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Mail Tribune 100, Nov. 3, 1922 By Alissa Corman Nov 03, 2022 12:00 AM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Nov. 3, 1922 MEDFORD’S BIGGEST FOOTBALL GAME OF SEASON TOMORROW When the Roseburg football eleven invades Medford tomorrow and contests the supremacy of the Holly street gridiron with the Medford eleven a large crowd is expected to be on hand. It will be the next to the last interscholastic game on the home field this year. This is the first time a Roseburg football team has been sent to Medford in more than eight years and although the ability of the Roseburg men as basketball players is recognized their football prowess has not yet been tested before local spectators. Coach Durno says that his starting lineup with the first team will include Watson and Donovan, ends; Stockam and Dressler, tackles; Nicholson and Baleman, guards; Stewart center; Deeney, quarter; Baughman and Singler, halves; and Neff, full. The second team has been getting a good deal of Durno’s attention during the past week and are expected to go into the game tomorrow as a unit and to show what they can do. Several times in practice this week they have gone through the first team for first downs and have been giving the first team hard scrimmages all week. COPCO DEDICATION ON KLAMATH RIVER ON SUNDAY, NOV. 5 Sunday, November 5th, is the opening dates, and dedication, of the California-Oregon Power company’s new plant at Copco, on the Klamath river and also the dedication of the completion of their 124-mile transmission line of 66,000 volts from Prospect to Springfield, Oregon. Invitations have been sent to all of the company’s patrons and stockholders to be present on this occasion, and indications are, from the many replies received, that there will be several hundred attending the ceremonies, among which will be the electrical men of the entire Pacific coast, as this is one of the really large projects of the west, and both the line construction and the plant is attracting the attention of all interested in electrical development. The conditions of the weather, being dry and cold, insure good roads to the plant. The road has been marked with signs and guides will be stationed at various points to assist in directing the traffic on the better roads. The company is arranging lunch for everybody and are having all the employees wear a host badge, so that the visitors will be able to know to whom to apply for information of any and all kinds. The Elks band of Medford and also music from other sections, will assist in the entertainment of the company’s guests. It is advisable for cars to leave Medford and vicinity not later than 8 a.m., on account of the program arrangements. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]