The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-21
RED ! f: WING QU|NT e: Il:
wins FIRST GAME
]. FROM | LOCAL |! C Il. TEAM
Final Score is 18 to 16; Local Boys
=" Fail to Play Up to Last Years
/, Standard. ~.
BEMIDJI TO SEEK
.... REVENGE TONIGHT
Game to Be Called at Armory at SIS
O'clock at Armory; Big Crowd
. to Attend.


In a game that was featured only
by lucky shots, the Red Wing high
school basket ball team, state cham
pions for last season, defeated the
Bemidji high school team of last sea-
son, at the Armory last evening,
score 1S to Is. :
Not Up to Standard.
The game was not up to the stand
aid that has been seen in Bemidji
during past seasons. Players showed
lack Of practice and aggressiveness.
The Bemidji boys failed to play to-
gether. They were inaccurate in
passing as well as shooting and they
failed to break up what few plays
that were attempted by the down
state five.
Lucky Shots Won.
The Red Wing Quint did not show
the form that was expected. Lucky
long shots won the game for that
quint, although it is admitted that
they outplayed the local boys. The
Red Wing boys appeared to be unable
to dispose of the ball at times, there
by spelling what might have been
effective team plays.
300 Attend Game.
A crowd Of about 800 enthusiasts
and the little German band' at
tended the game. Spectators at times
crowded out onto the floor and in
terfered with the players.
The game started with a rush and
in less than a minute after play be-
gan Nelson ofsthe Red: Wing dropped -
in the inflated leather for basket.
Bemidji players made several wild at
tempts at baskets and failed. Nelson
again broke away and dropped the
ball in the basket for the second
time. Hanson shot two fouls for the
team and Johnson for Be-
midi shot three fouls. Bailey, Tan
ner and Graham each shot a basket,
Nesseth of the Red Wing quint, on a
long shot from the center of the
floor succeeded in securing a basket.
First Half 9 to 5.
The score at the end of the first
half was to in favor of the down
state quint
During the second half the local
team displayed at several times it's
old time form and broke away from
it's opponents. The visiting boys
showed effects of hard playing and
were unable to keep up the fast pace
The game Jagged at the beginning
of the half but the finish was fast.
For Red Wing, Hanson secured two
baskets, Arntson one, Nelson, one and
one during this half. Most
Of the baskets were long shots, some
of them striking the ceiling before
going into the basket. For Bemidii,
johnson shot two baskets and one
foul and Tanner shot one basket.
Second Half 11-9.
The result of the second half was
9 to II in favor of Bemidji.
The final score was 18 to 16.
The game was the first defeat for
the 1914-15 high school team on the
local floor.
That the game tonight will be fast
and that the boys will play in their
old time form is evident. Bemidji
is determined to take the remaining
two games from the Red Wing quint
and it is expected that large num-
Der of people will attend the battle
at the Armory tonight.
The game will be called at S:15
o'clock.
,Diedrich and Howe were the Off
cials at the game last evening.
The Hneups were as follows:
1Bemidji- Tanner and Johnson,
forwards; Cameron, center, and Gra-
ham and Bailey, guards.
Red Wing-Hanson and Arntson,
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