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

1910 Sports Resume

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and his ooordinsted mates had
lust begun 70 fight Before the
Bulldogs knew vhat had happened
lateral of a forward sent Blair
Taylor over for touchdown.
Conversion Vas good.
Now TIRE Luthersns we're roll
ing soon Tommervik faded back.
ball in hand. The Lutheran. NOV
81 TO TIRE right The Bulldogs were
sucked over. Tommtrviks arm
vent back. It shot forward. You
could almost hear the snap Of his
wrist on that shot.
"BBt the hall went 10 the
left. standing out there In the
end ZONE overlooking the hay
WA lanky Sic >igurdson. the
native 1celander only his
shadow was near him. That Is
how completely fooled were
the Bulldogs. And big Sig,
who never misses pas.
calmly reached up with those
dangling Arms and took the
ball 70 his bosom. .. q spider
eotwines q ny.
The city's largest an-time foot
ball crowd came UP as one
person in n concerted roar. The
fans hello their breath for that
try for point. The score was 13-
all. But the ban glanced off
Mary Harshman's foot. Sul. the
big crowd was in high glee. A
tie WAS as good as a victory for
the underdogs.
ONLY SECONDS LEFT
only minutes left to play now.
Then only seconds. The Luthersns
gained possession of the ball.
There was just time for one more
play. MArv Hsrshman asked for
the ball. He said he would try for
a field goal from the enemys 10 I
yard line. even though IN. angle
vas pronounced. II was 100 10 / .
shot but the game Lutherans
bowed to Hsrshman's mind.
Big Hartman fell hack.
The hall was passed. II WAS
set up. Harshman brought
hack his right foot. He swung
II "a . pendulum swings. Shoe
met football and football sailed
straight and true a. a Sioux's
arrow. II cut the cross bar
dead In the middle. Yes, from
that odds-aEainst- success an
gle.
1T WAS Is and Is now with the
Iutherans In front. Bang went
the final gun. But few. II any
heard, 50 great was tn. pubhc's
demonstration. Anything and al
most everything went into the air.
Backs were pounded. Men and
women and children rosred until !
their voices cracked. rusted.
The Luthersns Rugged Harsh
man. They husged each other.
Their quiet, composed coach's face
lit up from ear to ear. He Jiggled 4,
4 bit. He laughed aloud and turned
n circles. He greeted player after ,
player with a friendly arm around !
he shoulder. In all IL WAS a sight ,
never before seen on a Tacoma .
sridiron. Excellent football. thrill /
packed minutes. disappointment, ]
oy. And then that fiction-like eli
max. Who was II said 1t Can't |
Happen Here >" {
or Man 1910 wsgged his head i,
md chuckled deeply, then added. !
That. my friends, is golden /
hspter OF Tacoma grid history. I
he outstanding event Of my life" d
And IL was. \
;RIEF INTRUDES h
Came the page that brought sad
ess into the eyes OF OF Man 1910.
he page was Friday, Dec. -.
There always must be sadness
seems. Always sadness TO min
le with glsdness. And on TINS
It'll day Of December. just q.
'as about to turn over the throne
D Young le4l the blow fell.
snAath =
b.sky. College Of Puget sounds =
star nll-around athlete. the ALL
around equal Of any ever de- {
veloped in Tacoma. And Har- T
~ just 81 . brilliant pro- 2
fessional athletic career. pre- n
ferably baseball. ahead. An v
infected tooth followed by sep K
tic poisoning In the throat
shut his youthful eyes for D
ever on this earthly sphere. $
That, friends. WAS oufstand-
Ing In my life outstanding
In shock and sorrow and re- q
greet But we must face those II
things. Some One greater
than all decides Why: do
not know"
Neither does any one Of US p
The third outstanding incident h,
, or Man la40s athletic ven g.
lres came Saturday at the Uni s
srsity OF Washington pavilion.
Out OF respect for Harry wer- 4
skys memory. the College Of "a