Webfoot Tennis
Squad Fare Well
During Season
Neer and Okerberg Gain
Distinguished Record
In Singles Matches
-- O
Team Will Have Strength
Again Next Spring
By Joe Pigney
When “Red” Grange decided to
drop college football and go into the
game on a monetary basis, he ere
atod a great deal
o t consternation
among the lovers
•of amateur sports.
Wise gray heads
nodded gravely,
and made start
ling predictions of
the complete ab
sorption of college
football by pro
fessional circles.
The sages cre
ated a picture of
the new era of
Abercrombie
athletics in the universities; a pic
ture that was the cause of much
mirth among the followers of the
fall classics. The sketch drawn of
the future of college sport was one
of a tennis meet between rival
schools. Banked on all sides of the
court were countless rows of seats
filled with enthusiastic rooters and
co-eds urging the heroic racket
wielders to do their darnedest.
Tennis Gains Favor
The scene resembled that of a
football contest. The significant
difference, however, was that the
warriors of the gridiron had been
supplanted by net-men. The spirit
of football was still there; the yell
leaders, the girls, the color, the old
grads—all were there to encourage
the white-clad team to uphold the
honor of the school.
The picture is impossible, and
there is no particular danger of
tennis superseding football. Tho
court game, nevertheless, is coming
to be recognized as a major sport
in college activities. Tho recent
Pacific coast tournament held on
the University of Oregon courts,
May 21-22, gave evidenco of tho in
creasing interest. Tho temporary
stands were filled to capacity during
the feature matches, and, despite the
unfavorably weather, both players
and spectators experienced a success
ful conflict.
The work of the Webfoot tennis
men in the last few seasons has
added to the general tendency to
favor it as a major sport. Edward
Abercrombie, coach, has produced
some really great players. Last year,
Koy Okerborg and Harry Coffin were
the men unbeaten in coast tourna
ments. These two men gave good
accounts of themselves on their trip
to the national meets last summer.
This year, Okerborg and Henry
Neer, a sophomore, have duplicated
the success of last year, and the
tentative trip east bids high to be
another triumph for Oregon.
Neer and Okey Star
As a team, this year's squad may
have been a trifle top-heavy. The
work of Neer and Okerborg at Nos.
1 and 2 left quite a gap between
the less brilliant performances of
the other positions. The Webfoots,
however, were not stinted in vic
tories. On the pre-season trip to
Portland they defeated the Multno
mah club and Reed college with
out much difficulty. The Aggies
were overwhelmed twice. Stan
ford and Washington were the only
teams that put the crimp in the
Webfoot record.
Tennis is a game that depends on
the individual. Although team work
is a necessary factor in the doubles
■combinations, the real strength is
determined by the work of the indi
viduals. Two strong players paired
together have a great advantage
j>ver two fairly good players who
nave better teamwork.
Neer played his first*year on the
varsjty this spring, and if his play
ing continues to improve as rapidly
in the future as in the past, he will
be the shining light of the confer
ence. Neer did not lose a singles
match the whole season; his only de
feat came in the doubles with Oker
berg, at the hands of McElvenuy
and Herrington, the doubles cham
pions from Stanford.
Hard Tilts Won
Neer proved his ability us a tennis
jilayer when he downed McElvenuy
In the singles of the coast tourney.
McElvennv took the lirst set hand
ily, not losing a game. In the second
set Neer fathomed the mystery and
came out on top, 6-1. The third and
deciding set was a seesaw affair
that had both the players and the
gallery groggy before it ended. Each
player was winning his own serve
consistently, until finally Neer broke
through amt took the set after 20
torrid games had been played, li t),
Last year Okerborg was the
ranking player on the squad, but
this year he was crowded into sec
end position by the aggressive Neer
Okey’s game was by no means in
t'erior to that of last year; on the
contrary, it was decidedly improved
His speed and network made hiu
one of the most popular players ii
the Northwest from the standpoint
of the spectator. Okey’s reach ane
his ability to cover the court wen
great assets that he cajiitalized to
full extent. A short lob was a fatal
stroke if Okey got hold of it.
Okerberg lost his only match to
Ogden, the Stanford ace. Okey has
been a varsity letterman for three
years, and the hole he leaves through
graduation will be a hard one to fill.
Team Play Uneven
Clare Hartman playe$ his first
year with varsity competition and
won his letter. Hartman was de
feated in his matches with Plum
mer of Washington and Herrington
of Stanford by close margins and
after heated battles. He beat his
Aggie opponent in both meets. Dick
Edge at No. 4 also lost in the play
with the Huskies and Cardinals, but
his work against the Aggies and in
pre-season games warrant him as a
player with great possibilities.
Mel Cohn and Tom Cross alter
nated at the fifth position. Cross
lost the only Webfoot match to the
Aggies in Corvallis, but avenged
himself at the expense of McGrew
in straight sets when the Orange
men invaded Eugene. Cohn had an
“off and on” year, and, although he
earned his letter, the unreliability
that he developed kept him on the
sidelines during some of the play.
On the trip to Portland, he was de
feated by O’Hara of the Multnomah
club. The next week at Corvallis,
however, he overcame his Irish
complex and defeated McGrew, a
Scotchman.
Oregon’s outlook for next year is
fairly bright. Only one man, Oker
berg, will be lost by graduation. The
strength of this year’s frosh team
will not be a great asset unless there
is considerable improvement, but
the varsity men who will be back
next spring will have added a whole
year to their experience.
Basketball
(Continued from vage one)
final play of “Swede” Westergren,
Roy Okerberg and Jerry Gunther,
star Oregon hoopers. Westergren
won all-coast guard distinction,
while Okerberg was without a rival
at center. Gunther played well all
season.
Coach Billy Reinhart had an op
portunity to break in several new
men who have the responsibility as
veterans next winter. Scott Milli
gan, guard; Gordon Hidings, for
ward; Dave Epps, Joe Bally, Don
McCormick and Keith Emmons, all
had experience this year.
The return of Clair Scallon to
school next fall is expected, and he
will be one of the mainstays of the
1928 team. Scallon won all-Ameri
can honors while a high school
player, and was a member of last
year’s freshman squad. IIo was not
in school during the pa?t hoop sea
son.
Ronald Coleman, guard, and Ken
Robie, forward, are the most likely
looking material coming from the
freshman squad. Out of these men,
Reinhart must build a quintet to
carry on Oregon’s hoop prestige.
Frosh Ball Team
Win Nine Games
During Spring
Yearlings Lose to Salem;
Four Victories Gained j
Over Rooks
o _
By Bill Haggerty
With a record of having lost j
only one game out of nine played,!
the frosh baseball team recently!
ended a success
ful season. Salem
high school was
the only team
during the season
that was able to
chalk up a defeat
against the frosh,
accomplished by a
7 to 5 score.
The victories in
cluded four
straight wins over
the O. A. C. rooks,
one from Albany
Leslie
college, one from Washington nigh
school of Portland, and two from
the Monmouth normal school. The
scores of the games with the rooks
were 11 to 7, 7 to 3, 9 to 4, and
7 to 5. Albany college was taken
into camp 20 to 1; Washington high
school, 11 to 9; and Monmouth nor
mal school, 25 to 1 and 4 to 3.
Averages show that the yearlings
batted at a .419 clip in the nine
games played. McDonald led the
list of regulars with 16 hits out of
23 times to bat for an average of
.695. Nine of the first eleven play
ers on the squad had a percentage
of better than .350.
Fuller and McDonald, the two
pitching aces, were another big
factor in the strong showing of
the frosli. In the first game of the
season against Albany college not
a hit was registered against these
two hurlers. Fuller held the Books
to one lone hit in the last game,
although five runs were scored
through errors. The batting aver
ages of the first eleven men on the
squad were:
Player At B;
McDonald . 23
Walton . 18
Nelson . 38
Mason . 37
Giles . 30
Fuller . 14
Laughlin . 22
Wirth . 36
Williams . 28
Eobie . 37
Coleman . 22
Hits Ave.
16 .695
9 .500
18 .473
17 .459
13 .433
6 .429
9 .409
14 .383
10 .357
12 .297
4 .181
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Ira Woodie, a quarterback with a
cool head and a rifle-true passing
arm, will have first call. Mason
and Frank Mimnaugh, ex-frosh, with
Dudley Clark and Merrill Hagan,
varsity subs last year, will be
Woodie's understudies. Dudley
Clark, all-star Portland quarter a
few years ago, was handicapped
last fall by illness, but is an effec
tive signal caller with a level head.
He has speed both as an interfer
ence runner and a ball carrier.
Hagan won his spurs in the W. S. C.
game, and is dependable. Both
freshmen ran their team in good
fashion, and are able to forward
pass.
Plenty of Half-Backs
There will be such an array of
halfbacks that it will be difficult
for Vidal to choose the best. Bur
nell and Ord, of last season’s var
sity, supplemented by Bobby Rob
inson, Ron Coleman, and Cecil
Gabriel from the green-cap squad
will put up a battle for the two i
halfback positions. Ord gained the !
cognomen of “Whippet” by his Red.
Grange exhibitions against Wiliam- j
ette and California last year. He
is a shifty open field runner and a
good pass receiver, but his 135
pounds are too light to be effective
as a defensive back. Burnell also
has speed and is valuable on the
receiving end of a forward toss.
Robinson and Coleman are men of
triple-threat ability, being especially
good on end runs or off-tackle
bucks. Both are accurate passers
and can punt well over 40 yards.
Wetzel, who will be playing his
final year, will be at fullback this
year. He was tried in this position
in the California and W. S. C. games
last year, and proved satisfactory.
Wetzel, who weighs 185, is a peer
less defensive player, a punter and
passer. Cotter Gould, sub fullback
last fall, will be in reserve. Chuck
Williams and Hatton, ex-frosh full
backs, will also be on call for the
line-plunging berth. Both Williams
and Hatton are versatile, being able
to kick and pass as well as buck
the line. Williams, though short, is
heavy and is a savage defensive
player.
With the array of material Capt.
McEwan and Gene Vidal will build
Oregon’s grid hopes next fall when
the call to report goes to all aspir
ants on September 15. I
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Then, too, may we h*ave the pleasure of seeing you return
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Football
(Continued from page one)
and the Navy. To be effective, both
as to power, deception, and as a
threat, the key-man of the forma
tion must bo a triple-threater, and
will handle the ball via a direct
pass from center on every play.
Mimnaugh, Jones, and Vitus are
the only men lost by graduation.
Seven lettermeu will form the nuc
leus for next fall. They will be
supplemented by seven ex-freslimen.