The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-15
FARGO HIGHS Are
STATE CHAMPIONS
LOCALS EASILY DEFEATED THE
GRAND FoRKERs = SECOND
TIME THIS SEASON - FARGO
BOYS CLEARLY SUPERIOR TO
OTHER STATE TEAMS.

The following account Of the foot.
ball game at Grand Forks Saturday
between the Fargo and the Grand
Forks high teams is from the Grand
Forks Herald
For the second time in the season
the Fargo high school team defeat j
the locals II to 0. The game was hard
fought from beginning to end and had
IL not been for poor w"~k on the part
of Grand Forks in handling punts and
forward passes, Fargo would never
have crossed their goal line. The Two
teams were evenly matched as to
weight and neither had anything ver
the other in offensive or defensi g
playing.
Grand Forks started the game nv
kicking off ~ Fargo, the latter team
tringing the ball back we'll to the cen
ter of the field where they were held
for downs Fargo kept the ball in
Grand Forks territory the greater
part of the half. but was unable 20
cross the goal until after 231k minutes
of play. The Fargo quarter was
thrown for loss and on the next play
tried an on---~s lick, one of his line
men regaining the ball. On the next
play he punted we'll into the Grand
Forks territory, the ball going over
Quarterback Kemerer's head. The lat
ter made scramble for the ball, but
n Fargo man fell on IT on the 10-yard
llhe. After trying two line smashes, |
Spaulding, the Fargo fullback was
showed over TOR the first touchdown.
In the second half, Fargo scored her |
second touchdown after about two |
minutes play. Grand Forks tried a
forward pass, Roddy to Kemerer, the |
latter being forced to jump in order To |
reach it. He missed the ball and Mes /
bit, the speedy little ~e.fback. who |
went in for Fargo in the second half, /
grabbed IL up ard ran for a touch /
Gown. Nesbit could have been Stops Il /
before he reac.ed the goal, bur the
Grand Forks men figu. ID that KEN
erer had not touched the ball, and.
therefore. the Fargo man had no right
90 It. The field judge, however, de-
cided that Kemerer had touched the
bali and the touchdown was allowed
Fargo fail7t to kick this goal Shortly
after the next kickoff Nesbit with
splendid interference broke away for
3 4o-yard run and the third touchdo Hn
Of the day. KimbaIl kicked this goal
making the score II to 0.
After that there was nothing doing
ln the score line, although Fargo
came within half a foot of crossing
fhe Grand Forks line -or another
The forward pass was used num-
Der Of times by each team but failed
10 net much for either. Fargo showed
The better form in handling the pass
han the locals did, but aStcr the
Grand Forks ends and halfbacks got
1nto the pass they were able to break
L up easily.
For Fargo, Quarterback Rusch and
Sesbit, who went in at right half.
we're the star performers. Rusch used
good judgment in selec. .ng his PLAYS
and ran his team we'll. Nesbit is one
of the fastest Elen In the Fargo team
and ts a dodger o. great ability. Keye.
1t center, also showed stellar playing.
He broke through the Grand Forks
line a number of times and smashed
Up the play before it had been nicely
started.
For Grand Forks, Snip" O'Keefe
~ANN WIZ huS Inc TOr- l ,
meT was taken out Of the game in the
hrst half because OF an injury to his
back. Hassel replaced O'Keefe AT
eft half and Hickey took HasselPs
place at left end. Hassell showed IN
well in defensive playing. On one oc-
casion he saved his teams goal from
being crossed by flying tackle, GET
ling the Fargo man after he had rim
twenty-five yards. Rod1y proved the
Onay consistent ground gamer on the
Grand Forks team Schlosser. at full
played strong game, particularly on
the defensive. Kemerer at quarter
back, showed a woeful lack of iude-
naent In selecting places and INABILITY
In handling pants. The high wind
that was blowing cross the field was
perhaps responsible for the Iatt4r
weakness. Kemerer cannot be ex-
calsed entirely, however for on several
occasions he let p1lnts go over his
head and then had to run In order ~
come anywhere near getting Their,
Hickey and Fishman, at ends nlavoa
strong games, showing up well on ston-
ping end runs. Nom1and and Ed
wards. ar tackle, held their men well
but on several occasions let a Fargo