The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-25
OPTIMISTIC
DESPITE Loss OF I
STARS LAST Spring
Meinhover, ]. Spriggs, Green,
TAFT, Hoffman, 0'Hare
Potentially Strong
BEGINNERS SHOW PROMISE
Benzon and Harmsen, Minne-
sofa Performers Last Year,
Bring More Strength
BEGINNERS SHOW PROMISE

Mcleod and his Bismarck athlete.
are making plans for defense Of thei,
state track and field championship
won at the state university's MAY
conference last spring.
The Demons football cham
pionships in 1928 and 1929, the 1925
track and field title, and top honors
ia the 1880 basketball ace last week
end. They We're runners-up to Valley
City for the basketball championship
last year.
Though the Bismarck squad lost
four big point winners last spring.
those men Of last years squad return
ing should show great improvement
md almost q score of new men will
be trying to land places on the team
which win compete in the Capital
City meet, the May Festival at Fargo.
the May conference at Grand Forks,
And probably the Central North Da-
kota meet at Fessenden. The De-
mons won all Of these meets last
spring except at Fargo. when they
were barely nosed out Of first place
by the Fargo club.
Meinhover Potentially Strong
Potentially, Big Ted Meinhover Is
tie greatest prospect in the Demon
ranks this year. The big fellow has
& within his reach to win at least
two firsts In the state track meet and
place In q third event. He should get
treat distance In the discus and shot
put this year and may develop q
knack for getting the javelin away
to q flying start. The big boy failed
t6 place in the discus at the state
meet last season but garnered points
IA the other two. John O'Hare
picked up points In the shot put and
oh6lld Be able to repeat this year
and. With effort. add to his total In
other events
John spriggs Is sure Of points in
the broad Jump with . probability
that he may cop first place and. being
the natural athlete that he Is, should
develop in other events. He jumped
over 20 feet last spring to win third
In the state meet. He also throws q
s.mean" javelin. besides being better
than average In several other events
TAFT Il Ambitious
Captain Harold TAFT, not so sue
cesBful this year, has profited by q
years growth and experience and
hopes to do well in the half mile. He
expects to begin training as soon Is
It Is warm enough, Is will Jim John.
son, candidate for the right to rep
resent Bismarck In the mile run. Leo
Benser also will 60 In for the dis
tances but he has not yet decided be-
tween the half-mile and the mile
run: he may take both.
wallace Green, Of course, will con-
ttnue lis feud with Little Jack Hor-
ner, Nohall flash, in the 44O-yard
dash and Is sure Of picking up points
1T the state meet. Though he de.
feated .Horner here In his favortte
event. Green had to be satisfied with
second place 1t Grand Forks. He also
may make them stretch In the 220-
yard event. Earl Hoffman, who with
TAFT didn't pick up q lot OF points last
spring, again win be out for the two
hurdle events and should convert his
last years experience and his new
strength into points.
Beginners Have Promise
Lloyd Murphy. who viii be . be-
gipnf In first string competition this
year. has great promise as q pole
vaulter, and Wade Green, brother Of
wallace and Just q freshman, gave
promise last spring Of developing into
one Of BtsInarck's greatest track attn
lete6. "A score Of others, who have
not been mentioned, undoubtedly viii
show strength In all events.
The team win be strengthened this
ope1ng With two new Demons. who
In Minnesota last spring.
They are Gilbert Benzon. formerly Of
st. Cloud, and Lucas Harmsen, who
came here from 6layton.
Benxon last spring was hailed Is
one Of the prettiest runners IN Min
neooGa high school circles after win
uiug second h the century dash In
the Gopher state meet.
H1rmgen Is . younger brother Of
R0lf Haxmsen, who WAs the outstaud-
1ng track and field athlete In the
state . decade ago when he burned
M the track In the spangles Of tho
etato school for the deaf. Lucas has
not been well during the winter but
expects 70 get into shape as soon Is
e IS warm enough to permit outdoor
exercise. He was the leading track
m1n a. elayton high school last
str3re. He runs the 220.yard and
4l6-Yard dashes and also performs IN