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Oregon Daily Emerald ___•• ____________ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1921. VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 15 LYLE PALMER RICH MAN IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION TESTS Exceptional Scores Shown By Oregon Men in Recent Ability Contests MANY EXCUSED FROM GYM New Trials in December Will Feature Teams of Five From Organizations Ninety-seven men out of one hun dred and eighty two who took the physical ability tests in the department of physical education passed with a sufficiently high grade to allow them to be exempt from regular gymnasium class work, according to H. A. Scott, who had charge of the tests. These men now have the right to choose any sport they wish to take the place of their required gymnasium class work. Lyle Palmer, a sophomore from Ba ker, easily proved himself the high man in the tests. His score card showed that he finished near the top of nearly 100. Harry L. Meyer, a freshman from Portland, took honors for second place with a total of 8S points to his credit. Palmer was a member of last year’s water polo team which held the Mult nomah Club squad to a tie. He was also one of the principal sprinters on the regular swimming team. Oregon Men Kate High “The outcome of these tests show that the men of Oregon have excep tionally high physical ability,” declared Mr. Scott. “The high scores and the large number of men who passed the tests successfully came as a complete surprise to this department. We are gratified with the material with which we have to work.” “The tests as given are such as will bring out the real physical ability of the men taking them,” Scott said. The events which every man had to enter were: vault, high jump, rope climb, 200-yard dash and a 100 yard swim. They were run off with little or no rest between events so that every thing that the man possessed was necessary to make a good Teeord. Organizations to Compete It is the wish of the department that men practice on the events so that they may shoot at the high record set up by Palmer. New trials will be held in December. At that time five-man teams from the various organizations will compete. The scores from this competition are to apply to the Dough nut League Cup which will be awarded at the end of the school year. Due to the fact that several men have not fully completed their tests the gym department feel that twenty more men at least will soon be added to the high score list. Palmer’s time of 1:04 in the hundred yard swim stands as the best mark made in that event during the tests. Enke made the swim in 1.27 which is also above the average time. Other exceptional marks of the meet are: high jump, Grant 5:4; vault, Wells, 7:4, Barnett, 7:0ffi rope climb, Worthen, 10 flat, Matheson, 10 flat. Those who made more than 50 points in the tests were: Bu:rnett, Branstet ter, Burton, Q. Burton, Beatie, Dedman, Enke, Erickson, Fraley, Gross, Jest, Kuhn, Eggleson, H. Meyer, McRae, J. S. Newball, C. J. Peerce, J. Pearson, L. Palmer, Peek, Royles, J. F. Rose, Strane, Harry Smith. K. Smith, D. Stevenson, Shaffer, Water. R. J. Mc Arthur, and Page. UNIVERSITY PRAISED BY RAILROAD PRESIDENT William Sproule of Southern Pacific Is Charmed With View of Woman’s Building “The University of Oregon is of growing value to the state and Eugene, and the city is lucky to have the Uni versity as an asset,” was the statement of William Sproule, president of the Southern Pacific railroad, who was a campus visitor /on Saturday. Mr. Sproule, who was shown over the cam pus by President P. L. Campbell, ex pressed himself as charmed by the Uni versity. The Woman’s building in par ticular met with the favor of Mr. Sproule, who stated that he had seldom seen a building which combined utility with beauty to such an unusual extent. “The enrollment of about 2,000 stu dents this year, with a teaching staff of about 175, makes this University large enough to develop the true col lege spirit and yet not so large as to deprive the students of the benefits that come from contact and associa tion with the trained minds of the educators on the University staff,” concluded Mr. Sproule. INEZ KING HOLDS STAKES; SHE IS $2 TO THE GOOD O. A. C. and University Men Bet on Game; Oregana Editor Comes Home With Their Money Inez King, editor of this year's Ore gana and well known journalistic stu dent, has conscientious objections to i gambling. She thinks that it is just one of those things that isn’t being done and she has never been known to sit in a poker game or to shake dice and even the fascinating little top does not attract her. But as she was sitting between a University and an O. A. C. man at the game in Portland Saturday and as they were each betting a dollar she could not help but ask if she could I hold stakes. i Inez says that it was not her gambl ing instinct that made her ask if it were a tie would she win the money. I But they agreed to this and Inez came ihome with the two dollars which all | goes to show that Inez has an eye for j business and should have been manager | of the Oregana. FAOSHlilTM TODAY YEARLINGS TO MEET MT. ANGEL NEXT SATURDAY Outlook Not Bright For ’25 Victory; Punting Weak and Plays , Need Smoothing This afternoon the freshman eleven i will test its strength against- the Var ■ sitv in scrimmage on Hayward field. The game with Mt. Angel comes next ! Saturday and a lot of hard drill will be ; necessary to put the men into first class condition. Mt. Angel defeated Columbia Uni versity of Portland 7-6 last Saturday on the Mt. Angel field and Coach*Wil liams’ proteges are in no condition to meet them. The freshmen are espec ially weak in punting. Lovelace seems to be their best bet, and while he sends the pig skin soaring at times, he is far from consistent. In straight line plays the frosh need more practice to smooth out the rough places. Neither Coach Williams nor Brandenberg are satis fied with the way they put the plays across. For the most part the aspi rants are not well enough acquainted with their respective positions to work to the best advantage in the different formations. . Must Turn out to ±ioia Places Some of the better men are failing to turn out regularly for practice, and according to Coach Brandenberg this seeming lade of interest will not be tolerated. If the men expect to fill places on the squad they will have to turn out every night, otherwise their places will be taken by the less bril liant but more consistent contestants. A man cannot expect to miss practice for three of four consecutive days and then make the squad unless there is some good reason why he was not out. The freshmen will have at least one scrimmage against the Varsity eleven this ^veek, and more if it can be ar ranged. Baz is confident that he can wjjip them into something of an ag gregation machine before Saturday, but he is relying a great deal on their fight. Straight Football to be Flayed Straight football will be played and few if any open plays as there is too much chance for fumbles among the green gridsters. Bucking up against the letter men will give them a chance to pick out and strengthen their weak places as no other practice can. Later on in the week a tentative line up will be given out. At present the j contenders for places are too evenly matched. Also some of the men are suf fering from slight injuries which may (prevent them temporarily from making [places on the team. FRESHMEN WIN $40 PRIZE Margaret Skavlan Writes Third Best Essay in State Name Contest A cash prize of $40 for the third best essay on “The Origin of the Name Oregon,’ in a contest recently con ducted by the Oregon State Historical i society was awarded to Margaret Skav lan, a freshman in the school of jour nalism. The essay with Miss Skavlan’s picture appeared in last Sunday 's is sue of the Oregonian. Its style and quality were favorably spoken of by faculty members who read the essay. Miss Skavlan graduated from Jeffer son high school, Portland, last June. PHI MU ALPHA INSTALLED Ptd Chapter Established on Oregon Campus by National Secretary With Casey Lutton, national secre tary of Phi Mu Alpha as the installing officer, Psi chapter of that organization was installed on the Oregon campns, Sunday afternoon. After the installa tion Mr. Lutton spoke to the chapter on the subject of “American Music” and urged that the organization do all in its power to encourage the interest in things musical at the University. CALIFORNIA TAKES HARO FOUGHT GAME FROM FLEET TEAM Victory Makes Four Straight Wins for Bruins So Far This Year SIX MEN OUT WITH INJURIES Coach Complains of Hard Luck Many Lettermen Play on Victorious Elevens University of California, Berkeley, Oct. 17.—(P. I. N. S.)—California de feated the Pacific Fleet eleven 21-10 Saturday in the hardest fought game of the season. During the first quarter the Navy went through the Blue and Gold line repeatedly for downs ending with a field goal by Bill Ingram, for mer All-American fullback. In the second quarter Toomev re placed Bell and went 15 yards through the Navy line for the first California score. The Bruins scored again in the second quarter when Bell carried the ball over from the 3-yard line following a 50 yard run by Nichols. Bell made the third California score after a series of line bucks. The final Navy score was made as the result of two forward passes. Pays Price for Victories The California Varsity had three victories to it’s credit previous to the Navy game, with wins over St. Mary’s 21-0,-the Olympic club 14-0 and Nevada 51-6. Coach Andy Smith has had to pay a stiff price for these victories, how ever, as at present six of his best men are laid up for periods ranging from two weeks to the entire season. Perhaps the greatest loss is that of “Brick” Muller, end, who was clipped from behind in the Nevada game and broke the fibula, a small bone in the leg. This injury will keep him out of the game for at least six weeks and pos sibly for the entire season. Whitter, fullback, broke his ankle in an early season scrimmage and will be on the bench for the rest of the season. Cline, quarterback, is due for two weeks rest. Eells, halfback, sprained his ankle badly and will be on the bench for three weeks, Engebretson has a bad shoul der which will keep him on the side lines for a month, while O’Brien, quar terback, is slowed down by a strained hip. Hard Luck Experienced ‘‘Never before in my career as a foot ball coach have I experienced such hard ]uck” is the way Coach “Andy” Smith expresses it. It is a formidable array of cripples to say the least. So far the Bears have been playing a defen sive game entirely relying on the long punts of “Archie” Nesbit to keep the ball in the opponents territory. With the opening of the conference games it is probable that they will have to take matters into their own hands. Fifteen lettermen plus several last year’s freshmen and second string men have comprised the thus far victorious eleven. From last year’s freshmen “Don” Nichols has developed into a shifty and elusive open field runner. When given the ball he has consistently g’ained ground and in the Olympic club game made a spectacular 65 yard run. Morrison, veteran fullback, was out of things on account of a bad leg, but is again able to be back in the game. He is a heavy line plunger and his punts average '50 yards. The other backfield positions are being filled by Nesbit, Toomey, Erb, Bell and Van Sant. Many Try for Positions On the line Captain “Fat” Latham is playing at center, Clark and Cramner are holding down the guard positions. At end, Berkev is going strong with “Brodie” Stephens on the other end. As substitute Hufford is making a strong bid for a berth. McMillan was shifted to end after Muller’s injury. McMillan is an All-American and is fast and can catch passes. He has all the qualifications of a good end. JACOBSON TO EDIT PAPER Oregon Graduate, on Way to Dinuba, CaL, Visits Fraternity Jake Jacobson, ’21, visited at the Kappa Theta Chi house last week on his way to Dinuba, California, where he will be editor of the Advocate. Dinuba is a city of about twelve hun dred inhabitants in the San Joaquin valley, near Fresno. When in college Jacobson was a major in journalism. He was on the Emerald staff, won his Emerald “O”, and last year was news service editor. He was on the Varsity baseball team two years. Jacobson who was in the air serviee during the war, spent the summer as a flyer in the Forest PatroL Big Three Who Are Whipping Bears Into Condition to Battle Oregon Courtesy of Daily Californian. Left to right: “Boles”, Rosenthal, “Nibs” Price, and “Andy” Smith. University of California, Berkeley, Call, Oof. 17.—(P. I. N. S.)—Cali fornia’s coaching staff this year con sists of men experienced in football tactics of the east, the middle west and of the west. Chief Coach Andy Smith is a graduate of Pennsylvania, “Doc.” Rosenthal of the University of Minnesota and “Nibs” Price of the University of California. Smith played four years of college football, making the All American team in the position of fullback. He coached first the freshman and then the Var sity at Pennsylvania, going from there to Purdue and then to California. His knowledge of eastern and middle west ern football made it possible for him to instruct his team in both styles of play. The position of head line coach is held down by Rosenthal, who has coached the Minnesota, Annapolis and San Francisco Olympic club teams. This is his second year here. ‘‘Nigs” Price received his early football train ing in high schools in Iowa and Min nesota. Tie played rngbv football at California. He then introduced Ameri can football in Southern California. In 1H19 he became freshman coach, the following year going to the Varsity, where he is now one of “ Andy's” right hand men. MUDDY MIX IS ON SQUARE ********* Sophomores Win By 12 Splashes ********* FROSH ARE IN THE SWIM _ Take one Kincaid field and moisten well with an autumnal deluge; sprinkle a dilapidated grandstand with little huddled groups of spectators; over the lacustrine setting group some 170 frosh, 60 or fewer sophomores, and a bunch of tin-starred seniors equipped with canes similar in vintage to the brand the Piltdown man used when he prowled forth to cop an aborginal dame to fill his date. Take all these ingredients, plastered together with mud and water, date last Saturday afternoon and place in the oven of history as the squarest under-class swim ever pulled off under water. Score, 52 1-2 to 72 1-2. In athletic contests it is good form to state which side won. Not so in an underclass mix. Clothed in a costume ingeniously adapted for the torrential weather, a barrel sans abductors just before the mix resolved itself into a splash. Smil ing good-naturedly, the leader of the yearlings obeyed his captors by per forming in the miniature lake near the grandstand. Then he was led across the field, where his guards shook hands with him and permitted him to go his way—the same way Dean Straub had taken after announcing that it “was some sophomore class.” Leith Abbott, senior president, fre quently rallied his sombreroed hosts during the mix to ask them if tho af fair was not being pulled off fairly. Always the agreement was unanimous. Just before the flag rush, Charlie Daw son, acting leader of tho sophomores, ! scaled the pole and bound himself to j the peak. Abbott called a conclave of cops and they decided that ho should come down. He came down. Several times during the mix staged Saturday afternoon the non-combat tant frosh invaded the field to assist: their mud-bespattered brethern. Once the invasion overwhelmed the senior cops as the irate 1925 model students rushed out on the field to lend a hand J in the tug-of-wor. The rope broke, and J later it was found that in some man ner the soph's end of the ropo had be- j come tangled up with one of the foot- i ball goal posts. The bag rush was the muddiest affair of the whole battle. It is rumored that some of the contestants were so blinded with mud that they were unable to tell whether they had carried a man or a bag across their line, so went back after another bag just to make sure. The ] sophomores won this phase of the swim also. OREGON CLUB MEN MEET DEAN STRAUB URGES EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION PLANS Students Told to be Good Mixers and Get Into Social Life and Sports; Group Division Suggested A meeting of all non fraternity men was held at the Y hut last night at which Dean Straub addressed the men present on the necessity of organization. “You will have to have an organiza tion. in order to get any place” he said, “You should all get together and boost for the club, and form an organization which will make itself felt in all of the college and campus activities.” He suggested that if there were too many men in the Oregon club to have an efficient organization, the club could be divided into groups, and that these groups could compete among them selves, as well as with outside organi zations. “You should stand for scholarship first of all” said the Dean, “then take up athletics and show the people of the state that the Oregon club amounts to something. You should get into the ! mental Doughnut series too” he said i later on “and see if you can accomplish j something along that line.” ; “The student who neglects student I activities makes a great mistake” the I Dean said, and in emphasizing this j point said that he would rather have ' a boy of his own make the football team, go to dances, enjoy himself and make only 85 per cent grades, than to have him make 100 per cent grades and neglect all social activities in the Uni (Continued on page four) CONCERT TICKETS ON SALE WOMAN’S LEAGUE PLANS TO CLEAR DEFICIT Girls Hope to Dispose of at Least 850 Season Admissions; $1.50 is Price With a total of 850 tickets as goal, the Woman’s League is this morning beginning its ticket sale for the series of concerts which it is giving in order to raise money to clear the deficit left by the Portland Symphony orchestra concert in the spring. In the various living organizations on the campus, the booth in front of the library, and the down town business section, student solicitors will begin their campaign to extract $1.50 from the pockets of stu dents and townspeople. They will pre sent arguments of economy in urging the purchase of season tickets, and will back their statements with the fact that single admissions for each of the three concerts will be $]. On Sale Downtown The sale, which will continue today and tomorrow, is being conducted by Margaret Beattie, who is being assisted by Glen Morrow and representatives from each house. Tickets will also ; be sold at Kuykendall’s, McMorran and Washburne ’g and the Oo-op.o It is esti I mated that 850 tickets will clear the debt, but it is the hope of the committee in charge, of which Lois Ball is chair man, that 1000 tickets will be sold. Any surplus will be used for Woman’s League work. On October 25, the date of the first concert, Cyrena Van Gordon, contralto (OmtUand am pmga twa) GEMSTATERS HELD 101-1 COUNT BY EIGHTING VARSITY “Spike" Hurls Perfect 45-Yard Pass and Morfitt Slides Over for Touchdown PUNT BLOCKED BY IDAHO Oregon Eleven Show Marked Change Strong Team To Meet California For the second time in twenty year*, in the frame played last Saturday after noon on Multnomah field the football teams of the University of Oregon and the tlniversity of Idaho battled to a tie. The game, played on a heavy field, was a supreme test of Oregon gnmeness and Oregon fight. For the varsity was up against a real team, and though the aggregation from Moscow made almost twice as much yardage from scrimmage ns the varsity, the best they could do was make a single touchdown, and that of the fluke variety. Vohs blocked “Spike's” kick and it rolled behind the varsity line with a Idaho end on top. Idaho’s touchdown came in the mid dle of the second quarter, and a few minutes later when the score stood varsity 0. Tdaho 7, with the Lemon Yellow on the Gemstate 38 yard line, and the varsity backs unable to pierce that line, Oregon quickly spread into punt formation as Spike Leslie, left tackle, dropped back to receive the ball. With the Tdaho line charging through, Spike took his time and mndo a beautiful 45 yard pass to Neil Mor fitt, 35 yards from the line of scrim mage. Morfitt received the pass per fectly and slid for a touchdown through the enger hands that reached for him. A moment later Spike kicked goal, ty ing up the game and ending the scor ing for the day. Idaho Bxcells Oregon Back in 1901 the two elevens battled to a scoreless tie, but in the twelve games that have beon played between 1001 and 1921 the Lemon-Yellow has always vanquished Idaho. Last year Coach Kelley, thought his team should win easily. Idaho was beaten 13-7. This year with the strongest team they have had in years, and with Orogon weak they were able to get but a tie score. For though Oregon was out played in practically every department of the game they were not outfought. And it was a green, inexperienced, crippled team that fought its way blindly to a moral victory over an ef ficient football machine. Idaho absolutely excelled Oregon from the standpoint of straight foot ball, but because the varsity line, though ragged and terrible in midfield play, held ever in the shadow of the goal line, it was on the veriest fluke that the scrappy Oemstaters secured their lone touchdown. After Trving, the Gemstate kicker, had booted to the Oregon ten yard line, “Spike” dropped back to kick out of danger. His foot met the pigskin a second too late, for Vohs, Idaho’s slippery right tackle, had hurled himself through the Oregon line and the rising oval met him squarely on the chest. Oemstaters Score Touchdown As the slippery ball rolled back over Oregon's goal, Spike made a game ef fort to retrieve it, but while he was scrambling for its possession with three or four Idaho players, Sherman Bresh ears squirmed on top of it. for a Gem state touchdown. lu the fourth quarter Idaho started an open game in a desperate attempt to win. Thirteen passes were attempted. The varsity smashed 12 of them, while Tdffho made a 9 yard gain on one. Ore gon lost a brilliant chance to win the game in the third quarter when Leslie attempted n place kick from the 19 yard ("Continued on page four) DOUGHNUT DEBATE LEAGUE TO BE FORMED WEDNESDAY Every House Asked to Have One or More Representatives at Meeting With New Coach Every house on the campus is asked to have one or more representatives at the doughnut debate league meeting 'called by Prof. C. I>. Thorpe, the new debate coach, for 7:15 Wednesday even ing in room 105 Commerce building, when the league will be reorganized for the year. The principle purpose of the meeting is to discuss the question for debate this year and <also to formulate such rules as are deemed necessary. The women’s houses on the campus have displayed the interest up to date, according to Coach Thorpe, who, how ever, expects the men’s houses to show similar enthusiasm.