The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-08-06
SPORT

(Chuck Rathe)

With the local Fireeaters' picni
and summer frolic in the back
ground here's a dandy game TO
the boys to try their skill on some
time. It's called barrel polo and wa
introduced to this section by con
tingent Of Long Prairie Firemen
Select an open space with tw'
hydrants handy. Choose two husk.
teams to hold the writing hoses
Set the barrel in the middle of tn
square with two goals marked Of
equally distant from the cente
where the barrel lies. Turn on tn,
water and the fun begins. The ide'
is to shove the barrel with tn,
force of the water across the OPP
ponents' goal. What if somebod.
gets wet? Absolutely nothing a
ALL The boys are clad in all thu
paraphernalia suitable for we
weather fire-fighting. AS for thu
spectators, they must be ready t.
evacuate at a moments notice
Those hoses have a habit of shunt
ing off into the crowd. It's tough
on the barrel, but it's loads Of fun
Sounds like a good stunt to pull a
a harvest festival.
Speaking of polo-"Hockey
is a game where it is played
like polo except on a horse and
in winter"-quOth that able
quOter, Colonel StOopnagle. All
of which is glowing impress
sion of the rare descriptive
powers that are the Colonies.
Says Johnny Revolta in The Ro
tartan dishing out advice to golf
ers: start thinking that you art
a lucky golfer. Your luck may b.
just the same as it has Away.
been in the game, but by feeling
you have some luck you'll take {
lot of pressure off yourself. tt:
tensity and pressure that keel
most golfers many strokes higher
than their game normally should
be Hypnotic yourself, If yol
have to, into the conviction thai
you're lucky. You're probably very
lucky every time you get out on G
golf course" Johnny was 1885 Pro
fessional Golfers Association
champ and ought to know what
pressure is. It isn't a cocky atti
tude that Johnny flaunts on the
course, but a conviction that the
breaks will be with him. Not a bad
line in any endeavor.
From the primeaval depths
of the Birch Lake woods come
ominous rumblings. Any crack
ling in the wood back of the
Ward Springs cottages sends
skittish glances in their direc-
ton. Any sounds foreign to the
even tempo of the lake shore
sends ears pricking. Why? Be
cause "thar's bar in them
woods" Yes sir. Maybe "Wags"
shouldn't bark too Justify about
'fhem," because cottagers
have only sighted one. Yes,
they've seen him. And accord
ing to the most authentic des-
criptiOn he is a little black fell
low that will stand on his hind
legs to a height of from three
to four feet. He prOwls around
eating stuffs, and seems to
have merry time but a lonely
one. Deer have been sighted by
many in that section and SO
there's no reason why a bear or
two can't wander down into
that sector. In time the wooded
hills hemming in the Birches
may be a regular habitat for
wild animals. 1t is rumored
that the section is to be made
a state park attracting tourists
from many sections of the
country. 1t would be q dandy
thing.
Despite that old saying which
tells of the rolling stone that gath.
cred no moss" the herman rolling
vote stone is gathering plenty OF
moss" Enough votes have been
messed" you'll pardon Ways on
that puny one) to put the Bierman
in the front ranks in the coaches
poll. Elmer Layden, of Notre
Dame, is giving the Gopher mentor
plenty Of trouble though as the
vote proceeds into the final week
Of the polling. While we're on the
subject might let Gopher fans in
this section in on the home games
they'll be able to see this year. The
first home tilt isywith the Nebraska
Huskers on October 10th. Then the
jug battle with Michigan on the
18th. Purdue returns again this
year to the Gopher grid on the
oath Of that month, and the 18th
of November closes the home sea.
son with the U. of Texas furnishing
the opposition. Northwestern and
Wisconsin are sandwiched to fill
out a schedule that has for it's lead
off a game with Washington al
Seattle. Which game experts are
commenting on whether the go
pher will lose his stripes or not.
All ODScuremenC-aS total as
an eclipse-grips the original
purpose of the Olympiad this
year. Flashy display, each ma
ton Outdoing the other, with
the hosts attempting to surpass
any efforts Of previous hosts
the SO Olympics are yelled In q
series Of misunderstanding. Let
us quote q paragraph by Ste
phen Leacock-"What Is need
ed is for people to know one
another, to cultivate every re-
lationship that runs crosswise
10 international lines, to read
one anOther's books, to admire
one anOther's art, to taste one
an0ther's food This world
can never be made right by
force, never by fear. never by
power" That was the original
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