The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-31
EARL ORANPROVES
SPUD'S BEST SCORER
IN CHAMPIONSHIP GO
Fighting St. Paul Youths Draw
Away to Safe Lead Dur
lnu Second Half
M00RHEAD CHAMPS TWICE
Medals and Trophies Presented
After Tournament by Gov
ernor Christensen
MooRHEAD CHAMPS TWICE

Minneapolis, Mar. 31.-ReA fight
ing Mechanic Arts high school team
Of st. Paul stopped the reign Of Moor
head q state high school basketball
championship here Saturday night.
The st. Paul quint, winner Of the
state tournament in 1925, defeated
the Spuds q to Is In the champion
ship game. The new, champions
clearly ~outplayed its opponents during
the entire game. Earl Moran was the
only epud player effective against
The Mechanic Arts team. He made
nine Of his teams points.
Governor Theodore Christianson
presented medals and trophies at the
completion Of the tournament. The
.tate'S chief executive announced
that Redwood Falls received the
craftsmanship trophy.
Three Moorhead players and TWO
Mechanics Arts athletes placed on
the all-state team, selected by Twin
Cities newSpapermen and tournament
officials. Earl Moran placed ut
guard for the third consecutive year
and he was paired with Bliss Littler. .
teammate. Moran played at forward
during the tournament.
Carroll Malvey took an all-state
forward position for the second year
while Jimmy belmont and Abe Ros-
enfield, Mechanic Arts, won forward
and center positions respectively.
First Period
Rosenfield put his arms around
Litter for . foul and he made his one
shSt. the first point Of the game.
Schwartz fouled Moran as the latter
took Q shot at the basket and missed.
Moran made one Of his two free
shots. The quarter ended, Moorhead
2, Mechanic Arts O.
Second Period
/ belmont dribbled halfway down,
passed to Rosenfield under the bas-
ket who Gagged his shot the score 2
and Z. Litter fouled Thorne who
made his free shot to give Mechanic
Arts q 3 to 2 lead. Littler dribbled
around the entire Mechanic Arts
team and passed to Moran who sank
q goal under the basket to make the
score Mechanic Arts 3, Moofhead 4.
belmont scored . field goal to make
tho score S to 4. Walker passed to
belmont and Thorne received q pass,
and sent the ball to Schwartz under
TIE baSket who Gagged It making the
score Mporhead 4. Mechanic Arts z.
Third Period
After Is seconds Of play Moran
Gagged . field goal for the Spuds at
the start Of the second half. On q
close out Moran took the ball un-
der the basket to put his team in the
lead 3 to Z after three minutes Of
play. belmont Gagged q shot from be-
hind the foul line to give st. Paul . 3
to 3 lead.
Thorne touled Malvey, climbing on
his hack The Moorhead forward
made both his shots and the Spuds
again were In the lead. belmont took
the tipoff, dribbled in and Gagged his
try and st. Paul was ahead again.
Schwartz and Walker each shot
through field goals to make the score
Mechanic Arts is, Moorhead 10. and
the Spuds took time out for the first
time In three years Of play.
Thorne sent through . field goal.
Delmont took q shet from the side
and made It. The score was Me-
chanic Arts 10, Moorhead 10.
Fourth Period
Moran sent through . long shot
from the side to make Moofhead's
score IL. Mechanic Arts then start.
ed Q sailing game.
RQsenfield tipped In q basket un-
def the hoop. On the next tipoff
belmont Gagged q shot and the score
was Mechanic Arts q. Moorhead II.
1Ealvey dropped in q free throw to
make the score Mechanic Arts q,
lfoorhead 13. The summary: