The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-26
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
|PAST and FUTURE
ARE TALKED ABOUT
ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE ELEVEN
OF FARGO COLLEGE WAS SPREAD
AT THE PIRIE CAFE, WITH
POSTMASTER WANNER PRESID-
ING AND SEVERAL SPEECHES.

The letter men of Fargo college,
which means the members OF the foot
ball team who played in the games the
past season, were given a banquet, by
the college athletic association last
evening and the following letter men
Captain frost, Ca~ptain-eleot Stick
ney, F.. Carpenter, Palfrey, A: Carpen-
ter, Nelson Murray, ToFson, Rolfe, Boise
1t was a well appointed banquet and
was spread in the rear end OF the Plrle
cafe, which was petttioned or by
screens and was we'll managed, the
menu being splendid, and was greatly
enjoyed by the company.
In addition to the letter men present
President Creegan, Dean Brown n
Professor Wanner, of the college and
the sport writer's of the two city news
papers were in attendance.
After the dinner short talks We're
given by the different members of the
company. with Professor Wanner as
POSTMASTER and he filed the part nice
ly, Introducing each man with a catchy
story or a pleasant remark.
The first speaker of the evening was
Captain frost. who was introduced as
the silent ne" because he seldom
talked excepting to say something"
He talked of the work of the past year
and said that the boys had been hand
iCapped, but that they had done won
ders and he thanked all for their kind
ness and assistance. He was followed
by Cap~tain-eleCt Stickney, who made
three of the six counts that were made
against the A. c. all season. and he
asked the same hearty support that
had been granted Captain frost. He said
the greater number of the boys would
return to college next season and he
hoped to have a great team. He said
that he hoped to secure games with
the N. D. university as we'll as with
Dakota Wesleyan college. The boys al
most lost their Captain-elect, as his
parents were thinking of sending him
to Dartmouth in the east, but as the
| boys of Fargo a honored and trusted
him by electing him their captain for
the coming easOn he could not resist
the temptation to stay and he was glad
he had so decided.
Dean Brown was introduced by a
witty story from the POSTMASTER and
he responded in like and kept the boys
in a good humor all through his short
talk, and he said like the other mem
bers of the faculty he was proud of the
team.
DR.. Creegan was the next speaker
and he congratulated the boys on Their
showing during the past season, and
bespoke for the team next year great
success. He said that when he visited
Grand Forks a few days ago, and list.
ened to the good things that were saic
of Fargo college boys and their foot
ball team it made him glad and he was
I Sldu VI lllS appointment u - SN'N'
ney as captain for he deserved 1t, fol
it solved more than one problem anc
one of them was keeping the young
man with the college at least another
year, and he predicted that they would
have a team that would trim up tn
A. c. next year.
Coach Watkins was the last speakeI
and he was given the glad hand whel
he arose. He said he had never had
better class of fellows under his guild
ance than the team of 1912, they wer
II on time, they were. easy to manage
willing at all times to do what the,
could for the team, they had al idea
leader in Captain frost, and woull
have another in the newly elected cap
tain, and he predicted that there wOulr
be a new field for the boys to work oil
the coming season. He said the,
needed a field with a fence, and othe
improvements and from what he coul'
hear it would be forthcoming. H
alluded to the fact. hat the text con
test with the A. c. would be on Fargo
grounds and he was very optimistic a
to the outcome of that big game mex
season. In closing he thanked tn
boys, the public and the newspapers o
the city for their work in boosting tn
game and at the close he was give
another round of applause. 1t was
well managed affair and all who tool
part in it were delighted.