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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1912)
ST. PATRICK’S DAY SPECIAL, BEGORRA UNIVERSITY OF OREGON VOL. XIII. EUGENE. OREGON, SATURDAY. MARCH 16. 1912. No. :!9 OREGON BASKETBALL TEAM WINS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE NORTHWEST CASE APPEALED FROM LOWER COURT TO BE SETTLED IN NEAR FUTURE NO NEW EVIDENCE WILL BE RECEIVED Counsel for State, However, Expects to Bring Out New Points in Arguments. The referendum case against the University of Oregon appropriation now lies before the highest tribunal in the state, the argument having been taken up Thursday before the Supreme Court in Salem. The appeal is from Judge Galloway’s decision, which declared the petitions which would have placed the question on the ballot at the next election, null and void, on account of the wholesale forg eries committed by circulator Parkin son and his accomplices. Should the action of the lower court be sustained, all obstacles in the way of Oregon’s securing her much-need ed buildings will be removed. In any event, the rate of the appropriation will be known within the next few weeks. No new evidence can be introduced in the supreme court hearing, but it is said that Attorney General Craw ford for the state will bring: out sev eral new points. One of these was developed Thursday, when the attor ney general held that this question is one of legislation and should be passed upon by the people of the state at the general election, and therefore that the court has no jurisdiction in the matter. W. S. U’Ren, more or less famous as the author of many of Oregon’s in novations in the way of legislation, and as a champion of the income tax and numerous other radical measures, also spoke for the state. Judge W. T. Slater, who has been conducting the case from the beginning for the University, is again appearing as a tion. Clinton Hesten has been visiting at the Beta House. The Thetas entertained Alice Lloyd at dinner Wednesday. Eftie Baker is visiting Esther Gris son at the Chi Omega House. Alla Patterson visited at the Theta House this week-end. Eleanor McClean and Lilah Seng stake will spend the week-end in Port land. Lottie Banfield has been visiting her sister, Nellie, at the Gamma Delta Gamma House. E. E. Martin has returned to his home in Acheson, Kansas, on account of illness. He may return next se mester. Mrs. Hampton, Dr. Stuart, Miss Perkins and Miss Thompson were dinner guests at the Tri Delta House Wednesday. Mrs. Stanley, C. E. Smith (Othella Stearns) is spending several days with her mother, Mrs. Steams, at the Mary Spiller house. TIME FOR SIGNING UP FOR OREGANAS EXTENDED In older to give every student in the University advantage of the Ore gana offer of $1 down, $1 on deliv ery, Manager Collier has decided to extend the time one week. The rea son for this is that a number of stud ents have complained to Mr. Collier that they did not know that the offer of $2 dosed on March 15, and hence had made no effort to subscribe be fore that date. But by the extension of the time everybody will have an opportunity to get the book 50 cents cheaper. The subscriptions have been piling up and promise to far exceed those of last year, and make it pos sible to enlarge the book considerably. Students should keep in mind that every extra copy sold means an im provement in the Oregana. Earl Cobb, Cady Roberts, and Geo. Frazier have gone to Portland for a few days. Ned Shaw, the famous Dallas bas ketball center, has been staying at the Beta House. DATE FOR MEET FIXER April 3 Settled On As Time for Big Indoor Event—Numerous Entries Expected. One of the largest indoor track meets ever pulled off at Oregon will be held in the men’s gymnasium on the night of April 3. The meet has as its object the bringing to light of new material, and a large number of entries are expected. The meet, which by the way is an annual affair, will cover most of the usual outdoor sports as well as many indoor events. The former will con sist of short dashes, with a few longer distances, while the indoor sports will be jumping and diving from the spring-board and possibly a few boxing matches, in which it is expected that Woo Sun and Buford Jones will star for the Sophomore and Senior classes respectively. In one respect only will the meet be defective. Trainer Hayward had planned a wrestling tournament to conclude the program for the even ing, but the lack of candidates for grappling honors will preclude the possibility of such a contest. Mrs. Mulligan: ‘Oi hear that Mrs. Casey is givin’ a party on Monday. Her youngest daughter’s cornin’ cornin’ out.” Mrs. Dugan: An’ phwat was she in for?”—Every Bodies. * * Lady (to applicant): “Yes, I ad vertised for a maid-Df-all work. Are you an early riser?” Applicant: Indade, an Oi am, mum. | At me lasht place Oi was up an’ had breakfast ready an’ the dishes washed an’ put away, an’ all the beds made before anybody else in the house was up.—N. A. R. D. * * Mike:: “Faith, Pat, phwat do yez paste that mud on thim brick fer?” Pat: “Shure, and it’s to make thim stick together.” Mike: “Aw, go on! Ye can’t fool me; ye’re puttin’ it on there to make thim stay apart.” FAITH AND THEY’LL BE THERE FOR THE FUN AT THE COUNTY FI SURE. HENNESSEY AND O’BRIEN TALK OVER THE COLLEENS’ JOLLIFICATION ALL THE POWERS RIPRISINTID IN SHOW There’s (Jay I’aree and the Inferno of the Bloody Eyetalian and the Sthrats of Cairo. Faith, Hinnessy, and it’s takin in the in the County Fair you’ll be. won’t it? “Sure an you know me, O’Brien it’s Johnny on the spot that I be ivery time whe nits to help out the colleens, bliss their swate hearts, and my hard earned cash ’ll be spint loik the wather, I’m for tellin’ ye.” “Och, bloody spalpeen, it ain’t ye’re cash they’ll be wantin’, its ye’re ador able prisince to adorn the assem blige,” said Pat O’Brien sarcastically, “just come and bring along the six childer and the baby and ye’ll gladden their hearts for aye.” I say, Hinnessy, it’s kiddin’ ave me ye are and ye know it, only the Bungalow either me or the collens can think on. Begorra, I’ll admit to ye that this here “Mystic way’s” drew me attention and there’s to be nine teen all wool, brass bound, plush lined concessions, besides the candy, ice cream and pink lemonade venders. Sure, ye know Mason Roberts, our own shillalah-bearer, he give me a few inside tips, and begorra, they’re for havin’ a beer garden, where we can go in an mix it up lively with the Dutch and the Frinch; and their poodles’ll, be there with the “Folies Bergere” and “Gay Paree” and the bloody murtherin Eyetalian is puttin’ on Dante’s Inferno. Take warnin’, and when you go in there, beware the black-eyed, I’m tellin’ ye; they’re for avin’ at the songs av Erin, bedad, an pi-eps ye’d best be taken yer trusthy old blackthorn along wid ye. They must av bin tryin to git iviry nationality reprisinted, for they say they’re no less than a dozen Egyptian mummies in line fer the sthrates av Cairo. And say, the Igorrote village is goin’ to be some burg; they’re goin’ to eat dogs an’ snakes an’ all sorts av peculiar diets; a tip my fren,’ don’t get to near ’em, or they may get you for the cur ye are. Ouch! The Orpheum and the Minstrel Show are goin’ to be the star main feature and ye’ll be seeing ’one fer the price of admission. Don’t forget the time. Hinnessey—it’s seven thirty P. M., and be bringin’ along your two hits to help the colleens along. “You are charged,” said the magis trate, “with talking back to an offi cer. Have you anything to say?” “Divil a word, your Honor.” re plied the culprit. “Oi’ve said to much alreddy!”—Judge. The Olympic Club track team of San Francisco defeated the Stanford squad Saturday by a score of 67 Vz to 57 Ms. FRESHMEN PUT QUIETUS ON SENIOR BASKETBALL — In a fast hard fought game the Freshmen girls defeated the Juniors, Thursday afternoon by a score of 111' to 8. During the first half the Jun-1 iors were decidedly superior to the infant contingent, but in the second spasm, the Freshmen came through with an exhibition of class which re-! (suited in the winning tally. The best j of feeling was manifested throughout the game and with the exception of a j few fouls, called for roughing, the! struggle was distinguished by the! good sportsmanship shown. Later on in the same day the Sen-1 iors lost to the Sophomores, 17 to 2. This puts the graduating class out of the running as far as the Hayward cup is concerned and leaves only the1 three lower classes in the contest. Fol-■ lowing is the standing of the teams: Won. Lost. Pet. Senior . Junior Sophomore Freshmen 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .000 .500 | 1.000 .500 ; EDITORIAL STAFF NAMED Three <iiris Chosen for Positions on Junior Issue Plan for Extensive Number. At a meeting of the varsity girls held Wednesday morning after as sembly hour, Bess Lewis was elected editor-in-chief, Esther Grisson, asso ciate editor, and Anna McMicken, manager for the Junior week-end co ed edition of the Emerald. This isssue will contain eighteen or twenty pages of general college news, special Junior week-end festivities, society, and a real “pink sheet’’ of the week-end sporting events, which will be pink in color as well as in name. There will be numerous feature stories upon the Mill Race, Debate, Oregana, Girls, Athletes, Junior Week-End, History and Events, and other fea tures of Oregon life. These articles will be written by different prominent varsity girls and will not be lacking in interest. The staff, which is being selected, will be hard at work by next week and will have the work well under way before spring vacation. The plans of the editors for this year are much more elaborate than ever before and they expect to put out the biggest and most interesting co-ed issue yet published. Pat—“Do you know, it’s unhealthy, for animals to live with you, Mike?” j Mike—“Shure, I niver heard wan: av thim complain.” * * Pat: “And phat doctor did yez have?” Mike (whose wife had died): “Nary a one, she died a natural death.” * * There is a story that Finnegan died and when he greeted St. Peter, he said: “P’s a fine job you’ve had here for a h ng time.” “Well, Finnegan,” said St. Peter, “here we count a million dollars as a! cent, and a million years as a min ute.” “Ah!” raid Finnegan. “I’m needing cash. Lend me a cent.” “Sure,” said St. Peter, “jpst wa't a minute.”—Brooklyne. WASHINGTON LOSES TW0GAMESFI6HTING LIKE KILKENNY GATS VISITORS HAVE STRONG TEAM AM) CROWD VARSITY TO FULL LIMIT OF SPEED EACH OREGON PLAYER INDIVIDUAL STAR Northerners Make Excellent Impres sion As Clean Players and Good Sportsmen. By Fen Waite. By defeating the strong University of Washington basketball team in two furious games in the gymnasium, Thursday and Friday nights, the var sity machine annexed the title of Northwest Conference Champions as well as the distinction of being the best team in the history of basketball at Oregon. An immense crowd of students and supporters packed the balcony, and available space on the lower floor at both contests, and a volume of enthusiasm never before equaled in Oregon indoor athletics was generated. Pandemonium broke loose among the Oregon rooters after the second and final game last night, in which Captain Jamison’s Immor tals came thundering up from behind and passed the Washington heroes in the final stretch. Oregon Takes First (lame. In the game Thursday night, Ore gon clearly outpointed the Northern Collegians, establishing a close lead from the start, which was maintained to the final score of 17 to 14. The Washington team played brilliant ball, guarding with bulldog tenacity, and getting away for a number of open shots by a clever interchange of guards and forwards. There was no unnecessary roughness in the game, the best sportmanship prevailed and the officiating of Shaw, the famous Dallas center, was of a high order. Second (lame Hard Fought. The game Friday night resulted in a 17 to 13 victory for the Oregon champions, five extra minutes of play being necessary to decide the final outcome. Washington started the game with a whirlwind burst of speed and when the smoke had cleared away after the first quarter, the bewildered Oregonians faced a reverse score of 10 to 2. Considering the calibre of excel lence of the blue and gold aggrega tion, basketball authorities are unan imous in their decision that the come back and never-die fighting spirit of the Oregon squad as displayed last night, was of a degree unparalleled in the records of Northwest basketball lore. After the disastrous initial inning, Jamie’s Wild Irishmen began to take up the slack in the visitor’s lead, with a persistent determination that was alone responsible for Wash ington’s final defeat. Oregon Players Star Performers. Dean Walker, who followed the ball like a greyhound and was in the mid dle of every play, contributed six clean tallies to the Oregon score col Continued on fifth page.