| Summary: | Thursday, December 4, 1941 THE CONCORDIAN Page Three Concordia Hardwooders To Clash With Nodaks Tonight High Scoring Center Will Lead Nodaks Both Quints Worried Over Outcome; Cobbers Starting Lineup Undecided By IRWIN SHOLY Concordia's cagers will attempt to gain their second non-conference victory tonight when they meet the North Dakota University Nodaks at Grand Forks, N. D. The club will leave at 4:30 p. m. by automobile. Fresh from a 47-27 conquest of Mayville State Teachers college, the Cobs received gruelling workouts this week as Coach Jake Christiansen is attempting to develop his cagers for the opening loop contest here with St. John's Jan. 10. Gordon Burgess, sport* editor of the Dakota Student, predicts an easy Cobber victory, while Cob mcnt<tr, Christiansen, has this to say, "On paper the No-daks appear much stronger in height and experience and should win." Concordia and NDU have met 18 times on the cage court, the Sioux having; won 16 of the tilts. This will be the first con-tost between the two schools since 1035-36, when the Sioux triumphed, 47-35. As yet Coach Christiansen is un-decided about the starting lineup for Thursday's encounter. His num-ber two group may get the call to start. Members of this quint are Vernon Stenseng, Cecil Peck, Adler Strandquist, Art Solheim and Ray Grande. In the event that this squad falls to start against the Sioux, the starting lineup may be the one which got the opening bid against the .Mayville Teachers. The quint would then consist of Harold Potcr, Ilartwlck Strand, Craig Hertsgaard, Buct Brodln and Bob Carriere. According to Christiansen lack of height and inability to get rebounds-were the main weak points that showed up in the Mayville contesi. FROSH WILL OPEN Cobber Yearlings will open their season today at 7 p. m. against the University of North Dakota frosh as a preliminary to the main con-test. Christiansen will take nine frosh: Charlie Beck, Harold Lunde-berg, Lloyd Brenden, Bill Mattke, Howard Solheim, Warren Jones, Conrad Michaelson, Winfield Hefty and Ardee Johnson. Badgers Suffer First Loss But Hold Place Wednesday, Friday Tilts Shifted To Saturday STANDINGS Team W. L Pet. Badgers 7 1 .875 Buckeyes 4 2 .666 Wildcats 4 3 .570 Gophers 3 Boilermakers Wolverines 4 .420 2 6 .250 1 5 .166 Although the mighty Badgers went down before the underdog Gophers on Monday evening, they came back with inspira-tion to beat the Boilermakers and keep first place. The lead-ers also knocked off the Wild-cats Saturday. Monday the Buckeye* won over the Boilermakers and move<l up Into second place. When the Wildcats dropped one they third to the superb • Badgers, dropped from second to place. Intramural director Pete Soberg said Wednesday that all Friday contests would be postponed be-cause of the spiritual life program. But the schedule will be resumed on Saturday afternoon, with the Badgers-Boilermakers, and Wolver-ines- Wildcats as listed tilts. —W. S. J. An all-conference selection as a sophomore, Bruce Steven- Third Period Bust Trips Comets, 47-27 Winning their opening game against the Mayville State Teachers Qollege 47-27, the Cobbers showed intermittent flashes of good playing as they turned a listless first half into a third period tornado. Hartwick Strand, playing in his home region, was the big gun for the Cobbers gaining 14 points, many of them via the port-side hook shot method. The rest of the scoring was evenly distributed between the other starting regulars. For the Teachers Howard Ernest made eight points and Hannon plugged in three double counters. The Cobbers looked none too smooth in the first half, but as the game progressed they showed prom-ise of developing Into a formidable team by the time conference play begins. son is the only real Sioux veteran. Leading his team from the center spot as a senior, Stevenson will be the man the Cobbers will have to concen-trate on. Hanson Leads Seniors To Volleyball Crown STANDINGS Team W L Pet. Seniors 2 1 .667 Frosh 1 2 .333 Juniors 12 .333 Sophomores 1 2 .333 Led by Captain Ethel Hanson, the seniors defeated the juniors and the sophomores to win the WAA vol-leyball championship Tuesday. Only loss for the champs came from the frosh. All the other teams are in a second place tie with one win and two losses each. Sophs Stalwarts Flash Cage Answers ForTfie 'Christy' Type Speed! Stamina! Smoothness!— This trio of ejaculations is Coach Jake Christiansen's answer as to the type of basketball aggregation he's attempting to assemble. Solheim! Stenseng! Strandquist! —These three sophomore newcomers (the S-men) of the B squad possess qualities which will make them val-uable additions to the varsity crew. Judge them yourself by the follow-ing thumbnail sketches. ART SOLHEIM Art Solheim, six-foot four-inch pivot-man of 185 pounds, is one of the few aspirants who soar into stratospheric localities. His height should come in handy for rebound control. Owner of the perfect basketball build, he is a graduate of the Cob-ber reserve squad of last year. At Eagle Bond he played three years of prep ball. When he isn't playing ball, you can look for Art doing some reading or wild-game hunting. VERNON STENSENG Nary a ripple in his actions, so smooth is he That's the man-ner in which you have to describe Vernon Stenseng, the surprise find of the year. A former Baudettc high school star, he is performing his first var-sity tasks this year at a forward post. "Stens" is only five-foot 11-inches tall and tips the scale at 150, but his quick passing and snappy play overshadow his physical makeup. ADLER STRANDQUIST A scrappy guard who has that floor vision which enables him to spot open men at strategic points is Adler Strandquist, who stands five-feet 11-inches and weighs 180 pounds. He attended high school in War-ren. Last year he earned his frosh grid numerals and was a regular on the reserve cage club. This year he served as understudy to Captain Ken Willey at fullback. His hobby is flying, which at the time is taking up much time in his CAA work. —W. S. J. Combing The Cob With STAN COOPER NANKIN CAFE The Newest In Town We Serve Chinese and American Dishes Across from Moor head Theater Moor head, Minnesota Unfilled Positions . . The demand for office workers is far greater than the supply. Why not take a course in business training and In a few months be ready for a position that will pay a worth-while salary? If Interested in a course in business training, call or write for particulars. Interstate Business College FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA W. G. WOODWARD CO., Inc. "EVERYTHING TO WEAR" Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Ladies and Gents' Furnishings, Millinery, Notions, Etc. Hoorhead — — — —- Minnesota ONE THING NOTICEABLE IN Cobber athletics this year Is the emphasis on condition. Before ev-ery football practice this fall "Christy" had the fellows go through a series of exercises and now in basketball every drill is started with a series of orderly calisthenics. This routine may look silly and useless but in the long run it pays dividends by preventing useless injuries which result from being out of condition and also it shows in the win column. THOSE DULL THUDS AND eerie noises you nmy have heard echoing from the gym on Sat-urday afternoon were coming from a so-called basketball contest between Perry's Bomb-ers and the Freshman Hot Shots which the Bombers won by a comfortable score of '19-23. JIM FITZ HARRIS, THAT great end from St. Thomas, has made the Colliers' Little AU-Amer-ican, which is practically official. Nice going and congratulations Jim! "SHARKY" STRAND SHOWED the old home town how the Nais-mith game should be played by dumping in 14 points against May-ville and holding their high scoring forward, Howard Ernest to 3 field goals. An interesting sidelight here is that Ernest was a former team-mate of "Sharky" at Portland, N. D. A TEAM CALLED THE GOPHER All-Stars, sponsored by a manufac-turer at St. Peter, features quite an array of talent in Tommy Conner 'of Hamline, Chet Tomich of Gusta-vus. Rueben Waltman of Gustavus, Frank Zukaites of St. Thomas and Bill Kindler of St. Thomas. They are managed by Aldrich Bloomquist, Sioux Junior Is Probable Starter sports publicity man of Gustavu: Adolphus. TWO BOYS CONNECTED with Cobber Athletics who de-serve a word of praise are Doug McArdle and Clayton Angellt manager and trainer respective-ly. They both have thankless jobs and take a lot of abuse. McArdle is an efficient manager. Anpell Is "super-swell" at taping and caring for injuries . . . so hats off to the pair behind the scenes. I THINK THE TIME IS RIPE TO give a little advice to a group of freshmen athletes who have the ran; idea that their frosh numerals are equivalent to necessary honor points. Their idea of college is all wrong, and the quicker they lose their high school attitude the better off they'll be. Remember that in order to wear the maroon and gold you have to have the honor points first. A probable starter in the University of North Dakota- Concordia contest tonight is George Swendiman, five - foot seven-inch junior who weighs 145 pounds. Swendiman is a speedy, slippery forward who starred for Grand Forks high school a few years back. Litkenhous Rates Cobs According to the Litkenhous Dif-ference By Score System of Ratings in which grid teams of all colleges of the nation are considered, Con-cordia rates fourth in the Minnesota college loop with 42.3 per cent. In order of their rank the teams in the Minnesota conference are St. Thomas, St. Mary's, Macalester, Concordia, Hamline, St. John's, St. Olaf and Augsburg. Christmas Photos Now
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