Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-04
FLICKERTAILS
ARE A MYSTERY
MBASKETBALL
Team Will Be Strong, But
Exact Strength Is
Unknown

The strength of the University of
North Dakota OF the basketball floor
during the coming season is a more
or less. an unknown quality at the
present moment. That the Flicker
tail quintet will be strong is admitted.
but just how strong cannot even be
guessed. II material is any criterion,
Davis, should>have Il winner. but it is
not believed that many of the fresh
men starSwho entered school this fall
will be ripe for the varsity this sea-
on. d.
The mentorcu down the squad last
week to 81 men. But six of the cam
didates are letter men. The rest. for
the greater part are freshmen. Cap
tain Burkman will be the main stay
Of the team. He is a forward. but
whether or not he will play that po-
sition depends on what the forward
material looks like. In addition to
the captain. Davis. has Harris and
Brodie for forwards, but neither are
dependable. Brodie las al! the MAX
ings Of a great basketball player with
the exception of ambition and unless
he changes his ways this year the
coach will probably play him on the
sidelines &. big share of the time. He
is a good shot. fast on the floor and
has the necessary weight to make his
work. effective. when he works, but he
plays in spurts. -
Harris Great Shot
Harris is probably the best shot OH
the team and has the heighth to make
him valuable as a center. but he did
not show up as well as was hoped for
last year, Some of that Fan be attri-
buted to the fact that he was'not well
during a part of the season. but his
playing was not consistent. He will
undoubtedly be one of the regulars
this year. as it is doubtful if there is
anyone that can take his place away
from him..
Busdicker, center. is another cratic
player. Last season at times he play
ed stellar ball. but again his shoot
ing was away off. He is bothered with
bad ankles that cause him more or
less trouble in basketball.
Davis is in need OF a running guard.
but of the three veterans. Mayer.
Machart and Olson. none seem to
come UP to the mark Of ~Stcnsi,6el. who
graduated last spring. Mayer and
Machart are two STRONG guards. but
they are not brilliant shots. Olson was
not in many of tho big games.
. Trotter Stationary Guard
Trotter, fornTer Gran | Fofks hi=!l
guard. is ano,ic;- stationary payer.
so his entrance to scaool as a f.esh-
man will probably not aid Davis much
this year. Thcre is plenty OF other
guard material. but just what it will
produce IS not known: the season is
too Soung to tell!
Wilde may be developed INTO a for
ward, but it is doubtful%ifEhe will be
able to do much at center *hichi is his
regular position. Both Lougllin and
YoderNwiIlf have to taket on weight te-
fore they can stand tho pace of a
varsity game. <
There is a possibility 4f RiAgWafNof
Darlington, showing something worth
While. He Is a b!gsrangy fellow with
lSts Of speed and-ascool head He is
also a freshman.
The work thus Tar has aoesni only
of a preliminary nature Davis has
been looking over the material and
working with the class teainssa good
deal. and drill for the varsity squad
win Tot a serious ;nspectstoaany
S~cxtent before the holidays!
Among the aktractionA to be in
stalled in them e National Academy
of Science. now under construction
in Washington, d. c.. Will be a huge
telescope which will reflect the sun