The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-09
SEVEN COACHES SEND
CANDIDATES THROUGH.
BREAKING IN PAGES.
Demon Outfit Has Fair Prospect
Of Being Best in State
Third Season
EIGHT LETTERMEM REPORT
HuItberg, Spriggs, TAFT, 0ohn,
Potter, Benser, Erlenmeyer,
Brown Back
LETTERMEN REPORT

Never before in the history of Bis
marck high school has interest IN
football been so greatly manifest as
this season.
Seven Demon coaches, headed by
Athletic Director Roy D. Mcleod, last
night sent 100 senior and Junior high
school gridders through their PAGES as
the second week of practice was be-
gun. :
Each of the coaches took charge OF
one squad last evening and the zest
with which the youths went at their
work when afforded close instruction
al attention was marked.
It is difficult to judge so early In
the season just how strong q team
Bismarck will have this year, but 1t
is safe to say that the Demons again
will be a creditable aggregation, with
a fair opportunity to be the finest in
the state for the third successive year.
Eight Lettermen in Toys
Included in the squad that went
to work last night were eight letter.
men from last years state Champion
ship club. Aney were Captain Wally
Hultberg, John Spriggs, and Harold
TAFT, ends: Lester Dohn, Henry Potter,
and Leo Benser, backs; and Harvey
Erlenmeyer and Dale Brown, line
men.
Twenty-Five Of the leading con-
tenders for first team positions were
cast in two different elevens for sig
nal drill last night.
One eleven had Dale Brown at
center: Joe Woodmansee and Bob
Hugleman, guards: Arnold Schneider
and Paul German. tackles: Hultberg
and Spriggs, ends; and Dohn, Potter,
Gilbert Benzon. and Bob Stackhouse
in the backfield.
The other outfit saw Wade Green
at center: Lloyd Murphy and Lester
Burton at guards; Myron Fahler and
Erlenmeyer at tackles; TAFT and
Myron Benser, ends; and Eddie Agre.
Leo Benser, George Ahlen, and John
Davis in the backfield.
Mcleod has ordered no scrimmage
so far, and most Of the work has been
confined to the rudiments Of the
game. Light scrimmages may be
staged during this week, but the
coaching staff is bringing the mer
through the breaking in" days slow
ly and carefully to guard against dan
gerous early season injuries.
Brown may get q chance In thu
backfield this year because Of hi
kicking and passing ability. He wa.
q guard last season. Mcleod ha.
worried little over kickers so far THU
season, and he expects that depart
lnent to take care Of itself as the sea-
son progresses.
Backs Are Lighter
Backfield prospects this year lacl
the weight Of last seasons backs. but
not the drive or speed. Dynamo Dotr
and Potter looked particularly i'm
pressive last night and seem due To-
a great season. Eddie Agre and Lex
Benser also are hitting a rapid pac'
and should see plenty Of service
Benzon, Stackhouse, Ahlen, and Davis
though less experienced, all havt
promise of developing into good backs
The Demons have q wealth O
husky line aspirants, but only Brown
Schneider, Hultberg, Spriggs, Erlen'
meyer, and TAFT have had much ex'
perience.
The squad Is working out on tn
practice field just north Of the Rich
holt school.
Members of the high school coach
ing staff and their schools follow
Mcleod, jamestown College: Arnol,
&c. Van Wyk. Hope college, Michigan
Myron n. Anderson, Luther: Georg'
Badly" Hays, North Dakota Agricul
tural college; and George "Shaky
6chaumberg. jamestown college. i
charge of the two junior high schoo
teams are Themar E. Smiley" Si,nle
Mayville state teachers college; an
Edward Hcer, Minot Normal.