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45 years later, Tacoma's Ken Still finally gets his Ryder Cup ring ien it comes to golf, nothing much surprises 79-year old Ken Still. In keen that year at Royal Birkdale, where the air was thick with attitude atypical for a golf event During a team meeting, British captain Eric Brown told his players not to assist any American looking for golf balls hit in the rough. Although Brown eventually rescinded the order, a tone of contentiousness had been set, and it appealed to feisty US. See MOGRATH, BS But when Still opened a letter sent from the PGA the other day, he found himself flabbergasted. "I thought it might be my PGA credentials," said Still, who is an instructor at Fircrest Golf Club.

"Or that it was time to renew my dues." It was time, as it turned out, for Still to be recognized as a participant on the 12-man U.S. Ryder Cup team of 1969. "They sent me an onyx ring with my name engraved on it," he said. "Unbelievable. I havent got a clue how this happened, but what an honor." The 1969 Ryder Cup remains among the most compelling tournaments in a series that began, in 1927, as a biannual competition between the U.S.

and Great Britain Ireland. Americans had dominated the previous 17 Cups 14 victories, three losses but they were the "road team" detail, the Tacoma-born Fircrest resident can recall every birdie and bogey of a career highlighted by three PGA Tour victories, two top-10 finishes in major tournaments, and friendships ranging from associations with the rich and famous to, well, the not-so-rich and not-so-famous. JOHN MOGRATH FRIDAY. BBPTBKBHB 28. 2014 BBOTIOM Morrison's 2 home runs keep Mariners in hunt Seattle gains a game on Oakland, whim lost, as it HMDAY: Los Angeles (Jered Weaver: 18-8, 332 ERA) at Seattle (Hisashi Iwakuma: 14-9, 354 ERA), 7:10 p.mH Root Sports, 710-AM.

Pet CB Kansas City 87 72 547 Oakland 86 73 541 Seattle 84 75 528 2 opens series i Seattle 7, Toronto 5 Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Texas 2, Oakland 1 BY BOB DUTTON StqflF writer tobohto Not dead yet The Seattle Mariners ended an 11-game trip and a five-game losing streak Thursday with a 7-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays that kept alive their flickering postseason hopes. The victory pulled the Mariners two games behind Oakland for the American Leagued final wild card berth when the As suffered a 2-1 loss at Texas on Adrian Beltrels RANK SUNN The Associated Press walk-off homer. Both teams have three games remaining. The Mariners open a three-game series Friday against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field, while the Ms continue a four-game series at Texas. "We're not going to give up," said third baseman Kyle Seager, who contributed a pair of RBI singles to a 10-hit attack.

"We know the situation we're in, but therels no reason not to go out Atfmft inn honw inn In Ksndrys Monks taft) Md Ityfte Sm00t to HMnn mng win there and fight "Thatls what we're doing." Logan Morrison ignited a stagnant offense with a pair of See MARINERS, BS MOTBBOOKi pkm: Young pitchers Walker, Paxton to get more work. I SOUNDERS iSlfe 40th 'w3 ANNIVERSARY 'fH Pritchard's star rising as coach BY CHRISTIAN CAPLE Stiff writer Itb typically at Stanford booster events, with Cardinal alumni and donors present and eager to reminisce, when, inevitably, Tavita Pritchard is asked about the night he helped slay a college football giant Pritchard made his starting debut at quarterback for Stanford on Oct 6, 2007, when the Cardinal traveled to Los Angeles for what appeared to be a mismatch against No. 2-ranked USC The Trojans were 41-point favorites, winners of 35 consecutive home games, and Stanford was coming off a 1-11 season. PRfTCHARD: StMfonftQB bi oplc wbi overUSC Anyway, you LW KIT WONG Staff photographer lAiton Mfvod 08 ooodi front Atan Miton wM be miotq fanner CMdws honorad Sfltwdty by ttw SoMdMS jjs put of ttw taMii1! 4Mb MnLVBrary SATURDAY: No. 16 Stanford at Washington, 1:15 p.m., Ch.

13, 196t2 ind rabinwd bi 1994 for two yBaVBg mihiq jjAbt tfw 1995 likely know the rest: Pritchard connected with Mark Bradford on a 10-yard touchdown pass Hinton among ex-coaches to be honored in the final seconds to lift the Cardinal to a 24-23 victory and one of the most improbable upsets in college football history. He is also asked every now and then if he tires of discussing it "The answer is no," Pritchard said via telephone this week. "You don't get tired of that Guys on that team take a tremendous amount of pride for having been part of that" If that were Pritchardfe final contribution to Stanford football program, it would be a fine one. But the former Clover Park High School star has accomplished plenty since graduating in 2009 with a degree in communication. Pritchard is now Stanfordls quarterbacks and receivers coach, a position to which he was promoted after coaching running backs in 2013.

The Cardinal visits See STANFORD, B2 resurrection with the 1994 Sounders by former Microsoft executives Scott Oki and Neil Farnsworth with Hinton as coach. "Not only did we bring the Sounders back to Seattle, but we kept soccer going," Hinton said. "And dont forget it was at a very high standard, because it was the top league in America. There weren't many players going overseas at that time, so we had the best talent" Some of those players had familiar See HINTON, B3 BY DON RUIZ Stiff writer The Seattle Sounders will honor coaches from across their history on Saturday as part of the clubls 40th anniversary celebration. Among them will be Alan Hinton, who coached the North American Soccer League club from 1980-1982, earning coach-of-the-year honors in 1980.

However, Hinton also played a key role in a less-heralded but also important anniversary that has flown under the radar this season: the 20th anniversary of the Sounders' rebirth in 1994. The original Sounders arrived in 1974 and folded after the 1983 season. That team was followed by the Seattle Storm, playing from 1984-90 in a forerunner of the A-League. But in 1991, professional soccer in the region went dark. It stayed that way until its Staff file, 1986 1 1.

i'iSSi- uliZiK HUM SCHOOL FUOTHUJi Lincoln's Warren trying to make up for lost junior season MLB Hollywood ending for Jeter Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter hits a game-winning single in his final at-bat at Yankee Stadium. B4 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 5 things to watch Everything you need to know about the Friday Night Lights in the South Sound. B6 His teammate, wide receiver Jayson Williams, said Warren gained 30 pounds of muscle this past summer after working out three times a day. So what drives a high school athlete to this point? For Warren, two reasons: Itls who he is. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on the eve of his junior season, and as a result, lost a quarter of his high school career.

Following his sophomore See WARREN, B6 BY EVAN THOMPSON StflF writer To believe the stories about Jus8ti8 Warren would be the same as accepting the fact that he is a football player possessed. Lincoln Abes coach Jon Kitna recalled hearing accounts from some of the coaches that Warren would be found lifting by himself at the Tacoma Center YMCA at 9:30 pjn. Kitna also remembered seeing Warren in his weight lifting class, straining himself to the point of almost passing out.