The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-14
MAG|CIANS DEFEAT
MANDAN FIVE 25-24
IN FRIDAY CONTEST
Bismarck Imps to Face Hazel
ton School Squad in Pre-
liminary Tilt
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
Proposes Wal|op State Train
ing School Team in Minot-
Brave Preliminary
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED

Bismarck's Demon cagers will meet
a rejuvenated cage squad Saturday
night when they tangle with the
speedy Minot Magicians at the Bis
marck high school gymnasium at
$3.50 p. m.
AS a preliminary game the Bis
marck Imps will meet the Hazclton
high school squad at tbs p. IN. The
Imps have so far had a successful
season losing to the fairy-like Elves
and Mandan Proposes.
A capacity crowd is expected to at
tend the first battle here between
the rival basketball teams in two
years. Coach Harley Robsrtson's
quint surprised the Mandan Braves
at the state Training school gymna-
SUM Friday night by nosing out a
Is : "a win over the husky Morton
county seat squad.
Ticket Sales Large
Ticket sales for the impending duel
between the two teams have in
creased to a rapid extent according
to George Badly" Hays, Bismarck
mentor.
Watching the battle Saturday nigh.
will be Leonard c. McMahan and his
high school team. The Brave iur-
nished q s%cintillating offensive attack
in the Friday night game but were
unable to summon the needed reserve
to defeat the Ward county seat team.
Minot has lost two games Out OF
eight played. All the defeats have
been by small margins. jamestown
defeated Minot 2l-l9 and Valley City
took a 21-l8 victory in a battle that
went to an overtime period. The
Maeicians recovered their stride IN
the last few games and sheslackeo
the Towner quint 50 10. defeated
Devils Lake 1910. routed winston
twice by scores of 80 Is and 10 10.
They walloped Sherwood in OF
the early season games 2S-7.
Use Short Passes
Robertson's team uses a short pass
attack coupled with the fastest
breaking offensive that has been seen
on a local court since the tourna-
ments last year.
Electing to play a stalling game N
the last few minutes Of the tilt with
the Mandan quint Friday the Minof
ouint barely eked out their n point
win when Byerly was fouled by NC
Donnell with the score tied at 24-all
and a minute and a half to play.
The Magicians held q 4-3 lead q:
the end Of the first quarter ana leo
1912 at halftime. Squirting IN the
third quarter the Braves raised their
tally to IS while the Magicians were
able to count only is points.
Both teams tried desperately 10
rally in the final eight minutes OF play
and the score jumped from 2O-l6 III
Mandan's favor to 24-all before the
Minot ouint sank the free throw tina.
won the game for them.
Throwing away caution the Man
dan cagers attempted long shots.
side-angle shots. and one-hanoed
shots to defeat their small but ambl-
tious rivals.
The Minot quint was unusually &C.
curate at charity baskets making
three out Of five free throws Whit
the Braves annexed only four points
out of 10 tries.
In the preliminary contest at the
state Training school gymnasium the
Mandan Papocses routed the Training
school squad Is 6 in an unexcitlng
contest. |
Coats, big Training school guard.
opened the scoring for the prelilni-
nary battle when he sank a free
throw after being fouled by Casper
Boehm. Shortly afterward Knoll
made a field goal that put the
Proposes in the lead which they
never relinquishcd.
Papcoscs Lead
The Mandan five held a 2-l lead
at the end of the first quarter. a 6-3
lead at halftimc. a 9-5 lead at the
end Of the third quarter and boosted
their total to Is while the Training
school team were only able to add one
point in the final eight minutes Of
play. i
Coach Byers of the Papooses used
10 men during the battle. Ernest
Percy. lanky Mandan forward. was
high scorer with six points although
he participated in only half OF the
game.
Goats. guard, starred for the Train
ing school five.
The summaries.