The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-10
Played Three Games

rTlQay OF last week d onQln2 OF
Tuesday, during which games
we're played against Mandan, Bis,
marck and Steele. As to the out.
come of the trip, our little city hat
every reason to feel proud of the
teams repr esenting our school, not
only for their excellent conduct
abroad, but also for the results Of
the games, considering the fac,
that none of the players on either
team had ever played in a match
game before.
The teams left on the south
bound train Friday, nearly all the
pupils of the high school depart.
ment going to the train to attend
their departure. On arriving at
Bismarck the teams proceeded
Immediately to Mandan where the
first games were to be played Fri
day evening. The girls, with
Miss Kirk, who acted as chaperone,
were entertained by the members
of the Mandan girls team during
their stay, in the city, while the
boys we're cared for at the Nigey
hotel, and all were royalty enter
tanned while in Mandan. The
girls game al called first, and
though our girls played a good
game it soon became evident that
they we're no match for the su-
perior basket shooting Of the
Mandan young ladies, who scored
IL points to 3 for Washburn dur
ing the first half. In the second
half the Washburn team began to
display that game spirit and team
work for which they are noted
even under adverse conditions,
carrying off the hopors of this half
5 to 4, making the final score 81 to
s in Mandan's favor. The boys
game was called Immediately after,
and though our team was weakened
by the absence of Arthur Yanken,
who had to remain home on &C
count of sickness, they put up a
good game from the start. During
the first four or five minutes of
play Homer Wallin was disabled
with a game knee, and his place
was filled by Victor Wallin, who
played the position of forward in
a very creditable manner consider
his size. Even thus crippled
without either Of the regular for
wards, the Washburn team won
the first half IL too, but in the
second half the absence of the
regular forwards detracted from
The teams work to such an extent
that the Mandanites won, the final
score being % to IA. We cannot
help feeling that with all its regu-
lar players u boys would have
won this game, but even as matters
it cannot be denied that both
boys and girls did very creditable
work considering their lack of ex- !
perience. We cannot speak too !,
Of the excellen, treatment
accorded our teams while at. Man.
Ian, and can assure the citizens of !
The latter city that the Washburn !
people have a warm spot in their )
hearts" for. anything emanating I.
from Mandan.
The boys and girls left Mandan {
Saturday noon for Bismarck where
hey played in the armory the
same evening. A special train ran
from Mandan, bringing crowd Of
forty or fifty Mandan rooters, who
waved their banners and exerted
their voices for Washburn through
the whole evening. The girls game
was first called, and it was found.
that our girls were pitted against
team not composed entirely Of
high school girls, but
Of a combination of players from
Bismarck high school, Hazelton
and other places. Even under
these conditions our girls held the
combination team to a IL to IL
score winning the second half 8 to