The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
SPORTS
OF THE WEEK
(Chuck Rathe)

Those Independents have one
sweet ball club. Emerging from
tough fight Friday evening with
stiffened joints and bated breath
the local Independents found they
had defeated the Alexandria Fire
men SO to 80. The Fire-eaters gave
the boys the best game they have
enjoyed all season. Cook, local
guard was high point man with a
tally of Is, and the Dubois duo tied
for second with nine counters
apiece. Haired, Alex forward,
weighed in Is points of the total 80
for Alex. One of the fine contribu-
tons independent efforts have
given to basketball is individual
styling and hook up combinations.
Haired showed some of his finest
work as scorer last Friday even
ing. To see Smith, all state college
man two years, is sensation. His
change of pace from a Looping trot
to tightening streak Is a trick
that all basketeers don't learn. His
quick shot counted thrice for Alex
andria. In O'Gara and the Dubois
due the locals have ball handling
combination that Is hard to beat.
None of these fellows have had
coached training since high school;
they're natural ball handlers. Sic
ben, a, comparatively small man,
does his share in covering that old
bang board. Bill Cook, who seems
to take things easily, bores in from
the guard position to score time
and again.
The Independents have two
games coming up within the
next two weeks. On the End of
January, tonight while fans
are recuperating from New
Years Eve, they spring one
with Osakis invading the home
court. Next Tuesday, the It'll,
Starbuck comes here for the
third straight home game.
Well, sir, anything can happen in
Independent ball Field coach Pat
Dubois has his hands full directing
the play from the floor. Friday he
had to straighten out his brother,
Johnny, and Bill Cook who seemed
to have few words with one an
other. You know the old adage-"A
house divided against Itself" Well
Alex seemed to have trouble with
it's players, too. Haired, who is a
little warm headed, swung on a To-
cal man and his coach pulled him.
Manager Flanighan admonished
him, You can't sock guy" II
know it," said Haired, "but he
don't know the score" Wish this
corner knew whom he was talking
about. Haired was over it in a min
ute and everything was oaky doaky.
No harm was meant-his swing
was wild anyway-but it was
amusing. All told, however, it was
clean cut game, and the boys
seemed to enjoy it in spite of the
fact they couldn't rest.
Next week the high school
quint resumes its schedule
when on Friday, January 10,
they meet Alexandria on the
Park Regioners court. Home
fans are given the benefit of
the next two games with Osa-
kis and Long Prairie on the
18th and oath respectively.
There's one thing of note in these
independent games. Their foul
shooting borders on perfection.
Alex converted 10 out of IL at
tempts, while the locals took out
of II. Whether it's because they
have had more experience or
whether they realize the significan-
ce of foul shooting, more than do
high school players, this corner
doesn't mean to guess. But 1t is evil
dent that they do count more than
the average high school team.
The Gopher hockey squad re-
ceived a set back this week
when Bud Smith, ace defense
man, was taken to the hospital
with an infected foot. Larry
Armstrong, coach, had a de-
tense combination in Bud and
Glen Seidel that was hard to
get that old puck past. Bud
won't be out long, but 1t some
what dimmed Gopher lights
game series on Monday and
Tuesday.
Obstreperous Jour dictionary les
son for the weekly fans at the Big
Ten football games next year are
apt to find themselves planted at
one of the entrances of the stad-
ium, wondering just what exactly
the score, is. Drinking and rowdy-
ism will not be tolerated, and the
good old American custom for the