The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-06
BEuLAH QU|NT Will
GIVE Saints FIRST
REAL TEST FRIDAY
Local Independent Team 0p.
pose High-Scoring Sioux
City Ghosts Saturday
MASSMANN JOINS CAGERS
Mcleod Drills Demon Candi-
dates in Passing, Shooting
and BaIl-HandIing

Bismarck basketball fans Will get
the first real taste of what is in store
for the l934-35 cage season when St
Mays quint takes tho floor against
the Beulah five and the PhantOms pit
their recognized ability against the
:suntcd scoring power OF the Sioux
City Ghosts this weekend
Fresh from an impressive 50 TO
victory over st. Marys alumni. Coach
Ted Meinhover'5 athletes will take the
floor at p. m, Friday at the ST,
Mary's gymnasium in their first reg
llarly scheduled encounter
The game Friday will also be the
first engagement of the season for the
Beulah cagers 50 that little can be said
Of the relative strength of the two
teams. William Croake, who with
Robert Murphy led the Saints to their
initial triumph over the alumni, will
not be eligible for regular competition
until the end Of the first semester.
However, Meinhover still has Tommy
Lee, Frank Geiermann. Urban Hagen,
Murphy and several reserves
upon which to pin his hopes for vic
tory.
The Phantons, local independent
five, will make their initial appearance
before the home fans at p. m. Sat-
urday at the World War Memorial
tuilding. Their clash with the famous
Negro hard court wizards should fur
nish one of the high spots of the local
cage season despite the earlineSS of
the game.
Massman Will Play
Harold Massmann, veteran short
stop on the local baseball nine, re-
turned from Chicago Wednesday
where he went to visit his parents at
the end of the baseball season last
fall. Wednesday night he donned a
Phantom uniform and worked out for
the first time with the veteran COM
bination that has been practicing
daily in preparation for the invasion
of the Ghosts.
Massmann in 1881 was chosen by
several sports writer's as All-American
forward. He played that year with
st. Johns college of Brooklyn, N. Y,
and later joined the New York Ma
tionals. independent club.
Massmann will team with Don Ar
thur OF Mandan at forward. Ted
Meinhoycr six foot. seven inch center;
Johnny Spriggs and Ben Jacobsen,
Guards. complete the Phantom's line
III. Carvin Croonquist will also get
into the play Saturday.
In the camp Of the Bismarck high
school Demons. Coach Roy Mcleod is
drilling his cage warriors daily on
shooting, ball-handling and
passing.
Center Berth Remains Problem
As yet the Demon mentor has made
no attempt to solve his perplexing
center problem. created by the gradu-
. alton of last years regular pivot man
and both Of the reserve centers. Several
, rangy players ICON as possible regular
. occupants Of the center berth but as
Mcleod expressed it there was pos
: sibility that the Demons will lust
J have five players on the floor
, Mcleod trimmed his squad OF Sc
candidates to II last week and will
. keep that number throughout the
season. Members of the present
Equad are Billy Owens, Ollie Sorsdahl
I John Cameron and Bud Kanz. letter.
men: Vernon HedStrom, Jim Nc
!. Guinness and Neil Croonquist, reserves
with experience. and Leon Doerner
Robert Peterson, Buddy Beall, Fat
{ Eofson. Ray Yeasley, Bob Brandon
burg, Bud Wenaas, Francis Register
Arlen Schultz, Jim Burckhardt. jim
Snyder, Clayton Welsh, Bob Tayis anc
/, Helmuth Clausnitzer.
!. Several changes have been made ii
the Demon schedule since 1t was frs,
J released. The high school cagers viii
lget their initial test against the
4 Linton Lions next Saturday night.
The revised schedule:
Dec. %. Valley City, here.
Jan. 2, Williston. here.
y Jan. II, Valley City, there.
7 Jan. IL, Jamestown, there.
; Jan. Is, Open.
Jan. Is, Mandan, there
Feb. l, Dickinson, there.
z Feb. 2, Glendive, there.
z Feb. 8. Dickinson, here.
: FEB. Is, Minot, here.
Feb. ~, Jamestown, here.
Mar. |. Wahpeton, here.
Q Mar. 8, Mandan, here.
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