The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-09
BISMARCK, MOTT TO
START FIREWORKS mi
FIRST ROUND CLASH
Cando, Lansford, BaIfour,|
Grafton, Valley City, James.
town Entered
MANY new TEAMS APPEAR
Dick Holzer OF Moorhead Back
At Valley City to Referee
Annual Meet

Valley City, N. D., March 9.-(R-
Seeking the state independent basket
ball crown Of North Dakota, winners
Of eight regional championship
games assembled here Thursday for
the annual state tournament Of the
independent league.
Bismarck's Providers and Mott were
to open the annual three day tourney
Thursday afternoon. Both cities were
represented in the event last year at
Minot.
Many new faces appear in the tour
ney this year. The second game
Thursday afternoon was to bring to.
gether two Of them, Cando and Lans-
ford. Cando, thrice winner Of state
championships In 1928, 1929 and 1880,
was eliminated in regional play last
season, but Is back again this year.
Lansford never has been q figure In
state tourney play before, but this
season is bringing one Of the most
feared teams in the league.
Lansford comes to the tourney by
virtue Of q victory over Powers Lake.
Powers Lake, IN turn, had taken the
measure Of the Stanley Cardinals
who are believed to hold q worlds
scoring record In their 1e4 to tri-
umph over Belden in district play.
Balfow Plays Grafton
Thursday evenings program brings
together two teams never before listed
as state titlists in the Balfour Blue
birds and the Grafton National
Guardsmen. The Balfour Bluebirds
are highly -touted aggregation Of '.hot-
shots" while the Guardsmen list 4
number Of former Grafton and agri-
cultural college stars In their lineup.
The Balfour team Is managed by John
Simrau, former Wisconsin grid star.
Concluding the first round Thurs
day night viii be the Valley City
straus Clothiers, defending cham
pions, and the Jamestown Tigers.
Dick Holzer Of Moorhead will off,
ciate all games IN the championship
play, returning for his third annual
stand with the independents.
A consolation tourney, an innova-
ton In play this year, will be begun
Friday afternoon for teams defeated
in the first round. The consolation
round championship will be decided
Saturday afternoon, while the state
championship semi-finals will be
played Friday evening with the
championship contest scheduled Sat-
lrday evening, to be preceded by
playoff Of semi-final losers for third
and fourth places.
The 1888 tourney Is being sponsored
by the Valley City Association Of
Commerce and It was announced by
Tom Condor that despite
the existing conditions, the independ-
ent basketball league Of North Da-
kota could look forward to one Of its
most successful Journeys In years.
AL Of the games will be played On
the state teachers college floor.
Trophies Are Extensive
r. w. Johnston, league president,
said the most extensive array Of tro-
phies ever given by the league had
been arranged for this years event.
The championship trophy is being
given by the Valley City business men
while the annual league awards viii
60 to second, third and fourth places
and the consolation round winner. In
addition eight medals win be given
the players awarded places on the
all-state team and silver medals 60 to
tho eight placed on the second team.
Selections will be made by the league
board Of directors, by the officials n
charge Of the games and attending
newspaper men.
In addition. the league win conduct
it, annual election Of officers. In
cumbentS arc President Johnston.
Hillsboro; Nell O. Churchill Of His
marck, vice president: Edward u. Yo-
cum, Ainot, secretary, whose term
continues for one year: Dan Haley,
Eckelson, and George 6tutman. Can
do. directors,