The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-03-05
PRAISE, NOT CRITICISM.

PRAISE, Nut CRITICISM.
As the Game Was Seen BY
An Outsider.
UNIVERSITY, No. OAK.
March 2, IA.
FRIEND BOWEN
l am writing you regarding h Q
Hope Grand Forks game in the basket
ball tournament, and as it was re-
garded by one who has 40 intimate
relation with either team. My pur-
pose in doing this is to silence q n y
harsh criticism which may be heard.
The game opened with q rush, the
Hope boys carrying the Grand Forks
team of their feet, but failed to make
any points, although they shot several
times at their basket before G r d
Forks regained the ball. The greater
experience and weight of the Forks
team began to show up soon and our
boys slowly lost out.
The second half saw new men fight
ing for both sides, but the result was
mot changed. They say that every
team has Its loft day." and that was
surely the Hope teams day off. 1t is
my honest opinion that every man on
the team did his best, so what IN o + Q
should be expected of them?
JEFF" played a good game At for
ward, in spite of the fact that b l 8
guard outweighed him by about ten
pounds and exceeded his height by q
h%alf-foot or more. Reynolds also
played hard, but was guarded SO
closely that it was we'll nigh impossi-
BILE to even gain opening enough 10
shoot. Cassell showed lots OF "pep,"
and was there to break plays when
needed. Klovstsd played hard a n d
succeeded in following his man, who
wss on ell parts Of the floor at t h 9
same instant Tranmell had to face
the man who is quite generally con-
coded to be the best, or at least one OF
the b est centers in the state, and
showed that he had the ''stuff" in him.
Fullmer and Pepper were put in the
game tho second half, and played a n
exceedingly fast game. They are both
"oomers," and will certainly show up
excellent with q little more experience.
The team as a whole appeared at a
loss as to what method of attack
should be ussd on the large floor. II
was evident that almost every visiting
team was unused to the roomy Gym.
while the Forks team plays almost ev'
cry game there.
Why should not Grand Forks " i I
In an event of this kindY They have 6
larger school, hence more material to-
their teams; they have old experienced
men; they have special coaches; ant
what is more, they are at home Will
playing on the Gym. floor. Is Their
any excuse for such a team losing
gamer But they lose almost ever,
game played out of the city. TAX
them off q floor with which they r
familiar and they, too, fall as far an,
hard a. do their opponents whel
brought here.
!, 1t was not my purpose in writinl
this letter to offer any u for tn
n0ro foo~ To - fp0~o e,,nh1 Th@x, ~
serve praise, not paltry excuses. I'm
, known to the team, perhaps, they re
ceived praise abundantly, not onl,
, from University students, but a !
from men who are, or should be, au
thorities. The whole team was laude,
for its clean, sportsmanlike method o
playing. In any mind a clean defea
should receive more praise than
dirty victory. One of the visiting
coaches said that as far as speed wa
concerned, the Hope team SO far out
. classed the locals that there was n
comparison. This greatly exaggerated
the point, but in speed they did excec'
their opponents. The boys Shove,
signs of exhaustion. either from III
long trip or from the long training
which generally goes before such
contest.
May I add = word regarding h
opinion some of the citizens of t h
+, state have regarding the University
Some speak of it as "Grand Fork
University" although it has no NOR
connection with the city, which is q
our very doors, than it has with an
J. other city in the state. This is a stat
institution and belongs as much t
you as it does to any person in Gran
Forks. This is the University o
North Dakota, not Grand Forks Uni
versity, so if you hear any one call
: otherwise please remind them OF it
! real name. The very fact was show
by the students here roofing for ever
, visiting team. Our hearts are set o
Y the betterment of the state and not on
t city. A FRIEND.