WAUPACA REPUBLICAN

February 10, 1893

 

Curling

 

            The Waupaca Curling Club have arranged for a bonspiel among themselves.  Two prizes are offered by the club.  The entire club is formed into rinks – making five in all, - and each one will play a game with each other one, and the rink winning the most games will be given first prize, the one winning the next highest, the second.  The rinks have been drawn so each will be of about the same strength, and no rink that has played together this winter is left together except the famous St. Paul “Kids” who have been left intact.  The following are the rinks as now formed:

                        “The Kids” – E.B. Knapp, J.L. Sturtevant, R.S. Burbank, J.F. Knudsen, skip.

                        Chandler’s Rink – Ed Lundeen, C.R. Hoffmann, H.M. Lea, S.S. Chandler Jr., skip.

                        Williams’ Rink – E. Smith, A.L. Rowe, J.H. McCullough, H.W. Williams, skip.

                        Whipple’s Rink – Earl Whipple, A.W. Hollenbeck, A.M. Chandler, Frank Whipple, skip.

                        Woodnorth’s Rink – A. Erickson, F.G. Barnum, Tom Pipe, Jeff Woodnorth, skip.

            The first game of the series was played Tuesday forenoon when Chandler’s rink beat Woodnorth’s by a score of 16 to 12.  In the afternoon “The Kids” beat Williams 25 to 9.  Wednesday morning Chandler and Williams tried titles and Williams was victorious by a score of 20 to 8.  In the afternoon a very close and interesting game was played between “The Kids” and Woodnorth’s rink, in which “The Kids” were defeated; score 14 to 12.  Thursday morning Williams defeated Whipple 19 to 5.

            Curling is becoming a very popular winter sport, and is rapidly gaining a foot hold throughout the United States that in a few years will place it at the head of the list of the world’s sports.  Clubs have been formed in many places this winter where a few years ago the game had scarcely been mentioned.  A club was recently formed at Appleton, with Jas. Fergusen president, and Rev. John Faville vice president.

            It is an old Scotch game, and as such is a gentleman’s game, and gentlemanly behaviour on the ice being imperative.  No swearing or betting is permitted; and in this feature alone it has a decided advantage over every other game we know anything about.  It is a “roarin’ game,” and is bound to work its way to the front rank of winter amusements.