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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
Stassen Challenges
Governor To Debate
Arose Out of Governors Lincoln
Birthday Talk-Wants 1t Held
In Twin Cities !

Harold e. Stassen, Republican
Candidate for Governor, challenged
Governor Benson to joint public
debate on the record of his admin
istration. The challenge arose out
of Governor Benson's Lincoln
Birthday talk which, Stassen charg-
ed, distorted and evaded the facts.
The text of Stassen's letter to the
Governor is as follows:
1T is apparent that your expen-
sive seven station broadcast Satur-
day night before crowd OF State
Employees was an attempt to de-
fend your administration against
the rising tide Of public disapproval.
You tried to make that defense by
evading and distorting facts and by
continually claiming to have pro-
gressive ideals.
"As a liberal Republican candi-
date for governor, was interested
to note that you seized upon the
occasion of the birthdate OF that
great progressive Republican, Abra-
ham Lincoln, to make your defense.
THE great Lincoln was man of
honesty and courage. He was al
ways willing to engage in public
debate upon the issues Of the day.
He said that vital public facts could
best be presented by joint debate.
The people of Minnesota today
want to know the facts.
IT therefore challenge you to a
Joint public debate upon the record
of your Administration, to be held
either at st. Paul or the Minneapo-
lis Auditorium and over the radio,
within the next two weeks.
II suggest as the question for de-
bate that I will take the affirma-
tive and you the negative OF the
following charge:
II charge:
1. That your administration has
failed to pursue a true liberal ana
progressive policy and has instead
pursued a policy, radical In nature
and racketeering in effect.
2. That your administration mas
concentrated its efforts upon the
building Of a boss-controlied poiit-
ical machine instead Of upon the
service Of the people.
II am willing that the exact
question of the debate and ocner
details may be worked out fairly 10
our mutual satisfaction upon your
acceptance of this challenge"
Gov. Benson Tuesday notified
Haro,d Stassen he would accept a
challenee to debate "if and when"
the Dakota county attorney re-
ceived the Republican guoernato-
rial nomination.
Stassen, in the race for the Re
publican nomination, challenged
the governor Monday to a public
debate on the FarmerLabor rec
ord. In his reply, the governor
said he deemed it highly improp-
er'' for him to aid one Republican
candidate for governor in the mat
ter of publicity as against the 9TH
ers.
~If and when the Republican
voters of this state name you as
their candidate for governor, I
shall be most glad to discuss with
you the question of arranging a
debate upon my record and the
Farmer!Labor record in office, in
GLIDING that of the Republican-con-
trolled Senate in the 1887 regular
and special sessions of the legisla-
ture," the governor wrote.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
1872 MILES OF
STATE ROADS
BUILT IN 1887

With bids running exceptionally
low, contractors completed con-
struction work on 832 miles Of road
for the Minnesota Highway depart
ment in 1887, built 40 bridges. in
stalled 10 railroad crossing signals
and laid down 113 monolithic cul-
verts.
The new construction cost S.
752,5O0
These figures were made public
this week by N. w. Elsberg. Mime
sofa highway commissioner, on
completion Of costs and mileage
survey Of last years projects.
The figures, the Commissioner
explained. are only for actual new
building and do not include main
tenance improvements, costs Of en-
cheering, right-of-way purchases,
supervision, plans and other func-
tons necessary to construction pro-
grams.
At the same time the Commits
sioner pointed out that, although
the cement industry has carried
out an expensive campaign charg-
ing that Minnesota does not build
concrete paving. the largest single
item Of construction expenditures
was 100000 for 81 miles Of new
concrete pavement.
On the other hand, the report
showed that $569, 900 in the con-
struction program was spent for no
miles of bituminous surfaced high
ways.
The records also disclosed that
grading was the second greatest
single item, with $2.425.00 being
spent for 200 miles Of such con-
struction. During the year the de-
partment also contracted for $211,-
500 Of shoulder grading and see. 1000
Of regarding.
Sixty-six miles Of stabilized ag-
gregate surfacing, at a cost Of $751;
600, was laid down during the year,
102 miles Of road were aggregate
surfaced at a cost Of $4,000, 10
miles Of highway received an ag-
gregate base at cost Of $1,000
and $4,000 was spent for 1913 miles
OF stabilized aggregate base.
The Highway department, consis-
tent with its policy of building
for safety" contracted for II rail-
road separation bridges costing
1,5S2.000. six highways separation
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
rner. Osakis moved into a 10 to 2

corner. Osalis moved into a 10 to 2
lead.
Then up popped that speeding
fourth quarter. Conkey's bucket.
when he and Walker cleaned out
the attack and broke together to
the basket, tied the score.
Then the game moved into the
hurried attempt of each team to
break the deadlock. It was an err
ratio few minutes Of loose ball
handling. Then Conkey broke into
the lead with setup. But Howard
tied the count and the crowd sens
ed excitement Conkey's free throw
threw the locals into one point
lead with only seconds to go. Then
Blume's charge to the basket
snatched the slim lead. Walker
kept the boys in the overtime race.
And then followed that overtime.
While some Of the erratic at.
tempts of the locals might be at
tributed to being unaccustomed to
a small court, that won't account
sufficiently for the defeat. Time
and again they swept in for good
shots only to miss. In the first five
minutes of the game the gang miss
ed Is close in shots-enough to
tuck the game away had they con-
nected.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
Sank Centre High
Defeated Long Prairie
CONTINUED From Page One)

the passing chain. A nice play that
started far down the court moved
in a stacatto procession Of short
passes to Walker under the basket,
It was completely the kind Of bask-
etball a coach expects. Speed artist
Dixon, dribbling cuss, sped to the
basket to score. Kringen dumped
his second Of the evening. Huyink
scored, and the pace moved hotter
as the locals nosed ahead to close
the quarter 10 to Is.
Hoffman opened the quarter
scoring on a tip in. Larson, without
points up to now, pulled another Of
his heady plays when he attempted
to pass from out of bounds. The
ball tapped into the feet of Long
Prairie man. Quick as wink Lar
son was out to recover his own bad
pass and hold the attack. Hoffman
again led the trek to the bucket
and the locals sped into a five
point lead. Simonson dumped a
long shot, and Chyba moved to
score. Long Prairie trailed now
Dy only Ouc poiill. bfiUoiiuS ooWh
the court all the way with the rest
of the team sucking the defenses
askew, Larson swept in to score the
last bucket. Then with two min
utes to play the locals played their
finest ball. Literally kept Long
Prairie hands off the apple for the
remainder of the period. Their
passing moved in persistent
chain. When Long Prairie broke it
up, the defense literally swarmed
over them.
But there were faults, too. Chyba
broke away on that quick break
several times. It will be remember
ed that that same quick thrust de-
feated the locals on the home
court, but they stopped it more Of
ten Tuesday. The local shooting
was still bad in spite Of the fact
that it picked up and was passed
quite evenly around. And couple
of the boys were getting away with
murder-and that applies to both
teams-on fouls when q lax official
didn't pick them up.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17

INDEPENDENTS S0S SC. NLaIy 10
IIampered on a small court that
confined attacks and automatically
made defensives close, the Indepen-
dents lost a return game to st.
Marys at st. Cloud Thursday even
ing 43 to 80. Previously, on the local
hardwoods, the Independents had
defeated the st. Mary's aggrega-
ton 40 to %.
st. Mary's, with a better than av-
erage season behind her, Is leader
in the Catholic parishes league, and
suffered one of her few defeats at
the hands Of the Independents
early this season.
Pacing the st. Mary's crew,
whose scoring strength lay in Kle-
Der and Juenneman, the Independ-
ents held their heads above water
for the first half. But third quar-
ter mishap for the Indies, who car
ried only five men that night, con-
tributed to their defeat. Vic Sieben
turned his ankle and while he
tended it the boys played with four
men, while st. Mary's zoomed on to
a IS to 20 lead.
It was the Dubois due for the To-
Gals who scored high. Johnny man
aged 10 points and Pat went him
one better with II. Sieben and
Scanlon followed with 6 points
each. Kleber led the st. Mary's
trek to the basket with IA points,
and Young, Juenneman and Juen-
neman each scored 8 points.
Moving into an early quarter lead
st. Mary's, availing themselves of
their height, team average is foot
II inches, went onto 10 to 8 lead
at the close Of the first quarter.
Then each team moved into wild
scoring spree with st. Mary's lead
ing the half-time score "a to %. 1t
was that third quarter that put the
st. Mary's crew out in front with
q lead too much to overcome. I
p1~ cn0rn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
SAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre. MINI.

ministration office-holder, with
draw as the Democratic candidate
for governor II you were requested
to do so by the Roosevelt admins
tration?"
Delaney claims he withdrew at
the request Of President Roosevelt.
The former candidate also asks
Schilplin whom he will support
Democrat, Republican or Farm
erlIaborite-if defeated for the
Democratic nomination this year.
Schilplin could not be reached
for a statement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
Schilplin Says
No ToDelaney
Declares He Would Not Quit Race
Even II #. r..
Asked It

Fred Schilplin Democratic can
didate for governor, declared to-
day he would not withdraw his can
didacy under any circumstances"
The st. Cloud publisher replied
to an open letter from Patrick j.
Delaney, candidate for u. s. sena-
tor in 1886 on the Democratic
ticket.
II wish to make reply to two
questions asked me last week by
Mr.. Delaney" Schilplin said. "They
are fair questions, and am CRATE
full to Mr.. Delaney for giving me
an opportunity to place myself on
record.
THE first question is: Would
you. as a Roosevelt administration
office-holder, withdraw as the
Democratic candidate for COVER
nor, if you were requested to do
so by the Roosevelt administra-
tion?"
"My answer. No. would
not withdraw under any circum-
stances. There Is no reason to be-
lieve the national administration
will oppose my candidacy.
ION the contrary I am of the
opinion the administration will
approve.
Second question: What candi-
date will you support-Democratic,
Republican or FarmerlLaborite-
as a candidate for governor If you
are defeated in the primary
my answer: If I am defeat
ed, which don't think will be,
I shall give my wholehearted sup
port to whatever candidate the
Democrats of Minnesota choose as
their standard bearer"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17

bridges costing $4,000 and 20
stream separation bridges costing
$500
The expenditures for 10 railroad
crossing signals was $4,000. 1t
cost 100000 to build the 113 mono
hthic culverts.
Commissioner Elsberg predicted
that, II necessary federal aid Is
forthcoming. the 1888 construction
program will compare favorably
with that of last year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
Osakis 4s; Independents 81

In an even match Tuesday even
ing the Indepepdents-again carry
ing only five men-played Osakis
on their own floor to lose thriller
43 to 81. The Independents placed
the Osakis crew all the way, pull
ing up from trailing position at
ter the first quarter. AS the game
moved into the fourth quarter heat
the score was tied or the locals
trailed by a single point. Until in
the last minutes a sudden squirt by
the Osakis lads shunted them on to
win.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
Osakis IL: Sank Centre IA

Ook1hlb 06uh SChSAO
A crowd that broke into frenzy
in a heated last few minutes saw
an inspired Osakis team snatch q
victory in the last seconds from
Sank Centre and throw the game
into an overtime heat, and ther
watched the Osakis lads chalk w
a three point margin to win II tt
IA.
The win from Osakis marked thu
first victory, topping Sank Cen
tire crew, in a number Of years, and
the Osakis crowd went mad at the
prospects Of victory.
A careless pass when the locals
were trying to hold the ball and q
single point margin sent Blume
down the floor to score and shunt
Osakis into the lead. Then with
virtually only seconds to go, Walk
er attempted a shot. The game end
ed as the ball was in the air, bu,
Walker had been fouled. On his
tries via the gift route the game
hung in the balance. He connected
for one out of two attempts to tie
the game at Hall.
Moving cautiously into this three
minute overtime stretch the teams
worked carefully, measuring their
passes, tightening their defensives.
But Hunt fouled. And Osakis took
time out, the 9th one for q techni-
cal foul. Conkey missed the shot,
and Blume missed two free throws
in the excitement and tension. Hunt
passed up the heroics when he
muffed a short toss at the goal, and
Larson stopped a counter offensive
by knocking the ball from poten-
tial goal tosser's hands. Then Con-
key on a pivot dribble smacked into
Zimmerman and a double foul
awarded each with a shot. thinner
man alone connected to exc out one
point, and a lad by the name of
Blume who romped far down the
court counted the last bucket as
the overtime ended.
Aside from these few frenzied
minutes in which the players
caught the tension Of the crowd,
the game LACED along. These sparks
in the late part of the game awoke
the crowd out of the lullaby Of the
first three quarters.
Zimmerman, veteran Osakis
guard, scored first. And then the To-
Gals pumped a veritable barrage at
that elusive hoop, but all in vain.
Cover after a shot meant little on
this confined court where a mass Of
players tied a cover ball immed-
lately. Larson's free throw was the
lone score of the quarter for the 10
Gals.
Hoffman opened the second
frame wit hthe locals first bucket.
The frame featured fast breaking
offensive, lone dribbles as offens-
ives were cut short. Osakis employ
ed a long, leading pass to a man
breaking far down the court. But
each put on pitiful shooting ex-
hibition. Conkey scored from the
field and Blume got one. Sank Gen.
tire led the halftime slim counter
5 to 4. II the game was pitiful from
the standpoint Of shooting, it was
the more sorry affair from the
standpoint OF ball handling. Long
passes tapped about, passes were
intercepted, much lone dribbling,
and fast breaks on this small court
made the game seem maddeningly
fast without going anywhere.
During the third frame Howard
was able to dump three goals from
the field. Hunt scored a nice buck
ct when he pot shotted from the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17

and commftteewoman It's member
ship has not yet been completed,
as several districts have not named
their representatives. They are
expected to do so before the Feb
ruary 10 meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
TESTERS REPORT FOR THE
MONH OF JANUARY

Report of the Todd-Douglas Cow
Testing Association:
No. cows tested 400; No. herds
tested IS; No. herds averaging over
Is lbs. butterfat 10; over 40 lbs. 2.
No. cows producing 40 lbs. or
more butterfat 139; No. cows pro-
ducing 50 lbs. or more butterfat 48.
Association average production
per cow 7O7.5 milk; 27.50 butterfat;
3.88 percent test.
High producing COW for butterfat
MIXED twice daily:
Owner, M. o. Titrud and Sons;
lbs. milk 2542; lbs. fat 1854; date OF
test Jan. II; breed, Reg. Holstein.
List Of highest producing herds
based on butterfat:
Owner M. o. Titrud and Sons;
date Of test Jan. IL; MIXED two
times Is; Average milk 1856; aver
age fat 54.79 lbs; breed Reg. Hol-
stems.
Owner Clarence Selensky; date of
test Jan IA; MIXED twice daily IL;
No. dry /; average milk 1889; av-
erage fat 1885; breed Reg. Swiss.
Owner, Andrew Beste; date OF
test Jan. IS; MIXED twice daily 18;
No. dry 1; average milk 1904; aver
age fat 4.39; breed r. B. Swiss.
No. herds headed with purebred
sire Is.
No. cows purchased 5.
No. feeding high protein concen-
fvofo IN
Evening star., 1938-08-02
GIANTS GAMBLING
IN BUYING C|SSELL
Get Ex-Big Lacquer From
Orioles for Sum Said
to Be $4,000.
Fv the Associated Press.

= tAC GoooSA0eSo ASoSs
NEW YORK, Aug. 2-Bill Terry
charming boss of the New York Giants
took the news very lightly last spring
that Burgess Whitehead, crack second
baseman of Bills championship clubs
of 1886 and 1887, had undergone an
operation for appendicitis.
Bill thought Whitehead probably
would recover in plenty of time to
start the season, and, anyway. the
Giants had too much pitching and
other things to need to worry about
one man.
Today, as he watches his lads stag
ger along five games behind the Pitts
burgh Pirates, Bill knows better.
Whitehead reported too soon, pulled
something loose and has been lost to
the team since the first month.
Kampouris Proves Bust.
Lou Chiozza proved so erratic and
weak-hi:ting as a replacement that
Terry sent slugging Wally Berger and
a chunk Of cash to Cincinnati in ex-
change for the renowned Greek, Alex
Kampouris. Alex also proved some
thing of a bust at the keystone. and
now comes 34-year- Chalmer Cissell
to the Polo Grounds in last, despair
ing effort to pull the champions in
field together.
The Giants bought Cissell from
Baltimore yesterday for an unan-
nounced sum, but probably In the
neighborhood of $4,000. Cissell first
saw the big leagues 10 years ago and
whether he will be an improvement
upon Chiozza and Kampouris is q
gamble.
Cissell never could hit. In 1928, the
year after the Chicago White Sox
purchased him for $123,000 In cash
and players from Portland, he hit
an extravagant .260, which by 1881
had dropped to .220. Right after that
the Sox finally admitted they had
been stung and traded him to Cleve-
land. Later he saw service with Bos-
ton and the Athletics.
Fielding Is Erratic.
His fielding, though brilliant at
times, was spotty. In one game with
Portland, in fact, he committed nine
errors and figured in seven double
plays, which gives you an idea.
With Baltimore this year he has hit
296 in "a games, and they say his
fielding has improved with age. II
he does as well with the Giants, it
goes without saying that Terry has
done himself q lot Of good, but players
who know Cissell don't mind express
ing their doubts.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

Staying Qualities Of Indians
Facing Seuere 7-Came Test
In Tilting With BOs0x, Yanks

tackling such rivals as st. Louis and
Detroit, while those tough Fasteners
will be fighting among themselves.
Detroit's Tigers were threatening to
become dangerous, winning eight
games In a row to climb to fourth
place. But they were checked abruptly
by the Athletics in yesterdays only
other game, going down, 40, and slip
ping to fifth place, q half game be.
hind Washington.
Ross, Smith Stop Tigers.
Lee Ross and Edgar Smith Of the
AS combined to blank Detroit with
nine hits while Ross made two hits
and drove in three Philadelphia runs.
The National League also comes
in for its share Of action in the next
few days when the New York Giants
and Chicago Cubs, second and third,
respectively, and only 21a games apart,
tangle in a three-game series.
The Giants made last-minute ef-
for to plug the biggest gap in their
lineup yesterday when they bought
Chalmer (BilD Cissell, veteran second
sacker, from Baltimore. A smart
fielder and fair hitter, they hope he'll
fill Burgess Whitehead's shoes. Lou
Chiozza and Alex Kampouris, who
tried unsuccessfully, both are on the
injury list.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
WHITE GOLD NINE
TO PRO FOOTBALL
Marshall, Other Club Heads
See Gates Growing With
BUGS Having Whizzer.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, August 2-This
sports conscious steel city, already
broken out in rash of base ball pen
antitis," buzzed today with talk of
another championship-in football.
While Pie Traynor and his bustling
Bucs held their fve-game lead in the
National League baseball race, Byron
(Whizzer) White agreed to put off his
Rhodes Scholarship career long
enough to score few touchdowns for
Pittsburgh's National Football League
Pirates-and accept $4,000 for the
season.
Makes Bucs Bunch to Beat"
Results of Whites acceptance of the
fabulous offer were these:
/. Art Rooney, head of the Pirates,
and Coach Johnny Blood predicted at
once the Buccaneers would be the
team to beat in the National Football
League race.
2. The Philadelphia Eagles had post
poned their opening game with the
Pirates. scheduled for early September,
but word came yesterday they might
reconsider because of the crowd White
would be expected to draw.
3. The Green Bay Packers. hosts to
the Buccos on October %. wired con-
gratulations and predictions the
Whizzer's appearance would swell the
gate.
4-Charley Murray, promoter of a
Pirate-Eagle game in Buffalo on the
night of September IA. wired that he
had sold 1888 worth of tickets yester-
day after newspapers appeared on the
streets with the announcements that
White would wear Pittsburgh uni
! form
Marshall Sees Bigger Gates.
George Marshall. owner OF the
champion Washington Redskins, wired
Rooney:
CONGRATULATIONS. Now how about
hiring the Pitt Stadium on October 2
for the battle between the Whizzer
a., and the Singer (Sam Baugh. That
should fill the State of Pennsylvania"
The Whizzer. it became known to-
day. actually will draw more than
SIS 900 for his seasons play. He will
get a share of the gate at exhibition
games. And he'll get the record
breaking purse even if he should be
injured and incapacitated. for the
contract is written that way.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
WI, Lose or Draw
Rookie Crop Doesn't Meet Demond, But Its Good.
FeIIer, Now l9, Tires After Three Innings.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
staff CorreSpondent of The Star.

LOUIS Aug I'm marked by the mediocy Of pennant
pounding
demanding replacement tired by
Nation golf other
rookie ball players decade
Red farming laughing
pitcher The went explain that Owner Av
a That's
Red had the idea months
M couldn't anybody"
other who
needs pitchers desperately
nothing Class pitcher As Evans explained
failed
the demand it at least supply
machine Second Baseman Joe Gordon rye man.
freshman Third Baseman
consistent of the White Sox
349 chance to lead
holding stretch
Pitchers Knger
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Yankees 1-to-2 and Bucs 7-to-1O in DoyIe's Odd:


Down in Person County, N. c., they
are all puzzled as to why Enos
Slaughter of the Cards hit the to-
boggan as soon as they made him
an honorary member Of the fire de-
partment The Southwest Con-
ference's first great passer-Jerry
Mann, who pitched the Army and
others dizzy q dozen years ago-is
running for attorney general down
In Texas.
George Barton Of the Minneapo-
lis Tribune and Charles johnson Of
the Star are In the middle Of q pip
Of q 9eud. There goes the bell
for the fourth round, boys. ..
Sam Plan and Art Winch, who
used to handle Barney Ross, have
gone in for heavyweights for the
first time and signed Alex Kettles,
promising youngster, to q five-year
contract. He's not having the
hest yeax of his Life. but he's still