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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1922)
GRID STARS BACK FROM HAWAII PRAISING ISLAND HOSPITALITY Oregon Money Refused by Warm-Hearted Honolulans; Great Time En joyed by Football Men Except for Few Days of Mai de Mer; Bud Brown Hero of Rescue at Waikiki; Pol and Other Mid-Pacific Delicacies Served By EDWIN ERASER "The Hawaiians are certainly won derful entertainers,” is the unani mous opinion of the returned members of the victorious Oregon football team. The men say that during their stay in the Islands the people practically refused to let them spend any money, and that every spare minute of their time was taken up with some sort of entertainment, including such things as Hula dances and feasts. Several of the men took lessons in Hula dancing, but Bill Reinhart did the old grass-skirt wiggle instinctively and was a big hit. Some of the men who took lessons with more or less suc cess were King, Brown, and Oram. Tiny Shields tried to show the natives how to do the dance right, one evening after a big feed, but after demolish ing some of the furniture gave it up. The men all had a great time on the trip, and according to some of the re ports Bill Hayward admits having one of the best times of his life. Bark Laughlin and Bill Reinhart both made their letters on this trip, by playing in the first game, which was classed as an interaectional contest. Rud Brown while on the inland was a hero in the surf as well as on the gridiron, according to reports which say he saved Miss Lamport of Marys ville, California, from drowning. He saw her fall off a surf board while some distance from the shore, the story says, and saved her by towing her to shore. One of the Portland papers de scribes Brown as the “handsome, black haired, woll-built youilg fellow who plays end on the Oregon football team.” • • • "Bull” Montann, hard-boiled man of the movies nnd wrestler, was on the same boat an the team on the trip over, and tied with Oram and ParsonB in the eating contest. Montann took first in the beauty contest, say reports, with Parsons a clone second. Montana wrestled with Sam Olapham, English light-heavy weight champion, while the trnm win on the Island, but lost his match while the football men won both , of theirs. While on the trip the men met Duke Kuhnnuiniiku, the famous world cham plon swimmer. He took them on an au tomobile ride through the pineapple groves nnd the banana forests, anil at one place several of the men after ap propriating several ripe pineapples had just started eating them when Bill Hayward jazzed by in a car. The men nay thnt Bill worked them much harder than usual that evening. Oates, who played a halfback posi tion on the Hawaiian team, was their big star. He formerly lived in eastern Oregon, and is contemplating coming to the University of Oregon next year. Aiken, nnother of the Hawaiian backs, is also considering the question of com ing h-ere next year. “Eighty Oregon” is a popular song on the Island now say members of the team, for it was played whenever the Oregon team appeared at any important function. When the men walked down the gang plank on landing the Hawai ian band struck up this tune, and at another time when the men appeared on the street while a dance was in progress the band immediately changed the tune to that of “Mighty Oregon.” • • * After the last game a big Hawaiian feast or “Luau” was given in honor of the Oregon team. The menu con sisted of roast pig, raw fish, poi, dried fish, dried squid, and many other favorite dishes. All of the food for this feast was cooked by roasting in ti leaves. There was no sign of table utensils, and all pulled off their coats, rolled up their sleeves and went after the chuck. The men all passed up the squid, and only one or two could go the poi, which was described as tasting like dry paperhangers paste. The meal was a big success though and the men are all strong for Hawaiian foods. All the men with the exception of the Shields brothers, “Bark” Laughlin, and “Chuck” Parsons were sick going over. Only ono or two were sick on the return trip and this did not last long. Ono of the reasons for the big scores over the other teams was the condition of the men, which was due direetly to Bill Hayward. They were in twice as good condition as either of the oppos ing teams, they said. The climate of Hawaii is changeable, the men say. The day of the first game it was cold and wet, while the second game was played on a sultry hot after noon. The day the men woro to meet the Governor it was so hot that they discarded their coats and met the Governor in their shirt sleeves. “If you want to see it rain just go to Hawaii,” said some of the members in commenting on the climate. The men all learned to paddle out rigger canoes, and rido surf boards whilo on the trip. Whilo in the latter sport Bud Brown rescued the California girl from the surf. ' ♦* * Bpiko Leslie returnod with a tropi cal parasol which he opened after alighting from the train. The Oregon Knights were on the job and handled the team’s baggage. “Hail, hail, the gangs all here” played by the band had peculiar sig nificance when the team alightod from the train. The team returned on the Matson liner Wilhelmina which mado the trip in 6 dayB, 6 hours and twelve minutes. CONFERENCE OPENS (OsntiaM* frMn pags •*•) With the assistance of the Oregon Knight* will have an opportunity to entertain the journalists nt luncheon. The United 1’ress association, several of the conference committees, includ Ing the executive committee of the editorial association, and a committee of the Oregon Publishers' association will also hold meetings at lunch. At 1:110 o’clock this afternoon there will be a reception for the wives of the visiting newspapermen iu the alum mi hall of the Woman’s building. Mrs. V. h. Campbell, l>enn Elizabeth Fox, | \frs. Eric W, Mien. Mis. Colin V- D) moot, Mrs. W. F. O Timelier, Mrs. I Uobert Hall and the women of the Universitv will be hostesses. The speakers of the afternoon in elude Paul Robinson, of the Aurora Ob server; 11 1.. St. Clair, of the Gresham Outlook; G Causing llurd, of the Cor . vail is Gazette Times; W. R. Smith, publisher of the Myrtle Point American ami the Powers Patriot; W. F. G Timelier, professor of advertising at the University; Hal I'i. Hess, of the Oregon City Enterprise; llarry Hence of the Carlton Sentinel; Upton II Gibbs, of the I astern Clackamas News :.t 1V . 1 la. and Mai k V. Clo\ eland who publishes tin* Stanfield Standard, the Boardinan Mirror, and the Umn tilla Spokesman. Meeting Over at 6 In order to allow the visitors an op portunity to see the campus the meet ing w ill be adjourned at 5 o’clock. | Cars will be ready to take the guests to the Osborn before the banquet, i The ears will be under the supervision of Oregon Knights. The business meetings tomorrow will take up the entire morning At noon a luncheon for the delegates will ho ■ given by the University at Headricks hall to which all upperclassmen major l ing in journalism have Keen invited. A special Sigma Delta Chi meeting * is being planned for Saturday after noon for members of the fraternitv who i vc*'l be visitors on the campus for the eonferen e. A number of the news papermen are alumni members and more than a fen have been elected to honorary membership. The annua! Journalism Jinx is held this year for the first time in connec tion with the newspaper conference. All of the representatives are invited to the “jamboree,” as it is called. It will be held in the men’s gymnasium and will be the final event of the con ference of the year. GOVERNMENT SOLUTION (Cen tinned from page one) own problems. The benefits to bo de rived are too great to enumerate. Higher standards of education cou pled with a full realization of the re sponsibility of citizens of a great de mocracy will be the results when we face the problems of life. Stndents read the classified ads; try using them. WILLAMETTE IS WINNER Score is 28-27 in Speedy Game Played at Salem Willamette University, Salem, Jan. 12—(P. I. N. S.)—The Willamette Uni versity basketball team defeated Whit man College here tonight by a score of 28 to 27. The game was one of the fastest ever played on the Willamette floor. HARVARD DEAN TO SPEAK TO COMMERCE STUDENTS “Future of Business Administration” Subject; Luncheon for Harvard Men Scheduled for Noon Donald K. David, assistant dean of the Harvard graduate school of busi ness administration will be on the cam pus today for a few hours and will address commerce majors at 3:15 in room 105 of the Commerce building. He will meet all Harvard men and the staff of the school of business admin istration at luncheon at the Anchorage. Both Mr. David and President Camp bell, who is a graduate of Harvard, will speak at the luncheon. “The Future of Business Adminis tration” will be the subject on which Mr. David will talk to the students in the afternoon. In addition to the com merce students all others are welcome. Mr. David is on a tour of the West and is making it a point to stop at most of the schools of business administra tion in the universities. He will leave tonight for the south. 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