The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-09

Sinking q setup il, the first five
seconds on the only perfect floor
play of . ragged game, the Man
dan Braves inaugurated the inter-
scholastic basketball sea.cn on the
shores of the Big Muddy by defeat
ing the Carson Roughriders % to 10
Thursday night in the Mandan high
gym.
"Centipede" Williams, lanky Brave
center, tipped the leather to Helb-
ling, stocky guard, who dribbled
half the length Of the floor to flip
neat field goal from directly UNI
der the net as Referee Kratz's
whistle shrilled the start Of the
game.
Thereafter Mandan failed to ex-
hibit any polish on their offensive
formations and advancing the ball
was largely q matter Of dribbling
through the Roughriders' defense
for wild shots at the blackboard.
Blair Seitz, Russell, and Ralph
Dietrich seemed to have the most
elaboration OH their scoring at
tempts and accounted for Is points
while Phil Helbling negotiated two
long heaves from back o the foul
circle and Williams and Stephens
each contributed field goal to COM
plete the Carson downfall.
Uses Many Subs
Coach Leonard McMahan injected
a steady stream Of substitutes into
the game in an attempt to find 9
smooth working combination, but oil
IL cagers who saw service exhibited
a lack Of practice. Inaccurate pass
ing, indecisive formation Of plays
slipshod guarding and poor shoot
ing predominated.
Erling Logeland, the Carson men.
tor, brought q squad of six veter.
ans to Mandan but their long ride
on a late train, eliminated by ths
| immediate necessity of dressing fol
the game, visibly tired the Rough
riders.
In Altman, the Carson quina
| showed slippery player who woult
have made the score much closer u
his mates had passed the ball t.
him accurately for he had an eyt
for the hoop that accounted for foul
field goals.
F. Wagner and j. Wagner playet
stubbornly on the defense ant
spoiled many of the close shots tina
the Braves attempted, and ais
proved stumbling blocks to the Nc
Mahan passing game.
Technical Fouls Called
That Mandan lacked confidence
and played anything but heady has
ketball was proved at the beginning
Of the second half when four substi
tutes failed to report with the re
suit that Captain Chittich Of Carsol
was given four free throws, two o
which dropped through the net.
Lloyd Mcdonald and Borreser
two stars Of the 1926 five, were no
| in uniform. Mcdonald is nursing ,
strained back and has been ordere'
to rest for two weeks and McMa
han stated that he will probably no
be- available for service until ate
Christmas. Borresen is having eli
Ribility difficulties which are e1
pected to be ironed out during th
coming week.
While Mandan failed to show m
Of the class that was characteristi
&C the beginning Of the winter
campaign q year ago, they did sho,
i that they have q well balanced squa
that will develop under practice Int
q dangerous organization and on
that will be very much IN the run
ming for the district and state title
when March rolls around.
There is latent power In "a
Braves squad. Blair and Rock
Jarvis have failed to reach e
stride that they are capable OF, WI,
steady. while Mcdonald will find
Tartar in Phil Helbling, who seem
to have found himself this yea
Other members Of the squad nee
| only ! little more experience 70 ful
nish McMahan with two Well.ba
Ianced crews.
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