You asked about 1) how does a skip burn a stone, and 2)why did Yount call red on the coin flip?
1) The most likely way, although less likely to influence the game, is touching/being touched by a stone that has already been struck by another stone. More likely to affect the game is when he "pitches in" to help sweeping, such as Lennox does while he's "holding the broom" for his skip in the first game against Yount.
Cutter being asked to call the burned rock is a bit of a dramatic device, except that it's strongly hinted that the offending player didn't feel the stone touch their foot (it could happen), so the stone wasn't immediately taken out of play.
2) Yount is being rude and arrogant ( in that order). First, when Cutter greets him with "good curling" Yount replies "whatever". That's just not done.
Secondly, the winner of the toss can select either hammer or rock color. Virtually everyone calls hammer, but Yount is so arrogant, he forgoes hammer and chooses a rock color instead.
(In serious bonspiels and national/international play, the thirds do the coin flip. In local club play, yeah, the leads usually do it)
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