The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-01-02
Visitors Take Ten GaHess. Minst Five
With One 4 11e-Besl e FeeHAg
Prevails Between "H1itAefs A."

A great international bonspiel was
held at the rink Of the Minot Curling
Association On New Years day, rinks
from Moosejaw, Weyburn and Mile
stone, Sask., being pitted against the
very best competition that Minot had
to offer. The visitors won ten hard
fought games, Minot FIVE, and enc
game was a tie. The visitors arf
among the very best curriers' in the
northwest. They come from the land
where little lads are brot up with a
curling rock in one hand and spoon
ful Of porridge in the other. They
play the game almost continuously
during the time they are awake and
when they sleep they dream of
brooms and rocks and hog lines and
things. And then they write books
and books about the game which are
considered authoritative. No wonder
that Minot ran up against pretty
good sized snag when they took those
Canadian curriers' on, but everybody
had so much real sport that every
thing that Bert Halstead, DR.. Cud-
more, Jud Battle and the other artists
from across the. Imaginary kne'' did
to Mike Mulroy, Archie Mex Casnel, Geo.
McGee and several more local cham
pions was freely forgiven at the bak-
ed beanfest and smoker given at the
lElks' Home, Immediately following
the conclusion Of the evening events.
The visitors appeared wearing badges
with the words, Were Brithers A.
We may be proud to call our former
Cousins" "brithers," but the way
those boys from the prairies of Sas-
katchewan laid down the stones prov
ed to our own players in most con
vincing manner that this was no little
family affair.
The visitors arrived early New
Years morning in special coach.
They made their Headquarters at the
Leland hotel and by ten o'clock had
assembled at the rink.
The following is result of the
games during the day and evening,
the names Of the .skips only being
given:
Morning.
J. Campbell, Moosejaw, IS; M1alr,y,
10. - -
Greer, Milestone, IL; E. A. Edblom,
t8.
MCGOWAN, Weyburn, 8; A. D.. Nc
Camel, Z.
Heffel6nger, Moosejaw, 4; c. B.
Davis, IL.
2P. M.
Scott, Moosejaw, 5, Kermott, 40.
Murray, Weyburn,f 10; Geo. Heger,
Jud Battle, Moosejaw, 16; Geo. A.
McGee, 3.
Bert Halstead, Weyburn, 10; A. A.
Robinson, 9.
4P. nj.
Bert Halstead, Weyburn, 10; B. H.
Bradford, II.
Greer, Milestone, 8; A: B. Dill, 10.
Plunkett, Moosejaw, 6; A. IN.
Thompson, sc
Armstrong, Moosejaw, 13; w. A.
Peck, 4.
Evening.
Jud Battle, 10; A. D. NcCannel, &C.
Halstead, 12; L. H. Kermott, IA.
Marshall, Weyburn, IL; Geo. A. Nc
EGee, 9.
Greer, 8; Bradford, 6.
One Of the closest and best played
games of the series was that between
Halstead and Bradford, the latter's
rink winning 10 to II. Halstead, who
is an international champion, having
played third on the famous Dunbar
rink, placed rock, hoping to count a
five end. He got the wick but made
but three points, losing the game. The
Minot players put up a wonderful
game on this event.
Y,,I Do%%lo xh~ III ono IL
Moosejaw skip, won his third success
sive game in the series.
A. A. Robinson, president of the Mi
not Curling Association, played ex-
ceedingly well yesterday. He skipped
a rink for Halstead in his game
against Kermott. The latter won IL
to IA, but Robinson made some per-
feet draw shots.
One Of the most enthusiastic play
ers from Moosejaw was Harry Scott,
news editor Of the Moosejaw Daily
News. Mr.. Scott is sportsman from
the first water. He is great hockey
player and last summer managed the
amateur baseball team from Canada,
the famous 'Robinhoods.
Another newspaper man who is a
crack curler is T. NJ. Marshall, editor
Of the Weyburn Review. Mr.. Mar
shall's rink won all three games in
which it participated.
Among the visitors from Moosejaw
were the following, who represented
some Of the largest concerns Of that
thriving city Of 10000 souls:
&c. Grant, manager Of the Bank
Of Hamilton;: Ed Plunkett. Cliff Hen
Nn~aaS ann%n~ An1A~~ %nv tkA .IlD nAnSn-
hoods" Of Moossjaw; Bill Heflinger,
c. P. Keogh, Dr.. Cudmore, skinny"
Rutherford, Ed Armstrong, Jud Bat
tie. the big race horse king; J. Camp
bell, Alex. Watt, Chas. Bender, c. r..
r. passenger conductor; VIM. Ander-
son and Harry Scott.
Milestone contributed the following
rink: H. E. Greer, ]. E. Glenn, j.
Downing and j. Spiller.
The following came from Wey-
burn: w. Dixon, Sam Murphy, H.
MCGOWAN, T. M. Marshall and Bert
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