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Neither polio, nor injuries, nor snow, nor ankle- deep mud could keep the Centralia Tigers from par- ticipating in one of the oddest football seasons in Southwest Washington Gridiron history. Tragedy and happiness were mirrored in the Tigers' 10 game schedule which saw them face seven of the top teams in the state. The Tigers opened their 1955 season on a suc- cessful note with a come from behind 13-6 victory over the Chehalis Bearcats. John Brill scored one touchdown and set up another to pace the Tigers to their sixth straight victory over the Bearcats. However, the happiness over the victory was ended the next day with the tragic announcement that Tiger football coach Hal Schrupp had contracted polio. Quarantines were placed on the football team and the entire student body and the Tigers' next game with Hoquiam was postponed. Buckling down to work under assistant coaches Maitland Anderson and Matt Pavalunas after the layoff, the Tigers began to prime for the Kelso game, minus their head coach who was lying in a hospital bed in Seattle. The Kelso game saw the Tigers fight the High- landers to a 20-20 standstill and keep their perfect record intact. The next week, the Tigers took on the Hoquiam Grizzlies in a make-up of the game which had been postponed earlier. The Tigers ran into too much jim Graham in this game and came out on the short end of the count by a 26-12 score as the Grizzly halfback scored three touchdowns. It took the Tigers a full quarter to warm up the next week and by the time they had, Aberdeen held a 27-0 lead over the homestanding Tigers. After the first quarter, the Tigers fought the Bobcats to a standstill but the die had already been cast and the harbor city eleven had a 33-13 win. The Tigers debut in Tacoma's Lincoln bowl the From top to bottom starting at left: Coach Maitland Anderson and Co-captain Don Saari. I U Second rozv left to right: George Upton, Phil Palmer and Bill o y. Third row left to right: Howard Johnson, Fred Hilpert and lim Smith. Fourth rorv left to right: Ken Fry, Ted Hanke and Norm Linscott. Fifth rorv left to right: Ray Siemers, Mike Seymour, Karl Drops, Steve Lee and John Edinger. Page next week was ruined as their namesakes, the Stadium Tigers, rolled to a 19-6 decision. Speed 1955 Trapper style was accentuated in Centralia the next week as the Vancouver Trappers paced by Don Maw's five touchdowns rolled to a 61-0 win over the injury ridden Tigers. Injuries continued to plague the Tigers when they played Olympia the following week and the Centralians came home on the short end of a 27-6 score. The weatherman contributed to the next Tiger ballgame by dumping a white mantle of snow on the ground and the Tigers responded by rallying their meager forces together to pull one of the biggest upsets of the year in downing the Longview Lumber- jacks 14-6 in the annual Veteran's day game. Playing in three inches of snow and wearing gloves, the Tigers snapped a seven year jinx in downing the Lumberjacks. The snow turned to mud the next week and the Tigers dropped their last Capital League game of the year to the Lincoln Abes 27-0. The annual Turkey day contest with Chehalis was also played in ankle-deep mud and saw the Tigers fight the Bearcats to a 0-0 standstill. However, the game was a moral victory for Tiger followers in one way for it marked the first return of Head Coach Schrupp to Centralia since his polio attack. Following the season several Tigers were singled out for individual awards. Coach Schrupp, making a surprise appearance before the student-body at the awards assembly, presented Rudy Gideon with the most inspirational player award and Mike Seymour with the improved player award. Ray Kinnaman, Tiger end, was named to the all-Southwest, all-Capital, all-State and all-American teams and will participate in the annual State High school football game next fall in Spokane. Sixth row left to right: Buzz Foote, Ken Studeman, Sam Tome: and Tom Erdman. Seventh row left to right: Mike Collins and Tom Knapp. Eigth row left to right: Ray Kinnaman, Les Reynoldxon, Jerry Julien and Al Bennett. Ninth row left to right: John Brill, Stan Stafford and lim White. Tenth row left to right: Coach Matt Pavalunas, Head coach Harold Schrupp and Co-captain Rudy Gideon. 27
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Bottom row left to right: Mike McDaniel, Billy Webster. jim Crismon, Larry Biglzy, Bill Loop, David Spencer, Clarence Palmer and Dori Turner. Second row left to right: Francis Albritton, Mike Brown, The twenty-one members ol' the -junior High Football squad this season showed that they are good candidates for next year's squad. During the season they won over Shelton and Olympia and lost to Longview by three points, Aberdeen hy one point and Hoquiam by six Joints. ll.arry Wlorrell, the leading ground gainer, received a hroken collarhone in the game with Shelton and Mike Merriman received a leg in- jury, also keeping him out lor the rest ol' the season. Page 26 Anton Suchyj, Mike Merriman, tWel Siemerx, Fred Hovda and Richard Judson. Third row left to right: Iohn Donahue, Coach: Woody O,Dell, Larry Worrell, Terry Olfori, Richard Backrnan, Bruce Iacohfon, Bob Hutchinx, Chuck Sticklin and David Lawson. Their coach, Mr. -lohn Donahue, teaches the sixth grade at th Edison Grade school. He got his training at St. lvlartins college. One of the high lights ol' the team was the spirit they had during the season. 'l'hey had good morale and when in a losing game they didn't give up. Due to injuries ol' two key players the team was not at lull strength but the determin- ation ol' them made up for it. We hope to see a lot ol' hoys from this years freshman club on next years varsity.
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