The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-15
L0CALSQuAD SHOWS
PROMISE IN OPENING
FRACAS ON PROGRAM
Demons OutcIass Hebron in
Floor Work Ability;
Shooting Poor
DEMON DEFENSE Is GOOD
spriggs, Tait and oohn DOM
mate in Saturday
Nights Fray
N DEFENSE is GOOD

Bismarck high school opened Its
basketball season Saturday night
with a 28-5 victory over the small
but hard fighting Heron outfit.
In a game which was exceptional
clean cut and interesting for an
opener, the Demons took the lead In
the first quarter which proved
enough to win.
Bismarck handled the ball nearly
all the game but found it hard to
make the baskets. Shot after shot
hit the rim but would mo- go
through the hoop. EeaSily outclass-
ing their opponents in floor ability
the Demons should have wen the
game by a much larger score.
Veterans Dominate Play
Dominating this years play was
the work of three veterans from
last years squad, Captain Johnny
Spriggs, Harold TAFT, and Lester
Dohn.
Starting the forward wall. found
Agre and Spriggs and TAFT at CEN
ter, and Dohn and Leo BeEser at
the guard posts.
Coach George Badly" Hays pre-
scented a team with range, ability
to handle the ball, speed, and prom
Using general makeup, work OF the
two guards being particularly I'M
pressive.
Hebron opened the scoring with a
foul throw that Melted them the
first and only point of the opening
quarter. The Demons then opened
IN and by a series of skillful maneu-
vers brought the ball up to the
basket, and ringing up a total OF
eight points during first quarter.
Hebron's center opened the second
quarter with another free throw
bringing the Hebron count Ib to two
From this period the game was en-
tirely in the hands of the Demons
Benser and Dohn Kept the ball out
of the hands of the Hebron crew
almost until the first half ended.
Harold TAFT, Demon center, wa
the outstanding scorer for the Bis
marck quint, probably because OF his
height under the BASKET.
Bismarck Opens With Rush
The Bismarck cage crew opened
the second half with a rush, and
time after time they brought the bal
under the basket by skillful plays
but luck deserted them there. They
were unable to put the ball through
the hoop.
The third quarter was entirel!
Bismarck's. They chalked up II
points while their opponents were
unable to get a single counter.
Coach Badly" Hays stuck his Sec
ond-string men in the last quarter
and they allowed the Hebron outfit
only 1 point. The final whistle
brought the Demons at the long ene
of a % to 5 score.
Preliminary Game
Coach Van Wyk's st. Mary cager'
were beaten By the Bismarck Imps
second-string Bisma :ck high schoo
outfit. In the preliminary game 1923
The game dragged a little, neithe1
side being able to find the hoop. Tn
Imps probably had a bigger percent
age Ct misses than the St. Mary
crew, although they were on TIT
large end CT tee score.
The Imps seemed to cooperate
more than the st. Mary's quint. al
though the st. Mary's team showet
plenty of fight throughout the game
The work of little Ji,amy Joyce
right guard for st. Mary's. was inn
nressiye. He led the entire ST
Mary's team with a total OF thre'
field goals. Bobby Stackhouse wa
outstanding for the Imps; he ha'
four field goals.