The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-16
VALLEY CITY
WINS FROM FARGO

For the first time in many years
the local team defeated the Fargo
High school team in game of foot
ball played on the A. C. field at Far
go. The game was an exciting one
and marked by one-sided playing dur
ing the entire game. There were dash
es of the best High school football dis
played in years during the game but
this was not consistent with either
team. The score ended rs to ~ in IA
vor Of Valley City.
The Fargo papers were grossly un-
fair in their write-up Of the game in
almost every particular and showed
either one or two things that they had
no intention of being fair or that they
knew nothing of the game and did not
observe the work done there by either
team and got their information from
hearsay from excited persons. A
somewhat detailed account of the
game follows. j '.. .
During the first few minutes of the
first quarter Fargo made three touch
downs with no effort seemingly. The
Valley City boys seemed unable to
meet the shift formations and were
much confused at that style of play
and as result showed no defense
work of any Importance during this
time. Whenever they had the ball in
their possession they did excellent work
in the offensive, equal without ques-
tion to that of Fargo but they were
too weak in defense to overcome the
work of the Fargo team in carrying
the ball which resulted in Fargo get
ting very lopsided score during
these first few minutes of play. Bus
dicker and Curren showed exceptional
ability in defense work being the
strength of the local team in that re-
spect. Both players did spectacular
work throughout the game IN the de-
fense work being the strength of the
local team in that respect. Both play
ers did spectacular work throughout
the game in the defense work and
splendid work in offense as we'll. Val
| lev City was able to score with pref
| ty piece of broken field running by
| Bowen during this quarter which end.
| ed with score of 19 to z in favor OF
! Fargo.
During the second quarter the local
team seemed to be able to analize the
plays of the Fargo team little better
and held the Fargo team to very even
work and allowed them to make but
one touchdown during this period. Aft
er this touchdown Fargo kicked and
Busdicker received the ball and car
ried it some thirty or forty yards be-
fore he could be downed and this play
gave the local team spirit for new
start. From this play on Valley City
went down the field with series OF
pretty plays which ended lin another
touchdown for them which showed
Fargo outplayed in every respect
Busdicker was used in these plays as
during the entire game to gain son
the last down or whenever it seemed
that no one else could do so. He was
able during the entire game to gain
almost at will with his powerful line
plunges and these were big feature
of the score. The half ended few
minutes later with the ball in the mid
die of the field During this quarter
both teams had made touchdown and
played very even game. Score Is
| to 13.
The second half started with a rush
and spirit Of determination on the
part Of Valley City. They we're no"
able to meet the offensive Of the Fargo
team and overcome it. Valley City re-
ceived the ball and by series of very
pretty and we'll chosen plays rushed
the ball to the Fargo goal and scored
another touchdown making the score
20 to Is. One of the Fargo team was