The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-23
Sank Centre
To Meet
Melrose Soon
First Must Qualify
For Tourney BY
Taking Grey Eagle
NO PROTEST MADE
Locals Must Win
Two Games To
Enter District

Supt. w. A. Kohl In a statement
the results of the drawings" made
at Swanville last week for the sub
district when Sank Centre and
Grey Eagle drew an extra game as
q qualifying round while others
drew byes.
Mr.. Kohl said his entire point
revOlved about the ceding issue,
and was brought to the attention
of the group before any drawings
were made. IF one sub-district is
going to cede, then all should. II
not no one should enjoy those priv
ileges," he said. Some sort Of uni
fOrmity should be accomplished in
the four sub-districts, he thought,
with an eye to district unity. II
did not protest the fact that Sank
Centre must play one more game
than Melrose," he said. Drawings
were made fairly"
The MelrOse Beacon, first to
carry the report, said: "Supt. Kohl
has protested the drawing, object
ing to the fact that Sank Centre
must play a first round game, while
MelrOse drew q bye"
Melrose, 1t was reported, was not
represented at the meeting.
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It happened as many thought.
Sank Centre, defending cham
pions, and Melrose, last years run
nersup, will meet in a prematurely
climactical match in the first round
Of the sub-district tournament to
be held at Swanvihs.,M March and
3, it was officially announced after
drawings had been made atSNan-
vile last week.
But first Sank Centre must quail
ify for the sub-district tournament
by playing Grey Eagle.
Saturday, when at the district
meeting at Alexandria, Grey Eagle
and Sank Centre, backed by Swan
vile, made a "gentlemen's agree
ment" to play their extra game
Monday, February 9th, on Swan
ville's neutral floor, Melrose protest
ed the agreement.
Again Melrose was not represent
ed at the meeting. But her pro-
test was lodged with Mr.. Wester-
lund, Swanville manager of the sub
district. Upsala washed her hands
Of the agreement, would not vote
on the issue. Informed of the Mel
rose protest, Mr.. Kohl said, II feel
it is the business of the two schools
who must play the third game, and
no one else."
Coaches from Grey Eagle and
Sank Centre alike agreed to the
clause, on the grounds that an ex-
ira go, for either of them, on the
evening before the tournament OPP
ened, would be dangerous.
The results of the pairings mean
that either Sank Centre or Melrose
will be automatically eliminated
from the district tournament. And
many are pointing to that grudge
tussle as being the indicator that
will swing to the winner Of the dis
trict. It assures as well that either
Swanville or Upsala, other first
round pairings, will go to the dis
trict meet.
The winner Of the Swanville-Up-
sala match and the winner Of the
Sank Centre-Melrose match (assum-
ing Sank Centre can eliminate Grey
Eagle) will meet for the sub-district
championship. The two in the last
round will enter district competi-
ton.
Saturday pairings were made in
other sub-districts and preliminary
arrangements were made for the
district meet to be held in Glen
wood March 7, 8, 8, and 10. Pair
ings were made, placed in sealed
envelopes, where they will remain
until the Saturday following the
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