WAUAPCA RECORD LEADER

September 4, 1915

 

CURLING THIS WINTER IS NOW ASSURED FOR WAUPACA

 

Plans Are Well Matured for At Least Two Rinks on Jefferson Street – These Will be Enclosed

 

            The guid auld sport, Curing, which last winter was given a partial renewal to its life lease is now an assured thing for the city during the coming season. A number of the younger businessmen of the city have gone forward with a movement which up-to-date has fructified in the location of two rinks midway between the Public Garage and Herman Nelson’s paint shop; the grade stakes have been set, the dams have been built, the ground leveled away; this is about all that can be done at this time save to organize.  Presumably Mayor Holly and John Jardine, the originators of the movement will call a meeting at an early date to perfect such organization.

            The Portage Daily Democrat announces that there will be a revival of the game at Cambria, Mauston, and Wausau.  Says that paper:

            “The revival of curling in Waupaca the coming season is well assured, according to a letter received by Sec. John A. Raup of the Portage Curling club from Roy Holly of Waupaca.  Mr. Holly writes:  “A lot of young fellows have taken hold and we are sure we can make it go.”  And Portage curlers respond with one voice:  “More power  to ‘em!  May they get a hundred lads busy on the ice.”  The Waupacans have been getting together all the curling stones they could find about the city and are to purchase a lot of new ones immediately.  They asked Mr. Raups’ advice about where to buy curling supplies.

            “There has been no curling in Waupaca for several years – old timers dropping out or passing beyond and youngsters not being brought to realize the excellence of the clean, healthful, exciting sport.  The game was started there way back in the ‘80’s by the late Henry W. Williams, a hardware merchant.  His Waupca rink often distinguished themselves at bonspiels in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Milwaukee.  In those days Waupaca had a comfortable rink building sheltering two sheets of ice.”