The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-27
DAK0TAF five
NOSED OUT II TO is
IN CONFERENCE tilt
Vert EngIemann Fouls Sopho-
more in Closing Seconds,
Enabling Flick Win
WAS DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE
Lstich Men Lead 4 to 2 at Half;
State Takes Big Lead,
Then Drops Back

SNeCL1& I0e IIeIlZlc0 y OF Z,oJJ
basketball fanatics, Manuel Wexler.
midget guard from WATERFOWL, g. D.,
shot two consecutive free throws with
IS seconds to play here Saturday
night, enabling North Dakota to nose
out South Dakota State, II to 16, In q
terrific defensive struggle the like Of
which has not been seen here this
year.
Leading, Is to Is, with l minute IS
seconds to play, South Dakota State
took time out to marshal q final
strategy that would stall It's way to
victory. But on the ensuing tipoff
the youthful Storeim bounded far in
to the air. outjumping that human
Vert Englemann, to give
North Dakota the tipoff when it Eas
needed most.
Then the ball was passed back and
forth while the precious seconds slip
ped away. The ~Jackrabbits were not
to be fooled seemingly and the No
daks could not shoot from any dis
lance. This situation aroused Wexler
to action. With q sudden burst Of
steam he sped away from Hamann,
taking . long pass over his shoulder
from Brown, with clear sailing to the
State basket. Englemann, seeing VIC
tory slipping away with each dribble
left his man and with ten league
strides pursued Wexler.
Wexler Into Bleachers
The North Dakota guard slipped
under the basket, jumping up with
the ball on his outstretched palm. At
this opportune. or perhaps inoppor-
tune moment, the mighty Englemann.
coming with the speed Of a runaway
express. sailed into the shooter and
the latter sailed into the bleachers as
the ball shot under the net.
This was nc common foul. so there
was not q dissenting voice when Dick
Holser called two personals. E.. gel
mann was thereby forced from the
game. However, this mattered little
for the outcome Of the battle,
everyone knew. depended on what
Wexler did at the free throw line.
There was considerable nervousness
manifested when the sophomore star
carefully set both toes back Of the
line. He wiped his brow, took q
look at the hoop, and coolly dropped
through his first attempt. That tied
it at Is. Wexler then the con-
test, shooting his last attempt square,
~ through the mesh.
Guarding Was Close
In many respects Saturday nights
engagement was . classic. So close
was the guarding that only two field
goals were made In the entire first
halt which ended I to 3 for North
Dakota.
Occasionally In archery or marble
shooting low scores such as this are
recorded but I to 2 for 20 minutes Of
college basketball might be classified
as . phenoEnen h~ereabouts.
Both teams started with the sole
purpose Of seeing how few shots the
other could take at the basket. A
left handler by Honest Hutch ellison
and . short one by Lem Herting,
climaxed by Vic Browns two free
throws, gave the Nodaks their first
half lead.
In the second session George Ed
monds' charges opened 'er wide open.
Englemann and Herting dribbled
down the floor, spreading North Da-
kpta's defense and allowing the for
wards to slip in unmolested. This
procedure gave State Q is to 8 lead
midway in the second period. Nj
cholsor and ellison were removed on
personals before further scoring.
vern Duchene replaced the Eau
Claire southpaw. signaling his en-
trance by sinking . long one. Two
free throws by Storieu1. one by WEEK.
Ter and . mighty basket from the
center by Brown gave the Nodaks Is
while Englemann added one
more free toss to give State Is.
This set the stage for Wexler's
thrilling performance. stcreim con-
his clever play by leading both
teams In scoring with two field goals
and two free throws for six points.
The summary: