The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-03
JOHNNY 0'HARE
PLAYS STRONG
IN IS TO 6 WIN
Final Touchdown of Hard
Game Is Made in Early Part
of Last Period
Mcleod Is DISSATISFIED
Valley City Plays Well; Mentor
Is Worrying About Game
With Mandan
Mcleod Is DISSATISFIED

An apparently overconfident'
Bismarck football team, forced Il
overcome breaks against then
caused by their own misplays, pro
duced final punch that enabled
them to put over q touchdown in thu
last quarter to whip fighting Val.
ley City team at the Hiliner city
yesterday by q IL to 6 count.
Bismarck succeeded in keeping its
slate clean in it's fight for the un-
official state championship, but &C.
cording to Coach Ray Mcleod, will
have to fight to overcome a bad
slump if it expects to whip Mandan
in it's last scheduled contest next
Saturday.
Valley City, presenting a team
that was almost as heavy as Bis
marck's, played lover their heads"
according to Valley City fans, real
izing that q win over the highly
touted Demons would make their
season successful after several re-
verses.
O'Hare Is Star
Johnny O'Hare, in spite of his in
jured leg which has been bothering
him for the last month, was the big
man" of the game according to Nc
Leod. His line crashes, running of
interference, and blocking were
outstanding. The whole team
played poorly in the first half,
bucking up in the second half con-
siderably but not enough to make
their showing satisfactory.
Bismarck scored after q 60-yard
march in the second quarter, only to
lose the ball on their own 10-yard
line in the same quarter and allow
the Hiliners to score on q trick
double pass play. A 25-yard pass
from Jacobson to Meinhover, who
caught the pigskin in the end zone,
brought the second touchdown.
First Quarter
A break went against Bismarck
on the third play Of the game. The
Demons were downed on their own
10-yard line and held after the
kickoff.
O'Hare blocked Jacobson's kick
and Valley City recovered on the
1O-yard line. But the Demons held
them for downs, taking the ball on
the 20-yard line as a Valley pass
was grounded in the end zone.
O'Hare then went through the Hi
liner line for 80 yards to mid-field,
where Valley again held. Mein-
hover put the punt down on Valley
City's 1O-yard line, and the hall
see-sawed in Hiliner territory for
the remainder Of the quarter.
Second Quarter
Bismarck took the ball on its own
40-yard line at the beginning Of the
second period and within three
minutes had scored. The ball was
advanced by O'Hare and Jacobson,
aided by pass from jacobson to
Meinhover for 20 yards, to the l5-
yard line. Taking the ball five
times in succession, O'Hare crashed
the massed Hiliner line for q
touchdown. The extra-point kick
was missed.
Spriggs let the kickoff roll, ex-
pecting it to 60 over the goal, but it
was downed on the 1O-yard line.
O'Hare standing behind his own
goal ready to punt, received a bad
pass from center and attempted to
pass to Spriggs. Valley intercepted
the pass on the 10-yard line. On q
double pass, Ferguson ran around
Slattery's end for a touchdown. A
pass for the extra point failed.
Third Quarter
Bismarck kicked off and the quar-
ter was taken up mostly with punts
and penalties. Play was confined
between the Bismarck 4O-yard line
and the Hiliner 2O-yard line.
Fourth Quarter
Within three minutes of the be-
ginning Of the last period, Bis
marck had made what proved to be
its winning counter. Taking the
ball on the Valley 40-yard line,
O'Hare brought the ball to the 25-
yard line. Jacobson then passed to
Meinhover, who grabbed the oval in
the end zone. A pass to Fay Brown
was good for the extra point when
the receiver was interfered with.
Valley then made a determined
thrust at the Demon goal, but
Jacobson intercepted q pass on his
own 10-yard line and carried it As
yards to midfield behind the perfect
interference Of O'Hare, who brushed
Ill opposition aside. The ball was
in midfield when the game ended.
The starting lineups follow:
Bismarck Valley City
Jacobson q Nugent
Spriggs lib Metcalfe