The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
SPORTS
OF THE WEEK
(Chuck Rathal
(Chuck Rathe)

Harvey's high school cagers
won their second conference
game Friday evening when
they defeated Long Prairie %
to Ii. Arvig lead the local
scoring with fourteen points.
Six buckets and two free
throws comprised the total.
Four of those buckets were
long ones that brought obs and
abs from the audience. The 10
Gals worked well with steady
fire of passing and an alert de-
fensfve. Long Prairie plays a
type of ball that has one virtue.
A fast, break-neck pace is kept
up throughout the game Pass
ing is naturally cratic and the
shooting off color, but 1t a
chieves this. 1t makes the op-
posing team play exactly the
same type of ball. That's pre-
cisely what happened to Sank
Centre and nearly lost the game
for them In the third quarter.
Long Prairie put on a sustain
ed drive with hardly a breath,
and the locals swung neatly in
to line and played the fast ball
game. Long Prairie caught up
to the locals and remained tied
with them until the closing
minutes of play.
It was duecedly discomforting to
compare the roofing sections of
both Long Prairie and Sank Gen.
tire. Long Prairie dragged along a
strong following to witness a los
ing team. Almost as many students
as Sank Centre had, and more
spite of the sub-zero
The Todd County hackers
back their team to the limit, and
they came near not seeing their
team lose.
No matter how tough the going
Is against Long Prairie-or Osakis
the locals have little qualms
about the outcome. With Alexan-
dria or Glenwood no matter what
the strength Of the local quint,
fear is prevalent among local back
ers. Neither of the former teams
have defeated Sank Centre out
fit in the past five years. It just
seems in the cards. Five years ago,
we recall, that one Stub Olson, hail
ing from Osakis, found his team
beaten by an Osakis quint. Stub
didn't dare walk the peaceful
streets of his home town, and
5wore revenge. Sincei then Osakis
has not defeated us, nor has Long
Prairie.
Tomorrow evening, Friday,
the locals take the road for
Melrose. The locals are already
gnashing their teeth In antic-
ipatiOn of what Is always q hot
contest. Melrose, we see, de-
feated Osalxis 10 to IL in an
overtime tilt. If the locals
could rely on comparative
scores, the outlook Is favorable
for q Sank Centre victory; but
anything happens when Mel
rose Is handy opposition. Tues
day evening, February 4th,
Alexandria comes to the local
court to return q game with
the high school. They trimmed
Harvey's lads 26 to 10 about
two weeks ago, In a game that
could have easily been won by
either team. This corner steers
clear of any definite predic-
lions, but the locals seem due
for q third and fourth victory
this week.
Well, we thought that football
vas done and gone, but the pres
ure has been brought to bear upon
his corner to reopen some small
ak on the sport Of the pigskin.
,ubzero weather has little to do
With youthful enthusiasm for the
port. We were visited by a youth
ul protege, Fred Cooper, this
week and an inevitable inter-
lew with the youthful manager
bowed that winter training is pro-
ressing strenuously in the camp
f the Main Street Gophers. If you
ave never heard of them, you will.
hat Is practice is being carried on
n the snow-cleared back yard of
Dr.. Cooper. The Main Street Goph.
rs are now in full swing and here
, the personnel of this invincible
roup: left end, Carol Dickinson:
1T tackle, Verlin Dickson; left /
uard, Mike Graham Especial word
ONES that Mike Is working out in
fankato hut will he hera this s,,n,- ,