Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12
CLOSE AND EXCITING CONTEST
WON BY LOCALS AFTER
FIERCE BATTLE BY MAR
ROW MARGIN.
Record Breaking Crowd Sees Con-
test; Wild Fans Cheer Locals;
Husky Northerners Adopt Rough
House Tactics: Dallas Wins ON
Fouls; Basket Record Even.
Dallas 16; washington 10.

In grueling contest which was
by long odds the closest and most
fercely contested of any game ever
seen in Dallas, and in the presence
of a wildly excited crowd of rooters
that filed every nook and Granny OF
the big armory auditorium, the pas-
ket ball team of company G, 0. N.
g.. of Dallas, ON Monday night DEM
nnstrated it's right to be hailed as
champions of two states by defeating
the quintette from the Washington
state University, of Seattle, by the
score of 16 to 13.
Basket ball fans never saw more
exciting contest. From the referees
initial whistle, to the final shot tha'
ended the contest, there was never
second when the closest attention OF
the spectators was not held by the
ranidity of action, with a constant
see-saw of advantage, first on one
side. then on the other. Dallas scor-
ed the first basket, but 1t WASH
minute hardly before washington
came hack, and so it went all through
: the game. Washington would tie th'
score but never once did she succeed
IN leading. although it required th'
hest that was in them on the part o
the Dallas team, to hold their musk!
? v,,,o,s to the lower side of the sheet
Dallas Team Work Exceis.
That the teams were evenl'
matched was at once noticeable ou
q the local team excelled in team worl
? although they were unlucky in thro"
: ing baskets. Time and agaih
seemed that they were certain
9 scoring but unluckily the ball gen
: era,lv failed to land squarely an
bounced into the hands of a waitih
il washington player. 1t was rous
= and tumble from one end oil the hoo
II 70 the other,' every minute OIL =, ~
4 game the mighty men from III
: North appearing to understand Una
= che only possible chance they hao
winning was to overeme the loca
NV more strength and rough al
,umble tactics. During the gan
Ballantyne for Dallas, had one oi u
front teeth knocked out out
4 nluckily continued the contest al
but few of the spectators Khe"
the accident. L.a =,
whenever the Dallas men hau u
IN washington was demoraliz'
and only the most severe '',
house aided by unlucky shots
the mart Of Dallas prevented the !
ID oai,s score being twice what II was
potb teams threw the same hul
- Of baskets but Dallas won
fouls Ballantyne having II ~
sbeetz. Of washington IN 'h'o"'
H. baskets from the floor.
" ''-'' crowd is Excited.
!. An through the contest the
- - was keyed up to the hlsh'
~ Ditch Of excitement and ever ,,
- - - cbeered to the echo. Whehs'
=. Danay scored basket the p.
~ - ,'--.aod 80, 10 their feet and hats q
:. = S--.s 49,, v-sved wildly while tho'a'
Of were working "FVi '
nonium reigned ..
.s- number OF Independents =, 7.
- ~era noticeable in the crown -.
-, -, S,d their best to boost Washil- s.
- % victory. Of course out e -
a. ,be sports in the crowd los.
!, easb they brought with ths'I
n "a I'd nerve enough to wager o"
in contest . follows
hts Raskets were thrown as -
ms ms BeTs.-Barlantyne ?; Ned 81
ms. 3: total s. o. Keeler
,s5 washington-sheetz 2
,er spuon 2. total 3 of
BaIiantyne threw SO S-..,,,nrt
I - - -. ,,,ree cut - eight
To- .,, - - Rice. timekeeper' D.
- .s,b. scorer. Polling r.
80 -, s,1, ws-hlnrton vni meet O. - \ =
% .--7,ss tonight and tome. -
- me state University ~ -. -
l0. :. --srr.ssv 1,- and FRIDAY nishis '..,., -'s
- at salem saturaAs NE
- -. tTn. Of IndePendsnee' =. !.
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