Hide Article Text (OCR)
g Enshrouds Tigers, BearcatsLast Friday Night 7-9 Battleby F J Krampitz., Jr.A rejuvenated hunch of Sea-Tigprs closed out the 1966 II season in a blaze ofjjlory and under circum-just as bizarre and un-a« the season had blt;*en discing The 7-9 score in fa-of the visitors by no meansthe whole story.With old Dad offc-ing ad-and encouragement fromjmat of honor along theinc. the Tigers proceededscare the britches iff therict champion Klein Bcar-in a game that had mostthe ingredients you would lly find in a movie.Tike a team fighting to that it could be great in e of all that had happened the season, add some r performances by both and new members on the Hd. and. finally, a widely ted field goal try in the ing seconds. Mix well and the game played in a fog thick that for most of the half the visitors stands Completely blotted outthe players visible only asas mid field. That was the tion in Tiger Stadium Kri-night when Sealv and ’n got together.For openers, the Tigers tookkickoff and drove 56 vardsWI touchdown through the net's stingiest defense, n-under J hn Krampitz fed hall to »arks Harrv Pfeff-Bald\v.r (Tnzales and Ro\ neidor for 2.3 yards n the nd. and jjassed to Donny n and Charlev Brasher a total of 29 yards through air.still led, 7-6 with a minute leftin the first period.Early in the second quarter,Klein got on tho scoreboardagain, this time via the fieldglt;»al route From their own 22-yard line, they J)Ut together two running plays and a longpass and run from qua’terback Pierce to halfback Fred Pierce.putting the hall on the Sealv 12. 7The Tiger middle-line de-fonse, manned mainly bv Brasher. Einkauf, Ames. Mover,and Pfrffor rose to the occasion and fourth down found the ( ats still looking for a new lease on the football. The next call proved to he the right one when they brought in their kicking specialist whose toe add«d three points to the score and sent Klein ahead 9-7.The entire second half wasspent fighting the dense fogthat completely enveloped thefield with neither eleven leing able to put together a scoringdrive. Twice the Bearcatsdrove within the Tiger 20-yardline and rath time the defenseheld.The play that will long he remembered and talked about came in the fourth period with30 seconds left in the game.Sealv had worked the ball down to the Klein 12 and with time running out and no moretimes out left, attempted a field goal. Tommy Krampitz gate a perfect snap to brother John who put the ball down for Finke’s kick What really happened immediately thereafter is probably known for sure only hv the Head Time-kcepcr in the sky.Tlie hall sailed true, straight between the uprights w-ith apparently enough height to clear the crossbar. The official under the goal threw up his hands in the ‘good” signal, on-ly to reverse his decision in the moments following.Because of the heavy fog. the photographers had put away their cameras so there was no film record to verify what had hapfenod. Some Sea-ly fans close to the goal agree with the officials that it didn'tclear the crossbar. They may he right, hut your reporter has to take the Goldwater approach, “in my heart I know I'm right. I followed the ball up. all the way down, andwhen I had satisfied mvself» •that it was a gfsKi kick, immediately switched mv ev-s to• • »the official to see him raise hi^ hands above his head.It was suggested that this account of the game show the score to he: Klein 9, Sealv 7. Officials 3. The only real con-Sec FOOTBALL. Pope 2WALLIS BAND SWEETHEARTSEALY, Austin County, TEXAS lt;§ Thursday, November t7, 1966AT FLAG RAISING VETERANS DAYCarrying the colors at the Veterans Day flag-raising at Sealy High School Hall, Eddie Hluchan and Wm. Konesheck, second and third from the left, are Konvicka at far left, and Louis Zapalac, Jr., at right. At far right is commandOLD GLORY HOISTEDFATHER LAD SPInspiring messages were brought b addressed the November 11th assemblies Sealy Legion Hall last Friday. At left is L. lain, and at right is Post Commander EveiFurlina Old Gl
Newspaper Details
Sealy News
Sealy, Texas, US
Thu, Nov 17, 1966
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
TX, USA 14 Dec 2019
Other Publications Near Sealy, Texas
Sealy News
