The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-01

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their basketball game With n.
Huskies. coached BY Hee Edmund
son.
Frantic for an 1lth hogr oppon.
EFT TIE Huskies invited ne Pacific
Lutheran bssseteers Coach Olsor
the same fellow accepted and
h4rnediy rounded W MS stalVsrt,
~ the maple courts. Some. away
on Christmas vacations. came ~
Fast transportation. they met Al
the university pavilion.
And then thev went into
action against the hard run
Ing Huskie~ of the Coast CON
ference. The Lutherans were
the underdogs, ~ course But
still they were the Lutherzns
of the Vince league. a rapidly
developing circuit In it, own
right. There Was no feeling
Of inferiority. That adverse
quality Is unknown In the Lu-
theran book Of today.
When IL was all over the
Lutherans, including stars OF the
famed undefested. united 1910
football machine. had won. 80 to
80. Only a sparse crowd Vas on
hand. The news shocked Seattle
II Travelled up and down the Coast.
throughout the Northwest.
WHO Is THIS COACH
What manner Of talent has this
Coach Olson :" fans asked. Hes
the modern giant killer And what
manner Of coach is this versatile
Olson What is he doing at such
a tiny school >"
The upsetting Lutheran hoop
men were Sigurdson At center.
Lang and Hsrshmsn. forwards.
Plat and Stevenson and North Il
guards. That was all Not heavy
on reserve strength. but rugged
and hard driving and clever on the
first line Of action.
Yes. sir" said or Man
1910, II saw that one. and II
WA . humdinger. I have only
one regret, that I won't see
the two teams clash again,
which they will do Friday
night. That Is left for Youth
ful ls41. NAV he see the same
upsetting action"
There were numerous interest
ng incidents along OF Man 1e4O's
rail. but those three were the
most thrilling. shocking two
hat brought JOY =. one only the
ieepest sorrow.
or Man 1910 set his record
'ook forward, motioned toward IL
nd said:
There IT ia, look Al II.
And IN IT We found the ia
months saga of Tacoma sports as
whole
Bowling Coming fast Eight
lleys. Record number. Thou
ands now enjoying the games
widespread popularity. its surge TO
he front ranks of sports. There
vas the Northwest congress at the
roadway alleys, two-weeks'
vent that held the eyes Of the
ection- Bowling. like skiing.
Dared into almost phenomenal
Boxing Deader'n a frozen
aliout tongue. No apparent hope
Or returning to Tacoma. a city
here once ii was of ma jor i'm
ortance. And as it died here. 50
died or is dying in many sec
ons u the land. The hand of
ominAtion. manipulation in the
Iajor centers has injured a once
ard. fascinating but brutal sport.
OF local interest. of course.
was the passing Of Al Hostak
from the middleweight throne.
The Seattle Kid bowed out In
Is rounds TO Tony Yale Of
Chicago nj Seattle. He WAS
anything hut . champ that
summer night.
Freddie Steele, Tscoman who
81 his crown TO Hostak in 1888. /,
ing his Tacoma swan song and :
lifted into the Hollywood land OF ,
alifornia. where ne hobnobs with
ing Crosby and such. Soon will
tier into the motion picture bust
ess. but not in the role Of actor.
hat ne viii do. he has not made
1own.
Wrestling e. Like vaudeville. il
rs passed on. II pleased thou
.nds while IL ruled. but il slowly c
itself I
Tennis Dick Bennett, Ia I
ma. won the Northwest tourna- I
ent here and the state title al c
'sttle. The city title went TO {
buck Ballog. former Bellarmine Z
udent Patty Greenup WIS the
tstanding girl player. Only Is. I
.tty won the citys crown among y
r SEX and PLAYED the California :
RI stars on almost even basis.
les great prospect. o
Hockey -. The Tri-Cty league c
'acoma. Olympia. Bremertonl 9
ded when Brenerton suddenly ?