The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-23
LATE RALLY FALLS
short AS DEMONS
! LOSE SECOND GAME
/.
Capital City Quint, Particularly
Forward Wall, Ineffective
At Start
LONG GOAL DECIDES ISSUE
Behind 9 to Is as Last Quarter
Opened, Bismarck Made
Great Finish
LONG GOAL DECIDES ISSUE

With another Demon rally falling
short at the finish. Bismarck high
schools basketball team lost heart
breaking game by one-point mar
gin to its arch-rival. Mandan, at the
state training school gymnasium in
the Morton county city Wednesday
night. The score was % to %.
Just as in the game at jamestown
last Thursday, when Bismarck lost
its first decision Of the season after
a lethargic start, Coach George L..
Hays Demons put themselves in a
hole by ineffective performance at
Mandan for the first three periods
Going into the last quarter with
the score l6 to 9 against them. the
Capital City lads put on a tremen-
dous burst Of speed which brought
them l3 points and knotted the count
at 21-all with less than minute to
play.
Then--with only 30 seconds OF play
remaining-Bob Saunders, veteran
guard OF the Braves, sank a beautiful
field goal from just about the center
of the large playing court to put
uIlCdu W oioIIldlSh ,
final free throw before the gun
barked merely reduced the margin Of
victory.
Counted IL Points
In that last quarter, Bismarck out
scored Mandan 13 to Z and counted
more points than 1t had In the first
three CantOS.
Failure Of Bisnarck's forward wall
to function effectively for most Of
the game is reflected in the outcome.
The Demons defensive play should
not be criticized too severely-for it
was commendable for the most part.
Mandan was restricted to few enough
shots, but the Braves shot brilliantly,
cashing in on high percentage. The
Demon guards, aided by the heroic
under-basket play Of Forward Frank
Lee, kept Mandan at bay as well as
could be expected.
But Bismarck failed to get in for
close shots until the final period.
The advent Of Captain Wade Green
in the game IN the last quarter mark
ed the turning point of the contest,
and the guards field goal and two
free throws went long way in sus-
tanning Bismarck's final drive.
Restricted to seven field goals by
the tight defensive play of the Braves,
the Demons scored eight out of IA at
temptS from the free toss line, with
Forward Bob Finnegan getting five
Of them.
Mandan's scoring was divided al
n1nSf nyyny,1p
Barney TOman. Rene Charbonneau
and Bob Saunders. Charbonneau
big center. controlled the tipoff
throughout.
First Quarter Even
The first quarter was even. with
Bismarck leading to 5. But its own
lethargy and Mandan squirt in the
second and third periods was disas-
trous to Bismarck. The Demons
failed to score i'll the second canto
and were behind at the half 6 to 9.
Mandan built its lead up to 16 TO 9
as the final chapter opened.
The two teams Will clash in their
second game at the World War Me-
mortal building in Bismarck March 3,
with the Demons still seeking revenge
for the upset they received at the
hands OF the Braves in the regional
championship game last season. Man.
dan will endeavor to sustain its be-
lated pre- tournament drive. Up un-
til "Wednesday night, the Braves line
up had been punctured periodically
by forced requirements through grad
uation, illness and ineligibility. Now,
however, it appears that Coach Leon
ard c. Mcmahon will be able to keep
his lineup intact until the state tour
nament here March II and l8, with
the Braves for the first time looming
as an omlnous threat in the Glass A
crazy quilt.
The summary: