The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-20
official for Stribling- 1Sharkey Encounter
Hettinger Makes
Preparation FOR
First Cage Meet
Rhame, Marmarth, BoWmans
Scranton, Reeder, Bucyrus, j:
Hettinger Compete [
By d. ]. SHUTS

Hettinger. NJ OAK, Feb. 20.-Witli
the creation Of the sixteen district
plan adopted by the. North Dakota
high school basketball league the
high school teams in Southwcstern
North Dakota along the Milwaukee,
railway will hold their own district
tournament for the first time
The first tournament will be held
at Hettinger, March and 8. This
section is termed the seventh district
in the state and the high school fiveS
from Rhame, Marmarth, Bowman,
Scranton, Reeder, Bucyrus, and Het-
finger will play for the honor of rep,
resenting this district in the playoff
with the winner of the Dickinson dis
trict and the right to play in the
state tournament at Mandan March
IS with seven other two-district win
ners for the state championship.
Facilities Are Adequate
Hettinger was chosen as the tourn-.
ament site because it has the most
adequate facilities Of any town In the.
district for staging tournament Of
such proportions. The town has
large hall with basketball court 40
by go feet, the size advocated by the
National Basketball Rules committee
as the ideal size for high school play
ers. The court has q high ceiling
and is large enoughto accommodate q !,
large audience. At the present time
this building is being re-wircd and
refined with moulding board to pre-
sent we'll lighted, coy interior.
Opinions as to the probable winner
In the district seem divided, although
it is generally conceded that Rhame,
Reeder and Hettinger are the out
standing teams in the district with
Bucyrus also in the running. Opinions,
however, are always more or less par
tisan and any one of the teams en-
tered may pull dark horse" stunt
and cop the championship bunting.
Rhame and Reeder have lost games
this year to each other. Hettingcr
at the beginning Of the season ap-
peared one Of the weakest teams in
the district but has become increas-
ingly stronger as the season has pro-
crossed and now is ranked equal to
or slightly lower than Rhame and
Recder.
Bucyrus Is Small
Bucyrus seems Handicapped by size,
but puts up a hard fought game and
may trample over a couple of the
teams who have defeated them during
the season. Marmartl1, starting late
In the season, has not enjoyed a very
successful season but like Hettingcr
is growing stronger as the season
lengthens
They have some natural athletes.
there and the tournament may find
them at their top form. Bowman has
lost good share Of their games this
season but are coming to the tourna-
mcnt anyway, believing that tourna-.
ment representations are about as
true as the average guess at the
weather. Little is known Of the
ability OF the Scranton high team ex-
cept that they play fair brand of
basketball and that they share the
same view that Bowman does.
Hettinger is devoting every effort
to make their first high basketball
tournament q success. L. j. Legault.
superintendent of the high school
there, is in charge of the handling of
the tournament and he reports that
Russell Erickson Of Jamestown COL.
lege has been secured to handle the
games in the capacity Of head referee.
Other officials will be chosen later.