The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-28
DIRECTORS Of BOTH
OUTFITS WORK With
RANCY PERFORMERS
BoWbelIs Has Four Veterans of
Two State Journeys;
NicoIson Coaching
BlEGART COACHES LA INQUIRE
La Moure Will Have Six-Foot
Squad; Small Towns Pro.
ducing Strength
BIEGART COACHES LA INQUIRE


With the 1929 North Dakota high
school basketball campaign due to
open in earnest one week from today.
Bowbells and La Moure, with squads
of seasoned veterans, loom as possible
claimants Of state championship lau-
rels.
Kenneth A. Nicolson, BOWbells ath-
1etic director, is whipping into shape
this week four veterans OF two state
tournaments and two veterans Of one
state tournament in anticipation OF
strenuous January and February
drive.
Veterans OF two state tournaments
reporting to Nicolson are Captain A.
Nehring, forward; G. Albertson, last
years forward who will be stationed
at center this year; r. Anderson,
guard; and E. Heath, guard One
tourney vets are r. Beck, guard, who
is being revamped into forward, and
K. Wineman, another forward.
Besides his veterans, Nicolson has
four likely-looking prospects in Allen
Aufforth, guard, and Victor Seimers,
Noble Hanson and G. Nehring, all for
wards. Bowbells will play its alumni
team tonight. The squad has sched-
ule of % games against the leading
teams in the northwestern section OF
the state.
BieGert's Men Rangy
At La Moure Howard c. Biegert,
former South Dakota State athletic
star, has quartet Of tWO-year veter-
ans, all of whom measure close to six
feet in height. The boys, in Biegert's
own words, ARE pretty large for high
school lads and should make a real
showing this year
Biegert's veterans are B. Leer, GEN.
ter, who measures six feet in height:
r. Pierce, forward, five feet eight;
and G.. Smith and B. Shuck. guards.
both of whom measure five feet ten
inches.
Another promising center, who
stands six feet two inches, is II. Arndt.
Other evidence of La Moure strength
is found in the imposing list Of cam
didates for positions: F. Leer. center
and forward; H. Winslow and D. VIM
guard; ana L. Henning, guard.
Biegert will work his squad slowly,
playing only dozen games before the
district tournament. jamestown. VAL
ley City State Teachers college preps.
ard Cakes are numbered among the
La Moure opponents. The shortest
man ON La Moure's squad of Is who
were chosen at a class tournament
carly in December is five feet ejgh.
inches in height.
The coming seascn also promises to
develop strong teams in many smaller
towns. Not since Egeland made its
two threats for the gonfalon almost
10 years ago has small town squad
produced real contender for the
championship.
!. Hillsboro. under the tutelage of
| George jug" Newgard, former Man
dan high school and North Dakota
Agricultural college basketball star
may prove dark horse this year
The Burros have but two veterans
Clarence Bakkum and Waldemore
Hagen, forward and center. but jug
promises unexpected strength. Among
Hillsboro's most promising candidates
are milford Anderson. Eda yinji. Ed :
ward Berdahl, William Reiman. STAN
ley Lilleberg, and William Henke
New Salem Hopeful
A large squad Of New Salem bas-
keteers has reported to j. Edmunc
Clarke new mentor. Lettcrmen re-
turning are: ENald kircfineir, guard
and captain: Fritz Tjaden. center
Arthur Hahn and James Mccormack
guards; Albert Hahn, and Norman
Coster.. forwards: and Edgar Rohs
center. Anlang the most prominent
New Salem candidates are Clayton
Dettman, Agan Kirchmeir, Roy Just
Robert ChristianSon. and Max Theile
forwards: and Wilbert Lemkhul and
Arnold konokle, guards. New Salem
has a dozen games scheduled.
Henry Zahn has his regular Bow
man quint from last year back ii
the harness this season. The regu.
lars are Burdick Barrett, guard; Ray
Olson, center; Trainor. guard; an.
Pond and Hale, forwards.
Bowman plays 13 games this year
and Zahn is casting an avaricious eye
toward the district title He says that
prospects are good as he has a squae
~ A00V 4AaNAA WAN NdA1 xlIlA LAlC
easily. Promising Bowman candi.
dates are Tbunen, Herzig. F. Wall
Hugg. J. Wall, N. Barrett, Foiis
ThiegS and Thiegles.
Grant "Bub" Nelson, former Uni.
yersity football star, expects to take
3 strong Grafton team to the district
tournament at Grand Forks mex,
spring. He has three lettermen re.
turning and has large number o.
good performers. Lettermen are Jot
6elliken. guard: Sieg. center: ane
Campbell, forward.
Men who will see service are
johnson, Mcdonald, Griffiths, Sando
Mohagen. and Campbell. forwards
Hettingsgard and Ceston, guards; anc
8erQuam. center.
The gray-clad warriors will NEE
among IL opponents. Devils Lake
Grand Forks. and the Park River Az.
gies. the team that led Grand Fork
for the greater part Of the district
championship game last spring.
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