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PAGE TWO Challenge Pelicans to Return Game as Answer to Post -Game Claims Of Blunder Strain Cordial Relations By DTCK AWLEGATB Xn reply to chargee hurled from various Klamath Fall Khool official today, alloalng phoney worfc on the part of Coach BUI Bowerman of Med ford and Howard Scheffel of Medford, Bo worm an this morning telephoned the Klamath achool and offered to r e-play the game, here. "If the Pelican persist In their! allegations that the Tigers won the game on aXullduggery and not on football, a fine way to settle the dispute would be for the Pelicans to come to Mediora, eiwier wavcmwr id, when Medford has an open date, or any other time, and I will guarantee them a oO-O heating," Bowerman wia them. Idea Not Favored. The Idea did not find favor with the achool officials from over the mountain, who said that there was little probability that a second game would be played. Answering the changes aa to Howard Scheffel being a "pinch-nit" umpire, Bowerman said: "Before the game -we were to arrange with Klamath Tails as to oficlaU. In their first letter to me they suggested Al Hop kins. L. L. Deal and Clyde Young. : approved the first two but balked at Young, and suggested Hod Turner of Kosebura In bis place. Klamath promised to get In touch wltu Tur ner. On October 31, I received a letter tram them, making no mention of Turner but suggesting Lynn Roycroft of Klamath Falls. Prank Hail of Klamath Palls and Bob Thompson, also of Klamath Palls. I had never heard of Thompson or Hall, so refused to use them. I had heard, of Roy croft, so refused to use him. The evening before the game I wired Deal, asking him to be there without fall. Z had Klamath's sanction on Deal. "Saturday the only two officials who put lrt on appearance were Deal and Roycroft. I had never approved ' Roycroft. Al Hopkins had not ar rived two minutes before the game. The Klamath officials proposed that axCoach French of Klamath Falls be head-linesman. There being no al ternative, X accepted. Just before the game started Howard Scheffel, who was there as a spectator but who Is an approved official, was suggested, and with Avrit's approval, started the gome. Avrit wanted Bcheffel to ref- eree, as a matter of fact. Hopkins Arrives Mte. "After the first quarter was nearly over, Hopkins srriced. Klamath wanted him to take Scheffel's place. Since Roycroft had never been ap proved, I asked that Hopkins take hla place. Klamath roluacd to allow this, bo Hopkins didn't work at oil. That aeema fal enough to me. We promised to pay Hopkins for his trip from Cove City," Bowwnwn said. Jerry Jerome, Med ford tlmokeeper quoted by Klamath officials as de claring the ball not over by "18 inches" on the disputed pass, today hotly denied that he had ever made v auch an announcement. "There was never any doubt, either expressed or implied, on my part, as to whether that pass waa over. It was over by at least the length of a ball. The egument over time out, where Klam ath charges Scheffel with penalizing the Klamath team for too many times out Is ridiculous. "The argument came as to whether time out should be charged when Klamath Falls made a substitution while the ball waa In play. That automatically made time out, and this decision was backed up by Deal. There was no penalty called by Schef fel or anyone else. I can't imagine where they got the idea that there waa," Jerome suld. xcheffel Tell Action. Scheffel, the subject of all the con troversy, today made this announce ment: "Since all criticism seems to be directed toward me, I'd like to make a statement. "About two minutes prior to the time for calling the game. Coaches Avrit snd Bowerman approached me an J requested that I umpire the game 'or the reaaon that one of the of ficials had not arrived. I certainty did not solicit the Job, and would not luxve acted In any official capac ity for any other reason. "The only disputed point during the entire game waa the completed pass and resulting touohdown dur ing the last few minutes of play. Standing directly on the goal line. I wss in a position to determine with out question whether the ball was over the line or not, when downed. "I did not immediately declare touchdown as I was not positive that the ball carrier was Inside the bound ary when receiving the pass. I satis. fled mysflf on this point oy going over to the sideline and determining thnt the receiver of the pass was well within the field of play before cross ing the goal line. It is custmAry for the referee to rely on the umpire to call the point of down cm com pleted forward pause and punts, and It was understood between Referee Deal and myself before play was started that this rule would bo fol Jowtd. Would Do It Again. "What happened when the game waa over la a closed in. Went as fax as I am concerned. X oal1d the dls puted play exactly lis X saw it, and would again under the same clrcura stances." 6c he f Tel stated. Principal C. O. Smith of the Med ford achool today aunounocd that he has received an apology from Klam ath offldala for the assault on .V-hef-fel In the dressing room after the game, and said that it was probable thai the Klamath authorities thm skives would take action against the players who perpetrated the anssult on Scheffel. It Is inexplicable to the writer where Klamath got the idia that had the pass been completed on the IB Inch line t nit ad of over the goal line, as It was. the bail would hav gone to the Pelicans on dewn. Trite the pass came on the fourth down, but If it had been completed on the 18-lnch line, aa slhyed. it would have been a first down, with four more cracks at the goal. After carrying the ball 80 yards In three minutes. It Ls not too great an assumption to imagine that with time for two more plays, the ball would have been rammed over. Where Was Mnusmanf And It ls also inexplicable to us why Scheffel's decision that the ball was over, and Scheffel waa standing on the goal line, his duty being to see whether It was over or not, should be doubted, while that of Lynn Roy croft, acting as head linesman at the line of scrimmage a good 10 yards away, should be accepted. According to all dictates of the official rule book, Roycroft should have remained rooted to the scrimmage line so that there could be no dispute as to where the ball started If the pass had been Incomplete. If Klamath Pells Is still of the opinion that they hava the bast ball club, and were robbed of a win, or If they doubt that Medford has a pow erful enough team to be recognized as a contender for the state champion ship, then It seems reasonable that they aeoept Bowerman 's challenge to another game. They won't, but such a game would settle the dispute for ever, a seemingly Impossible feat un less the game ls played. "The dispute," the Klamath dis patch states, "waa regarded here as casting a shadow on Medford ' bid for state honors." Then what an opportunity for the Pellcsns to change that "regard" Into an actu ality. A re-play of the game would not he repugnant to the Medford team who. handicapped by sub-freezing temper atures and an Icy and slippery field. eken out a win over a team that they regard aa definitely their Inferiors. With an offense designed to work against the lop-sided defense of the Pelicans, local prog noatloa tors are willing to back their opinion with ma- lumt that Bowerman 'a offer to slvel lack the howling Klamathltes 50-0 will prove accurate. Klamath certainly has nothing to lose except grounds for a grudge. Medford ls willing to pay their ex penses over and back and while they are here. Already the Pelicans are the records as having been de feated. We'd like to see them come on over the hill. DUKE4S BOUND OVER Curtis Dufce, S3, Who has been liv ing at Cav city, waa bound over to the federal grand Jury today by U. S. Commissioner Victor Tengwald on a removal complaint. Ball of 5.000 waa not posted and he was committed to Jackson county Jail in charge of E. a. Narregan, deputy TJ. S. marshal. He waived a hearing. An Indictment returned by a1 grand Jury In the eastern district of Oregon alleges that Duke together with Joe Duke and Ted Putt re 11, committed a felonious assault on June 1, upon Arnold C. Klncald, postmaster of Hocks town, Ok la. They pointed a platol and a shotgun at the post master while they robbed him of 51 of poetaj receipts, the Indictment charges. Duke wsa arrested recently near Kerby in Josephine county, on a war rant Issued by the United State com missioner In Portland. He will be taken to Portland by Mr. yarregan In the near future. FOR SECOND BLOW JACKSONVILLE, FU.. Not. (AP Floridana braced today for return visit of a freak hurricane which left more than 3, 000 .000 dam age and seven deaths. The storm hammered 318 miles out Into the Oil If of Mexico, then slowed down anil began to curve northward. Grady Norton, Jacksonville weather bureau meteorologist, said It was "fairly certain" the disturbance would j nas over Florida sgsln within 34 hours, this time somewhere north of Tampa. I The storm howled In from the At lantic Mondsy. swept past Miami and ' Into the Kverglsdes, leaving a trsll of sunken boats, smashed homes snd j uprooted crops. Medford Girls i Active At SONS AfWLAND, Nov. (Spl Irene I fltubblefleld. graduated from the Med- ford hltfh achool In 1934. hna acted ! as announcer on several c-f the radio programs sponsored each wek by the ; Southern Oregon Normal school. Joyce Banish, who la enrolled at ' the Normal achool for teacher's train- in, la a member of the women's trio. t'ndr the direction of Mtss Louise ; Woodruff the ftroup has appeared on several program. "KJCKEKWCK Ondmarrnenu that fit at Bthelwyo B Hoffmann' OUNflMrTH Repairs for all makei ol guns Sim Bros 23 N Fir Phone 343 We'll naul away youi rafuM. CItj Sanitary Service. FLORIDANS BRACE MEDFORD MAIL LAST MINUTE BY KLAMATH FALLS. Hot. 6. (AP) Cordial athletic relations between Klamath and Medford high schools, rivals for over two decades, were on the verge of disappearance today as echoes of last Saturday's disputed football contest on Modoc field con tinued to rumble. There waa a general feeling here that a blunder on the part of Umpire Howard Scheffel of Medford gave the undefeated Medford team a last minute victory over the underdog Pelicans. The score waa 10 to 14. Ruled Pass Touchdown Bcheffel ruled that a pass, Smith to Kunzman, gave the Tigers the win ning touchdown. L. L. Deal, referee from Grants Pass, said he was too far from the play to make a decision. Lynn Roycroft, head linesman from Klamath, and Dr. George Wright of Klamath and Jerry Jerome of Med ford, timekeepers, said Kunzman was downed on the 18-Inch mark. There were but a few seconds remaining to play In the game. Les Avrit, Klamath coach, pointed out a difference In opinions over times out. Deal told the Klamath coach Just before Medford scored that the Pelicans were entitled to another rest without penalty. When the team took the time out. Scheffel penalized it and gave Medford another down. Meant Klamath's Ball Had the referee's opinion held, the coach said, and had the touchdown play been stopped on the 18-lnch mark, Klamath would have gained possession of the ball. With the game practically over. It was felt here that Klamath would have won, 14 to 13. Klamsth, underdog by three touchdowns at the start, led through the greater part of the contest and outplayed the Tigers. The players sought the victory eagerly for Med ford has been beaten but once since the first game In 1914. The victory came In 1929, the year arier ronx Calllson left, to become freshman coach at the University of Oregon. L. B. Emery, principal, said today he was willing to offer the whole sit uation to the State High School Ath letle association for Investigation. Avrit planned no formal protest on the result of the contest. No Comment on Assault As to charges printed In the Med ford Mall Tribune that a Klamath player attacked Scheffel after the game, Emery made no comment. Apologies were made at tne urns. he said, and Scheffel, recognising the player's emotional strain, passed off the inoident lightly. The dispute was regarded here as casting a shadow on Medford 'a bid for the atate title. Klamath has played both Eugene and Medford, two undefeated Oregon high schools. The players favored the Eugene eleven as the team to play the Portland winner. Bcheffel was a plnch-hlt umpire, Avrit said. Al Hopkins of Cave City was originally signed to officiate but was delayed by an accident. It wss agreed with Bill Bowerman, Medford cosch, that Hopkins should take over the duties when he arrived. The Klamath coach said Bowerman refused to make the change after Klamath scored a touchdown and led In the first period, 7 to 8. Finds War Buddy Is Now Governor LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. G. (AP) John T. Scullion, of Casper, Wyo. came to Lincoln to look up an old army mate whom he had not seen since he was demobilized in 1910. He found him In the executive mansion. The "Roy Cochran" he fought waa Nebraska's governor, R. L. Cochran. The men served together in Battery E, 44th Coast Artillery, in France. Governor Cochran waa a captain. Use Mail Tribune want ads. Q'llany Jungs lo tnany Ccofilo . WIN MEDFORD MEN RANKLES PELICANS A famed guide calls The Taluce Hotel "my first-and' last camp".. .a distinguished diplomat calls it "nty other home". ..many thousands of travelers say simply, "my fawite hotel." Tho Palace Hotel il many things to many people because it is planned and managed to meet many kinds of tastes to foresee and provide for many kinds of wants. Smart convenient comfortable fc0 room, eath tri'A JhjjA i'n XI up PALACE HOTEL (0n llie J(eai t of cJa c"Vciii.-i'in AUCHIBALn TRIBUNE. SrEDFOKU. New Tennis Style Paillette Goddard, leading lad' In Charles Chaplin's new picture, wear ing a tennis costume of shorts and an abbreviated polu shirt at Palm Springs, Calif. (Associated Press Photo.) Captain Jack Blerma's Elks club bowling team won a clean sweep over Captain HUASong'a outfit on the lodge alleys last night. The Sanderson and Dates teams roll tonight. Team No. rt. Hussong 181 159 181 511 Bowman 171 162 130 463 Meeker 83 S3 112 287 Kress 106 162 224 672 Paske 170 170 170 510 Beeney 160 180 160 480 Handicap 135 133 135 405 Total 1006 1030 1102 3228 Team No. 3. Blerm 126 126 126 370 Strang 100 164 179 642 Lantls 186 165 207 65B Coleman .. 132 139 134 405 Cole Holmes 122 123 122 386 Canlold . 161 130 169 460 Handicap 186 186 186 558 Total 1112 1041 1133 3276 Team No. 4 will roll team No. 8 tonight. Tesjn No. 4 ls composed of: Sanderson, captain. R. Dsvoro, Fergu son, Hall, D. Watson and R. Duff. Team No. 8 ls composed of: Gates, captain, Hagen, LcClerc, Fredette. Hart and Sweeney. - Fights Last Night (lly the Associated Press NEW YORK Eddie Cool, 137. Phil adelphia, outpointed Al Caslmlnl. 138!-j. New Yerk. (10). LOS ANGELES Midget Wolgsst. 121 Vi. Philadelphia, outpointed Small Montana, 1101, Mnntla, (10). Non title. On New Job Charles C. Chrisler. chief clerk of Yoscmlte national park, la learning the routine this week of his new position as chief clerk of Cmtcr Lake national park at hesd quarters In tha Federal bulldlr.fr. He and Mrs. Chrisler have takrn up resi dence at 333 North Ivy street. . . M A N A O I R 0 ; k i BOWLIrG OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FOR DUCK SQUAD Bob Hlnman, star University of Oregon Duckling end from Medford high achool, was rated as one of the most effective players on the field In the first Frosh football game against the Oregon State Rooks at Eugene, according to a special dispatch to the Mall Tribune from the university news bureau. The two teams meet again shortly and Hln man ls expected to be a tower of strength for the Frosh. "Hlnman's experience - as an aoe basketball player for three seasons on the Medford maple court squad makes him an extremely valuable man on the offense. His ball handl ing 'ability acquired by this sport enables him to catch passes with above average consistency," says the dispatch. "On defense, the ex-Pear Picker's 180 pounds of fight on a 0 foot l's inch frame presents an obstacle dif ficult for opponents to- eliminate. Despite his weight, the southern Oregon boy Is extremely fast in getting down the field under punts. Several times In the Rook game he nailed the slippery Alexander, Rook safety man, before he could get under way with the ball. "Hlnman has been one of the four iron men of the yearling squad In their last three games. He has played every minute in these three encounters. This time plus the 32 minutes of participation in the sea eon opening game against the SONS, makes him one of the leading men in the number or minutes played." y TESTE0 l fir I B IslSrVI W Super-Service Wardoleum is a proved value through and jfvff?3M1 Si " i through! Look where you will in all America you will not I iN5 !$ fifM sf jSriW if better economical floor covering I We placed one of if ilfi jfl Sik C i these sturdy ruSs at the entrar of our Chicago store where I'm-mHa fT W "S&f thousands tramped over it daily. In all kinds of weather it If fftf U U P'is2? 1 1 withstood the wear of trampling, shuffling feet bringing in ( I ! i ifi Hi ' I V:3S'- ljf. the 6rittiest kind of d'rt from &e street. After 3,000,000 foot- 1 h O fWr--b ATS2iLini tcpS were recorded we found that the surface was still un- IN ih? fjJrSPClTa" Saii broken and the heavy felt base apparently as good as ever. I 'w.UwW1.'; rr2Tt ruS that has Proved that it can take wear like that is 117 SOUTH CENTRAL NOVEMBER 6, 1933. WRESTLING By the Associated Press NEW YORK Carlos Henriquez, 300, Spain, defeated Jack Stewart. 206, Wyoming. One fall. MEMPHIS, Tenn. Dan no O'Ma honey, 330, Ireland, defeated Whltle Orovo. 223, Duluth. Straight falls. NEW HAVEN, Conn. Jack Dono van, 323, Boston, defeated Karl Schultz, 310. Germany. Two of three falls. refereeTTTdeal backs medford GRANTS PASS. Nov. 6. (AP) L. L. Deal, Grants pass high achool In structor, who refereed the contested football game between Medford and Klamath Falls last Saturday, denied today that a penalty waa assessed against Klamath Falls for a time out when they were told there would be no penalty. Deal exjlalned that first he told Coach Avrit that Klamath Falls had taken all their rests. A conference between the referee and the tlm keepers followed with the result that it was agreed Klamath bad one more time out In Its favor. Deal said he then Informed the Klamath captain and coach and the next time out was taken without penalty. The referee aisu said that unless Jerry Jerome of Medford, timekeeper reported at K!amatn Falls to have said the ball was not over the goal line on the contested touchdown, had "changed his tune, the Medford man was misquoted. Deal said today he had talked with Jerome Jn Medford after the game and declared Jerome emphatically stated the ball was over the goal line. Super - Service Wardoleum wears longer because the sturdy felt bese it '4 thicker than in the average rug of this type! The fine enanfel, another reason for Super-Service Wardoleum'a wear resisting qualities, is much heavier than most hard surface rugs I Charges WILL PULL FANS 1' The biggest crowd since the Elks-1 CCC boxing series was started last ! year Is expected Thursday night when J the CCC battlers climb Into the ring to fight for the right to represent the Medford district in the Portland ama teur tournament November 19 and 20. Elks and their friends are In vlted to attend. I Seven bouts will be staged and ! every one of them wilt have a direct bearing on the team selections. Eight j men from this district will be sent to Portland to appear in the Inter- ! national Far Western Diamond Belt Amateur championships. Bill Supek. 157. Coos Head, will tangle with Tiger Curran. 156, Oak I Knoll in the main event on the card.L Supek won his last fight with a knockout over Charlie Knight of Up-; per Rogue while Curran declsioned Gordon Houston of Diamond Lake. Two new fighters. Harry Clifton, 125. Agness, and Steve Granzyk. 129. ; China Flats, will meet in a bout that ; may determine the Medford entry in the 126 -pound class. Granzyk deel- , sloned Shorty McVey of Diamond ; Lake on a card here some months ago j and since that time has been working ! out regularly with Stan Stock! ns dis trict lightweight champion. Stocklns j Is unable to box at the present time because of broken ankles suffered in a truck accident. Clifton reached the i semi-finals of the Golden Glove tour- l nament In Columbus, Ohio, last win-! ter and has been developing rnpldly j since. Howard GuptlU, 148, Oasquet. will tangle with Joe Dispense. H3. Oregon Caves In another event that promises I Check These Proved Value Facts! 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