The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-02-11
a Better Game Than That Of
Wednesday Night Assured
Basketball f ans i:
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-CROOKSTON HOLDS WIN + !,
ON THIEF=RIvER FALLS
Giants Best Lineup Assured
for Third Game Between
Bemidji and crookston j.


floor against the -Crookston city team
this evening at the nef armory, bas-
ketball fans are in line for rare
exhibition of basketball. The game,
it. is announced, will be. called
promptly. at e o'clock SO that fans
may attend the Curtis Carr wrestling
match at the new Moose hall as well
as the Basketball game. The wrest-
ling match has been postponed until
after the game for that reason ;'1 5@
Fans called last Wednesday nights
game the best that had been seen
here this year. Unless the dope"
is all wrong, the game tonight will
be even better. Crookston Is known
to possess much stronger and heav-
Ter team than Thief River Falls al
though Crookston recently. won from
that: squad by only two points on the
Crookston floor. All during the sea-
son, Crookston has made better
showing against teams on tour than
has Thief River, and for that reason
it is expected that the score tonight
will be much closer than in last We'd
nesday nights game. Ia 80
Twice before has the Crookston
city team met a BeInidji city team
this season, but not the same Bemld-
il team which takes the floor against
the Pork county squad tonight. To-
nights team is composed Of the same
lineup sas that which last played
Crookston, but one would scarcely
recognize this fact after witnessing
Wednesday nights game. The Be
midi squad Increased its sbatting
average" over 100 per cent while
on q recent tour and lis now in, the
best +: shape to give Crookstor its
best brand Of basketball: Isl
: The Polk county saggreg alton has
not been idle while Bemidj has been
improving It's lineup and consequent
ly an "old-time" game all-around is
assured. si.r ~. = Z ! +. - 4
Included in sCrookston's lineup,
which arrived in the city this noon,
is that city's best players. The vis-
istors have come to administer anoth-
er. beating, but Bemidji fans are look
ing for the Giants to turn the tables
on Crookston: With such men as
Tanner, Plumnner,S Fred and Frank
Phibbs, McGinnis and Cameron, Be-
midji will present a most able team
tonight. The exact lineup for the
start Of the game has not been def,
nitely announced, but it is expected
that it will be practically the same
as for last Wednesday nights game
with Thief River Fails. ,::-, = - + ~
DR.. j. w. Diedrich Of this city,
whose work in the last game met with
hearty approval of the fans and the
players. has been selected to officiate
tonight's games Fans are urged e
arrive carry, since the game Is to be
called at s. O'Clock sharp. Hearty
public support is urged. The Giants
are still handicapped BY finances and
it is hoped by the management to
clear a small sum tonight so that q
number Of other fast games may be
booked with the best teams IN the
state. s sa;; +: t:'7 IT.. -; II:
The Superior Legion team is to play
two games here next week, Thurs
day and Friday evenings. This team
is considered one Of the best IN the
northeastern part Of the state and
two more close games are looked Tor or
by the Giants. S..< = y. .s ;. s$ L.
The Juvenile band will be out
again tonight Dorector GO. Riggs
announced this afternoon to lend zen.
thusiasm to the game. The boys will
give q fine concert before the game
and between halves. -; =. =, .ss.s..