The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-02-10
OAKLAND FR0STBURG CAME
OF BASKET BALL LAST FRIDAY
Referee Bremen, OF Oakland. Con-
tributes an Article Describing It.

The Republican is in receipt of the
following from the pen of the Rev. 0.
A. Bremen. of Oakland, who witnessed
the game of basket ball played at Frost
burg on last Friday evening between
the team of that city and the Oakland
Collegians. The result of the game and
the manifest unfairness of some of
those participating IN 1t has put the
local ''fans" so high in the air that it is
doubtful whether or not they will come
down until they succeed in hanging the
scalps OF their opponents at their belts
at future game in case such can be
arranged. Rev. Bremer's article
| follows:
On February 4. the Oakland Col
legians and few lovers of the sport
travelled to Frostburg for the contest
scheduled with that team. The game
promised to be an interesting one and
when the editor of the Republican
turned his mileage book over to the
writer the invitation to witness the
game was straightway accepted.
The town of Frostburg has a very
nice floor on which to play the game,
with one exception, the ceiling is rather
low. But the floor space gives lots of
room for open work in passing.
The evenings entertainment opened
with the game between the Oakland
and the Frostburg High School girls.
The halves were played alternately,
girls first half, then boys first half,
etc.
The game was very interesting. We
expected to see the Oakland girls win.
We are quite sure they played the
better game, but it i'll becomes one
official to criticize another, so we will
say no more. The final score was
Oakland IA. Frostburg Is.
The mems game proved to be most
unsatisfactory. 1t was quite a farce
We believe there would be a splendid
opportunity for further labors for that
Thompson investigating committee. ="
They might unearth considerable graft.
The moneyed interests seemed much in
evidence.
1t was splendid game in many re-
spects and any one thoroughly enjoying
the game had ample opportunity in point
of time, for the first half lasted thirty
eight minutes when it should have
closed in twenty. Oakland did not
have a chance from the first, but we
are sure that man for man the Oakland
team was superior.
The floor work and .he passing, with
the exception of one player, was as
good as any we have seen. Mike
Boyle, at center, seemed to be having
a very bad night His spirits seemed
to be good, but he couldn't jump for
the ball. His passes were invariably
wild, just wild enough to reach Frost
burg player, and his goal shooting was
practically negative factor, not with
standing the fact that his opportunities
were many. We We're greatly surpris-
ed at this. for we have always consider
ed Mr.. Boyle the superior player on the
team, yet out of thirty-three points, he
made but one goal. but as we have said,
it seemed to be an off-night for Mr..
Boyle.
During the first half the spectators
were very abusive toward the visiting
team, something which could never be
said of the Oakland spectators.
At the request of the Collegians the
writer took charge of the second half,
and the said abuse cost the Frostburg
team seven points in quick succession,
and the SANDER anu abuse in general
was soon stopped.
The game ended. if we remember cor
rectly, thirty-three to ffty-nine in
favor of the Frostburg team.
The Frostburg team seemed determin-
ed to win under any circumstances, and
when they couldn't win on their own
merits they created conditions that
made victory possible, but it is the
kind of victory that we do not want in
| Oakland.
We believe thoroughly in clean sports
We believe that baseball, tennis,
basketball and all other indoor and
outdoor manly sports if properly con-
Quoted are genuine helps in the develop
ment of true manhood.
0. A. Bremen.