The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-19
SATURDAY night
VICTOR EXPECTED
!. TO REACH FINALS
Winner Of Battle Will Be Re-
Regional Champ; Squads
Are Evenly Matched
EXPECT CROWD OF 1900
Original Schedule Called tor
Game to Be Played in Bis
marck Friday

Surprising even the approaching
state high school basketball tourna-
ment In local interest is the third
meeting Of the Bismarck Demons and
the Mandan Braves which will be at
the state training school gymnasium
Saturday at $3.50 p. m. CBlsraarck
time).
Always n Of the high spots OF
the basketball season in the Twin
Cities Of the Missouri" the contest
gains In interest because Of the fact
that this year the two teams Will
fiRht for the right to enter the state
tournament In Bismarck and possibly
the state finals.
Bismarck and Mandan, by virtue OF
being victors by overwhelming ODDS
in their respective district meets are
both In region G.. The winner OF
Saturdays contest will enter the state
tournament as q favorite to enter the
finals in the state tourney. The VIC
tor In region G will meet Halliday IN
the first round-game Of the lower
bracket and probably will meet
Minot in the semi-finals. Although
Minot is one of the fastest-breaking
teams In the state. the height Of eth
or the Bismarckers OF Braves will give
them q large advantage.
Change First Schedule
The battle Saturday night original
" was scheduled to be played Friday
IN the World War Memorial building
at Rismarck. Out of courtesy to
Mandau and because Bismarck VIII
be the mecca for North Dakota bas-
ketbal fans at the state tournament,
the game was scheduled Tor the
training school gymnasium.
Because Of the Bismarck auto show
and since the officials could not at
tend the game Friday night the game
was changed to Saturday.
Both Mandan and Bismarck are
rated among the three best cage
uuints in the state this year. With
the possible exception Of the rangy
Fargo Midgets, the winner OF the
regional G tourney will rank highest
In the annual state classic. Many
basketball dopesters pick Fargo to
lose in the tourney through over
confidence, but the Fargoans have
been beaten twice by Moorhead and
had a hard battle with Wahpeton.
This has tended to cut some of the
over-confidence they might have had.
It is unfortunate that the present
grouping of schools will remove
these unusual Bismarck and Mandan
cage teams by a battle to the death in
advance, and permits only n to en-
ter the state tournament.
Show Good Coaching
Coach George "Baldy" Hays, De-
mon mentor, has pointed his team
for the state tournament. He has
built a strong and smart squad.
Preparations are being made to
handle a crowd of 1000 persons at
the Saturday game, according to J..
G. Gould, superintendent OF Mandan
schools and who is in charge of the
regional tournament.
Workmen will start building the
eEd-bleachers in the state training
school Friday. Arrangements also
are being made for temporary seats
to be built along all sides Of the gym
naSium balcony.
The Demons have not practiced in
the training school gymnasium in
preparation for the contest, but the
Braves have taken advantage Of their
opportunities and have practiced
several times a week in the state
training school gymnasium since the
meningitis ban was lifted.
Bismarck has a more impressive
record this year than the Braves.
They went through the season with
but one defeat, at the hands of Far
90, until their last trip at the end Of
February, when they dropped three
hard games to Valley City, Fargo
and Moorhead. The following week
they avenged their defeat at Valley