The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
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some razzle dazzle. Though IL
didn't click for any long gains,
Egan did lateral couple times
to Ethun for q dash Of local
color. Dickhaus, as a half
back, doomed as the best man
I'm the baclxfield on that OPEN
ing night. His passing and rum
ming were way out I'm front.
Egan was having trouble, 1t APP
peared. Playing line positions
all through the high school
years, John was trying to adapt
himself to the new post Of full
back. Well wager that with
that first game under his belt,
he'll be a more important man
In that baclxfield Friday. >.
For Long Prairie 1t was great
day. For Sank Centre Dean FL
yer and Stretch, both Long Prairie
boys, played. On the Johnnies was
Jim Chyba, only last year a Long
Prairie backfield flash. With
two against one, Elver and Stretch
really had a dandy time going af-
ter Chyba every time he carried the
ball. Brooten did well too with
furnishing the Thompson boys. to
the Junior College team. :.
That first Johnny touchdown
was q masterful stroke of smart
football. Paul had with his
passes moved the JOhnnieS in
to pay dirt territory. On q
spinner they had a first down
to the one yard line. Then
Paul attempted to pass and the
whole Jay line poured through.
Rather than being tackled so
far back, he Intentionally
grounded the pass, took a fif-
teen yard penalty. Then from
the 18 yard line, with room to
work, he whipped the scoring
pass to Shanahan. ..
To get over into the high school
camp, this observation may be in
justice, but it seems, on the basis
Of three games, timely: that the
lads probably won't even score a
touchdown this season!
In three games, their attack has
generated no spark at all. A few
passes have been completed, they've
picked up a few first downs, but
generally speaking it just doesn't
click. On a basis of COMPARE
son, which is at best, only hazard
Gus, they don't get much of a
chance. For all coming opponents
are definitely stronger. Long Prai-
RE with a 6 to O defeat by Wa
dena, looks better :. . Morris beat
Glenwood only 6 to O. Foley, after
defeating s. c. IA to o, had trouble
downing Albany 13 to IL, which
makes Albany appear stronger. {.
Osakis, who last year made the
boys hump, is definitely stronger
than a year ago. Alex and Mel
rose can always be counted on as
good contestants. Z.
But there's something odd in
this too. Granted that Sank
Centre has no offensive punch,
then there's something wrong
with Foley and Morris, or the
teams they've played aren't as
strong as they're credited. >.
Albany can't be defensiveIy
stronger, or Foley should have
scored more against the locals.
Morris, with power and a pass
ing attack that was good,
should have scored oftener. -.
This one thing is quite evident.
Sank Centres defensive play Fri
day night was far and away above
what it had been in two previous
encounters. With Morris swing
ing into a 6-play series from the
opening kickoff that netted a score,
they were without scoring power
until late in the fourth again. . .
Now there's this much too. Nor
ris got all the bad breaks. Two
or three other times they ham,
mered hard at the scoring door,
but penalties, fumbles and the like
turned them back. "a. But with
the opportunities stacked heavily
on their side, Sank Centre lacked
any offensive punch to launch a
counter attack. So opportunity, in
bushel basketsful, came crowding
in on them, but they couldn't take
advantage Of it. >.
At that there was color in this