The Dickinson press., 1915-02-13
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DICKINSON LOOSES TO.
BISMARCK TEAM 81 To Il,

The fast Bismarck basketball team
was able to defeat the Dickinson high
on their home floor with ease Friday
night in the best game played here
this year. It was, the first time that
the locals have been forced to bow
in defeat to visiting high school
team on the armory floor. That Bis
marck has wonderful team is now
an admitted fact and their chances
for the championship of the state
were never brighter. They have
gone through the season without a
defeat, winning from all teams by a
large score both at home and on their
trips. They play a hard, fast, clean
game, asking no favors and making
no complaints, and conducting them
selves like gentlemen at all times.
Coach Van Duzee deserves unlimited
amount of credit for the great show
ing his prodigiess have made. Bis
marck had good team last year but
their work this year shows a marked
improvement. Their team work has
been greatly advanced, their passing
is more sure and much faster, and
aside from their foul shooting their
basket throwing is superb.
Houser was easily the star Of the
evening. His basket shooting was
certainly wonderful, getting 10 field
goals during the evening. He is in
his best form this year. Never in his
previous appearance here had he
show such marked basketball ability
as he did during the first half Friday
night. He is a fine leader and his
team certainly chose well when Sc
lecting him. Throughout the game he
was talking constantly to his men in
a low quiet voice, keeping them in a
cool and collective frame of mind all
the time. The guards, Flow and
Smith, followed close behind their
center in making fine plays, holding
their opponents, Richards and Har-
tung, to and baskets respectively.
The two forwards, Albertson and
Smith, were watched too closely to
have a chance to do much. These
are both good men and caused the
Dickinson guards lots of worry.
The Dickinson boys all worked hard
but they just could not get together,
and it was due to this lack Of team
work that the score was so large in
favor of Bismarck.
The positions, scores and officials
were as follows:
Smith, Geo. If Hartung
|Albertson rf Richards
Houser, Capt. G Morrison
Smith, Geo. +. If Erb, Capt
i Flow rg Rase
lBlumer sub McCutchar
4 Field Goals: Geo. Smith 8, Albert.
Il son /, Houser 10, Geo. T.. Smith 2
u lHartung 2, Richards 8, Morrison l
'lErb 1. Foul Goals: Morrison missed
H. out Of 8, SAlbertson missed one.
i Referee, Baird; Time keepers, Var
lDuzee and Wasem; Score keepers
Ivan Duzee and McCutchan.
Il Though defeated the boys are hare
lat practice again to- finish theil
|schedule with q rush. When they ap'
'ipear against Beach next week they
Twill be back at their old gait. They
feel that something was wrong las
Friday night and that they did not dt
themselves justice. Beach is coming
with fast little team. They hat
lbeaten q number Of teams in Mon
A tana when they met the Dickinson
]. team on their home floor and were 81
!. [sure Of the game that their over con
! Ifidence put them on the defensive
..lfrom the start. They are coming t.
retrieve lost honors and should pu
Elup a. fast, hard game for the locals.
At the armory Friday, February y