The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-16
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FRIDAY NIGHT
StutSman Team One of
Strongest Defensive Outfits
in State: Work Impressive


Basketball fans Of Bismarck and
Mandan VIII have an opportunity of
watching the work Of possibly The
strongest defensive cage outfit IN the
state scholastic circles this Weekend
when the Blue and White tossrrs Of
jamestown invade this section TO
play Bismarck Friday night and Man
dan Saturday jamestown holds
victory over Bismarck On her home
floor but still smarts under an an.
expected defeat pasted on her record
by the Mandan Braves earlier this
season 1t home.
Indications Of the S.onr defensive
ability OF the visitors this week can
be. easily realized when ii lis known
that they held he strong Valley City
Hi-Liners to two field goals in re
cent game which went two extra per-
iods before the winner could be IL.
termined, Valley City winning b. a
To score.
Defensive ability is The trump card
OF the invaders as they are notorious
~ weak in their ability TO cage the
sphere from the floor In recent
game, according 10 4 char. kept, they
made Lie shots at the basket from
inside the frec-throw lines and only
made II 20 through the heoN.
Mandan Is the only team that has
been able II score % or moro points
against the Stutsman county aEerega-
tion this YEAR The Braves made firc
field goals during their encounter
with jamestown from near the center
Of the floor which accounted for their
comparatively high score Bismarck, !
Darlington. Valley City. Devils Lake,
Edgeley. jamestown College Freshmen. 4
La Mourc and Hope have all been
held TO less than Is points per game.
Lineup Changed
Coach Ole Guuderson. of James ,
town. became Disguised with the of
fenSiye qualities of his lads last week !
and made a drastic shift in his line
up. Capt Frank Regain was shifted
from running guard to a forward posi- /
tion, Egstrom was henehed and !
FRANKIE inserted at Regan's old guard !
position. This new combination prov !
ed very effective in the only game /
last week when t,dgeley was defeated
by a 4S-3 score. failing to make a |
single field goal. This was the high /
est score made to date by the visitors |
in one game. in fact to;aiing more |
points made than in any two previous
games.
Capt. Frank Regan is one Of the
best floor men in state high school
circles. He is built along the same
lines as Red Mckay of Valley City
who made such strong impression
upon local fans when the Barnes
countians were here Regain is an
exceptional dribhler and directs his
men III their defensive formations
with the GOODNESS of q college veteran.
wee Willie" Anderson. James
towns six foot stationary guard, -
possibly the outstanding member of
the quintet from Il defensive stand !
point. His long reach, coupled with
exceptional speed for il large lad. en-
abos him to literally cover tho whole !
back part of the court. He is sell
dom Sucked in and diagnoses the
advance Of the enemy with uncanny
precision.
Rurdick an Enigma
Burdick is one of the cnigmas Of
the squad. During practice sessions
he gets "hot" and rains in baskets
from all angles but as soon as regu-
lation game starts he seemingly loses !
all his ability to sink counters. |
Though relatively short for a center. |
Burdick has been consistently out /
jumping his opponents at the tip-off, |
During their game with Valley City
he outjumped Norgaard during the
entire struggle.
"Dude" Waldera holds down the |
forward position opposite Capt. Re- !
gan in the new lineup. Prone to loaf
.
times, Waldera frequently "wakes |
up" and smashes through the enemy's /
defense for valuable points Against
Edgeley. he played his best game Of
the season, making seven wo-pointers
and four out OF four free throws.
FRANKIE, new conner on the squad.
holds down guard position and |
Gunderson believes that this lad has !
changed his team from n mediocre I
outfit to a strong contender for the I
state championship. Ineligible at the /
start of the season, FRANKIE worked (
hard to remove the scholastic ban and
at the start of the second semester
was allowed by the faculty to partici- !
pate again.
EgstroEl, quarterback on their foot
ball team. who threw n first-half /
scare into the Demons here last fall |
by his brilliant ball-toting ability. has |
been benched by Gunderson but will |
no doubt be showed into the lineup |
in both games of the invasion. Wright /
and Curtis. center and guard respec- |
lively, will be the two other reserves
brought here according to reports. I
Both are fast and if showed into the I
game are able TO keep the teamwork !
of their outfit working almost as |
smoothly as when the regulars are
still in the game.