The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-18
M'LE0D'S ATHLETES
TURN BACK SAINTS,
50 TO 10 SATURDAY
Bismarck High Quint Joins Sew.
en- Other Qualifiers for
North Dakota Classic
RESERVES GIVEN PRACTICE
Sorsdahl and McC illness Are
High Scorers; Hagen, Shultz,
Lee Show Up Well

Having safely weathered the three
way challenge series In which they
successfully defended their right to
enter the state Glass A tournament
against st. Mary's and Dickinson, the
Demons Monday turned their atten-
ton to preparation for the North Da-
kota cage classic.
After downing Coach Denton's
Midgets Friday night, q to ID. the
Demons rose to even greater heights
to conquer Coach Ted Meinhover's
Saints, 80 to 10. Saturday and joined
the seven other qualifiers for the
coming event.
Coach McLeod's athletes in thwart-
ing the strong st. Mary's quint def
nitely established themselves as SER
ious contenders for the state high
school basketball crown. Coming
along fast in the last two weeks, the
Demons today are vastly improved
ball club in every department Of the
game and have convinced Capital
City fans that they will make things
tough for other aspirants this week.
end.
with the completed field including
two Glass B schools, Grafton and
Wahpeton, in addition to Minot. de-
tending champions, Fargo, Valley
City, Devils Lake, Mandan and Bis
marck. all indications point to wide
open affair with reserve power and
ability to stand up under the strain
OF three games in two days likely to
mean plenty in the final determine
ton Of the winner.
Reserves Get Work
Coach Mcleod has given his re-
serves plenty Of work in these last
two weeks and all are showing the ef-
fects Of the added experience. Among
these, Johnny Cameron probably has
shown the greatest improvement. The
reserve forward played great game
against st. Mary's. breaking in fast
for three baskets and passing we'll on
the offense.
Vernon Hedstrom and Bob Peterson
also have shown the results Of the
additional experience. PeterSon's
height gives the forward or center, as
the situation demands, plenty Of
utility value while Hedstrom has
gained the confidence required for
good defensive work, especially under
the basket.
Ollie Sorsdahl led the Demon Of
tense Saturday getting five buckets
and q free throw for his evenings
quota OF points but he was closely
pressed by Peck" McGuiness, whose
plucky work under the hoop result
ed In four baskets, three Of which
were follow-in shots.
Billy Owens turned In fine game
In the back court and bagged three
field goals to boost the Demon total.
The veteran captain teamed with
either Buddy Beall, the scrappy soph-
omore who has made place for
himself on the first five, or Hedstrom
in turning back the Saint scoring
threats with regularity.
Croonquist Used Sparingly
Neil Croonquist, whose recognized
scoring ability Is one OF the Demons
numbered assets, was used sparingly
by Mcleod who was concentrating on
the reserves. When he was in the
game. Neil confined most Of his eff
forts to feeding the other players, TAX
ing only two trys at the hoop, one OF
which was good.
It wasn't that the Saints weren't
playing the brand Of ball that was
responsible for an even break in two
games with Mandan and q pair Of
wins over Janlestown's Glass A quint,
but they were simply outfought by the
Bismarck high school team.
The veterans, Tommy Lee, Urban
Hagen and Fred Schultz, played
bang-up games all the way through
but could not penetrate the Demon
offense with any degree Of consistency.
Hagen led the Saint; with a brace
Of field goals and free throw and
Murphy bagged two long ones as his
share.
The Demons jumped to an early
lead and held a 8 to advantage at
the end Of the first quarter. For one
brief period after the diminutive Pete
Fisher was inserted into the Saint
lineup in the second quarter, the
Saints made bid for the lead. but
1t was short-lived and the Demons
had . % to 8 advantage when the
teams went off the floor at the inter-
,saicciasa SUMMARY.