The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-31
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
FARGO COLLEGE BEATS u.
5 TO 0 In A SCRAPPY GAME

Of the season went to Fargo college
after very hard fought and gruellins
contest with the team from the uni
versity last Saturday. The final score
of the game was to o. Fargo making
the points on place kick and a touch
back The place kick was made from
the ~ ID. 20-yard line in the first quar-
ter and the safety was scored wher
Thompson of the U. fumbled the bal
behind the N. ID. line in an attempt
to get a play off from behind the goal
posts in the last quarter
A thousand shouting and nervous
football fans were on hand good and
early, ready for the beginning of the
fray. The u. bunch was down in force
and their band was a strong asset to
their bunch of roorers. The Grand
Forks students did not come without
confidence and they spent their wads
good and freely with those locals that
were looking for bets. Barring the
strong wind that blew from the south.
the afternoon was an ideal football
day and the field was in first class
condition. Fargo won the toss and de-
Tended the south goal and the II. was
forced to kick off against a strong
wind.
Taking advantage Of the wind. Fargo
punted on the second play and Spal-
ding booted the ball across the field
for SO yards, N. d. recovering the ball
on their 25-yard line. Stack bucked
through right tackle for yards and
Gullickson struggled through center
for the first down of the game Thomp-
son got around the right end of a shift
formation for 10 yards on the next
play and time was taken out for him.
N. d. failed to gain on the next two
bucks and Barnes punted rs yards,
Time was again taken out for N. d.
and Fargo was penalized at the same
time 15 yards for holding. Fargo
punted right off the reel, the pigskin
sailing so yards before Gullickson cap
tured it. For the third time in the
first ten minutes of play time was
taken out for injuries to N. ID. man.
N, ID. fumbled the ball on the first
play and Fargo recovered it. Catlin
got around left end for 5 yards and
Bayard made more through the line.
Spalding bucked the line for first down
and then Mcmillan came around the
N. d. left end for yards. Another
buck failed to gain, and from the N. d
20-yard line at slight angle Rusness
kicked a goal from placement, Slingsby
holding the ball.
N. d. was off side on the kickoff
and was penalized yards ON the
second attempt Barnes booted the ball
25 yards to Mcdonald. Time was
taken out for injuries to N. D. man.
Fargo punted on the first play, Spal-
ding getting off an exceptionally good
kick, the ball going clear over the
n. d. goal line from the Fargo 25-
yard line. N. ID. put the ball into play
from scrimmage on their 25-yard line
and on three straight bucks into the
line lost the bali on downs Fargo
failed to gain on the first two plays
and another attempt to score from
placement resulted in a penalty on
Fargo for being off side. N. ID. refused
the penalty and took the ball back
on their own 4O-yard line. Thompson
got around right end for IL yards and
Fargo was penalized Is yards for
holding, N. ID. failed to gain around
left end and they were penalized Is
yards for using hands. Barnes punted
and after two plays, one of which was
a shift formation on which Catlin got
through the line for yards, time was
called for the first quarter with the
ball in Fargo's possession on the N. ID.
45-yard line.
The first quarter clearly showed that
Fargo could not gain consistently
through the N. d. line, while the u.
men succeeded in running the Fargo
right end several times for good gains.
Fargo scored because they were play
ing more aggressively and because the
strong wind carried Spaldings punts
for many more yards than otherwise
could have been possible.
In the second quarter the ball was
put in play by Fargo on the N. ID.
45-yard line. The local team found
themselves bucking the wind but they
pulled off forward pass that Melted
10 yards on the first play. Bayard
failed to gain around the right side
and on fake try for a field goal Rus
ness was downed for 10-yard loss.
1t was N. DIS ball first down. Stee
ran the Fargo left end for is yards |
and Thompson made 5 more around
right end, Gullickson went through
the center of the line for 10 yards. but
on a tumble and Barnes kicked go |
yards. Bayard made yards on the |
second play but Fargo failed to make
their on the third down and it was /
N. DIS ball on the Fargo 20-yard line. |
N. D. was penalized is yards and |
Barnes tried for a goal from place
ment from the Fargo 40-yard line. The I
kick failed and Fargo scrimnaged <the I
ball on their 25-yard line. Two downs I
Melted yards and then Spalding
punted 40 yards against the wind, /
Fargo recovering the ball Catlin fail /
ed to gain around left end and Bayard I
lost ground on a double pass. Spald- /
ing punted 15 yards and then N. ID.
started back down the field with the i
ball. Thompson got around the right |
end for 20 yards, but N, ID. was penal |
lied 15 yards for holding. An attempt /
to forward pass failed and Barnes /
kicked 40 yards. Fargo made first |
down on penalty and Mcmillan got |
around the u. right end for lis yards. /
Fargo was penalized fifteen yards. Al /
forward pass along the side line fall /
ed and Spaling punted 35 yards to the Il
N d. 40-yard line. N. d, returned the |
ball 10 yards and time was called With
the ball in the possession of the Uni /
versity bunch near the center of the |
field.
The second quarter showed N. ID. to
be the best ground gamers but poor
head work in the early part of the
quarter lost them an opportunity to
score.
The second half opened with Fargo