The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-25
DEMONS AND Saints
PLAY THREE GAMES
NNEXT TWO NIGHTS
Bismarck viii Meet Traditional
Rival, Mandan, Here
Friday Evening
ST. MARY'S TO FACE JAYS
Saints Will Battle Valley City
Here Saturday and Man.
dan Wednesday

Bismarck basketball fans will see
plenty OF action over the weekend
both afie!d and at home as the two
Capital City high school ouints en-
gage In three games OF the first water
Coach Roy D. McLeod's Bismarck
high school Demons will engage in
only one Of the contests, but that
game will pit Bismarck against its
traditional rival. the Mandan Braves.
This game will be played at the
World War Memorial building, be-
ginning at $3.50 o'clock fCS.To There
will be no preliminary contest.
Bismarck and Mandan. the two
greatest athletic rivals in North Da-
kota high school history, have en-
eaged in IS games in the past, with
the Capita. Citians grabbing 81 vic
tories to IS for the Morton county
lads.
Coach Leonard c. McMahan's
Braves this year are bent on obtain
ing revenge for little incident last
year, In which Bismarck defeated
rfandan II to Is in the contest which
determined the 1884 North Dakota
Class A championship.
Neither Impressive So Far
Neither Bismarck nor Mandan has
been impressive in early games this
season, but that does not alter the
great rivalry between the two teams
end they may be expected to play
dazzling ball throughout.
Coach Mcleod expects to make a
major change In his starting lineup
shifting Billy Owens from forward
back to his old position at guard
He will start Neil Croonquist and
Oliver Sorsdahl at forwards. Larry
Schneider at center and either Bud
kanz or Gordon Engen at the other
guard. John Cameron. forward. and
Neil Beyland, center. also may see
Lction.
The Braves have had an unusual
3:umber Of casualties this season but
Coach McMahan expects to have all
Of his regulars with the exception of
Poe Percy OF, hand for the contest.
Parney Tonan, classy forward. has
shown rapid improvement from ton
si'ectomy but still Is weakened con-
eiderably.
Coach McMahan probably will start
Partridge and Ferderer at forwards
Prank Stulnpf at center, Ordway and
Reynolds at guards. For reserve duty
he will have Tonan, Helbling and
Farr, forwards, SINNERS and Die
trich, guards.
st. Mary's high schools fast-trevel-
ing Saints will travel to Jamestown
Friday evening to meet the strong
Elue Jays Of that city.
Many Fans To Go
Great interest is evinced in this
contest in view Of the fact that
Jamestown is rated as the greatest
threat for the state championship
this year while the Saints have won
~ games in the state, including two
over Class A teams, without q loss.
St. Mary's has a chance to represent
this district in the state tournament
in view of the fact the Saints have
challenged Bismarck high.
Scores Of Bismarck persons are ex-
pected to go to jamestown for the
contest, which will begin at 8:l5
o'clock. The parochial school has
leased q bus to IT. nsport the team
and the Bismarck Boy Scout band to
the Stutsman county city while ardent
aans have chartered another bus for
the trip. Other scores are expected
10 60 to jamestown In private auto
1nobiles.
Coach George L. Hays Of the Saints
expects to take large squad to
Jamestown for the tiff with the Jays.
Among players available will be the
tive regulars - Frank Lee and John
Boelter. forwards. Stretch Hubert,
center, Bob Murphy and Tommy Lee,
glards-and the large reserve squad
Anderson and Geiermann, centers,
Doerner and Ref. forwards. Schmidt,
Hagen and Kaiser, guards. Tommy
Lee has been i'll much of the season
and has been In bed this week with o
ccld. but is expected to be on hand
for the fracas.
Jay Regulars To Start
Coach William Gussner of James
town is expected to start Bud Westby
and Kittleson at forwards; Bob Ing
6tad at center, and Augspurger and
Nordeen at guards.
Returning to Bismarck, the Saints
will clash with Valley City at the me.
mortal building here Saturday even.
ing at $50 o'clock. Valley City last
weekend scored 1915 victory ovel
Bismarck with q late rally after thu
Demons had led most of the way.
To top off the program, the Saint!
win battle Mandan next Wednesday
evening. The Saints scalped thu
Braves 80 to IS In an earlier con
test. The Wednesday fracas will b
played In the state training schoo
gymnasium at MAndan Mt O'clocl