The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-17
TAFT MAKES POINT
AFTER FINAL GUN
AND KNOTS SCORE
Capital City Quint Makes Four
Counters in Overtime Period
to Braves Two
LARGE CROWD SEES GAME
Proposes Nose Out Bismarck
Imps 1915; Percy High
Scorer in Preliminary
LARGE CROWD SEES GAME

Bismarck's nigh school basketball
team played an overtime period after
a great uphill battle in the second
half Friday night to defeat Mandan'
24-22.
II, was the closest Mandan-BiS-
marck game since 1926 and one OF the
most thrilling ever played between
the two teams.
incidentally it enabled Bismarck 10
dedicate the city's big new memorial
building with a victory for the home
team.
How close the margin of victory vas
is shown by the fact that Mandan was
ahead. 2O-19, when the final gun
barked. The Braves took an early
lead and were never headed during
the regular period except for a brief
time in the fourth quarter when Bis
marck went into the lead by a IT'D
count.
AS the final gun barked, however.
the visitors had fought back into the
lead with a one-point margin.
But just before the timer called II
a night, Harold TAFT. Bismarck CEN
ter. was fouled by Dietrich, Mandan
guard.
TAFT was entitled to a try for a
charity point which might send the
game into overtime.
Many spectators, thinking Mandan
had won. crowded onto the floor and
proceedings were delayed until they
were sent back to their seats.
TAFT Ties Score
TAFT brought JOY to the hearts OF
Bismarck supporters by dumping the
ball through the hoop. He made only
one point in six previous free tries
but it was his point in the pinch
which gave Bismarck an opportunity
to bring home the bacon. The o
was tied at 20-all.
The three-minute overtime session
was enough. TAFT scored a field goal
which House duplicated for Mandan
with a sensational shot from near the
center of the floor. Agre. who had
been wild in losses at the basket all
evening then ceshed in on a a un-
der-basket shot to give Bismarck It's
final margin.
Bismarck trailed Mandan 3-8 in
the first quarter. At halftime the
Braves had doubled the Demons
score of seven points. In the third
quarter the Demons allowed their
opponents only one point and raised
their count to l5-all. With only three
minutes remaining of the fourth per-
iod the Capital City quint raised their
total to 10 while the Mandan team
raised their total to 20. A melee in
the center of the floor gave Bismarck
its gift shot a fraction OF a second be-
fore the final gun.
Demons Offensc Is Good
The Demons showed a clever Of
fensive that worked the ball up to
their basket time after time, but they
were unable to make many OF their
attempts good. Out of IL free throws
the Demons managed to make only
two, including Tait's life saver. The
Mandan quint had a better shooting
average. OF Is free attempts, the
Braves made six.
TAFT, Demon guard. used his height
to good advantage, he managed to
get the tip-off the majority OF the
time, and in addition he held the
high scoring honors of the game with
a total of Ia points. His closest rival
was Boehm, Mandan forward who
had 10 points to his credit.
Dohn, Demon guard, showed some
clever floorwork. he managed to keep
Boehm's scores down to the 10 points
while he made field goals. In all
previous contests Boehm has aver
aged IT points.
The two teams presented similar
offensive formations. and before the
battle was finished both squads had
resorted to a man-to-man defense.
Demons Miss Frequently
The Demons should have o the
game. They had more good chances
to score.
The Braves put up a hard battle
throughout. The game was fiercely
fought. but clean. The floor was
slippery and there were a number
Of falls.
Near the end Of the game, Sterling
Byerly. Mandan, was hurt. The
muscles in his leg cramped, and he
was unable to move his leg.
In the preliminary game the BIS
marck Imps were defeated 1915 by
the Mandan Papooses. The Papooses
led until the last quarter. The Imps
were behind 81 at the end Of the
first quarter, 1873 at halftime, and
1873 at the close Of the third quarter.
Staging q final-quarter rally the
1mps drove their count from 8-15 to
1915 before the Papooses scored
again. In q few hurried passes from
across the court the count jumped
from 1912 to 1915.
Percy, Papoose forward, took indi-
vidual scoring honors in the prelm-
inary game with nine points.
The Demons will meet Fargo high
schools cage team at the Memorial
building Friday, Jan. q in the Sec