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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-06
sc. BOY SCOUTS
ARE ORGANIZED
Business Men of City Are
Taking Active Interest in
Work for First Time
VERY STRONG TROOPS
Plans Developing to Put the
Work on Permanent Basis
The Personnel

A long step forward looking IL
the improvement of the Boy Scout
conditions of Sank Centre was TAX.
en- at a meeting held at the Com
munity Club rooms last evening
following Bean Feed.
For some time Scout Master
Ralph Kowalki had been handling
over 60 boys in one troop. Exper-
fence has taught the National lead
ers of Scout work that a single
person could not successfully hand
lie this number and the regulations
stipulate that not more than 80
be allowed in any one troop.
More business men of Sank
Centre are actively interested in the
Scout movement than ever before.
At a meeting held several days ago
plans were completed for the max
ing of two troops out of the old
organization. Ralph Kowalki con-
tinues as Scoutmaster of Troop
rs with the following as the Troop
committee; Clyde Thomas, DR.. P.
o. Peterson, F. S. Cooper and l..
L. Kells.
Roy Scott has taken the Scout
mastership of Troop 1, with the
following troop committee: DR.. J.
F. Dubois, M. A. Nye, Robert
Schwalen, George Berggreen and D.
B. Caughren.
The general Scout Committee
have plans in the making to make
Scouting a definite force in the
community. Hereafter committees
will pass on those taking the merit
badge test instead of the Scout
masters. Men who have specialized
in various projects will be appoint
ed to take charge of the tests in
their particular line. The person
mel of the revised Sank Centre
troops follow:
Troop rs
r. Kowalki, Scoutmaster; Maur'
ice Arneson, James Eenson, Wei
don Brendon, Adelbert Carpenter
David Caughren, Lawrence Cooper
Anthony DeLong, Robert Dows
we'll, John Dubois, Carlton Eek
berg, Robert Falk, Harold Keldahl
Dean Kinsella, Frances Lane, Ro'
bert Larson, Waynes IIudtke, Leor
McCracken, Donald O'Gara, Johr
Pesheck, Harland Pickett, Charles
Rattle, Donald Rattle, Walter Scan
lon, Vernon Weeks, Lester Wruck
Walter Holmes, Homer Erickson
Edward Kells.
Troop Is
Roy Scott, Scoutmaster; Clark
Barry, Richard Borgmann, Jess
Clough, Willis Dahlem, Clarence
Eckberg, Earl Ellison, Merrill
Forsberg, Herbert Hanauer, George
Korf, Lawrence Korf, Bunny Mark
son, Carl Minette, Carroll Minette
Donald Mel, Stanley Minette
Chester Otto, Donald Otto, Warren
Rose, Harold Skoglund, Verril
Soule, Victor Steffes, Glen Sullivan
Harry Hamilton.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-06
John NJ. Brown.

+ John M. Brown, well known
resident of Sank Centre for about
so years, passed away at the fam
lily home in the west part of the
city Sunday, March 2, 1880, at $50
p. m.
John had not been well for
several months, suffering from in
firmities brought on by old age. He
was last down town about ten days
prior to his death when he met up
with his old friends and appeared
to enjoy himself immensely.
Sunday morning, paying no at
tention to the admonition of his
family, Mr.. Brown went to the
basement to fix the furnace fire be-
fore the other occupants of the
home were up. AS he reached the
first step returning he suffered a
stroke and fell to the floor. The
noise of the fall awakened his son
Sydney, who FASTENED to the base
ment and carried his father up
stairs and called medical assist
ance. He never regained con-
sciousnes.
The deceased was born in New
York City Jan. 6, 1s49. He grew to
young manhood there. He made
several attempts to enter military
service and was thrice taken out of
the army by his father because OF
youth. He finally was mustered in
to service as a drummer boy when
he was 16 years old and was sent
to Jackson, Miss, where he was
stationed when the Civil war ended.
He was a member of Co. H., 34th
u. S. Infantry. In order to throw
his father off guard Mr.. Brown en-
listed under the name of John
Bender.
Mr.. Brown came to Sank Centre
about 1870. Forty-eight years ago
he was united in marriage in this
city to Miss Maria Borchert. Three
children were born to this union:
Frank NJ, of this city; Miss Edna,
teacher in the Publis schools at
Deer River, and Sydney, of this
city. Mrs. Brown and the daught-
er and two sons survive.
John Brown was a compainnable
CONTINUED on Page six)
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Last week the Herald publish ed
a subscription blank asking for
contributions to be sent to this Of
flee. The publishers headed the
list with subscription of $1,000.
The response has been very graft
flying. At this writing, Tuesday af-
ternoon, $125 has been subscribed,
with the Sank Centre Community
Club heading the list with a SUBJ
scription of $500. The donors will
be published each week. In the
nature of things the contributions
should be in the hands of the
County Council in short time so
that the Club Leader can be en-
ployed. The subscriptions through
the Herald at this writing, Tues
day afternoon, amount to $125.oO, as
follows:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-06
All CLUB MEET SATURDAY

The Gopher Prairie Boys and
Girls All Club will meet at the
Sank Centre Community Club
rooms Saturday afternoon at 200
P. M. This is very important
meeting and should be attended by
every member of the Club.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-03-06
MRS. |. FISHER
FOLLOWS HUSBAND
Died One Week Later; Funer-
al Will Be Held Sunday
Afternoon
JOHN nj. BROWN PASSES
Buried Wednesday, Mrs. C.
M. Hendryx, Former Res
ident Died in Penn.
Mrs. L. Fisher

Sarah Josephine Meyer Fisher
widow of the late L. L. Fisher
chronicle of whose death was pub
lished in the Herald of last week
passed away at the Long hospital
Sank Centre, Tuesday, March 4
1880, at 600 am, exactly one week
following the death of her husband
lacking a few hours. Mr.. Fisher
died Tuesday February 25, 1880 al
10:45 a. m.
Mrs. Fisher stood the ordeal of her
husbands illress, death and burial
most commercially. She was plan
ming leaving in a short time for the
home of her son, George Fisher al
Eagle Bend.
Sunday evening she suffered q
paralytic stroke of her left side
She was taken to the hospital and
was apparently recovering nicely
Monday afternoon she was very
cheerful and while visiting with hel
sons told them she would be
ready to go to Eagle Bend in few
days.
The deceased was born at Gen.
ESQ, ILL.,, April IA, 1860. She grew
to young womanhood in her native
community and was united in mar.
rage to L. Fisher at Geneso, April
%, 1888. The entire married life of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher was spent in
Sank Centre, except for short inter.
walls. Mrs. Fisher was the mother
of two sons, Louis Irving, residing
at DeLand, Florida, and George
Oliver, of Eagle Bend.
The remain were taken to the
family home this Thursday morn.
ing where they are lying in state
to remain until just before the fun
eral which will be held at the Con
gregational Church Sunday, March
9, aty-2:30 p. M, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Frederick Stillwell.
In the earlier years of her resi-
dence in this city Mrs. Fisher was
very active in all affairs that tend.
ed to make Sank Centre better
community in which to live. She
was an early member of the Grad.
atm, the Blue Apron and other so
cieties.
She became identified with the
Congregational Church in this city
many years ago. She was a very
devout Christian and for a long
time was active in her church
work, particularly that of the Sun
day school and church organiza
tons.
Besides the two sons mentioned
above the immediate relatives sur
viving are five grandchildren, anc
one brother, Edward Meyer, of Ed
ward, California.
Mrs. Fisher had wonderfully
keen mind. She had travelled quite
extensively, visiting California, the
East, Florida and Cuba.
The splendid womanly traits o.
this excellent lady are fully appre
ciated by the friends who have
known her over all the years she
resided in this city.
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Total subscribed to March 4 $125.oO
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the ShortStop as to which one of you
is going to cover second base if the
man on first starts for second on a
steal or hit-and-run play.
Be sure you are in a position to
cover first base when the FIRST base
man is playing in for bunt.
Learn to go back on short fly balls
that the center and right fielder can
not reach.
Watch your catcher's signs to his
pitcher so you can anticipate what
Is being thrown and where it will
probably be hit. A right-hand hitter
will more likely pull a curve ball to
left field than he will fast ball and
the left-hand hitter vice versa.
Save this Big League Base Ball
Series, another will appear shortly.
Al Demaree has prepared q free
illustrated leafiet on Batting" which
will improve any boys percentage.
Send for it. Address Al Demaree, in
care of The Star, and be sure to in
close a Self-addressed, stamped en-
velope.
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IS n m 7 WOrQ always has been
N good" said Julian Cur
VI tiss, "but I can hold up
my right hand and talk
until I am black in the face on
this so-called lively bali question
and nobody pays the slightest at
tention to me-"
CurtiSS is an official of the COM
pany which makes the ball.
There has been absolutely no change
in the major league base ball in the
past five years." he said. "There isn't
bought our yarn, there might be; but
we don't. We have OUR own yarn mills,
and there has been no change in the
manufacture or quality; no change in
the wrapping; no change in the covers;
no change in the rubber or cork
Il read, not long ago, an interview
with Babe Ruth, saying that the Ma
tional League balls were livelier than
base balls used in the American League.
That was ridiculous compliment to
Hack Wilson of the Cubs for the home
runs he has been hitting. The National
and American League base balls are
exactly alike.
when the base balls are ready for
the covers they are all put in binns.
The covers are put in other receptacleS.
Sewers take ball and sew the cover
on it. If they use one color for the
stitches, it is a National League ball;
If they use another, it's an American
League ball. It's the same cork, rub
Der, yarn and cover. manufactured in
the same places. Before the cover
stitches are in, and they are sewed by
the same persons, nobody knows to
which league the base ball will go.
Conditions Are Changed.
But there have been other changes, -
continued Curtiss, (which undoubtedly
have affected hitting. In the old days,
many ball players were place hitters.
They used bottle bats. They don't do
that any more. They take a toe hold
and use long tapering bats with small
handles, almost like an exaggerated
fungo bat. They are all trying to knock
the ball out of the lot.
Another thing is that they no longer
use ash bats. Thev insist on the heavier
hickory. McGraw told me that his team
wasn't using many hickory bats. had
curiosity enough to go and look up the
bats we have been making for the
Giants. Every man on the team. with
a single exception, is using hickory
bat.
1ney nave constantly TeSCrlCCeu VIle
pitchers. They have been using prac-
tically nothing except new, glossy COW
Grad balls. They have eliminated all
freak deliveries. They have put in
stands and shortened the parks. All
these things affect home runs, but
they blame it on the ball.
1.-THE truth is they want home runs.
Some of the parks put up wire screens.
These caught a lot of looping flies
which would have gone for home runs.
I understand one club took such a
screen down.
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CARDS PUT BRAKES
ON LOSING STREAK
Finally Call a Halt, but 1t
Takes 10 Innings-Cubs
Are Set Back Again.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

A LITTLE thing like rapidly de-
~ scending elevator, which causes
~ unpleasant sensations in many
quarters, shouldn't bother the
st. Louis Cardinals a bit from now on.
The Cards went up to the top of the
National League with about the greatest
possible speed, winning II out of ID
games, and have been coming down
from the heights with about as great
rapidity.
The Cardinals came to a temporary
stop in their losing yesterday after drop
ping five straight games, but it took
them 10 long innings to gain 2-to-1
decision over the Boston Braves and
even thar triumph left them with a
record of only two victories in their last
IL games. Shut out for eight innings
by Bob Smith, st. Louis took advantage
of two walks in the ninth to push over
a run, then repeated the feat in the
Handicapped tenth with two of their
seven hits.
The Chicago Cubs, who appeared to
be heading for the job of successors to
the Cards as league leaders, suffered an
other setback yesterday after losing
two of three to Brooklyn. Much to
their surprise, they ran into Phil Col
Inns of Philadelphia and got only ak
hits. They couldn't get a run while
the Phillies pecked away at Pat Ma
lone, winding up with three-run burst
in the eighth for a 6-to-2 victory. The
defeat left Chicago three-and-a-haf
games behind the league leaders.
All the other National League games
and the Washington Cleveland contest
in the American League were ra1ned
out.
Another champion club, the Phila-
delphia Athletics, played second d1v1S-
ion base ball as they dropped an IL
inning struggle to the Chicago White
Sox by 7-to-6 count. The worst ex-
hibition came in the tenth inning when
Philadelphia could get only two runs on
five hits, having two men thrown out at
the plate The SoX promptly tied 1t up
again and continued scoring in the next
frame. Bob Grove, who had won seven
straight games, was charged with the
defeat although he pitched less than
two innings.
The Boston Red Sox and Detroit
Tigers put on another exhibition Of
poor fielding and heavy hitting. Bos-
| ton had the better of both although
Hold Lisenbee could not last the en-
tire distance on the mound. The Red
Sox made II hits of four Tiger hurl-
ers and reaped the benefit of four err
rors, all. of which figured in the scor-
ing for q 12-to-6 victory.
The New York Yankees got a fast
start against the st. Louis Browns and
scored all their runs in the first two
innings to win, to 8. The rest of the
game was a close battle between Herb
Pennock and George Blaeholder, who
succeeded Dick COffman on the mound.
and the Browns had a trifle the better
If II
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Waller Is Merciless Finger
As Hibbs WhitelUdsI.es Holmes

mond. Due to conflicting schedules
the National Capitals have Cancelled a
game scheduled with the Colemans for
next Sunday.
Comet Peewes have won Is straight.
Manager Sam De Vaughan Of the
Cardinal A. c., Alexandria, request:
Manager Jennison of the District Gro
Gerry team to phone him at Alexandria
202-J after 6 pm.
With Otie Thomas starring, the
Girard team defeated the Tin Cans,
10 to /.
Meetings:
Kings Palace midgets and George
Washington Post players, at Manager
Lawrences home, 305 Tennessee avenue
northeast. tonight.
Colonials, at home of Manager Love-
joy, 91o Kennedy street northwest, 8
o'clock tonight.
Corinthian insects and Juniors, at
Fifth street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast & o'clock
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to go back after fly balls there would
be great shortage in home runs. Ruth
and few others actually hit the ball
beyond the reach of fielders, make legiti-
mate homers: but a lot of home runs
are just high flies which carry into
the short stands"
One of the Shibes of Philadelphia,
where the balls are manufactured, told
me practically the same things that
CurtiSS said.
A Practical Remedy.
But, whatever the reason. there IS
such a wave of home run hitting today
that four-base hits are getting to be
a joke. How they can remedy it, if
they wish to remedy it, don't know.
The most practical cure to me would
appear to be to let the base balls stay
in the game longer, or permit the pitch
ers and infielders to stain new ball
with tobacco juice, as they did in the
old days.
Base ball may be a better or worse
game than it was, but it is not the
same game. Tactics have changed
utterly. F.ielders don't play the bat
tiers as they did With the fielderS
back as far as they are now, Willie
Keeler or John McGraw would have
hit around 300.
And no boy wants to be a pitcher
any more. The pitchers are the goats
of the game. The ambition to be a
Mathewson or johnson has passed.
Every kid dreams only of being Babe
Ruth.
(Copyright, $780, by North American News
paper Alliance.)
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~ ELIEvE ME-" declared Bert
80 Olmsted, that If I could,
would help lot Of these
kid teams along!"

~ ELIEVE ME" declared Bert
- - Olmsted, that If could,
would help a lot Of these
- kid teams along"
A bit of sandlot mis-
sionary work was tried on Bert early
this Spring and the result was that 1t
converted him from a fan who gets
his base ball from the box scores in
the papers. into a red-hot sandlot
booster.
Undoubtedly the hardest Job on the
sandlotS is that of the manager. He
usually starts sometime in Midwinter
to make his plans and works like a
trojan until late in September in carry
ing them out. His job is thankless
one. He must do everything and gets
nothing.
But the most difficult problem, most
managers declare, is to get uniformed
team together in order that it may
compete in an organized league.
Early this Spring a group Of high
school boys solicited Bert's aid In out
fitting ball team which would COM
pete in the Capital City League. And
this team, now playing under the name
of the Olmsted Grill nine, is setting a
fast pace in the league.
Bert QUILTED his team from head to
foot and even If they couldn't play a
lick Of ball they look like a real team.
But they can and do play good base
ball and Sunday they meet the Curtin
All-Stars in the feature game of the
league. They play for the leadership
Of the senior class.
ct think this Curtin team is one OF
the Quickest teams around here" Bert
said. "They haven't a "backer," yet
they manage to get along somehow.
certainly wish them luck" he added.
The Curtins of course, isn't the only
team with this handicap, for there are
countless clubs playing from the pee
wees to the unlimiteds in the same
predicament.
A few more Bert Olmsteds would
prove big boost for the local sand
lotters.
With but five more games, all due
to postponements and ties, left on the
schedule, Naval Hospital appears to bt
the winner of the Government League
following the Union Printers lotto:
victory over G. P. o. yesterday.
Walter Shomo, C. P. o. manager
may have threatened to withdraw from
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Pick-Ups From the SandIOts
By Francis E. Stan

the loop, but when the team took the
field yesterday they didn't show any
signs of giving up.
Under the ruling, both teams were
to use the same players who took part
in the protested game, and both COM
piled, though G. P. O.'S original lineup
lasted only part of the first inning
AL Schneider, suffering from a sore
arm, which has rendered him almost
useless as q catcher and fielder, made
great attempt to fill out the lineup
as per rules.
Al put his catchers mitt on his
right hand and tried to throw left
handed, while Frank Corkins, also suf-
fering from an ailing arm, went into
the pitchers box and made game ef-
fort to check the Typos.
Schneider did his best to throw left
handed, but when he pegged the ball
into left field, allowing a runner to
score in the first inning, after he had
stolen second and third, there was no
: alternative than to put in a substitute.
Rip Sole, who was acquired from the
Departmental League since the pro-
tested game, was sent in, though the
game was forfeited.
The standing in the Government
League:
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Big League
BASE BALL
Playing Second Base
BY AL DEMAREE

Former Pitcher New York Giants.)
The above illustration is an action
ograph of Frank Frisch, the great
st. Louis Cardinal second baseman,
fielding a ground ball and making
the throw to first base.
A second baSeman should be a good
judge Of ground balls and an accu-
rate thrower. 1t Is important that
accuracy in throwing be more con-
sidered than a powerful arm. Prac-
tice both overland and underhand
throws to first base. The underhand
throw Is the best time saver the sec
ond baseman possesses. There have
been old fellows in the major league,
whose throwing arms were not what
they had been, who played season
after season because they could snap
the ball to first base underhand.
Have distinct understanding with
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w YITH Pitcher Waller yielding
| M only one hit, the Hibbs team
v v made short shrift of game
with Holmes Bakery in the
Industrial League, winning by 1870 in
seven innings. Shugrue and Handy
made four hits apiece to lead vicious
attack, Shugrue contributing homer.
Catcher Deane got Holmes lone bingle.
Eldbrooke M. E. and West Washing
ton Baptist played seven frames to q
3-3 tie in the Georgetown Church
League. It was a pitchers battle, with
H. Hodges of West Washington yielding
three hits and his rival, L. Schneider,
! four.
| Southern Railway scored three runs
in the final inning to take an 8-6 de-
cision over Express in the Terminal
Railroad Y. M. c. A. League. With
Spalding and Buckner getting three
each. Express had more safeties than
the enemy-12 to 9-but Southern
socked more timely. Bremen led the
winning attack with three hits, one a
| triple.
District Repair Shop scored eight
runs in the first two innings and after
that it ceased to be a battle with @.
p. o. In the Departmental League. In
the sixth and final inning Repair Shop
scored eight more runs to make the
score 16 to f. Geuthler smacked two
homers for the winners.
Games are sought by the following
teams:
Woodlawn, Va, Saturday game; Man
ager Wood, Clarendon 925.
Argyle PeeweeS, two games Tor Sat-
urday, morning and afternoon; Alfred
Baer, Adams 3790.
De Molays, Sunday; Manager Jack
Bierach, Lincoln 1885.
Saks Co., Sunday, with team having
field; Manager Mothershead, District
1880 during day.
Hinkle Insects, Potomac oSoo.
Snyder Farmer Post Saturday and
Sunday; Hyattsville 1925 between and
pm.
Columbian Insects; Manager Rinaldi,
North 1900.
Phoenix A. c., games for July; Man
ager Risler, Lincoln 5433-J.
Burroughs Peewees, Saturday; North
2843-J.
Palisade A. C. challenges Foxall A. c.;
phone Manager Dyer, Cleveland 6342.
Colmar Insects-Wonder Boys and
Burroughs are asked to call Manager
Etter, Hyattsville 1899.
Junior Order of Capitol Heights;
Manager o. White, Metropolitan 7042.
Adelphites, Saturday and Sunday
Columbia 1852.
Yankee Peewees have Plaza diamond
Sundays from l to pm; Franklin
CALM.
Carolina A. c., unlimited, Saturday
and Sunday; Lincoln 6763.
, Rice Baking Co., Manager c. A
Cole, Lincoln 0515-J.
Capitol Heights A. C. will play thu
. sherwood A. c. Sunday on the Mary
, land A. C. diamond at 3 pm. Capito
Heights Is booking games at Capito
Heights 39l.
Yankee Insects and Babe Ruth In
Sects will clash Sunday on the New
! York Avenue Playground field Thu
Yankees have won three straight.
Columbian and Spud Coleman In
sects will play tomorrow at $3.50 pm
= on the Georgia and Alaska avenue dia
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BIG LEAGUE LEADERS,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
American League.
Batting-Rice, Senators, 400.
Runs-Ruth, Yankees, SIS.
Runs batted in-Ruth, Yankees, S.
Hits-Rice, Senators, rs.
Observation-Disclosures, Tigers; Cronin
Senators, 10.
Triples-Combs, Yankees, 8.
Home runs-Ruth, Yankees, 10.
Stolen bases-Rice, Senators, IL.
National League.
Batting-Herman, Robins, Alb.
Runs-Herman and Frederick, Rob-
ms, 81.
Runs batted in-Klein, Phillies, 81.
Hits-Herman, Robins, and Terry,
Giants, 70.
Doubles-Frisch, Cardinals, 81.
Triples-Cuyler Cubs, 9.
Home runs-Wilson, Cubs, 10.
Stolen bases-Cuyler, Cubs, IA.