The Bismarck tribune., 1931-03-30
Fargo Five Beats
Bismarck to Win
Basketball Title
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four scores to be. within three points
Of even terms as the final stanza be-
gan. This was q battle from start
to finish and offered as much action
and as much good basketball as q
state tournament has seen for many
years.
Both teams were firing from the
terrific pace but Fargo seemed to be
in worse shape than Bismarck. Their
confidence was shaken and they
battled grimly to maintain their lead.
Gordon Aamoth, crack Fargo guard,
dumped In a field goal late In the
game to give his team 10 to 16 mar
gin and few seconds later Lester
Dohn scored a gift toss to keep Bis
marck In the running. Only one field
goal would have enabled Bismarck
TO tie the count. With their eyes on
the clock, Fargo stalled through the
last two minutes and Rismarck's e.
forts to win possession Of the ball
were futile. The gun cracked with
Bismarck trying to gain possession Of
The sphere In Fargo's back court.
Although Aamoth was high-scorer
with eight points, Fargo's margin Of
victory was provided by the towering
heighth and tremendous reach Of
Lyle Fisher. forward. and Clifford
Rasmussen, center. Because either
was inches taller than any man on
the Bismarck squad, little Eddie Agre
was sent in to Jump center for Bis
marck, Coach George (Baldy) Hays
having instructed his men to lay back
and wait for Fargo to attempt to
break through their defense.
The scheme would have brought
victory except for the fact that Bis
rnarck was unable to gain possession
Of the ball after Fargo shots bounced
off its bankboard. Here. again, the
height of Rasmussen and Fisher, aid
ed by Olson, another tall player, prov
ed BiSmarck's undoing. Had not the
smaller but fiery Bismarck squad
battled every second the score might
have been overwhelmingly in favor
ct the Midgets.
Second only to the spectacle of the
game itself was that of the crowd, the
first to fill Bismarck's big new au-
ditorium to capacity. Every seat was
taken and several hundred sat in
chairs placed along the small balcony
at the west end of the floor. There
was plenty of standing room, how
ever at the back Of the two large ball
comics. It was veritable sea of faces
before which the competing teams
struggled to q fitting climax.
Following the game, players,
coaches and tournament officials
were guests Of the Bismarck Associa-
tion Of Commerce In the dining hall
Of the Memorial building. Brief
speeches were made congratulating
The winners and praising the losers
and good will reigned after one Of the
most successful and hardest fought
tournaments in the history of the
state.
B. C. B. Tighe. principal Of Fargo
high school and chairman of the state
board Of athletic control, presented
all OF the various trophies except that
to the winning team, representing his
own school. Nelson Sauvain, chair
man Of the state board of admins
tration and former member Of the
state board Of control, performed this
duty.
Other speakers were H. e. Rice.
coach Of the Fargo team: Lyle Fish
er, Fargo captain: Coach George
Hays Of the Bismarck team; Scott
Cameron, representing the Associa-
tton Of Commerce: George H. VIII
for the board controlling the memoir
ial building; Athletic Director Roy
Mcleod Of Bismarck: K. w. Simons
for the newspapermen covering the
tournament, and w. G. Nichols. Min
neapolis and F. G. Wyttenbach, Aber-
deem, s. D., tournament officials.
DR.. w. E. Cole, chairman of the
city board OF education, was toast
master.
Tghe praised the arrangements for
the tournament and the work of H.
O. eaxvik, local manager, and other
local officials in connection with the
management Of the affair.