The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-22
FORKS, UNOFFICIAL
T|TL|S7S, TO LOSE
11LETTER WINNERS
Gaping Holes Left in Strong
Forward Walls; BacktieId
Quartets Split Up
WESTERN PROSPECTS GOOD
Bismarck, Mandan, Mott, Mar
marth and Washburn An
ticipate Strong EIevens
WESTERN PROSPECTS GOOD
By L. r. YOUNGSTOWN
l.Associated Press Sports Writer


Graduation, annual bugaboo O
football coaches. will rip gaping hole
in the strongest forward walls and il
some cases ruin the best Of backfielt
quartcts, it was disclosed Thursda,
in a survey Of high school football
prospects for next year.
Many North Dakota coaches as
sert that teams of calibre equal K
those of this year will take the ficle
next fall. Several anticipate ever
better aggregations, but graduation
will take its toll in every school, art
III some it will be heavy one.
Possibly the hardest hit will be the
unofficial championship squad al
Grand Forks where graduation vii
smash the team OF II lettermer
named by Coach Ed Bohnhoff, II
have completed their prep schoo
careers.
Returning to further the maroon
cause in 1885 will be AL Dragge and
Gordy Bye. regular ends, and Lee
Huard, blocking halfback, along with
three reserves, Lloyd Rood. quarter
back. William Richards, tackle, and
Les Brown, halfback.
Bohnhoff must fill in from tackle
TO tackle with new men. Graduating
are Brouse, Gordon Rood. Rosenberg
Fischer. Hallen, F'eist. JACK West
Syvertson, Ronald Nelson and Fried
man.
Hi-Liner Prospects Fair
Prospects at Valley City are fair
Coach Rognstad loses seven veterans
but their places will be filled by this
years reserves and second team men,
Graduating backfield players are
Captain Page Persons, Bernard DER
inert, Morris Carlson. and William
McCosh. The line will be handi-
capped by loss of Colin Moore. bulky
center, James Sletten and William
Shirley.
Ten seniors. including the entire
regular backfield, played their last
game for Devils Lake this season
Their absence will leave Coach Doug
Smith with eight remaining letter
men and potentially powerful all
veteran lille for next year. He must
build backfield around one reserve
letterman. The graduates are Cap
tain Gordon Dennis. William Burck-
hard. all-state fullback in 1888. Ben
jamin, Sparks. Evans, Roland Peter
son, backs; and Robert Wood. Wester-
holm. Riordan, and Connolly, line
men.
Graduation will leave Mandan will
a strong line for the 1885 season hui
with weaker backfield, according
to Coach l.. H. McMahan. 1t will *
veteran forward wall. but the entire
ball carrying crew will be gone.
Jamestown will get 10 of its 10 let
termen back next fall with prospect.
uncertain.
Minot's prospects will be as good a.
they were at the start of the 1893;
season. All of Coach Glenn Jarrett!
Is lettermen, except MONIES ane
Holmes, are seniors.
Six Demons Return
The next gridiron machine at Bis.
marck will be built around six return
ing lettermen, nine monogram mel
being OH the graduation list.
Carrying the Demon hopes in 1893;
will be Louis Beall. Elfred Elofscn
Evan Lips. captain-elect. Richars
Shafer, Lawrence Woodland, Arlel
Schultz and strong contingent G
reserves and players coming up from
the freshmen ranks.
Next years prospects look brigh
to coaches at Mayville, Fessender
6ykeston. Ray, WaShburn. Marmartl
and Mott. The outlook is good a
Elgin, Leeds, Crosby, Hillsboro an,
Kenmare.
Six OF Belfield's IS monogram win
ners will be lost. The lettermen's clu1
named Lester Buchanan and JOIN
Redmond co-captains for 1885.
Only six seniors will be missing
when Marmarth's gridders conven
next fall. With eight veterans re
turning. the school is promised
strong eleven in defense Of it's south
west conference championship.
Garrison will take the field with
out the services Of seven lettermer
Graduates are Captain Clyde Lucl
who scored n OF the schools II
points last season, Jacobs. Colder
Bishop, Heinzen, Kirchen and Zigle,
Superintendent John ]. Robert.
who coaches Elgin.s gridders, wi
have II Of his II lettermen bacl
Washburn and Leeds each lose onl
four men via the diploma route, tn
former having 10 returning and Iced
seven.
Fessenden will have II very fine
lettermen back next year. says Coac
Ernest Kotchian. Three monogram
holders graduating are Weighmullc
Mclhouse and Zumpf.
Teams Hard Hit
Hard pressed for experienced me
will be Coach E. S. Wilcox at Lis
bon who lcses - out OF is letterme
and Tommy Grouse, Motall. with onl
five Of IA letterinen scheduled to re
turn.
With eight letternen back, Coac
Boyd at Crosby must fill two bacl
field and one line vacancy. SIEVE
Of Is Edgeley veterans will gradual
before another season rolls arouu
and, similarly. half Of the II Letter
men It BoWbells are graduating. lea,
ing the task Of repairing q weaker
ed line. but . veteran backfield.
Hatton will have q five-man let
terman contingent when the 10;
campaign opens while Hillsboro los
seven men but has eleven letterme
returning.
Eleven experienced men will gre.
Coach Gill ct Ray next fall. Ker
mare also expects to have anoths
strong team, though It will be light
er.
I Mot4S successful season Is expecte
70 carry4sover. From this years I'm
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