Curling Misc01
WAUPACA POST
February 20, 1890
The curlers are having quite a little fun at the expense of four of their number. - H.W. Williams, J.H. Woodnorth, Tom Pipe and Jeff Woodnorth. Mr. Williams, so the story goes, during the match between the “Old ‘Uns” and the “Kids” last week, challenged the winner of the series, in the name of the “Cripples”. On Saturday night the “Cripples” got the “Kids” to play with them, “just to give us a little practice”, as one of the “Cripples” said. The “Kids” did them up to the tune of 15 to 10 and now the “Cripples” are looking for some babies to play against. Milwaukee curlers may get a game.
WAUPACA POST
December 1, 1892
The Waupaca Curling club met on Saturday night at H.W. Williams & Co.’s store, and decided to curl during the season in the opera house. Work has already commenced, and it is expected there will be ice ready for curling by the latter part of the week. The annual dues were fixed at $3 each, payable strictly in advance, and no one not a member of the club will be allowed to use the ice. S.A. Connell was admitted to the club, and the club was entered in the Northwestern league. There are about twenty curlers who will take part in the sport this winter, and it is expected there will be several new members.
WAUPACA REPUBLICAN
December 16, 1892
It is learned that the Curlers intend to send two, and perhaps three rinks to St. Paul Jan. 17, to take part in the Northwestern Curling Association bonspiel. They hope to capture at least one trophy of their “besom and stane”.
NO OPERA HOUSE
The Curlers did not Promnigate the Plans Intended
The Curlers had a deal in prospect to sell their stock in the Opera House Rink to a party in the city who intended to fix it up in a good shape but for some reason the deal did not work, and therefore they were unable to put up the building on Sessions Street as they intended, or would have done if they had sold their stock. Now the floor is being flooded. Perhaps the outcome will be that there will be some tangible plan inaugurated to erect an Opera House or buy the Curlers’ stock and fix up the rink into a respectable entertainment place.
A CORRECTION
EDITOR REPUBLICAN: -
In last week’s paper you said that two years ago “the curlers obtained a controlling interest in the opera house stock and flooded the floor.” You have made a mistake. The plan of buying the opera house of C.H. Skallerup was originated by the curlers, and not being able among themselves to hold all the stock, some was sold to gentlemen not members of the club. The intention at the time of the purchase was to use the building for a curling rink in the winter and a place of amusement in the summer. Last winter it was run as an opera house, but the expense of heating it was so great that it barely paid expenses; and knowing this the curlers secured the use of it from the managers for this winter for a curling rink, and the receipts from that source will be more than last winter. The curlers have offered to sell their stock for fifty cents on the dollar to any one who would buy it and fix it up for an opera house; a deal was partially made but fell through for some cause or other, leaving the curlers where they had to use it, being unable to expend the necessary amount to fix the building up and make it comfortable for an opera house. The curling club, as a whole, would like to see the building in the hands of some energetic man who is able and willing to fit it up as it ought to be. The Opera House Co. have done the best they could but the managers have been overwhelmed with complaints – in summer the building is too hot and in winter too cold – and knowing this, can you blame the curlers for using it for a curling rink? A CURLER
WAUPACA REPUBLICAN
January 5, 1893
The curlers put in a brisk day on the ice on Monday. In the morning H.W. Williams’ “all star” rink beat S.S. Chandler’s rink by a score of 12 to 10. In the afternoon R.S. Burbank skipped a “kid rink” and beat Williams’ “star” aggregation 21 to 15.
WAUPACA REPUBLICAN
January 27, 1893
The Waupaca curlers came home Saturday morning last from the bonspiel without a trophy, but say they came within an ace of it and would have taken one or two had they not pitted fresh curlers against them after a hard day and night contest. Mr. Jeff Woodnorth had a lameness hit him in his back and Bro. Sturtevant sprained an ankle.
WAUPACA REPUBLICAN
September 19, 1893
The curlers intend to build a rink this fall ready for their winter’s sport, and will soon make arrangements to that end. Now why would it not be a good scheme for the wheelmen and athletes to join with them and put up a building that would accommodate all? The building could be made large enough to have a track for bicycles and foot races, and in the center a gymnasium and two curling rinks. We hav some fast wheelmen among us, and they could keep up practice all winter on the track and be in fine shape for the spring and summer meets.
A gymnasium is needed in this city, and as athletic sports are very healthful and invigorating, besides being quite a “fad”, it seems to us it would be the proper thing to organize one; and by combining the three, - curlers, wheelmen and athlete could have sport all winter. Talk it over.
WAUPACA POST
January 11, 1894
From the outlook at present Waupaca will send but two rinks to the curling bonspiel at St. Paul next week, though it is possible that a third rink will be picked up and go along for company’s sake if nothing more. The rinks that seem certain to go are made up as follows:
H.M. Lea, A.W. Hollenbeck, A.M. Chandler, S.S. Chandler Jr., skip
Frank Stout, J.L. Sturtevant, J.H. McCullough, H.W. Williams, skip.
E.B. Knapp, the heavy weight fourth ward alderman, will go along as a mascot, and it is expected that he will prove a good one.
Two very close games have been played this week between the above rinks. Monday night Chandler’s rink defeated Williams’ rink by a score of 14 to 13, and on Tuesday night the latter redeemed themselves by defeating Chandler by a score of 15 to 14. They play together again on Friday night.