The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-16
CAPITAL CITY QU|NT
Stems DICK|NSOYS
Third PERIOD RALLY
Oenton's Athletes Cut Lead to
-Four Points After Trailing
1910 at Half
SHOOTING IS SENSATIONAL
Sorsdahi, Owens, BealI Star for
Locals; Tanberg and Rob-
ertson for Visitors

through in true championship style
to shatter the Glass A tournament
hopes Of the Dickinson Midgets Fri
day night, but have yet to overcome
the challenge of Coach Meinhover's
st. Mary's quint, the second barrier
which they must hurdle before gain
ing a place in the North Dakota cage
classic.
st. Mary's, the team that drew a
bye in the pairing for the elimlna-
ton event, will attempt to replace
Coach McLeod's athletes as entrants
to the major event in game which
has been called for $3.50 p. m. tonight
at the World War Memorial building.
The Demons shot their way to q
to Is victory over Coach Denton's
Midgets on the State Training School
floor at Mandan in a fast game. re-
plete with good basketball and tense
third quarter when the strong
Dickinson five threatened to overcome
q big lead the locals had piled up in
the first half
Buddy Beall and Peck" McGuiness
gave the Bismarck team a four point
advantage in the early minutes OF the
game with basket apiece but Law
renee Tanberg, forward. and John
Robertson, guard. brought the Mid
gets even with beautiful high-arching
shots that swished through the hoop
Captain Billy Owens connected for
two points to put the Demons out in
front again and Ollie Sorsdahl made
good q try at the free throw line to
increase that advantage to Z to 4 at
the end Of the first quarter.
Demons Take Lead
Brilliant long-range shooting by
both teams characterized the play in
the second period with the Demons
connecting for five field goals and a
brace OF gift shots to increase their
advantage to 10 to 10 as the teams
went of the floor at the end Of the
half.
Sorsdahl Topped in three from out
past the free throw line leading the
Demon squirt. Neil Croonquist, who
was inserted into the fray late in the
first quarter. added a pair of field
goals and Bob Peterson and Owens
each contributed free throw. Rob-
ertson and Tanberg each bagged a
field goal and free throw for the
Midgets during this period.
Coming back strong after the inter-
mission. the Midgets narrowed the
gap to four points on baskets by Rob-
ertson. Crawford, pivot man. and
Chuck Agnew, guard, and a tree
throw by Crawford while the Capital
Citians were forced to be content with
q single field goal Topped in by Owens
The third quarter ended 81 to II.
Taking command Of the situation
at this point, the Demons built up a
safe margin on baskets by Groom
Quist, Owens and Sorsdahl while the
Midgets sought desperately to over
come the lead with long trys, none Of
which found the hoop.
Midgets Put Up Battle
The Midgets put q scrappy battle
but with the exception of the third
quarter. when they out-scored and
out-fought the Demons, the local
quint played better offensive and de-
fenSive basketball than their Class
B opponents.
The first quarter was exceedingly
fast with both teams passing fault
1essly and shooting with accuracy
from any point OH the floor. Both
teams appeared ovar-anxious In the
third period with the Midgets out
scoring the Demons by wide mar
gin.
Sorsdahl. with four field goals and
q free throw for nine points. was high
scorer for the game and turned in a
strong game both on offense and de-
Tense. Owens, Croonquist and Beall
also played bang-up basketball in the
Demon lineup with Owens and Groom
quist trailing Sorsdahl in the scoring
column with seven and six points,
respectively.
Robertson turned in stellar per-
Torrance for the Midgets and paced
the invaders with three baskets from
the floor In addition to one gift shot.
Chuck Agnew and Tanberg also gave
good accounts Of themselves. Sum-
mary: