The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-04-02
WHALEN, BURCKHARD,
RIFE, H0LEN, KKAY
NAMED BY COACHES
Wahpeton Star Given Captaincy
Of First Five; Grafton
Ace Leads SeOnd
81 PLAYERS N0MIN ATED
Ferderer Places on Second
0uint; Croonquist, SorsdahI
on Third Selection
BY LYLE F. YOUNGSTOWN
ASSOCIATED Prese Sports Writer)

BY LYLE r. YOUNGSTOWN
associated Prese Sports Writer)
After capturing the championship
and runners-up positions in the state
A and B high school basketball
tournaments, small schools followed
through to win four Of the first five
positions on the coaches North Da-
kota all-state basketball team.
Fifty-one players were nominated
for all-state honors by coaches of 10
outstanding basketball teams who
participated in the poll conducted by
the Associated Press.
Representatives of two teams COM
peting in the state Glass B tourney
at Valley City were Leroy Holen Of
Aneta, state champions, and Alfred
Mckay Of Maddox A. c., runners-up
in that division. Holen took the
center position on the all-state while
Mckay slid into guard berth.
From the Glass A tournament at
Bismarck. the states major cage
classic, the North Dakota champion
ship Grafton quint placed it's for
ward Francis Whalen while Wahpe-
ton, runners-up to the crown, boosted
Harvey Rife at the other forward
position.
Only player from the Glass A teams
to earn all-state honors was William
Burckhard. Devils Lake guard, who
was the high scoring ace Of the Bis
marck meet.
Rife Gets Decisive Vote
OF the five first members, speedy.
basket-tossing ace Harvey Rife re-
Ceived the most decisive vote to win
the captaincy OF the mythical all
star quint, one vote separating him
from Whalen and Holen who were
thrown into a tie for second highest
vote. Mckay trailed two votes be-
hind them.
Paul Johnson, Grafton center, cap
tains the second team. He received
the most votes of the second team
players.
Selected to pick the all-state aggre-
CATION were coaches Of the eight teams
which reached state tournaments in
the Consolidated League, the A and
B classes under the state board OF
control and B teams which chal-
lenged class A honors.
High praise was heaped on the
all-staterS for their basketball ability.
both extensively and defensively. All
received plaudits for their speed.
passing and shooting.
Rife, an all around good athlete
who handles the ball we'll in passing,
was one Of the highest scoring for
wards in the state with an average of
10 points per game through 81 con-
tests last season.
Holen Is Steady, Cool
Holen was credited with doing
everything WELL by mentors who
claimed he was steady. cool, and a
brilliant player"
Burckhard'S accurate one hand
shots, much In evidence at the Cap
ital City tourney, boosted his rating
among the coaches. "Tireless, and
very aggressive" was the description
OF Mckay. Emphasis was placed on
his speed and good basketball Shoot
ing and ball handling.
Coaches participating In the poll
were:
r. L. Coleman, Grandin: Henry L.
Rice, Fargo; Leo Schweinfurt, Graf
ton: Marty Eneh. Wahpeton; George
E. Lee, Park River: G. T. Denton,
Dickinson: l.. G. Mcmahon, Mandan;
w. D. Allen, Minot Model High, Roy
%. Mcleod, Bismarck; Ed Bohnhoff,
Grand Forks: Lionel G. Reeck, Lin
ton: r. D. Koppenhaver. Reeder; H.
L. Robertson. Minot: Johnny Mach,
Williston, Doug Smith, Devils Lake;
G. Thomasson. Maddox. A. c.;
Roger Vorachek. Starkweather; Ly-
man L. Bump, Van Hook, and NJ. ].
Peterson, Hannah.
Players Nominated
Besides those placing on the first
three teams, other players receiving
nominations were:
Forwards-Grothm Grandin:
Fisk. Hunter: LaBerge. Grafton;
0eiger, Hamilton: J. Allen, Minot
Model: Picken. Minot Model: Ben
son. Reeder: wallace Hovey. Van
Hook, Robert Granville. Van Hook;
B. Carlson. Grand Prairie; c. Hea-
veny, Hannah.
Centers-Orville Hovey, Van Hook;
x. Adams, Hannah: Simensen. Gran.
din: Shepard. Fargo.
Guards-Balliet. Linton: King, Park
River: Durfee. Reeder: Lorang,
Reeder: King, Starkweather; Dennis,
Devils Lake: Blatherwick, Van Hook;
duss, Van Hook: C.. Sillers, Calvin;
II. Gre, Milton; Owens, Bismarck:
soholt, Mayville: Winger, Mayville:
Dyke. Fhirmount; Eversou. Grafton:
Maxwell, Grafton: Reeson, Park
River: 0eiger, Mandan; Agnew, Dick
inson: Ordway, Mandan; La Four