The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
S Sport
& Wags
BY Chuck Rattle
BY Chuck Rattle


Out Of the Golf Bag
For some time the cry has been
among golfers-the golf course is a
swell thing for a town. Which even
in our most despairing moments, we
had to answer all very true. There
is a certain amount Of pride attach
ed in having a plot of ground as
neatly kept as a golf course; its
q pleasant place to show relatives
even II you never lift golf club.
-. What're we driving at? =. :.
Well, in our own quaint way we
want to echo some sentiments voic-
ed to us by those who are truly in
terested in the club.
Now it's not so much a case Of
membership. Last year had a fine
list; this year too has shown fine
promise. It's Just that no one seems
to be using the course. And that's
straight from the men who are re-
sponsible for its upkeep. Days dur
ing the week have not averaged
more than four or five players, Sun
DAYS have hit a much better aver
age Of course. Now the rains are
partly responsible and mosquitoes
claimed couple of days, but the
lack of apparent interest Is some
cause for concern. A Memorial Day
tournament brought out about six
interested in playing; others failed
even to keep score. And they're
wondering what to do about that.
Looks to me like the easiest
way to kick over the traces is just
to let 1t slide.
Take a Ride-YOu don't have
to do It on my say-sO, but Tor
luck try 1T out sometime. Rec
entity completed, there now Is q
swell new road that winds up
around the head OF the lake.
According to Ed Peterson, In
front Of whose Sank Lake cot
tage, the new road flows, the
drives honey, cost Todd
Stearns counties something like
$1,000. It leaves highway
% out here past the Home
School cottages, fringes the lake
shore until it meets old No. 4.
At the old red school
house It leaves that highway
again, swings up around the
head of the lake and hits the
road that leads to Diamond
Point. It's q full sized high
way now and q swell evening
drive. There's bit OF senta-
mental attachment II you're IN
clined hathaway. This road Is
the Oldest piece of surface for
vehicle travel in this section,
was the first Long Prairie-Sauk
Centre run back in the days
when It was several hours trip.
Rainy days have their advantage
They've brought to the golr
course as fine a turf as ever you
whisked ball over, and the green's
are in fine shape. In fact the
course. to be open and above board,
ia in h iva fine shape. :. :.
Speaking of golf: Here's what one
ex-golfer did with his clubs just to
keep them from collecting termites.
Bill Otto is the man, and his idea
has a grain of common sense. with
the shafts he has fashioned fish
noles with a hand line. Ideal for
fishing crappies, he claims.
GLOW many men"-For five years
now Yves Kohl and Lootenant Cahl
Fischer have promised Doc Cooper
and Stub Olson a fishing trip. way
I'm to the woods near Park Rapids.
For five years the trip has been
DELAYED because one of two spon-
sors has not been able to go at any
time. So Stub and Doc have
been letting the raspberry drop
from time to time, keeping the IDEA
fresh in their minds. On June
3rd of this year the elimination OF
this plan seemed a triumph in real
ity-but Doc and Stub didn't get
ready. They knew one Of the other
two wouldn't be able to go. AND
so 1t was.
But a new date was made.
This time for June 18th, last
Sattidy. Everything was all
set. and Fischer was carrying his
Last sack of mail for Uncle Sam
before he left. Things were
perldng beautifully. As Fischer
neared the Steiner Lumber Co.
Phil Steiner leaned out and yell
ed, There's been a lynching Ov-
or at Willmar. They're calling
out the National Guard" -.
just Fischer's luck. There goes
your old ball game. Well,
this same Cahl fastened on his
route, finished the mail deliv-
cry. On the way back to the Pc
Ed Peterson met him with q
car, yelled out, "Give me the
bag" Carl relinquished the
sack, dashed home to have his
mother pack his bag. In a wild
rush to the Pc he addressed
his Captain, Roy Scott, with the
line of the day-"When do we
g0?" How many men do we
take" And there was con-
siderable uproar as Scott breez-
ed back, "Take just as damn
many men as you want -.
Well, it was at this juncture that