The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-11-02
Board of Control Would
Eliminate Valley City

Now any one acquainted with football
will know that mere relative score is
not a fair criterion. The relative
. stage of acknowledgement at the
time of games; the personnel OF
teams at the time of the respective
games; the place of playing games
etc, are quite as important items OF
consideration as scores. Relative
score has not been used as means
of comparison where direct compari-
; son is possible, except as a supple
ment, and then only when properly
offset by the considerations mention
ed. When direct comparisons have
not been made the reasons for the
omissions are very important, and the
honor should be awarded to the team
least at fault. Valley City has play
ed only league teams, in her own dis
trict, and early solicited a game with
| Fargo. Fargo has played out Of her
district, even out of the state, and
the only effort she made to play VAL
ley City was in an early season game,
which would be an immense advantage
to Fargo who has large coaching
staff and could whip her team into
form early. 1t will be considered
that this is not fair way for Fargo
to treat her most prominent rival in
the district. On Oct. 28, Fargo and
Valley each had an open date. Valley
City solicited a game with Fargo on
this date which was refused by Fargo
because it could not be played in Far
20, demand which Valley City would
not grant because by previous agree
ments as to Attenuation the game be-
longed in Valley City this year. If
Valley City and Fargo were not to
play this year, most certainly fair
play would require that Valley City
would represent the district.
However, Valley City's playing re-
cord is superior to that OF Fargo.
Valley City has played five league
games, all within the district and in
none of them has her goal been cross
ed. Fargo has played four league
games in the district and in two OF
them her goal has been crossed, in one
case by team that played Valley
Citv: and in her non-district game:
likewise has her goal been crossed.
The question Of actual score cannot
be considered without knowing all the
factors very accurately as Indicated
in the previous paragraph. So it APP
pears that this relative score talk was
not we'll thought out by those who
trumped it up.
Now this whole matter has been
handled bv a close cooperation. Val
ley City has been treated as rank
outsider and has at no time received
information from the Secretary or
President on these matters except
when she has taken the initiative and
made demands, which were most re-
luctantly granted. AS has been the
case in preceding years, information
has appeared first in the Forum. AS
= matter of fact the Forum has str!v-
en- to be a great moulder of athletic
opinion in the southeast district as
we'll as in North Dakota as a Wholt
for Fargo. One who knows the treno
of thought and type of expression OF
the League President would almost
infer that he were sporting editor fol
this great state paper. If it is pos
sible to eliminate such towns as Val
ley City and Grand Forks on merel!
whimsical tcchnicalities, wherein tht
failure lies mainly with the Leagu'
management itself, it will becom
very apparent to athletic fans tina
there can be no football championship
this year, and that all football cham
pionships are bound to become NOR
or less an empty honor.
Throughout these proceedings tn
president of the league has been a
interested party, if not the creates
benefactor of the rule, and yet n
proxy has been appointed to sit TO
him on the Board. For the sake o
the high standing and great work
\ the League this ought not to hav
been so. Williston has wiggled GU
, of her difficulty, and the sport edito
, at Fargo considers that even Gran
Forks might have some claims. Ca
it be possible that this really is a
, affair that is personal to Valley City
The Secretary would appear to be
perfect accord with his chief. II
, may refuse to acknowledge respons
bility to individual towns like Vale
: City and Grand Forks but his erro
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