The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-20
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! UNbEATEN IN STATE
!: IN Tough SCHEDULE
Average Midget Victory ! on by
36.10 Count; Demon Az.
/: erage Win 1910
! MORRIE LONG GREAT PLAYER
Purple and White May Excel il,
Offensive, Bismarck in
Defensive Play
MORRIE LONG GREAT PLAYER
INV WILLIAM S. NfOELLER)

Bismarck's Demon cagerS will run
into their toughest competition OF the
season when they meet Fargo's Midg-
cts in the last game Of the first
round in the state tournament at
Mandan Friday night.
Fargo, like Bismarck, Is undefeated
in North Dakota competition this sea-
son. The Midgets lost game to
Moorhead by u to 10 count March
/. however. and were forced to come
from behind to snatch Is to IA
perdict from Grand Forks Jan. IS.
Fargos record follows:
Midgets A. Wahpeton Indians Q.
NUGGETS Is: Wahpeton Is.
Nfidgets SO: Cakes 10.
Niidgets 81: Duluth Central Is.
Midgets Is: Grand Forks IA.
Midgets Is; Moorhead 20.
N1idget5 80: Valley City II.
Midgets 81: jamestown IL.
Midgets SO; st. Cloud So.
Midgets IS; Aberdeen 25
N1idgets 10: Moorhead u.
Nfidget5 80; Hillsboro g.
Midgets 81; Casselton IL.
MIOEetS %. nope 10.
N1idgets 40: Lisbon 90
Average Sc Points
In Is games. the purple and white
piled up 535 points to 266 for their
opponents. The Midgets won their
average game by q score of SO to Is.
. In Is games, Bismarck totaled 400
points to LAB for opponents. The
Demons won their average game by a
score of 80 to TO-
These figures would indicate that
Fargo has a better scoring and Bis
marck better defensive machine.
Fargo, however, played some strong
teams in Duluth Central, Grand
Forks, Moorhead twice, and Aber-
deem. Bismarck had three hard
games with Mandan and came close
TO being upset in the Minot tilt.
Fargo's first team is made up OF
Robert Weir. center; Charles "Junie"
Wilson and Ralph Bud Weible. for
wards; and Captain Morris Long and
Ed lessen, guards.
Long Is Finished
Morrie Long is one of the most fin
iSlaed basketball players North Da-
kota high schools have seen for q long
time. He Is an accurate shot, beau
tiful floor man. smart and cool under
fire, q fine dribbler, great ball han
dler. asharppaSser. and has the polish
which comes only with experience.
This is his third year as first team
member. He was out of the game
with sickness and injuries most of his
second year. however.
Wilson is an expert at the shooting
game. tall and 1.-the athlete who
works well with the team, nice floor
man, one who hobs up under the bas-
ket for close shots unexpectedly
1 Weible IS nice running mate, though
shorter. and is heavy scorer when
ne is playing his best game. This is
his first year in high school play.
Bob Weir towers we'll over six feet
!. into the ozone and has yet to concede
victory in the tipoff game to his op-
ponent this season. His long arms
make him a potent defensive as we'll
as offensive performer. At times the
long boy goes on scoring rampares
which are disastrous to opponents.
Ed lessen, the fifth member OF the
Fargo five, Is another newcomer. but
ne has height. ability to score, and q
knack OF taking the ball from the
hankboard.
The Fargo team, on the whole. is
well balanced. More than this. Coach
Charlie "Pessimistic" Kimball ALWAYS
makes 1t q point to have his team
going At its greatest pace at tourna-
1ment time.