The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-01-23
pletely victoryless team muster.

draining back into the cheekc Of 9
sick person.
Important, too, that in John Col
ton the lads now have someone who
has demonstrated he can shoot
Cotton marked up twenty-five
points In this game, the ball went
to him on nearly every play. He
needs poise and polish, but he car
shoot.
This victory is insecure though
Cotton was playing against infer
Tor competition, competition that
couldn't sense the defensive prop
erly Sauk Centres own defensive
after the first half was throttled
to some extent. Their passing was
at times like your shoe laces-
loose.
The fact that Sank Centre play
ed a Long Prairie outfit that was
literally nothing but a scrapping
melee of inexperience is not suf-
ficient evidence to take the glory
of this ball game away from them
however. For Long Prairie had in
its fast break stylized play a wea-
pom that once allowed out Of hand
could be dangerous. And In for
ward Anderson they brought a
dealy shot who was good enough
for 13 points during the evening
on a losing club.
It was Keldahl who scored first
with Cotton following with a free
throw. Anderson Of Long Prairie
scored, then Cotton and Arneson
ran the count to II to 3 at the end
of the first quarter. Already Sank
Centre had taken over, had sprung
Cotton from that center spot, had
romped to lead. Sursely and An
derson scored for Long Prairie in
the second. Proell and Arneson
got free throws, Cotton added a
couple baskets. Proell did his fast
driving act late in the half to bring
up the tally. Sauk Centre lead at
the half 10 to 8.
Jim Arneson, aggressive and de-
fensively a big factor up to this
moment under the baskets, was re-
tired from the game with a foul
quota. His absence brought Proell
into the ball game and chopped Off
some height. In this second half
the loss Of height in Mooney, Rose
dahl, and Proell began to tell on
the defensive.
The third quarter Long Prairie
took over. Peterson, Moore, Leh-
ner and Anderson, mostly by vir-
tue Of free throws, began scoring
ran up an point quarter while
Sauk Centre dawdled over a five
point frame. It was Proell and
Cotton scoring for Sauk Centre.
Now in the fourth Long Prairie
threatened for time. They clos
ed the lead to six points "a to 18
but two buckets for Cotton
strengthened the Sank Centre lead
to 10 and from then on the locals
crept away. Peterson, Anderson
and Lehner scored for Long Prai-
rie. Cotton, in a hurry to get up
there, blazed away with a couple
more. It was guard Bob Hansmann
who closed the scoring books with
his only bucket Of the evening.
Melrose Sc; Sank Centre 20
Sauk Centre, with a club that
looked like it might never come
two weeks ago, partially erased a
debt that had stood on the wrong
side Of the ledger since last spring
when Tuesday night they battled a
highly rated Melrose outfit, began
boosting their stock in district %
market. They didn't complete all
they set out to do for Melrose was
versatile and experienced enough
to win 80 to 26. But in a moral
sense it helped to wipe out the
stinging defeat when Melrose In
last years sub-district handed Sauk
Centre a 30 to 6 licking.
Actually Sauk Centres Main
Streeters, who toyed with the idea
of shooting until they met Long
Prairie last week, outscored Mel
rose from the field. Their II field
goals-35 percent of their floor
shots converted-outpoin Mel
rose 10 goals.
But Melrose' point victory
margin Is summed In the free
throw column, where Lloyd
Godfrey, versatile and one Of
the outstanding centers of the
district, converted seven free
throws to add to a total Of IL
conversions out of IA tries at
the gift lane. Sauk Centre with
conversions out Of 10 saw
the difference In that ball game.
There was an over anxious de-
fensive strain that ran through
the Sauk Centre club. John Col
ton fouled out, Arneson piled up
three personals against him and
others dribbled along throughout
the lineup.
Melrose hit out for an early lead
took an to 6 first quarter and
then doomed on to 20 to II half
time lead that looked like they
were on the way without too much
opposition.
But a defense that was begin
ming to work was already telling.
That defense forced Lloyd Godfrey
from his usual hole position to the
area Of the forwards where he did
his shooting farther out. It began
to unfold in the right direction in