The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-25
First Conference
Game ridayN Night
North Dakota Bisons Play
Two Games With State
This Week; Normal De-
feated 43 to 8.

The big games of the basketball
season begin this week at state col
lege when the Jackrabbits meet the
strong team from North Dakota Agri-
cultural college Friday and Saturday
at the college armOry. This will be
the first conference competition for
Coach Vests team and will be a fairly
good indication Of what she can be
expected to do in the race for the
championship.
Eastern NoTmal's team from Madi-
son furnished weak opposition in the
last of the practice games last Satur-
day night losing by the lop-sided score
of 43 10 8. State was SO far superior
that there was difficulty in finding any
flaw in the work of the Jackrabbits.
Their floor work was much better than
in the Columbus games. Carey shot
baskets with his old time. accuracy
making a total of eight. He made a
record when he shot three baskets
within the space of 80 seconds. The
Normal team made but two field goals
during the entire contest, o at all
in the first half. Schutte's work was
of outstanding quality. Thune Gagged
three counters and played a fast game.
WEIGH and Thompson held up their po-
sitions in their usual splendid fashion.
Thompson is still bothered with his
injured knee but is taking good care
Of it..
AS a curtain raiser for the game
Saturday night, Coach Enke's Bunnies
will meet the indicated team repre-
senting the Pipestone Junior college.
Enke's Bunnies nave been giving Cap
tain Thompson and his teammates
considerable opposition in practise and
have shown a fine spirit Of fight and
good team play. They looked nearly
as good as the first team in the Co
lumbus and Madison Normal contests.
The Pipestone team is no easy mark
but they will likely get their first de
feat in this game. The game will starr
at 1920.
Much will depend on the outcome Of
the two games with North Dakota
state for the BisOns and North Dako-
Ia university have teams about on a
par and as a rule the two North Da-
kOta schools defeat State in basket
ball. The Bisons won one game OF
the pair that the Jackrabbits played
with them last season at Fargo by the
closes cores Of 81 &c &c. State however
expects to win both games played here
this week. The Bisons, under a new
coach, George Dewey, who was con
sidered a miracle man in coaching
basketball on the Pacific coast, have
been showing some classy basketball
in their earlier games and have won
them all by decisive scOresh, not ex
ccpting their two with the University
of South Dakota, whom they defeated
80 to Is last Friday night. The Bisons
are strong contenders for the confer
ence title and unless State defeat,
them it will NEAR heavy going fol
the J~ackrabbits.
There remain now S conference
games on States schedule at home
all Of which will be played on thu
armory floor. Season tickets good fd
these remaining games will be solt
at the armOry at the opening of TIN
| game Friday evening. The games ar
two with North Dakota State and tw,
with North Dakota University, bot
of whom defeated the University o
S.. ID. and are as yet undefeated thi
season. Two games on Thursday an
Friday, February 1st and end with tn
famous team from Creighton Univel
sity. Two lads long famous in hig'
school basket ball throughout SoutI
Dakota, namely, the keen shooting
Lovely and Trautman from Elkton, ar
: playing with the Creighton team. TIL
t last two games on States home schet
: ule are with s. d. U. here on Marc
1 and 2.