The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-16
GRAND FORKS MEETS
JAMESTOWN CAGERS
IN OPENING CONTEST
CUNTS Will Battle for Right to
Enter Semi-Final Play
Saturday
MEET OPENS At 3 O'CLOCK
Devils lake-Mandan, Fargo.
Valley City. 6ismarck-Minot
Other Matchings

BY Friday night four Of eight high
school basketball teams will be pre-
pairing for semi-final play Saturday
in the North Dakota state Glass A
basketball tournament here. The four
remaining squads will get set for con-
ISOLATION play.
Opening the meet At the World War
Memorial building, will be the contest
between Grand Forks and jamestown
at 3 p. m. Both teams rate high in
Class A play for the season and an
exciting battle is anticipated.
Coach William S. Gussner's cagers
hopes for victory depend upon the
performance Of the veteran squad
which is composed Of Harold Westby,
Ralph Richmond, Herbert Nelson,
Kenneth Nelson, Robert 1ngstad,
Vernon Kittleson, Merrill Augspurger,
Francis Nordeen and Woodrow Gra-
ham.
Grand Forks dropped a thrilling
contest to Fargo to mar their record
tor state play. Coach Ed Bohnoff
will pick his starting lineup from the
following: Wendlen Burkhardt, Lloyd
Rund, Alan Dragge, Quintus Nelson.
GORDON Ruud, Bernard White and
Harold Thompson.
Devils Lake Favorites
Mandan Braves are the underdogs
for the I o'clock game Friday after
noon with Devils Lake. However,
Mandan is at the peak Of its form and
tho game promises to be close. The
return OF Roe Percy has strengthened
the cuint considerably, as was evi-
fenced In the upset game with Dick
1nson, B class challangers.
Leonard C.. McMahan will use the
following Braves in Fridays play:
Bernard Toman, Ralph Ferderer,
Frank Stumpf, Jack SINNERS, Bill
Ordway, Roe Percy, Donald Reynolds
and Joe Helbling.
Entered for play for Coach Douglas
Smiths Satans. are William Burck-
hard, Gordon Dennis, Albert Evans,
Robert Gilliland, Ralph Jensen, YER
non Melhouse, Harold Reslock. Duane
Westerhold and Charles Wood.
Fargo Plays Valley City
Although rated as the strongest
team in the meet, Fargo will not be
over confident when they are pitted
against the Valley City Hi-Liners
Friday night in a game starting at
o'clock. The valley cagers are small,
but capital city cage fans have had
evidence Of their strength. They won
twice from the local high school
squad.
Coach Claude Miller will have
available for play, William McCosh,
William Codding, James Sletten, Don
aid Gibson. Leo Scott, John Sathe,
Sigvald Erickson and Bernard Die
inert.
Wayne Fisher, Arthur Olson, Vim
cent Crazy. Palmer kreutz, Floyd
Clements, Charles Nelson, Cavaur
Shepard, Orvile Fisher and Ernest
Wheeler are eager to boost Coach
Henry L. Rice's Fargo squad into po-
kition tor the state title.
Bismarck Meets Minot
The contest holding most interest
for local fans will be the last that
matches Bismarck Demons and Minot
The Magicians administered a sound
humping to Coach Roy D. McIeod's
five IN a 27-l2 game at Minot last
week. The Demons hope to revenge
The whipping. The team represent
eng Bismarck at the meet showed the
effects, when they played Minot, OF
the strenuous game against st. Mary's
here but two days previous.
The Demons displayed the improve
anent they have made this season
when they forced Jamestown to ar
overtime period before the Jays coulo
exc out Is to "a win. Battling TO,
Bismarck's chances al the crown will
be Neil Beylund, john Cameron, Cor
don Engen, Vernon Hedstrom, jim
McGuiness, Billy Owens, Larry
Schneider and Oliver Sorsdahl.
Coach Harley Robertson will pin hi
hopes on the play OF Harold Ankar.
berg, Wagner Mus. Dom Robertson
Willard MONIES. Donald Pepke
James McNaughton, Leo Overland
and Tom Mackenroth.
Officiating At the meet viii be Dicl
EolSer, Moorhead, MINI, and r. e
Wyttenbach W.N.D.), Aberdeen, 8. D