The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1910-01-15
BILLINGS
FAST TEAM
Defeats Company K in Lively
Game. Local Boys Make Good
Showing Against Big Odds.
Glen Ullin Here Next.

Glen Ullin Here Next.
The largest and most enthusiastic
crowd Of supporters ever seen at indoor
sports in the city witnessed the basket
ball gamefat the armory Tuesday night
the home team and the Triple
BIS. of Billings. This crowd was not
for the game with final
scores of 55 to 1s in favor of the visit
ors, ives, without doubt, the most inter.
esting game ever played here.
The Co. X team. at their best, did
NOT look for victory from these basket
ball artists. who are on their way east
to compete with the best teams in
North Dakota, Minnesota and South
Dakota and the great disappointment
in the personnel of the home team
made them think the god of health was
very unkind to them on this particular
evening. Fleury, who has been play
ing star game as forward, was unable
to play on account of tonsilitis: Fields,
who has been displaying fine work at
center, was only able to finish the first
half of the game because Of quinsy.
Schorsch substitut ed for Fleury. but
showed lack of training as he had not
played enough this year to get in form.
Dodd finished the game for Fields and
di very god work considering the prac-
tice he has had this season.
The game started off brisk witt, Dick
inson in possession of the ball and
after some snappy passing Birch landed
the leather sphere in the basket. The
crowd nearly went wild with excite
ment and cheered madly like one voice.
in their enthusiasm. The score shifted
about even until about the middle of the
first half. when the B. began to get
hold of the ball easier at center, work
ing simple but well practiced plays
which our boys were unable to stop on
account of superior passing. floor work
and basket shooting. AT the end CT
the first half the score stood "a to in
favor of the Triple B.s'
In the second half the game went
rather rough. seven fouls being called
on Billings and four on Dickinson. Here
again came the easy ball at center for
Billings, but Dodd worked hard and
managed to cop the sphere once in
while at that. The manner in which
the ball was thrown up at center was
an old, story for the B. 8 but was de-
cided percentage against Co. K.
The Triple B. s are. without doubt.
one of the fastest aegreea tions of basket
ball players in the west. The work in
covering their men IS worthy of much
praise and was serious drawback to
our boys in working out plays and pass
ing. The accuracy of their basket
shooting and the skill in working the
ball towards their goal was nearly per-
fection. Each man was almost star
in his particular position and an athlete
in himself. T hey have prepared them
selves by seven weeks of continual
training and have energy that is almost
tireless.
Baird, Kunz and Birch played star
game for Dickinson. bitterly contesting
their opponents and working hard to
hold down the score. They gave the
crack team players a run for their
money and have every reason to feel
proud Of themselves.
The summary of the game:
Triple B. s. Co. X
Joe MARKHAM, If lg, Kunz
Willard Salisbury, IF If, Schorsch
John Todd. c. Field & Dodd
Charles Dudley. re- IF, Birch
Carl Wickstron, le re-. Baird
Score, Triple B. s IS: Co. X. IS.
Goals from floor: Todd Is. Salisbury
10, Markham z, Dudley l.; Birch 2,
Dodd 1. Schorsch 1. Kunz 1.
Goals from fouls: Baird 8 (out Of 13) !;
Todd (out of 1O.
Referee, E. P. Neill.
Umpire. F!eury.
Scorers, Bountee and Jahr.
Time keeper, Heffron.
: Time, 20 minute halves.