The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-16
LAST CANE IS
THE FIRST DEFEAT

The last basket ball game of the
season for the o. II. s. was played
at Rupert, Idaho, last Friday even
ing when the local boys went to de-
feat. The school is rather disappoint-
ed that the record OF the team should
be thus broken by game 80 late in
the season, and by a team like that
which Rupert had. The ontario boys
have defeated far better players than
their late victors. This however was
not because OF the unfair playing of
the latter but rather because of the
different style Of game played by Rup-
ert and other basket ball teams ia
that locality. II seems that In most
i OF the south Idaho towns they have
not accepted this years rules as Of
fetal but are playing underlastyear's
rules and reforeeing the games by
those rulos. Two games were played,
lone on Thursday and one on Friday
evening. The FIRST game the Rupert
boys got the lead and when there was
an apparent foul the Ontario team
stopped playing. expecting the ref
cree to stop the game. This he did
not do and the Rupert team proceed
cd to shoot a basket while the local
boys looked on IN amazement. An OBJ
lection was Immediately raised by
Mr.. Prater and the rules we're shown
to sustain his objection. but the Of
fetal refused to recognize the rule as
did the other members OF the partiol-
pants at that place. During the
game the Ontario boys had a chance
to find out how ntirely different we're
the Idahoans rules, as time after
time they stoppd when there seemed
no chance for anything but foul on
~ TO see the opposing team make the
basket and the referee hold up two
fingers to indicate fair throw. Mr.
Prater offered TO pay the expenses OF
an outside referee from any OF the
towns playing this years rules, but
this was refused, because they ad-
mitted" they would lose the game
thereby.
The next evening the local boys
were more prepared 10 give their op.
ponents dose OF their own medicine
and at the end OF the first half they
had them sweating with the score
standing 10 10 10 in favor OF Ontario,
The change OF method and the break,
ing up OF ontario's team work how,
ever was too much for them and In
the last half the home team again got
the lead and the final score was 23
TO 80 In their favor. Another game
and the result might well be guessed
by comparing the showing made the
first night with that made the second
The Rupert bunch seemed 20 know
this as they refused TO play a game on
Saturday. There seemed 10 be O
general surprise IN Rupert at the
showing made by the oregonians
against what is considered the strong
est team in south Idaho. but the
surprise would have been much great
er il another game had been played.
The Rupert team and the people OF
Rupert seemed TO do all they could
to entertain and please the Ontario
boys. A banquet was given them al
ter the last game and all the boys re
port the Rupert people to be the bes
entrtainers they had ever seen. The
trip was enjoyed to the utmost anC
in spite of the arguments over the
rules. the Journey and the people
made the local boys feel that the,
had been indeed honored and received
compensation for hard work put fortl
70 give Ontario wilning basket bal
team.