IX HERALD AND NEWS
Pelican Grid Squad
Honored at Banquet
Fine Attendance Present At Seventh
Annual Dinner; Warren Main Speaker
Bv PAUL HAINES
"The courage and friendships
you gain througn fool Dan wui
stay with you all your lives,"
said John Warren, head coach of
the University of Oregon and
principal speaker at the seventh
annual Pelican football banquet
sponsored by the Lions club last
night at the Willard hotel.
Warren stated briefly some of
the actual experiences he had cn
rnnntered as a football coach
and reminisced on the past his
tory of American football.
Beginning with Walter Camp
as the father ot footDan," war
ren tnld an interested audience
of the various changes in the
eridiron came from the first con
test in 1869 up to the present
time.
He recounted that in 1869 a
touchdown counted only two
points and the extra point, four,
with a field goal good for five
points, and it was not until 1910
that the present scoring system
was adopted.
The first system used in foot
ball was the much discussed T
formation, Warren stated, and
the positions of players were de-
PAUL HAINES
THIN ICE
in a recent AP dispatch. Presi
dent Roosevelt stated that if it
were possible to continue base
ball without hin
dering . the em
ployment people
Dr with efforts
to build up the
army, he would
be v for it. He
added, however,
that he did not
believe a per
fectly healthy
man should play
baseball in these
times. ,f
NowA this ; is
tint a Dolitical
HAINES
column in any sense, but the re-
cent revisal of selective service
programs and" the current race
ban come under the heading of
sports when they pertain to ath
letes. r '
It seems to us that if 'the
curtailment of sports will
actually benefit the war effort
- to an appreciable extent, it
should be done, but we feel
that abolishing athletics will
not make a great deal of dif
ference in -the length of the
struggle.
When the problem is ex
amined closely there- are com
paratively few professional
athletes eligible for military
service in any case. We feel-.,
genuinely sorry for some of
the pro athletes who get
the fighting word "slacker"
thrown in their faces every
time they turn around. After
' all, these men have been ex
amined by military doctors
and it is not their fault if they
are classified as 4-F.
The other day we read a letter
from an irate father who has
three sons in the service de
manding to know why these
"slackers" should be deferred.
He obviously didn't know what
he was talking about or hadn't
taken the time to examine the
situation, :
. So our sentiments on the
: question are . this if after
proper consideration by quali-
,; fied men, the end is thought to
justify the means, by all
- means abolish sports for the
duration. But do it only after
careful deliberation and not in
the harum-scarum manner in
which the race tracks of the
nation were closedl
Johnson Tangles
With Belcastro
In Semi-Windiip
Running sennnrl In th wtear.
"Grey Mask" fracas Friday night
en uic ftiamuin Dicep Din, will be
a rra-noi russie Detween Gloomy
ui,w uunnson, junior Heavy
weight kino nf the Piipffi,.
, and Pete Belcastro, the Weed
assassin.
This scuffle will be rivalled
oniy Dy the great main event
By
iiil'iirrTT''
uuuKea Dy jrromoter Mack Lil
lard. In a previous bout here,
Belcastro and Johnson crunched
craniums to a draw in a very
classy clambake.
Johnson is a hard man to
throw in any league, but Pete is
just lough enough to cut the
mustard and guzzle the junior
champ. Both muscle men refuse
to throw in the towel and are
capable of taking plenty of pun
ishment. Another interesting feature of
the scuffle will be the fact that
hoth bleep boys are exponents
of the dangerous and excrutiat
ing "surfboard" hold. Pete has
taken many a fray in the Klam
ath Punch plaza with this hold
; and Johnson has had great suc
cess with it, too.
. ., In fact, both musclcrs took
their respective matches last
: week with this same hold, Peto
downing Mill Olsen and Gust
taking the measure of Lou Belle
veau. So each body bender will be
seeking to pour it on his oppon
ent with this same "surfboard"
Friday night in the scmi-windup
brawl. If either giapplcr gets to
be much more of an expert, he
will be able to skid over the
surf at Cypress Gardens, Florida,
i
WtdiMidir. Jn. 17, 1943
rived from that formation. Later
nnw the lateral Dass and the fly
ing wedge made famous by the
Crimson of Harvard university.
At that time the official football
was 28 inches in length com
pared to its length of 111 inches
now.
After this came "Pop" Warner
to blaze his way across the grid
iron skies as the mentor of the
Haskell Indians and. later. Stan
ford university. To Warner went
the credit for initiating the double-wing
formation that made his
teams feared from coast to coast
and he also originated the "hid
den ball" play that was later
outlawed.
Still later came the immortal
Knute Rockne with the "Notre
Dame shift" that revolutionized
the game of football and his
famed "four horsemen" that car
ried him to football fame. "But
don't forget," said Warren, "that
the four horsemen had the seven
mules in front of them."
He Draised the teams coached
by Marble Cook, Klamath men
tor, as being well grounded in
fundamentals and concluded by
paying his respects to the Peli
can football squad and the grid
fans of Klamath Falls.
Coach Marble Cook paid tri
bute to a small but fighting
Klamath eleven and said the
team had brains and courage.
The Pelicans played their finest
game of the season against the
powerful Medford club, Cook
said, and he rated the 96-yard
run of Watson, Medford field
general, on a quarterback sneak
as the outstanding play ot tne
year and gave Bud Eiehn and
Tommy Edwards credit for their
spirited spurt in running the
Medford back down.
He spoke briefly of a state
football league that is receiving
careful consideration and con
cluded by congratulating the en
tire Pelican football squad for
its splendid work during the
season.
Three members of the Klam
ath squad, George Long, Bill Ab
bey and Bob . Perkins, made
short, interesting talks that were
well received by the fans pres
ent. . Three other gridders who
have completed their graduation
requirements received their di
plomas from Stanley Woodruff,
principal of KUHS. These boys
were Harry Tindall, Monroe
Kimsey and Bob Perkins. Kim
sey and Perkins will enter the
U. S. navy and Tindall will at
tend Lewis and Clark college in
i-ortiana. - 1
Arnold Gralapp, superinten
dent of Klamath Union high
school spoke on 1 Football, and
the School," in which he stated
that the facilities of Modoc field
would be improved in the future
and commented on the tough
brand of football played in this
section of the state.
Gralapp also mentioned that
transportation facilities for the
high school athletic teams may
be improved and the purchase of
a school bus large enough to ac
commodate the full football
squaoSis already under consider
ation. v
In a shorttalk on the squad
as students, Stanley Woodruff
stated that they Vere "a pretty
sharp bunch of boys .
' The invocation waVgiven by
Rev. Howard F. Hutchins and
the greeting by Paul Skeen, pres
ident of the Lions club. John
Houston acted as master-of-cere-monies
and the decorations and
arrangements were made by the
Pep-Peppers under the direction
of Phyllis Foster. Music was
furnished by the courtesy of
the Marine Barracks and Kelly
Farris and Bob Clammer pre
sented an amusing dialogue skit.
All in all, the banquet was a
grand occasion and one that will
be long remembered by ' the
members of : the 1944 football
squad of Klamath Union high
school!
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r,h .Tnhr Wnrrnn of the
squad' at the annual grid banquet sponsored by the Lions club hold last night at tho Willard hotel.
Warren was the principal speaker of the evening and gave an Interesting account of the past
history of football. It was the seventh annual ba nqust held in Klamath Falls for tho Pelican
gridders. "
K-Men Clash
Wiih Tornado
This, Weekend
Friday and Saturday nights
the roaring Black Tornado from
Medford will strike Klamath
Falls when the Medford cagers
swap buckets with the Klamath
Pelicans for the first time this
season. .
With the news that Bob Per
kins will definitely be available
for- this series, the Pelican stock
went up and the' boys showed
lots of drive and tire in a rougn
scrimmage Tuesday night with'
Paul Angstead' Wildcats.
At present Medford leads the
Southern Oregon conference
with three wins against no losses,
while the K-men follow in the
second slot with one victory and
one set-back for an even-Steven
average.
' The Tornado has several re
turning regulars from last year's
squad and Coach Marble Cook
anticipates no easy time with the
Medford quintet, but feels that
if the Pelicans play the brand of
ball they have demonstrated
themselves capable of at least
twice this season, they will let
the Medford five know it has
been in a ball game.
Jerry Thome, lanky Pelican
center, is a doubtful starter Fri
day night, due to an ankle injury
received in the first Ashland tilt.
If Thorne is unable to take the
floor, Bus Bussman will handle
the pivot slot.
The K-men are rarin' to go and
basketball fans should see two
classy cage frays . Friday and
Saturday nights.
Coast Conference
May Resume Track,
Baseball In Spring
-SEATTLE, Jan. 17 (JP) The
possibility that both track and
baseball competition in the
northern division, Pacific Coast
conference, may be resumed this
spring appeared last night with
a report from Percy Locey of
Oregonx Slate college that divi
sion members have been polled
on tne laeaj
He did not state how the sen
timent leaned in replies received
to date. Washington and Idaho
jiave indicated tney will field
baseball teams this year.
University of Oro flon nosos with
Ducks Have No
Use For Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 17
(A3) Thirty-five million wild
ducks are supposed to be in
Louisiana but they aren't.
The state Wildlife and Fish
eries department, mystified,
wants to find out why.
Maj. James Brown, direc
tor, says an -effort will be
made to determine just what's
happened.
Experts figure 140,000,000
ducks left Canadian breeding
grounds in October and No
vember and that about 25 per
cent should come to Louisi
ana. Not five per cent of the
ducks remained in Louisiana
long enough for the hunter to
oil his gun. Brown says.
NCA President
Says No Drastic
Changes Planned
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 17 (IP)
Athletic Director Wilbur C.
Smith of Tulane university, new
ly elected president of the Na
tional Collegiate association,
plans no "revolutionary'.' change
in the association's operation.
"I have no thought of suggest
ing any revolutionary plan, be
lieving that the association's
framework is broad enough, as
it has been for years, to consider
and deal with any problems that
may arise," he said in a state
ment. He added that the NCAA
would continue to be receptive
to any "suggestions, complaints
or proposals of its members."
"ON OTHER FIELDS ..."
ANN ARBOR Two former
Michigan grid greats are fighting
the war on aircraft carriers
Benny Friedman. All-America
quarter in 1926, and Paul Goo
bel, captain-end in 1922.
President Roosevelt OC's
Continuation of Baseball
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (?)
Oldsters, youngsters, rejected
and returned players may carry
on the professional baseball tra
dition this season with the bless
ing of President Roosevelt.
The chief executive gave the
nod yesterday to a continuation
of the sport during 1945 with
the proviso that it must not in
terfere with the war. i
Shorn of many of its top stars
by the armed services, the pro
fession faces the loss of addition
al men under War Moblllzer
James F. Byrnes' edict calling
for' re-examination of profession
al athletes.
And Mr. Roosevelt, in giving
an O. K. to baseball at his news
conference, pointed out that he
does not think any perfectly
healthy young man should be
playing baseball in these times.
All this means, commented
Clark Griffith, owner of the
Washington senators, that the
caliber of this year's clubs will
"depend on tho rejected and re
turned players that wo get."
Most of the teams, ho said,
have a few men nbovc the draft
age limit plus a handful of "kids
about 17 who will havo n won
derful opportunity to pluy in the
big leagues."
Snorts nulhnrlliri; In nllir.r-
fields, who have demonstrated
some apprehension that other
spectator events mlht fnll
horse racing into wartime
eclipse, took heart from the bnse
ball attitude of the president.
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"Sugar" Ray
In IQ-Roiander
Bv LARRY SMITH
CLEVELAND, Jan. 17 OP)
Another challenger to Ray
(Sugar) Robinson s rating as un
official ruler of the welter
weights was relegated to the list
of also rans today.
The latest aspirant to digest
an unhealthy amount of sugar is
Tommy Bell, the Youngstown,
O., sharpshooter who missed fire
at the arena last nisht and had
his string of 28 straight triumphs
snnnncd by Robinson.
A crowd of 19,966 witnessed
near mayhem in the final heat
of the 10-rounder as Bell went
down for a count of eight only
to rise and be punched all over
the ring by Robinson intent on a
knockout. Bell somehow sur
vived the onslaught but at the
finish he was bloody and groggy.
Several times alter the knock
down the force of Robinson's
blows drove the almost defense
less Bell into the ropes but. he
failed to go down again. '
The first, four rounds packed
little action but from then on
Robinson increased the tempo of
an attack that led to the furious
climax in the final stanza.
Bell made his best showing in
the seventh and eighth rounds
when lie engaged in some hard
exchanges but Robinson s punch
es were harder and more fre
quent.
The Associated Press score
sheet awarded Robinson seven
rounds. Referee Jackie Davis
gave Bell the third and ninth for
low blows by Robinson while the
urst was called even.
Robinson weighed 1454, one
pound more than Bell.
The triumph was Sugar's
12th straight and his S2nd in oii
professional bouts.
His stand, plus the decision not
to apply restrictions on lighting
ana conventions to sports events
are Believed to insure busy dia
monds this season.
Typical comment among base
ball loaders:
President Will Harridgo of tho
American league: . "We are
greatly pleased. Baseball will
carry on with whatever me) arc
available and do the best it can
to give the fans a good show."
Warren C. Giles, general man
ager, Cincinnati Reels: "Wo do
not want any special favors and
the first day baseball interferes
with the war effort it ought to
stop, but I believe we'll be able
to put a worthwhile team on the
field without interfering with
the war effort."
Leslie M. O'Connor, member
of a three-man council temporar
ily in charge of baseball, pledged
that bnseball will trv to merit
tho president's "confidence" by
meeting all its problems without
shirking or asking favoritism.
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Victory Fail to Effect
Conforenco Standings,
Tea mi Moet Again Tonight
By Tho Aitoclatad Pmi
Oregon State's Beavers, hulled
at the season's start as the team
most likely to sweep the Uni
versity of Washington out of the
northern division, Paclflu Coast
conference basketbnll throne
room, got Hh first tasto ot tri
umph last night with a S4 to U2
victory over tho Cougars of
Washington Stuto cullego,
Tho decision failed to affect
the standings, leaving Washing
ton Slate In th rd ulace behind
Washington and Oregon with one
victory and two defeuls. and Ore
gon Stale In fourth with one and
three. Wlnlcss Idaho rctninca
the cellar spot.
Tonight, however; when tho
teams again collide at Corvallls,
WSC will be fighting to hold Its
show position, us a win for the
host quintet would force the two
to swap rungs on tha division
ladder.
Washington Stale made a race
of the game through tho first
lu.lf and Into the early minutes
of the second, but then tho Beav
ers went ahead on three points
by Hal Puddy and steadily in
creased their 25-23 margin for
tho rest of tho distance.
Hulftimo score favored OSC,
21 to 19, but the Cougars had led
at one point In the opening stan
za by 15-10, largely by virtue of
five, field goals and one free' toss
by towering Vlnce Hansen. The
Beavers stoppod him by shifting
from a mon-to-man to a zone de
fense. Right after the hnlftlmc
Hansen and Bobby 'Rennlck hit
the target to put WSC back In
front, 23-21, but Puddy's out
burst corrected tho situutlon for
OSC.
Red Rocha and Bob Labhart
took it from there, piling the
OSC side to 37 points while the
visitors were collecting one free
throw. It was a breeze from
there to the final gun. Rocha
and Hansen shared scoring hon
ors with 14 points each.
Summary:
Oregon State (54)
G F PF TP
Puddy, F 5 2 2 12
Labhart, F 7 0 1 14
Eldridge, F 1 0 0 2
Moore, F 1 1 0 3
Rocha, C '., 5 1 .4 11
Staggs, C I 0 0,2
West, G 1 2 0 4
McGrath, G 1 11 3
Henningson.i G 0 3 0 3
Totals 22 10 8 . 54
Washington State (32)
G F PF TP
Jorrison, F . ..l 0 5 2
Gregg, F .. .......... 1 0 2 2
Notcboom, F ......... 0 0 10
Kellinger, F 0 0 1 0
Hansen, C 6 2 2 14
Waller, C 1 0 12
Rennlck, G 3 0 16
Hamilton, G 2 0 2 4
Gehrett, G 1 0 0 2
Johnson, G 0 0 2 0
Totals 15 2 17 32
Hulftimo score: Oregon State
21, Washington State 19.
Free throws missed: Puddy 2,
West 2, McGrath 3, Honnlngson;
Washington Stale, Jorrison 2,
Gregg, Hansen 2, Waller, Ren
nlck. .
Officials. Emll Plluso, Phil
Warren.
Governor's Cup
Player Awards
May Be Doubled
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17 (ZD
Player awards In tho Governor's
Cup series would be doubled un
der terms of a recommendation
submitted yesterday by the Pa
cific Coast league executive com
mittee. Players on tho pennant
winning club would get $5000.
The four playoff teams would
split $10,000 to ' tho winners,
$5000 to runners up fliul $2500
each to tho two teams eliminated
in tho preliminaries. The plan
has been submitted to league
directors.
WYOMING MAKES BOW
LARAMIE Wyoming's bas
kolballers were booked by Mich
igan and Ohio State this season,
making the first time that a cow
boy athlotlc squad has engaged
Big Ten teams.
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AIR TEC FIVE WINS
SPOKANE, Jan. 17 (VP)'
Wright field's Air Tecs trounced
the Gelgcr field basketball team
lust night, 05 lo 37. The Air
Tecs are westward bound for a
meeting with tho Fort Lewis
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