The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
9Th Straight
For Benga|s
By ED MEAGHFR

and the game goes down in the
records as one of the most decisive
Stadium victories over Lincoln
since the Thanksgiving day series
was inaugurated
The tilt was played in decidedly
nn-typieal late November weather.
A bright sun beat down on the
field throughout.
Stadium lost no time YES
terday. The Tigers scored
safety and touchdown In the
opening quarter. hammered
over another touchdown In
the second period and added
third soon after the last half
got under way.
Alert. up-and-at-'e football did
the trick and the Abes seemed
helpless to do much in retaliation
until the final period. That they
did anything at that late time is
first-class reason for admiration.
Only six minutes We're left to
play when the Abes began their
touchdown drive. Not once in all
the previous moments of the tilt
had the Railsplitters managed to
have the ball in Stadium territory.
Their passes had been grounded
and their running plays had usu-
ally been stopped by a scrappy.
hard-hitting Stadium line.
But in those final minutes of
the game, Lincoln took the ball on
its own 25-yard line and click,
click, click, their passes suddenly
began to work and they punched
over a touchdown in 10 plays.
Louie Marchesini logged the ball
over the line standing up from the
Stadium two-yard stripe.
SPECTACULAR PLAYS
There were some spectacular
plays in that advance. all of them
striking through the air. Reuben
Nelson was on the pitching end,
accurately hitting Ends Logan
Blades and Dex Hutton and Backs
Lloyd Christensen and Marchesini.
That's the glory side of the
Lincoln story.
But the Stadium hooray chap
tiers are longer and much more
brilliant. Jerry Williamson. Sta
dunn end, was one of the principal
characters in the Tiger story.
His punting throughout the
game probably was more ef-
fective than any ever seen in
the stadium before. He kicked
them far; he kicked them
accurately, and he kicked the
Tigers into position to make
their first score.
It was his coffin corner" boot
to the Lincoln three-yard line that
set up the Stadium safety. And 1t
was that score, in the opening
minutes of the game. that in all
likelihood shattered the Abes. With
their backfield in the end zone,
Lincoln elected to run the ball
instead of punt and Rod Giske
rocketed through the line to nail
Halfback Claude Manning in his
tracks for the safety.
TO GISKE, GLORY
And, speaking of Giske: The
eurly-haired blond guard played
the game of his life He was in
on every play. He led his teams
interference; he backed up the
line in amazing fashion, seemingly
diagnosing plays before they actu-
ally got started, and his tackles
could be heard all over the field.
1t is not ofen that an aver
age football crowd leaves
game talking about a lineman.
The backs usually get all the
plaudits. But not yesterday.
Giske was the name on every
body's tongue and his per-
Torrance will take lot of
forgetting.
With two points to their credit,
the Tigers offensive really began
to roll. They took the kickoff on
the Lincoln 46-yard line. They
marched relentlessly up the field.
making from four To II yards a
play. Leaders in the attack. the
boys who packed the ball were Roy
Murphy. Allan Browne, il, and
Marion Klarich.
KLARICH PASSES
Final plays in the drive were a
13-yard pass from klarich TO VIII
helmson. a Vineyard dash off
tackle by Klarich and Murphy
10-yard touchdown thrust off MS
own right guard.
Jack mickey. called into the
game To boot the extra point,
failed In his attempt. His try
after the second touchdown
also was no good, but he was
successful In splitting the up
rights following the third Sta
dunn score.
The Tigers needed only three
PLAYS to score their second touch.
down. Murphy took the ball on rs
own l5-yard line. galloped Is yards
and lateraled to Klarich, who wa
not overhauled until the Lincoln
46-yard line was underfOot- MIR
ply was stopped with one-yare
gain, but on the next play. PROB
ably the sliekest Of the game
klarieh passed TO Dick Beckman
end, who caught the pigskin On th'
32-yard line and ran for a touch
down.
ANGUS GETS TUMBLE
A big Stadium tackle, Fres
Angus. recovered a Lincoln fumoli
on the Abe 2o-yard line to open n,
door for the third score. TgeI
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