The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-30
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INVADING COURTMEN
N LlSTLESS GAME
Agre Leads Scoring Depart.
ment With Four Field Goals
and One Free Throw
GRAHAM STARS FOR JAYS
|lmps Exc Out Slender Victory
Over St. Mary's in Nip
and Tuck Preliminary

Jamestown went down to IA to 8
defeat at the hands Of the Bismarck
Demons as both teams waged an ull-
inspired battle on the courts of tint
World War Memorial building Fri
day night.
The locals lacked the fire they hal
exhibited in the last two starts ir
Bismarck. Except for the final MN
utes in the fourth period, when both
teams steamed up their attack, the
contest was without thrills.
Bismarck drew first blood when
Agre scored on field goal but
jamestown came back to lead, to
2, at the end Of the quarter. The
Demons found the hoop twice from
the floor during the second PERIOD
and held the Blue Jays scoreless tc
Head at half time, 6 to 4. From that
time on they were necer passed al
though Jamestown chung close behind
until the closing minutes Of the last
quarter.
Agre Heads Scorers
There were no outstanding per-
formers among the Demons. Eddie
Agre walked off with scoring hcnors
with four field goals and gift shot
ftor total of nine points.
Graham, star Blue Jay guard,
|chalked up five of his teams points
lin addition to turning the most cap
able performance of the evening on
| the floor.
Sub zero temperatures kept the at
tendance down and gate receipts
were disappointing. according to Of
ficials. Proceeds of the game will
be used to apply on q deficit IN
CURED by the American Legion in
financing an "Open Your Heart"
campaign during the Christmas holi-
days.
The Blue Jays pulled up within one
point Of the Demons midway through
the last period as both teams speed
ed up their play. Flnnegan and
Agre each scored from the floor, a
few seconds later, however. to put
the game on ice.
Take Early Lead
Bismarck took an early lead when
Agre Tipped in nice shot from the
side of the court after three min
utes of play. Peterson came back
with free throw for jamestown
and the Jays forged ahead on Ora
hams field goal.
Graham counted again when he
sank a gift shot as the quarter end
ed with Jamestown leading by a
tWo-point margin.
The Demons brought their defen-
sive forces into action to hold the op-
position scoreless in the second pc
Rod while Agre and Dohn each
scored once from the floor.
Schlickenmeyer, who replaced Muir
ply in the second stanZa, started the
fireworks in the third quarter when
he dropped in free throw. DOM
also counted on gift shot after
Agre found the hoop from the side
again for another field goal. James
town picked up three points on West
by's free throw and Kingley's field
goal and the quarter ended, 10 to I
Graham brought the Jamestown qu.nt
up to within one point of the OPP
position when he dropped one in from
the floor in the opening minutes OF
the final stanza. Both sides whip
ped up their attacks but neither
scored until the final minutes when
Finnegan Tipped in neat shot from
the floor and Agre added another to
sew up the contest.
Imps Win Preliminary
In the preliminary. the Imps eked
out slender IL to II victory over St
Mary's in a game that was nip and
tuck all the way.
The Imps spoiled a winning streak
which the Saints had enjoyed since
opening hostilities after the holidays
Manney and Lee lee the Imps IN
scoring with a pair OF field goals
apiece. Manney also turned in a
competent performance on the floor
Ben Maddox played well for the
saints and chalked up four of their
points.
The Saints substituted for the
lIaxelton team which was unable to
get here because of road conditions
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