The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-20
Defeated Bagley Champions in Fast
and Exciting Basketball Game
Played Saturday Evening.
M1DGETs LOSE TO GRADERS
Blue and White Youngsters Win
From Clearwater Visitors in In
teresting Contest % to Is.

Strengthened by having the Neu-
man brothers, Alfred and Ernest, in
their lineup, the Bemidji basket
ball five defeated the Bagley cham
pionship aggregation on the ArmOry
floor by a score of 26 to. %, Saturday
evening. -. /.
AS Bagley claims the champion
ship of Minnesota the victory against
them was indeed a glorious one for
the Bemidji boys, who had entered
the contest with only one thought,
that being, to hold their opponents
to as low a score as was possible.
The contest started with the Bag
ley centre securing the ball from
his opponent, and~by good team work
carried it to just under the Bemidji
basket where Bemidji was fouled.
Bagley failed to make the throw and
the ball was secured by Peck, the
Bemidji guard, who hurled it the
entire length of the floor to Neu-
man who threw a basket.
Bagley followed moment later
with a basket, but from that time,
until the close of the first half, Be-
midi kept the lead, the score at the
end of the first half being IL to 6.
T.: With defeat staring them in the
face, Bagley entered the last half
with a determination to win, and
the game became rather rough, but
Bemidji, their lineup being heavier
than usual, more than held their
own.
With five minutes remaining to be
played Bagley, with "Red' Johnson
in the leading role, began series of
plays which brought the score from
Is to IS against them to Is to %
in their favor.
With less than two minutes to
play, Larson, the Bemidji forward
threw a difficult basket, and fol-
lowed with another second later.
This bringing the score to % to %
in favor of Bagley.
1t was at this time that Bemidji
lovers of basketball we're allowed to
witness the kind of basketball that
makes that game as popular &c It is
today. With Bagley fighting to
keep Bemidji from scoring and Be-
midi fighting to obtain al leas.
one basket, Ernest Neuman, who was
playing his first game for this seas
on, and while closely guarded, man
aged to throw a basket which lifted
the rooters to their feet.
With only a few seconds to play,
and with both fives fighting in a
determination to win, Alfred Neuman
sent the ball into the Bagley basket,
and a moment later the game ended
with Bemidji the winner by points.
The lineup:
Bemidji-A. Neuman and Larson
(Capt.) forwards: E. Neuman, CEN
tire; Peck and Spencer, guards.
Bagley-Hanson and Courtney,
forwards; Jensen, centre: Johnson
and Simmons, guards. 49,
Baskets-Jenson1, Hanson l,
Courtney 2, Johnson 4, Simmons 1,
E. Neuman 2, Larson 4, A. Neumah 4.
Points from fouls, Hanson 2, Court
ney 3, Neuman 6.
Officials--Miles, Crookston, re-
fierce; Lindsay, umpire.
In an interesting preliminary
game the seventh grade boys of the
Bemidii schools defeated the Midgets
from Bagley by score of % to 5.
Young Tanner of the Bemidji boys
was easily the star of the contest,
scoring 10 of the % points,
The officiating of Prof. Miles OF
Crookston, needs no comment what
ever. He used the best of judgment
at all time and that he favored