New Ulm review., 1913-02-19
SkatOnkel Here
In Tournament
Fewer Present Than Expec'
ted But Affair Proved a
Social Success.
Anton Nun and Lorenz Merkle
Carried Off Twoof Prizes
Offered.

Altho a tritie disappointing as to
attend ance, the skst tournament at
Turner Hall Was from every other
view point huge success. The
special train from the Cities over the
A. & St. L. arrived on time, bringing
. total of lV6 passengers, most OF
whom took part in the tournament.
Gibbons contingent came by auto
and Albert Ochs of Fsribsult autoed
to New Ulm and brought four OF his
friends with him. George Graf OF
Ivanboe has the distinction OF having
como The greatest distance; and 90 far
~ attendance from any town outside
Of New Ulm 10 concerned, Norwood
essiiy carried OF The houors. =
Tho total number of skat players
taking part in either session wss l56.
Ot these ISL took part In the afternoon
asssion and l50 in the evening session.
Fifty y-three of them were from New
Uln, g from Norwood, IA from st..
Paul, 10 from Young Americs, 10
from Waconis, 8 from Gibbon, 6 from
Paribault, S from Hamburg. from
Hector, 3 from Cologne, 3 from Min.
neapolis, 8 from Golden, 2 from New
Germany, 2 from Jordan apd one
each from Ivanhoe, Lafayette, Win
throp, Milwaukee, Hopkins, Milford,
Brownton, Decline ana New Prague.
DR.. j. E Soper of Norwood, Presi'
dent of the State Skst League was on
hand early and assisted the local
committee in getting everything ship
shape 90 that the tournament could be
launched without . hitch. Long
before the appointed hour, the "skat-
onkel" we're vending their way to
Turner Hall to register for the after
noon game which was scheduled to
begin at 2:3O. After the cards giving
the participants the number OF their
tables aud the seats had been distri'
bused, Pres. Gra6 of the local club
announced that the rules of the nation
sl skst league would govern and that
each play which vas to be entered for
. prize would have to be OK'd by q
skxtmeister before . new deal was
made. The following five were ap'
pointed to act ~ skstmeister: Frank
Enertz, Waconia: Fl. Schreiner, st.
Paul; DR.. al. D'Armes, Hector; Lam
bert Dolls, Cologne and Fred Peuser,
New Ulm. Or. J. E. Soper OF Nor
wood, F. W. johnson Of New UIm
and r. E Engel Of St. Paul were con-
stitsted tho prise committee.
Tho tournament wss held in the
Turner Hall gym and this spacious
hall vss well-alled with players when
the Nv on nselritser" opened up hostile
sies shortly after 7:3o. They played
almost % tho she future welisrs of the
ooustry depended upon the outcome OF
each game. Those Who had never At.
tended . tournament Of this magnitude
bsfore, we're naturally more or; less
excited. The possibility OF connect
log With one OF the big prizes was
there and many played with feverish
haste until they realized from the
Door hands that we're coming their
way that the coveted prizes we're out
Of reach and from that time On their
playing became merely perfunctory'
The afternoon session lasted till six
O'Clock and after supper served In the
Dutch Room, the evening session
began at 7:3O and 1t was almost mid
night before the last table finished Its
80 games.
The prize committee kept up with the
procession pretty we'll and shortly
after the last table bad turned In ita
score sheet, they we're ready to an
.ouuce the winners. Two hundred
dollars had been put up In cash prizes
for total of Is prizes which were
awarded Is follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Joe Eckert, Gibbon, 2l net games
with 696 points .............. .S5o.oO
E. A. Mobrbscher, Cologne, 20 net
games with 523 points. ........ .S14.OO
n. Freutel, Norwood ls net games with
612 points. .........S SUI
SECOND DIVISION
F. J. Effertz, Norwood, 733 points
q. D. Mielke, New Germany, 697
points. 1.Vo
E. F. Kelly, Fsribault, 6S6 points
600