The Dickinson press., 1914-11-07
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The basketball season will soon be
here. Coach Carlson issued his call
for the first basketball practice of the
year last week and eighteen Of the
high school players responded. Only
three of last years team will be back
in the game this season. They are
Hartung, Morrison and Erb. McCut-
chan, Soules and Wiley will be great
ly missed this year, but even so,
Coach Carlson has three fine players
to start a new team with. McCut-
chan had much ability and his cool
head helped the team wonderfully
last year. The loss of Soules will
be sorely felt when the locals meet a
fast team as he broke up more plays
last year than any other player on
the team, and much of the credit of
games won belonged to him. Wiley
played a mighty clever game the first
of the year, but was forced to give
up the work about the middle of
January. His loss was badly felt at
that time but Erb was called in to
fill his place which he did in a most
creditable manner Erb, though new
to the game when he started, de-
veloped into one of the best guards
the high school has had on any of it's
squads. He is a rangy fellow with
lots Of endurance, is a cool headed
player, is quick on his feet, and is
a good basket shooter. He will
likely be called in to fill the gap at
center which he should do in fine
shape. Hartung will be back at his
position at forward. He is a classy
basket shooter, is clever and quick as
lightning, and with the experience of
one champion series should give the
opposing guards lots Of trouble,
Morrison, the lanky guard, is back
with more "pep" than ever. He,
like Erb, has any amount of endur-
ance. He is perfectly fearless, never
gives up, is fast on his feet, and COW
ers lots of territory. He is a great
fellow for breaking plays and is
equally as good on the offensive as
on the defensive. He should be much
better this year than last as he was
a little wild on the floor at times.
A geodly number of new men have
shown up this year and Rase and
Richards, the two "subs" on last
years team, will have opposition for
their places as guard and forward.
Among the new men that are out are
Brodie, Guon, Hahn, Maser and
Parker. These men made fine show
ings in the class games of last year
and will make the regulars work to
hold their place as well as giving
the subs their worries. The class
games this year will be held before
Thanksgiving. Much enthusiasm vas
aroused in the series last year and
many more will undoubtedly turn out
for the series this year. All will be
held in the high school gymnasium.
The district championship tourney
will be held in Bismarck this year,
about the Goth and 9th of February.
Notwithstanding the fact that Bis
marck, has practically her entire last
years team back and that she has
the advantage of playing on her home
floor, Dickinson should again defeat
them and hold the blanket for an
other year. ..*
The State championship tourna-
ment will be held in Grand Forks this
year, probably at the University.
This will be held about two weeks
after the district tourney or about
the 18th Of March. Fargo high won
the championship last year. - This
team later went to, Chicago, where
they were entered in the i%nterscho-
lastic championship tournament Of
the central. and western states. That
they landed in fourth place and. gave
the winners the hardest game played
| shows that the high schools Of the
state play as good basketball as is
played anywhere.
The schedule for the locals is not
entirely complete. The first game is
Ito be- played with Glendive in the
armorye here on December 18th.
Other games have been arranged
respondence has been received from
Beach seeking a date. The date
asked for is already filled but another
date will, no doubht, be secured, SO
that at least four good games will be