Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-12

down again promptly for such n
ments and We retired within the Sc
clusion of unexpressed sorrow. we
didn't want to see such a handsome
bunch of girls "chagrined" in the
presence of shouting victors, but we
understand the rules OF the game de-
mand that one side or the other must
bear the odium of defeat and that
fact compelled us to own up that we
were betting Oh Canton.
After the girls game came the boys
and both sides looked as If they could
do a Marathon stunt before milking
the cows in the morning. Both sides
began to play "Ring a Round, Rosey'
and the ball was made to fly. 1t was
what they called a blood warmer,
while we up on the balcony felt hot
enough to 20 barefoot and dare not
take Off any more clothes than fash
ion prescribes in the presence of ladies.
The whistle sounded and my how
the boys did jump. 1t seemed as II
every one was trying to catch a stray
bolt OF electricity. They were up and
down, rolling, jumping, grabbing,
struggling, throwing, lodging, and
sometimes clinching. Then the whis-
tie of Referee Wood would bring them
to position in an instant, breathing
hard and eyes cleaning, a good deal
like ours used to CLEAN when a fellow
I Einl>oI 0I,r chirhonn in tho nl1 f1Sh-
toned game Of foot ball. Once or
twice we felt like dropping the bal
ance of our wearing apparel and get
ting into the fun, but the fear Of i'm
mediate censure from flashing eyes
held us fast to our upholstered chair.
! Thus the game progressed and
everybody shouted when a basket got
the ball. The Vermillion boys led
from the start and were still leading
at the end Of the first half. The Can
ton boys gingered up'..when they be-
gan the second half and by splendid
field work cut down the lead until
near eleven o'clock when time was
called and a tie announced. Then the
atmosphere, already hot, became hot
ter and clothing was su%pertluous.
Referee Wood announced that only a
basket from the field would count,
and things got mighty interesting.
Those sitting wanted to stand up and
those standing wanted to bunt the
ceiling and Captain Berg began to
fear he would need a new Armory in
the morning, and some of the soldiers
wanted to get their guns out of the
lockers in order to save the ramrods,
but it would have been equal to in
slant death for any outsider to get in
to that mixup. Just how referees
Wood and Cooper escalloped with any
clothing is a mystery.
The finish was fast and furious.
Both sides wanted to get the winning
ball into their basket and the numer-
Gus narrow escapes from victory made
that big audience as crazy as the
players. Everybody vas breathing
hard and some we're dancing to keep
from shouting. We thought Frank
Beck and Knut Jacobson we're going
to leap into the ring and call time,
and Jerome Hawn and Merle Dean
were Juggling nervously at thei. coat
sleeves, while we we're busy trying to
keep a lady close to us from fainting.
How we did wish for a palm Leaf.
Then In a twinkling the agony was
ever, the Vermillion boys got a ball
into their basket and everybody
shouted. Ben Hur's chariot race was
tame in comparison.
When we got up to view that won
derous scene we were holding a young
lady's muff and trying to get one of
her dainty little gloves on, and found
a pair of gloves in our pocket belong
ing to another young lady, and had a
couple Of hat pins in the collar Of our
overcoat and Mrs. Linn was at home
but w told her all about it.
The boys tied 10 to 10 and Vermil-
lion won by a lucky basket from the
field. 1t was a magnificent game and
both teams were very evenly matched.
Vermillion excelled in free basket
throwing and Canton in floor work.
We have only one criticism to make
and that is the Canton team needs
more practice in free throwing, for
with average success in free throwing
Canton should have won the game by
8 points.
We are open for another invitation
to the next and all games hereafter,
and shall join the ''rooting club" to
which Frank Beck, Knut Jacobson,
Merle Dean and Jerome Hawn be-
longs.
Program tor the Lincoln Birth
day Centennial.
Overture. Apollo Orchestra.
Poem on Lincoln, B. III. Trip.
Salute to Lincoln Portrait, G. A. r.
and W. r. G.
Lincoln's Gettysburg speech, Mrs.
A. III. Tucker.
Music, Male Quartet.
Exercises by pupils of Public School
under the direction Of Prof. Wood
burn.
Recitation-"Was Lincoln King
Ruth Jones.
SOno-"Lfncoln's Birthdav.n pupils