Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-15
SPORT NEWS IN GENERAL,
GREAT BANQUET MARKS THE
CLIMAX Of NORTH DAk0TA'S
FIRST ASSOCIATION SPIEL
Watson Is Chaplain.

Watson is Chaplain.
Feeling the need OF . chaplain" In
the ranks of officials Of the associa-
tion, DR.. Waldron put the matter be-
fore the assembly and within few
moments, Rev. Jonathan Watson.
pastor of St. Pauls Episcopal church
Of this city, was unanimously elected.
Rev. Watson responded to his cleo
tion with a brief expression Of his ap-
probation and added several humor-
GUS stories.
AS feature number. q professional
act was given when q young lady.
performing at the Grand this week.
succeeded In taking tho house by
ing numbers.
Smith Creates Stir.
A. III. Smith Of Winnipeg, the man
who introduced curling into North
Dakota just 10 years ago, was the
next speaker called upon by DIR.
Waldron. Mr.. Smith formerly made
his home in Duluth and Is adiliated
with the Northwestern Curling asso-
citation. While engaged in handling
grain near Drayton 10 years ago, MI.
Smith ii; ~ was taken n, suddenly Ill With
was attended by DR.. Waldron Of
Drayton and 1t was during their AZ
sociations that tho first Interest in
tho game was brought to this utate.
DR.. Waldron and Mr.. Smith promot-
ed the Drayton club. and in order
to hasten tho progreSs Of tho organ
ization, the latter shipped eight pair
Of rocks from Duluth and presented
them to the embryo curlera From
then on the game developed rapidly.
Ttle eight rocks presented by Mr..
Smith were later used to start rinks
at st. Thomas. Hensel. Crystal and
other points and they are still In use
in North Dakota cities
Assures Trophy.
In future years. the North Dakota
Curling association will be assured Of
one valuable trophy. known as the
A. H. Smith award. Mr.. Smith stated
last night that he would place four
sets of rock each year az North Da-
kota association trophy.
While speaking of the development
OF curling in the northwest, Mr.. Smith
cited the natural ties that bind the
Canadian and American curriers' to-
gether and Of the interest that IL
manifested on both sides Of the
boundary line. During his address
he said:
Curling in Winnipeg la now ,ome-
what handicapped by Sthe abnormal
conditions that exist as the result of
the European war. On this side of
the line you have strong. able-bodied
men to promote your game, but We
have not Since the war began ST.
s74 young men, the cream Of man
hood. the best that tho world has
produced have gone to the front
from our city and 1890 of these were
curriers'. 1 have three boys at the
front and I am mighty proud Of
them"
After oensuring tho acts Of Ger
many. Mr.. Smith added:
II DO not say this to a neutral, for
feel that I am speaking to an ally
tonight. The so.o00.0o0 Of people in
the United States will stand for q lot
of things but they will not stand for
murder. Canada does not want tho
and we hope that you will not have
to, because we hope to be able to win
1t alone. was born an American,
and am still an American and am
proud Of it."
Mr.. Smith concluded his remarks
with an interesting description OF the
work that is being done In Winnipeg
to care for the injured soldiers and
the families of those who are at the
front. He also stated that Winnipeg
curriers' would he represented at the
North Dakota bonspiel next year and
that Canadians all looked for tho end
OF the European struggle before that
time.
I'VE attended tho Northwestern
bonspiel at Duluth. not to curl" said
Mr.. Smith, but we knew we had
some good Canadian friends over
there that would assist us and when
we returned to Winnipeg We had con-
tr1butions aggregating over $4,000 to
carry on the relief work"
shep Gets Megaphono,
r. Dunlap Of Duluth was next
called upon. He expressed his appre-
citation for the treatment which had
been accorded to the Duluth aggrega-
ton In Grand Forks and to prove
that they held only the friendliest
feeling towards Grand Forks. he pre-
Sc scented e. g; Sheppard. president of
the local club with megaphone. For
several minutes the local club head
was made the recipient of many un-
KIND remarks made by jealous curriers'
who have failed to out-voice Shep-
pard on the ice. Mr.. Dunlap extend-
ed an invitation to the Flickertail
curriers' to join with Duluth in the an
nual bonspiels.
-Four Round Bout.
one OF the feature cards on the an
tertainment program was staged next
when KID Purcell and Young sulli-
van. SO pound lads from East Grand
Forks. engaged in four round set
to. Both lads have met on previous
occasions and they are developinR in
to clever ring artists
Sword Dance.
George Wallace Of Gilby, garbed In
Kits, presented the next number. a
sword Eve dance. Mr.. Wallace is q true
s2teotcnman. as his clever dancin> in
olcateQ, He was accom- M MAD ~, n.
W: G. Wilson on the bagpipes.
So enthusiastic were the cur,ar.
over the music furnished BY Dr. vii
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