The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-19
BEAT JAMESTOWN
2O-19 THRILLING
final round PLAY
Basket by Mus in Last Minutes
Decides Champion Of
Tournament Here
FARGO TAKES THIRD PLACE
Grand Forks Stand Fifth After
Winning rs to II From
Bismarck High

Tor the first time since 1916 Minot
won the championship Of North Da'
kota Class A teams when 1t defeated
Jamestown 81 to 10 in the final game
OF the state basketball tournament
Saturday night. The meet was held II
the World War Memorial auditorium
here.
Minot literally rained the ball al
the hoop the last two minutes oi
play IN frantic effort to break a 10.
10 deadlock, Mus finally getting op
en- for a close-in shot to put Coach
Harley Robertson's team in the lead
Westby. Blue Jay forward missed q
long one as the gun sounded.
Fargo found stubborn opposition IN
Mandan, but was able to turn the
Braves back 81 to % to place third
Bismarck took 25-ll defeat in
the contest with Grand Forks to cede
fifth position to Ed Bohnoff's cagers
Governor Throws In Ball
The championship tilt opened with
Gov. William LANCER throwing in
the basketball.
jamestown won the right to play
In the final contest by winning a to
80 from Mandan in SENT final play
Saturday morning; and by beating
Grand Forks q to "a In the opening
round Of play Friday. Minot defeat
ed Bismarck, last years champions,
q to Is Friday night and eliminated
Fargo in q 17-l5 contest Saturday
morning.
Other games Friday saw Mandan
win from Devils Lake % to q, and
Fargo wallop Valley City IS to is. In
competition Saturday afternoon,
Grand Forks downed Devils Lake %
to 8. and Bismarck won % to Is from
Valley City.
Ingstad Starts Scoring
Big Bob Ingstad, Jamestown CEN
ter, started scoring in the champion
ship battle with beautiful one
handed hook shot. After a free toss
by Harold Ankarberg, Minot took a
80 lead when Mus connected. Dom
Pepke, guard, put the MagicianS
score at with a shot from near the
free throw line. Free throws by Ver-
non Kittleson and Jngstad and q field
goal by Harold Westby tied the count
as the quarter ended.
The Jays forged ahead on Ralph
Richmond's field goal to start the
second period. Dom Robertson
counted a gift shot for Minot. On
the rebound of Ingstads try, Westby
counted two more for his squad. Mus
pitched a long one In for the Magi-
clans and MONIES another to make
it Minot 10. Jamestown at the half.
Richmond counted again to start
scoring in the third when he Melted
two on the rebound Of his own free
shot. Robertson counted a field goal
and twice from the free throw to
boost Minot to lead. Ingstad. who
had tough luck all evening In tries at
the net, missed an over hand pitch.
Jamestown subbed Herbert Nelson for
Richmond. Westby after dribbling
from deep in the Blue Jay territory,
lifted pretty one handed shot into
the basket. MillOt lead IA to Is as
the quarter ended.
Tom Mackenroth. hefty Mlnot man
who replaced Ankarberg during the
second quarter. Gagged two free throws
ut the start of the last period. Robin
son connected with one Of two tries.
Nelson and Ingstad tied play at II
by two from the court. After Minot
missed five consecutive attempts,
Augspurger gave Jamestown lead
by q shot from under the cords
Mackenroth tied it up again and Mus
connected for the winning tally.