Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-12
DOUBLE GAME OF BASKET BALL.
Vermillion and Canton Teams
Struggle tor Supremacy Be-
fore a Big Audience OF
Enthusiastic Admirers.

struggle tor Supremacy Be-
fore a Big Audience OF
Enthusiastic Admirers.
The boysand girls basket ball teams
OF the Vermillion high school played
the boys and girls basket b teams
of the Canton high school in Armory
hall in this city last Saturday ever
ing. The basket ball enthusiasts
were anticipating a fine exhibition
and they. certainly were not disap.
pointed.
The editor OF the LEADER received
a special invitation and was among
those who had a fronti-seat on the
balcony upholstered. and the balcony
chairs were all occupied and standing
room at q premium before the game
was called.
The "legrests" OF the south side OF
the Armory we're from three to five
deep and for two hours and a hall
they stood the strain with amazing
conposure and even smiled when the
big ball bumpted them In the eyes.
OF in the east end Of the Armory
where the seats are hard and narrow
and elevated we noticed our friend
Frank M. Beck, seated In the upper
right hand corner complacently watch
Ing the gathering crowd and smiling
at the antics of the sweet girls as
they romped in gleefulg lee in practice
at the target.
On top OF the gun racks in the
south west corner sat Our genial
banking friend Knut Jacobson watch
Ing the boys roll around In blood
warming practice. Knut looked as If
he could have enjoyed a khard seated
high stool in the bank with greater
composure, but when the game COM
menced the evidence of a hard seat
and its discomfortures gave way to
smiles OF pleasure as he watched the
handsome girls roll and run In eager
ness for victory. He sat there on
that high hard seat for two hours and
. half and jumped into the middle Of
q hugging crowd Of girls when the
game ended. On the northern end Of
the stage balcony. sat Jerome Hawn
In serene modesty and none watched
the lightning changes and baskets
with greater delight. He was flank
ed on the right by q charming young
lady and his modesty kept him from
joining In the college yells. The
writer was supported on two sides by
charming young ladies who at inter
walls figured out the score for his in
formation, and they seemed highly
gratiied when the big ball dropped
through the bottom OF the Canton
basket but frowned charmingly when
the Vermillion basket got more than
its share Of cheers.
The writer being somewhat green
and not altogether "hide bound" was
In the habit Of expressing pleasure
when Vermillion landed but his ex-
pressions of pleasure were cut short
he was called down hard with q Can
ton smile and told that it was not In
good form to say too much In favor Of
the enemy" We took our scolding
without protest and then turned
around to notice how Merle Dean be-
haved when Vermillion won. He
seemed to be sublimely Indifferent
and we tried to copy that style for
the balance Of the game, but our en-
thusiastic escort would permit no
tagging of interest in Canton's work.
DR.. Veo O'Neil occupied a promi-
nent seat OF the gun racks but he
was too far above the whirling tur-
MOL to enjoy . side-step when the
ball made . hole among the impa-
tient rooters, so he came down and
got into the 'samen" corner, near
Prof. Woodburn who had q hat full Of
money and was counting dollars with
one eye while the other watched Gag
erly the splendid work of his high
school champions.
The girls played the first game and
II was fast enough to suit any enthus-
last on motion pictures. They were
up In the air, down on the floor, roll
ing IN heaps. lodging, sidestepping,
making overhead throws, backward
throws and all the time flying fearless
~ after the elusive pig skin that tan
talizingly refused to get inside the
wire fence. All played to win and 1t
was . splendid game, but the Canton
girls were the best in floor and basket