The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12

visitors made five more baskets in a
short time. The final score being
41-13.
Sank Rapids had pair of forward.
that with ordinary guarding would
run up a big score but they were
completely smothered by the effect
iveness of Gales, O'Gara and Vande-
steeg. Frank O'Gara as centre play
ed his opponent to stand still while
Tanner shot baskets from the centre
of the field and difficult angles and
"Pip" Hanson was nearly as efec-
tive. An audience that narly filled
the large auditorium enjoyed the
game.
Friday evening Of last week the
Legionaires made little journey to
Alexandria to take on the High
School "Huskies" of coach Reese !.
Each team scored five field baskets,
but caging II out of 16 free throws
put the game on ice for A sxandria
by a safe margin. After seeing the
wonderful showing made by the Lee
gionaires Monday night it is appar-
ent that the defeat of FIR day evening
before has put the boys on their toes.
If game can be booked with Alexan-
dria on the local floor the result will
never be in doubt.
Monday evening of next week the
Legionaires will meet the Willard
World War Veterans team. Neil
and Graham Hopkins are the lads
around which Willard has built theeil
team and if they had suitable place
to practice they would give many OF
the teams in this part of the state a
real struggle. 1t is expectd that the
locals will take the Pope county lads
into camp, but regardless of the size
of the score Sank Centre will be kept
busy every minute of the game. The
contest will take place at the Junior
High School Auditorium at bargain
admission price of 25c.
The st. Cloud Knights of Column
bus team accepted the Sank Centre
challenge in the following statement
as published in the St. Cloud Times
Jan 10:
"The management of the st. Cloud
Knights of Columbus basketball team
which quint is to play Sank Rapids
tomorrow evening asserts that the
challenge published in the Times from
the Sank Centre Legion team is ac-
copied without reserve. The Knights
announce that they will meet the Lee
gionaries at any time on any neutral
floor and with a college conference
referee in charge of the contest.
While the Knights are adverse te
playing at Sank Centre, they do moi
insist that the game take place it
St. Cloud. The big floor at St
Johns University, or any other reg
ulation court in the county, will suf-
flee for the Knights"
It will be noticed from the above
article that the st. Cloud Knights
accept the Sank Centre Legion teams
challenge without reserve except
that they are adverse to coming to
Sank Centre and several other stipu-
lations.
Sank Centre will meet St. Cloud on
tn st. Johns floor with college ref
cree. but they would rather play 2
series of two, games, one to be played
N the st. Cloud high school f.,ol
and the other on the Sank Centre
Arnory floor witch is reguls.ian in
every re.rect. Either Lynch or
S.hropp Of 81, Cloud or R;,cse of
A',Asndria would be satisfac.o ref
G ees for. these games.
If the ST. Clern r.. C.'s .el,n insist
on playin.' on t..e St JOINS Univer-
sity floor they will have to take over
the finances Of the proposition and
pay the expenses of the Sank Centre
team. 1t is the opinion of the local
that game at st.
Johns would be a money losing
proposition and the Legion is not in
a position to finance games of this
kind. A perfectly fair and sensible
idea we believe is the suggestion of
one game on the st. Cloud high school
floor and the other on the Sank Gen.
tire Armory floor. The local Junior
High School Auditorium is usually
used for the Legion games, because
the seating facilities are better than