The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-21
Campaign So Far Has Been
Nothing More Than a Series
of Warm.ng-Up Games; Mos.
Teams Begin in Earnest Jan.
q; Many Seeking ConfaIon.

Christmas vacation, after a few.
games this weekend. will bring
two weeks lull to the North Dakota
high school basketball campaign,
which so far has been nothing more
than a series OF warming up games.
The season will reopen in earnest
in the state generally January after
Kris Kringle has paid his annual visit
to the state and departed.
Several teams will again make SER
ious bids for the state title this year.
according to statements made by fans
over the state. who. in some instances,
are already picking their winners
Among the most prominent are the
teams which always must be consid-
cred: Fargo. Jamestown Valley City,
Mandan. Bismarck. Willistoa. M.not.
Devils Lake and Grand Forks.
Games this Weekend. and those
which have already been played this
year. give no definite information OIL
the strength OF the various teams.
Gloomy Charlie Kimball, who has
not had cheerful results in the last
two state tournaments. is said to be
developing a Fargo team this year
which is sure to find its way to the
finals
The Fargo mentor will have only
two lettermen back in his lineup :his
year. but has a string of promising
candidates. Leading the Midgets will
be Captain Morric Long. ono of the
best guard performers in the state.
The other letterman is JUNE Wilson.
who was named all-state end OH the
mythical football team this last sea-
son. 1t is possible that Paul Airheart,
another veteran, will be eligible for
competition the second semester.
Airheart is q guard while Wilson a
forward. Promising candidates who
have reported to the pessimistic
coach arc Weiblc and Fisher. for
wards; Weir, center, and Mellon,
guard.
Fargo opened its season last night
playing Casselton.
Coach Ed. Bohnhoff, Grand Forks,
is left in the llrch this year with ONLY
one letterman. Grand Forks has won
the last two state tournaments and
made extraordinary showings in the
national meets at Chicago University.
The one letterman returning is Cap
tain frankie Clinton. guard deluxe.
Grand Forks is certain to have an
other powerful aggregation however.
II performances Of the past indicate
what will happen this year.
Hiliners Squeeze Through
Coach Claude I. Miller, former
Bison athletic star, should have an
other strong basketball team at Valley
City this year in spite Of the fact that
his team had narrow squeeze in de-
feating CooperstoWn II to Is a short
time ago. The Hiliners will have three
lettermcn. Lester Jarvis, veteran
guard of two campaigns and an all
state choice last year, is back in the
fold, along with Leonard Ferguson
another guard. and William DuVall,
forward. Valley City is often called
the basketball player farm of the
state. three of its former athletes be-
ing regulars this season on the strong
University Of North Dakota outfit.
Among Miller's promising candi-
dates arc: Robert Nugent, Lloyc
Hagenstone, Howard Lockwood. Clar-
encc Norgaard, and Kenneth Owens
forwards: Oswald Thoreson and Wv.
ian Mckay, centers; and Clarence
Orness and Arthur Mctcalfe, guards.
Coach Bart Mcleod. with five let.
termen, is said to be grooming q
strong outfit. Lettermen are Thomas
Grouse, center; Arthur Nelson and
Lloyd Withheld. forwards; and Ra,
Schwartz and Irwin FRANKIE, guards
All Of these men were members Of the
jamestown eleven last fall.
Promising Bluejays are Gay MUIR
ply, William Radke. Carl Stutz, AL.
bert Schauer, Erling Westby, James
Travis. Harris Carroll, and Forrest
Schmidt.
A squad Of so men has reported te
Coach Leonard Mcmahon ct Man.
dan. among them being five regulars
from last season. Regulars returning
are Mcdonald and Russell forwards
Arthur. center. and Stephens and
Helbling, guards. Stephens was ar
all-state guard last year. Promising
Brave candidates are Ralph DIETRICH
Frank HEIDI. Norman McKendry
LLOYD DIETRICH. forwards: and Llnvd