The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22

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The Fargo high school had its
best football eleven in years last
fall.
The team won six games, tied one,
and lost one. a record OF 1857 for the
season, handing defeats to two of
the schools oldest rivals in football,
Grand Forks high and Moorhead
high, for the first time in five years.
The picture reproduced above,
taken in commemoration OF very
successful season, shows the mem
bers OF the squad all dressed mp Gin
their Sunday go-to-meeting trous-
ers."
Members of the team declare that
L. T.. Heinz, coach, was responsible
for the success Of the past season,
and say that The was a regular fell
low"
Coach Heinz didn't come around
with a load of football theory and
white silk gloves, and then try to
make n football team out OF u.s." said
one of the members of the squad in
commenting on the past season the
other day. HE came out with regu-
lation moleskins, and hit the line,
and tackled, and gave us a real, live
demonstration Of how things should
be done. We had confidence in what
he said, and when he told us we had
the other fellows beat at the start,
and to get in and fight, we did it.
I'VE probably wouldn't have trim
med Grand Forkss and Moorhead
both in the same year IL it hadn't
been for Coach Heinz, and IL we
hi
else, we will for those two trim
mings."
Get On AII-State Teams.
Many of the members OF the
team were selected for positions on
the mythical, all-state teams, and
several were picked on several
teams, indicating the general excel
lence of the individual performance.
The only defeat handed the team
during the season was administer
ed by the Williston high school
eleven, which won the state cham
pionship. Greatly outweighed, and
forced to play with several regulars
out Of the lineup, the team, after a
400 mile trip, was beaten, As to 0,
but not until after "the hardest,
cleanest battle ever seen in Willis
ton," according to the Williston re-
port of the contest.
The tie game with Fergus Falls
high was played on a field of mud,
and though Fargo twice carried the
ball over. fiukes prevented the scores
being counts.
TwitehsII Star End.
Twitchell was a star end through
the season, playing consistently, be-
ing a terror on forward passes, and
on the offense, and defense. It was
his first year as a regular He was
named as alI-state and on the sec
ond team picked by Coach Heinz.
Holt did duty at guard and tackle,
doing good work in both positions.
Holt didn't land on an aII-state
eleven, but his work was none the
less valuable to- his team.
Little need be said Of L. r. Heinz,
coach, who is a Missouri Wesleyan
graduate, where he was a letter man
for four years. Clean athletics, was
the motto which governed his work
as coach last fall.
Stark Great AZ Center.
Stark, at center, probably was the
best pivot man in the state last fall,
and was namel on two aIl-state
selections. His ability to pass the
ball, and pass it quick, and then stop
his opponent were factors in his be-
ing placed among the big boys"
Nelson probably was the most
versatile player on the team. He
was not found wanting whether call
ed on the line or in the backfeld, and
creditably filed any position he was
called upon to I'LL.
Richman was another player with
the ability to make good wherever he
was placed, and did very good work
in every game in which he played
He was overlooked in the all-state
selections. but not to his discredit,
however.
RartsIl Good at Half.
BartelI, though one of the Iightest
men on the team, was class at half
back, and was one Of the consistent
ground gamers Of the season. He
was a star in tackling, and few were
the players that got by him.
Camp, too, was a terror in the
goods whenever his number was
called.
Ryan There At Quarter.
Butte" Ryan, quarterback. was
another player that was so good that
ne had the aIl-State team p1ckerS
guessing just where to put him, get
ting place on two first teams, and
place on second team. Ryan
proved hard nut for the opposition
to crack through the whole season,
not only being good general, but a
fast man with the ball.
Anderson. tackle, was another man
that got onto two alI-state teams.
first selection. and gave his prospec-
tive opponent sleepless nights. An-
derson proved himself not only a
/ hard tackler and a brick wall on the
defense. but showed that he could
rip up a line to a queens taste when
1 the ball was to be advanced.
Powers, tackle, had hard luck
/ through the season. and got into
only one game owing Co injuries.
That one game. however. was With