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BASKETBALL Washington State vs. Uni versity of Oregon. Wed nesday and Thursday evenings. Games called at 8 o’clock. OREGON EMERALD IMPORTANT Student Body Meeting. Tomorrow at ten o’clock. PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1913. Vol. XIV; No. 60 GtPIl SIMS’ MEN TO Pitt W. S. G. FIVE TEAM IN FAIR SHAPE—GEORGE STEVENSON WILL BE TRIED OUT AT CENTER W. S. G. REPORTED STRONG Blackman Plans Organized Rooting— Sims Favors Scheme as Helpful to Players. With Fenton, the big center, around whom the development of team work depended, unable to play in either game, the University basketball team will meet the Washington State Col lege five tomorrow and Thursday evenings, in two more attempts to add a little lustre to a dingy record of defeat. Besides the incapacity of Fenton, whose bruised back was made worse by an osteopath, Bradshay, the big guard, has a hard luck contribution in the shape of two badly blistered feet, that show up his playing. The rest of the men are in good shape, even Boylen has forgotten the ab ?ence of his tooth. New Center Is Possibility. Hayward is a sphinx as to his final fine up; Love, the W. S. C. center, is a moose, so Bill says, and as a result he gave George Stevenson, a big, rangy six footer, a thorough try-out this afternoon, for the purpose of get ting a line on him as a pivotal possi bility. As to the remainder of the line up, it is a question of matching wits with the Pullman crowd. Samp son and Lowry are two powerful run ning guards, and may necessitate a shake up in the forward crowd for Oregon. The W. S. C. team was beaten last evening by Washington in Seattle, nnd should they make a decided effort tonight to avoid further damage to their pearly clean slate, Hayward figures that the invaders will be in poor shape for their tangle here. (Continued on last page.) CONTEST ROTES MADE Bt : ;u'tt Prize Committee Makes Reg ulations and Suggests Subjects. Regulations governing the compe tition for the Bennett prize were an nounced this morning by the faculty committee in charge of the choice of subjects and conditions of the con test. The Bennett prize is awarded each year from a fund given the Uni versity by the late Philo Sherman Bennett, of New Haven, Connecticut, for the best essay written by any student upon principles of free gov ernment. The prize this year will be awarded about the middle of June. Last year Oscar Haugen, ’14, of Portland, won the first prize money. The subjects recommended by the committee for this year, are “Sug gestions Toward the Solution of the Race Problem in the South,” “What Will the Opening of the Panama Ca nal Mean to the Pacific Northwest,” “Woman in the Twentieth Century Democracy,” “Oregon and Conserva tion,” and “The Emergence of the Continuing Progressive.” The rules laid down for the congest this year specify that two thousand words shall be the minimum, and that the papers shall be filed with the Reg istrar on or before the third Monday in May. A pseudonym shall be used on the paper proper, Dut with the real name of the contestant in a sealed envelope. References must be cited exactly for all statement of fact, and the committee will withhold the prize, should it consider that no paper mer its the award. WITH MAJORITY OF FRESHMEN DORM FACES INTERNAL STRIFE Report Is That Several Men Are Seeking Outside Lodging—Matron Not Worried. Twenty-five men, half of the pres ent population of the University Dor mitory, are said to be planning to leave and seek board elsewhere as the reoiilt ui an announcement made yes terday by the matron, Mrs. Elizabeth Prescott, that certain students would be expelled from the Dormitory if there were any further manifesta tions of the apparently popular Dorm game of “rough house.” It seems that several rooms have been “stacked” recently, and the complaint of the inmates to Mrs. Prescott brought forth the ultimatum men tioned above. It is understood that part of the students included are al ready on probation. The announcement had a contrari wise effect, however, for several up perclassmen and a number of Fresh men promptly announced their inten tion to leave. The latter, under the leadership of Chester Fee and Harry Crain, are understood to be out this afternoon looking for a house in which to start a boarding club of their own. Mrs. Prescott, when interviewed this afternoon, said that the reports were greatly exaggerated. “There has been considerable disorder in the Dormitory this year, due largely to the fact that Freshmen are in the majority, and that bath tubbing or similar disciplining measures are not allowed, have become so obstreperous as to interfere unduly with the stu dies of others. OREGON LOSE5FOURTH GAME 10 WASHINGTON 29 TO 15 FINAL SCORE IN SATUR DAYS GAME WITH U. OF W. Washington Center Runs 14 of Total Tally—Tomorrow and Thursday Set for W. S. C. The University of Washington bas ketball team defeated the varsity five for the fourth time this season, when they won an easy 29 to 15 game, Sa turday night, in the local gymnasium. The contest was too uneven to be par ticularly interesting, although there were several Oregon rallies in the sec ond half, which were encouraging to the crowd of rooters, who had assem bled on the bleachers at the north end of the “gym.” The absence of Fen ton from the line-up was a great drawback to Oregon, as he had been depended upon to hold down Savage, the great Washington center, who scored 14 points for his team. Savage and Captain Byler were again the stars for the Northerners and seemed to have no difficulty in shooting bas kets from any point on the floor. For Oregon, Captain Sims and the two midget forwards, Brooks and Boylen, played the best game. Cap tain Sims scored 9 of the 15 points made by his team, while although Brooks and Boylen scored but one basket apiece, their work in covering the floor was remarkable, considering the hard game played the night be fore. Tomorrow and Thursday nights, Oregon will play Washington State College two games, and it is thought that the varsity will retrieve some of the lost honors, as Fenton may be able to enter the game. Summary of the game: Oregon. Washington. Boylen (2) ._...f.Byler (7) Brooks (2)..f.McFee (4) Walker (2).c.Savage (14) Bradshaw .g. Wand Sims (9).g.Fancher (4) Vosper, substitute, forward. Rice, substitute, guard. EARL NO! OFFERED REPORTS EXAGGERATE IMPORT ANCE OF ACTION OF GEARY IN SUBMITTING CONTRACT SEEKS DIRECT APPLICATION Oregon Committee Wants Understand ing With Earl When it Considers Other Applications. The football coach for next year is still an unsettled matter. Reports that Virgil Earl has been awarded the con tract are erroneous, although the terms of a contract have been sent to him for consideration. Manager Arthur M. Geary wrote to Mr. Earl, stating that he had no authority to let a con tract, but merely desires to state the proposition that the Athletic Council is willing to offer, that is $2,000 a year, as a salary for coach, which in cludes a position on the faculty. “There are 15 or 16 candidates for the position of football coach,” said Graduate Manager Geary, “five or six of whom are being carefully investi gated by the Coaching Committee of the Athletic Council, which is com posed of Dr. H. B. Leonard, Captain Bradshaw, and Manager Geai-y.” “Virgil Earl, or no man has been tendered the position as yet,” says Mr. Geary. “An effort has been made to ascertain whether Virgil Earl de sires to be considered among the can didates for the position, but no offer of a position has been made him. The work of the Coach Committee In in vestigating the candidates for the po sition of coach is preliminary in its nature, and must be ratified by the Athletic Council. “If Earl could be had at reasonable terms,” continued Mr. Geary, “it is certain that his candidacy would re ceive much attention from the coach ing committee . HE HUD DRAMATIC GLASS TO GIVE PLAY “Servant in the House,” Will be Put On at Eugene Theatre, Friday, March 7. The next play which is to be pre sented by the Dramatic Interpreta tion Class will be “The Servant in the House,” by Charles Raun Kennedy, March 7, in the Eugene Theatrr. The cast has been working on this play for some time. The characters represented are: James Ponsonby Makeshyfte, D. D., the most Reverend the Lord Bishop of Lancashire. .Alfred Skei The Reverend William Smythe, the vicar .Alexander Martin Auntie .Hilda Brant Mary .Their Niece Mr. Robert Smith, a gentleman of necessary cocupation. . Carlton Spencer Rogers, a page boy.Walter Dimm Manson, a butler.Prof. Reddie FROSH ELECT DELEGATES AND RE-ASSESS TAX LEVY Leslie Tooze and Allen O’Connell were elected Freshmen delegates to the Oratorical convention at New berg, at a Freshman class meeting this afternoon. The proposition of levying another fifty cent class tax to raise money for the class debt did not receive a single vote, but instead a motion was made and carried' to collect the formerD as sessed tax from the 100 members of the class who have not paid. BILL HAYWARD WANTED Bl GERMAN ATHLETES MAY BE VISITED BY DIEM. THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE GERMAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ONE OTHER CONSIDERED Germans Making Thorough Prepara tions to Build Up Team Which Can Compete With Americans. Bill Hayward, Oregon’s veteran trainer, is under consideration by the German Olympic committee, prepar ing to win the 1916 meet at Berlin, as one of two desirable men to train the German athletes. He will be vis ited this spring by Carl Diem, general secretary of the Olympic committee, who declares that Hayward may be induced to assume command of the German athletic forces. The news came to Hayward yester day, when he received from a friend in the east a clipping written by William G. Shepherd, a Berlin sports writer, who quotes Carl Diem. The latter says: “In addition to Dr. Alvin Kranz lein, I have heard much of William Hayward, of Oregon University, and expect to see both men in the spring. I hope to induce one to take charge of our athletes.” The Germans have already con j structed a gfieat half-million-dollar I stadium in Berlin in preparation for the 1916 Olympic meet. It has been constructed three years before it is needed. “Why the haste?” Mr. Diem was asked, after he had mentioned Hay ward. “We want to hold meets there to get used to the Stadium,” he admitted frankly. “We have arranged to teach i field sports in the public schools, and each spring and fall we will hold (Continued on last page.) TAKEN YET ON THE REFERENDUM i So Declares Campbell, Who Conferred With Raton at Salem on Return from Portland. President P. L. Campbell returned from Portland last evening, where he has been for several days on business, and visiting with Mrs. Campbell. He reports that everything is quiet in re gard to the referendum on the Uni versity appropriation. On his way back from Portland he stopped sev eral hours in Salem, where he con ferred with Representative Eaton, from Lane county. Mr. Eaton said, that nothing definite had been done as yet on the referendum movement, threatened by H. J. Parkison last Friday. “As far as I could learn,” said President Campbell, “no action has been taken yet to kill the appropria tions made by the Legislature. The leaders of the movement will prob ably not do anything for another week or two.” Harvard University and the Massa chusetts Agricultural College tied for first place in the Eastern Rifle League. West Virginia has finished first in the Western division for championship of the inter-collegiate rifle matches of the United States. Arlie Mucks, from Oshkosh, has decided to enter Wisconsin in prefer ence to Yale, Cotnell, qr Chicago. The addition of this athlete to Wis consin will add to the strength of Wisconsin in track and also be a big help in football. ° TIRED OF HIS ABSENCE, REYNOLDS’ TRUNK TAKEN TO CHI OMEGA HOUSE After Protracted Visit. Fraternity De cides to make His Return a .Memorable One. As the penalty for an unusually pro tracted absence from the Beta Theta 1’i house last Sunday, Charley Rey nolds, '14, was compelled to trudge home with his trunk late Sunday evening, after that receptacle had been deposited upon the Chi Omega porch, full of his personal belongings. Suspecting that the nearby soror ity house was the retreat of the ab sent one, and highly incensed by the scant attention given his fraternity brothers, the dire plan of revenge and retaliation was planned and exe cuted by them under cover of dark ness. Without discretion as to choice of articles transported, a large stor age trunk and three much battered suit cases were brought into action. With stealthy tread the much labeled instruments of embarrassment were softly deposited beside the door; to await the return of Reynolds. In due time he found them, and with Earl Fortmi’ler as his Jeff, the trunk was brought home. Greek letter men in the State of Wisconsin are worrying about their chances of existence like those in Ohio, for a bill abolishing fraternities has been introduced into the Wiscon sin state legislature. Albany College will be represented in oratory by Miss .Jessie Telford at the State Inter-collegiate Oratorical Contest, which is to b<’ held at New berg. MUSTER'S WORK MEANS MUCH TO U. SHOWS FFICIENCY OF DEPART MENTS, SAYS SVARVERUD County Judge Thompson Also Inter ested in Work of Engineering Dept.—May Affect Policy. “The announcement of Dr. McAlis tr of his conclusions on road construc tion in this state means a great thing not only to the state and to Lane county,” declared M. Svarverud, of Eugene, president of the Lane Coun ty Good Roads Association, today, “but it means much to the Univer sity. It is a graphic example of the real work that is continually being carried on in the various depart ments. “If practical demonstration shows that what he said is true—and my acquaintance with Dr. McAlister con vinces me that it is true, for he is very conservative,—it is the end of macadam pavement and the bringing of hard surface in this state. “We have long known that maca dam is not the proper road for Ore gon because of the destructive action of our wet winters. The water cuts up the road and washes out the bind ing. That concrete roads—read hard surface pavement—can be construct ed in its stead, is one of the greatest boons not only to this county, but to the whole state. “The University's discovery will doubtless change the entire road pol icy of the county as soon as it can be demonstrated.” “If Dr. McAlister’s discoveries are true,” declared Judge Helmus W. Thompson, of I.ane county, it will mean a gTeat deal to the county.” Judge Thompson is one of Oregon’s most active good roads enthusiasts and controls the road policy in this county. Tobogganing is the favorite winter sport of the University of Wisconsin. A long slide, nearly perfect, has been built down Observatory Hill, out upon Lake Mendota. BASEBALL PRACTICE 10 SHOT TOMORROW LACK OF FUNDS MAY PREVENT ATHLETIC COUNCIL FROM HIRING PROFESSIONAL COACH TOWN NINE TO PLAY VARSITY Candidates for Team Sufficient to Gratify Chandler—Must Look for Shortstop. The first baseball practice of the season is called by Captain Ben Chandler for Wednesday afternoon. The grounds will be put into condi tion Monday and Tuesday. The coach question will come before the Athletic Council this week, but Oregon’s chances for a professional coach are meagre because of the ex isting financial conditions of the Stu dent Body. Should the Athletic Council fail to provide a coach, Cap tain Chandler will doubtlessly be given charge of the squad. This plan was successfully worked out last year when Captain Homer Jamison brought the Varsity through the season with out defeat. A town team, organized by Ralph Newland, will be available to give the Varsity weekly practice. The inter-fraternity games will be gin in about three weeks. At pres ent the cup is in possession of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and should they win it again, it will become per manent property. Arrangements are under way for a series of inter-class games to be played immediately. The tour of the Inland Empire dur ing the spring vacation will make places on the team hotly contested. This trip includes games with Wil lamette University, Multnomah Club, Washington State College, Gonzago College, and University of Washing ton. The candidates that have announced themselves for the team are: Catcher, Motschenbacher, Reed, and Thatcher; pitcher, Weldh, Tuerck, L. Bigbee, and Provost; first base, Fenton and Billings; second base, Cornell and Buck Bigbee; short stop, no candi dates; third base, Anunsien; outfield, Captain Chandler, Mount, Kirk, and Vosper. SOPHS HOLD ELECTION Elect Geisler Treasurer and Choose Class Orators for Oratorical Contest. At a special meeting of the Sopho more class in Dr. Schmidt’s room yesterday afternoon, Carlyle Geisler was elected class treasurer to suc ceed Clark Hawley, who has gone to California. James Donald, of Baker, and Hazel Tooze, of Oregon City, were elected to represent the class at the annual inter-collegiate oratorical contest at Newberg, March 7. A motion to award class debaters the class numerals was the subject of considerable discussion, and finally passed with the amendment that the team be awarded the numerals, pro viding they win. This was intended to promote further interest in the coming try-outs for the Sophomore Freshman debate. A motion was carried to the effect that the numerals be ordered and awarded to those earning them last year. The executive committee was empowered to interpret the provision in the class constitution awarding numerals to the members of the Glee Club. Stanford’s former Hawaiian catcher is trying out for the position of backstop with the University of Chi cago.