The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-20
Sport
& Wags

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Coach j. N
Toftness is talking to himself
something like this:
IT only they could shoot" means
the Coach. much like the young
husband whose wife has everything
except the ability to cook. I've got
the best defensive club this side OF
the Adirondacks Cor would he say
Peoria?"). I've also got good Of.
fensive club, but they can't shoot
any better than they can hem q
hankie."
That's just about the size Of the
whole situation.
Here's q team whose worst ef-
forts have kept winning teams from
scoring more than "a points at any
time. Now 1t is logical to assume
that when team makes no more
than buckets itself that its oppon-
ent will soar to the heights Of the
national debt. But the eighth won
der Of the world is the fact that
that has not been the case Defeat
ed by such scores as 20, 10, %, "A
speaks OF a defense that Is hole
proof. In all the games they have
played they have easily been the
best defensive club on the floor,
and in some they have even domin-
ated the floor work and passing at
tack. However, they've had their off
nights in this respect. But their
shooting has family offensive sa-
vor and it can be truthfully said
that at no time have they hit a
shooting stride.
But there's light I'm that kind
Of q club. Outside Of that 1t
seems to have everything. First
off there are at least ten men
who can play the game with
equity, then there is the matter
of offense which T0ftness has
drilled and drilled. They know
what to do, and consistently do
1t. They don't easily lose their
pOise nor presence Of mind.
Their defense seems unshaken.
But put them under pressure
and their shooting is as foul as
any old rooster. But say there
is light. If ever they start click
ing, and there's no reason to be-
lieve they can't begin 10 score,
there'n be no stopping them un-
less the crew breaks all their
ankles.
Lost-Robert Rydholm, lanky
senior, won't be playing any more
basketball. Pigeon-holed until last
year, Bob showed promise Of be
coming useful man in specific
assignments with the club. Devel-
oping slowly. he reached his sea-
sons peak just before Christmas
when his performance was pro-
nounced better than average. An in
jury accounts for his no longer
playing. During Christmas vacation
he was the victim Of skating rink
accident. A flashing skate blade
raked across his head, barely miss
ing the eye. In his temple it was
necessary to tie vessels, and any
bump on that tender spot might
mean a breaking out anew of the
old wound.
(Pickups) = Providing belly
laughs for the rams was one OF
those scramble games between
halves the other night when a
bunch of the kids romped on the
floor A night mare for any SELF
respecting referee would have been
this exhibition. And football tactics
were not amiss in this game of
games They're still wondering
what happened to the first quarter
in the Osakis game. Timekeepers
swear the game went the proper
minutes, but no one seems to re-
member hating the game for the
end of the first quarter i. I looked
under my coat but it wasn't there
!. Probable explanation is that the
quarter fell as one team or the
other took time out i. Remember
how st. Cloud beat the locals 20 to
u? They touched off Long Prairie
u to something or other 49,.
Last call-Friday evening Is
the last chance for local fans to
coo tho hiolI, schOOI cluh I'm nc