The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-25
Morley Loses Checker Final 60 Meyer
Bismarck, Mandan
Are Preparing for
District Journeys
Eight Teams TO Play Here and
Nine at Mandan In March
s and 9 Meets

Eight teams win compete In the
Sixth district basketball tournament
which will be conducted 1t Bismarck
high school March 3 and 9. according
to announcement made today by Roy
D. Mcleod. athletic director at tho
local institution.
Teams are Bismarck, Coleharbor.
Garrison, McClusky. Underwood
Washburn, Turtle Lake, and Wilton.
Drawings will be made soon, he said.
r. Z. MickelSon, Fargo; has beeu|
secured to officiate at the games.
New Salem and Linton will meet
in the only game Of the first round1
OF the Fifth district basketball tour.
nament which will be conducted at|
the state training school, Mandan,
March 8 and 9. according to drawingl
conducted in Bismarck Saturday.
Judge A. M. Christtarson, Of the
state supreme court. E. J. Taylor. IL
brarian, and J. n. Newton, clerk OIL
court, made the drawings.
Only one game Is included in the|
first round because nine teams have
entered the play. The winner Of thel
New Salem Linton game viii meet
Ashley In the second round. Draw
ing for the second round follows:
Hazelton vS. Napoleon.
Ashley vs., New Salem Linton win.
ner.
Wishek vs. Steele.
Flasher VS.. Mandah.
According to the schedule adopted
by the tournament committee, mems.
bers Of which are Supt: ]. G. Gould,
Mandan. L. A. Albrecht, New Salem.
and Z. D. Berg. Linton, the New
Salem clinton gamA will open theI
hoStilities Friday afternoon, March 8. |
AT the close Of this game the second |
round will be started off immediate.
ly with the Ha1elton- Napoleon cnn-
test. This viii be followed by the
Wishek- Steele tangle. advanced from
the evening in order that the winner
Of the new Salem Linton game might |
have . longer period Of rest before
tackling the fresh Ashley quint
The Friday evening session will
complete the second round Of play by
deciding the Flasher-Mandan SUI.
premacy and running off the post
poned battle between Ashley and tho
winner Of the Linton -f1olstein contest |
A third game will be made necessary
Friday evening In order that the loser
OF the Linton New Salem 60 may
have . chance at the consolation Sc
ries prize by meeting the loser Of the
Hazelton-N Napoleon affray. The win.
ner Of this third game goes into the
next round Of the consolation series.
while the loser will be eliminated
from any further play. -.
saturday morning, the semi finals I
OF the championship series will be run
Oft. the winner Of the Hazelton-Na-
poleon game meeting the winner Of
the Ashley New Salem-Linton combi-
nation. and the Winner Of the
Wishek-S Steele contest taking on the |
Flasher-Mandan winner.
Saturday night will bring together
the winners Of the afternoon games
in battle for the consolation trophy.
and the winners Of the morning semi-
finals In the district championship
contest.
supt. w. =. McClelland OF the State
Training school, manager Of the
tournament. has announced that all
end zone bleacher seats, giving the
gymnasium its full seating capacity.
will be in place.
A plan has been worked out where.
BY combination tickets will be sold in
both tho fifth tMandan) and sixth
(Bismarck) districts which will admit
the holders to the regional game be-
tween the two district champions
March IS as well as the district con-
tests. Ticket holders get reserved
seats.