The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-04-07

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gathering moths In the closet
too long, or mayhap the
golfers are alIergic to directors
meetings. AnyhOO, directors
meeting called for last Friday
night of the Country Club fail
ed 30 bring out quorum. Presi-
dent L. L. Kells and secretary
". T. COnlxlin came and q coup
lie Others but the rest steered
shy of the meeting. So the
meeting has been recalled for
this Friday evening. The boys
are urged to be around since 1t
is known that spring is the best
time to launch the drive while
the boys lunch grapplers are
still itching to feel that club.
Some Of the financial stress and
strain that confronted the Club last
year has been eased. A reduction
in the taxes has been achieved,
some old debts have been met, and
some supplies for this years green's
have been salvaged. 1t looks like
one of the better years for the club,
but their heads aren't entirely
above water yet.
Last night at schoolmen's meet
ing for District % in this city, the
boys brought up the age old ques-
ton Of spring athletics. Up in this
brawnyland where men gotta grow
hair on their chests to keep warm,
this is matter that brings the
coaches to the mat each year. What
to have? What to do? That is
the question. Well, baseball for cne
thing will be scheduled, and the sn-
nual District % track meet will
come off as per the last few years.
Schedules were arranged for base
ball.
Coach Gene Harvey will hust-
lie his baseballers out this week
If the old weather man will turn
on the steam plant for q couple :
of days. He's got q bunch of
boys back who last year made
such rapid strides in developing
into fielders and hitters. Dump
ed in the first games last year
by some scores that rivaled the
national debt, they made q
comeback in the last few games
to close the margins in to play
some dandy baseball.
Chucking for the local crew will
be Soltau and Hanson. Two on a
pitching staff these days when base
ball is just a fill-in-sport is
somep'n. Soltau you remember is
the lad who carried the mound
lone-handed most the whole of last
year, and does a pretty consistent
job. Hanson is the Little Sank boy
whom Harvey found buried cut on
third sack or lingering his glove
from the bench. That was when
the season was almost over. Now
Hanson will take a regular place.
alternating with Saltau, on the
mound. When spring high school
baseball is over, some of these boys
who haven't passed the 17-year linn
it will carry on with the American
Legion Junior club.
And so with summer not so many
moons away and some of the boys
already thinking about dunking
their frames in the cool of Sank
Lake, we raise the question: Just
how much Of summer recreation
al program will Sank Centre have
this year? Last year Gene Harvey
and the little woman handled a
program of swimming, kittenball,
tennis, golf, with a staff of assist
ants and turned in a fine perform
ance. Most laudible was their di-
rection of the swimming beach with
water sports. And what's more no
serious accidents. A registration
showed about 1000 youngsters taking
part in the program over the sum-
mer in the various sports. And this
corner believes the City, the School,
and the Legion and If there were
any other sponsors they all got
their moneys worth. But it is silly
prattle to dote on this question
from a monetary standpoint. There
are so many more fundamental val
ues. Mothers last year could let
Junior go to the park beach and
swim without fear that he wouldn't
come back or stay in too long. And
there was enuf to keep him busy
so he couldn't be raiding the cookie
jar every third minute. I would
suggest a rejuvenation of this pro-
gram!