The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-09
LIONS TRIUMPH AS
DObLER SINKS LONG
shot in OVERTIME
Mclean County Quint Loses
Game, 24.22, After Leading
In Fourth Quarter
DEMONS ARE VICTORS, 24.15
Peck McCuiness Registers Six
Baskets to Lead Bismarck
High Offensive

The Linton Lions won the regional
Glass B championship and with it the
right to enter the state tournament
at Valley City next week and the
Bismarck Demons made it two VIC
tories each over their Glass B chal-
lengers to become favorites to defend
successfully their right to enter the
Glass A event through the playoffs
next week.
The Linton five turned in a brilliant
"a to % victory over fighting high
school quint from Coleharbor in a
game that required an overtime Pc
riod to settle.
Harold Dobler. high-scoring Linton
forward, gave a remarkable exhibition
of craftsmanship to earn the regional
title for the Lions, tieing up the count
at 22-all just ten seconds before the
final whistle blew at the end OF the
regular playing period and then Gag
ing the winning basket with a shot
from the middle of the floor that
found the ball III nlidair as the over
time period ended and then sWished
through the hoop.
Demons Down Saints
The Demons, playing heads-up ball
all the way. outscored the scrappy St.
Mary'S team, "a TO Is. to hang up
their second triumph over the paro-
chial cagers. These two teams and the
Dickinson Midgets will meet in the
challenge tournament for the right
to represent this district in the state
classic here March % and %.
peck" McGuiness came into his
own in the Saint-Demon battle. drop
ping in four baskets. mostly on follow
in shots, as the Demons recovered
from a shaky start and assumed IA
to 10 advantage at the half-time. Both
teams played especially fine basket
ball during tina: first half with Urban
Hagen leading the Saint attack which
produced a to 4 lead for the paroch-
ial cagers at the end Of the first
quarter.
Before he went out on personals IN
the last quarter, McGuiness registered
another pair Of field goals to which
Ollie Sorsdahl and Buddy Beall each
added enc and Hedstrom and Kanz
contributed free throw each.
Croakc Out Of Lineup
Handicapped by the loss OF Bill
C-oake, regular pivot, who was de-
clared ineligible for the one game, the
Saints fought losing battle after as
Stunning that early lead. Tommy Lee,
veteran guard. and diminutive Pete
Fischer elaborated with Hagen in
the first half to keep the Demons on
edge.
Fischer. who with Lee showed plen-
ty of fight and broke up Demon plays
or tied up Coach McLeod's cagers with
held balls, had only one difficulty.
He was unable to watch the shifty
Buddy Bcall. who sped III under the
basket three times to register field
goals.
McGuincss was high scorer for the
game with Il points and Beall was
second with six. Coach Mcleod used
his entire ten men during the game.
In the Lnton-CclehaTbor fray. the
Coleharbor five rallied after Linton
had taken an early lead and pulled
ahead to at the end of the first
quarter. With Kremer and Dobler
leading the Lions attack the lead
changed hands again before the inter-
mission and the Linton quint went off
the floor with j IA to 10 advantage.
Coleharbor Wipes Out Lead
Ballet registered the only points in
the third quarter. pair of field goals
which gave the Lions a l6 to 10 edge,
but in the fourth period the Colehar-
Dor cagers touched eff drive that
melted four field goals and an equal
number of free throws to pull ahead
20 to 20 and it took a shot from the
middle Of the floor by Dobler to knot
the count in the last ten seconds OF
play.
Dobler was Eigll point man for the
game with five field goals and three
gift shots for 10, and Kremer. with