The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-22
Capital City Club Eliminated
Northerners 29.19 After
Closing Rally
GRAND FORKS WON EASILY
Starkweather Forces Fargo at
Fast Pace; Hiliners' Mar
gin Narrow

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Grand Forks advanced to the semi
finals in the state basketball tourna-
met1t being conducted at the state
training school gymnasium. Mandan.
Squirting In the last quarter after
the close and hectic first three quar-
tiers. Bismarck eliminated the sharp
shooting Sherwood cagers 70 to IL IN
the last game last evening.
Valley City eked out q hard-earned
q to 20 verdict over Minot in the first
contest last evening while Fargo beat
. well-groomed 6tarkweather five IS
to 10 and. Grand Forks trounced the
small, hard fighting Hebron quint Al
to 20 In the afternoon games.
Fargo was to play Grand Forks and
Valley City face Bismarck in the
scmi-finals this morning.
Sherwood Shot Accurately
Sherwood. calling upon some classy
sharp-shooting at medium long range
last night, gave tit for tat with Bis
rnArck for three quarters and at the
end of that period the Demons had
but q 10 to Is advantage. The Cap
ital City pulled away in the closing
canto, however. cutscoring the north
erners 10 to l.
Fargo played heads-up basketball
to defeat Starkwcather in the open
ing game IS to Is. Until the fourth
quarter the game was closer than the
final score indicates, Fargo's lead at
the end. Of the third quarter being
only three points. Their ast-quarter
drive, however, was more than enough
to give them q safe margin.
Grand Forks was not extended to
win from Hebron In the second game
Al to 70. The Forker5 had too much
sp2ed and teamwork for the boys from
west Of the Missouri river.
Valley City was hard pushed to win
from Minot in the first game "a to 20.
The Magicians were in the game all
the way but the HilinerS had too
much in reserve when the final test
came. Valley City got away to an
early lead and wa never headed. MI
not made its squirt in the last quarter
but Valley City stalled through the
final. gun.
Contrary to expectations the Bis
n:rc.1 : Sherwood game was a hard
struggle. The Capital City club had
been doped to win without trouble but
the entry from the northwestern part
Of the. state gave them q hard battle
all the way. Bismarck got away to
an early. lead but Sherwood rallied
before the first quarter ended In q
e-to 6 tie. Bismarck pulled away in
the second quarter to lead IA to 10 at
The half. Sherwood pulled up to
within one point In the third quarter.
which ended 10 to IS. but lost the
services Of Clutc, its star guard, who
went out on personal fouls. Bismarck
pulled away In the last quarter. how
ever. to win 20 to 10.
Tied 1t Quarter
The opening quarter closed with
honors even ct six all. Bismarck
started strong and Dohn Immediately
rang up a field goal under the basket.
but Lee followed with a duplicate for
Sherwood and it was 2 each. Mem
hover got q field goal and free toss
md Bismarck went to the fore 5 to 2.
Clute scored from the floor. but Dohn
made 1t Ga for Bismarck. Free losses
by Clute and Lee brought the Wild
cats to 6 just before the gun.
Bismarck pulled out to a IA to 10
lead at the half through two field
goals by Spriggs. n by Meinhover
and n by O'Hare. Sherwood kept
In the running with Stolt's two losses
from the floor.
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20 10 to Is at the end of the third
quarter. A free toss by Lee brought
Sherwood to IL as the period opened.
but O'Hare dropped through one from
the floor before Lee duplicated the
feat and 1t was Is to Is. Stolt
brought Sherwood within one point Of
the Demons, but Spriggs gave Bis
Mafck two more points. Lee then
dropped In one, but Meinhover came
hack with another and Bismarck still
Had : two point edge. Johnson's free
throw for Sherwood was just before
the end Of the quarter.
TAFT, sent In for spriggs. gave Bis
0arck its first counter In the last Pc
Rod. Meinhover scored two field
ooals and sprisss and Dohn one each
- complete the Capital City count.
@1rwood's lone tally was q free toss
" otolt.
Fargo run up an 8 to 1 lead in the
opening quarter after q slow start.
Xvonimoen gave Fargo q 2 to 0 adj
vantage when he tossed one from un-
DR. the basket. Peterson and L9f-
efen each made q free toss for Stark
weather to tie things up then Fargo
hurst away With two field goals by
Xvenmoen ana one by Charbonneau
~ nut the 1lidgets in front 8 to 2. Lof-
Gren brought starkweather up to 4
paints with q field goal just before
tho gun.
Kyenmocn Continues Pace
Rice'S Cass county entrant had q
s13-1l advantage q. halftime. Kven-
Ix6oen rave Fargo Z point from the
MI 1lne before King boosted Stark
Noether ~ 3 with one under the bas-
1T. ut GQbarhonneau and Kvenmocn
5Gneh oA3Se back with double counters
~ ma1bo IL III to s. King and Ander-
81 1nye 9tarkweAther three points
ut kyentnOen came back with two
|6eo neld counters divided BY . toss
Lolexon a. etarkNeather.
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