The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-15
SPORTS
Escorts
TICKETS TO
STATE MEET
GOING FAST
Gymnasium Will AccommO'
date $500 Spectators
Tourney Starts Friday

The state basketball tournament to |
be played in the magnificent new !
gymnasium Of the State Training |
school in Mandan Friday and Satur-
day, March 10 and 20, will create his |
tory in that this is the first time that |
the North Dakota high school cham
pionship will have been settled west |
OF the Missouri river. Valley City I,
has been the tournament city the last /
two years, Minot has had the meet |
once. and Fargo and Grand Forks |
have monopolized it the rest of the |
time.
From present indications, the cX /,
pertinent Of bringing the tournament !
to-thc slope section will result in so
successful an outcome as TO diScrcdit !
the dolcful predictions Of many from
the eastern part of the state that the |
move would spell financial disaster |
to the II. 5. League, or that the tour /,
ney could not be satisfactorily staged |
here.
Something over 500 reserved seats !
along the sidelines were put on sale !,
Thursday The Mandan section of
over 300 was sold out in two hours. |
and Dickinson wired that the block
of 100 seats allotted them would not
he sufficient to meet the demand. Al
section Of seats put on sale in Bis
marck was also eagerly snapped up
by Capital City fans who are anxious
to see the eight district champion
quints tanglc for state honors next
week. 1t is expected that Valley City
and Fargo will take the entire allOt-
mcnt OF reservations set aside for
them, but some of the schools in the
northern part of he state may not
bring such large delegations of root
ers Any seats in those sections as
signed To the different schools will
be held until Tuesday noon, and
those unsold at that time will be Of
fcred to the general public rs long as
they last.
Record Crowd Expected
While only about 800 reserved seats
arc being sold, the gymnasium will
accommodate over $500 spectators.
and the tournament will be witnessed
Ly the largest crowd in the history
Of North Dakota high school basket
ball championship clashes. That it
will be II financial success is assured
by the advance sale Of tickets. The
district tournament last week drew
over $50 spectators at the largest
session, Friday evening, and produced
total revenues Of Sl,O225O, several
hundred dollars more than the ex-
penses. The latter are not definitely
known rs yet. as some of the teams
have rot yet filed their expense ac-
counts.
In the district as we'll as the state
meets, any profits go into the treas
ury Of the High School League, under
whose general authority the cham
pionship contests are held.
Fine Trophies Offered
4 wonderful set of trophies is Of
fered this year in connection with
the state tournament, most Of which
will be on display until Tuesday eve
ming at Hoskins- Meyer in Bismarck,
and the remainder Of next week in
the window of the Plymouth Clothing
company in Mandan.
The state championship trophy
donated by Moher and Borlcske, the
Fargo sporting goods house, is Il life
size silver basketball mounted on an
ebony base. 4 similar trophy, pro-
vided by the Thos. f.. Wilson com
pany, through their North Dakot:
representatives. the Northern School
Supply company of Fargo, will be
awarded to the team showing the
best craftsmanship and appearance
through the tournament series. 4
large loving cup for the runners up
individual awards for the members Of
the championship team and the first
and second all-state teams constitute
the remainder of the collection
Awards will be made at a banquet a
the Training School dining hall i'm
Il ~, l. :,
game Saturday evening, to be attend
ed by members OF the participat in,
teams and their coaches. officials O
the II. s. League, and others official.
connected with the tournament.
Play Starts Friday
Tournament play will start Frida,
afternoon, March 49, when Fargo an,
Devils Lake meet at 2:30. Fargo, ex
pected to have walk away for tn
championship this year, has met wit
ill fortune in the sickness of som
of the members of the squad. John
ny Smith, star forward, has the scar
let fever, and will still be in quar-
antine regardless of recovery. Othc
members Of the regular team are ais
ill. and the result will doubtless b
that Fargo will not be the top hcav
ldtOTlLc ~ uAS OcVU All ScASOu.
Mandan and Minot will meet j
the second Friday afternoon gam,
and the evening double header wi
bring together Valley City and Gran
Forks at 1880, and Dickinson an
Donnybrook at $3.50.
Saturday morning the winners Q
the Friday afternoon games will NEE
in the semi-finals at $3.50, and tn
Friday evening victors at 1880. l
the afternoon consolation serie
will bring together the losers of tn
Friday afternoon games at $3.50, an
of the evening games at 1880.
The losers of Saturday morning
semi-finals will play ut 1900 Satul
day evening, and the championshi
game will be played ut 500.
An Innovation
IN former years the teams hav
been paired on the first day of tn
tournament. The innovation of ar
nouncing the pairings and schedul
of games Immediately after the dis
trict tournaments is being tried thi
year for the first time, and is meet
ing general approval with fans an
teams alike. :
New Cue Champ Will
Become u. S. CitiZel