The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-17
S Sport
& Wags
BY Chuck Rattle
Dishes Practices Hot
Ducks Hit Southern Trail
They Change 'em Again
BY Chuck Rattle

Ducks Hit Southern Trail
They Change 'em Again.
Its Worth IT,
Coach ]. N. Toftness and his
gang of district % title defenders
have plenty to masti-mastic-we
to chew on. I won't say they've
more than they can handle. But
they have taken a large mouthful.
;. -. With their eyes wide open
they've walked neatly into the
toughest and longest schedule that
this town has seen in quite a few
winters. +. Not only is this sched-
ule tough but the season itself by
the very nature of things is going
to be grinding one. The schedule
includes everything from Mime
apolis South to Grey Eagle-except
Melrose. And Melrose is conspic-
uously absent from the list after a
tiff that arose a year ago. =.
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Surprising thing Is that there's
more than an even chance that
Melrose may meet Sank Centre
somewhere in the line of the
tournament race. In fact 1t
could be that Melrose would meet
the locals twice. Last spring the
four larger schools-Alex, Glen
wood, Long Prairie and Sank Cen
tre-were deposed from spot that
gave them automatic ceding to the
district tournament. Now all must
play sub-district ball. There are
four sub-districts. Two from each
will enter district playoff. And Sank
Centre and Melrose are snuggled
closely in the same Away sub con-
test. It is likely that with only
four teams in the competition Mel
rose and Sank Centre might meet
in the final round of the sub brack-
ct and then could even meet in the
district. - Well, thatssa long ways
off and q bit of fantasia on your re-
porter's part. /. The setup this
year allows situation in which a
team-get this-a team defeated in
the finals of the sub-district, may
yet move on to win the district. !. :.
It's all a bit hazy to this one. -.
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With the local Lads winner of
the district title-after drOuth
Of Is lean years-in q dark
horse finish, the whole district
is out to upset the Toftness APP
pie cart. Well, Toftness knows
all this. That's the reason for
a schedule Of such proportions.
He's dishing out the practices
holland we do mean hot. Over
the weekend no lay0ff. But 60
and 60 some more in practice
drill that was heavy. 80. Speed
Is what he's after and you'll
notice some distinct defensive
and offensive maneuvering from
the form used last season.
lofty dishes out his practices hot
all right. I'll bet those guys got so
many blisters on their fees they feel
Like they've been walking ON a hot
stove. He's crying softly the
coaches chorus that the boys don't
look too fast. And there may be
requirements made in these posi-
lions held by last year 1ettermen.
Hanging onto position In a loft
ness-patered team IS like hanging
to the clipped tail of a bulldog
when he's going round and round.
Duck hunting moved into the last
frantic days with the boys more or
less deserving the cause. Big game
hunting claimed the attention Of
most, while others deserted the
blinds with the coming of cold
weather. Still there are those
hardy souls. One proclaimed 1t
was so cold Sunday that you went
out with a beard and came in
smooth-shaven." The opinion
holds that while many ducks
haven't pulled out yet-not that 1t
makes any diff now anyway-the