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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1941.
Army Requests Cancellation of Duke - O S C Rose Bowl Game
CANCELLATION OF
EAST-WEST GAME
AL!
BULLETIN (HUSKIES ACCEPT
RESIGNATIONS OF
Gen. DeWitt Asks Steps For
Reasons of National De
fense Any Protection.
Pasadena, Calif.. Dec 13. (P)
It appeared tonight that the
army's request that the Rose
bowl football game and the
Tournament of Roies parade
New Year's day be cancelled
would be carried out.
Sacramento, Cal.. Dec. IS.
OP) Governor Culbert L. Olson
telegraphed Pasadena authori
ties tonight, forwarding a re
quest of the army that the Pas
adena Tournament of Roses and
the Rose Bowl game between
Duke university and Oregon
State college on New Year's day
be cancelled.
Dave Foutz, secretary to the
governor, said the governor tel
egraphed Pasadena's city direc
tors that Lieutenant General
John L. DeWitt, commander of
the fourth army, believed the
tournament and the football
game should be called off "for
reasons of national defense and
civilian protection."
Governor Olson expressed the
belief that the action regarding
the Rose bowl game would set
a precedent for other scheduled
holiday season football games
on the west coast.
This would mean probable
cancellation of the east-west
game in San Francisco New
Year's day, the goxernor said.
Thus far no definite request
has been made for cancellation
of the San Francisco game, an
annual affair sponsored by the
Shrine hospital committee, ' Ol
son stated.
The governor's, telegram, ad
dressed to Chairman A. I. Stew
art and members of the city
board of directors of Pasadena,
said:
"General John L. DeWitt,
commanding general, western
defense command, Presidio, San
Francisco, has requested that
the Pasadena Tournament of
Roses and Rose bowl football
game, scheduled for New Year's
day, be not held, and that ar
rangements therefore be aban
doned for reasons of national
defense and civilian protection.
"I join General DeWitt In
this request, which Is supported
by requests received b; Gen
eral DeWitt and myself from
groups of the civilian popula
tion of the Pasadena and south
ern California area.
"The congestion of the state
highways over a large area, in
cident to this tournament and
football gnme, and its serious
obstruction to their use In de
fense work, the concentration
there of a large police force,
now needed for defense serv
ices, the unusually large gath
ering of people, known to the
enemy, exposing them to the
dangers now threatening, re
quires that plans for the hold
ing of this tournament and foot
ball game be abandoned.
"I respectfully transmit this
request to you, feeling sure that
all concerned will willingly
comply therewith In this crit
ical emergency and necessity for
observing every possible pro
tection to our civilian popula
tion, and aiding in our defense
work."
E
GAINED SOCE
Ashland, Dec. 13. (T)
Guard Ernie Rostock potted 27
points for Eastern Oregon Col
lege of Education, but his team
dropped a 57 to 53 decision to
the Southern Orexon college
basketball team Friday night.
Twenty-one of Rostock's points
were in the first half, giving
the Mountaineers a 3127 lead.
Center Bob Mulder, scoring 18
points, led Southern Oregon In
a last half comeback.
It was the first Oregon Inter
collegiate conference game of the
season here.
Salem, Ore., Dec. 13. (AP)
Governor Charles A. Sprague
tonight refused an opinion as to
the advisability of moving the
Rose Bowl game Into Oregon,
presumably CorvallU or Port
land.
Gov. Sprague said he had been
in communication with Gover
nor Culbert L. Olson of Califor
nia; Percy Locey, graduate man
ager of Oregon State college,
who is in Pasadena; and Lon Sti-
ner, coach of the Oregon State
Beavers, but that no one seemed
to have a definite solution.
"For myself, I would like to
see some solution," he said. "But
I have no opinion as to the lo
cation of the game. The Oregon
State authorities would have to
decide that."
"During my telephone con
versation tonight, Soldier's field,
Chicago, was also mentioned as
a possible site."
Dm Mhii rnntin went tea.
POINTERS BEATEN
BY ROGUES 18-10
Striding over the first hurdle
in the Southern Oregon Class B
league hoop race, Rogue River
high downed Central Point, 18-10
on the Pointer court Friday.
The Rogues held a 10-7 half
time lead.
Only Pointer threat was at
the opening of the third period
when Pierce laid in a goal that
narrowed the margin to 10-0.
Rogue River rallied to stretch
its advantage to 14-10 at the end
of the quarter. -
Miller and K. Hatch topped
the scoring with seven and six
tallica respectively. Miller's
three field goals were set shots
from the center of the court.
The Rogue River seconds
dropped the Central Point re
serves 15-11, in the preliminary.
Lineups:
R. River (18)
D. Hatch (1) F.
Porter . F
K. Hatch (6) ..C
Dlmlck (2) G
Miller (7) G..,
Central Pt.
Frohrlech
(3) Smith
(2) Shreler
(3) Pierce
. (2) Pinkham
Substitutions: Rogue River
Austin (2).
Referee: William Robinson,
Grants Pass.
WEST PRO TITLE
AT STAKE TODAY
Chicago, Dec. 13. VP) To
morrow, for the third time this
season, those great rivals of the
National Football lea Rue's west
rn division the Green Bay
Packers and the Chicago Bears
will face each other, but this
time the result will mean fur
more than Just another win or
loss In the standings.
For the victor will be ad
Judged western champion, and
will earn the right to play the
New York Giants, eastern
tltllsts, for the league champlon
plonship December 21.
These two well-matched teams,
coached by a great pair of stra
tegists, drove neck and neck
through the 11 gnme season to
finish in a tie for the title,
necessitating this playoff. Each
lost but one game in the regular
campaign the Bears beat the
Packers, and the Tackers beat
the Bears.
Washington Seeks New Grid
Set-Up Hint Trojans
After Jimmy.
SEWAGE FUND URGED
Portland, Dec. 13. W) In
creased sewer services charges
in Portland were recommended
by the Oregon state sanitary
authority today in order to build
up a fund for construction of a
sewer disposal system at the end
of the war.
LUMBER PRODUCTION
Washington, Dec. 13.-
The National Lumber Manufac
turers association reported today
that lumber production for the
week ended December 8 stood at
12S per cent of the average of
the corresponding week 1935-39,
and shipments 118 per cent.
STRIKE CERTIFIED
Washington, Dec. 13. (P) A
threatened strike of approvl
mately 17S employes of the Ana
conda Copper Mining company,
Butte. Mont., was certified to the
defense mediation board today
by Secretary of Labor Perkins.
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Seattle, Dec. IS. (AP) The
University of Washington Is In
the market for an entirely new
coaching staff for Its football
teams. It made known its plans
to revise the football setup today
when It , accepted the resigna
tions of James (Jimmy) Phelan,
head coach for 11 years, and his
assistants, Chester (Cotton) Wil
cox and Ralph (Pest) Welch.
The resignations were request
ed by Ray Eckmann, director of
athletics. While the coaches ter
minated their services immedi
ately their salaries were paid
until next March when their one
year contracts expire.
Eckmann plans to leave late
this month for the east where
he will Interview gridiron lead
ers with the view of signing a
new coach.
"I have no prospect In mind
nor has the university," he said.
"We will look over the avail
able material of the country and
try to select the man who would.
In our judgment, be the best
qualified for the post."
He added that "I do know that
President Lee Paul Sieg would
want Washington to have a lead
er In the field at the head of our
football team as he would want
a leader In any field to direct
any academic branch of activ
ity at the university. That's the
type of man we will go after."
George Varnell, football wri
ter of the Times, advanced the
observation that the University
of Southern California might be
interested in obtaining Phelan's
services.
"Time and again since How
ard Jones died it has been unof
ficially reported U.S.C. might
be seriously interested in signing
Phelan but could not dicker with
Jimmy while he was still under
contract at Washington," Varnell
said.
Phelan, in spite of up-and-down
seasons at Washington,
was regarded as one of the lead
ing coaches in the Pacific coast
conference. A former Notre
Dame football star, he came to
Washington after coaching at
the University of Missouri and
Purdue In 1B30.
Phelan said the dismissal came
as distinct surprise. He said
he had had no inkling such ac
tion would be taken, that no
hint of it had come during the
conference meeting In Los An
geles following the close of the
season.
He said he and his two assis
tants were called to Eckmann's
office this morning and handed
their dismissal notices.
It all happened so suddenly
he has had no time to consider
the future, Phelan said.
Washington's season of 1941
was one of the most successful
in the university's history financially.
TOP NET RANKING
'New York, Dec. 13. AP
Bobby Rlggs, men's national ten
nis champion who will make his
pro debut at Madison Square
Garden Dec. 28, and Mrs. Sarah
Palfrey Cooke, women's title
holder, today were placed at the
top of the 1941 rankings of the
United States Lawn Tennis as
sociation. Awarding of the No. 1 spot to
Rlggs returned the Clinton, S.
C, star to the position he held
in 1939. Last year, when he lost
his singles title, he was ranked
No. 2 below Don McNeill of Ok
lahoma City. McNeill was No. 4
this year behind Frank Kovacs
of Oakland, Calif., who lost to
Rlggs In the finals at Forest
Hills, and Frank Parker of Los
Angeles,
Kovacs, who now Is a pro, ad
vanced a notch over 1940, while
Parker Jumped from the No. S
spot of a year ago. Fred Schroe
der of Glendale, Calif., showed
one of the greatest gains in mov
ing from No. 10 to No. S, ahead
of Wayne Sabin of Reno, Nev.,
who was not ranked in 1940.
Mrs. Cooke, no better than
sixth in 1940 after being the
country's third player two years
ago, gained top ranking after
several years among the leaders.
The No. 2 spot went to Pauline
Betz of Los Angeles with Doro
thy May Bundy of Santa Monica,
Calif., third and Margaret Os
borne of San Francisco, fourth,
ahead of Helen Jacobs. It was
the lowest ranking in many
years for Miss Jacobs, former
national champion who was No.
2 in 1939 and '40.
IN LAST MINUTE
DEFEATS OREGON
New York, Dec. 13.
Long Island university came
from behind in the final minute
to beat Oregon's basketball
team, 33-31, tonight In the first
game of a twin bill which
opened Madison Square Gar
den's season of collegiate double
features.
Lanky Hank Beenders, fired
the winning shot from far out
on the court a few seconds
after Dick Holub had pulled
L. I. U. into tie as the hand
on the clock started its last
circles before a capacity crowd
of 18.000.
With stubby Paul Jackson
leading the way, Oregon took
command from the opening
whistle, scored six points before
L. I. U. tallied, and held a 16-11
advantage at half time.
But two field goals by Been
dera and one by Stan Laxman
'gave Long Island Its first lead
a minute and a half after Inter
I mission. At one point, L. I. U.
built up a 28-20 margin, only
! to have Jackson and George
! Andrews shoot the westerners
into a 29-29 deadlock with five
: minutes to go. Bob Wren put
! Oregon ahead with a rebound
! shot, but Holub and Beenders
j pulled It out of the fire.
Holub was the scoring leader
with 11 points.
Box score:
Long Island U. FG
4
AL DROLETTE SON
FEARED CAPTIVE
Grants Pass, Dec. 13. VP)
James A. Drolette of Grants
Pass, son of Al Drolette, old
time baseball player, was last
reported on Guam island and
believed captured Saturday. Al
though checkup this week listed
names of more than 160 local
men of the 290 estimated still
In construction crews on mid
Pacific islands still under Jap
anese attack, Drolette's is the
only one listed for Guam.
MINERS DONATE PAY
Cokeburg, Pa., Dec. 13. (IP)
"Captive" coal miners of U.
M. W. local 1197 who were on
strike last month informed Pre
sident Roosevelt tonight they
had donated one day's pay for
national defense.
JIMMYTRANSFERRED
Washington, Dec. 13. UP)
James Roosevelt, eldest son of
the president and now a captain
in the marine corps, has been
transferred from this city to
duty at San Diego, Calif.
ITALY SUFFERS
London, Dec. 13. JP) A
pack of British and Dutch de
stroyers, pounding with sudden
and effective fire on two Italian
cruisers in the Mediterranean,
sank one and left the other burn
ing stem to stem today, the ad
miralty announced.
Thus, with the Italian cruiser
believed to have been sunk by
a British submarine in the Med
iterranean yesterday, an entire
flotilla of three Italian cruisers
apparently has been destroyed.
None of the four destroyers
three British and one Dutch
which attacked the heavier ene
my warships suffered either
casualties or damage, the admir
alty said.
In addition, they sank one
motor torpedo boat and heavily
damaged another, the communi
que continued.
has been approved, Fred Man
ash, secretary of the Portland
building and construction trades
council said today.
LANDMARK GONE
Portland, Dec. IS. UP) The
observation tower on Council
crest, popular In the days when
an amusement park was located
on that view point, was pulled
down yesterday to make way
for a 500,000-gallon water sup
ply tank.
NEW LABOR CONTRACT
Portland, Dec. 13. (P) A
contract for 1942 covering all
AFL workers at the Oregon
Shipbuilding corporation plant
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Beenders, If
Cohen, rf
Lewis, rf
I Holub, c
Rothenberg, c
FT PF TP
0 3 8
Miami, Fla., Dec. 13. AP
Byron Nelson of Toledo made his
bid for a second consecutive vic
tory in the $10,000 Miami open
golf tournament today with a
sparkling third-round 66 that al
most pulled him even with pace
setting Ben Hogan of Hershey,
Pa.
A bold front-runner, Hogan
holed a 10-foot putt for a birdie
three on the seventeenth to re
tain a one-stroke margin for the
beginning of the final 18 holes
tomorrow. His one-under-par 69
gave him a 54-hole 202 against
Nelson's 203.
In third place, four strokes off
the pace, came Sam Snead of
Hot Springs, Va., still plagued
by a wavering putter. He posted
a 36-3470 today.
Sapon, e 0
High School Scores
High School
Milton-Freewater 18, Pendle
ton 17.
Union 22. La Grande 21.
Astoria 32, Hillsboro 22.
Parkrose 32, Corbett 20.
Gresham 26, Chemawa 24.
Canby 23, Woodburn 21.
Vernonia 22, Banks 17.
Corvallis 21, Grants Pass 17.
Central Catholic (Portland) 34,
St. Mary's (Hubert 17.
THE DALLES TRIP
EAST CALLED OFF
The Dalles, Dec. 13. (Pi
The Dalles high school football
team abandoned plans today to
play Memphis Tech high school
in Memphis, Tenn., later this
month.
After undefeated The Dalles
was Invited to the contest, ad
vertised in Memphis as "the na
tional high school football
championship game," the Ore
gon High School Athletic as
sociation refused to grant per
mission for the trip.
The Dalles offlcilas polled
state association delegates in an
attempt to reverse the board of
control's ruling, but failed.
The association for a number
of years has banned post-season
games.
Gutfein, c
H. Rader, lg
Schneider, lg
Fronczok, lg
L. Rader, rg ..
Waxman. rg
Totals
Oregon
Fuhrman, If
Wren, rf
Taylor, rf .
L. Jackson, e .
Marshik, c
P. Jackson, lg 3
Klrsch, lg 0
Andrews, rg 3
14 3 13 33
FG FT PF TP
0 0
Totals ... 12 7 11 31
Score at half time: Oregon 16:
L. I. U. 11.
Free throws missed: L. I. U.
Beenders, Holub, 2, H. Rader 2,
Waxman.
Oregon Fuhrman, Wren, P.
Jackson, Taylor, Andrews 3.
SENTRY SHOT KILLS
Chicago, Dec. 13. UP) Sen
tries shot and killed one man
and wounded his companion
near the Chicago naval reserve
armory early today when the
two failed to respond to warn
ing shots and shouted commands
to halt their outboard motor-boat.
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