The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-28
BRAVES UNABLE
TO COPE WITH
SPEED DEMONS
Carl Thornberg, Hank Brown
and Ben Jacobson Are
Unstoppable
SPORTSMANSHIP SHOWN
All.Americans Exc Out Sensa.
tiOnal II to IL Win From
PapOOSeS

forgotten today in the Capital City
as followers of Bismarck High
proudly talk Of the decisive victory
scored over the ancient rivals, Man.
dan, in q bitter struggle staged on
the Demons court last night with
the locals winning II to 8.
The score lends emphasis to the
words decisive victory" but it does
not indicate how close Roy D. Nc
Leod and his clan came to losing
the game, for the Braves still have
their traditional fight, but their foul
throwing eye was sadly amiss.
Mandan was outplayed last night.
Leonard McMahan's cohorts were
outshot, outfought and outspeeded
but they never relinquished hopes of
victory. Bismarck had the best
team but Mandan wouldn't admit it.
until the final whistle.
Was Defensive Battle
As the score would indicate. the
game was Z defensive battle. Many
offensive sallies went for naught as
the players viciously thrust hands
and bodies between the sphere and
blackboard. Bismarck flashed the
most powerful defense seen on the
Missouri Slope in many q day. So
strong was it that Mandan had but
three chances at the Demon back
board during the first five minutes.
Neither team scored in the first
quarter. Bismarck had the greater
opportunities but nearly all Of it's
shots careened off the blackboard
corners, jumped off the edge or
missed the hoop by the proverbial
mile a Captain Morris and Helb-
ling STAYED off the driving Bismarck
forwards.
BiDmarck's greater speed began to
tell in the second quarter as Carl
Thornberg, Ben Jacobson and Hank
Brown began to exert themselves.
This trio, once they reached top
speed, were simply unstoppable and
time after time raced away from
the Mandan's slower guards. Nerv-
Gus shooting held the scores down
to Z to 5 at the halfway mark with
Bismarck leading.
Mandan Nearly Banked
Mandan was able to tally only one
point in the third quarter which
found the locals almost CONSTANT,
in the invaders territory. Elmer
Benser brought the quarter to ;
close with the only successful tipof1
of the game. the husky Demon
blowing under the net for setup to
bring the lead to IA to 6.
In the final stanza, the game
grew rough and Mandan can prob
ably lay claim to q tough luck rec.
ord that will be hard to beat. Nc.
Mahan's players missed nine con.
secutive free throws while Bismarck
made two Of four chances good
Thornberg was ousted from the en-
counter on his fourth personal fou
but Earl Hoffman carried his bur
den in valorous fashion.
For the second time this season
Bismarck displayed its fine sports
manship when Hank Brown, captain
Of the locals, declined . free throw
which would have been awarded hin
n Mandan took its fourth time GU
when Helbling was hurt in q col
liioo with the concrete abutment.
Morris Saves Day
Bismarck's defensive play was tn
outstanding feature Of the game. s.
strong was it that the few clos
shots that Mandan had were so hur
riod that no accuracy was possible
Captain Morris two sensationa
tossss from midfloor alone save
Nandan from their worst defeat il
years.
e was Morris who proved to b
the bulwark Of the Braves. Set
and Borresen worked hard but thei
best efforts were PERSISTENT
squelched by the red shirts.
The Demons, in toto, flashed tn
best form Of the season with Thorn
berg, Hank Brown and Ben Jacob
son edeing out their mates for tn
spotlight position.
Festivities will be renewed be
tween Demons and Braves tire
weeks from last night on the Man
dan floor, Feb. II.