The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-18
CAPITAL CITY
SUBS TR0UNCE
'P00SES, 1911
Break Early in Fourth Quar-
ter Proves Turning Point
Of Great Battle
FOUGHT DEFENSIVE GAME
Youngster Furnishes Punch in
Mandan Drive to Victory
TO Even Series
FOUGHT DEFENSIVE GAME

W AyNlt JNAb~S
Mandan Highs basketball troupe
rcvenged an early season defeat
last night hen it triumphel over
a desperate Demon quint by a score
of 10 to IL.
Bismarck had sweet compcnsa-
ton, however, in tho neat victory
that the Demon reserves scored
over the Mandan Papooses in pre-
liminary struggle, the Capital City
youngsters annexing their second
win Of the winter, 16 to IL.
For two solid hours pandcmonium
reigned in the narrow confines OF
the Brave stronghold as the thun
der of the stands proclaimed four
quints that offered the two greatest
basketball spectacles Of the year.
It was a break Of battle that de-
cided the major struggle.
As Bismarck's five man offcnsc
swept into Brave territory in the
opening minutes Of the final quar-
ter, Captain Gordon Morris speared
n Demon pass, swept the ball into
the waiting arms Of Seitz, who
shot the sphere across the floor to
Mcdonald, the curly headed Irish
man driving under the basket for
= setup.
Demons Caught Mapping
Caught flatfooted, the Bismarck
guards where ten feet away from
Mcdonald as he swept under the
iron ring for the successful goal
that proved the turning point in the
torrid duel.
Bismarck was not the great quint
that d. owe to II TO 3 victory over
Mandan on January q. While the
red shirts flashed better form than
they had against jamestown and
Dickinson, they failed to attain the
pinnacle Of greatness Of the first
encounter.
The Clan Mcleod played valor-
ously. For three quarters of the
struggle it appeared as though the
prognosticators were wrong and
that Bismarck had come back to
: form.
But Mandan's defense was inn
pregnable and the Demon muske-
tcers were forced to do the greater
portion of their firing from long
range with disappointing results.
Was Defensive Battle
There was little too choose be-
we the rival quints during thu
st three quarters. Both offerct
.cat defenses. And both parrict
offensive thrusts with grim de
ne ton.
Mand: led ut the end Of Thu
first eight minutes by a 3 to
count. At half-timc Bismarck helt
an s to 6 advantage. The thirt
quarter closed with Mandan out il
front, 10 to ..
Mandan played its break perfect
~. In fact it was the first success
full floor play of the game, al
previous scoring efforts havinl
been individual forays. A minut
later Mandan repeated as the Bis
marck defense collapsed. 1t wa
McDonald's second field goal.
Seitz negotiated Mandan's fina
point from the free throw line Will
Jacobson and Thornberg in the las
two minutes added three additions
gift points to Bismarck's total.
Stephens furnished the punch i
IM0IODu = PAOy A0cV Ah6uls IL
1.-the and speedy youngster wa
everywhere on the floor. His OF
fensive work was flashy. He tallie
four points and time and agai
forestalled some Demon forwar
who had slipped back Of the Brav
secondary line.
Captain Gordon Morris and Nj
Donald also played great game
for the victors while Seitz an
Helbling showed their usual cor
sistent endeavors.
Jacobson, Thornberg and Fa
Brown were the Bismarck star,
The defensive work of Brown an
Thornberg was largely accountabl
for holding the McMahan cohort
at bay while Jacobson's floorwor
and passing were of high orde
Landers and Hank Brown were we
covered by the Brave guards.
The lineup and summary: