The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-26
SPUDS WIN TITLE
BY BEATING EDISON

Minneapolis. March 26.-(AP)-
A fighting team from Moorhead
high school captured the Minnesota
state high school basketball cham.
pionship at the university fieldhouse
Saturday when it defeated Edison
high Of Minneapolis, 20 to Is.
It was a brilliant elimination OF
the 10th annual state high school
basketball tournament, and the fire.
quent changes in leadership during
the first part of the game kept the
record breaking crowd of 1900 spec
tators in . continual uproar.
Edison started out with every
ag &c Of success, taking an 8 to !
in the first quarter, and holding
o1o roint lead at the end of the
: half.
r that, it was all Moorhead
in the second half the Spudders
i the Red River valley counted
nts, while the best Edison
ID do was to connect for free
throws, the Moorhead defense stop
ping their field goal attempts.
1t was announced that Moorhead
would go to the national basketball
tournament at Chicago.
Immediately after the game, Gov
ernor Christianson made the awards
of the trophies and medals and an
nounced the personnel Of the mythic-
III all-statc teams, selected by news
panermen and officials.
Virginia was awarded the trophy
Tor craftsmanship.
Moorhead Places Two
The championship Moorhead team
placed two men on the mythical five,
Captain Clifford Halmrast at for
ward, and Earl Moran at guard.
Others were Donald Risch, Apple
ton, forward, Captain Wayne Reber,
Northfeild, center and Captain Ray
Petroske, Minneapolis Edison. guard.
A trophy symbolic of the cham
pionship, and individual gold medals,
were presented to the members of
the Moorhead five, while silver med
ais were presented to members Of
tho Edison team as runnersup.
Captains OF the other six teams
Appleton, New Prague, Mortified,
Austin, Virginia and Excelsior
were given individual medals.
Captain Vincent Niezbicke Of the
Virginia team accepted the sports
manship trophy on behalf Of the
whole school.
Members of the mythical all-state
team also were awarded Individual
medals. Announcement Of the per-
sonnet OF this team was greeted with
thunderous applause.
Wins Consolation
Before the championship game
Virginia high school won the conso-
lation final, defeating Austin, So ia
10, and Northficld took third place
in the championship event by down
ing New Prague, 81 to 16.
In the championship game, Ed.
sons vaunted passing play, which
baffled Mortified Friday, was no
puzzle to the Moorhead Spudders
aftey they got going in the second
quarter.
Moorhead, which has made fre.
quent appearances in the state tour
nament IS representatives Of their
section, used q cautious slow APP
proach in invading the Edison's ter
ritory, but once past the middle Of
the floor, they uncorked clever
passes and some accurate shooting
that brought them into favor with a
majority Of the rooter; that were
from outside the home city Of the
Inventors.
Captain Clifford Halmrast VA
again the scoring star and leader ID
the attack Of the Moorhead five, get
ling four field baskets and making
COED On three out Of five free throw
trials.
Freeman. his team mate ct for,
ward. followed him with . total Of
nine points on three field baskets
and three free throws.
For Edison, Petrosek was high
point man and his play IN the first
quarter vas particular. bright. HI
connocted Ter seven points, six 81
them On field goals ii the first p
Sied. He addsd : four = tae fourth
quatter.