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Tigers Score 49-7 Win Over Elma In Annual Shrine Tilt Powerful Centrolio Offense Batters Eagles On Wet Field Centralia's hard-hitting Tigers rolled over the Elma Eagles 49-7 Friday in the sixth annual Shrine benefit game at Nob le Field in Centralm for their second lopsided gridiron win of (he season. Adding Elma to their growing list of ictims came fairly easily to the Tigers. The Cenfvalians crossed the visitors' goa 1 lines seven times in game, twice in each of the first three quar cauu ui nit: i a i uuee ijuoi- tiers and once in the final end zone. Larry Worrell ran the Wayne Clifford and Bob Beerbow period. Elma scored only nt touchdown.

er brought the ball down to the once, in the last quarter. Centralia's powerful line, which included stars Rich Backman, another Elma fumble on tile Theron Ticknor, Terry Olson, Bob Hulchins, Jim Rupp, ami Bill Loop, threw the Eagles for losses on out of attempts to carry th ball. Elma netted only 51 yards in the game. On the opening kickoff, Centralia received the ball on its 30 yard line and brought it back to the 42. Larry Worrell and Francis Albritton carried the ball in three more plays to the Elma 35 yard line, where a 30-yard pass from Ron Siemers to Theron Ticknor took Jt down to the five.

Allbritton plunged through the middle into the er.d zone, but Ihe ball was called back lo the 10 by an offside penalty against the Tigers. On the next play, however, Gary Loomis went the Iff yards through guard for Ihe six points. Loomis also ran the point after touchdown for the seventh-point, with less than three minutes having gone by in the game. AFTER holding E'ma to seven yards on the next series of plays, Centralia took the ball on -the Eagles' 35-yard line and moved it down to the seven in only five plays. Gary Loomis vent through the middle lo score a second time.

Ron Siemers made the extra poinl on a quarterback sneak to give Centralia a 14-0 lead. In the second quarter, a fum- bk by Elma Quarterback Jot Tornquist was turned into a touchdown by Centralia Tackle Vic TowBer. The 185-pound Centralian picked the ball up on Ihe Elma five-yard lint and sprinted into the North River Wins 217 At Napavine NAPAVINE The North River Redskins beat the Napavine Tigers, 21-7, in Ihe opening game of the Southwest Washington Eight- man football league Salurday afternoon' here. The Redskins displayed a strong ground attack to score all three touchdowns. The first tally came in the initial quarter as they drove 70 yards to The second Redskin TD came the tame way on a sustained ground drive.

The Tigers scored their only TD in the second quarter as they rolled about 60 yards to the Redskin 4-yard line. The next play saw quarterback Gary Hill Ihrow a pitchout to halfback Tom Carroll. Carroll went the necessary 4 yards for the Napavine TD. The Redskins made their final score on an intercepted pass that went down to the Tigers' 20-yard line. They bucked over for the touchdown.

The Tigers seek (heir firsl league win next Friday afternoon with a contest against Rainier at the Mountaineer's hoir.e grounds. Score by quarters: North River Napavine 7-21 0- 7 BOQBLE-BARRiLLED PROTECTION FOR HUNTERS! YOU NEED GOOD ACCIDENT AND LIABILITY PROTECTION! IT'S INEXPENSIVE PHONE SH 8-4493 FOR HARTFORD INSURANCE H. C. COFFMAN CO. SH INSURANCE- REAL ESTATE touchdown, TllrM P' 3 5 lal uard er recovered llne Bruce Jacoh son connected with a pass to Allbrillon in the end zone, but for the second time in the game the halfback's touchdown was ruled void by a penalty.

Tne ball was moved lo Ihe Elma 20 because of a clipping penalty on Ihe five- yard line. JACOBSOK completed lo Siemers for 10 yards then passed again to Allbrillon for the remaining 10 yards and a touchdown. Siemers made the PAT to bring the score to 28-0 for Centralia. In Ihe third quarter, Elma made only four yards on the opening series of plays before being forced to punl on its own 44. Larry Worrell received Ihe punl on the Cehtralia 28-yard line and raced 72 yards up the sidelines for a loucbdown.

The PAT was run by Allhrilion to make the score Centralia 35, Elma 0. Centralia's sixth touchdown came after a long drive from its own 20 yard line late in the third quarter. The Tigers marched to Ihe Elma 37-yard line in 10 plays. Dale Harris plunged through the middle from the 37 and went the whole distance for a TD. Jacobson scored the exlra poinl on quarterback sneak.

Elma's offense finally caught on in the fourth quarter against Cenlralia's reserves. Elma's fullback Tom Easton and Halfbacks Cenlralia two-yard line from the 35. Easton plunged over for an Elma toilchdown. A try-for-point was successful to make the score Centralia 42-Elma 7. SHORTLY before the end of the game Centralia recovered an Elma fumble on the Tigers' 10- yard line to end a second Eagle scoring 'threat.

Reserve fullback Don Germeaux carried the ball 15 yards in three plays before the team was thrown for a 4-yard loss back to their 21. A 79-yard pass play from sophomore Mike West to Harris accounted for Centralia's i a taicfidoivn. Germeau made the PAT the game ended with the Tigers ahead 49-7. The Tigers will meet tougher opposition next Friday night when they play host to the Olympia Bears at Noble Field in their first Capital League encounter. The score by quarters: Centralia 14 14 14 Elma 7-49 0 0 0 7 7 THE YARDSTICK Centralia Elma 203 Yards Gained Rushing 94 134 Yards Gained Passing 0 25 Yards Lost 51 317 Net Yards Gained 43 First Downs 4 Passes Attempted 1 Passes Completed fj Passes Intercepted By 0 Number of Punts Ave.

Distance Punts 37 Own Fumbles Recovered 2 Briefs By THB ASSOCIATED PRESS BASEBALL CINCINNATI Milwaukee Braves won the National League pennant for the second straight year with a 6-5 victory over Cincinnati. BOSTON Ted Williams, mad at himself for looking at a third strike, injured a woman when he threw his bat in disgust. BOSTON Pinky Higgins' contract as manager was renewed by the Boston Red BALTIMORE Jfoyt Wilhelm, 35-year-old Orioles pitcher, hurlec a no-hit, noVnn game against the Yankees, winning 1-0. NEWPORT, R. I.

Columbia easily defeated the English challenger, Sceptre, in the first race for the America's Cup. MOTOR BOATS WASHINGTON Windnp of President's Cup Regalia postponed by wind and choppy waters after Don Wilson of Delroil had driven Miss U. I to victory in two heals Saturday. WEIGHrLIFTINS STOCKHOLM Russia cap- lured the final three titles in the world weighllifting championships to top the United Stales 5-2. TENNIS LOS ANGELES Hamilton Richardson won the Pacific Southwest title with a 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 9-7 victory over Alex Olmedo.

GOLF IIESPEIUA, Calif. John Me- Mullin, Fair Oaks, pro, shot a 271 and beat Gene Littler by a stroke in the $17,000 Hesperia Open. RACING NEW YORK v- Intentionally (SI 3.60) defeated previously unbeaten First Landing by a length in the $114,390 Futurity at Belmont Park. ATLANTIC (520.80) won CITY Hillsdale the $25,000 added Boardwalk Handicap for 3-year olds at Atlantic City. Bill Hartack was suspended 15 days for foul riding on Friday.

CHICAGO-Flighl History ($13) look the $28.850 Illinois Owner s' Handicap at Hawthorne SALEM, N. J. Arpey ($4.40) was best of the Hear olds in the $20,370 New England Futurity at Rockingham Park. LOUISVILLE Bornastar (M.40) easily accounted for the $20,000 added Falls Handicap at Churchill Downs. Sceptre In Second Try For England NEWPORT.

R.I. (AP) The hopes of Britain's proud Sceptre rode with I he winds Monday. II the promised 15 to 25 southwest gusts ntich the weatherman promised, materialized the British crew figured they had a chance to get back in the America's Cup competition. They already are one-down, having lost Saturday's opening race. Three more defeats and the coveted cup stays right here where it has rested for more than 100 years.

The only (rouble, stiff winds also are bread and bulter for Columbia, the 12-metre class yacht thai is the American defender in best of jveo series. Opp. Fumbles Recovered 1 of Penalties 2 Total Yards PenaUzed, lo Evergreen Teams All Lose Games By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Evergreen Conference football teams should have stayed home last weekend. None were able to score more than a single touchdown and all those playing non- league opponents were beaten. Willamette did the most damage in hanging a 41-6 loss on Whitworth of Spokane.

Idaho State made it 14 straight with a 30-7 win over Washington. British Columbia was tumbled by an Eastern Canada visitor, McGill, M. In an all-Evergreen brawl didn't count in the standings, College of Puget Sound edged Pacific Lutheran 9-6. Earl Jambura and Stan Solomoi combined talents to help rout the Pirates. Jambura scored two louchdowns and Solomon addec one and five conversions.

The only Whitworlh TD came on a five- yard pass from Vic Ferguson to Dick Moullrie. The tough ISC Bengals ran up a 30-0 count before the Savages were finally able to score late in the game. Jack England flipped seven yards to Gary Fuller lo keep Eastern from being shutout A 36-yard gallop by Bob Auslin gave CPS a go-ahead touchdown and a conversion by Mike Cranston and safely provided the Loggers with a victory margin. PLC quarterback John Jacobson wa nailed in the end zone. A recovery by George Doebler started the Lutes toward their only points.

They marched 35 yards in the fourth quarter with Bruce Alexander scoring from four yards out. The Thunderbirds ran up the most yardage but couldn't make il count as the Easterners won the sixth annual interc6llegiale football game for the Churchill Cup Bassey Tips Pep; Seeks Title Fight BOSTON (AP) -Hogan (Kid) Bassey was in the market for big money fights.with his featherweight championship as bait Monday after crushing the hopes of Willie Pep for one more title shot. io all offers," said Manager George Biddies. "No one is barred. Hogan is in big mand." The 28-year-old champion from Nigeria let his manager do the talking as he began a week's rest after battering Pep for a ninth- round technical knockout Saturday night in the Garden.

"Hogan will be ready lo fight again in a month." Biddies said. "We'll be iii this country six months and I want to keep him boxing. He thrives on action." The 125-pound Bassey picked up check for $11,615.50 after floor- ng 35-year-old Pep twice for a TKO at 42 seconds of the ninth round. The scheduled non-titie 10- drew a crowd of 14,409. Braves Win Berth For World Series By TJvt Associated Pren It's official how.

The Milwaukee Braves will meet he New York Yankees in the World Series for the second traight year. Pittsburgh put up a game fight but tghts went out Sunday while they sax in the rain at delphia and Milwaukee beat Cincinnati, The Braves had their troubles before nailing down he clincher 6-5. Warren Spahn, the likely choice to open he Series against the Yanks OcL 1 in Milwaukee, rolled along with a one-hitter through six innings. Then the Redlegs knocked him out in TED WILLIAMS LOOKS af Gladys Htffer- Williami wai fined SH by Aimrican man after she was struck by a bat thrown by president Will Harridge for the incident. him Sunday afternoon.

Williams was by was fourth l.vied against Williams this year. called third strike ant! threw his bat about AP WIREPKOTO. 75 feet striking woman ever hir kft eye. Chronicle orts Sept. 22,1958 Cougars Blast Out Win Over Stanford PULLMAN.

Wash, "Washington State'has a fine team," said Jack Curtice. "They could go all the way." Cactus Jack may still have been in a stale of shock, his fumbling Stanford Indians having just been clubbed 40-6 in his first game of Pacific Coast Conference football. The Cougars did took good as usual in the air and they came up with a running attack that kept the Indians honest and vunerable to the passing of Bobby Newman and a new-found replacement, Dave Wilson. But while tt'SC was impressive enough to set most of the Palouse wheat country thinking of roses, there was a cautious minority among the 20,750 partisans who watched the PCC opener Saturday. To them, the jury was still out on the Cougar case.

The evidence looked good but Stanford turned out so surprisingly weak that more proof was needed. Stanford's Jim Bryer fumbled Top JayCee Games End In Deadlock By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tte defending champions from Bremerton's Olympic settled for a 0-0 lie with Everett and a couple of bad scares as the Junior College Conference football season opened Saturday. Grays Harbor ground out an 18-0 win over Lower Columbia al Aberdeen, Wenalchee nicked Columbia Basin 14-8 with an 60-yard march in the last two minutes and Ft. Lewis beat Yakima Valley 22-12 in a nonconference game. Everett muffed scoring chances in the game at Bremerton.

End Wilson Guiley snatched an Olympic pass and ran for the touchdown but the play was called back on a penally for roughness. An offside penalty on Olympic's one-foot line pulled Everett back again and it lost the ball on downs. OLYMPIC GOT to Everett's 4- yard line late in the game but a recovered fumble stopped the drive. At Aberdeen Grays Harbor quarterback Bill Hanselman passed 41 yards for one touchdown and ran for another. Harjrd Sptirgeon, a 215-pounder, raced 62 yarrls for the winners' third score.

In the game at Wenatchee the Knights' quarterback Bob Riggan clipped off the last 13 yards in the 80-yard drive. Columbia Basin had gore ahead in the fourth by picking up two conversion points after a touchdown. At Yakima the big Ft. Lewis Warriors were hampered only by their own fumbles, five of which were recovered by Yakima Valley backs. Scot Jeffs, formerly of Utah Stale, raced 97 yards from scrimmage for the Warriori for game's loosest run.

the opening kickoff. Marve Nelson recovered for WSC Indian 24 and the Cougars had a score within three minutes. Bill Steiger, a haUback who still wears his old number SS from 1956 days as end, got the score with a drive from the three. MINUTES LATER, Nelson re covered another Stanford fumble and Newman quickly passed to Don Ellingson for a touchdown. Steiger, who was out all last season with a neck injury, intercepted a Stanford pass and the Cougars had a third touchdown early in the second quarter.

At 20-0, Stanford finally scored quietly. Phil Burkland recovered a Wilson fumble in the end zone. But then Gail Cogdill a 190-pound end, got clear seconds before the half and took a 40 yard pass from Wilson, then ran 32 yards for a touchdown and a 28-6 WSC half time lead. Stanford was figured a real test for the Cougars but the Indians showed as inept and confused. Behind 34-6 in the third quarter and with third down and three on their own 17, they must have astonished their own bench as well as the WSC secondary with a quick kick.

It was almost like bunting in the ninth inning when you're 15 runs behind. EXCITED ALUMNI and well- wishers kept coach Jim Sutherland's telephone here ringing all day and by late afternoon it was reported out of order. "That could be," he said. "There have been a lol of calls. I was pretty well pleased and so were the boys.

I liked our defense and I liked our running game." He should have been with Steiger. Leroy Rath, Ted Cano.Chuck Morrell, Ed Stevens and Carl Ketchie all effective (gainst the big Stanford line. Ex-WSC Coach Dies SEATTLE (API-Former Washington Stale College football coach William 5. Kienholz died here Saturday. The 82-year-old Keinholz was a former director of vocational training for Los Angeles Public Schools.

He also had coached fool- ball at the University of Colorado. Collaborator Wins SPOKANE (AP) lor, with Johnny Porter up, set a Playfair record for a mile and M6th Sunday by winning Spokane handicap in 1:43.8. The winner paid $3.40, $3,00 and $2.90. Some 6,500 (am $245,704 Thrown Bat Hits Lady CHICAGO (AP) American League President Will Harridge Monday fined Ted Williams $5 for his bat throwing incident in Bos Ion Sunday. Harridge's announcement wai i elaboralion.

He said "Ted Williams has been that he has been fined $50 for hi conduct in violating the bat throw ing regulation." Harridge said a $50 fine is no mandatory and that each incidhe of bat throwing is judged on it own merits. The fine was the fourth levie by the American League agains the Boston Red Sox slugger. Ear lier this year he was fined $25( for a spitting episode in Kansa City. Several years ago he drew a $50 levy for bat tbrowing. In Ihe lalesl of his tempermen tal outbursts, the 40-year-old Bos Ion slugger, angered by a callet third strike, flung his bat whic caused a contusion over Ihe worn an's left eye.

Gladys Hefferman, the 60 year-old victim, by coincidence i housekeeper for Red Sox Genera Manager Joe Cronin. SHE WAS kept in the hospital for observation over night thotig not seriously burl. A staunch Williams fan, Mn Hefferman said "I felt awful sorrj for him after il happened." Wi liams said he felt just plain awfu Fan reaction was mixed. Croni made it plain club action wa planned. Umpire in Chief Bill Summer- though understanding Ted's an guish, wired a report to Harridge in Chicago rather than wait for the mails to carry it.

Fined twice previously for bat throwing, Williams did more than anyone else to bring about a mandatory $50 fine in both major leagues for the act. However, some veteran observers felt the league would be compelled to take more severe stps than in In Kansas Cily case. TED'S ANGER Sunday was directed at himself for taking good pilch and going for the ninth straight time vvithout hit in his bid for' a sixth league batting crown. But the possible consequences became far more serious when the bat sailed to the seats 75 feet away. Williams nished to the box seat railing inhere Mrs.

Heffcrnan told him: "Don't worry about me, Ted. I'm all right. I know you didn't mean it." The hit-master, who won male alhlele of the year honors in 1957 for producing an almost unbelievable .388 batting average at 39, broke down tor a moment. NOW is the time trade in inning, MeMahpn finally subdued 'incy. It was' Spahn'i vic- ory.

As a result of the Braves' vie- ory and the Pirates' raihout' of a scheduled doubleheader at Phi- adelphfa, Milwaukee boosted its ead to aii games with four to ilay. male who now is nine points be- lind Runnels, tried so hard to up yesterday (hat he accidentally hit a lady fan with a baL Disgusted- with himself for tak- ng a third called strike jn hird inning, the 40-year-old slugger let his bat fly and hit woman in a box seat 75 The woman, apparently lead in the National batting with two hits in three hat gave him a .342 average. The 'an Francisco outfielder has a NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee 54 go too si iia Fnncliro till Cincinnati 75 if 9 15 it. Lottli -4 -g (7g i Lot Au jQjj 8w 1 Milwaukee CbulnniU i IM Anfrlt, 8, Chlrifo I ibunh il Philadelphia i rala cur-pbinl edge oh Richie Ashburn of the Phils. Ramon Mon- zant, who relieved starter Johnny Antonelli in the second inning, was the winner as the Giants whipped St.

Louis 7-4. LOS ANGELES took over sixth dace by shading the Chicago Cubs 2-1. Although the Dodgers used five pitchers, they had a shulout going to the ninlh. The Cubs loaded the bases in both the eight and ninth with none out. In the American, Baltimore dur-ped the champion New York Yankees again 3-2.

Cleveland beat Detroit 3-1 as the Tigers, Indians and Red Sox tied for Ihird place. Chicago beat Kansas City 2-1, and Boston shut out Washington 3-0. AMERICAN LEAGUE Pet. GB New Turk .587 Delre.it Cleveland i i i Cllf B.llimote Sunday Xnult BaltlMorc New 2 Boi(oi Waiiiattoe Cleveland 3. Detroit 1 tiio Kuuu Cilr i 14 :4 JO Hli .500 1H4 Tl 74 .500 Il'i 71 77 ls gl In the Braves' clincher, Spahn had allowed only a first-inning single and two' walks' until the seventh.

The Braves had knocked out Brooks Lawrence in four- nin burst in the led going lo the last of the sev enth, Frank Robinson's home run an an error by Johnny Logan start ed the Redlegs on the way their big seventh inning before McMahon finally stopped them. Sandy Koufax, the starter, wa. the Dodger winner although Rog er Craig, Fred Kipp, Don Besseni and Johnny Kippstein all saw ac tion. PETE RUNNELS' challenge for the batting crown and the three way wrap for third place among Delroil, Cleveland and Boston provide Inferest in the fina week of the American League sea son. Ted Boston team- aj me apparent!) Vullie Mays opened up more of not seriously injured, was Mrs 1V Gladys Heffernan, (he housekeep- er for Joe Cronin Boston General manager.

HappyFans Rejoice at Milwaukee MILWAUKEE M) Today ttn) Milwaukee Braves own this lock, stock and beer barrel. Horn tooling home town fani whooped it up Sunday evening, pausing only to welcome the National League champions when they flew in from Cincinnati. The celebration started in Cincinnati's Crosley Field yesterday afternoon immediately after the world champion Braves clinched, their pennant with a 6-5 victory over the Redlegs. The triumph made the Bravet hosts the New York Yankees in the start of the World Seriei Oct. 1.

IN MILWAUKEE, fans took to (heir cars to tool their way down Wisconsin Avenue, Miiwaukee'i. main street. main celebration reached a climax at General Mitchell Field, where a crowd estimated at 14,000 jammed the passenger termhial to greet thai Braves. Police eslimated another 15,008 lined the route to the airport, although there was no motorcadt of players in the plans. FIRST MAN off the chartered airliner was Manager Fred Haney, who jokingly declared, "Folki it was never in doubt; we had it all the way," "This brought shouts of laughter from the Fans who had waited tensely while their Braves battled in rent.weeks to escape ths hot pursuit of the Pittsburgh Pirales.

The players' wives and children joined them outside the terminal before the crowds surged onto Ihi concrete apron and engulfed tbt Braves. CORKS POPPED from cham. pagne bottles which Braves owner Lou Perini had kept on ict ever since last Friday waiting for the pennant clincher. Players alternately gulped it the champaigne and poured it over each other. ST.

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