Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-09
COMPANY A won y: .
FROM DICKINSON
SCORE WAS DECISIVE AND WAS
PLAYED BEFORE FAIR SIZED
AUDIENCE.
AUDIENCE.

Capital City Basketball Tossers Put
Up Fine Exhibition In Their Game
Last Evening.
The fast basketball team of Com
pany X of Dickinson, met on the
armory floor last night the strudy
Company A aggregation of Bismarck,
and went down to an overwhelming
defeat, the final score being 81 to 81.
The score is typical Of the game. At
no time were the Capital City boys
in danger, save for an instant in the
middle Of final half, following which
they finished with a burst of speed
such as has never before been seen
on the local floor.
Every man on the Company A team
played to the utmost limit Of his
ability. Too much credit cannot be
given to Asselstine and Shearer, the
Bismarck guards. They were on
their itptoes all the time, blocking
apparently brilliant throws, and also
breaking up the excellent team work
Of Company X.
The guards position is the one
least credited by the spectator, for
he. as rule, throws no baskets, but
upon him devolves the duty of pre-
venting the opposing team from scor-
ing. That the Company A guards
played a brilliant game is very evil
dent from the fact that in the first
half neither of the Dickinson for
wards scored basket from the field.
while but two field goals were scored
by the Company K forwards in the
second halt.
played their usual spectacular game.
Mclean alone scored nearly enough
points to have defeated his opponents.
Vandever was in the game from start
to finish. He spoiled many apparent
ly perfect shots for the visitors bas-
ket, besides scoring four pretty field
goals for Bismarck.
For the visitors Baird and Birch
were the stars. Birch went up on the
guards forward" signal and connect
ed with the basket for six goals from
the field. Baird scored four free
throws. Nelson played a fast game
at center, and also scored five field
goals for Dickinson. The scoring
done by Dickinson forwards-Flury
and Kunz-is not fair estimate Of
their work. Both played a hard,
straight forward game, and but for
the excellent work of the Bismarck
guards would have made the score
q different story.
from the first shrek Of the whistle,
and was fairly free from roughness.
The Company A boys are jubilant
over their victory, which makes it
a game apiece this season. Last
year also closed with each team hav-
ing won a game apiece; which shows
the obvious qualities of the two CON-
panies. 1t is hoped that two more
games can be arranged for with Dick
insOn before the present season clos
es-one to be played at Dickinson,
and the final one in Bismarck. Either
event will prove spectacular exhi-
bition for the onlookers. Company
A expects more games soon, and de-
sires better public attendance than
last nights game. 1t is worth your
while to watch the local team in &C
ton. The score last night follows
Co. A-Bismarck.
Mclean, (Capt) l.. F.-29.
Choquett, r. Fla.
Vandever, C.-8.
Asselstine, L. G.
Shearer, R. G.
Total-51.
Co. k.-Dickinson.
FURY, l.. FL.
Kunz, r. F.-4.
Nelson, Go.
Baihr, l.. ca.
Birch, r. F.-12
TOtal-3l.
'Referee-'Nichols Bismarck.
Umpire-Dodd, Dickinson.
Scorer-L. Lewis, Bismarck.
Timekeepers-McCo and Heff-
ron.
Time of halves-25 minutes
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