The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-09-12
SPORTS
OF THE WEEK
(Chuck Rathe)

III
With the game in view tomorrow,
Friday. with Melrose, Coach Har-
vey has been working his boys
hard to whip the crew in shape for
the opener. An aggregation Of
small, fast backs will call for a
change in offense this year. The
line is expected to hold it's own
with Graham, Bellinger, Egan,
Keldahl, and Arvig as veteran
strength complemented with new
material The Melrose press leaves
plenty to the imagination of the
locals as far as "pre-war" dope Is
concerned. Alexandria, on our
schedule, with new coach, Red
Hastings, has high hopes this year
as the Coach pronounced his mat
erial good, and that the "open"
style of ball would prevail, suiting
his plays to the material. Alex Is
sure to open up with plenty of lat
erals and forward passes this sea-
son. And to cope with this style
it'll take a good defense as well
as a hard-smacking offense. Glen
woods squad, which went down to
defeat at our hands last year, re-
ported with fifty candidates and
ten lettermen. They also lean to.
ward a heavier team this year, and
their prospects depend upon the
development Of new material and
a faster backfield. Long Prairie re-
ports little headway gained on ac-
count Of stormy weather. With
this little dope in mind we look
for plenty Of stormy weather" In
the district as the teams dig In for
the top notch.
The announcement last week
that the WPA project further
ing the work on both the park
and the athletic field has-we
hope-pricked up the ears Of
tennis fans to the possibility OF
some new courts. 1t should
make the library court look
lonesome, indeed, when the
view of q couple Of snappy
courts near the lake looms In
the minds eye. Surrounding
towns have adequate facilities.
Both Long Prairie and Alex
have cement courts, but we are
willing TO throw In our last
sou that the local racquet
wielders would be mighty
pleased with clay underfoot.
sts
With seventeen lettermen back
and some Of the sweetest mole
skinners in the country, Coach
Bernie Bierman, Of the Gophers,
must cry the blues mite to make
things look good for the rest OF
the Big Ten, which, we assure you,
isn't at all necessary since the rest
of them feel pretty good anyway
what with strengthened teams and
tough schedules. For two years un-
defeated Gophers find themselves
with a rosy outlook except for the
bugbear of ineligibility, which dark
cloud hovers over Julie Alphonse,
vet, who has the makings OF ALI
American stuff. Among the veter-
ans we find Willis Smith, husky
who has spent several summers In
Sauk Centre, and Sam Hunt, OF
Red Lake Falls, who has visited
with his aunt, Miss Lucy Hunt,
here several times. You local fans,
keep your eyes on these two lads.
willis did some fine work on occa-
sions last year on the line, and
Sam, who is being rocketed bit IN
the Cullum Column, is rated after
Seidel and LeVoir at quarterback.
Light fast backs may force
change in the traditional Bierman
system. Improved teams and
schedules, which are burdened to
the breaking point, promise a lot
of smart football this fall In the
Big Ten, and, we might add, q
Alotta" hoarse throats for yelling
Minnesota fans.
Leo Norris, that hard-hitting,
somewhat gangling shOrtstOp
of the Mfllers. has been sold
for spring delivery to the Phil
adeIphia Club of the National
league. Leo has had his ups and
downs on the Miller troupe.
Following his purchase In
1880, he was farmed out until
1888, and that season he came
into his own. This season he hit
his stride even more, and Is
now the hardest hitting short
stop in the league. Many of the
locals who have journeyed to
Minneapolis to see the Millers
on exhibition have seen Leo In
the thick of the fray. They will
get q chance to see him on 10
cal terra firma when the Mil
lers and the Saints clash here
on the 21st. Come out and see
Leo off, personally, on his Last
s.raund-uno with the MillArS