The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-01
SLOPE FIVES
BEGIN COURT
GAMES TODAY
State Training School at Man
dan Is Host to los Cagers
and Is Teams
FIRST GAME AT $3.50 p. NJ,
Dark Horses Entered in An.
nual Tourney Provide Uncer.
tainty For Dopesters
FIRST GAME AT $3.50 p. NJ

NudA Journey TEOVlue OHCeI'
tainty For Dopesters
Basketball adds zest to sports of
the Missouri Slope today when Bis
marck and Napoleon inaugurate the
third district high school basketball
tournament on the gymnasium floor
Of the State Training school at
Mandan at $3.50 p. m. (Mandan
time).
More than 105 cagers from Is
Missouri Slope high schools are en-
tered in the tourney, the largest
basketball meet that has even been
staged in the western half Of the
state.
"Chick" Wyttenbach, business
manager of the public schools of
Aberdeen, S. L., whose high school
athletic teams at Cakes put that
town on the North Dakota sports
map and Harley Robertson, assist
ant coach at Mihot high chool and
one Of the greatest athletes ..ver de-
veloped at. Jamestown College, will
referee the tournament.
Bismarck high with ono Of its
greatest basketball squads il years
must emerge from q disastrous
slump. Champ .rship hopes of the
Demons rest not on the basketball
ability of the cagers but on their
ability to throw off the venom of
over-confidence that has spoiled the
team, play Feb. /.
Bismarck Is Strong
Man to man. Bismarck will have
stronger quint in running for dis
trict and state honors than any
other aggregation that will be in the
meet. AS a team they have failed
1niserably in the last fey starts.
Mandan is q decided favorite to
cop district honors. Startly slowly,
Coach Leonard McMahan has welded
a woodworking machine that has
been steady gaining power and
sould be at its peak this weekend.
There are several dark horses in
the running, according to the DOPE
sters. Linton proved in December
by beating Bismarck and holding the
Braves to close count that it will
have to be reckoled with.
From the north country, Wilton,
Garrison and Washburn will bear
watching. Garrison is particularly
strong, according to followers of
basketball in that sector the dis
trict.
Rare Cage Treat
There is no doubt that basketball
lovers will have the opportunity Of
viewing s.me Of the best quints that
have been developed in years in the
Slope country. There are real stars
on every team and at least three of
the teams will have all-star lineups.
w. +. McClelland, superintendent
of the state training school and
manager Of the tournament, has
completed all arrangements for the
tournament. Accommodations for
teams and spectators are even bet
. ter than in other years and Mac
provides the best organization for
! tournament basketball that can be
had in the northwest.
Radio fans can listen in on the
games, a Mandan radio station hav-
ing built q special booth to hold
the mike so that the listeners.in will
catch every word of the announcer
and be able. to follow every play.
All games are scheduled to start
at Mandan time which is one hour
earlier than Bismarck. Managers
Of the various teams, followers, Of
ficials, and fans are urged to keep
the time element in mind and not
arrive one hour early or late for the
games.
Capacity Crowds Expected
The capacity Of the huge gym is
sure to be taxed and Manager Nc
Clelland pointed out that it be-
hooves the dyed-in-wool rooters to
be on the job early if they expect
to get the choice seats.
Governor A. G. Sorlil made the
drawings for the first round games
at meeting Of district officials in
the executive offices at the state
capitol this morning.
Bismarck will face Napoleon in
the first game at $3.50 p. IN. Thurs
day, Mandan time. Turtle Lake and
New Salem will play at $3.50 p. m.
Steele and Linton open the eve
ming games at 1880 p. m. Garrison
and l.ashburn were drawn to close
the first day Of the tournament; be-
ginning at $3.50 p. m
Fridays Schedule
On Friday, Wilton and Wishek
will meet at 8 .. m. Mandan and
Underwood will clash o. 10 4. m.
and Ashley and HaxeltQn at II 4.
nj. McClusky drew q bye to COM
plete the first round drawings.
The second round will begin ct
2:3O p. m. Friday with the winner
Of the Bismarck Napoleon game
playing the winner Of the Turtle
Lake-New Salem game.
At $3.50 p. m. the winner Of the
Steele-L Linton set-to will tangle
with the winner Of the Garrison
Washburn fracas. 6s
Beginning at 1850 p. m. Friday,
the victor Of the Wilton Wishek
contest will fight with the victor Of
the Mandan- Underwood feud. At
$3.50 p. III. McClusky will play it,
first game against the winner Of
the Hazelton-A Ashley affair.
IS Sesni-tinal games WIN begin at
$3.50 .. N. Saturday, the second
game to BE- played at 1890 :. m.
Title Game Saturday Night
Tournament officials have m
nounced that the consolation game
will start ct 1880 p. u. Saturday,
and the championship ScEugrle Will
b called at $3.50 p. "a.
All records for the number Of en-
tries IN the third district have been
broken this wear and the bi0neik