The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1909-11-26
BEWAILS THEIR DOWNFALL
AUBURNiTE HAS UNNECESSARY
SORE SPOTS.
All Over a Game of Basket Ball
Claims of Unfairness Not
Substantiated BY Facts.

Its hard enough to be pitted
in addition, the referee and UNI
pire are against team, it may as
well forfeit the game to start with
and save the trouble of going
through the farce of playing And
that's exactly what happened To
the Auburn basket ball team when
they Went up against Falls City
last Saturday.
THE fact thai certain of the
business men of this city mad guar
anteed small individual amounts for
the use of the A. IL, S. athletic as
sociation to fall back on If it ran
out of funds before the year was
over, was misconstrued by our pug
nacious southern neighbor to mean
that our boys were to be paid for
beating them. From that moment
the result of the game was as Ger
tain as the good old fact that water
runs down hill.
Through methods best known to
themselves, an umpire and referee
were secured from Humboldt, one
having been n member of the Hum
boldt team which met defeat at
Auburn's s hands some time ago.and
the other his brother The game
was played in a building with a
gallery, the lights being placed un-
derneath. while the goal posts ex-
tended above This would be fair
enough. had not Falls City praetic-
ed with this peculiar layout in
order to become adept in condi-
tions which do not exist in any
other indoor field in the state.
In spite of the protests against
the decisions OF the referee the
game proceeded. Between the hal
yes the referee received a talking
to from Supt. Doremus OF this city
on certain points OF the game which
had been constantly and flagrant-
ly violated. The referees idea of
an athletic contest can be CLEANED
from conversation which ensued
after the game, when, in speaking
to Mr.. Doremus, he said
We'll, | gave you the long end
of it in the second half, anyway
Why did you do that?' inquir-
ed the superintendent
Oh, to kind Of even up the
deal.p
"In athletics of the right sort
play or foul is either made or not
made. and if there is any even
ing-up" to be done it is the players
themselves who have to do 1t. In
outlaw organizations, of course,
the referee is depended upon TO
win the game. 1t is rather doubt
full if the other proposed games be-
tween Auburn and Falls City will
be played They certainly will not
be unless the latter town agrees to
come somewhere within well-known
athletic rules during a contest. -
Auburn Herald Auburn Herald.
Now, the facts concerning the game
re these: Auburns manager picked
he referee and if he was against
hem 1t was because he was too con
to overlook their poor play
ng; the fact that Auburn's team was
o be given $50 if they defeated
'ails CITY was brought mere IN a.i-
ance of the game by one of Auburn's
ormer teachers; Falls City had not
layed a game indoors this season,
While Auburn has practiced that way
everal times.
The following letter from the Au-
urn manager is proof positive that
he referee and umpire were not
Auburn fixed" them,
Auburn, Neb., Nov 10, 1909
Jean Cain, Dear Sir-i will put out
the bills and think | can get a little
crowd to come down. Let Rist (of
HumboldD referee and get some one
else to umpire.-Martin Souders."
1t is really foolish to give space to
he clipping above-it's so silly. The
verage reader will at once draw
he conclusion that it was inspired
y other than the real athletes them
Mr.. d. The mem.
ers of Auburn's basket ball team
ear no malice toward our boys and
re not party to the feeling that is
o evident in the above article, as
5 evidenced by communication
rom one of the boys up there which,
a part, says
Il hope Sou fellows are not'sore'
at we boys We want you to come
up and give us a return game We
feel alright about it. -
The reader can draw his own con-
lusion.