The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-03
CRANDFORKS
h||NOT OPTIMISTIC
ON Their CHANCES
Devils Lakes Outlook Good
With Bismarck's and
Mandan'S Fair
CLASS B TEAMS OPTIMISTIC
Entire Blue Jay Team That
Played in State Tourna-
ment to Return
(By The Associated Press,

(By The Associated Press,
Reviewing the prospective loss of
squad members through graduation,
the predominant note in the COM
mentS of high school basketball
coaches is one Of optimism and in
dictate that they will embark on the
1933-34 season with bright outlook.
Concisely. prospects of Glass A
teams are: Jamestown, excellent:
Grand Forks. exceptionally bright:
Minot. very good: Mandan, average;
Devils Lake, good; and Bismarck, av-
erage.
Coaches of the outstanding teams
in Glass B reported their prospects:
mount. good; Max, fair: New Salem,
bright. The outlook for other teams
included: Grandin, bright: Lankin,
fair; Linton. good; Hillsboro, bright:
Ambrose. very bright; Eckelson, good;
Hazen, very good; Lehr, fair.
Bismarck and Mandan, state cham
pions and runners-up, respectively,
will be left average squads follow
ing graduation. The prospects next
year will be about the same as they
were at the start Of the last cam
paign.
Each has three veterans returning,
two regulars and one reserve to each
camp. Returning to Coach George L.
Hays Demon Quint are Frank Lee.
forward: Billy Owens, guard, and
John Boelter, reserve forward. Coach
L. c. McMahan's veterans who re-
turn to Mandan are Frank Stumpf.
center: Bernard Toman. forward, and
Roe Percy, reserve guard.
Many Stars Will Go
The state finalists lose a strong
group Of stars. Graduating from Bis
marck are Robert Fipnegan, all-state
forward, Captain Wade Green, John
Olgeirson, Gus Schlickenmayer and
Joe WoOdmansee while Mandan's
squad will lose Robert Saunders, all
state guard; Ernest Percy, william
Partridge, Rene Charbonneau, Arthur
Brunette and Raymond Friesz.
Prospects are average at Fargo,
where all but two Of eight veterans
will be lost to next years squad.
Wayne Fisher and Art Olson, return
ing lettermen, and several promising
reserves may make Fargo tough to
get along with in basketball way
next year." Coach Henry Rice said.
well lack height but may have
speed and passing"
Fargo stars who played their last
season are Captain Marvin Doherty,
all-state forward; Bill Fortune, James
May, Clarence Nelson, Russell Com
RE, and Joe Tuor.
The team which represented James
town In the state tournament this
year will be intact for the next season
and Coach William Gussner describes
the schools prospects as excellent"
with increased reserve strength.
Blue Jays graduating are Erik Peter
son and Clarence Bauer while seven
letter-winnerS returning are Augs-
purger, Norden, IngStad. all-state
center; Westby, Kittleson, Nelson and
Graham.
With five lettermen returning and
a number Of good reserves coming up,
MinotS coach. H. L. Robertson, looks
forward to very good season. Three
1ettermen graduating are Harley Dahl,
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Robertson, Mackenroth. Mus, MONIES
and Pepke viii be back.
Satans Hard Hit
Hard to replace at Devils Lake will
be three cage veterans graduating
Captain Chester Peterson, All-State
Guard Eldon Rutten. and Forrest
Stevens. John Fitzpatrick also will
be lost. Two regulars and two re-
serves plus good new material will be
back including Dennis. Bill Burchard,
Charles Wood, and Harold Reslock,
the latter two regulars.
Grand Forks prospects for next
season are exceptionally bright"
with five lettermen returning and a
host Of young material coming up,
said Coach Ed Bohnhoff.
Bohnhoff's men graduating are
Captain James Bolton, Walter Mil
lette. Adolph Hadland and Harry
Schroeder. Experienced men sched-
uled to play next year are White,
Rindy, Rood, Burkhardt, and Thomp-
son.
Eliminated from state tournament
play last season by Enderlin, Valley
City's prospects are much brighter for
next year, with three of seven letter.
men and q wealth of reserve material
returning. Valley City started this
season without a letterman. Leo
Scott, william Codding and Morris
Carlson will form the team nucleus
next season. Leaving are Duvall,
Gray. Kretchmer and Pforr.
Four letternnen will be available at
Enderlin. They are Thorson, Peter
son, Nix and Roessler. the latter two
regulars. Some unknown will have to
be developed to replace Kraft, high
scoring center, and Bodene, guard.
Speed will be . main requirement in
next years team. the lack Of which
was apparent this year, Enderln's
coach said.
Esirmount Loses Three
Paramount win feel the loss Of their
center. B. Dyke, and two guards,
Ryder and Brady, said Coach ]. N.
Toftness, adding that good men are
coming up In Zflgitt and Brummet,
forwards: Z. Smith, towering center;
and Teril and A. Olson, guards.
Reuers and n. Dyke are the regulars
holding over.
Deaides fairmount. Toftness antici-
rates strong aggregaSlons from Ham
kinson and Wahpeton next year.
Three man leaving the Max squad,
eoGtoytt, HaveF1uck and Henke, main
nfays IA the team. cause prospects
thGre for next year TO be mot 20
knight" although . few good new
DonaefS axe expected. Captain Doett-
cl,19, vrettag and Samson win be
hnelk.
Coach Johnny Mach Of Moinall an
)fefpates more experienced team