The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-04-10
A~BERDEENS BLUFF
A YELLOW STREAK
Declines to Meet Miller High on
Neutral Grounds
What Ais Miller

OF the state this past season in bask-
etball circles and successfully defeat
ed every team that opposed the high
school men on the floor. The team
went to the tournament and played
through a series of four hard games
there as well as playing one game
the night before the tournament
started. All the experts gathered
at the state meet pronounced Aber-
deem easily the state champions and
chose from three of her men to the
full quintette to represent the ali
state five.
And now a little burg in the woods
comes up with the idea that they
have a basketball team. This little
burg. Miller, wants to play Aber-
deem. Aberdeen has no reason in
the world which would compel her
to give the would be aggregation a
game but still in q spirit of good
craftsmanship offers to give the
squealers a chance to meet a real
good team. Furthermore Aberdeen
offers to pay the expenses of the
ISdiil W dilu llOlll lIlc ClJy.
And what is the result? The team
from Miller after making several
shouts about their marvellous ability
and crying for two weeks for a game
after getting what they seemingly
wanted. commences to crawl on
the deal and is afraid to come out
and meet the state champions in a
game after beng offered the chance.
There is nothing to say about the
deal. Miller. except put up or shut
up and it is hoped that the last
Miller squeal has been heard
Aberdeen American.
Well. guess that will hold EN- for
awhile!
The above article is from the Aber-
deem Daily American, where it APP
pears without mark, as an original
article. 1t is republlshed here en-
tire as a curio. 1t is about the most
primitive effusion noticed for many
years-especially in a daily paper.
1t is 50 crude. in fact, that n may
readily doubt if it is the production
OF any one connected with a news
paper,
Aberdeen won the championship,
of course. That is not in question.
The misfortune of delayed trains
proven ted Miller reaching the tour
nament at Huron in time to play the
full schedule. Miller was admitted.
h)weve-, AMI won the one game
played by a better score than Aber-
been did with the same team, Airing
ton. Naturally, many wanted a game
between Miller and Aberdeen. te-
cause the numerous victories Of
both teams show them to be the
best in the state. The opportunity
was presented by Huron offering to
pay expenses for a game at Huron
on neutral grounds. This was ac-
copied by Miller and declined by
Aberdeen, because the latter would
play no place but at its home.
Now if anybody In Aberdeen can
satisfy themselves that this action is
craftsmanship, it must be solely due
to partially for their home team.
Anybody else will naturally con
slider that Aberdeen High is just
bluffing. In fact, it is doubtful if
Aberdeen's own broad minded, wide
awake citizens in general would
approve of such a large sized yellow
streak being displayed for the state
to laugh at.
OF course Aberdeen would play
Miller on their own floor. So will
Miller do the same, and pay expens-
es of Aberdeen's team. This makes
the matter a standoff. What next
is the recourse Of all such contests?
Why seek neutral grounds, which
would be as fair for me as for the
other. This Miller agrees to do
and Aberdeen refuses to do!
There you a.e! And Aberdeen's
paper refers to Miller contemptuous.
" as a little burg in the woods
Isn't it marvellous to look through
Aberdeen's glasses at US little burgs
Wonder what Aberdeen looks like t.
Sioux Falls, Sioux City. Minnea
polls. etc?
But the American article Is TOT
absurd. We refuse to think o
Aberdeen in such childish terms
And the intelligent people of TIL
little burg" wouldn't stand for