The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-23
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
RUEBER'S ELEVEN WON FIRST
GAME AT HOME BY BIG SCORE


The score tells the tale. Rueber's
warriors were not compelled to exert
themselves very much Saturday after
Normal school In the nrst home game
Of the season at Athletic park by q
score Of SO to 0.
The game was a walk away for the
local farmers who carried the visitors
of their feet. Only one time during
the entire game did the coyotes make
their first down and that was on a
forward pass. The North Dakotans
had the mole skin artists from the Wis
iting state outclassed at every stage or
the game and although there were
some weaknesses In the work OF the
home team, yet there could be no COM
parison between the two eIevens Sat-
urday afternoon.
A big crowd turned out to see the
aggies win their first game. The play
ing OF the locals was characterized by
q few brilliant spurts of remarkable
playing upon the part Of the individual
members of the team. However, IT
was day for some individual play
Ing.
Babe Caulkins starred during the
game and there is no doubt about it
but what he is the man who played
the big game Of the day. He made
more points than any other man on the
A. G. eleven and gained more ground
for the tea.
Caulkins, at the quarterback's stand
ran the team very cleverly. When he
punted for the A. c., the farmers made
big gains, as his toe work completely
outclassed that OF the visiting kickers.
His runs were at times very clever
and his speed gained him many
yards. However, the quarterback was
particularly weak at handling the for
ward passes.
Thomas and Balsipger played great
games for the aggies and Dutch
Schroeder, the big captain Of the home
team, simply tore up the visiting line.
Thomas was weak on the signals and
aside from that point there could be
no criticism passed upon the work
of the bigger half of "Joe and John"
Balsinger made big gains and circled
around the Aberdeen ends as II he was
playing a game OF tag. The speed Of
the Fargo left half was great enough
to carry him over the ground for long
distances at a stretch and he rarely
failed to answer to the call for the
required number of yards. The big
captain OF the locals played his usually
star game. but there we're other brilli-
ant players on the local team to de-
tract from his work. Dutch tore big
holes In the line, played a great de-
fensive game and carried the ball ad-
vantageously several times, scnring for
his eleven.
Even played a good game ct half
back. but still shows room for inn
provement, although he handled him.
self we'll in the game yesterday. Foss,
the little baseball king, showed that
he could come back to the gridiron
game and the first half OF the con-
test was featured by some OF his long
runs.
Hackett and Grant held down the
pivot line jobs in great shape. Sew
eral times both men broke through and
tore UP the interference of the visitors
before 1t had fairly been formed. Schu-
man, Boucher, Olsen and Edwards
were not lacking in their ability at any
time. Schuman and Olsen were par
ticuarIy good in the lire.
The ends played great game TO
the last man. Once Breyer forgot
which way to run. but it mattered
little then. Parezik was star Of the
extreme players.
For the visitors there was little OPP
portunity to star. Betesole won the
admiration Of the locals by his work
at quarterback and Swift was also
highly commended. The coyotes were
simply not in the running.
The Game.
Even kicked or TO Downey who re-
turned Ave yards, Granger went
through the line for four yards, and
Martin for two, Tilleston punted
twenty-five yards, CauIlxins returned
Ave yards, A. c. penalized ave yards
for using hands. Balsinger made one
and one-half yards around right end,
Caulkins punted forty yards and the
Al. C.. recovered the ball. Schroeder
failed to gain through right tackle,
F'oss went ave yards around right end,
ana Caulkins went Ave yards around
left end for the frst touchdown Of the
game. He missed his try at goal
BatesoIe kicked or and Partzek re-
turned two yards, A. G. penalized nye
yards for of side. Foss or left tackle
for five yards. On the next play he
went around left end for fifteen yards
Balsinger went around right end for
ten yards. Foss failed 10 gain around
left end. Time was taken out, Caulk-
ms failed to gain around right end
and the bali went to Aberdeen.
Downey failed to gain through the
A. G. lire and Granger was thrown for
a loss Batesole punted thirty yards
and Caullxins returned ten yards
Schroeder failed to gain at a try
through left tackle. Balsinger went
around right end for twenty yards.
Foss made thirty around left end
Caulkins ran out OF bounds after gain
ing fifteen yards Ba1singer plunged
through right tackle for a five-yard
gain ana Schroeder followed in the
same place with two, placing the ball
on Aberdeen's fifteen yard line.
Caullxins dropped back to the twenty
yard line for q place kick but failed
to put the ball between the goal posts
Aberdeen put the ball in scrimmage
on the twenty Ave yard line and ne
gotiated forward pass which netted
twenty yards. On the next play Parizek
tore through the line and threw Martin
for four yard loss. At this point
Freeland went in for Batesoie whose
shoulder was injured. TiIleston punt
ed thirty yards and Caulkins was
downed in his tracks. CaullSins punt
ed thirty yards and time was taken
out for an Aberdeen man. Granger