The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-07
FARMERS WINNERS
IN GREAT CONTEST

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scene Saturday evening of the speed
lest hardest and most thrilling bas-
ketball game ever seen in Fargo, in
which the farmer quintette defeated
the preacher FIVE by a score OF 90 to
IL. Not for an instant did the play
slacken or the interest vain during the
entire game
| With Fargo college and it's sup
porters lined along the south and the
A. G. rooters on the north side of the
! gym, cheering the teams as a whole
and the men individually and each
going wild over every point added to
its side, and everybody applauding a
good play, made two hours of the
most intense, good natured, yet genu-
inc school spirit shown this winter In
Fargo.
The game was remarkable for it's
excellent team work, quick and sure
passing and evenness I'll along in the
score. Not until the last FIVE minutes
was the result certain, when the A. G.
took the lead. The work of the off,
Gals was beyond reproach and the
absence of growing and an album
dance of good feeling in the crowd
was due to their excellent work. Both
Mr.. Miller, Y. M. c.. A! physical direc-
tor at Grand Forks, as referee. and
DIR. Dunlop of the N. d. u as umpire,
| followed the game every minute and
very seldom was their Judgment
wrong.
At little after eight both teams
appeared, the farmers with hopes only
to keep the score against them down,
and the preachers with hopes of win
ming. In a few minutes, Referee Mill
ler's whistle blew and the game was
on. Both teams started with fast pace
and kept it up. The ball was never
at one end for very long and good
many baskets were spoiled. After
three minutes play Bridge scored a
basket for the A. c. Soon after little
Harry Haggart put one through for
Fargo college and a few minutes later
secured another. Towards the latter
part. of the first half Wheeler got a
field basket making the baskets even
for the first half. In the meantime
Bridge and Forth had been vieing
with each other in throwing fouls.
Bridge dropped FIVE through for the
farmers and Forth CLEANED six, MAX
ing the score 10 to 9 in his favor.
In the early part of the second half,
Bridge tied the score with a foul. From
then on until the last four minutes of
play the score was tied and united
with each succeeding basket. First
one side was in the lead, then the
other. Thayer and George Haggart
were both given a chance at Harry
Haggart's forward but failed to add
anything to the score. t
ThA Grpra rxya in FoxyCs nRs& IT, w>.~r -.
ers when Walt Haskins took Clarks
forward. He Immediately tied the
score and then the A. C. took the lead
derful basket throwing, succeeded in
winning by five.
The game was remarkable in many
respects, but especially so in the team
work shown by the A. G. Feeding the
forwards seemed to be their speciality,
while they were at home when it came
to basket throwing.
The preachers also showed up strong
in team work, throwing fouls and bas-
kets, but in the last half we're some
what careless in guarding their men.
They were unable to break up the A.
G. passing and consequently the ball
was in the latter's possession more
than in the first half.
Nevertheless the game will go down
in the history of the two schools as
clean exhibition of earnest, manly
play, as contest of keen, yet good
natured rivalry. 1t will be referred to
as one of those do you remember
games, where one side won on the
merits of it's playing, and the other
side took their defeat with the good
grace of the true sportsman.
The die has been cast for city cham
pionship, and the next game between
the two institutions will not only de-
eide it, but practically decide the state
championship. The Fargo college will
have played all their games scheduled
in the state and likewise the A. c., thus
making the next game decisive.
The official score was as follows:
Fargo Colleges.
Slingsby, f..
Harry Haggart, T., b b; Thayer; Geo.
Haggart.
Perry, c.
Forth, g, xxxxxx xb.
Pollock, capt, s., b b.
Agricultural Colleges.
Bridge, f, XXX xxxxx xb.b.
Clark, f; Walt Haskins, t, b.
Wheeler, c, b.
Bert Haskins, capt, g, b.
barrow, g.
Oficials-Miller referee and Dunlop
umpire.
Time of haIves-20 minutes
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