Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-10
OLD TIMERS TO
ORGANIZE TEAM
Baseball Players Of the County, Past
35, Will Meet at Sandstone Next
Saturday Evening.

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in Pine county, who have arrived at
| the digniffed age of So or over. and
have found themselves slipping, either
because of senile degeneration or
merely to make room for the younger
set, will find an opportunity to con-
tinue their interest and participation
in the national sport for perhaps an
| other decade, or as long as their an
cient stumps respond to the urge to
stay young, by enlisting their names
as candidates for positions on an all
time Pine county amateur baseball
team. So says Karl r. Won Schenk of
Bruno, promoter of the idea and a
lover of sports.
The purpose of the club, according
to Won Schenk, is to afford an oppor-
tunity to the older boys to stay in the
baseball game and, in general, to
stimulate and support further in
terest among the fans of the county.
Any player over 35 years of age is
eligible and the law of the survival
of the fittest will determine "who's
who" on the mysterious nine.
A number of old timers have al
ready expressed their interest in such
extension of the baseball days and
have promised their enthusiastic sup
port.
There exists no want for material.
In the list of possible candidates may
be mentioned Handschu and Gay of
Moose Lake, Cunningham and Beccue
of Sturgeon Lake, Whiting of Willow
River, Southerton, Caldwell, and Ho-
gan of Kerrick, Won Schenk of Bruno.
| Hyldahl, Simonsen, Conaway,' Clegg,
and Hjalmar Petersen of Askov; Sha-
fer of Finlayson; Carlson and John
son of Sandstone; Lambert, Brennan,
the johnson brothers and Swennes of
Hinckley; Woodbeck of Brook Park;
Wilcox and Pennington of Pine City,
and so on. That is not by any means
complete list of one time favorites.
Perhaps the great "Rube" Walberg
can be induced to join. His home is
in Royalton township.
May Have Two Teams.
The idea was to organize one strong
team of old timers and pit them
against younger club, but if enough
enthusiasm is shown and enough play
ers enlist for the crucial games two
teams will be organized-perhaps one
team representing the northern por-
tiOn of the county and the other the
south. With a twinkle in the eye
some fans have said that it will likely
be safer to pit the old timers team
against another team with players of
the same age rather than to let them
try to buckle up against younger and
faster players. Just how good the
playing will be can better be told
when they get on the diamond. Fa-
Their time may have taken some speed
out of the old timers and again with
the determination possessed by the
former stars they may make a real
showing. Confidence goes a long ways
and there is at least no lack of con-
fidence on the part of Karl r. Won
Schenk who is advancing the idea OF
a veterans show and who is the
sport plenipotentiary of Pine county
Baseball, football, tennis, wrestling
and other sports are in his category,
he being an active participant in all.
1t will be remembered by wrestling
fans that the mighty Won Schenk, who
it is said is the only man in captivity
in America by that name, met his
Waterloo in wrestling at Askov one
night several years ago, when he was
thrown by lightweight, however, not
because his heart was not in the game
and because he did not try. He gave
his best and the fans thoroughly en-
ioyed it. In fact won" as he is
known to his many friends walked to
Askov from Bruno in the winter time
more than once to see or take part in
the sport. But this is drifting away
from baseball, only written to bring
out the sports qualities of the pro-
moter.
A meeting will be held at Sand
stone on Saturday, August 18th, at s
O'Clock in the evening for the purpose
of discussing ways and means to put
the plan into effect. All players who
would like to join the club are re-
luuested to send, their names to Kari
r. Won Schenk, Bruno, Mimi, and be
present at the meeting Saturday, il
possible. Timber up and "1et's go!"