The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-01
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FARGO WINS
FIRST GAME
IN TOURNEY
Defeats Oak Ridge. La, % 10
l9-Will Play EIkins.
w. Va. Today

BARTLETT Gymnasium. University o
Chicago, April l-tP)-Fargo, carry
ing the colors Of North Dakota, wen,
into the second round Of the Univer
sity Of Chicago's national inter
scholastic basketball tournament here
yesterday, decislvcly trimming Oal
Ridge. Louisiana champions, 28 t.
10.
The game was nip and tuck At
fair until the final quarter when
Fargo strength began to assert it
self and the lads from the northwest
ran up the count.
Fargo took the lead right ut the
start and was ahead by 4 single
point 8 to Mt the end Of the open
ing period. The teams were evenly
matched ut this point. Fargo having
slight edge due to its weight.
When the second period began,
however. Oak Ridge opened up with
clever passing attack, working the
ball down past the Fargo defense and
sinking shots close under the hoop.
Oak Ridge had the edge in the sec
ond period, running circles around
the Fargo lads, and leading at the
end 10 to ..
Oak Ridge Star Hurt
Fargo picked up little in the
third quarter. The team was begin
ming to solve the Oak Ridge attack.
The score was even when Files, the
star Oak Ridge guard who had been
causing plenty of trouble for the
Fargo forwards, hurt his leg and had
to be taken from the lineup.
With Files out Of the game what
ever defense Oak Ridge had crumpl-
ed and Fargo took the lead, never to
relinquish it. The North Dakota
champions steadily found the hoop,
sinking basket after basket, until the
count had been run to % to 10 when
the gun ended hostilities.
Fargo had n smooth working COM
bination. and worked the ball under
the basket for most of its shots. The
speed and deception Of the North Da-
kota teams attack was largely re-
sponsible for the victory, rather than
any particularly individual br;lliance.
SMALL TOWN TEAMS
BEAT BIG CITY CUNTS
Chicago, April /. up The small
towns are having their day in the
University Of Chicago's eighth ma
tional invitation basketball tourna-
ment, holding their own against the
cities. which generally romp away
with the important honors in most
interscholastic competitions.
Among the survivors of the first
two days of play, in which every one
Of The 40 crack quintets entered in
the tourney had been in action at
lest once, are Wheeler. Miss; Eos-
well, n. NJ, Gaylord, Mimi, and SAL
en-. 5. d., all small, or comparatively
small towns. The Mississippians
beat Reno, Nevada, and the Dakotans
defeated Danville. KY, with ne-sid-
ed scores in their initial tourney
genes. Roswell and Gaylord nosed
out Hagerstown, Md, and Memphis,
Tenn, respectively.
TOday's Pairings
I Eight main tournament and as
many consolation games are on to-
days program. The main tournament
pairings follow:
4 Up. n.--Roswell. N. NJ, and Fitch
burg. Mass.
J. 2 p. M Wheeler. Miss. and Man.
ticokc, Pa.
2 3 p. nl.-Tech High Of Atlanta, Ca,
and Gaylord. MINI.
= 8 n. m.-Fargo, N. D.. and Elkins,
w. Va.
10 p m.-Rreckenridge of San An
tonic, Texas. and Pine Bluff. Ark.
80 p. m.--Westport of Kansas City
md Salem, S. ID.
8 p. m.--Elreno, Okla, and Newton,
Kan. sl
. p. MI Pueblo, Colo. and Dsrham.
n. C.