The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-11
fLlCKERS SEEM TO
have CRACKED AND
bison ARE BETTER
Nodaks Lose Second Loop Game
of Season to Jackrab.
bits "a to 20
BISON TR0UNCE AUGSBURG
Two Teams Meet in First Two
Of Four Games at Fargo
This Weekend
TRouNcE AUGSBURG

Reversal in form shown by both the
University of North Dakota and state
agricultural college basketball teams
in the last month makes prospects for
typical grudge battles between the two
teams this year exceptionally brilliant.
The teams meet in the first two OF
four games this season at Fargo. Fri
day and Saturday nights.
The two games at Fargo will be
broadcast over radio station WDAY.
according to an announcement made
Yesterday. Both games begin at
8 p. m.
After winning the conference cham
pionShip last year. the University
cagerS were overwhelming favorites
10 win tho loop title again this year.
But things have changed in the last
month.
Cracked After Trip
After $500 mile jaunt about the
country in which the Nodaks won
five out Of IL contests with some Of
the best teams IN the country, the
Nodak5 seemed to crack. AS q result
they barely won two games from
South Dakota and Morningside and
dropped two games to South Dakota
State. Defeated by the Jackrabbits
Saturday night 80 to "a. the Flickers
are almost eliminated from the title
chase.
The Bison, on the other hand, have
made great improvement in the last
month. This was indicated Saturday
night when they administered an ar
tistic Al to % defeat to the strong
Augsburg five.
The games this weekend, as usual,
promise to be close, hard fought, and
not without a display Of colorful
spirit.
Game Was Rough
The South Dakota State college
Jackrabbits climbed one notch closer
to the North Central conference
championship by downing North Da-
kota university. 81 to "a. at Brook
ings.
The first half was q battle all the
way with the score being tied seven
times, the period ending IL to IL. In
the second half the Jackrabbits grad
ually pulled away from the North Da-
kotanas. piling up six point lead.
A rally by the visitors brought them
to within two points Of State with
live minutes to play. The Jackrabbits
went on . scoring spree and baskets
BY Nick Nicholson. Lem Herting and
Beans Carey put the game on ice.
Play was extremely rough. Paul Boyd
and Curtis Schave of the Nodaks went
out on personals and Roman Schafer
was eliminated for the Jackrabbits.
Herting was easily the star, lead
Ing IN scoring with IL points.
Schave and Harold Eberly looked
good for the Nodaks. Glenn Jarrett
was their heavy scorer with seven
points.
North Dakota Agricultural college
gained sweet revenge on Augsburg OF
Minneapolis for an early season
trouncing when the Bison basketeers
hit q terrific scoring pace to bury the
invaders Saturday night by a score
OF Il to %. The yellow and green
piled in IA field goals and Is free
throws IN obtaining their aggregate
while the Augies were held to 6 goals
from the field. 5 Of which were made
IN the first half.
Braus Big Scorer
Almost half of the Bison total was
registered by the elongated youth,
Matt Braus. Leonard Saalwaechter
started Braus at center, sending Leo
May to forward with Johnny Smith
while Captain Bobby Hahn and Cecil
Bliss started as spectators.
Braus came through with the great
est ball game Of his career. an ex-
iaibation strongly renindful Of the
work Of some Of the great centers Of
the past who have performed on
North Dakota Agricultural college
teams. The lengthy fellow. appar-
cntiy having overcome his lack of
confidence. snaked past the Augs-
ourg defense for six field goals and