The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-25
RANDOM DISAPPOINTED
Veteran Team and New Coach
Are Not Clicking in a Win
ming Manner
(By Wilfred HetZeD

drive in preparing for the district
tournament, it will do no harm to
discuss the respective merits and
dement's of the Main Street five.
Having witnessed the first four
mixes participated in by the home
quint the writer believes he has a
pretty good idea why Sank Centre
with a veteran team, has been un-
able to function smoothly against
good district foes. It is the inten-
ton of this dopester to give an I'M
biased alalysis of the locals weak
spots and also the blunders which
they are wont to indulge in. This
can be accomplished Immediately
as I have not yet become prejudic-
ed toward any Of the players or
to the team as a whole. Before I
attempt to go into any involved
explanation of the teams lack of
success, it will undoubtedly aid
readers materially to con- prehend
the situation by tracing the pro-
gross of the team step by step
from the tip-off of the opening en-
counter to the final gong of the
last struggle.
Here's the real low-down on the
Bertha game; unfortunately, the
following statement could not be
published with any feeling of secur-
ity at the time as 1t was not vet
an established fact that Bertha
had the formidable outfit that it
really possesses. But since subse-
quent developments proved this fact
conclusively no longer think that
this rather stunning information
should longer be withheld from 10
cal fandom as am firmly convinc-
ed that they are entitled to the
real truth regardless of what eff
feet the disclosure will have. The
writer has reference to the Bertha
fracas when Sank Centre was
humbled 16 to 6. Though this
struggle was close until the final
chapter, 1t Is a matter of record
that Bertha would have won by
at least 20 points had they not had
an off night in shooting their set
ups from under the basket. In 9TH
er words, the locals were extreme
ly fortunate in holding the enemy
to 10 point margin.
Grey Eagle was buried 80 to 10,
but Grey Eagle can hardly be called
fair opposition. This victory, de-
spite its lop-sidedness, was nothing
to get excited about as no one had
expected any other outcome. Sank
Centre had figured to topple Bel
grade but the latter sprang a sur
prise by nosing out the locals 20
to IL in the most interesting fray
Of the five. Although the home five
was the victim of a gigantic upset,
the game proved one thing; it
proved beyond the shadow of a
doubt that the Main Streeters could
stage comeback If they became
serious in carrying out such inten-
tions.
Alexis speedy passes and excel
lent ball-handling resulted in the
locals downfall to the tune of %
to 5. Despite the ease with which
Alex triumphed, the writer was not
impressed with the strength of the
winners as 1t appeared that their
defense was not up to par Furth-
er proof to substantiate this theory
is portrayed as one perceives that
Osakis, which had previously sue
cumbed to Parkers Prairie, was
good enough to whip Alexandria 20
to 10. Long Prairie's 81 to 16 win
over Sank Centre is another proof
OF the occasional reliability of COM
parative scores. Since Long Prai-
RE routed Grey Eagle Al to 6,
margin Of 35 points, and the locals
overpowered the same opponent by
a 20 point margin, it is but natural
to suppose that long Prairie would
overcome Sank Centre by Is points
as that is the exact difference be-
tween 35 and 20 and 16 from 81
leaves Is.
Having paused sufficiently to
ponder over this coincidental reve-
lation, let us endeavor to get an
accurate picture of the local Gag
ers' weaknesses.
First, let it be understood that
the following statements are re-
vealed for the benefit of basket
ball fans here who have no definite
idea of the reason for Sank Cen
tres ineffectiveness and also for
those who desire to become famil-
lar with a thorough knowledge of
the local quint's failure to win.
These exposures are also made
with the intention of giving the
main hopes and opinion of their
play so that they may benefit from
it and correct their faults and to
improve their play. If the local
quintette should profit any by
glancing at these statements or if
at least one of their glaring faults
should be remedied as a result then