The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-02-11
Beat
Old Rivals
Friday Eve
Blazing Attack Against Mel
rose Brings Sweet Vic
tory-Score 1913
PLAY OSAKIS FRIDAY
Local Quint Aroused From
Three Game Slump
Show Old Spirit

on the local horizon this week
with Osakis, in a return en-
gagement comes to the local
court on tomorrow evening,
Friday. Long Prairie will meet
the Harveymen in the local
camp on next Tuesday even
ing. Osalxis was easily taken
by the locals in their first
game, and this contest should
afford the Main Streeters
chance to gain one on the
comeback trail. The boys are
cunning for Long Prairie. It
was that outfit that precipitat-
ed the downward run of the 10
Gals when Elver broke loose to
connect for 20 points. The dope
points to two local victories,
and q cleaner slate this week.
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Retiring to the depths of defeat
in a three-game slump, the Harvey
men began the long march up the
hill of victory Friday evening when
they defeated Melrose 10 to Is, on
the local hardwoods.
Embittered by series that found
them stale as mould, the Main
Streeters poured it on in veange-
full attack Friday evening on the
Melrose club. A series that was
started against Long Prairie, and
continued against Swanville and
Alexandria found the locals in one
Of the deepest slumps the team has
had in many a snow. But a marked
distinction was manifested Friday
evening against Melrose. 1t was a
return to confidence.
There's more in the attitude of
the crowd than many realize. Even
before the game the crowd was
storming and. shouting awaiting
and eager for the kill. From the
crowd the locals caught the spirit,
and it was a dormant tempest I'M
loosed against the puny Melrose at
tack.
In a blazing squirt of attack that
launched them at the very throat
Of the Melrose Tiger, the Streeters
dominated the first quarter. While
the 8 point score during that per-
iod doesn't portray an effective at
tack, Melrose was constantly on the
defensive-with the locals boring
in. It was hurried assault. and
too erratic to be telling from a scor-
ing standpoint: but the dominance
and the return to confidence was
there.
Flock, Melrose guard, found the
hoop for the first Melrose goal in
the second quarter, free throw
ended the scoring for the half. In
the second quarter the locals went
to town. Walker and Arvig each
picked up two goals and they led
the Melrose crew 9 to at halftime.
In the third quarter the locals
found their stride and chalked up
the best period of the game. Bren-
don connected with a short shot
after the defensive Melrose club
had been lured to the opposite side
of the court. Brendon connected
for the next one as well, and a
long pass from Walker down the
floor to the waiting Reble ran the
local score to 16 while Melrose took
points. At that point the game
took a turn. Coach Baumgartner
showed in an entirely new team of
seconds who battled their hearts
out. While he spat a few chosen
words into the ears of his regulars,
his seconds held the team that had
made the regulars look funny.
Melrose took one more freethrow,
and Sank Centre did not make an
other score.
At the opening of the fourth
quarter the Melrose varsity trotted
onto the floor with a new spirit. ct
was a night for reviving spirits).
Melrose began their long climb to
Sank Centres mark. A long shot
swished through the net as Rolfzen
took a set shot. Score 16 to z. In
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