Clatskanie High School - Tiger Yearbook (Clatskanie, OR)

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when narrow margin of one point as Clatskanie difd not convert her goal kick, each team making' one touchdown. The scare was 7 to 6 in favor of Warrenton. SCAPPOOSE GAME: Following the Warrenten game. Scappoose came to Clatska.nie, very confident of defeating C. H. S., but was disappointed in this as Clatskanie handed them a 19 to 14 defeat. This game was a thriller throughout an-d was decided only in the last quarter when Scappoose fumbled the ball on their own 25 yard line. Arnie Sundberg recovered for Clatskanie and sped acr: ss the goal for a touch- down. The defensive work of Quarterback,White was the feature of this game. RAINIER GAME: Next on the schedule came the bitter game with our ancient rival, Rainier. The team, accompanied i-y a large number of loyal fans, motored to Rainier deterr- mined to: wrest a victory from this school. The game was a bitter iight until the final whistle blew. Neither team scored up to the last quarter, when the Tiger's defense seemed to go to piecesi and Rainier shoved across three touchdowns. The game ended 19 to 0 in favor of Rainier. KNAPPA GAME: After tfwo weeks cf much needed rest, Knappa fcrmeid the next cppcsition fcr the Tigers on the local iielu tn A1-mistce Day. This game was a very lop-sided affair and a slaughter of Knappa, who was no match for Clatskanie. The Tigers trampled them into the dirt and em- erged victorious by the decisive score ,cf 49 to 0. ST. HELENS GAME: The Tigers' next victim was the team frcm the county seat high school, this game also taking place on the lqcal fielid. Clatskanie scored twice in this game, hand- ing the up-river boys a 113 to 0 drubbing. The game was never in doubt after Cla.tskanie's first touckdown, as Clats- kanie's goal was at no time endangered. VERNONIA GAMIE: The football season for 1925 closed on Thanksgiving Day at Vernonia when Clatskanie encount- ered the gridiron aspirants of that place. The Tigers went over very much determined to end the season with a win but much to their dismay they found the field a sea of mud which slowed them up considerably. The game ended in a tie, 0 to 0. Both teams came close to tallying but the score remained unchanged when the final whistle blew and rang down the curtains cn Clatskanie's 1925 fosrtball season. Those receiving football letters for this year anew: quarter- itack, White, fullback, Culbertson, halfbacks, Adolph and i rnie Sundherg, ends, Eilertson and Zimmerdahl, tackles, ustrla and Drran, guards, VV. Johnson and Bunce, and cent- er, Donald Fluhrer. Clarence Miller also received a letter, altirci he playied in no games, having broken an arm at the ueginning of the season.

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T his The Football Team C When Coach Wilcox issued the call for football practice in September he found six lettermen Sf last year's team back and also a number of other promising candidates who were out, determined to win a berth on the 1925 team. From these lettermen, who were White, Culbertson, Mustola, Adolph and Arnie Sundberg, and Zimmerdahl, and the rest of the new men out for football, Coach Wilcox, with the assistance of Walter Keck worked cut. a fairly good winning combi- nation. The Tigers broke even on their wins and defeats, winning three and lising three, also tying cne. The games were as fcllo ws: AQTOQIA CAME: With only two weeks of practice the Tigers invaded Astoria on October 3 for the opening game cl' the season, and held the heavier and more experienced As- toria team to a 13 to 0 sccre. The team showed uip well in this game and prospects were bright for winning a number cf the rrrcair-'rg gances. WARRENTON GAME: The next game took place on the lccal gridlrcn with Vifarrentcn high school as opponents. This game was very clc se, Warrentcn nosing out the Tigers by the

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Eels The Basketball Team TTT The basketball season for 1926 was a fairly succeswful one, the Tigers winning the Columbia ccunty champtnship and playing Astoria fir the district title. Astoria, hcwever, Won both of these games, thereby copping the title and the right to play at the state tournament. In spite cf this the C. TH. S. quintet won all but two cf the games played with teams of this county. With practically all of last year's hoopers back, a winning comlbination was assured at the beginning of the 1926 seasin. Two practice games were played with Vfesbnort High early in the season. These were both won by the Tiger netmen by impressive scores. The game with Verninfa opened time county league for the Tigers, who emerged victorious by a score of 15 to 11. A trip to St. Helens followed in which the Tigers were again the victors, taking the game 19 to 15. Scappoose was encountered the follcwing Friday at Seap- poose. In this game the Tigers were nrsed out by a one point margin after an overtime period had laeen played. This game, however, did not have bearing rn the county league as Scappoose was not a member of it. The folliwing evening