The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-02
GOPHER
QUINT IN
SHAPE
Injuries and Illnesses Have
Disorganized Team Fargo
Boy With Freshmen

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 2. - TIL
University of Minnesota basketball
:. team will start the 1851 conference
season unable to give the best accoun
OF Itself. Injuries and illnesses. datinl
alnogt from the time the men wer
called to practice, have disorganizet
the quint. A few weeks ago things
frightened up some, and it was hopee
that the Gophers would develop int
an organization capable Of landing 6
championship, or finishing well up IL
the fight.
When the first call was sent out by
DR.. L. j. Cooke, coach, Ave M men Of
last years team responded. Stadsvold
who was not in school last year, but
who captained the 1914 team, was one
of the veterans to respond. Captain
Douglass, Wyman, regular guards;
Partridge, substitute guard; Giller
and Oswald, substitute forwards from
last years team, were among the
veterans back, and survived the
eligibility tests.
Original First Team.
With this material as foundation
Coach Cooke picked a first team to
consist of Douglas and Wyman
guards; Stadsvold and Gillen, forwards
and Norman Kingsley, sub-fullback, or
the 1915 football team, as center. Then
came the string Of misfortunes. Kings
ley was called away from practice by
the death of a brother. Stadsvold, the
most shifty man on the team, injured
his shoulder. He has not been able
to play since. Ostby, promising can
didate for guard position, injured his
knee cap. He is now working out
with the team, but is slowed up con-
siderably. Then Captain Douglas con-
tracted the grippe and missed the va
cation practice. Douglass however,
got into the game with the Winona
Y. M. G. A.
Freshmen Then Strong.
The freshmen squad this year is one
of the best teams that the university
has had among the first year men. All
the players have had experience and
are quite able to take care Of them
selves when they are up against the
varsity. Leonard Frank is coaching
the freshmen. Mark Anderson, former
Rochester man, is holding down left
guard while Goodwin, Fargo boy. and
Mcdonald from Hawley, Mimi, alter
nate at the other guard. hammers, a
local player is at center, with Foote,
another local boy, and Arntson from
Red Wing are at the forwards. Nc
MILAN and Gehrend are all-position
substitutes. The first year team has
often beaten the varsity.
IL SLdQSNOlu AOluIh " NAAC
team, and go through the season 1t is
believed the Gophers will be a con-
tender for conference fhonors.
First Conference Game Jan. 10.
Minnesota meets one new conference
team this year, Ohio State, on the
Minnesota floor on Feb. 3. North
western, a team that has not been up
here for three years, will also play in
Minneapolis again. Northwestern was
the runner up in the conference last
year and can always be depended upon
to have good team. One more prac-
tice game is scheduled before the
Gophers start the conference series.
The game is with the North Dakota
Aggies, which ,will be played here on
Jan. 6.
In preparation of large crowds Man
ager of Athletics Perry Dean has had
circus seats built on the armory floor.
The first conference game is against
Wisconsin on the home floor, Jan. Is.