Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-01-31

! terrific energy. The result was tn,
most closely guarded game ever seer
on Dallas court.
Portage led off with one point on 6
foul. The visitors experienced diff
Guilty in dribbling, but far more diff.
Guilty in finding a man to whom t.
pass the ball, for all were closely
guarded. During the first half Rice
scratched in /. Ballantyne 2, Boydstor
! 1, Harper 1, and Schneider 2, the hall
ending 10-11 in favor of Portage.
With the progress of the second
half, the struggle unquestionably be-
came the most intense of any game
ever played in the state. Open chances
became few and far apart. About the
middle of the half. Schneider of Port
age gained a position within striking
distance of the goal, when he was COW
cred by Shaw, the Dallas guard. By
progressing with the ball, the Portage
man succeeded in getting away and
tossing a basket. Meanwhile, Umpire
Teats had blown his whistle and an
nounced a foul committed by Portage.
The Portage referee insisted he had
supposed the foul was called on the
Dallas man, and farther insisted that
the goal be allowed in addition to an
awarded point and a free throw. This
led to a dispute in which Portage
could cite very little authority in sup
port of its position. After delay of
nearly an hour, Dallas agreed to yield
to Portage the basket, to which the
visitors were in no way entitled. This
made the score 16 to 16, with only 8
minutes and 20 seconds to play.
Then began contest which will go
down to history as the most terrific
struggle ever witnessed on a basket
ball court in Oregon. Dallas scored a
field goal and a foul; Portage got
three fouls, the pistol cracked, and the
game stood a tie at 1919.
Portage Wants to Quit.
Desiring to save his team from pos
sible defeat, the Portage captain re-
quested that the game be called off
and declared a tie. Dallas, after hav-
ing yielded to the visitors a basket to
WHlCl LIlGy were III IlO way cHtillCNt
was in no notion of quitting and de-
manded that the contest be continued,
the first team tossing a field goal to
be awarded the game. Portage finally
agreed to this arrangement, and the
ball was once more taken back to the
center of the court
With the first sound of the whistle,
old "Pebo" Shaw, the big Dallas CEN
ter, who had outjumped and outgener-
allied the Portage center at every stage
of the game, now seemed to leap half
a foot above his opponent. After some
lively skirmishing, Rice raced down
the court to where Pebo was waiting
for a try. A lightning pass, a quick
shot, and the greatest game in all Dali
las basketball history was over, the
final score standing 21 to 19 in favor
of the collegians.
Although defeat was bitter, the
Portage team freely acknowledged the
superiority of the Dallas quintet, pro-
bouncing the local players the strong
est they had ever met.
Visitors Are Entertained.
After the close of the Friday night
game, the visiting team, the Dallas
players and a few invited friends were
entertained at a delightfully."- informal
luncheon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. |
H. L. Fenton. Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton
is Eastern tour two years ago, and
1ad formed the acquaintance of sew
sral members of the Portage five at |
heir home town in Wisconsin. AS
Dallas had played two games in Port
lge, the luncheon assumed the nature
IF a reunion, and many stories We're
old and "reminiscences exchanged. Soon
Lfter midnight, the guests were invited |
o partake of delicious refreshments,
erved on two prettily decorated tables
The hostess was assisted in entertain
ng by Mrs. A. F. Toner and Mrs. Will
Greenwood. Upon departing, each
member of the Portage team was pre-
ented with a souvenir of the Dallas
;ames in the shape of handsome col
ege pennant.
Corvallis and Eugene Easy.
Portage went to Corvallis, Saturday,
nd played rings around the Agricultu-
al College team, defeating the farm
RS by score of A to IA. Eugene got
taste of the same medicine last night,
yhen the crack University team went
own before the Wisconsin giants by
margin of 21 points. An interesting
he fact that of the Is points scored
" the University were made by Carl
'enton, former Dallas player. Fem