Jap Rule Bars Watanabe from Palouse Trip

By HARRY PITZER

Although he didn’t know it then, the Dec. 7 hocus-pocus that took place at Pearl Harbor was an extra blue Sunday for Ken Raby, new varsity tennis mentor.
With the trip into eastern Washington only a matter of days away he was informed last night that his number three man, Frank Watanabe, would not be able to make the trip over the mountains. Watanabe is one of the best Japanese tennis players ever developed in the Northwest and it is unfortunate for him and for the squad that he should be playing at a time when the international scene is so upset.
Although definitely assured by the army that it would be impossible for Watanabe to make the trip, Raby has drafted the services of Lee Paul Sieg, University of Washington president, and several members of the faculty in an effort to convince those in charge that permission in this case is perfectly justified.
In the meantime, the remainder of the varsity continues to workout every night. During the coming week-end they will go through a strenuous final rehearsal before they pack their bags and leave next Wednesday. In case Watanabe can not make the trip, Lefty Eden, Francis Draves, John Sweet or Bob Butterfield will get the “go-sign” to back his tooth-brush and comb and pad out the remainder of the squad.
The squad will hit out for Walla Walla (the school, not the pen) where they’ll meet Whitman in the first match. Moscow, Idaho will be the next stop, and then they’ll meet Washington State at Pullman where the northern division crown will probably be decided. Success of the trip lies mainly in the last stop if the Huskies can stride past this barrier, they can lock up the silverware for another year.