normals Meet A. G. at Fargo
Today-0utcome Watched
With Interest.
GAME WAS INTERESTING

With Interest.
The basket ball game Friday after
noon in the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium
between the mems team of the uni
versity of North Dakota and of the
Valley City normal school was one
Of the most interesting ever played
on the Y. M. c. A. floor. The final
score 80 to %, showed how closely
the battle was waged.
The boys from the southern part
of the state we'll merit whatever
praise may be bestowed upon them
for though outweighed and on a
strange floor they dug in with ven
geance and repeatedly broke forth
with some very intricate and fruitful
passes. Their scrimmage work too
was considerable above the average
though they were perhaps a little
overanxious as the numerous two
men on the ball" fouls will tend to
show.
The work of Captain Cox, the
doughty little forward for the Valley
City boys, is especially commendable.
In the basket line he was practically
the whole works" making total of
nine baskets in the game. Whipple
at guard also showed up we'll, much
more so than the score sheet would
show for O'Keefe against whom his
skill was pitted came off with seven
baskets for the university.
AS was the case at Valley City
earlier in the season when the two
teams met, the normal boys outplayed
their opponents in the last half of
the game. OF the first nine baskets
of this half the visitors secured seven,
Captain Cox alone making six of the
number. The score at the close of
the first half was IL to 9 in favor
of the locals.
Visitors Played Good Ball.
Every man on the visiting team
played fine ball. Jaten at center out
pointed his opponent and at the same
time had slight advantage in the
jumping department. He is quick and
active for man of his build and
figured in several elegant passes.
Mcfarland at guard played a star
game letting Captain Netcher of the
university down with one lone basket.
Pickett the active forward for the
visitors did some of the best passing
seen on the local floor for some time.
He was up and doing at every stage of
the game but was slightly off color
in the shooting department.
For the university as usual doc"
O'Keefe was the bright and luminous
star. O'Keefe was not by any means
favored by the lucky stone but total
of seven baskets after his roll call
proves that he delivered a goodly
share of the real article. His back
hand and overhead shots were round
ly cheered by the crowd of two hun
dred students in the auditorium. Cap
tain Netcher though coming out of
the fray with only one field goal
nevertheless deserves commentator
for all round playing ability and the
faculty Of sticking to the game with
unbounded energy His free throw
ing helped in large measure in the
victory, for the visitors lead in num-
Der of field goals twelve to eleven.
Mason and Oliver at center did
good work though both fell down on
basket shooting. Farnham at guard
allowed nine baskets but his work
nevertheless was above the usual. In
the passing department he is especial
ly strong. Nelson, the other guard,
was steady and came out of the game
with a clean record.
Story Of the Goals.
The first score of the game was
made by Captain Cox for the visitors
after a clever piece of team work
calculated to make the spectators
sit up and take notice. O'Keefe for
the university came next with field
goal from very. difficult position.
Doc" startled the spectators a mo-
ment later by making an almost in
credible goal after a pass from Nell
son. Jaten for the visitors made the
fourth goal from the middle of the
floor. He was closely followed by
another Valley City man, Cox. This
score was made after pretty under
hand shot. Farnham for the univer-
sity made the first of three successive
goals which put new life into the
crowd of supporters of the pink and
green. O'Keefe pulled out the other
two of the trio, one by an overhead
throw after backslap from the board
and the other after long and difficult
shot from scrimmage. Cox for Valley
City got the next after a tumble by
4 university man. Nelson really did
The work in securing the last goal
Tor the university although Farnham
Is credited with the score. Nelson
made a pretty pass to his team mate.
Second Half.
In the second half the visitors start
I'd things off with rush and sweep
calculated to drive away all hallu-
,inations with reference to an easy
victory for the ~" Cox started the
,oboggan slide by a fine goal from
he center of the field following a
later with three in rapid sue
,ession all secured after hair tear
nj" throws from every conceivable
position on the floor. At this stage
If the game the playing of the little
Onward bordered almost on the re-
Nelson and Netcher figured
n the next two goals and buoyed up
he waning spirits of the university
'ooters. However a short time later