The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-10-24
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BY Chuck Rattle

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BY Chuck Rattle
Frosh Dynamite
May Be Conner
Cooper-Simmer Injuries
Tell on Club Morale
Willmar Lost 8 Backs
In As Many Games
Arneson Fills Punting Spot
Aerial Game Rises To
New Importance in III. S.
Schwartz Says Condition
Imperative to Basketball
Hooper Activity Recalled
On Cornell 5Oth Year
Michels-Gray Still
Kid Each Other
We like these kids that capitalize
on their first break. Schwartz
uncovered one of those boys the
other night against Willmar that
has more in his shoes than feet.
The lad is Don Mooney who got
his chance at the opening Of the
second half when Ray Schwartz,
seeking to inject a hypo into the
spirit of the first club, sent in an
entire second string. Mooney
is a freshman. He turned out
to be a half-pint Of dynamite. He
so marked himself on his first at
tempt that Schwartz allowed him
to play the entire last half. :.
Far from gripping the at
tack of the locals the second
team injection and the ultimate
playing of Mooney served its
purpose. For the only first
downs Sank Centre got came in
that second half-One by virtue
completely of that second team.
.. Young Mooney has a long
way to 60. He's small, but If
he can maintain the speed and
spontaneity he showed the 9TH
er night, it's possible he could
develp into one of those speed
backs Sank Centre has been SO
long with out.
He was a daring little back at
calling signals. He called a pass
on his own 20 yard line, threw it
on the dead run, darned near made
it good. Even then this second
string club, with the benefit of
Hunk Neal and Ecklund came up
on their fourth down with about a
foot to go. Mooney called for
a line buck. without raising SO
much as a finger in deception
they crashed to make that first
first down. =.
There's little doubt that Coop
er's injury has had its effect on
the local club. Then subse-
quent loss of Bill Simmer, in
jured on the second play Of the
Willmar game, was no welcome
blow either. For Bill Sim
mer is one Of the hardest hit
ting tackles this town has seen.
All those injuries call for
revamped lineups and revamp-
ed positions for number Of
boys that for q time stops
club. ...
But you can't lay it all to that.
-. Willmar had identical troubles
multiplied by another digit. In
three successive games they have
lost three fullbacks by the injury
route and with broken bones. .
The lad, Neunsinger, who played at
the post against Sank Centre was
jerked from guard spot to play.
. That too calls for revamping
the lineup. -.
There was a definite sag in
the morale of the local club
evidenced In this game. 1t
may be that the loss of COoper's
leadership, his apparent ability
to gain, the changes made nee
essary, had their effect. 1t
may be too that that Osalds
game took more out of the boys
than even they realize. That
Osakis club was a bunch of
bruising hitters. =.
Fear that Cooper's loss would
dangerously curb punting detail of
the Sank Centre club are quoted
a bit. Jim Arneson took over
the assignment, and on nearly every
exchange chalked up a gain
against Doug Langager, Willmar's
ace back. Looks like Jim can
fill the spot.
Willmar had one thing that
Sank Centre didn't have this
year at it's best-speed. In
two halfbacks, and the lads are
twin brothers, they had about
one half Of their ball club.
The two are Don and Doug
Langager. Don does the more
spectacular; Is a little faster;
snares passes from intended re-
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