The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-12
A. c. Won a Heart-Breaking
Game From the Fargo College
Of the Most Sensational Games Ever Seen on 4 Fargo
FloO-Guardng on Both Sides Was Deadly and
Every Point Was Fully Earned

In a game that will go down in bas-
betball history as a sensational nerve
racking and nip and tuck contest, the
A. G. squad was favored by fortune
Saturday night when they defeated the
fast Fargo college quint by the close
score OF is TO Is.
When the whistle blew at $3.50, the
restless crowd that packed the Fargo
college gymnasium to overlooking was
thrilled with excitement. The sup
porters of each team realized that the
big event of the season was at hand;
that their chosen men were up against
men equally as good, and that the
game would be anybody's until the
last second of play.
1t would be extremely difficult to
say which of the teams played the
best. Each squad was in for business
and played a wonderful game.
Probably n of the most sensation
al plays ever seen on a basketball
floor was pulled off by Coach Wat
kins' five. The whistle for the last
half was heard and the crowd start
ed to depart, with the score Is to Is
in favor of the A. c.. but the official
timekeeper announced that there were
five seconds more to play One more
basket would win the game for Fargo
college, one more foul would tie it.
After a thoughtful consultation, the
Fargo college boys arranged their
play and were ready to take one
change in a thousand to turn the tide.
There was time for but one pass.
Thayer, the +. G. center jumped high
into the air, tipping the ball skill
fully to Forth, the star guard who
sailed by just in time to connect with
the ball. With all the f. c. men block
ing their opponents.
Forth took a free shot from the
center of the floor. The ball started
on its urs in a nice arch, came
down or the rim of the basket, rolled
around and fell off. when time was
called for the conclusion of the game.
The hearts Of the f. c. rooters were
in their mouths as they saw the last
chance for victory snatched from them.
From start to finish the game was
n scramble for the ball. No sooner
did a player receive the ball than his
opponent was On him. For the first
few minutes the ball went back and
forth on the floor. Neither side could
connect. Forth made the first point
on Hackett's foul. After missing a
free throw on Slingsby's foul, Hackett
connected on Bosses foul tying the
score.
Team Work Won.
It was a case Of team work against
individual play, in the opinion of
many fans. The A. G. excelled in
passing and team work while the Far
go college boys depended largely on in
dividual play, In ~dribbling around
end Forth and Harrington for Fargo
college pulled off some sensational and
surprising plays. But time after time
the A. G. by fine team work passed
the ball up the field. Both sides had
hard luck in missing seemingly sure
baskets again and again, but this can
be explained by the deadly guarding
that was being done. The players had
to shoot without a moments hestita-
tion-always.
Coach Rueber was both lucky and
wise in shooting in a number of play
ers toward the last of the game. He
was kIcky to rave a squad Of eight
or nine men all Of practically the
same calibre and wise in putting fresh