Fosston High School - Talisman Yearbook (Fosston, MN)

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FK AG, ,,..A BASKETBALL, 1921-1922 fr SA' ASICETRALL has always been a major sport in Fosston High School. Our V Q sehzol is noted for the production of fast, scrappy, clean basketball M M teams: and they have represented the first- district at the state high school A IL basketball tournament seven out 'of ten times. The first year of the S965 tournament, 15113, they captured the state championship. Every year they were beaten by the team who played in the finals and only by small scores. lt is the popular saying- of the teanrs of other towns that Fosstou athletes were taught to play basketball as soon as they could walk. Prospects looked bright for a championship team t-his yearg with two of last years regulars and two subs as si nucleus upon which to build a team. The first game showed the old dash and pep. and everyone looked forward to a successful season. The loss of 'llygesr-n weakened the team, and for various other reasons the remaining: games showed a decline in the 'standard of playimr. There was hardly a game nlayed in which one of the men were not sick or crippled, during.: the latter part of the season. Despite the serious handicaps which we were forced to undergo throughout the season, our team was never considered out of the running' in the district tournament. Fosston was looked upon as a strong team and 11 team which would fight to the finish. The team made a credible show- ing: at the district tournament, despite the odds against them. The season opened by a game with Erskine High School on the home fioor. This game was an easy one for the home team. although thc visitors put up a good scrap. The dual score was -12-12 in our favor. On December ltith, the Bagley quint visited us and were defeated hy the score of 53-0. During the holidays, January 4th, the team invaded the eastern ter- ritory, and brought back one victory and one defeat. January -lth, they defeated the Cass Lake team by the score of 27-20. On the way back they were defeated by the Bemidji Normal School team, 17-25. These games were not conference games and were taken more as a pleasure jaunt. On January 13th, the buys went to McIntosh accompanied by about one hundred routers. Here they were defeated,- 13-15. Johnson, who had been on the sick-list for the preceeding week, was unable to play more than the first tive minutes. Tygeson's absence was keenly felt and this had much to do with the lack of the usual team-work. On January 20th, we defeated Bagley High School at Bagley, by a score of 31 to 18. Ada was the next battle on the home floor, January 27th. and they gave us a thrilling battle. The score was tied until the last quarter, when the boys stepped out and defeated thcm by a 29-19 margin. February 4th brought a different. Story with a defeat by Croekston at Greokston by a score of 15-29. February 10 Thief River was defeated on our home floor, by the score of 25-17. The McIntosh team, with blood in their eyes, accompanied by a crowd of rootcrs, arrived on February 14th. The game was fast but at no time was there any doubt as to the outcome. The final score stood 1'i-3 in favor of Fosston. February 17th the team was defeated by the Ada High School at Ada, by the score of 12-15. On the way back they were beaten by the Crookston A.C. team, 16-37. Crookston visited Fosston l ebruary 2-ith and won by the score of 10-15. The first three quarters, the home team were in the lead. but by accurate shooting, Crookstun overcame the lead and won by a tive point margin. I. On March ilnd, the team journeyed to Crookston to take part in the District Tournament. Here they were defeated by the district champions, Crookston. Captain Solberg: was unable to do his best because of a broken nose which neces- sitated his wearingr a mask. Although the score was large against us, 9-24, by com- parative score, we had one of the best teams in the district, and by the Showing that Crookston made at Carleton, we have a good record. We hope that the teams of future years will live up to the Fosstou High School record as we found it and left it: that of being fast, scrappy players and good sportsmen. We wish them success in all their undertakings. P age Thirty-three

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v Q It THE FOOTBALL SEASON HE 1921 football season was noteworthy for the success attained against the obstacles which arose. The players present at school at the begin- ning of the year were willing and eager to play, but there were not enough of them to do anything. Consequently they had to wait until more of the fellows were back in school. Finally, after about a month, the team got to work in earnest, Besides the late start, the team was also hindered by a lack of materialg there was xx shortage of boys of sutlicient size to be of value. A third obstacle was the scarcity of available teams with which to playg all the games were with teams from quite a distance. The first game of the season was with Crookston High School at Crookston. We were defeated by a 'score of 53-7. In the first quarter Johnson had the misfor- tune of breaking his nose. This weakened the team considerably. The first half was very one-sidedg but in the second half Fosston scored seven points to Crook- ston's thirteen. After this defeat the team did not lose courage, but hucked up and got down to hard work, practicing every evening. The second game was with Thief River Falls High School, at Fosston. This game was loosely played by both sides. Forward passes were tried frequently, but we were unlucky in completing them. Thief River won, 32-6. The Ada game, which was to have been the ,next, was cancelled by Ada. This was a disappoint- ment, for a close contest was expected. On Armistice Day the team journeyed to the Northwest School of Agricul- ture, where they were defeated by a score of 25-G. There was poor playing on both sides, on account of the cold, disagreeable weather. The East Grand Forks game was the best of the season. At the time, com- parative scores gave East Grand Forks the best record in the district. The game with them was hard fought, and ended in a tie, 7-7. According to the games played towards the last, it was evident that we could have had a very good team if we had had more practice before the schedule opened. Although the football season was not a success from the standpoint of games won, yet much credit is due the team and the coaches, Mr. Troxel and Mr. Fred Delbern, for the excellent showing made in the face of odds. Pu ge Thirty-two

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u I, . BASKETBALL 1921-22 'U WITH only one man buck from the team of the previous year dt Hun, basketball dope for 1920-21 did not favor Fosston.A However, n isbnwllhr-,,'-P:, combination was perfected under the able and efficient coaching S K ' 'B of 0. L. Troxel which was invincible as can be shown by the record L set by this team. , Q Captain Olson at the helm assisted by his teammates guided Q un D our craft thru eighteen stormy condicts without mishap. We van- 0 quished everything: in this section of Minnesota, and received a elmllenge from Grafton, N,D., which claimed to have the best team in the state of North Dakota, It was only to their own disappoint- ment. we succeeded in humbling this quint by a score of 21-17. This gave our szam the undisputed championship of northwestern Minnesota and eastern North akota. The district tournament furnished no opposition whatever. We duly won the right to represent the first district at the State Tournament. Two rnambers of the team were selected for the all-conference quint, Captain Olson at guard and Sol- berg at forward. At Northfield we made a creditable showing, losing to New Ulm, the runner up, by n close score 29-25. The team ran up a total score of 597 points during the season against a total of 262 gained by the opponents. Page Thirty-four