St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-19

off by ''ringer" were not more dis
comfited than was the GLOBE team
when 1T found that of the ouartette of
gentlemen who composed the Dispatch
team. one-Dr. Gemmell-Was an old
hand at the game and an expert curler
aud skip, before whose proWess many
a stauneh Canadian rink has bittenthe
DUST. when the Dispatch issued the
challenge the GLOBE accepted it upon
the theory that the players representing
the respective papers were to meet upon
at least one equaiity-that of mex
perience. No blame can attach the
Dlspatch players i'll the slightest degree
Tor their miSapprehenSiOn, and they are
only TO be congratulated upon having so
good a curler in their ranks, for one
such expert, playing last, as skip, is
worth battalion of green hands. such
as were the others. The GLOBE was
not IN the game from the beginning. No
matter how nicely the stones might be
set, the Dispatch expert played last, and
turned defeat for his team into victory.
In at least three cases he made shots
tlat not only won the heads, but ELECTED
the applause of the experienced curriers'
who were amused spectators of the
sport 1he competing teams and scores
were:
GLoBE- Disnatob
G. W. Dodd, i M Hewks
j. c. Kemp, A n ChantIer
William Koch. A r Wood
IT, I. Black, skip-5 Dr. Gemmei. skip-15.
Ihe members of the st. Paul Curling
club were out in force and several ladies
graced the gallery when Skip GemmeI
won the toss and sent the GLOBE team
TO the ice. The experts present were
satisfied the Dispatch would win as soo,,
as they learned the makeup of the
teams and the result indicated their
good Judgment. At the opening the
GLOBE boys laid a plumber of good
stones and before the final shot was
made had ''set two" but Gemmel came
10 the front and with the final granite
displaced the nearest stone with his
winner and chalFed up one on the
board. After the fourth head, when
the score stood to against them. the
GLoBE curriers' rallied, and when three
more ends had been PLAYED the score
was to in the same direction. But it
was fighting with pluck and vim against
experience, and when the thirteenth
head had been chalked up, the Dispatch
was victorious by Is to 5. All of the
players deserve credit for their work
which was excellent for beginners. At
least one good play could be credited to
every man, and to some there were sew
eral brilliant shots to the good. At the
conclusion of the game. cheers were IN
terchanged. and the vanquished Joined
in congratulations to the vlctors. The
GLOBE Immediately challenged the Dis
patch to another game in which all but
new players will be barred. The chaI-
lenge was promptly and courageousIy
accepted, and the game will probably
come off early next week.
Then the curling club came to the
front. Immediately upon the conclusion
OF the game. the newspaper curriers' were
invited into the hall, where the prize
cigars were handed to the vietors. At
the same time, boUnteous repast.
fianked by a huge steaming roast goose
in fond memory of the defeated-was
spread. and the hungry players did am
pie justice to the feast of good things.
President Hinkle. Secretary Wall, and
Messrs. Bean, Myron, Ahern. Rodger.
Cory. and others of the curling club did
the hoDors and merry hour was spent.
w. f. MyrOn and j. c. Wall sang spir-
tied songs, and several recitations added
zest to the occasion. The press mem
bers adopted resolutions declaring their
belief that for royal entertainment and
whole-souled gentlemen the st. Paul
Curling club was without an equal on
earth. and with three cheers and a
tiger the evening was declared at an
end.