The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-09
ALL EYES ARE
TURNED TO FARGO
State Basketball Champion
ship Will be Settled
There Tonight.

Fargo, N. D., March s.-The basket
ball situation to date presents a prob
lam that leaves the enthusiastic root
ers q nut to crack that would tax the
energy Of q blacksmith logician. II
the strength Of the teams a be
solved by relative scores. here is the
situation indicated by the results Of
teams:
University 49, Fargo college 81.
Aggies Is. Fargo college is.
University 20, aggies Is.
Aggies IS, Fargo college 10.
Aggies 2. university ? III.
The game to be played at the A. Z.
armory tonight gives promise of a
witnessed. Those who have followed
the athletic situation know that the
game as played by the college teams Of
the state is Of the highest order Of
merit.
The U. n. d. after defeating all of
the Minnesota teams that could lay
claim to the Minnesota Dakota con-
Fargo college 10 to 81. By the dope
as presented above, in. the matter Of
relative scores. the A. G. appears in
the lead. Thosew no saw the A. c.
and F. c. game last Saturday., know
that as an example of skill there was
little lacking to produce an ideal
game.
In the game to occur tonight the
teams to compete are evenly matched
but with weight and experience in
favor Of the university. The agricul-
tural college has the fastest team in
its history. but lacks In the experience
that is so essential in all athletic
sports. The U. N. d. has a team of
veteran players, the majority of its
mon1hora having plovoH <o0efhor fnr a
number of aso The A. c. team
is made up almost entirely Of men
who are playing together for the first
season. Only two Of the present team
have earned the college monogram.
Size up the situation from any angle.
there is a basketball game in prospect
the like of which 1t will not be your
opportunity to witness for n time
to come.
To win this game means to the A.
G. the retention of the basketball SUI
premacy that it has held for the last
three years. This record is one with
which the college may point with
pride because of its remarkable show
ing. OF thirty-eight games played in
the season of 1910. 1919 and 1912.
the A. c. has been victorious in thir-
ty-four games. In 1911 1t achieved the
phenomenal record of winning every
one ofnthe fourteen games played.
TOO was against the. best teams
in the three states composing the
Minnesota Dakota conference. During
the present season the A. c. has play
ed eleven games. winning nine. One
game was lost to the university and
the other to Huron college. q. D., by
the score Of 9 to IL. In considering
these facts 1t is evident that the A. c.
has a place to defend that will cause
its men to putu p a fight Of unques-
ks>->5 >1o.@~~~~a. ~naf~nt a4-
whose strength it has already meas
ured. The A. G. supporters may rest
assured that the team will ''go to it,
from the start and will quit only at
the call Of time.
The college band will give a con-
cert before the game that will be a
musical treat. 1t is expected that the
big hall will be packed to the doors.
as was the case last Saturday when
1850 people saw the aggies take the
measure Of Fargo college. It is adj
visable to be on hand early.