VOL. XIII.
EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1012.
No. 40
OREGON AND 0. A. G.
BASKETBALL TEAMS
POSE AS CHAMPIONS
LEADERSHIP QUESTION STILL
LEFT UNDECIDED BY
COLLEGES
TITLE COMPROMISE PROPOSED BY AGGIES
Suggestion Made Collegiate and Con
ference Titles Be Divided Between
Rivals.
By Jimmie Roberts.
The title of basketball champions of
the Northwest is still a weighty ques
tion in the minds of sport followers,
and at present is running loose with
Oregon and 0. A. C. in hot pursuit.
Both schools admit the other has a
good claim, but are unable to reach
any agreement as to the rightful own
er of the title. O. A. C. has suggested
a compromise whereby they call
themselves “conference champions,”
and Oregon to be known as “inter
collegiate champions.” Just what the
two titles mean is a huge question
mark and could probably be defined
better by the man who coined the
words.
The title of Inter-collegiate Cham
pions of the Northwest takes in more
territory and is evidently a compli
ment paid to Oregon for her victory
over Gonzaga College on the northern
trip. O. A. C. after her two defeats
in Seattle, lost the third game of the
trip to Gonzaga. The claim of the
Oregon team is based on the fact that
the Aggies scheduled games with con
ference colleges after the schedule
for the season had been made out,
which in itself is contrary to confer
ence rulings. As is stands now, 0.
A. C. has played one more game than
Oregon, but both have lost the same
number. In percentage 0. A. C. has
.818 and Oregon .800. As no games
were scheduled between the two
schools and the chances for playing
it off are extremely slight, the matter
will probably be decided to suit indi
vidual tastes, unless it is taken up at
the next conference meeting and the
claims of both schools are sifted
down.
The worst feature of the whole af
fair is the recent statements of the
Portland sporting writers who help to
keep the breach between the two
schools open by saying that the un
decided championship has only wid
ened it. If left alone, it would be
but a short time before the differences
would be patched and the former
athletic relations would be resumed.
It is a matter which can be adjusted
by the student bodies of the two
schools alone and outside aid is about
as welcome as a “bust” notice from
the registrar.
The question to be decided is, be
tween the “conference champs” and
the “intercollegiate champs” who is
the champion of the Northwest.
Seniors Postpone Play.
Yesterday afternoon, at 4 o clock,
the Seniors held a short meeting: in
Prof. Dunn’s room. It was decided to
postpone the date of the senior play
until about April 12. A senior com
mittee was appointed to confer with
the faculty committee as to the ar
rangement for Commencement.
A dinner was (riven at the Delta
Sipma House Friday evening: in cele
bration of the Founder’s Day of Phi
Delta Theta. Toasts were g:iven by
the Eug:ene towm members of Phi
Delta Theta.
NELSON GAMMONS COMES IN
FOR MORE NOTORIETY
Nelson Gammons, ex-’12, now a sen
ior at Harvard and the husband of
Mary Gaynor, divorced daughter-in
law of Mayor Gaynor, of New York
City, was recently arrested for as
sault and battery upon a Boston mu
sic teacher.
The music teacher testified that he
went to the Gammons’ home to collect
a bill for music lessons, and that he
was ordered out of the house with
threats of shooting. As he was mak
ing his hurried evit, he was met by
Gammons on the porch, and in the al
tercation which ensued, the musician
was roughly handled.
The trouble ended with Gammons
drawing a fine of $25 in the police
court. His bail was set at $200. It
is not known as yet whether he paid
the fine, or is temporarily detained
by the civil authorities.
GUtSSDEBAIERS CHOSEN
Tryouts for Sophomore and Frosh
Debating Teams to Be Held in
Near Future.
The Sophomore debating team of
the Laurean Literary Society will be
chosen by a competitive tryout at the
regular meeting next Saturday even
ing. Each candidate will be allowed
five minutes direct argument and two
minutes rebuttal speech on the ques
tion: “Resolved, that Navigation of
the Panama Canal Snould be Free and
Unrestricted to All.” Each speaker is
privileged to choose his own side of
the question.
The team will consist of three men,
picked from the following entries:
Terpening, Yaden, Cass, Collier, O.
Heider, Hendricks, King, and Davies.
A week from Saturday the Fresh
man team will be selected, and the an
nual inter-class debate will be held
j the following week.
The business of the Society this
week will include nominations for
election of officers for the remainder
of the year.
GREAT SHOW, CANDIDA
Dramatic Club Appearing March 25th
at Eugene Theatre Works to Per
fect Production.
In “Candida,” the Dramatic Club’s
play to be given Monday, March 25,
at the Eugene theatre, there will be
an attempt to reproduce exactly, as
to mannerisms and local color, with
out any elaborate costuming, one of
Bernard Shaw’s “pleasant” plays.
From the reports of those connect
ed with this production, gratifying
progress has been made on the “dram
atic antagonist for shortsighted
Christian Socialist idealism,” which is
Shaw’s characterization of “Candida.”
The work of Miss Beals and Mr.
Dunton, as well as Walter Dimm, the
freshman, who was the sixth or sev
enth to try out for his part, “March
i banks,” being mentioned by Prof.
J Reddie, wTio is coaching the perform
I ance, which will assist the Inter
I scholastic Track Meet financially.
As to “Candida” itself, we find in
1 the introduction to volume of Shaw’s
works, in which it appears, the state
ment that “No equally subtle and in
I cisive study of domestic relations ex
ists in the English drama.”
The point of the play it that, with
every true women, the weakness
which appeals to her maternal in
stinct. is more powerful than her
! strength that offer protection.
Seats will be on sale Saturday
morning, $1.00, 75c and 50c. The cur
tain will rise at 8:15.
NORTHWEST BASKET
BALL MAGNATES PICK
THEORETICAL CASTS
BOHLER OF W. S. C. AND STEW
ART OF O. A. C. HIT UPON
FIVE FOR SPALDING
HAYWARD CANT SEE 0. A. C. FOR DUST
Oregon Coach Tells Why His Team
Is Entitled to Official Recog
nition.
I Following the close of the inter
| collegiate basketball season, it has
I been deemed expedient to pick an all
Northwest conference team for use in
the annual Spalding publication, and
most sport lovers are already familiar
with the selection made for this pur
pose. Bohler, of W. S. C., and Stew
art, of O. A. C., the men delegated to
choose the paper team, have already
announced as their selection the fol
lowing lineup:
Forwards, Jamison, Oregon; Cooper,
0. A. C. Center, Savage, Washing
ton. Guards, Keeler, Staatz, of Wash
ington.
Bill Hayward, the coach of Oregon’s
stellar basket-shooting quintett, holds
a different opinion from that of the
disgruntled Bohler. In Mr. Hayward’s
choice three Oregon players, Jamison,
Fenton, and Sims, and two Washing
ton men, Staatz and Keeler, would
appear on the hypothetical aggrega
tion.
In explaining his choice for the all
Northwest team, Mr. Hayward said:
“I have picked these men with refer
ence to the manner in which they ac
tually played their own positions, not
because of the way in which they
might have held down other positions.
O. A. C. does not figure in my selec
tion because I have not seen their
.bunch in action, although some of
them may be sufficiently good to war
rant favorable mention.
“Jamison, of Oregon, as forward,
deserves the position of captaincy.
In spite of the fact that he has been
saddled with the best sticktight
guards in the league, more baskets are
listed to his credit than have been ac
quired by any other Northwest player.
Staatz is fast, an accurate shot, and
would make an excellent partner for
Jamison.
“For center there seems no doubt in
my mind but that Fenton is the log
ical man for the place. He has easily
distanced all others playing his posi
tion in the matter of point gaining,
having run up 95 points for Oregon in
conference games. Only in the second
match with U. of W. in Seattle was
he outclassed, when Savage ran up
one tally against the big Oregon
man’s zero.
“Sims of Oregon, and Keeler of
Washington, I would name for guards.
Keeler is the best stick-tight man in
the league, while Sims is fast, plays
the floor and dribbles and shoots
well.”
APRIL FROLIC POSTPONED
UNTIL APRIL TWENTY-SIX
The April Frolic, which was to have
been on March 29, has been postponed
owing to the fact that the Stanford de
is extremely undesirable to bring two
student body affairs into conflict in
bate take place that evening, and it
be held April 26.
Seid Back, Jr., ’07, one of Portland’s j
foremost citizen. Mr. Back is a rela
tive of two former students of Ore
eon, Harry Ding, ex-13, and “Bill”
Lai, ex-14.
PORTLAND SCHOOLS WOULD
ENTER JR. WEEK AQUATICS
The Canoe Club enthusiasts have
begun a search for a suitable location :
for their canoe house, which is de
sired adjacent to the campus.
With the opening up of the spring
sports, much interest is being- mani
fested in canoing, and it is the hope
of the club that the house be erected
in the near future, in order that every
thing be in readiness for the Canoe
Carnival during Junior Week End.
Lincoln High, Portland Academy,
Jefferson High School, Columbia Uni
versity, and the Eugene High School
have asked to enter teams in the ca
noe and swimming contests at the
Junior Carnival. If the Athletic
Council gives its consent, the entries
will be accepted.
Miss Barbara Booth has cards out
for an “at home” Saturday.
BASKETBALL PAYS WELL
Manager Geary, by Careful Economy,
Turns In $110 Profit to Student
Body.
By dint of judicious management
and at the cost of many mental con
tortions, Graduate Manager Geary is
able to report for basketball $110 sur
plus. Compared to the financial re
sults of preceding seasons this is a
small fortune. Last year basketball
cost the university $60, and the mem
ory of man runneth not to the days
when this game paid for itself.
The Harrisburg game at home
brought $65, the Willamette games
$60, the Inland Empire trip about
$50, and the Washington game $133.
When Idaho came down here, however,
Geary saw his credit column dwind
ling over half a century’s worth, for
3liq '0 ’S 'M IPPJAVO ;sod uoqi
the dust. These losses were recouped
on Washington’s visit for the closing
games. The final struggle took place
before a $200 crowd, though the dance
immediately after was a considerable
drawing card. These are the principal
items of expense and profit, incident
als costing over $60. On the conference
schedule there was just about an even
break.
ZEDNIGK AWARDS U. 0.
Declares He made a Mistake in This
Morning’s Oregonian—O. A. C.
Must Lose.
As Oregon’s claim to the basketball
championship was based upon the
statement of Victor Zednick, that
games scheduled after the conference
season had opened, would not count in
the percentage makeup, naturally the
Oregon students were thrown into con
sternation by the statement of Zed
nick in the Oregonian this morning
that O. A. C. deserved the champion
ship. The atmosphere, however, is
cleared by Zednick himself, who, in
answer to Geary’s telegram of in
quiry as to why he changed his form
er stand on the matter, sent the fol
lowing telegram this afternoon:
Seattle, Wash., March 20, 1912.—
Graduate Manager Geary, Eugene
Oregon: I had overlooked the fact
that 0. A. C. had signed two of her
games after the conference season
had opened. Games scheduled after1
the season has commenced do not
count in the percentage makeup;
therefore these two games of O. A.
C.’s cannot be counted and O. A. C.
cannot be awarded the conference
championship in basketball upon the
percentage basis.
Victor Zednick.
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SWEET CHARITY ALL
SMILES AT SUCCESS
OF BIG COUNTY FAIR
GYM IN GALA ATTIRE FOR SEC
OND ANNUAL AUGMENTATION
OF BUNGALOW FUND
20TH CENTURY DANCES GATHER DIMES
Minstrel Show Proves Desired Oppor
tunity for the WTise and Other
wise.
“There was a sound of revelry by
night,
And Oregon’s ’Varsity had gathered,
then
Her beauty and her chivalry; and
bright
The lights shone o’er fair women and
brave men.”
—-Apologies to Byron.
The night was last Saturday, and
the source of the aforementioned
sound of revelry was the second an
nual County Fair for the benefit of
the Y. W. C. A. bungalow fund.
Eclipsing, both financially and artis
tically, the success of last year’s fair,
Saturday night’s entertainment was
a reproduction in miniature of the
scenes of New York’s Coney Island
scenes.
“Bill’ Hayward’s academy was
transformed almost beyond recogni
tion, until it resembled, as the adver
tisements promised, the Midway at a
County Fair. Every available corner
and ante-room was occupied by some
species of device for the extraction
of coin from the multitude; and
through it all moved the merry mas
queraders—clowns, cowboys, “rubes,”
Oriental dancers—while painted and
padded masculine pretenders in fe
male disguise rubbed elbows with the
bona fide representatives of the gen
tler sex.
It was tnis general enwiusiuBm
with which the Varsity men and wo
men entered into the spirit of the
evening which assured its success.
Miss Ermel Miller, President of the
college Y. W. C. A., estimates that
$235 was cleared for the fast grow
ing bungalow fund. Last year about
an even $200 was realized.
The attractions were varied, but
the general tendency of the present
age toward terpsichorean forms of
entertainment was clearly discerni
ble. Nearly every show offered as
its chief attraction some more or less
spicy dance, and all the modern in
novations in the “tripping of the
light, fantastic toe” were introduced,
from the “Texas Tommy” of the Sig
ma Chis, to the “O. A. C. Rag.”
Practically every fraternity and so
rority in the University was repre
sented by some form of attraction.
The Beta Theta Pi’s led in the mat
ter of gate receipts with their show,
“Jardin de Paris,” but their expenses
were also heavy. This attraction
was a voluptuous scene of Baccha
nalian revelry, participated in by half
a dozen more or less attractive im
personations of female loveliness.
Another most popular resort was
the “Orpheum” production, which was
staged in the handball court and con
sisted of vocal and instrumental mu
sic, feats of magic, and the ever pres
ent “Turkey Trot.”
The “Texas Tommy” show fur
nished bv the Sigma Chis, and “Jack,
the Grabber,” the Fiji attraction, were
both frankly on the “bunco” order,
and caused great merriment. “Hell”
was given by the Acacias, and al
most everybody went. The Sigma
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