The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-22
Class A Basketball Teams in State
To Have Veteran Players This Year
1o-Second and 1hree-Seconc
Rules Will Be Observed
This Season
(By the Associated Press)


High school basketball coaches In
North Dakota may have to revise
their offensive game in many cases
this season to fit the faster type of
play required under the new rules,
but generally mentors Of "A" Class
teams are working with good ma
terial and have an optimistic out
look.
Designed to speed up play, the To-
second and 3-second rules will become
effective in North Dakota this sea-
son as result of action taken re-
Gently by the board of control of the
state athletic league.
Under the 10-second rule the often
sive team must advance the ball past
the center Of the court within that
time, and the other rules requires the
offensive pivot in the foul circle to
pass the ball within three seconds.
Devils Lake, home Of some power
full quints In recent years, is an out
standing example of teams which
must change the system of play to
meet the requirement of greater speed.
There slow-breaking offense, which
kept control Of the ball most OF the
time, must be strapped.
Indications are that Class "A"
coaches are strongly in favor Of the
new rules while those in the "B' di-
vision look up them with disfavor,
according to Coach Harley Robert
son Of Minot, secretary Of the state
Coaches Association, who sent ques-
tionnaires to some 200 basketball men,
tors. The observation is based upon
replies received from about 80 coaches
Practice Under Way
Practice workouts with numerous
candidates for positions on the prep
school court teams already are under
way with drill in fundamentals being
emphasized Most schedules call for
opening games the second week in
December, but several teams will be-
gin play earlier.
| Mandan and Grand Forks arc
starting the season with especially
bright prospects, Mandan having foul
regular lettermen back and Crane
Forks five.
The outlook is fair at Fargo. Minot
Devils Lake and Bismarck. where re-
serve material must fill gaps left il
last years teams.
At least four reserve cagers mus
be selected to complete the team TO
Bismarck, defending state champion
Eilly Owens. guard is the only letter
imam back, but capable reserves in
clude Schneider and Beylund, cen
tiers; Enpen and Sorsdahl. guards
Neil Croonquist and John Cameron
forwards.
Four veterans, two of them regular.
reported for the initial practice ses
sion at Devils Lake. Development
Ia new pivot man is Coach pou
Smiths greatest problem. Chucl
Wood and Gordie Dennis, speed
guards, are ready to team up witt
the veterans. Harold Reslock an
Bill Burckhard. forwards.
! Forks VIII. BE Strong
Ed Bohnhoff Of Grand Forks antici
pates q strong season with five let
termen and several reserve stars. Hi
lettermen are Captain Elvert Rind,
White, Rood, Thompson and Burck
hard.
Light workouts are the order a
Mandan. Coach McMahan has fou
regular lettermen for this years team
They are Barney Tonan, forward
Frank 6tumpf, center and forward
land Roe Percy and Sam Partridge
star guard combination.
Two lettermen, Wayne Fisher an
Art Olson, greeted Coach Henry Ric
at Fargo, who says his men this yea
will be small but fast. Outstandin
prospects are Floyd Clements. Paine
Kreutz, Fred Bower, Cavour Shep
lard, Charles Nelson. Charles Pollocl
Vincent Crary, Nick Kereluk an
John Callinan.
Coach Harley Robertson win bull
Minot's quint around five lettermel
three regulars and two reserves. j
has much promising material comm
from last years reserve and fros
aggregations. Regulars are Willar
MONIES, guard: Magyar Mus. fol
ward. and Don Robertson, center-foi
ward. Lettcrnen reserves are Do