The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-12
L0CALCOLLECE
PLACES BASKET
Team IN ! FIELD ! D
Former Dakota Star to Lead
First Mems Team Formed
at Teachers College
/. SEASON TO BE OPENED
AT KELLlHER THURSDAY
Eleven Games Have Already
Been Booked Definitely; 4
Several Tentatively 80
ID ,

81 The BemldJf oCaCe ;1L
is preparing; to take It's place VIII
other State teachers colleges WIN f.
card to mems athletics and TINS yea
basketball season is to see the li1lslaA
effort along the lines OF lntercollegle
ate athletic competition. A squad q y
te,, men has been working out under
the tutelage Of F. P. Wirth, history
teacher, for the past month t11. !. :. Y. ~ !
Tt is generally known by the spc -
fans, of The city that the college Will
have formidable team, and ADDED
;ntarest is being taken because OF the
fact That the games will be played IN
the. new armory, on account o. tne
inadequate gymnasium at the t |7s'>A =.
ers college. s.s= o,a;
dates who have been reporting dally
to Coach Wirth are Wilbur Horns
formerly Of Buffalo, N. D., but VINO
now lives in Benidji, his parents t'.! nav
ing moved here this fall, Horns mas
had considerable experience IN pas:
-ketbalI having played on the Buffalo
high school quint and also having had
one years training on the Jamestown,
N. D.. college squad last year. n orns
will have the honor of leading the first
basketball team to represent the Be
midi State Teachers college, having
been electd to the captaincy last
week. He is the leading candidate Tor
the. center position and although just
now convalescing from a bad attack
Of pneumonia will be able to get IN
: to the game by the time the big games
start. ~ s5-sE.
54 Richard Romans, a senior IN tie
tWo-year course, spent one year al
st. Thomas college and is showing
fine form as one Of the forwards.
1'Tommy'' Silnons, who last year
PLAYED forward OH. the EBenlidji high
school .quint, is also out for the team
and in all likelihood will land a berth
at either guard or forward. William
Elliott Of Bemidjil is showing up for
a guard position. Elliott has had two
wears. experience on the Choteau,
Mont, high school quint, being a
member of the team. when the
Choteau team played in the Mon
tana state tournament. Percy Riggs OF
Bemidii is a candidate for one Of the
forward positions and will no doubt
= land a>place, having had two years
experience on the Benlidji high school
team. Adolph Berglalld of Winnett,
Mont, senior in the two-year course,
although lacking basketball expert
ence, will no doubt be heard from
on account Of his weight and strength.
Eugene Paul of Northome and The
odore Hermes of Rener, both fresh
men in the four-year course, ard
Stanley Wilcox of Benlidji complete
the balance of the squad. -.
= Eleven Games Booked !
Coach Wirth's confidence il the
material at hand is evidenced in the
type of teams he has already scned-
uled as opponents. Eleven games have
already been definitely booked and
among them are some of the strong
est CUNTS in the northern part of the
state. The schedule will open with the
first three games being played away
from home against high school teams.
The teachers journey to Kelliher On
Thursday, December 49, and on Sat.
urday, December II, travel to Cass
Lake where they meet the high school
team. The following week the team
travels to Walker where they meet
the Cass county seat high school quint
on December Fl. The first game to be
played here by the teachers will 1e.
against the Northwest School Of Agri-.
culture Of Crookston, the Aggies play
ing here on January IS. The fast
Crookston high school team has prom
ised to play the, teachers on the local
floor but the exact date has not been
decided on as yet. Cass Lake. and
Walker high schools have both asked
for return dates 3nd will no doub:
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