The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-19
Played Very
Good Game
WithBenson
Locals Show Wonderful I'M
provement-Will be List
ed With Winners
FINAL SCORE Is TOY
To Meet Glenwood Tonight,
Thursday, On Local
Court

1t was decidedly different team
that bore the Maroon for Sank
Centre last Friday evening as they
dropped their third consecutive
game to Benson, Is to II. It was
different in the smooth ball hand
ling and the spirit in which they
fought to the last whistle.
Tonight, Thursday, 10th, the To-
Gals clinch with Glenwood in the
last game before the holidays on
the local court. Like Sank Centre,
Glenwood got off on the wrong foot.
Their opening season is much be-
low the traditional Glenwood par,
but they'll snap out of it, and you
can expect good game tonight.
Fridays game opened at fever
pitch of racy action. Benson came
in with two goals as the game was
still in its infancy. They completed
them with easy passing, fast and
snappy, and then a close in shot.
The teams worked hard from the
beginning, and in the opening min
utes the game took on a contrast
ingly faster pace, as compared with
the Swanville game. Sank Centre
settled in to a three men back Of
fensive with cross pass between
the three. The other two men cut
and a quick pass, pivot to the
basket and Brandon scored the
first for the locals. Benson con-
verted a field goal, and the quarter
ended with the boys passing easily
and shooting steadily with the
! score to 2.
While in their previous games
| the locals appeared conscious of
the fact they were playing a new
type of ball, they certainly appear
ed at home under the system on
last Friday. A long siege of passing
didn't break down the defense Of
Benson, and taking the ball Benson
failed to score. Sank Centre getting
1t again, Arvig cut in under the
basket fast, losing his man, and
scored heave through the mesh.
Keldahl followed up by taking a
/ pass in the foul ring to score. Ar
Wig executed a beautiful piece of
defensive play when, as a score
seemed certain, he fouled the
| shooter. Thus he sacrificed one
point to them, with only one free
throw conversion. Keldahl convert
ed free throw and Decree pick
ed up one. Benson made another
free shot as the half was announc-
ed by the bark Of the gun with the
score, Benson 9, Sank Centre 7.
Arvig stepped out in the opening
of the half and leased the rim with
a short toss that was a fooler and
rolled out. Benson covered the bas-
ket and breaking down the floor
fast, Hickey, rangy center, con-
verted for them. Walker took the
pass from Keldahl, out of bounds,
and pivoted to score. Arvig coming
fast down the center took the pass
nicely but missed the shot. Row.
berg scored after he took 1t off his
own back board. Walker picked up
a free throw. Fouls increased some
what at this point as the game as
sumed even faster proportions The
locals went on a shooting spree and
peppered the bank board with longs
and covered their own shots, in a
desperate attempt to close up the
lead. The third quarter ended II to
10.
The closing quarter saw some Of
the finest basketball of the even
ing. Arvig stepped in to toss in a
nice goal to halve the lead. Keldabl
tied the score with a pivot shot
under the basket. Both teams, in
spite of the fight against time,
played consistent ball with no err
ratio passing or shooting. Arvig in
tercepted a pass; went down the
floor untouched to put the locals in
the lead, and the crowd was in a
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