The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-23
GOOD DAY FOR Curriers'
COMMERCIAL CLUB TROPHIES
REACHES FINALS
BOB DUNBAR's RINK Is BEATEN
He Was Put Out of Running by w.
d. Stewnrt-A. b. Van Bergen
in the Finals of the
COmmercfaI.

w. D. Stewart. who of late has been
curling in remarkable form, defeated
Dunbar last night in the finals of the
Huffman trophy competition. A. B. Van
Bergen, of the Nushkas, succeeded In
taking his game from L. P Ordway, of
the same club. and is in the finals for
the Commercial club trophy. Dunbar
lost his game by II to 9, the score about
fairly indicating the merits of the play.
Score: c. Barlow, S. Barlow, w. Rees,
w. D. Stewart, sHip-11. J. Jones, A.
Funke, T. Cameron, r. H. Dunbar,
Skip-y.
Van Bergen and l.. p Ordway played
the same Kinks as in the earlier parts
of the competition, and the game be-
tween them was close end interesting
throughout. All day yesterday the play
down in these competitions was in prog
ress, and although the Minneapolis Kinks
did not show up some very good curling
resulted, nevertheless. This evening the
finals will be played
Next Tuesday Dunbar will meet Nc
Leod. of Minneapolis, in the finals of the
Merriam medal contest, the game to be
played on Minneapolis ice. Dunbar's rink
will include w. Cameron, A. Funke, e
Mccarthy and himself.
PLAY PRELIMINARY GAMES.
In the morning the preliminary games
In the Huffman were played off, Dunbar
Van Bergen and w. d. Stewart being the
winners. None Of the Minneapolis Kinks
put in an appearance. and the contest
was necessarily limited to the Kinks of
the two local clubs.
crack player of the Nushka club and, al
though handicapped by the fact that his
lead was compelled to play two pairs Of
stones, won out after an interesting con-
test By three points The score was: A
Funke, F. Mccarthy, R. H. Dunbar-14;
J. B: Emerson, T. L. Wann, w. McGaw,
c. NJ. Griggs-11
w. D. Stewart, who has Just returned
from the Winnipeg bonspiel made mince-
meat of a Nushka rink skipped by Theo-
dore Griggs. Stewart had two Nushka
G B. Gedney, c. Barlow. W. D. Stewart,
skip-20; f. Hadley. w. J. Murray, Evan
Rees, T. w Griggs, sHip-9.
a. 3. Van Bergen, winner of the con
ISOLATION in the recent bonspiel won from
w. w. Lorimer by points Jimmy Ny
ron was Lorimer's third player, but, in
forged ahead. winning handily. Score:
A. b. Driscou. w r. Dorr. w Rees, A
Is, Van Bergen, skip-17; H. Murray, J.
Mcnamara, c. Myron. W. w. Lorimer,
skip-11.
In the afternoon the Commercial club
trophy was the event competed for, four
games being played. The most SenSa-
tional WAS that between Theo. Griggs and
J. p. AdamSOn 1t was close struggle
and for the greater part of the game the
Nushka man enjoyed a long lead. To-
but at the close was still two points
down. In the sixth end Griggs made a
most sensational shot. When he came
TO play his last stone Adamson was ~
ing two. with five Griggs stones in close
proximity. With an electrifying wick he
took out both the winners and lay six. II
was one of the best shots seen on Nusnka
ice this winter: Score: DR.. Greer, DR.
McLaren, DR.. Paxton. T. w. Griggs,
sldp17l5; Judge Cory, w: Beckman, ].
Hinkle, J P. Adamson,, skip.-15,
w. ID. Stewart out again. this time.
his victim being the Rees rink The
young players made a game effort
against the veteran, and in the last end
came within one point of tying the score.
w. d. Stewart, skip, IS. S. McGregor.
K. Rees, I. Langford, W. Rees, skip, -
Lorimer and Myron We're unfortunate
enough to lose their. afternoon game,
and thus We're put out of both competi-
tons. In this game against Ordway,
Myron skipped the rink. Score-J. Ord
Ordway, skip, "A. T. Pratt, T. Gamer
on. w. w. Lorimer, J. G. Myron skip,
u. T. Pratt, t. Camerson, W. W. Lori
mer and j. c. Myron, skip, Z.
Van Bergen won out against William
Cameron, in closely contested game in
which the Kinks were never separated
by more than two points. On the north
end they were tied, but the Nushka skip
finally won by up. Score-T L. Wann.
j. B. Emerson, j. n. Kirby, A B. Van
Bergen, skip. g. H. Murray, w p
Dorr, D. c. Murray. w. Cameron,
BACK FROM WINNIPEG.
Lem Defiel and his team are back from
winnipeg, where they ran into some
very bad luck, and, although strong
enough on form to do well, succeeded in
GIIInIng only one prize, second in the
the trip: es0iiDes
We had good time, and curIed fairly
Vel ,y put IN several Of the hard gan:es