The Bismarck tribune., 1922-10-28
TEAM /! !. | |. VICTOR
SECOND TIME
OVER MANDAN
Wins Southwestern Sectional
Title with Is to II Victory
On Mandan Field
GAME IS LONG ONE
Mandan Crosses Bismarck
Goal Line For First Time
This Season

Bismarck high schools fast foot
ball team will go into the sectional
battles for the state scholastric
championship, the team winning
the right by defeating Mandan
highs team on the Mandan gridiron
Friday afternoon by score of 25
to 12 1t was the second victory
ever Mandan this season, and the
fifth football, win for Bismarck
this year. '...
While Bismarck was beating Man.
dan, the Williston high school team
put Minot high out of the cham
pionship race by winning at Minot
IA to IS. ,... ..,- ..
The next game of Bismarck will
be decided by the state board. 1t
is probable the local team will
meet Williston or Fargo, the latter
team being doped to win the south
eastern sectional championship.
Grand Forks is winner of the north
eastern section title. Fargo has al
ready beaten Grand Forks, Z to 0,
so it is not improbable Bismarck
may play Fargo. gi.o
The Mandan game, which Bis
marck appeared to have put safely
away, became real battle in the
second half when Mandan within a
few minutes scored two touchdowns.
With the score 1S to 12, Bismarck
made a fourth touchdown and goal,
and then was fighting for another
touchdown when the final whistle
blew. The game was long one,
lasting over two hours, and it was
getting dark in the Mandan fair
grounds at the finish, with. both
sides trying forward pass after for
ward pass in an effort to bag one
more touchdown.
Team Works Well
There were no stars in the Bis
marck lineup. The team worked
we'll with the exception of the fail-
urc Of the back field to stop Man
dams forward pass spurt in the last
half. Bismarck had but one sub
stitution, Murphy replacing Brown
when the latter was injured in the
third quarter. Hahn did the punt
ing for Bismarck, and sent lot Of
high spiraas for long distances. Lee
Scroggins was on left end. The
line plunging Of Alison was the
best he has done. Williams at
center, Newgard at end and Nelson
in the backfield played good foot
ball for Mandan.
The local team started to run
away with the game. Mandan re-
ceived the kickoff, defending the
west goal and taking advantage Of
the light wind blowing over the
field. Nelson made eight yards and
then Scott stopped Arthur. Mandan
punted Alison made four yards,
Hahn three, Brown two and Hahn
made 1T first down. Brown made
seven and Bismarck was penalized
five yards for off-side play. Hahn
was stopped. Brown made three
yards and Burke then pulled down
a nice forward pass with a 12-yard
gain. Brown made three, Hahn
six, Alison five and then Brown
took the ball over on a tackle-smash
for touchdown. A forward pass
for an extra point failed.
Locals Score Again
Hahn kicked off to Nelson who ran
the ball back 20 yards. After two
tries at the line, Nelson kicked.
Hahn punted and Benzer recovered
a tumble on Mandan's 2O-yard line.
Bismarck bucked to the 3-yard line
where Mandan held. Mandan kick
ed out of bounds on the s3-yard
line. Alison fumbled on the third
down, Ressler recovering for Man
dan. Three tries at the line netted
Mandan but four yards and Nelson
booted. Arthur broke up Bis
marck forward pass. Hahn kick
ed out of bounds on Mandan's eight
yard line. Arthur fumbled on an
end run. Burke picking up the ball
and making a touchdown. The locals
failed to add another point by a .oal
kick, the score standing IL to o,
Scott down Nelson who received the
kick off, Kline broke up Mandan
play and the quarter was up.
i Percy Tibbits, an Indian boy with
a reputation for speed, went in at
half for Mandan, taking Arthur
place. Mandan made first down and
then after three attempts punted
Halloran returning 10 yards. Hahn
made eight on long end run. Two
bucks failed. Hahn punted, the bail
going only 10 yards and out of bonds
On the fourth down. with a yard and
a half to 60, Mandan fumbled and
Bismarck took the ball ION the 40
yard line. The Bismarck back made
first down, and then lost five yards
on, penalty for off-side. Time was
taken out for Johnstone, Mandan's
plucky quarter. A pass to Brown
netted 10 yards and Brown then
punted almost straight up, Bismarck
recovering the ball in the scramble.
Hendrickson threw Alison for a loss.
Bismarck punted, and it was Man
dams ball on her own 10-yard line
Nelson made seven yards, Mandan
SHu OOHHSLOHc IcCONcIcus
Mandan made first down and then
was forced to punt, the ball going
out of bounds. Two bucks and a
pass to Brown give Bismarck first
down. Brown made eight more on
a pass and then Tibbits grabbed a
pass, being downed on his eight-yard
line. After two lines bucks Mandan
punted. Brown got another short
pass and then Tibbits intercepted a
pass and the fleet Indian boy almost
get away for touchdown. running
25 yards before being nailed. The
half ended. Nst
Mandap Uses Aerial Attack
Hahn ran the Kickoff back 25
yards at the opening of the second
half. Brown made 10 yards. Two
tries netted four yards and Halloran
lost the ball on tumble on an at
tempted pass. 1t was Mandan's bal
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