def set_basic_info
      @game_id = @xml_doc.root.attributes["game_id"]
      @game_pk = @xml_doc.root.attributes["game_pk"]
      @home_sport_code = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_sport_code"]
      @away_team_code = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_team_code"]
      @home_team_code = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_team_code"]
      @away_id = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_id"]
      @home_id = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_id"]
      @away_fname = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_fname"]
      @home_fname = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_fname"]
      @away_sname = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_sname"]
      @home_sname = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_sname"]
      @date = @xml_doc.root.attributes["date"]
      @away_wins = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_wins"]
      @away_loss = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_loss"]
      @home_wins = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_wins"]
      @home_loss = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_loss"]
      @status_ind = @xml_doc.root.attributes["status_ind"]
    end
def set_basic_info
      @game_id = @xml_doc.root.attributes["game_id"]
      @game_pk = @xml_doc.root.attributes["game_pk"]
      @home_sport_code = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_sport_code"]
      @away_team_code = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_team_code"]
      @home_team_code = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_team_code"]
      @away_id = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_id"]
      @home_id = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_id"]
      @away_fname = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_fname"]
      @home_fname = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_fname"]
      @away_sname = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_sname"]
      @home_sname = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_sname"]
      @date = @xml_doc.root.attributes["date"]
      @away_wins = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_wins"]
      @away_loss = @xml_doc.root.attributes["away_loss"]
      @home_wins = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_wins"]
      @home_loss = @xml_doc.root.attributes["home_loss"]
      @status_ind = @xml_doc.root.attributes["status_ind"]
    end
Retrieves basic game data from the XML root element and sets in object