The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-17
FIRST GAME
OF SEASON IS
DECEMBER 3
Olson, Brown Only Lettermen
Eack-Interclass Teams to
Act as Feeders

With the first game Of the season
on December 5, all sport interest 1T
the Bismarck high school is now be-
ing conferred on basketball. Inter
class tournaments started Monday
and @iii coGtinue through the winter,
while the tIist team practice will be
Monday
Coach Collins has declared his IN
tention Of cutting the sqlad immed-
lately after the first practice so that
the men can get down Ia work with
out further delay. Glass teams are
expected 10 furnish feeder" material
for the squad and any outstanding
men in class games have good
chance OF being put on the squad
Only two letter men are back this
year, Jimmy Olson, who played run
ming guard last year, and Brown, who
was center on last years squad. Hol-
lenbeck. who showed up so well at
forward last year; Bender. who play
ed standing guard; Lobach and Will
liam Larson were los. hy graduation,
while Watkins transferred to another
school.
Others Eligible Later
Around these two men. Coach Col
Inns expects to build up team which
will offer plenty of opposition TO all
opponents. The chances of Bismarck
will be considerably augmented. too
after the beginning of the second
semester. when Spriggs, Hoffman and
Er,ymyer will be eligible for inter
scholastic play.
All practice Asames are to come be
fore Christmas this year. according
10 the tentative schedule and the
Demons will come up against prac-
tically the same teams which have
been on their practice schedule for
the past few years. Games with Dris-
coil, Steele and Wilton are practical
~ assured, while game with Turtle
Lake is a possibility.
Tentative Schedule
Bismarck Will come up against Bel
field. Valley City, jamestown, Dick
inson and MaEdan twice during this
years basketball season. according
to the tentative schedule of games an
nourced today. One game with each
Of the teams will he played on the
home floor and The other on the op.
poncnts' floor, with the exception OF
Belfiela. which will be played at
Dickinson.
The tent.iive schedule reads: Jan
udAs 4, bCtktc.O UtICI JUUttatS ~
Mandan there; January u. Vale.
City there. January -. jamestown
there; January 22, Dickinson there
January -, Beifield at Dickinson
February :. Valley City here; rebrn.
airy II, Mandan here; February Is
Jamestean here; january %. DieEin-
son here.
Two preseason practice games hav,
alrcady been booked. According 1,
present plans. Bismarck will come W
agains, Carson December 10 and vii
ton December II The first date or
the preseason schedule, December )
has not Set been filled. y game witt
the al tmrl on December 81 is anothel
probability, although arrangement.
for this event have not yet been com
plcted
ir ab.lit es are at present that ns
sub distrie. tournament will be play
ed n this district because of thu
sLl,s number OF schools entered, bu
the distfie. Tournament sill Dc hclt
Marsh i and 7 4. Nandan and tlat
state tournament. March ~ and 10 a
the same place Bismarck IS hopint
for "come back" this year to wres'
the district title away from Mandaa
which has COPIED the honors in re
cenu years. Bismarzl held the til,
in 1922.