About the Author:
Joseph Petrus Wergin, author of Wergin on Skat and Sheapshead, was introduced to the game of Skat at 17 years of age by his father, John. Skat was a family tradition and Joe and his brother, Gary, developed and refined their Skat skills during hours of entertaining play in the Wergin home. They soon became accomplished players and successfully competed in State and National Tournaments. Teaching Skat to others has always been one of Wergin's favorite pastimes, second only to Tournament Competition. His first protege was Jennie Anderson who won many awards during her career, including fourth place in a National Tournament. Jennie became the leading woman Skat player in the United States and was soon known in Skat circles as the "Sweetheart of Skat". Joe and Jennie were married in 1940 and began a lifetime together of teaching, playing, and promoting Skat and Sheepshead throughout the world. In 1942, before_entering military service, Wergin published his first Skat textbook and begun to teach the game with even greater enthusiasm. He presented his knowledge of Skat and Sheepshead in municipal recreation programs, in high schools and for seven years at the University of Wisconsin. Wergin later launched his Skat promotion on an international level when he introduced the game to the country of Panama and to military personnel in the Canal Zone. In 1974, Wergin escorted a group of 14 American Skat Experts to Germany, the birthplace of Skat, to compete in the 75th Congress and Tournament of the German National Skatverbund. The organization presented him with a special plaque in recognition of his great great efforts on behalf of the master card game. Mr. Wergin (or "The Fox" as the Germans call him) is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Education. He worked several years as a high school football and basketball coach. One of his cherished projects is The National Skat and Sheepshead quarterly, which he has been publishing since 1964 and which has a large circulation in the U.S. and foreign countries. Writing articles on Skat is not new to Joe, as his first Skat column appeared in a daily newspaper, The Sheboygan Press, as early as the 1930is. Wergin has been active in Skat and Sheepshead organizations as President and Secretary of the North American Skat League, President of the Wisconsin Skat League, Secretary of the National Sheepshead and member of the National Rules Committee for Skat and Sheepshead.
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