The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-12-09
TWO GAMES WITH
500 FALLS HERE
BASKETBALL SEASON OPENS AT
STATE COLLEGE FRIDAY
EVENING
COACH WEST GIVES FULL SCHEDULE
Little Known Of the Strength o.
Sioux Falls But Lively Battles
Are Expected.

After about a months respite from
athletic activity since the closing Of
the football season at Sioux Falls on
November 13, State college will again
occupy the athletic limelight by open,
ing the basketball season with two
games on the home floor this week.
The games will be played on Friday
and Saturday evening of this week
at the armory with the team from
Sioux Falls college. Little is known
of the strength of the Sioux Falls ag-
IN excellent form, having been engaged
IN steady practice for a considerable
length of time. States team has not
been picked yet, but it will unques
tionably be a hummer since there are
enough men working out to supply
ten teams. These early games will be
Of great assistance to Coach West in
choosing the strongest men for regu-
lar berths on the team.
States supporters will have an op-
portunity to see about ten games on
the home floor this year. These games
will be played with Huron college,
Northern Normal, Dakota Wesleyan
university, Yankton college. Fargo col
lege, South Dakota university, North
Dakota university and North Dakota
Agricultural college.
Northern Normal usually puts up a
good team and this aggregation has
been known to defeat State on her
own floor. Huron has all of her last
has four of Huron highs formidable
team which won the district tourna-
ment last year. Huron has wOr the
majority Of her cage battles with state
Yankton and Dakota Wesleyan, Tor
several years have had stTC,g basket
ball teams. North Dakoti university
had an unusually strong team last
We r. States was the only le2M. the
F1ickerta Is didn't swamp with scores
and the northerners didn't lose a sin
gle contest last season. The North
Dakota Aggies have always had a
snappy team. Fargo college defeated
State last year. The South Dakota
university game will, of course, be
n of the big games of the year.
The complete basketball schedule
for State college for the season was
announced yesterday by Coach G. y.
Falls this week the team will prepare
for a trip to be made during the holi-
days into Minnesota and Wisconsin.
1t may also be arranged to play 4
game or two with town teams near by.
The schedule follows:
December 1890, University of Wis
consin at Madison.
December 81, Rueping Leather Co.
team at Fon du Lac, Wis.
January ], American Legion at
Neenah, Wis.
January 3, HORNED Packing Co. at
Austin, MINI.
January s, Huron college at Brook
ings.
January 14-15, Creighton University
at Omaha.
January 21-22, North Dakota State
at Brookings.
January %. Huron college at Huron.
January 20, Aberdeen Normal at
Bookings.
February 4, L. S. ID. at Vermillion.
February 5, M~orningside at Sioux
City.
February 8, Dakota Wesleyan at
Bookings.
February hip, North Dakota U. at
Brookings.
February IS, L. S. d. at Brookings.
February 25, School of Mines at
Bookings.
March 5, Madison Normal at Brook
ings.
On March II and II it is planned to
hold a State college basketball tourna-
ment between State college, State uni
versity and the two high ranking mem
bers of the Dakota college conference
to take place at either Brookings,
Huron Madison or Mitchell