The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-31
Additional Sports
GOPHER SCHOOLS TO
OPEN CAGE SEASONS

st. Paul, Dec. 3l.-(R)-Augsburg
makes it's entrance into the Mime
sofa College conference floor race
and Hamline plays its opening Mid
West conference contest in features
of this weeks college basketball
schedule. Two more practice games
also are booked.
The Auggies open against Macales-
ter Saturday night on the Midway
court and the game will be the third
league tilt for the home team, which
has won from st. Mary's and lost to
Hamline.
Hamline's Midwest program in
cludes two-game trip into Wiscon-
sin where it meets Lawrence at APP
pleton, and Ripon at Ripon. The
Pipers, who hold the crest of the state
conference with two successive tri-
umphs, are to leave st. Paul Thurs
day night.
Before clashing with the Macmen.
Augsburg has q tussle booked against
the North Dakota Aggies at the Pills
bury House, Minneapolis. The other
game finds Carleton playing the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin at Madison, the
Carls second Big Ten foe.
st. Thomas may play two or three
practice tilts with independent Twin
Cities teams. including the local
Knights Of Columbus, and perhaps
the Rochester Aces. Concordia, st.
Johns, st. Mary's, Gustavus and st.
Olaf also will play scrimmage games.
Freshmen Of one semester residence
are now eligible to compete on all
teams except Hamline and Carleton,
and the coaches at all other schools
are busy working with high class
yearlings who promise to displace vet
Grams on nearly every team.
Unless Augsburg picks up in its
shooting and team play during the
next five days, It will go into the
game with Manchester labeled as the
underdog. as Manchester displayed q
fine brand of ball, both defensively
and extensively, prior to the holiday
recess.
Coaches Lyle Crosse and Cy Melby
have outlined some hard sessions on
the practice floor for the first part
Of this week and the same players
who were considered first string ma
terial before the holidays may get the
call to start.
In previous practice games Stub
Rortvedt OF Henning had the call at
center and there is no doubt but what
he will return to that post. Kolesar.
Connolly and Peterson are expected
to be back at the guards, with Mona
and Engbretson leading the race for
the forwards.
Coach Mckee Of Mcalester will use
the same lineup as that against HAM
line. Chuck Aull. lightweight guard,
may see action in the Augsburg tilt,
with Captain Templtn at the other
guard. Moen Force is certain to start
ut center, with Laatsch and Peterson
at forwards.
The North Dakota Aggies are COM
pletino q road trip started during the
vacation period and will give the Aug
giles q hard set to. Last week the
Aggies played the Mix Brothers team
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give the Mil City team mentors q
chance to get active scrimmage for
the league game.
Hamlines quint will remain un-
changed from that which boosted
Piper stock in the league race with
two victories. Johnny Rodgers, one
Of the best floor men In the league
and Dick Hall are to be stationed
against Lawrence and Ripon ct for
wards, with Cosgroye In reserve. XII.
Lion will start ct center and Went
worth and Hanson 1t the defensive
positions.
varsity men ct Carleton are find.
Ing 1t difficult to hold their positions
against the showing made BY second
string players. Helming and Grove
arc pushing the regulars hard Anc
either may start against wisconsin
Captain Carisch. Arne Simso anc
Settefeaist are almost certain to gel
the call at guards or forwards. with
Crawford and Perrin dividing tim