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EMERALD
VOL. XV.
EUGENE, ORE., SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1914.
No. LXXI.
VARSITY WINS
CLOSE MEET
TRACK MEN DOWN M. A. A. C.
ATHLETES BY SCORE
70-61
N'CLURE RUNS NILE IN 4:20
Boylen, Payne, Loucks, Parsons
Stuller, Telford Get Firsts
for “U” Muirhead, Philbrook
Bellah, MsClure star for club
(By Willard Shaver)
Surprise and thrills characterized
the second annual dual meet be
tween Multnomah and Oregon when
the latter won out this afternoon by
a score of 70 to 61. Multnomah had
the lead up until the next to the
last event when Oregon won out by
taking first and second in the javelin.
Boylen, of Oregon, surprised the
stands by taking both of the sprints
from Hummell of Multnomah, the
century being run in the fast time
of 10 1-5 seconds.
The real thrill was the first track
event, the mile. Langley and Payne
of Oregon, and McClure running for
Multnomah started at a half mile
pace, Langley taking the lead the
first quarter.
Payne led the second quarter and
the first half was finished in 2:07.
Payne then held the lead until the
straightaway on the last lap when
he was overtaken by McClure with
in twentv yards* of the finish. Mc
Clure having a little more sprint
than Payne, finished a scant yard
In the lead. Time: 4:20.
This is the Coast record but it will
not stand, not being run in a confer
ence meet.
Muirhead was Multnomah’s star,
taking both hurdles and tying for
second in the high jump. Boylen
by taking both sprints was Oregon’s
high point man.
Telford came within a few inches
of equalling the college record in the
javelin and Loucks ran the quarter
in exceptionally fast time for such
early season work.
Dr. Stewart, the Oregon trainer,
was an interested spectator of the
meet.
The summary of events follows: —
Mile run: McClure (Multnomah)
1st; Payne, (O) 2nd; Langley (O)
3rd; Time 4:20.
Shot Put: Philbrook (Multnomah)
1st; Cook (O) 2nd; Grant (O) 3rd;
Distance 42 feet 1 inch.
100 Yard Dash: Boylen (O) 1st;
Cohn (Multnomah) 2nd; Hummell
(Multnomah) 3rd. Time 10 1-5 sec.
440 Yard Dash: Loucks (O) 1st;
Staub (Multnomah) McConnell (O)
Time 50 2-5.
120 Yd. Hurdles: Muirhead (Mult
nomah) 1st; Hummell (Multnomah)
2nd; Fee (O) 3rd. Time 15 2-5.
220 Yd. Dash: Boylen (O) 1st;
Cohn (Multnomah) 2nd; Shieahan
(O). Time 22 4-5 sec.
Pole Vault: Bellah (Multnomah)
1st; Fee (O) 2nd; Magone (Mult
nomah) 3rd Height 12 feet 1 inch.
Discus: Philbrook (Multnomah)
1st; Cook (O) 2nd; Runquist (O)
3rd. Distance 12 8 feet 8 inches.
220 Hurdles: Muirhead (Multno
mah) 1st; Hummell (Multnomah)
2nd; Hamstreet (O) 3rd; Time 26
1-5 seconds.
Half Mile: Nelson (O) 1st; Mc
Connell (O) 2nd; McClure (Multno
mah) 3rd; Time 2:09 4-5.
Javelin Throw: Telford (O) 1st;
o Cook (O) 2nd; Bellah "(Multnomah)
3rd. Distance 168 feet 10 inches.
High Jump: Stullen (O) 1st; Ma
gone and Muirhead tie for second;
Height 5 feet 10 1-2 inches.
2 Mile: Payne (O) 1st; Fox (Mul
tnomah) 2nd; Pack (O) 3rd; Time
10:04.
Broad Jump: Parsons (O) 1st;
Cohn (Multnomah) 2nd; Bellah
(Multnomah) 3rd. Distance 21 feet
8 inches.
Relay conceded to Oregon.
“NUTS” AMONG STUDENTS
FORM ORGANIZATION
Society .Recently Formed Has
Gold Peanut as Sign of
Membership
“I’m a nut.”
This erpression, coupled with a
mysterious movement of the fingers
over the cerebral regions is the ex
ternal evidence of the new “nut”
on the campus during the last week.
Members of the organization say
that it is very exclusive and that
only the select “nuts” can qualify
for membership. It is said that the
society had its inception in Portland
during Spring Vacation.
The pin of the “nuts” is a gold
peanut, covering the heart.
“Rural School Organization” was
the title of the speech given by Dr.
Joseph Schaefer to the Oregon Civic
League in Portland Friday night. To
night Dr. Schaefer will address the
School Master’s Club in Gold Hill.
MICHIGAN AND CORNELL
CANCEL NOVEL MEEI
Accident to Glider Prevents
Aviation Contest Between
Two Colleges
The Michigan-Cornell aviation
meet, which was scheduled to be
held in Ithaca some time next month,
has been cancelled, as the result of
an accident to the new glider which
the Michigan club has been building.
The machine had just been completed
when the smash-up occurred. L. C.
Wilcoxen, ’16E, was iip on a trial
flight when a wire broke,' and the
machine crashed to the ground from
a 25 foot height, smashing it beyond
repair.
This aviation meet would have
been the first intercollegiate contest
in the history of the flying game.
KANSAS FRATERNITIES
MAY HAVE TO PAY TAXES
Have Hitherto Been Exempt as
College Literary
Societies
(University of Kansas April 24)
As a result of the denial of Judge
C. A. Smart of a new trial in the
fraternity taxation case, the county
will carry the case to the supreme
court.
The members of the state tax
commjission Sam. T. Howe, J. A.
Burnett, and J. H. Hostetler, were in
Lawrence between trains yesterday
and advised County Attorney Tmick
to file notice of an appeal immed
iately.
Heretofore the fraternities and
sororities have been exempt from
the tax rolls as “college literary and
secret societies.” but the fact on
which the county expects to base its
success in an appeal is that the fra
ternity properties are owned not by
the fraternities, organized for the
purpose of holding the properties.
The members are always fraternity
men, but they are alumni and not
students.
COACH BEZDEK AND JAY
McCORMICK GO FISHING
Accompanied by Varsity Base
ball Players, Nimrods
Bag 30
Coach Hugo Bezdek, Jay McCor
mick, Dick Nelson and “Skeet” Big
bee spent today on the McKenzie and
returned tonight with a ca?tch of
something like thirty of the wily
mountain trout.
Taking advantage of the layoff of
the baseball team w'hich the coach
granted them today they thought
to take a little recreation in the
line of fishing. McCormick proved the
fisherman of the party getting the
majority of the catch. The Coach
claims to have captured four, Nel
son two, while Skeet’s number is un
known.
OREGON LEADS
IN CONFERENCE
BASEBALL FANS PICK VAR
SITY NINE FOR NORTH
WEST CHAMPIONS
WASHINGTON DEFEATS O.A.C.
Bezdek’s Team Has Strong In
field, Heavy Hitters and
Good String of Pitchers With
Which to Meet 0. A. 0.
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o Conference Standing o
o Western Division o
o Won Lost Pcc. o
o Oregon 2 0 1000 o
o Washington 1 2 333 o
o O. A. C. 0 1 000 o
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Oregon’s chances for winning the
conference championship in baseball
! are perhaps the best in years, and
if the team continuese to hit when
hits mean runs, and is consistent in
the stellar fielding that has char
acterized past performances Wash
ington and O. A. C. will have to earn
all the games they win.
Oregon’s infield looks the strong
est in the conference. “Skeet” Big
bee is unbeatable in his position and
his addition to the lemon yellow
aggregation will prove fatal to op
posing teams. He covers worlds of
ground and his heavy stickwork has
been noticeable in all the games in
vvhich he has thus far figured. Cor
nell is in better shape than he was
the first of the season and very
few grounders will get by him in
future contests. Annunsen is playing
che best game of his college career
at third and Nelson has got enough
college seasoning to allow him to
take care of first base ably.
In the outfield Fenton and Bryant
shine and all three gardeners are
more than ordinary hitters. Captain
Fenton is particularly strong on ex
tra base drives.
The Phenomenal hitter that has
been developed in previous seasons
is lacking in this years lineup, but
in his place comes a team, any mem
ber of which can hit and hit hard.
The end of the batting list is prac
tically as strong as the first and it
is hard to tell who will start an op
posing pitcher's downfall. Even
Oregon’s pitchers may be counted on
for hits when hits mean runs.
With Welch, Tuerck and Bigbee in
the box a better combination is hard
to beat. Tuerck is in the best condi
tion but Bigbee, who is inclined to
be a little wlid will be in good form
when the next conference games are
played here Junior Week End.
The close scores in the Washington
games and the defeat of O. A. C.
by Washington indicate that the race
for the championship honors will be
extremely keen but at present the
chances are largely in Oregon’s favor.
WALTER DIMM TO EDIT
ANNUALY. M. YEARBOOK
Special Canvass Will Be Made
To Obtain Features for
Publication
At the meeting of the cabinet of
the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday Walter
Dimm was elected editor of the an
nual hand book. Roy Stephen^ was
elected manager. Last year Dimm
was manager and Burleigh Cash ed
itor.
This students' handbook is publish
ed each year for the convenience of
the students, especially for the
Freshmen. In order to make it a
typical students’ book a canvass of
the students will be made to ascer
tain what features are most used.
Efforts will be made to make the
book better than last year’s. Ad
vertising of the merchants will pay
for the book.
DEBATERS GET
EVEN BREAK
SOPHS AND FROSH EACH
CAPTURE DECISION IN
DOUBLE CONTEST
FRESHMEN WINNERS I I 1913
Following Debate the Two Clas
ses Unite in Big Mix. Dance
and Social Keep Underclass
men Until Late Hour.
Sophomore and Freshman broke
even in their two debates held yes
terday afternoon and evening in Vil
lard Hall, the Sophomore affirma
tive team winning in the afternoon
and the Freshman affirmative win
ning in the evening. The decisions In
both contests were unanimous.
The embryo Websterites debated
on the question, Resolved, “That all
international disputes should be set
tled by arbitration.”
The members of the victorious
Sophomore team in the afternoon
debate were Cloyd Dawson, Leslie
Tooze and William Holt. They were
opposed by Ernest Watkins, McKin
ley Helm and Howard McCulloch,
members of the Freshman negative
team. The judges of the contest
were Professor E. W. Hope, Bert
Lombard and Ben Williams.
Affirmative Wins
In the evening debate, the Fresh
man affirmative was composed of
Nicholas Jaurcguy, Milton Stoddard
and Martin Nelson. Their Sopho
more opponents were Allen O'Con
nell, Prentiss Brown and Lamar
Toozd. The judges of this contest
were S. D. Allen, Professor Colin V.
Dyment and Fred Hardesty.
In both debates each speaker was
allowed eight minutes for construc
tive argument, while the leaders of
each team were given five minutes
for rebuttal and summary.
The first inter-class debate was
held last year and was won by the
Freshman team. The composition of
the team was the same as that
which lost to the Freshmen last
night.
Dance Follows Debate
Following the evening debate, an
under-class dance and basket social
was held in the gymnasium. Danc
ing continued until 11 o’clock, at
which time the baskets were raffled
off. Three auction blocks were set
up and the auctioneers, attired in
silk hats and “claw-hammers” sold
to the highest bidders. Bidding was
lively and the baskets sold in short
order. Scarcely a basket was sold
for less thau the maximum limit
price of 75 cents.
The proceeds of the social were
divided among the two classes.
It is planned to hold a similar get
together again next year.
DOUGHNUT LEAGUE OPENS
MONDAY WITH FIRST GAME
Kappa Sigs and Phi Delts Cross
Bats on Diamond for
First Honors
The first baseball game of the
Doughnut season will be played Mon
day between the Kappa Sigs and the
Phi Delts. The boys are getting Into
trim and have been spending hours
practising for the event. '
* Considerable interest Is shown
every year In this inter-fraternity
contest in which the majority of
the men in the University get to en
ter.
A silver cup goes to the winner
of the tournament which becomees
the permanent property of the club
winning'it in three consecutive years.
A second cup will constitute the
prize for the highest batting average
this year.
A large balance Is reported in the
treasury department of the League.
CO-ED SPENDS VACATION
IN SADDLE AND IN CAMP
70-Mile Ride in Two Days En
joyable Change From Col
lege Says Mrs. Baker
A horseback trip alone across the
Coast range, taken by Mrs. J. Albert
Baker, with a week in camp, consti
tuted what was probably the most
unique vacation spent by any of the
University women.
Mrs. Baker, who keeps her own
saddle horse for just such trips,
rode from Eugene to Tidewater, on
the Alsea river, a distance of 70
miles in less than two days. In spite
of the incessant rain and the lonely
uninhabited country through which
she passed, she declares that the ride
was an enjoyable change from the
college routine of a sophomore.
The week was spent in the gov
ernment camp, where Mr. Baker is
stationed with a crew examining
land in the Siuslaw national forest,
which has been applied for as home
steads.
Mrs. Baker returned Sunday aft
ernoon after an absence of ten days.
WASHINGTON HANGS 4-3
DEFEAT OVER ON 0. A. C.
First of Two Games of Series Is
Loosely Played Says
Report
Washington won her first confer
ence baseball game Friday afternoon
and O. A. C. lost her first when the
Seattleites finished the game by a
4 to 3 score at Seattle.
The game was loosely played and
opened up with two three baggers
Williams, the O. A. C. pitcher, by
Thompson and Patton of Washing
ton.
Six hits were secured off Wil
liams in the game and five off Bry
ant of Washington. Williams and
Bryant each struck out five men.
Washington’s fielding was much
better than in the games with Ore
gon, only two errors being chalk
ed up against them while 0. A. C.
made three. The second game was
played today.
Summary R H E
Washington 4 6 2
O. A. C. 3 s5 3
OLD AND NEW CABINETS
WILL CONFER SUNDAY
Gale Seaman, Coast Secretary
to Talk Over Plans for
Coming Year.
A conference of the new Y. M.
cabinet, the old cabinet and all the
committee men has been called by
Charles Koyle for Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. Gale Seaman, coast
student secretary on the internation
al committee, will be present and
talk over the plans for the coming
year. To this number Is Invited all
interested in the Association work.
Mr. Seaman arrives tomorrow and
will be the guest of Charles Koyl.
Sunday evening he will speak at the
Epworth League meeting at the
Methodist church at 7:15 o’clock.
MANY WANT MUSIC JOBS
Applications Come to l’rof. Lyman
From Kussia and Germany.
; "One Application for a position in
the music department received this
week came from St. Petersburg, Rus
sia. Another came from Berlin, Ger
many, two from Chicago, and three
others have arrived from the eastern
part of the United States” said Pro
fessor Lyman, head of the Music De
partment in the University.
"This Is just an example of the
requests which come In frequently
from all over the world. People are
anxious to obtain positions in West
ern schools, and I attribute the many
applications largely to this fact,” said
Prof. Lyman.
OREGON HAN
WINS CONTEST
MORRIS GETS FIRST PLAGE
IN STATE PEACE ORATOR
ICAL EVENT
NEW YORK TRIP IS PRIZE
Varsity Representative to Give
Oration at Lake Mohonk in
May, With Four Other Speak
ers From Other Sections.
Victor Morris, Oregon 3 represen
tative at the Oregon State Peace
Oratorical Contest, held in Portland
April 23, was awardeu first place
by five of the six judges of the con
test over the representatives of nine
other Northwest colleges.
First place gives Morris, who is
a junior in the University and also
attends the Eugene Hi le University,
the first prize money which is $75
and also the privilege of representing
the Pacific Coast at the annual Nat
ional Intercollegiate Oiutoiiual con
test which will be held at Lake
Mohonk, New York, May 27.
This .contest is now an annual at*
lair held in Oregon and much Interest
is being shown by the colleges and
universities ol the Pacific Northwest
in the subject of Peace.
Representatives from lnstite
tiuus over the United States will
meet at Rake Mohouk this year in the
endeavor to capture the prises award
ed to the orators according to their
ranking in the opinion of the Judges
who will pass on the merits of the
orations.
The prizes range In varying
amounts from $40 to $100, each of
the live contestants receiving a prise.
The colleges and universities
which sent representatives to Port
land for the State contest are: Wil
iiamette University, Reed (College,
Oregon Agricultural College, Albany
College, Pacific College, Eugene Bible
University and University of Ore
gon.
NO DEBATE WILL BE HELD
WITH WASHINGTON CO-EDS
Annual Forensic Contest Post
poned on Account of Mis
understandings
The co-ed debate with the Univer
sity of Washington will not be held
this year as the result of a misunder
standing in the contract. Graduate
Manager Horr, of the University of
Washington student body, telegraph
ed Dean Walker Monday that the
University of Washington would sup
port no more debates this year.
“There was no contract at the first
of the year,” explained Coach Rob
ert Prescott, “and we got what we
thought was a contract but .he terms
were not plain and, as a -esult there
was a misundersanding as to who
should pay the expense*, this year.
Two years ago, according to the con
tract, Washington should have paid
Oregon’s expenses but the contract
was not complied with, Oregon pay
ing her own expenses. Last year
when Washington camo down here
we were eveneu up by having Wash
ington pay her own experts.”
The old contract w. i renewed this
year and Prof. Prescott said that
Washington had apparent^ believ
ed that Oregon was to pry the ex
penses this year. When the contract
was explained Washington refused to
pay the expenses, because when her
budget was made up last fall no pro
vision was made for co-ed debating.
“For this reason tne debate will
be postponed one year,” stated Coach
Prescott. "However, the University of
Washington has signified her willing
ness to enter into a dual debate next
year and we expect to go ahead and
sign up a contract for two or three
years.”