The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-19
Locals Win
First Game
OF Season
Albany Bowed To
Harveymen BY
Score of 10 to 13
TIED WITH OSAKIS
Glenwood Will Play
Here Friday Evening,
October 9th

scored under their own power, the
high school footballers narrowly
missed the chance of a lifetime
the chance to make the coach walk
home from a game.
IF you win" Harvey had told
them before the mid-week Al
bany game with the lads COM
ing out in front 10 to Is Tues
day, "by two touchdowns or
more, Schwartz and will walk
home" There was another half
of the bargain which the boys
never considerable they lost,
they had to walk.
Leading 10 to with three min
utes to go and boring in again on
what looked like a touchdown
march, Sank Centre lost it's chance
to make coaches walk, but not its
chance to win the ball game. On
Albany's ten yard line, they pulled
a short pass. Intercepted, the pass
was turned on them by an Albany
man who ran the length of the field
to close the gap 10 to Is.
Sank Centre scored earliest in a
first quarter that found Albany
leading at the opening of the sec
ond. Using laterals, end runs and
line play, it was Cooper who ram
med from the two yard line to
score. On one play from the next
kickoff, Albany ran the ball clear
through to score, and they convert
ed to take a one point lead.
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territory, Albany missed its scoring
opportunities in the second quarter.
Cooper's punting figured even more
strongly in this game. This time
as. an offensive, rather than STALL
ing weapon. Preliminary to Sank
Centres second touchdown drive,
on an exchange of punts, Cooper
put his out on the Albany yard
line for a gain of some fifteen
yards. From there after Albany
punted out, the lads were down
fast again. A lateral play from
Reinardy, after pass, to fullback
Kurrell Melted the second score.
It was Kurrell again, as he play
ed whale of a ball game at the
fullback slot, who scored in the
fourth. After punt exchanges they
drove off tackle, and around ends
to lam into scoring dirt. Kurrell
logged for the score. Sank Centre
converted after the last score.
Leading then 10 to z, it was the
intercepted pass that found Albany
scoring with three minutes to go
Looking back over the game, Har-
vey believes the lads may carry
on from the touring point that
arose with the tie with Osakis.
They've learned they do have
some offense," he said. They're
still green enough so that it shows
up, but they're a lot better than
the team that took the field against
Foley nearly a month ago."
It was Friday the 13th-the best
day of the season for the high
school footballers-and Harvey and
all the lads came up smiling
At Friday the 18th, black cats,
walking under ladders and other
omens Of i'll fortune these lads can
laugh. In fact even before the ball
game got underway they were
speaking thuswise: TITS Friday the
18th. We've had our tough luck
in big doses. This is the turning
point"
It was. On a particularly sensa-
tional interception on a break that
the boys made, Sank Centre scored
its first goal of the season, held a
highly-touted Osakis team during
a first half, stalled long enough to
prevent Osakis from garnering
more than one score and wound
up all-even 6 and 6.
And the lad that scored was
a guard-a lad who hadn't had
his hands on the ball I'm regular
offensive maneuvers-by the
name of Botz whose number rs
spurred down the sidelines for
a 20 yard sprint while the
crowd, and Osahds, gaped in his
wake.
It all started in this manner.
From their own thirty yard line
Sank Centre, with Kurrell and
Cooper ramming had picked up a
first down. Then on the next play
Rattle, at halfback, was hit hard
and fumbled. Skoglund for Osakis
made the recovery.
Running plays failing at this
point, Osakis swung into passing.
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