Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
Bach Rink Captures Three Curling Trophies;
Remarkable Record Ought to Encourage Other
Boys to Take Up Game, Say Local Enthusiasts
Kid Rink Will Be Split Up
Next Year-Has Become
Too Strong To Curl In
Drawings OF Local Club
Good Many Skips Plan On
Taking Two Boys To
Teach Game To Next Year.

Three trophies in one season is
pretty good curling for any rink, but
when it comes to a quartet of young
sters gathering UP hat many cups,
it is exceptional. However. that is
the record Of the Bach rink Of the
CALIFORNIAN Curling club of this city.
The boys won the 500 Line trophy
Minot. in a bonspiel in which two
great Canadian Kinks were entered,
and in the bonspiel of the North Da-
kota Curling association which closed
last Thursday evening. won the First
National Bank trophy and the A.. II.
Smith cup.
The rink is made UP Of four young
sters. all under 20 years and ranging
in experience in the game from five
years to one. j. A. Bach, who is skip,
has played five years. He started at
the old curling rink on Washington
street and vas taught the game by
Clarence Sheppard. who took him OH
his rink that year.
Thompson Played -Four
I. r. Thompson, who is playing
third. has curled four years. He was
interested in the game by Bach, and
the two Of them played on the Shep-
pard rin the first year that Thomp-
son curled. Bach's third yea and
Thompson's second were played on
the Warnkin rink. and the last two
years they have curled together.
P. Fl. Mulloy is playing second on
the rink and this is his second year.
A. +. Jensen, who plays lead. is in his
first year. Both Of these leads have
received their curling instruction un-
der their skip.
Last Year Together
This will probably be the last year
year that these boys will curl together
in the club. j. c. Sheppard stated re-
Gently that the club would be forced
to split them up another season for
the reason that none of the other
Kinks would a W Il chance against
them. This would not prevent them
from curling together in bonspiels.
The plan is to let Bach take either
Jensen or Mulloy and go out and find
two more youngsters to bring into the
club and teach the game. The other
rink would be given to Thompson n
with one Of the men from the Bach
rink he also would be asked to rustic
two new boys.
Want More Boys .
v The suggestion which will be put up
to the boys next year is in line with
the policy of the club to get as many
~ NiN0 juan iIl"ll - |hl oVAooi oS
possible. All Of the active curriers' are
very determined to secure more young
members. They are pointing out the
success of the Bach rink as an exam
pie of what the young, fellows can do
and Mr.. Sheppard states that when
four boys take up a game and play
it the way these have it is proof
enough that they are having lots Of
fun. 81
Mr.. Sheppard further states that
parents ought to influence their boys
to take up curling. for the reason that
when they are down on the ice they
wholesome surroundings and not
hanging around in places where they
should not be.
Praises -Four Boys
The veteran curler is most enthusi-
astic in his praise of the boys on the
Bach rink. He says that the etiquette
Of curling in itself teaches true sports
manship and that the boys are gen.
tlemen in every way both off and on
the ice.
Several skips have made known
their determination to find boys who
will curl next year and take them on
their Kinks. The plan is to take two
boys and one old player. teach the
boys the game and the following year
find two more new ones. Among the
skips who have expressed themselves
are F.. +. Burchard. j. G.. Sheppard,
and j. D. Turner. They say that there
are several others who will do the
same thing.
Must Get Young Blood
Curriers' most interested in the flu
ture of the game here say hat if the
sport is to flourish more attention must
be paid to getting new blood into the
club. They say that the membership
should be double what it is and that
the only way that it can be increased
to n extent is by recruiting the boys.
Sherman Schlosser has proposed a
novel departure from the usual run Of
events in the club. Whileshe is one Of
the Younger members. he is one Of
the most enthusiastic supporters and
he states that he believes one of the
best ways of getting boys into the
game is to set aside certain afternoons
during the week after school hours
for grade school Kinks. He would or