The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-08
CLOSING e SECONDS
NEARLY FATAL WHEN
STALKING IS FAILURE
Braves. Had Piled Up is to 8
Lead, but Southerners Raj.
lied in Last Canto
LONG SHOTS BROUGHT WIN
Napoleon Wins Third Place,
While Linton Is Victor in
Consolation Branch

Mandan high schools basketball
Braves last night spent the longest
% seconds Of their lives, but when the
slow clock had tolled out % ticks
Mandan had defeated Ashley Is to Is
for the championship of the fifth dis
trict and the right to meet the sixth
district champions next Friday night
for regional and state tournament
honors.
Twas a fine game for Mandan-a
heart breaker for Ashley.
At the end of the third quarter in
that spectacular championship con-
test, Coach Leonard c. McMahan's
five had a comfortable Is to 9 lead.
Closing Second Hectic
But in the final canto the Braves,
almost fatally, played what they
thought was a stalling game. It
wasn't. The Aces from the south
outscored them in that last session
6 to 0. With only % seconds left,
Coach Ed Doerr's men had approach
ed to within a point of their victors.
In those closing seconds, however,
they were able to get but three long
shots at the hoop, and none rang
true.
Ashley started out with determine
ton, scoring three points before Man.
dan could muster its scoring strength.
Then Mandan came into it's own to
score three points and the count was
knotted when the timer shot his first
blank cartridge. The second quarter
was disastrous for the southerners.
Mandan enjoyed n of those "hot''
spells, and three beautiful and sue
cessful long range shots by Lloyd
Dietrich, Wilfred Lillibridge, and
Lloyd Spielman in succession enabled
Mandan to leave the floor between
halves with q IL to Z margin.
Continuing their good game, Man.
dan piled up a 16 to 9 advantage in
the third canto. Then came that, ex-
citing closing period.
Fred Swanson, forward, probably
did more than any other Brave to
keep Mandan in the lead. The plucky
Brave made five of seven free throw
chances good, which is an exception
ally good average in a game of such
import. Frank Boehm, Lloyd Die
trich, Wilfred Lillibridge, and Lloyd
Spielman each scored a field goal in
the contest.
Ashley lost the contest mainly be-
cause they were wont to commit fouls.
Though they outscored Mandan S to
4 from the field and counted five of
seven free throw chances, they were
beaten in. the free throw department.
Given II opportunities at the gift
stripe, the Braves made eight of them
good.
Schulz Accurate Shot
Floor play honors was divided
among Walter Doerr, Howard For
rest. and Theodore Kessel for Ashley,
but it remained for the sharp-shoot-
ing guard. Ted Schulz, to take scoring
honors with two difficult field goals
and a free throw. The Aces commit
ted but nine fouls to eight for their
conquerors, but, because. several were
two-shot fouls, the Braves were given
five more chances than they at the
free throw line.
Nosing out New Salem 20 to 10, Ma
poleon won third place in the tour
nament while Linton beat Flasher "a
to Is to win the consolation branch.
Flasher the right to face Linton
by t~rouncing Hazelton % to S in the
third game yesterday.
All-district teams selected by the
coaches, officials. and newspaper men
last night were:
First-Horward Forrest, Ashley
and Frank Boehm, Mandan, for
wards; Theodore Kessel, Ashley, cen
ter: Wilferd Lillibridge, Mandan, and
E. Kirchmeir, New Salem, guards.
Second-Walter Doerr; Ashley, and
Torkelson, Flasher, forwards; Giles
pie, Linton. center; Lloyd Spielman,
Mandan, and Vetter, Linton, guards
Summaries for the last four games
Of the tournament follow: