The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-10
TEACHERS HOLD
ADVANTAGE FOR
PART OF AFFAIR
Count Is 10 to IL for MOrri.
sons Crew at End of First
Half
BISON TAKE BREA X S
Johnny Smith and Leo May
Show Possibilities in Their
First Game

Fargo, Dec. 10. North Dakota
Agricultural basketeers opened their
1928-29 campaign with 80 to SO
triumph over the Valley City State
Teachers college here Saturday, the
Bison winning after torrid strug-
gle.
The Vikings, fighting doggedly
for a win over the yellow and green
clad warriors, were leading at the
half, 10 to II, but a second half
rally led by Cecil Bliss and Leo May
proved too much for the invaders.
1t was typical early season con-
test, fumbles, wild passes and many
poor shots marring an exciting and
interesting basket duel.
Long Shots Find Loop
Both teams showed decided lack
Of offensive polish and it is doubtful
il the score would have been larger
than an ordinary baseball total had
it not been for the long losses
dropped in by players on both sides.
Neither side made more than three
short shots, and only a few were
wild, the scoring being chiefly the re-
suit of pitches from points well out
side the foul circles.
Johnny Smith; Bison sophomore
forward, and Leo May, Bison soph,
playing at both guard and center,
scored five and four field goals re-
spectively and Smith never had a
chance in close while four of Mays
pitches were of the lengthy variety
Cecil Bliss, veteran forward, hit a
fast scoring pace in the second halt
for the Bison, dropping in five field
goals, four Of which were close-in
shots, two setups and two made aft.
err Bliss had outscrambled the Viking
guards in scoring territory.
Both teams played strong defen.
sive basketball, the Burchill broth.
ers, George and Eddie, assisted wei
by Murdoch, keeping the Bison of.
fensive thrusts we'll in check in ad.
dition to being leading factors in the
offensive play. The Bison defense
functloned we'll at times but it wa.
not steady enough to satisfy its di
rector, the energetic Saalwaechter
Valley City worked through to.
many times to suit Sally, and NJ
doubt something will be done abou
this before these rivals clash at Val
ley City next Friday in a return en-
gagement.
Vikings Lead First Half
Smith kept the Bison in the run
ming in the first half with his fiv'
field goals, Bliss and Braus eacl
getting one by way of aiding thei
mate, while the Burchills, McQueel
and Murdoch took a hand in tn
scoring from the field for the visi
tors. The Vikings were on the lonl
end of a IL to II count with si
minutes to play in the first hal
when Braus gave the Bison tenn
porary lead with a field goal regis
tered when he followed in on hi
own pitch. Mcqueen then kicked i
two in rapid succession from tn
field and then Smith shared his fit
long pitch and Bliss put the Biso
ahead when he scored on the onl
real setup offered the yellow an
green in the period. Mcqueen tie
it with . field goal, and Georg
Burchill dropped in two more fror
the foul line after being tackle
when he was about to. shoot fror
under the net. This sent the VI
kings to the rest room, leading 10
II, and in a happy frame of mind.
! Eddie Burchill increased the VI
kings lead to four points on q prett
pass play shortly after the openin
Of the second half, but then the Bills
and May combination began to funt
ton and these huskies took turns 8
Shaping in field goals until the B
son were enjoying a fairly comfort
able advantage. The firing was hi
and heavy in the second half and fo
time it was anybody's game, bu
the Bison cashed in on their OF
portunities and won. The summary