The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10

this game, with a weekly average
attendance Of 293, the report
showed.
Ping Pong, box hockey and teth.
er ball, too, were in the top rungs
of popularity with the groups. Ping
pong added a registration figure
of 1884, with a weekly average OF
248. Box hockey rung up 1048 with
a weekly average Of 131, and teth-
er ball totaled 952, and averaged
LOG participants per week.
Others that leaders thought would
be popular were "duds." Shuttle
board, for instance, registered only
16 players, with a weekly average
of 2. 1t fizzled, leaders believed,
because the court was removed
from the Park, was isolated at the
Fair Grounds. Most activities at
the Fair Grounds, with the ex-
ception Of baseball were discon-
tinued.
Old favorite games such as darts,
horse shoe, croquet, checkers and
Chinese checkers were popular.
Croquet made a tremendous come
back in popularity with a registra-
ton of 1854, weekly of As. 1t at
tracted all age groups. Darts turn
ed in a total of 484 registrations
with a weekly average of 60 par
ticipating. Horse shoe came to $50
with a weekly average of 81; check
ers totaled 687, with an average
og S8.
Archery that got off to a slow
start rapidly moved into the front
ranks of popular games. Nearly
sixty individuals of all ages were
interested by the game, and Dicki-
son announced that classes were
being conducted nearly every eve
ming. Its total participation ran
to 6S7, with a weekly average of
sc. Gym horse shoes registered
96, competing with the regular
variety.
For the tiny tots, aged five to 8,
there was fun too. And they turn
ed out in great numbers to total
265 participants in twice weekly
meetings, for a weekly average of
33. Midget baseball too was on a
semi-weekly schedule totaled 257
for a 80 weekly average. Legion
baseball, off to a late start, had
only four meetings that brought
out a total of Is.
Hobby clubs, that stand fair to
become a permanent part of any
program in the future, registered
239 with weekly attendance Of 20.
With swimming drumming up the
biggest single attendance figure,
lessons were given for various
groups. Out of So beginners who
signed for lessons Is passed SWIM
ming tests. Advanced swimmers
who signed up totaled % but only
6 completed the course. In Junior
Life Saving SO were to take the
course but only seven finished; and
of the Seniors out Of II finished.
Mr.. Harvey announced that some
of the Juniors and Seniors plan
to complete their work the last
week in this month.
Those who passed beginners
swimming test are: Joan Bastien,
Shirley Bastien, Theresa Liebold,
Celestine Norman, Irene Wiener,
Rosemary Wiener, Bertha Weiser,
Bobbie Westhoff, Bobbie Hintzen,
Alphonse Wiener, Helen Wolfe,
Genevieve Dirnberger, James Mac
Donald, Boniface Weiser, Betty
Hesse.
Advanced swimmers are: Vern
Cordell, Donald Mooney, Bill Bel
KNAPP, Gordon Rowland, Myron
Johnson and Russell Houghton.
Junior Life Savers passing this
years tests are: Dick O'Gara, Bob
Rattle, Doug Kohl, John Cotton,
Gordon Hedin, Shirley Pickett, Nor
man Nelson. Seniors are: Merlin
Pickett and Donald Kringen.
The program that ended August
3rd, was begun on June IL. The
records are compiled as accurately
as is possible without duplication.
The whole will represent about 300
boys and girls in the city.