East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-13
WALLA WALLA PAPER
DEFENDS TEAM
HIGH SCHOOL COACH
INDIGNANT AT p. IL. S.
Attempts to Explain Real Reason for
PendletOn Schools Actlon-De-
clarcs That Walla Walla Team De-
fcated Pendleton by Fair Playing
and Sklll-Entlre Subject Is Re-
viewed.

The Walla Walla Union reviews the
resolutions passed by Pendleton high
school recently, severlng athletic re-
lations with the Walla Walla high
school, in the following manner:
Much comment is being aroused
among high school teachers and stu
dents condemning the recent action
of the Pendleton high school, when
, the faculty and students of that in
stitution voted to sever all athletic
relations with the local school be-
cause of the alleged ungentlemanly
conduct Of Coach A. w. Glow Of Wall
la Walla in refereeing basketball
game between teams from the two
schools IN Pendleton, February %,
says the Union.
Prof. Glow Is indignant over the
action of the Pendleton school, which
after being fairly beaten was unable
to take defeat as 1t came, and have
since been circulating reports through
various papers of the country to the
effect that the game was unfairly
won by Walla Walla, because Coach
Glow of the Walla Walla team OFF,
ciated and gave undue decisions in
favor of his team.
The facts in the matter are, accord
/ ing to Mr.. Glow, that IL the game had
been decided on the skill displayed
by each team Walla Walla would
have won by a score twice that of
Pendleton.
At the end of the second half the
score was even, 2S-2S, and 1t was
mutually agreed to play the tie off.
OF the 2S points scored by each
team during the game proper, PEN
dleton made II of its 2S by throwing
fouls, while Walla Walla only made
two points in this manner, throwing
straight baskets for the remaining 20
points.
This fact alone, he points out, is
sufficient to show who received the
worst of the decision and who showed
the better skill and generalship dur
ing the game.
In speaking of the allegations cir
culated by the Pendleton people, last
night Coach Glow said; 81 can prove
the statements made by the Pendle-
ton papers to be false, and further
more, can bring eyewitnesses to
prove that Prof j. S. Landers of the
Pendleton high school came to me
during the game and accused me
Openly of being unfair and giving
was an insult, l did not open my
mouth to utter a reply, but finished
the game as fairly as l knew how"
The Real Reason.
The real reason for the Pendleton
school taking the action 1t has re-
garding athletic relations between the
two schools was made evident yester-
day in letter from the manager of
the Pendleton track team to Steele
Weaver, manager of the Walla Walla
high school track team.
1t appears that the Pendleton peo-
pie have decided that they have not
sufficient ground to maintain their
stand with regard to the basketball
game. but, to use the words of the
Pendleton manager, 1--WE can not con-
sistently meet your track team after
the girls team from your school re-
fused to meet our girls in basketball"
When arrangements were made for
a game between the girls team of the
two schools to take place in Pendle-
ton. it was stated by the Pendleton Of
fcial that they would not allow
Coach Glow his expenses If he ac-
companied the Walla Walla team and
that they would not play If he was
present. Although the Walla WAL
la girls were anxious to make their
trip to Pendleton, they proved their
loyalty to the coach when they unan-
imously turned the Pendleton game
down.
More than passing significance is
attached to the action Of the Pendle-
ton school from the fact that this is
the first time Walla Walla has defeat
ed It in basketball for several years.