The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-25
hlAClCIANS EXHIBIT
SURPRISING POWER;
Demons ARE RAGGED
Harley Robertson's Crew Had
Lost to Mandan 80 to s
Preceding Night
DEMON SHOOTING is POOR
Big Ted Meinhover Leads Imps
to 80 to s Victory Over
st. Mary's
DEMON SHOOTING is POOR
Bx WILLIAM $. NfoELLER

By WILLIAM S. NfOELLER
An apparently overconfident, rag
ged-playing Bismarck high school
basketball machine was very nearly
toppled from its undefeated pinnacle
here Saturday night by a scrapping
Minot five--a team which hardly
could be recognized as the outfit
which was Inundated 80 to 8 at
Mandan the preceding evening.
Bismarck won IA to II in a contest
that was chock full OF screams and
disappointment.
The Demons and their followers
heaved sighs of relief when the timers
gun brought the discouraging affair
to an end. The score was but Il to
IL when the gun exploded, but Dun
nell had fculed O'Hara and the husky
Demon dropped through a pair OF
gift tosses to increase the marrow
margin Of victory.
Bismarck or Mandan
Results Of the Friday and Saturday
games added fuel to the conflagra-
ton which is keeping predictions on
the expected next game between
Mandan and Bismarck for the re-
gional championship boiling in tho
pot.
Minot was an improved team Sat-
urday night. but the Demons have
not played poorer brand Of basket
ball this season. Schwartz and Fay
Grown looked i'll throughout the con-
test and jacobson. suffering from q
charleyhorse in his right thigh, was
hindered by bandages. They played
lazily for most of the contest and
gave a miserable exhibition Of shoot
ing. Eddie Spriggs and Johnny
O'Hare, on the other hand. were all
over the court. both on offensive and
defensive. and scored IL points be-
tween them.
Minot missed oodles of shots at
Mandan, but they made their share
at Bismarck. The Magicians made
good on most Of their shots Satur-
day night. though all Of them were
made from near center.
Had Spirit to Win
The spirit to win seemed reincar-
mated In the Minot outfit. Geist,
Lonberg and Vandersluis played ter
rifle games. Coach Harley Robertson
evidently had injected some defensive
learning In his charges before the
contest, for their defensive play was
beautiful.
Though Bismarck had the ball two
thirds OF the time. they found trouble
when they reached shooting range
and -spent, most Of their time passing
the sphere back to the guards rather
than in the direction Of the net. The
Demons also missed close to score
of shots from under the basket, Fay
Brown being the chief offender In
this practice.
Spriggs broke into shooting range
unguarded many times. but the
Demons failed to pass to him.
Jake Starts Scoring
Jacobson broke the ice III the first
quarter with free throw. and the
quarter ended to 0. Bismarck had
the ball seven of the eight minutes,
but they spent most of their time
passing the ball back to the guards
rather than in the direction Of the
net.
At the opening Of the second canto.
Lonberg dropped in field goal.
O'Harc came back with q field goal
which did not count, as the ball had
struck the ceiling. Spriggs then
scored two field goals in rapid sue
cession and the half ended to 2.
O,Hare scored free throw and
Jacobson and O'Hare popped field
goals to make the count 10 to 2 at the
beginning of the half. But Geist and
I.onberg each made long ones
and vandersluis dropped through a
gift shot to bring the count to 10 to
z at the third quarter. Geist made
another at the beginning Of the last
quarter, but Spriggs offset this with
a field goal Of his own. making the
count IL to o. The Demons began
stalling. but Dunnell recovered the
sphere In the middle Of the court
and dropped it through. O'Hare was
fouled by Dunnell when dribbling to
the basket as the gun went off. He