The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-06-12

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BY Chuck Rattle
Cotton Fast Rising
Young Golfer Here
Follows Trail Blazed BY
Walt Moynihan, Spick Frank
Two Brides On No. 1
In Same Foursome-
Plan A Picnic, Excellent
Bringer of Rain
Daredevil Aviation Was
Stock Sport At Fairs
Fastest rising young golfer, ex-
elusive product of Sank Centres
Country Club, is youthful John Col
ton. Being greens fees collec-
tor at the club this year is excuse
for being at the course daily, a
situation he would probably be in
with less reasonable excuse. . D..
For John is addicted to the game.
Long-framed lad, he has that ease
of coordination that ought to re-
suit in good golf We are not say
ing that John will become a great
golfer. But up to now he is
following a well-beaten path that
heretofore has turned out some
pretty fair amateur material.
We don't know his lowest
score on the course. But he's
consistently low score golfer,
and pairing strokes from his
game each round. The 9TH
er day in five holes he ended
two under par, up to now more
or less phenomenal feat for
him. He has great plans
for the summer that will show
him what he can do at tOurna-
ment competition-the real test.
He hopes TO play in the Re
sorters at Alexandria and the
Central Minnesota event as the
two tops on his ticket right
We bring John up not because
he is already a developed golfer
but because his game is showing
surprising attributes toward which
golfers work. He intensely likes
the game. :. And he is following
a pretty fair pattern. This
pattern set up by the two first
youngsters who developed into real
golfers. Walt Moynihan was the
first. For several years around
here he became tournament
threat in any meet he chose. He
set the course record here with a
80, never touched since. Spick
Frank was the second, and Spick,
while he never reached Waits rec
ord, he did Craze it slightly in pass
ing. . His best locally was a a.
Those two fellows plugged
hard at their golf game. Sum-
mers were devoted, every spare
hour, to practice work. End
less hours on the greens and
fairways. Another to come
up from youth is Bernie
Schoenhoff who wallOps out a
better than average game.
There have been others. Pat
Dubois, probably the most con-
sistent low game golfer locally
right now, at least on the basis
of his tournament play in the
last two summers, is another to
rise from the young player an
gle. Conversely Dave
Caughren, who learned the
game much later than these, is
the most consistent of the old
sters at the course.
Things were happening out at the
course Saturday. All on num-
Der one, the long, hill-dipped, bum
ker-laden hole. In the same
foursome Mark Franta birdied,
sinking his approach shot. Harry
Hamilton duplicated by planting a
long putt. Russ Shulze pared
the hole. And there it was Just
like that. :.
This weather has put more
cramps in sports than a SWIM
mer out after a full meal.
The other night we were going
picnicking. Now picniclxing is
great spOrt-especially for the
fellow who eats at home.
Well, sir, there were Lyle john
son and his wife, Prudy, Don
Clough and Wanda Arndt, and
Lila Beck with yours truly. -.
Natcherally as we started, so
did the rain. have never quite
been able to figure out with
what matchless timing and
experimentation rain is able to
dovetail into ones outdoor