The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-03-09
DEFEATS MII.NOR
IN FAST CONTEST
Oakes High School Basket Ball Team
Finally Wakes Up and Pulls
Game Out of Fire
JUNIOR GIRLS BEAT SENIORS

JUNIOR GIRLS BEAT SENIORS
Scouts and Second Team Put Up an
Interesting Battle
Basket ball followers Of Oakes wit
messed the best game played on the
home floor this season last Friday
evening, for not only did the boys
show new born spirit Of zip and
scrap, but an ever increasing ability
to play the game in a scientific man.
ner. The team showed marked inn
provement in every department Of the
game and their offense and defense
at times was nothing short of phe-
nomenal for the experience which our
boys have had. The game was hard
fought all the way through but was
not at all rough from the intentional
standpoint. To say that the crowd
was thrilled time and again would be
a mild statement, for they were work
ed into frenzy Of excitement the
second half. The Oakes team de-
serves more than small amount Of
credit for the "never-say die" spirit
which they displayed throughout the
first half Of the game when the score
was overwhelmingly against them,
and with which they entered the Sec
ond half to turn an apparent defeat
into glorious victory.
The game started with rush, one
that almost took the local team of
their feet for good. The first five
minutes were ones of agony for the
hackers Of Oakes high, for in this
time the Minor quint registered six
field baskets while the locals succeed
Cd in getting only couple Of poorly
timed attempts at the basket. At this
point in the game Coach Wyttenbach
sent in Nepstad for Guy. Guy was
sick boy all afternoon and had lot Of
grit to even don uniform, and it was
very evident that Minor was playing
through that weakened position. How
ever, with the entrance Of Nep and
his scrapping disposition, things be-
gan to happen. The Milnor forwards
found that the path to the basket in
that direction was closed. They also
found on trying the other guard that
Bert Hazel was right on the job and
meant business. The remaining fif-
teen minutes of the first half found
Oakes fighting hard to overcome the
early advantage gained on them. Mil
nor succeeded in scoring four more
baskets from the field while the locals
scored five, leaving the score at the
end of the first half 20 to 10 in favor
of Minor.
When the teams appeared for the
second half of the contest, the grim
determination written on the faces of
the locals assured the fans that things
were going to continue to happen
and they did. The scrapping little
guards Of the Oakes team just simply
smothered the Minor attempts at
scoring from the field, and they did
not register field goal in the entire
second half. Bert and Nep were work.
ing in great form. and blocked or broke
up every play that came past the mid.
die Of the floor. Minors offense was
smashed before it got started, and
Francis Brennan, coming into his own
for the first time this season, and
working in splendid harmony with Ed
Hazel and Kenneth Smith, completely
overwhelmed the Minor defense with
their aggressiveness, The passing,
pivoting and team play under the bas-
ket completely dazzled the visitors at
times. Slowly the score evened up,
and when Capt. Brennan scored dif-
ficult shot from the deep corner and
put Oakes in the lead for the first
time and the rest Of the game, the
rooters went wild with glee. Minor
at this time made number of sub
stitutions, attempting to change the
tide Of the game, but the fighting
spirit stayed and when the final gun
sounded Oakes was the victor by the
decisive score of 1922, Minor having
made but two foul goals in the entire
second period.
The Minor team are good sports
men and took their defeat with a
smile. Their playing on the floor was
clean and fast and credit to any
school. Stockstad was the heavy
scorer for the visitor, with Austin
following closely in his wake. Betting
was the outstanding man on the Mil
nor defense until he suffered badly
turned ankle about the middle Of the
first half and was forced to retire
from the game.
For the locals it is hard to state
who starred. and who did not without
doing injustice to one player or an
other. Bert Hazel and Maurice Nep-
stad both played their best games Of
the year at guard. Neither one scored
from the floor, but that is nothing to
their discredit, as they had their
hands full in stopping the Minor for
wards. which they did very decisively.
At center, Ed Hazel played strong
game both extensively and defensively.
He was slowed down somewhat near
the end Of the game with slightly
turned ankle. Capt. Brennan showed
aggressiveness for the first time this