The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-20
SATURDAY BATTLE
ODRAWN INTEREST
OF IMMENSE CROWD
Predict Crowd Of 1900 Will At.
tend Demon-B Brave Bas-
ketbaII Classic
HOLGATE WILL referee
Lineup Of Opposing Squads Is
Uncertain; Will Be No
Preliminary Tilt

lAurelS Of the basketball season
lmk Just around the corner for the
Bismarck Demons o Mandan Braves
Saturday night the two rivals Will
clash in the state training school
gymnasium at Mandan In what VIII
be their last meeting on q basketball
court this season. Both teams were
resting Friday.
The winner OF the Saturday night
contest viii, In the expectations OF
many Missouri Slope basketball fans
advance into the finals Of the state
tournament here March 1923.
More evenly matched than at any
other time during the season, both
coaches are polishing their squads
for the supreme effort that may
eventually determine the victor n
the state tournament here next week
The game Saturday night at the
training school viii surpass the state
tournament games from the view
podnt Of interest to Bismarck and
Mandan spectators. Arrangements
are being made to care for more than
1000 persons. Seats In the balcony
vim be reserved. Ticket sales, which
have been unsolicited by high school
authorities are beginning to pour IN
for the event, according to j. G.
Gould. superintendent OF Mandan
echools and manager Of the regional
G tourney battle between BISMARCK
and Mandan.
Polish Offense
Coach George "Baldy" Hays ma
been grooming his men for the sat
urday battle with intensive practice
A basket-shooting. He has stressed
offense throughout the week and ex-
meets his charges to have progressed
70 the point where they will be able
to make good the majority OF tnell
attempts.
Arrangements have been made fol
Cy Holgate, Aberdeen, S. D., to rel
eree and Principal Donald Stebbins
Of Mott high school to umpire. Un.
der the rules of the high school
league no official from either the
nth or sixth district were eligible
unable to agree on a referee and UNI
pire, the teams referred to G. Wyt'
tenbach, Aberdeen. Wyttenbacn re-
fereed previous district tournaments
in Mandan and officiated at the state
tournament last year. Because OF 9
previous offer to referee Saturday
night wyttenbach was forced to de-
cline the Mandan offer. He suggest
ed Holgate and Stebbins.
Lineups Uncertain
Coach Hays, Bismarck mentor, has
not definitely decided on his lineup
for the Brave-D Demon tilt, but he ex-
pects to use John Spriggs and Eddie
ACRE at forwards. Harold TAFT at
center and Lester Dohn and Wade
Green at guard. This combination
has carried the burden OF the Capital
City attack all season.
Mandan's lineup is less certain.
Coach McMahan, following the policy
Of developing several combinations
rather than to pick q definite group
Of five regulars, may use several dif-
fereut starting lineups. It is assumed
that Lloyd Dietrich, Captain Frank
Boehm, Byron Spielman and Sterling
Byerly will start the game. The fifth
starter still is in doubt.
Although not definite. plans are
underway for the reservation Of one
entire side Of the state training
school gymnasium for Bismarck fans,
It Is also intended to have the Bis
marck high school roofing section out
100 per cent for the Saturday con-
test.
As a courtesy to Bismarck the game
win start at 7:30 p. m. Mandan time
or $50 p. m. Bismarck time Saturday
night. There will be no preliminary
game.