The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-10-08
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(Chuck Rathe)

football game Of the year, 1t wal
with some of the worst and some
of the finest football they hat
shown all season. Taking Foley
last Friday afternoon, bad passes
from center resulted in fumbles or
both teams that ultimately led II
scoring thrusts. Here's a question
that many q team has asked itsel1
when the other outfit seems to bt
In possession Of the ball all after
noon: How do we score when IT.
the opposition's ball on their fifty
ward line? Further how do W.
score when we don't get the bal
until we TALL on It in the end zone;
Well, Riddles, I have the answer.
A Grimy Fairy Tailback-
Once upon q time there were
two football teams. One was
named Foley; the other was
named Sank Centre. Now Foley
was on their homo field, and
Sank Centre was In new uni
forms and yearning for the
blood of Engiishmen - or
sumep,n. Anyhoo, children,
Sank Centre had the ball ON the
fifty yard line. Their instxuc-
tions were to kick after the
first play with the wind at their
back TO get Foley I'm . hole. But
q bad pass came dribbling back
to the kicker and 1t was FUN
bled. Foley laughed up his
sleeve. Sank Centre tried again.
-Horatio Alger stuff-and an
other bad pass and another
tumble. Well, 1t was third
down and forty yards to go
but fortunately we still held the
ball Then Sank Centre found
themselves with fourth down
and fifty yards to go, and Ar
Wig stood In his end zone walt
ing the fatal pass. It wasn't SO
had but he lost time In getting
into kicking position. His foot
to be placed under the ball,
went along side of the dueced
pellet. Foley, the old meanies,
and ungraci0us hosts that they
were, fell ON the ball for their
touchdown. And that, my chill
dren, ID the story Of how Foley
scored without having the ball
or raising q hand against Sauk
Centre. They just followed them
to the goal line.
I am not only Fugitive from
but also a Victim Of a Chain Gang
This thrilling drama Is the true
of a football coach, one
Gene Harvey, Of the local Rovers
Truth Is stranger than fiction-es
In football. It seems thai
Arvig, with Sank Centre deep II
their own territory, wished to take
q nap, so at the end Of a shoe string
he slept" Just as the play was te
be run off-enter the villain-tht
headlinesman was in distress with
q dragon. You may call 1t the chair
that keeps track of the position Of
the ball. During the killing OF the
dragon and the rescuing Of the vii
lain, Sleeping Beauty was discover
ed by the Beast-that's Foley-wht
weren't supposed to notice him Al
all. So the play was cancelled and
on a straight gain they marched tc
Foley's IS yard line as the hall
ended.
Sequel-NOw the locals decid-
ed that Sleeping Beauty needed
more rest. So out he went
again. And just as the play was
to be resumed from Sank Cen
tres rs yard line, another dis
traction delayed the play. Don't
look now, but the headlinesman
is in conflict with another dra-
gon-the old chain gang again.
When he was finally untangled
from the coils of the dangerous
reptile, Sleeping Beauty re-
manned in the arms of Nor
pheus. Suddenly springing to
wakefulness, Arvig took pass
from Hoffman and raced like
the wind to the opposite goal,
seventy-five yards away for the
touchdown. Which Is how Har-
vey was first a victim and then
acquitted from the Chain Gang
in Foley.
Now since Sank Centres fumbles
and bad center passes resulted fol
a touchdown for Foley, 1t was nc
more than fair and right that Foley
should in some measure make uI
for said favorS. So their center
sent back a bad pass and Foley
fumbled and Sank Centre recover
ed. On Foley's fifteen yard line the
locals punched their way to the
two yard line, and Ethun made
himself real small and squeezed