The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-23
SCORE~TIED
FIVE TIMES
DURING FRAY
Sautter, Lanky Center of Wis.
itors, Tales Thirteen
Points
BRO WIN is SENSATION
Victors Allow Bismarck Five
Few Close Shots at
Basket
BROWN IS SENSATION
BY J. G.. MacGregor

depths Of basketball despair in
a sensational % to 20 victory
on the Demons own floor
Thursday night in a contest
that went one overtime period.
It was a heartrending end to
a preseason schedule that had
found triumphs over Carson
and Wilton, leaving the De-
mon followers with a conf
dence that their charges might
sweep through an undefeated
series Of games.
No less heartbreaking to the
gallery was a last-half rally of
the Mcleod men that tied the
count five different times only
to fall short of victory in the
final five minutes when a Lin.
ton forward broke away from
the Demon swarm to toss the
winning basket.
The Capital City boys led their
stout-hearted foes but once during
the torrid fray. That was at the
dawn of the final quarter when a
sensational sideshot put them in the
lead Is to ID.
Linton showed the finest defensive
strength Of any quint that has per-
formed on the local floor this sea-
son. Big and husky, the Lions
blocked the dribbling Demons,
speared their passes, knocked down
hoop heaves and brought groans of
despair from the rooters as they
frustrated the Bismarck attack.
Some local fans will say the game
was decided from the free throw line
where the victors counted a brace Of
shots while the losers failed dis
mally on the four chances that were
awarded them.
Sautter Was Nemesis
It was a laAky, slippery eager by
name Of Sautter who really spoiled
the Demons record and their Yule-
tide season. One of the deadliest
shots to slap the Bismarck net
strings in many moons, he account
ed for 13 of the points that his team
scored, IL Of them coming as result
Of six field goals tossed with Demon
guards hanging on his heels.
Bismarck outplayed their oppo-
nents during one stanza. At the be-
ginning of the second half, they
swung into action, found the hoop
with uncanny accuracy from the
center and side of the floor and
pulled up at the whistle with the
count knotted at IA all. Linton
during this quarter counted only
points to Bismarck's 10.
There were no stars in the Demon
lineup last night. Every man after
he had DOTTED his first half slug
gishness played with desperation.
True, Hank Brown was q sensation
when he "got not" in the second half
and dropped in three seemingly i'm.
possible to~ses from the center of
the floor to become the scoring ace
Of his crew. but the courageous fight
OF his team mates was equally sen.
sational.
Linton Opens Scoring
The herd from Linton barred their
teeth in the opening minutes wher
Sautter slipped away and counteS
from near the foul line. It was fol.
lowed by q Gle. / field goal by Hank
Brown standing deep in the corner
the only points the Demons were
able to make during the first quar-
ter.
The Lions defense was working t.
perfection and they allowed only q
few wild shots at their goal durin.
the first ten minutes while Bis.
1narck vainly sought for openings
through lie close knit opposition.
Sautter Tailed the third field goa
Of the game as the quarter whistle
Bh Tiled with the count 4 to 2. II
was Z long toss from the center Of
the floor that didn't touch the rim
Sautter's deadly accuracy whel
within firing range was again proved
1T the inauguration of the SECOND
quarter when he took q pass from
Kremer Under the net and cleverl,
banked tn, leather through the hool
to bring the court to 6 and 2.
Redlinger Counts
Captain Redlinger basked in thu
limelight for . few minutes wher
he came out Of nowhere to grail
one of Ssutter's passes near Chart,
circle. and looped the ball success
fully.
Bismarck -retalisted as the whis.
tie ending the half blew. Thornberr
slipped down the floor, nabbed Stat,
tery's pass and deftly whipped The
leather over the rim.
he real pyyotechnics Of the due
came IN the third quarter when til,
Demons stung to energy BY Sautter',
setup that boosted the Linton Score
= 10, played their most brilliant bal
Of the season.
Slattery betted the leather through
~ hoop from . swirling mass Of
1lAtor1 under the. blackboard;
Ihognbere 1oou1ed = long one from
~ center q the floor that bounced
an to rim before It finally dropped
through and tie score was 10 TO &
Linton leading.
Fro Throws Scored
Oyer-anxjety 70 dribble through
IN Ljone defense brought I charg-
Inc, peno3ty on Iholnbert and Fer
3uS eonyarted sending tie count to
III Hoffman Was caught holding
GeNtter &nd the Sparkling Linton
6 er = ~ as's q tve chances from
IN The lneb howled, Hank
up tS1vollHg q {1li speed down
ri epnuE AZ ~ field, lifted tie
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