THE REPUBICAN

December 16, 1898

 

New Curling and Skating Rink.

 

            The curlers, or at least eleven members of the club, have put up the collateral, leased ground of R. N. Roberts for a period of five years with the privilege of ten, and have let the contract to Simon Jenson to build a substantial, covered rink 50 by 160 with lean to for warming rooms in south end of the building.  It is to be drop-sided with dressed lumber and have a truss roof.  It will be a substantial building and will cost a little over $500, besides the leveling which is no small item considering the eighteen inches of frozen earth workmen have had to pick through.  But they will get there and Mr. Jensen intends having the job done so the curlers can dedicate it on Christmas Day with a Bonspiel.

            The club intends to use city water to flood their new rink and it is their intention to give the rink certain days and evenings each week over to the ladies and gentlemen for skating.  It will make a popular ice resort and the curlers are anticipating great sport, with possibly a number of important events with neighboring clubs.

            The entrance to the rink will be just west of the corner of Franklin and Badger streets, which is only two blocks west of Main street, just below the post office.

            They are deserving great success for their efforts.  The rink near the river heaved and flooded so frequently that it was necessary that they change the location.  Now they are going to have it right if they have to go deep into their pockets to do it.

 

December 30, 1898

 

            The curlers hope to be able to initiate their new rink by New Years.  The members are getting new suits and those who had sold their curling blocks to the Amherst club have bought new ones.

 

            The curlers after a hard time got a good foundation for an ice bottom at their new rink but the thaw took the kinks all out.  They are now trying to get the weather man to promise a few days of zero weather in order to make a good sheet of ice for curling and skating.

 

January 6, 1899

 

Ice Skating.

 

            To the lovers of ice skating the curlers give the use of their rink every Wednesday and Saturday.  With music by the bank Saturday evenings.  No matter how hard the winds blow or how deep the snow is outside the rink will continue with a fine sheet of ice for skating.  No danger of freezing or getting in air holes.  Splendid accommodations for both ladies and gentlemen.  Tickets by the season for $1, or for the evening 10 cents.

 

            The curlers opened their new rink to ice skaters Wednesday evening and about fifty enjoyed skating indoors.  Wednesday and Saturday evenings will be regular features, with band music Saturday nights for ice skaters.

 

 

January 27, 1899

 

A STATE BONSPIEL

The Waupaca Curling Club to Hold One in February

 

            The Waupaca Curling Club will hold its first Bonspiel at its new covered rink on Feb. 7, 8 and 9.  A subscription paper has been circulated, and nearly $200 raised for the prizes and expenses of the affair.  There will be two events, the prize in the first event being four pairs of curling stones, which is the most sensible prize ever put up at any Bonspiel.  Other prizes will be four elegant bamboo fishing rods, worth $5 each, four solid gold lapel buttons, worth $20, pearl handled pocket knives, silk umbrellas, scarf pins, sweaters, etc.  The complete program will be printed and sent out in a few days.  There will be two prizes in the consolation event, making a grand total of ten prizes.

            The Bonspiel will be open to all curlers in Wisconsin and Chicago, and it is expected that there will be at least twenty rinks present to compete.  Waupaca curlers have always been very liberal about going to other cities to attend Bonspiels, and it is believed that curlers from the other cities will respond this year.

            The committee of arrangements consists of M. B. Scott, Jeff Woodnorth and A. W. Hollenback.

            Members of the local curling club have made up rinks for the winter’s play as follows:

            Frank Kizer, M. B. Scott, Jeff Woodnorth, H. W. Williams, skip.

            George Dirimple, C. R. Hoffmann, J. Carkeek, Frank Stout, skip.

A. McArthur, Frank Breit, Theodore M. Cook, J. F. Knudsen, skip.

Tom Pipe, H. M. Lea, J. H. McCulough, S. S. Chandler, Jr., skip.

E. H. Palmer, E. B. Knapp, Frank Whipple, A. W. Hollenbeck, skip.

C. M. Hall, Rev. A. G. Harrison, J. F. Jardine, Jno. L. Sturtevant, skip.

 

 

February 3, 1899

 

THE CURLING BONSPIEL

Waupaca’s First State Bonspiel to be Held Next Week

 

The first state Bonspiel to be given by the Waupaca Curling Club will take place

next week Feb. 7, 8, and 9, at the new covered rink at the end of West Badger street.  It is expected that there will be from eight to twelve rinks present from out of town, and that there will be three days of rare good sport.  The ice in the rink is in prime condition and the members of the local club are practicing daily to be in form for the event, and they confidently expect to keep their share of the prizes here.

            The program for the event is as follows:

FIRST EVENT

            Waupaca Curling Club Event – First prize, four pairs of red hone curling stones, nickel plated handles, value $80, donated by members of the Waupaca Curling Club; second prize, four gold lapel buttons, value $16, donated by Frank Stout and T. M. Cook; third prize, four sweaters, value, $8, donated by H. M. Lea and C. J. Vosburg; fourth prize, four pairs buckskin gloves, value $6, donated by Cohen Bros., and A. R. Lea.

SECOND EVENT

            Waupaca Advancement Association Event – First prize, four gold-headed canes, value $20, donated by the Waupaca Advancement Association; Second prize, four gold scarf pins, value $10, donated by Chas. R. Hoffmann; Third prize, four silk umbrellas, value $8, donated by Larson & Palmer, and Ovrom & James; fourth prize, four pearl handled pocket knives, value $6, donated by H. W. Williams.

THIRD EVENT

            Consolation event, open to all rinks defeated in first game in either first or second event – First prize, four split bamboo fishing rods, value $20, donated by T. Pipe, Jeff Woodnorth, E. C. Williams, Albert Breit, and other businessmen; Second prize, four boses cigars, value $10, donated by C. A. Spencer, C. H. Truesdell, Hocking Bros., and Peter Holst.

            The first games will take place Tuesday afternoon at 1:30, and games will be called at 9 a.m., and 1, 4, and 8 p.m., after that time.  The committees in charge of the Bonspiel are as follows;

            Reception – H. W. Williams, G. W. Ghoca, John L. Sturtevant.

            Ice – S. S.Chandler, Jr., J. F. Knudsen

            Entertainment – M. B. Scott, Frank Stout, J. H. McCullough

            Arrangements – M. B. Scott, Jeff Woodnorth, A. W. Hollenbeck.

            Secretary of Bonspiel, E. B. Jeffers.

            Spectators are welcome at all games, and two waiting rooms with stoves will make it comfortable for them.  Admission is free, as always at every Bonspiel.

 

February 10, 1899

 

THE CURLERS.

First Bonspiel of the Waupaca Curling Club.

 

            The first annual Bonspiel of the Waupaca Curling Club opened Tuesday with way below zero weather which kept many of the devotees of the famous Scotch game at home.  There were no Milwaukee or Chicago players here, owing no doubt to the fact that Chicago held a curling Bonspiel the week before and that added to the extreme cold this week prevented their taking in the “spiel” in this city.

            The games have been spirited and the ice in fair condition.  All the big prizes were captured by the visiting rinks.  However our local curlers acquitted themselves in good shape and will profit by the contest which closed last night.  J. E. Jones rink of Portage captured the 1^st event, the four pairs of curling stones and also the second event, four gold headed canes.  W. F. Wisner’s rink of Mauston, captured the consolation prize, four split bamboo fishing rods.  Some of our curlers shared in the second and third prizes as can be seen by the result of the games and consulting the prizes offered last week.

            The visiting curlers were:

            Portage – E. LeFleur, Will Kelm, C. Britt J. E. Jones, skip,

            Portage – D. Leary, C. Jaeger, H. S. Rockwood, T. J. Wells, skip.

            Also a half rink, E. H. VanOstrand of Neenah, and L. Nelson of Amherst came up to watch the play, when Geo. Dirimple and George Jr. united with them in forming the “The Great Northwest Rink” which made some good records.

            The local rinks entered were:

            W. B. McArthur, H. M. Lea, J. H. McCullough, S. S. Chandler, Jr., skip

            Frank Kizer, M. B. Scott, Jeff Woodnorth, H. W. Williams, skip.

            C. R. Hoffmann, Tom Pipe, J. Carkeek, Frank Stout, skip.

            E. H. Palmer, E. B. Knapp, Frank Whipple, A. W. Hollenbeck, skip.

A. McArthur, Frank Breit, T. M. Cook, J. F. Knudsen, skip.

Chas. M. Hall, Rev. A. G. Harrison, J. F. Jardine, J. L. Sturtevant, skip.

The first games were played on Tuesday afternoon, and the first three games were

the prettiest ever seen in this city it requiring the last stone in each game to win it.  In the evening the first games in the second, the Waupaca Advancement Association event, were played, and on Wednesday afternoon the consolation event was started.

            The result of the games was as follows:

            First event, 1^st draw – Dirimple 13, Williams 8; Wells 16, Sturtevant 13.  Second draw – Winsor 11, Chandler 12; Jones 18, Knudsen 16; Stout 12, Hollenbeck 9; Dirimple 13, Wells 7.  Semi-finals  - Chandler 11, Jones 14; Stout 15, Dirimple 8; Jones 16, Stout 10.  Jones the winner of four pairs of curling stones.

            Second event, first draw – Stout 17, Winsor 10; Knudsen 13, Hollenbeck 9; Second draw – Stout 12, Dirimple 10; Wiliams 6, Knudsen 14; Jones 14, Sturtevant 9; Wells 11, Chandler 23.  Semi-finals – Stout 12, Knudsen 15; Jones 15, Chandler 10; Knudsen 8, Jones 14.  Jones winner of four gold headed canes.

            Consolation event, open to all rinks defeated in the first games of either the first or second event – First draw:  Winsor 8, Hollenbeck 7; Williams 18, Wells 6; Knudsen 15, Dirimple 10.  Semi-finals – Winsor 11, Sturtevant 10; Knudsen forfeited to Williams; Winsor 10, Williams 6.  Winsor of Mauston winner.

            On Wednesday evening the matter of a state association was talked over by some of the visitors and local players, and it was decided to make an effort to organize one.  The following temporary organization was effected:  Pres. O. W. Robertson, Milwaukee; vice president, J. E. Wells, Portage; secretary and treasurer, J. L. Sturtevant, Waupaca.  The membership fee will be $1, and annual dues 25 cents per member.  The money raised by dues to be used to purchase four pairs of curling stones to be played for as first prizes at annual Bonspiel.