The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-19
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THE ualue of Wnlt Nottos %

IE tutue OF HuU Mdft0s rs
4 noW shoWn in the TIGER
lineup =. He may boot a few
balls at third NAV euen
lose game no,c and then bv
faulty fielding at the hot cor
ner. But, as a catcher. ,Cith
Aelt clifford out of the game.
he iciH sdUe more games be-
hind the bat than he could lose
at third. A catcher normally.
the KID has teen doing a pretty
good job at the hot corner.
But the real reason he has
been held is to replace
Clifford. rs a simple matter
to drop a dozen games or so
NTH inadequate Work behind
the plate ..
Nineteen years is a hong
time for an inland city like
Puyallup to be receiving ac-
claim for the excellence of her
college Oarsmen, especially
when college crews change
their personnel at least every
four years -.
But that Ia the tradition that
Wayne Flash" Gordon" son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice G. Gordon
of Puyallup, will be carrying on
his shoulders as he helps the
University Of Washington varsity
shell down the Hudson at Pough-
keepsie this afternoon
Gordon, one of four sophomores
IN the Husky varsity eight, is the
seventh Puyallup boy to row at
Washington and carry on record
that dates back to 1921
The Puyallup record had mar
row squeak this year. Gordon, a
member of the Husky freshman
crew of 1888, had forsaken the
long-oared sport in favor of track
at which he was star in Puyallup
high school. After the California |
debacle Gordon was induced to re-
turn to crew and in six weeks
"Flash had earned a place in Al
Ulbrickson's rejuvenated varsity
shell
The 19-year Puyallup saga was
started back in 1921 when Carl
Gabrielson won his freshman NIL
merals as coxswain. Gabrielson is
now q ticket agent for n steam
ship company in Yokohama, Japan,
and Is at present touring Cali
fornia OH his vacation -.
In 1922 Gabrielson found he was
getting too heavy to handle the
tiller-rope job. But Puyallup was
still represented. Frank Clements,
now a fuel dealer in Puyallup, was
a member of the squad. Clements
did not win any award thus maxi
ing 1922 the only year that the
Puyallup representative did not -.
Gus Arneson took up the torch
in 1928, turning out for four years
and winning an honor "W." Arne-
sens roommate during those four
years was Tom BOlles, now head
crew coach at Harvard. Bodies, al
though a good Oarsman, nearly had
to be content with an honor wv"
as he earned his varsity letter In a
practice race with Wisconsin on
the Huslties' journey back to
POughkeepsie :.
Don Morris was the next Puyal- |
lup crew man and WAS actually |
the first to earn a varsity award. |
Morris earned his place on the
varsity as sophomore in a shake
UP similar to the one that placed |
Gordon on this years varsity. |
After earning freshman numerals
IN 1927, Morris earned varsity |
awards in 1928, 90 and 80 :.
Bob Snider followed in Morris
footsteps in 1881, winning fresh
man numerals that year and fol- |
lowing up with varsity awards in
1882 and '33 ..
After Snider came George Hunt,
who has been described as the
; "most polished Oarsman" In WASH
ington history. Hunt WAS a men,
her of that combination, Olympic
champions in 1886. that never lost
q race during four years of COM
petition =.
Now it's Gordon and Puyallup's
record seems destined to 60 on for
two more years. And when Cor
don finishes maybe some other
stalwart son Of Puyallup by the
river" will carry on the tradition.
Gabrielson. Gle ments, Arneson,
Morris, snider and Hunt all hope
And thank to Harold shaw for