The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-30
FIGHT BETWEEN
BISMARCK AND
MANDAN LOOMS
Bismarck Holds Slight Edge in
Distance Runs While Mandan
Is Dash Strong
FIELD BATTLE CERTAIN
Dark Horses From Slope Teams
Will Hold Balance of
Power Saturday
FIELD BATTLE CERTAIN
BY J. G. MacGREGOR

With less than a week Of practice
left before the annual Capital City
Track and Field meet will be held
on Hughes Field Saturday, cinder
and grass stars Of Bismarck, Man
dan and the Slope country are TAX
ing advantage Of good weather to
round into form.
Entries for the meet were slowly
filtering in today, Frank II. Brown,
manager Of the meet said. Hazel
ton, Carson, Coleharbor, Washburn
and Garrison are sending teams and
the entries of Mandan, Wilton, Lin
ton, Ashley, Steele, New Salem,
Glen Ullin, Flasher, Hebron, Dick
inson, Underwood, and other Slope
track centers are expected this
week.
Although the entry lists were
originally scheduled to close on
April %, Mr.. Brown said today that
adverse weather which prevented the
starting of track practice in many
schools would be considered and that
entries would be accepted up until
Saturday.
Since the first games were held
in 1923, Bismarck has had decided
advantage over all rivals on the
home field. Yet each year has been
marked by a slight shaving off of
the victorious margin held by the
Demons.
Face Severe Test
Without doubt, Bismarck faces
its severest test on the coming Sat-
urday for it is rumored that many
strong individual athletes will come
to the Capital City firmly confident
of wrestling away the crown long
held by Bismarck.
Mandan will be Bismarck's strong
est rival as far as can be determined
this early in the week. At the an
nual interclass track and field meet
in Mandan Friday, numerous events
were won by Brave aces in better
time than was shown in the same
events in the Bismarck High inter-
class games.
Both the 100 and 22O-yard dashes
and the 120-yard high and 220-yard
low hurdles loom as closely contest
events. McKendry, who flashed
Joss the Mandan track heavens in
1S~<aeoric fashion, threatens to topple
records in the century and furlong
il he can oatdistance Sell. Mcken-
dry is equally proficient in the
hurdles.
Bismarck has a decided edge in
the 44O, $50 and one-mile runs.
Green, the sensational Indian young
ster who ran the legs off of three
Bismarck veterans last week, Ernie
Benser, crack half miller and York,
elongated star of the mile, will be
hard to beat.
Other Battles Expected
The discus, javelin and shot put
will be closely contested. Meinhover
has an edge in the discus while
Heidi and Helbling Of Mandan are
strong in tossing the shaft and heav-
ing the shot.
Borresen and Williams of Mandan
seem bent on taking the pole vault
and high jump but will have to pro-
duce real championship form to beat
out Ben Jacobson and Ed Sprlggs.
Stiff competition will be offered
the favored Bismarck and Mandan
teams. Ashley is always certain of
producing stars in the field events.
Washburn, Garrison and Wilton have
sent superlative dash men in the
past while other Slope teams have
produced individual winners.
The balance of power in Satur-
days meet seemingly lies in the abil-
ity Of Bismarck or Mandan to ward
off the onslaughts Of the dark horses
who are bound to take points away
from both Of the favorites in favor
tie events.