Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-12-29
CLAIM BETRAYAL
BY PULLMAN MAN
Portland Paper Says Ray Loomis.
w. :. c. Player, Informed Penn
sylyania Coach of Oregon's
Style of Play

Claiming that Ray LOOMS. star
State College end and the only local
man to make the all-Northwest
team, visited Coach Folwell of the
Pennsylvania football team and gave
all the information at his mand
concerning the style of play used nv
the Oregon University team. Port
land fans are up in arms at the al
legged action of LOOMS, and the Rose
City papers are giving the sensa.
tional end severe panning. Loomis
is at present in Pittsburg, where he
went to attend a national convention
Of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fratern-
ity, and while it would have been
possible for him to give the informa-
ton, local fans are not inclined to
place credence in the story until
further proof is at hand, although
they are almost unanimous in the
Y contention that such action would
not come within the bounds of true
craftsmanship.
The following story concerning the
alleged betrayal of the style of play
used by Coach Bezdeks men ap-
peared in the Portland Oregonian:
Just before leaving for Pasadena
the University of Pennsylvania foot
ball squad received a visit from a
young man who represented him self
as LOOMS, end on the Washington
State College team, who put in two
hours explaining Oregon's system of
attack and defense to the Quakers.
and offering suggestions as to what
tactics Coach Folwell's men should
, adopt to defeat Oregon on New
Years day. The Pennsylvania
players and coaches listened atten-
lively to LOOMS and declared they
had profited materially by his advice.
In a signed article in the Phia-
delphia Press Folwell said:
He (Loomis) knows every man
on the team Pennsylvania will meet
and all their plays. and he spent two
hours going over in detail all the in
formation we had compiled about
our opponents. He added to this very
hot hn
'Oeen of the utmost assistance to us.
Eastern college men who have
heard of the Loomis incident are
loud in their disapproval of his dis
loyalty to Pacific coast football by
putting the Pennsylvanians wise as
to Oregon's play. Alumni of east
ern colleges have been supporting
Pennsylvania in the coming game as
matter of sectional pride, but they
believe Oregon is entitled to the
loyal support of all Pacific coast in
stltutions and players. Since the
Loomis incident many fasteners
have denounced the Pennsylvanians
Tor having given the Washington
player an audience"
In commenting on the incident,
Coach Lonestar Dietz contended that
the story would prove to be the eX-
aggeration of some fertile Drained
newspaper man, who juggled the
CTR
and that when the true facts were
known it would probably prove that
LOOMS, instead of rushing to the
pennsylvania mentor with informa-
uon concerning the western team,
was doubtless sought out by Fol
well and naturally answered the
questions propounded to him.
Pennsylvania and Oregon meet at
PASADENA on New Years day, and the
Dig majority of the Pullman fans
are boosting for an Oregon victory, If
only to strengthen the proof pro-
Vided by the Washington State team
last New Years day when Dietz's
men won from Brown University in
the first intersectional game, that
western football is just as good or
better than that of the east.
Assistant Coach Ziegler, who has
, charge of the California line,
secuted at the Washington
game, and Coach Dietz claims that in
all probability all the information
concerning Oregon's play came
through him, rather than through
LOOMS.