The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-06
HOW GRAND FORKS
VIEWS The GAME

Of the game Saturday The Grand
Forks Herald says:
The North Dakota state high school
basketball championship was decided
in favor Of the local high school team
when they decisively defeated the
Fargo high school team at Fargo YES
terday by a score of 38 to 80. The
Fargo highs are the fastest team that
the locals have met this year. AL
though small, they are unusually
speedy and have almost perfect team
work. Every man on the team is a
sure shot, and is capable of scoring
from almost any angle. The game
was hard fought from the opening
whistle to the close of the last half.
The locals were either suffering from
nervous disease, stage fright or over
politeness. In the first half they were
completely outclassed by the up-river
midgets. Their over-politeness con-
sisted in stopping to beg the pardon
Of the Fargo players who Glanced to
reach for the ball at the same instant
they did with the result that the less
polite Fargoites FASTENED to get rid Of
the ball, either by passing it to team
mate or shooting basket The re-
suit of this was that the Fargo mid
gets managed to lead the locals by
several points in the first half Roholt
at center enjoyed a refreshing nap
during this half and was so much
refreshed that he played star game
during the following period. All of
the Grand Forks players in this half
seemed to have some difficulty in real
izing that they were playing a wide
awake game Of basketball.
Fargo Was Speedy.
The first half opened with the up
river five showing their ability in the
speed line, covering the floor and try
ing to lose their heavier opponents.
Grand Forks, however, was the first
to score, Armstrong emerging from
pile-up and passing the ball through
the basket. For several minutes the
game was close, neither side being
able to get away from their oppon-
ents. The first ten minutes was either
teams game, there being not more
than two or three points between them
at any time during this period. The
locals were playing rather loosely and
seemed to have considerable difficulty
in breaking UP the perfect team work
of their opponents. They were slow
in getting into the game and hesitated
about diving after the ball. The Far
go five were playing great ball, circling
around their heavy opponents and do
ing some sensational basket shooting
Cruikshank led in the scoring line
having four to his credit. Three OF
these were made from past the center
81, H.
as the whistle blew at the end of the
last half Nesbit showed great form
in cleaning free throws, making seven
points out Of thirteen attempts. Henry
for the locals, also making six out of
eleven. Coulter and Armstrong did
the scoring in this half, having two
each to their credit. The Fargo team
gradually pulled ahead in spite of their
efforts and the half ended with the
Fargo team in the lead by eight points
the score being % to Is.
Between halves the locals did some
serious thinking and made some good
resolutions. Secretary Wallace OF the
local Y. M c. A. pointed out some of
their weak spots and gave them sew
eral instances where teams had over
come a large lead in the last half. The
team started in the last half with a
determination to do all in their power
to keep the state championship from
slipping from their grasp.
Tied the Score.
From the time the whistle blew an
nouncing the beginning Of the half it
took just four minutes to tie the score,
making the tally % to 20. The locals
seemed to have aroused themselves
from their state of lethargy of the
first half, and completely outclassed
the fast midgets. They continued to
gain, breaking up the team work OF
their opponents and displaying their
ability in this feature themselves. For
about twelve minutes they played as
fast ball as has ever been seen on the
floor. leading the Fargo five by ten
points They then Stacked up slightly
and the midgets secured q couple OF
baskets, making the score 3s to 80 at
the end of the period. The game was
too one-sided in the half to be inter-
esting, the locals making % to points
OF the Fargo high The guarding OF
Henry and Moore was of the best, both
playing an aggressive game and each
securing a basket, while their men.
failed to score more than one basket.
Henry played great game in break
ing up the team work OF the little
giants and getting the ball to his team
mates. Moore guarded Crulkshank in
this half, preventing him from secur-
ing single basket, which Is quite an
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