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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1942)
HIDHHP FROM WAY OUT YONDER We've a letter today. From a kid who' a long way from home and, 'though he doesn't say so, Is a little homesick. He's James Ward, Klamath Union high school '39, currently James Ward, Contractors FNAB, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, Barber's Point project. Here's what he has to say: "With football season taking the place of baseball and all the people of Hawaii beginning to look upon their favorite team to help relieve their war nerves, I couldn't help but call the atten tion of yourself to the time back in 1939 when Klamath high could have played McKinley high here in Honolulu and how our coach (Snowy Gustafson) had fired us up with the idea of uch a trip. "As you no doubt nrnua bar, Klamath did bava a ialrlr good team that year, for thar had swept all their opponents bofora them by big scores, with the usual (Ed's, note: siel) exception of Medford which wa lost by a close score la ona of tha hardest fought battles aver to ba witnessed in south ern Oregon. (Ed's notes Ward, ' a 1939 graduate, apparently meant tha season of 1938 when Medford defeated the Pelicans, 8-0. In 1939, the teams tied, 0-0-). "After seeing how the fellows over here take to playing foot ball and hearing how the other schools have been treated upon coming here to Hawaii, 1 am more than ever sorry and disap pointed that KUHS could not have sent that team here. "It is my special hope, that when this unpleasant task that our country has to finish and peace again has been establish ed, that Klamath high will again get such a chance but this time the lads will get to go, for it would be quite a treat and a thrill never to be forgotten, not only to the boys who get to come to Hawaii, but if they should exchange games the folks at home would thrill in seeing the barefooted, sun-tanned lads of Hawaii buck the line on the green turf of Modoc field. "So until then or when such a game or possibility comes true, I remain, , i : '"Yours, " " JAMES WARD, KUHS 1939. FOUR DECADES BACK Exactly 40 years ago " this week, Walter Camp, famed foot ball critic, said this about Rich ard Shore Smith of Klamath Falls, Ore., then playing on Co lumbia university s grid squad: "Weekes and Smith as a pair of backs ought to be the equals ot any two men on any team this season. Weekes can make end runs to perfection, and Smith can strike' across the tackle position with as great severity as any in the backfield ot any team last year or this year." Richard Shore Smith played for Oregon and then played four years at Columbia (you could do that in those days.) He is now president of the First National Bank of Eugene, and in the mid' die 'twenties served as coach of the University of Oregon team, QUARTERBACKING Coach Large Frank Ramsey spilled credit In multiple direc tions at Monday's Quarterback meeting at which Don Mast and Neil Mayfield, co-captains for the Medford game, represented the team. Large Frank revealed for the first time that Don and Neil wera the first to know of the death of Foster's step-father and that Frank himself didn't know until the team stopped In Ash land en route to Medford. Then Don and Neil aoDroach- ed Ramsey, asked that Ralph be appointed captain for the- game ana disclosed his dad's death. Large Frank told the boys to carry on according to plans. They certainly did. "The finest bunch of boys I've ever worked with," Ramsey said of the team. Cruz Trounces Leo Turner in Portland Bout PORTLAND, Oct. 21 (IP) A two-fisted attack in the late rounds won Costello Cruz, San ta Barbara, Calif., a 10-round de cision last night over Leo Turn er, 157, Portland negro. Turner had the edge in the earlv rounds hut Pm ,tinorlni in-fighting soon began to tell and ne naa me negro almost helpless by the final round, v. In a wild semi-windup, Al Spina, 141, Portland, gained a six-round decision over Bill Do brill, 143, Los Angeles. There were eight knock-downs, seven of them scored by Spina. HOPPE TOURS POSTS HOUSTON Willie Hoppe, the billiard champion, is giving exhibitions at army and navy posts. i '.. -I f . -,, ,,, i.,Wil-l--T" Adelln Houck. right, of 418 ona shot behind tha right car. She slaw tha flva-pointar at tha head ot Sycan marsh north of Bly. With her was Vara Powers, left of Boisa. Ids- but it took two mora besides to drag the hug buck the quarter-mil back to tha car. It's on ot the largest seen in the Klamath country for several years. Otto Graham Looming as Passing Ace Northwestern Star Com plete! 20 Out of 29 Bur 'Cats Lota to Michigan EVANSTON, m, Oct. 81 (IP) Northwes tern's Otto Graham currently holds the honors for the year's best single-game pass ing performance but the dark browed junior halfback only laughs when terms like "sling shot wing" and "rubber arm" are used to describe his ability. "I just throw,", he said today. "Some days I feel hot and other days I can't hit a thing. Against Michigan I just felt good." In the Michigan game last Sat urday (which the Wolverines won, 34-16) Graham, completed 20 of 29 passes and gained 295 yards. He won wide fame last year for a season's mark of 36 completions in 75 tries but in four 1942 games he has hit the target 37 out of 73. "Michigan left their flats wide open," Graham offered as an ex planation of his feat Saturday. "I could have completed passes out there all day. They were just' going good and the boys were doing a nice job of catch ing them." Graham's "hot ' day" against the Wolverines ran his passing total for the season to 482 yards. Only four of his throws have been intercepted. EUGENE, Ore, Oct. 21 (AP) Tommy Roblin, ace Oregon backfield man, probably will be a blocking back against the Idaho football team here Sat urday. Roblin started the season as principal ball carrier, but in the game against Washington two weeks ago was in the quarterback position most of the time. Coach John Warren said he liked the experiment well, and might use Bob Reynolds, negro speedster, at left half, Scotty Deeds at right half and Bill Davis at fullback. CORVALLIS, Ore., Oct. 21 (AP) Lineup revisions today gave the Oregon State football team one of the heaviest back fields in the coast conference. Choc Shelton, 200-pound al ternate fullback, was shifted to right halfback so that he and Fullback Joe Day, 200, could be in the game at the same time to crack opposition lines, Rounding out the quartet are Everett Smith, 190, left half, and Boyd Clement, 207, quar terback. Coach Lon Stiner said he ex pected Guard Orv Zielaskowskl, injured three weeks ago, to be ready for the game against Washington State in Portland Saturday. SEATTLE, Oct. 21 (AP) The emphasis is on scoring in the University of Washington football camp this , week. Grid Camp Notes Figuring that more than one 310 Pounds And a Lady North Eleventh street baggad this PAGE SIX One Armed, But Jones Is Tulsa's Line Star Ellis Jones, Red-Haired Right Guard, Earns Post Over Two-Armed Candidates By BEN FUNK . TULSA, Okla., Oct. 21 (IP) Rugged, Red-Haired Ellis Jones, University of Tulsa right guard, be much harder to handle, opposition linemen say, if he had as many flippers as an octopus. A lot of people were surprised, the quiet, modest Texan won a ful Tulsa football team of recent years. But Coach Henry Frank insists that he was entirely in his right mind when he gave Jones the nod over a field of half a dozen pretty good guard candi dates. "Jones is very' fast and has tremendous leg power," Frnka said. And he can block, kick, and is a good tackier. Jones injured his right arm in a fall from a tree when he was 11 years old. Blood poisoning forced doctors to amputate the arm near the shoulder. One of his boyhood ambitions was to play football and he de termined not to let the handicap stop him. He went out for football as a freshman in the Abilene, Tex., high school. "Better not do it, kid," advised Coach Dewey Mayhew. 'This is a rough game and you might get hurt." But Jones couldn't be talked out of it. So, to keep him out of danger and out of the way, Mayhew assigned him to a scrub team where he had little chance for action. UHW W M aS This Is Best Way To Stop Left Hook; Step Into Arm, Drive Knee in Groin By LIEUT. ED DON GEORGE Coach of Rough and Tumble, U. S. Navy Pra-Flight Schools Fifth of 12 Instructive articles. Assailant throws a left hook at your chin (1). Don't box him. That's a waste of precious sec onds. Step quickly Into the arm (2). With an upward swing of your arm, pin his to your side and drive a knee into his groin. . That will fix him. NEXTi Dafansa against bear- hug. touchdown will be needed to beat the strengthened Califor nia Bears here Saturday, Coach Ralph (Pest) Welch observed after yesterday's slam-bang of fensive display: "Right now were figuring ways and means of making points. We'll get our defense set later." BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 21 (AP) Jim Jurkovlch, Univer sity of California left halfback who has been out of the ..line up because of leg injury, is working out again with the hope of entering the game with the- University ..of Washington At -J Saturday.' i Bagged It 310-pound buck Sunday with October 21, 1942 has only one arm but he couldn't most of all Jones himself, when starting berth on the most power However, the sober, deter mined youngster had no inten tion of remaining with the scrubs. Hours at a time, day after day, he practiced kicking, blocking and tackling and even learned to snag a pass with the best of them. When he was a junior, May hew promoted him to the first string and two years later he made the San Angelo, Tex., Junior College team. A report on Jones came to Frnka last fall from a scout who saw San Angelo play the Cam' eron Aggies at Lawton, Okla. "That one-armed guy," said the scout, "was in their backfield all day." Frnka was skeptical but saw to it, nevertheless, that Jones was duly sold on the merits of Tulsa university. And Jones soon sold himself to Tulsa when he arrived and donned a football suit. TO RP AT . it. DUCKS LOSE-COACH EUGENE. Oct. 21 The University of Oregon was short another football coach today. Latest member to enter the armed services was Ray Seagle, varsity and freshman line coach, who joined the marines. BROOKT,YV,rk! I.ainoltn. P0i. New York, motmed mil McDowell. 1M".. Dallai. fgjSf- Arm alffifii'iiiiiMnnM tartijlrl EUGENE NIGH BIG, Axemen Boast Veteran Lineup, Beet and They're big, they're tough, and they're talking state champion ship. That's the Eugone Axemen, unbeaten and untied and the Klamath high Pelicans' next op ponent. Tho squads face off Fri day night on Modoc field. From end to end and In tho backfield tho Axcmon will be equal if not superior in weight to the large Klamaths, marking the first time this season the lo cals will face an opponent match ing them pound-for-pound. Here's tho way it looks, ac cording to the Eugene High dope book, which mayhap be loaded but nevertheless is the only source book to dato on the Axe men: Left end Bob Hicks, senior, two-year letterman, co-captain. All star in the strong No-Namo league as a junior. "Probably the best- lineman in the state." Weighs 170, 8 feet 9 Inches tall. Left tackle Dick McCllntlc. senior, one-year letterman. Six feet, weighs 200 pounds. Lett guard Don Byers, sen ior, 180 pounds, 3 feet 8 Inches." Center John Chamberlain. senior, one-year letterman. "Best built man on the toam, this lad Jim Bivins Hangs Loss On Pastor Cleveland Negro Steps Up In Heavy Ranks; Bicycle Bob Lands Mora Punches By RAY BLOSSER CLEVELAND Ort 51 lim With decisions over highly re- garaea Boo pastor and Taml Mauriello in his last two scraps, Jimmv R I V i n HucarvM n r.n well up- In the heavwelght ranks (oaay. The punching Cleveland ne gro. ' who normally f !eht na n light heavy, tacked on a couple ot extra pounds last night and grabbed a split decision from a surprised and Indignant Pastor who landed far more blows, al though they weren't quite so sharp, the 10,578 faithful who entrusted S3S fln in M.lck. maker Larry Atkins' care at the Cleveland arena seemed evenly divided on the verdict. Bicycling Bob was provoked at the ruling, declaring "I won my last 14 fights and I didn't lose this one." Although Pastor twice slipped to one knee for no count, there were no knock downs as in their first encounter six months ago'when Robert won after hitting the floor in the first two rounds. As a result, a third match ap pears inevitable between the 21-year-old Bivins, who at 1771 spotted the New Yorker seven pounds, and Pastor, now 28 and talking of enlisting in the mar ines early next year. 8 Hunters Arrested at Sheepy Lake DORRIS Eight hunters were arrested near Sheepy lake Sat urday by H. E. Cherry, war den for the U. S. fish and wildlife service at Tuleiake, all charged -with taking wild geese without procuring proper li cense. The hunters appeared before L. M. Chase at Dorrla the same day and paid fines totaling $175. Robert Vandendoel of Klam ath Falls was fined $29; Joe Hermant, Rt. 3, Box 483, Klam ath Falls, 25; H. A. Salisbury, 337ft Main street, Klamath Falls, $25; H. H. Hanson, Lang lois, .'Ore,, $23; Art Aldropp, Langlois, $23; A. E. Mlksch, Rt. 3, Box 1B9, Klamath Falls, $20; Mr. and Mrs. George F. Bates, Ashland, each were fined $15. Ya Can't Do That To Us-Footballs Are Unavailable LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 21 IP) Usually tha winner of tha foot ball gam batwaan Utah uni versity and Utah Stat Agri cultural collage katps tha ball uid In tha contest. But whan Utah won, Utah State rtfussd to surrender tha ball. "Gotta keep It," a itudant manager explained. "Can't buy footballs anymore." BOOST FOR BLUM LEWISBURG, Pa S. J. (Bus) Blum, line coach at Bucknell, was appointed an assistant in physical education. ' ' PIOHTI l ' By Thl Auooltd Pratt Or.KVKI.AND-JImmy lllvlm, 177A, CIM. inn,,, ij.tbyuHitca aoD ratior, IfJiVs, York 10) XKW HAVKW, Oonn.-Ctilliy Wrlnht, W, i.rw turn, ntuna nvnrj jri IIAnTFOftP. Conn. Lulu. CoiUntlno. I3J14, Jfew York, and Bobby Iir, 1!J, Hrt nrt, dt (10). Is really a boy to watch In tho No-Nniue league for alKstiir cen ter." Weighs 200 pounds, stands 6 feet 4 Inches. Right guard Gordon Spreeh er, senior, no experience. Six foet, weighs 170. , Right tiickle iek Cii'lulimi, sonlor, onc-yenr letterman. En tered Eugene from Philippine Is lands. Weighs 185, stands 0 feet 2 inches. Right end Krnln Dnnner, sen ior, weighs 180, stands 6 feet i Inch. Quarterback Runny Smith, Junior, one-year letterman de spite height of only n feet 0 Inches and 180-pound weight. Lends T formation. Lett halfback Howard Stuw art, co-cnptuln, senior, two-year lettcrmun. Triple t h r c a t e r. Wolghs 100. stands 5 feet 8 Inches. Right linlfbnck Bob Kramer, Junior, ouc-year letterman. No relation to Conch Frltj Kramer, he was ono of two sophomores to letter In three sports last year. A plunger. Stands 6 feet, weighs 183 pounds. Fullback Bob Porter, senior, 100 pounds, 8 (eel 1 inch. Tho Axemen against Mllwnu- Rapid Ralph Comort Studio. Hare's Ralph Foster, tha Pell. can halfback who ran down tha throats of Modford'i Tigers last Friday to icoro two touchdowns and pais for a third as tha Klamaths walloped their peron nial rivals, 32-0. Ex-Stanford . Track Star Makes Bid SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21 (P) Overlooked In the welter of foot ball upsets and general confusion of the Coast conference Cham pionship scramble is the fact that an old Stanford shotputter and discus thrower is making a powerful bid to become "tho football coach of the year" in tho west. . Glenn "Tiny" Hartranft Is operating without fanfare but ef. fectively at San Jose State col lege. When Ben Winklcman went into the army air corps, Hartranft took over head coach ing along with his own athletic directorship. Hartranft Is not a green hand at coaching but this is his first try at the varsity top position Before he moved Into the athle tic executive chair he hod a fling at mentoring freshman ball and, before that, taught high school boys their pigskin A, B, C's. I ,,( if J Ay- lb f r-jvf 3 EYES TITLE m kle, whom they whipped 31-7, last Friday, gained 1371 yards to tho enemy 571 from rushing. Milwnuklo hurled 12 passes, com pleted five for 60 yards while Eugene tossed six, completed two for 38 i yards. Stewart tolod tho bolt 17 times for 87 yards, an average of 4.7 yards. Kramer carrlud It 13 Take Proper Care of Your Deer-And Eat If CORVALLIS, Oct. 21 (l'l Make big game hunting tills yrnr contribute to the moat supply as well as to sport, Lucy Case and H. A. Llndgren, extension specialists In nutrition and animal husbandry, respectively, at O. S. C. suggested today. Unless care Is taken much meat is wastod by poor handling. Hero are their suggestions for "bring 'em back dead but fit to cut." , , . . Go prepared to dress the animal In tho woods. First steps In dressing are, remove testicles, blood the anlnuil with head down hill, then remove glands oji Inside of hocks, to prevent off flavor In the meat. Next remove entrails. As soon as the carcass Is back at camp skin It to hnstim cooling. If weather Is cool It can remain In camp several days; othcrwlso rush it to cold storago within a day, unless you havo tho taste of an esklmo. In camp protect tha carcass from flics with sacking, oxcopl at night, then quarter It for hauling home taking care not to put It in the hottest part of the car. Wildkifs Tie Into Medford Volley Junior High Teom Ploys on Modoc Field T'nite Coach Wayna Scott's Wild cats will tanole with Laka vlaw Thursday night on Mo doc Hold under lights to glva Klamath' prid fans tha second gama of thraa on consecutive nights on tha local graans ward. Another Medford team faces another Klamath eleven tonight on Modoc field when tho Tiger Junior high school tackles Coach Paul Dcller's freshmen Wild kits at 8 o'clock under lights. Tho tiff will be In the nature of a vengeance go. Last fall the valley boys trampled Dcllers team, 33-0, over there. Norm Worthloy's squad Is perennially tough. The Medford OLD OSCAR PEPPER-known to its friends as "OOP"-has a grand, old-fashioned Kentucky flavor that's been tickling folks' palates for over 100 ycars.Try id Bourbon ivbhhty Hind. 86 proof. 49 train ntutral splrltu Frankfort DitlilUrhj, fnc, Loulf tilU & Ballimern. 1.15 APT. 52.25 A QT. ALSO IN RYI : ( MAKE MINE:;ivp':"j WANTEDS Between the Ages of 25 and 50 Oct.21-22-23rd Ratings will be given men who are qualified In varjous trade for V-6 Construction In the U, S. Naval Reserves. See A. R. Triplet! Yeoman Vc USNR VOLUNTEER NAVY RECRUITER TON BGE4I At 8th & Klamath Across From Sears Roebuck Fast Backs times for SO yards, nn avorago of 4.2. Smith packed It U times fur 26 yards and Porter lugged It 7 times for 17 yards. Stewart scored thrice, once on a pass from Kramer, Chamber lain Intercepted a pnss and ram. bled 21 yards for another and Bob McKlvctl, a 175-pound re serve back, scored the other. Joe Cronin Sails for Red Cross NEWTON, Mass.. Oct. 21 (ZD Manager Joe Cronin of tho Bos ton Red Kox put thoughts of ' baseball away today to prepare (or a Journey overseas to do wa? work for the American Red Cross. Ho hopes he'll ho bark In time for baseball next year If then) is any baseball. But Cronii thinks there will be baseball b cause "the American people want It." First news of Cronln's coming work overseas came in an an nouncement by the Red Cross In Washington yesterday. It ex plained Cronin would be assign ed to manngo one of its overseas leave clubs for Amerlcnn service men but gavo no further details. mentor has a student body of 338 to furnish him material. There will be no charge for tho game. epper HAND ("OOP" for horl) Oscar Isj