The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-21
Exceptionally Fast Game Is
Assured Local Basket
Ball Enthusiasts
VISITORS HAVE FAST
QUINT THIS SEASON
Benz iii Bunch Has Three of
Last Year. Veterans
t1Op Scrappy Team

The Bemidji high school basketball
team will open it's schedule Wednes.
day with the Park Rapids high school
team at the old armory. The Hub
bard county basketeers, according to
reports, have a strong quint that
should give the Blue and White tos-
sers a stiff workout. Last Friday
night, Park Rapids defeated the FAST
Wadena high school quint, rs to ~.
If their victory over the Wadena
county quint can be taken as crl-
terion, the Bemidji team will have to
step at a fast pace to avoid defeat
in thesop ening game, for last year the
Wadena five defeated the local tos-
sers in the opening, game on the Be-
midi floor by the count Of 20 to IL:
The game is also district game and
a victory will give the Bemidjl hive a
start in the right direction:
Gridmen Report for Basketball
\ The Bemidji squad has been hold
ing regular practice under the watch
full eve Of Coach Smith for the last
two weeks, and with three regulars
in the lineup prospects are unusually
BRIGHT. The trio of veterans of last
wear are practically certain of Win
ming berths and candidates are so
closely punched for the other two
POSITIONS a forward and guard, that
selections Of the successful ones will
perhaps not be made until after the
Park Rapids contest. Even then
there will no doubt be changes made
continually until the best working
combination Is found. Captain Hig-
be, Stechman and Stapleton are the
hold-overs from last years team, and
a season of football training has left
them in good shape for the work on
the basketball floor, in which endur-
ance is one of the prime factors.
Striving desperately to arrive on
the list Of eight regulars are Riggs,
Powell, Lord, Hulett, Naylor, Walker,
Mooney and "Tommy" Simons, the
first four being members Of the foot
ball squad. Lord and Powell have a
big advantage in weight, but the elu-
sive Riggs, whose shooting is as good
as that Of any man on the floor, will
be hard to hold on the sidelines. He
shows flashes of speed and has an un-
canny ability to intercept the ball IN
it's course down the floor.
Lord May Play Guard
Hovey Lord, the big tackle on Be
midji's state gridiron champions, is
making a strong bid for guard posi-
tioi, and has taken up the basketball
art as fast as a duckling does swim
ming. Powell, the lanky end on the
football team, is showing up we'll at
both guard and center. Tommy
Simons, a brother Of the famous
John," is making it hot for the veter'
ans and NO doubt will get a chance to
show his ability before the season is
far advanced.
Juvenile Band Will Play
Bemidji'se famous Juvenile band will
be on hand to aid in making the open
ing game a snappy one from start to
finish. The band will give concer,
before the game as we'll as between
the halves.
Aitkin Bumps Little Falls
The Aitkin high school basket ball
team gave the Little Falls high
school quint an awful setback, last
week when they defeated Little Falls
on the Aitkin floor II to IA. 1t was
the first time that Little Falls high
school uuint tasted defeat during the
last three years. The first half ended
II to 6 with Aitkin on the long end
Little Falls came back in the las'
half and scored to Atkins 6. The
Little Falls Transcript states that the
Aitkitl rooters showed extremely poor
sportsmanship, along with a sac
wanting of knowledge of the game
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