| Summary: | Jerry Bucher, both of Bisbee; and Teddy Edward- son, Jean Geibs and Terry Welander, all of Mylo. "Mylo defeated the host team, Knox, for the state championship." In 1972 Neameyer managed Rolla to the state Class A championship and then topped that with a 3-1 decision over Class AA titlist Grand Forks McDonald's for the overall North Dakota amateur baseball crown. He handled all the details for Mylo, Mylo-Rolla and Rolla amateur teams from scheduling to keeping the diamonds in shape. Bob was inducted into the association of North Dakota Amateur Baseball League's annual Hall of Fame February 18, 1976. The induction rites were held during the ANDABL's annual Hall of Fame banquet which was held at Kyle Elementary School in Rolla that year. Master of Ceremonies was Russ Smith, sports director at KXMC-TV, Minot. Members of that state amateur team in 1972 were Gordon Roberge, Dwane Getzloff, Lester Thomas, Larry Thomas, Curt Berg, Jim Welch, Elmer Neameyer, Mike Walsh, Jim Berube, Dennis Burkholder, Tom Kurtti and Steve Juntunen. Gordon Roberge, Lester Thomas and Dwane Getzloff were named to the All-Star Class A team. Robert Schultz assisted Neameyer as manager of this team. It would be impossible to document the time, effort and money that Robert Neameyer expended to foster Rolla's oldest and still most popular sport. The congratulatory note extended by the Rolla Chamber of Commerce and published by the Turtle Mountain Star which follows expresses the community's feelings. A lighted field in Rolla, with seating for 2,000 people, bears Robert Neameyer's name. CONGRA TULA TIONS Robert Neameyer The Rolla community is proud of you—not only for being inducted into North Dakota's "Baseball Hall of Fame" —but for your many accomplishments towards making this community a better place to live. Congratulations from ROLLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1932 — Hockey Comes to Rolla Monday, January 18, 1932 The debut of hockey in Rolla. The game was postponed from January 13 because of the weather. Rolla played Hansboro on the Rolla rink and won, 5-3. Oscar and Alex Hjelt and Arthur Burley were the only team members who had ever played hockey. Other members were Leopold Marchand, Fred Martineau, James Keegan, Fred Wohlfeil, Ralph Brown, CR. Jacobsen and Joe Mundy. There was no hockey for the Rolla team (the Eskimos) from 1942-1945 because of the war. December 28, 1945 Rolla Eskimos began hockey again; they lost to Killarney, 3-2. In 1947 the hockey team was shaky and never really got going until late in the season. December 28, 1947 Rolla American Legion Junior Hockey team (Polar Bears) beat Cando, 8-4 and was defeated by Boissevain on January 18,1948, 11-2. February 19, 1948 Benefit game with Cartwright was held for injured hockey player Howard Carlson who was hit by a puck in the mouth and lost two front teeth. February 17, 1949 Tommy Munro was named to the second team all-state hockey team and Donald Carlson was named to the first team. March 10, 1949 Marlin Sarkilahti, 15 years old, was killed when struck by a puck on Sunday, March 6 in the third period of a game between Rolla and the Devils Lake J.C. team. Sarkilahti was serving as goal tender behind the east cage at the Rolla rink. The puck sailed over the cage and struck him in the right temple, knocking him down. "He jumped up quickly, and had regained his footing when Superintendent George Falkenstein, who had dashed acress the rink, reached his side. 95 The school superintendent took Marlin's place as Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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