The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-15
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BY Chuck Rattle


BY Chuck Rattle
Nelson's Records Stand
In Conference Track
Durenberger Gets A
Boy, Delays Track Returns
Rasmussen Like Golf
As School Sports
Summer Program Got
Green Light From City
Minnesota Goes Fishin'-
Stan Nelson, lanky, curly-haired
the boy who crossed more fences
in less time than any other track
sters in the section in 1910, re-
mains the most colorful figures in
Sank Centres track history.
He scored unusual success as a two
sport man in basketball and track
and together with his teammates
with the Junior College Buccaneers
amassed a point total in basketball
that tops anything in local history
We are reminded Of this Mel
sonian present to high school ath'
letic archives by the returns from
the West Central Conference meet
from Litchfield. -.
For there, with the Al meet
over the boards, STAINS record
cracking performances in both
high and low hurdles stand and
with exceptional margins. =.
It was in this event a year ago
he hit counts Of 1872 and PAL
best times in his amazing
string of three firsts in both
events. This year in the low
event Himley Of MontevideO
came within seconds of his
record but in the high event
first place man was not within
a second Of the flashing Nelson
leg time. d. In all he held
firsts in both high and low hur-
dies in West Central Confer
ence, district %, and region 6
meets, that bounced him into
the state competition It
Is the only state entrant Sank
Centres grinding athletic mill
has produced. -.
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In two weeks time he accom-
plished this: won three major
events in both low and high hur-
dies, was unbeaten in any competi-
ton in the three, cracked two rec
ords in the first. It was his
Conference running that outmoded
old records. Outdistancing COM
petition from II schools in the reg
ional he hit his next best pace with
1853 and PSI. His district was
his worst trials with 17.9 and 26.1
and yet were good enough for the
usual first spots.
In the state he faired only
average, but that he got there
Is q point well taken. When
he missed the best trials in the
district and regional tracks
were soggy and slow. Yet Stan
was nOn-cOmmittal about IL all.
He grinned, accepted congrat-
ulations graciously. He ran his
own race. :. That Is the mark
Of a good competitor. In both
sports Stan was fluid, there was
a hquidy sort of motion that
was fascinating. It was a nat
ural thing for him and yet
there was development needed.
=. We are going at lengths
with this fellow because Of his
attitude. Coaches he gave no
trouble. They were still boss
Of the situation. They could
tell him. :. Teammates had no
pangs of pealousy, prompted by
his action. >.
I talked with fellows Of the Buc-
cancers this year who played with
him. Stan got real cooperation
and what's more he admitted it.
One of the fellows told me after a
game Stan was asked the usual
question, How many points did
you make" Stan just grinned
and said, "a few" The fellow
told me Stan had made 20 points,
and said further he doubted If Stan
had bothered to look at how many
he himself had been credited with
Opening paragraph Of a let
ter to track coaches In central
Minnesota, following the st.
Johns invitational meet, was
giving chucldes to the boys who