The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-13
BISMARCK ELEVEN
AVENCES EARLIER
SETBACK monday
Bad Punt Paves Way for Touch.
down in Second Period of
Hard Fought Game
STRAIGHT FOOTBALL WINS
Local High School Starts Sec
ond March to Score on
Own 35.Yard Line

Bismarck's high school football ma
chine relied on sheer man-power and
straight football to avenge previous
defeat at the hands Of the Braves and
trotted off the field at the end of the
game with q IA to triumph over the
Mandan eleven In a hard-fought
Armistice day feature.
Tho game concluded the regular
playing season for both teams. Seven
seniors donned their football toys to
perform for the last time for Bis
marck high school. They were Vim
cent Wilson, Vernon Hedstrom, Paul
Whitley, Wilson Davis. Junior Neff,
Jack Harris and Ollie Sorsdahl.
Sorsdahl led the Demons steam
roller attack that pushed the ball over
for touchdowns In the second and
fourth periods after capitalizing on
Mandan errors.
The Bismarck quarterback pounded
over the center Of the line for the first
counter from the two-yard line after
Ferderer got off bad punt that went
out Of bounds on the 2O-yard line.
Elofson on the third play started to
pass, changed his mind, eluded two
Mandan tacklers and ran the ball to
the 11-yard line before he was brought
down. Sorsdahl made 1t a first down
and three plays later crashed over for
tho first touchdown shortly after the
second period opened.
Early In the third period the De-
mons started . touchdown march on
their own 35-yard line with Sorsdahl
again figuring prominently in the
drive. Tho march was halted tenn
porarily on the 13-yard stripe when
6orsdahl fumbled but he intercepted
q Brave pass on the second play and
four downs later smashed off guard
for tho second counter. Elofson
cracked open the center Of the line to
count the extra point.
Game Was Hard Fought
The battle was waged for the great
er share Of the time in Mandan ter
ritory with both teams tackling vici-
ously and driving hard on offense.
Keyed to . high tension and over
anxious to get into the play, both
teams received frequent penalties and
play was exceedingly ragged at times.
Bismarck won the toss and chose to
defend the west goal. Sorsdahl took
the opening kickoff on the 2O-yard
line and returned It to the 80. Elof-
con picked up two yards off tackle and
on the next play Sorsdahl punted to
Ferderer who received the ball on his
I own 20-yard line and brought It back
six yards. Ordway picked up two
yards and on the next play Mandan
was penalized five yards for offside
Ferderer punted to Elofson who sig
nailed for . fair catch in midfield
The Braves were penalized for tack
ling Eofson after the catch but on
The next play, Elofson lost 10 yards
SMsdahls punt was blocked but a
Bismarck player recovered and he
kicked again, this time to Ferderer on
the Mandan 20-yard line. The Man
dan quarter returned nine yards be-
fore he was downed.
El0fson Returns Punt
rerderer picked up two yards on the
next play and then punted to Elofsou
who returned the bah to the Mandan
48-yard line. Elofson picked up two
yards and q pass from Elofson tc
Wilson was good for IL more and q
first down. The Demons were pen
ali3ed for offside and on the third
play Dietrich intercepted pass. Ar
attempted quick kick was blocked ant
Lips recovered for Bismarck, return.
ing the ball to the Mandan 37-yarc
line. After Q line play and two In.
complete passes, Elofson punted *
Ferderer who took the ball on hi:
vineyard line and returned It to thu
eight. Neff broke through on the frs,
play and brought Ferderer down OF
the vineyard line. Ferderer puntet
to sorsdahl who signaled for q fail
catch on his 2l-yard line.
Elofson made four yards and Sors.
dahl added four more but on the mex
play SINNERS recovered q Bismarck
tumble. Culbertson lost two yard
and Ferderer got off q poor kick tina
went out Of bounds on the 2O-yart
line. It was great scoring oppor
tunity. After two trys at the lin,
Elofson started to pass, changed hi
mind and carried the ball to the II
yard line. Sorsdahl made it frs
down. He picked up two more an,
Elofson added one as the quartz
ended.
At the opening Of the second hal
Sorsdahl pounded over for the touch
down on two plays, and then cracke,
the center again for the extra poin,
Maudan elected to receive and Dayi
kicked to Ordway who took the bal
on his own 25-yard stripe and re
turned It to the 80. Ferderer passe,
to Ordway for two yards and after a,
incomplete pass. Ferderer punted bu
Bismarck was penalized for roughin
the kicker and the ball was put /,
play on Mandan's 4s-yard line. Tn
Braves lost ground on the next thre
plays and Ferderer punted to Elofso
who returned the ball 10 yards to hi
own IS. El0fson was held for no gai
at the line. sorsdahl picked up tw
and then elected to kick.
Nelson broke through the line an
blocked the punt recovering the bal
On the Demon 38-yard lire. Wilso
intercepted Brave pass on the "a
yard line. Elofson picked up S yard
and 0ofsdahl made 1t q first dowr
0oooo0 and Sofsdahl made It anothe
1hst dawn but when the Brave lin
he3d 0og3dahl punted to the Manda,
1o-yArd linz where the ball wa
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