The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-20
Curriers' ARE COMING IN
THE BIG BoNsPIEL COMMENCES
TOMORROW MORNING AT
10 O'CLOCK
MANY VISITORS EXPECTED
Headquarters viii BE at the Metro
pOlitan and Play for Trophies
VIII Last Until Friday
Evening Next.

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Preparations for the big bonspiel, which
commences bright and early tomorrow
morning, are now Complete, and the re-
ception committee is very busy making
arrangements for the comfort of the
many visitors. H$G
The Metropolitan hotel, being, the clos
est to the ST. Paul ring, has been chosen
headquarters, and large proportion of
the outside experts will be quartered
there
Early this morning the invaders will
begin to arrive, and first among these is
expected the fourteen Kinks from north
of the line. Adequate arrangements have
been made to meet them and escort them
to the hotel Advices from Winnipeg
vouchsafe the information that these
doughty curriers' have greedily made up
their minds to return with the hons
share OF the trophies. In this compre-
hensive resolve, however, they are GER
tain to met with unexpectedly strong op-
position, and it ould not surprise the
local talent if the home players sent all
the strangers away without anything
tangible to show for their trip.
OF course they will be royalty enter
tained-that is the rule with the curling
fraternity-but when it comes to winning
all the prizes put up, even hospitable
friendship ceases, and the hosts will do
their level best to corral everything in
sight.
1t will be a notable gathering of the
"brithers of the stane." Chicago, Mil
waukee, Duluth, Winnipeg and several
smaller places in Wisconsin and the
Canadian Northwest are sending curriers'
well skilled in gauging the vagaries of
the elusive rocks on the slippery surface.
The Canucks, by virtue of their long
season and the consequent better OPP
portunities for practice, have naturally
the best chance from a mere paper esti-
mate, but they will this year run into a
better article of curling than they yet
met on this side, and even if the for
tunes of war should happen to go against
them they won't kick, for all curriers', at
least all good curriers', are good losers.
For nearly a Week there will be the
friendliest kind Of International rivalry,
and, no matter who wins, it is certain
that all will enjoy themselves as only
curriers' can. For many weary hours they
will run up and down the cold cold ice,
shouting the cabalistic words which
mean nothing to the outside world, WELD
ing the brooms more vigorously than a
street sweeper was ever caught doing,
and finally, when a certain number of
what they call lends" have been played,
they will Shake hands and repair to a
place or places where refreshments of
procured, either free or for consideration,
and there discuss the shots which should
have been played and how certain misses
We're due to the mysterious Intervention
of Providence rather than to the fault of
the particular skip who failed >exe-
cute difficult draw or delicate raise.
Curling is essentially an amateur sport,
and,- as such, all the visitors and their
genial hosts will not fail to spend a
pleasant week, wholly free from the un-
seemly chickering's which have been
known to mar the complete enjoyment
of games, which, while perhaps more
spectacular; have become associated with
professionalism
The first draws for the bonspiel will be
made this afternoon at the Metropolitan.
Owing to the comparative uncertainty of
the skips who Will captain the visiting
Kinks, it has BEEN decided to, conduct the
draws by numbers instead of names
Skips will report their Kinks to headquar-
ters as soon as possible, and then they
will receive the numbers for which they
have been drawn.
One regretable feature of the coming
spiel is. the fact that one of the crackers
of the st. Paul club, Dunbar, is laid up
with grippe and may not be able to par
ticipate in the play. He is under treat
ment though, and may possible be able
to take his place with the rest tomorrow
W.
GAMES ON CITY ICE.
Only three games were played on both
city Kinks yesterday, but interesting CON
tests resulted in all. On the ST Paul's
ice rink skipped by Funke beat one
skipped by Lorrimer by 1876. In the
afternoon on the same ice Lorrimer lost
to Stewart by 80,
On Nushka ice van Bergen was beaten
by c. NJ. Grfggs, by 14-10.
SEASON OPENs1N MINNEAPOLIS.
The curling season was auspiciously
opened last evening by the Min
neapolis Curling CLUB. The occasion
was an extraordinary one in curling cir
cles. Not only were the first games of
the winter played there but it was
also the opening of the clubs new quar-
tiers on Second avenue north between
Fifth and Sixth streets
The evening WAS an ideal one for the
roarin' game enthusiasts.
Play was commenced at a short time
after o'clock andGcontinued till after
10 o'clock. At all times the interest was
at it's height and,-when the last stone
was shot over the; long sheets of ice the
players and spectators departed with
look of satisfaction upon their features,
all evidently having enjoyed the initial
games of the winter. There was a good
sized crowd in attendance among which
were many of the fair SEX Refresh
ments, consisting of coffee, sandwiches,
etc. were served during the evening, and
in every way the club received it's guests
in a hespitable manner.
While the time for putting the Kinks
| in shape was somewhat limited Custodian
Robertson had a pretty fair sort of ice
and the players were more than satisfied
| with the conditions. Although it was
the Minneapolis players first game this
winter all showed up in splendid form
and played good games.
The results Of the games were as fol-
! lows:
McCutcheon skip, 5; Hastings skip, 6;
| Mcleod skip, 5; Riheldaffer skip 9.
| The game between the Minneapolis and
St. Paul contestants was won by St