Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-07
SELECT ALL-CONFERENCE MYTHICAL TEAM
MINNESOTA OLLEGE ARE
PREPARING FOR BATTLES
OF 1923 BASKETBALL RACE

=. Paul, Nina, Dec. 7.-MinnesOta
college conference members are be-
ginning active, work for the winter
basketball season. with every indica-
t!on that the annual race for the
Championship will develop into a
hard. drive by the winner.
Carleton college, which has won
the honor for the past eight seasons
looks, strong again this year. Coach
Everett Dean has q squad of fourteen
Select" men from which he will pick
his first team. His material is not
limited to the first string squad, for
he has thirty other candidates who
are going through daily workouts
and will furnish stihf opposition to his
first squad. M
At st. Johns University, Coach
Fred Sanborn has a, well-balanced
crew working for the frst team un-
der the lead Of Captain Ticrney. st.
Johns basketball team is one looked
upon as liable to upset the dope in the
conferences. In addition OF the team,
which will go Unto the conference
play. Sanborn IS drilling his prep
made up of games with high schools.
olcs to BE- Strong.
st. Olaf college will put. a strong
team into the field this season. Lit
tie information of the nature OF tho
team has been forthcoming from the
Vikings camp. but the majority OF
the football squad has changed from
football clothing to the lighter bas-
ketball outfits and are expected to
show the same drive which placed
them near the top Of tho conference
football heap.
In st. Paul. Hamline, st. Thomas
n Manchester have completed their
preliminary work. Coach Ben Beck
at Hamline has some Of his old stars
back, as has Coach Joe Brandy of st.
Thomas. The Manchester men are
handicapped because of the lack OF
gymnasium facilities on the ampus,
but are putting in some hard licks, at
the st. Thomas gymnasium.
Gophers Get Ready.
Over at the University of Minneso-
ia. DR.. l.. j. Cooke is getting ready
for the Big Ten season, with prospects
! of a hard going five bright. Marti-
neau and Eklund, this seasons foot
ball stars, are out for basketball this
season and will materially add to the
strong material already : available,
Hutkrans. captain, and skjoll. who
made names for themselves DURING
the football season, have also beer
added to the squad during the las,
week. =
DR.. Cooke announced that he is en-.
gagged in scheduling some fast pre-
season games, and when tho team han
developed farther will take on Ham.
! line, Manchester, Carleton and per.
haps St. Thomas, which will give his
squad the needed test ash well as Civ.
ing the college teams some needed
experience.
Hockey Goes Slow.
Weather conditions have not beer
favorable during the past two week.
for the development Of the University
of Minnesota hockey squad, which
has been working under the direction
Of Fred Luehring. University of Min,
nesota athletic director. With no ice
J Coach Luehring has been putting tn
lei through a course of gymnasium
exercises designed to develop then
especially for the hard rough worl
ahead Of them when real winter w4a
ther ome
The University, of Minnesota SIX
club has announced Its opposition t,
Minnesota winter weather. Member
! of the club which meets other BIZ
Ten clubs. was looking for an earl;
start over its opponents this year, bu
the mild weather has given them II
opportunity to take>the. slides, or eve,
get their muscles in shape by any
thing than cross-country hiking.
Rivals Are Training. J.
Billy Mlske and Tom Gibbons, VIII,
meet in q ten-round bout in st. Pau
December IL, are down to hard train
ing. Both are doing much road worl
and plenty of boxing. Previous t
signing for the bout, both men devot
ed most Of their time to big gam
hunting and duck shooting. and thei
managers declare they are in shap
now, "
Both men are especially anxiou
anxious to he in the best shape for tn
bout, and the winner, it is expected
will be given a chance to box for tn
heavyweight championship, througl
the process. of elimination.
Miske won the last match between
the two, in New York, on o foul, af
ter Gibbons had piled up a nice lea
on points.
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