The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-22
Each Team Misses Chances
To Reach Precious Pay Dirt
Thirteen Thousand Fons See Thriller
Thut Wus So Close. Yet Far From Scor.
BY HAROLD SHAW

For the first time since 1888,
Lincoln football fans ate their
Thanksgiving turkey with relish
for the Railsplitters didn't lose to
Stadium Tigers in the annual city
high school championship sridiron
battle.
But Stadium could also eat their
turkey with gusto-they weren't
beaten by the Lincoln Abes, keep
ing intact q record running back
TO 1892.
For the game, played before a
crowd OF $4,000. ended a scoreless
Tie =.
IL could easily have ended
In . victory for either team
both had ut least two
scoring opportunities both
could have won with . field
goal but both preferred
to ram the hall over the goal
line -.
So II ended q scoreless tie-a
deadlock which both fighting,
charging elevens could claim gave
them the upper hand.
SECOND PLACE
For Lincoln 1T cinched second
place In the Cross State league, the
highest any Abe eleven has fin
ished since the organization Of the
circuit In 1887.
For Stadium-it gave the Tigers
a slight unofficial" edge for the
city title since the Bengals had
defeated the Abes. 24-0. in their
Kings-X battle on Sept. rs.
Despite the absence of scoring,
the holiday encounter was bril-
liant battle Of kicking with Sta
dium's second quarter goal line
stand the highlight of the day.
Neither team showed much
the first quarter with Ing
Thompson and Chuck Fain en-
gaging In . punting duel. But
finally In the last minute Of
the opening period. the Abes
moved into Tiger territory
when three successive line
bucks gave the Railsplitters .
first down on the Stadium as
yard line.
Here the Abes tried q new pla,
"A spread formation with kenis
ton supposed to take the ball from
Grassi on a reverse. But Grass
fumbled the ball and Lincoln wal
back in its own territory again.
Thompson kicked TO Chuck Fair
standing on the Stadium 1s-yarc
line. Fain WAS downed in hii
tracks by Floyd Msrcoe. Rail
splitter guard. From this poin
on Stadium faced disaster for tn,
next eight minutes.
The Tigers tried a fake bucl
lateral but Thompson rushed ii
from his left end position an
trapped Darrell swenson for a 10
yard loss. back TO the Tiger eight
yard line.
Then Fain tried to pass from tn
end rome. finally grounded the hal
when surrounded by Lincol
tacklers. The Tigers were pen
allied halfway to the goal line 70
Intentionally grounding the ball.
MANSFIELD COMES IN
Coach John Heinrich rushe
J Harry Mansfield into the game
And Mansfields kicking on fou
successive punts behind the go'
line was one Of the finest piece
OF individual work during the bill
terly-fought game.
First Manifold kicked AZ yard
to the Stadium 46-yard line. Bac
came Thompson Of the Abes wit
q kick which was grounded by 4
Bemis on the Tiger one-ysrd lint
Mansfield kicked 40 yards to III
: Tiger 4I-yard line.
Again Thompson kicked into n
coffin corner" the ball taking
! crazy hop and rolling out OF bound
on the fivs-ysrd line. And agai
Mansfield kicked the ball TO n
Stadium 4l-yard line.
This time Lincoln made II
greatest scoring bid. Bemis n
! turned the kick to the Stadium p
yard line. Dick Remission Zoome
around right end for five yard
! Bob Hokenson added three yarc
, on a well-executed quarterbsc
, sneak. Dick Rupert cracked LEI
guard for three yards and a Fir
down on ths Stadium 1S-yesd In