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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1932)
A Good Book. You’ll Like It. It’s A Scream. — -By DICK NEUBERGER rj^HE funniest book in the Uni versity library is “Nonsense Novels,” by Stephen Leacock. If you won't take my word for it, read it for yourself. There are two volumes, both of them being collections of short stories. Mr. Leacock is a professor of philos ophy at McGill university—a fact which undoubtedly will keep a considerable number of college people from reading his efforts. Mr. Leacock inaugurates volume one with a story as funny as any thing you ever read. Its name is “Maddened by Mystery, or the De fective Detective.” Mr. Leacock then goes on for about 18 more chapters, in which he keeps get ting funnier all the time. * * * He reaches a grand climax in the “Blue and Grey,” Therein he writes of the adventures of Major Randolph, of the Vir ginia Randolphs, suh! Halfway through the book the dashing major is brought before Jeffer son Davis, whom you’ve prob ably heard of, provided you at tended high school. Then Mr. Leacock writes as follows: “ ‘Major Randolph, I admire you,’ said Jefferson. Davis, sa luting with both hands.” Although this has nothing what soever to do with sports, I beg your indulgence to mention it this morning. About the only athletic news of more than passing excite ment is the basketball game to night, and the full details on that are recounted elsewhere in this issue by my esteemed contempo rary, Mr. Westbrook Hamby. But to return to Mr. Leacock. This sagacious gentleman is com parable in the field of modern lit erature to what Westbrook Pegler is to the fourth estate. Though lacking Mr. Pegler’s inimitable sarcasm, Mr. Leacock’s writings are so ridiculously funny that they make you laugh as hard as you ever chuckled at Mr. Pegler’s bit ter satire. * * * I believe I am qualified fully to know the laugh-producing ef fects of Mr. Leacock’s novel. I once sat on top of a barren mountain ridge, with several other nervous personages, and waited for the great apes of Mt. St. Helens to arrive on the scene. The ridge was barren, the night was dark, and the wind was cold. On one side the ridge sloped gently down to a spur of Mt. St. Helens. On the other it de scended abruptly, 1000 feet to a narrow gorge, in which a turbu lent stream roared menacingly. Everyone fully expected that if the apes appeared, they would throw us into the canyon and then rush down and devour our remains. At about 11 o’clock, everyone was so frightened that 1 believe the great apes themselves could not have added to our state of excitement It was about this time that a thoughtful gentle man pulled Stephen Leacock’s “Nonsense Novels” out of his pocket and began to read. Five minutes after he had started “Maddened by Mystery,” a few of us were smiling, and by the time he had reached “Soaked in Seaweed, or Upset in the Ocean,” everything was laughing. Mr. Leacock was so funny that If I I EMERALD SPORTS STAFF Dick Neuberger Sports Editor Bruce Hamby....Asst. Sports Editor Parks Hitchcock, Joseph Saslavsky, Malcolm Bauer Oregon Sports Be at McArthur court tonight to .vatch Oregon’s Webfoots meet Oregon State’s Orangemen. The game starts at 7:30. Don’t forget. It’s the first meeting between the two schools this year. Varsity Swim Squad Holds Giant Struggle Wetfoots Eke Out Win Over Splashers Pre-Season Form Displayed In Intra-Team Clash; Water Polo on Bill A scant margin of two points separated the winner from the vic tim in the intravarsity dual swim ming meet held in the men's pool yesterday. The Wetfoots, cap tained by Bob Needham, eked out a victory from Red Foster’s Splashers by a count of 40 to 38. Living up to advance dope, the meet was a close rivalry through all the events and the water polo battle, which the Splashers cap tured, 3 to 2. There were no run away races in any of the tussles between the rivals. Needham Stars Bob Needham of the victors cap tured two first places, one in the 40-yard free style and the other in the 100-yard free style event. Wally Hug of the Splashers was just behind Needham in both races. The summary: 160-yard relay—Won by Splash ers (Oglesby, R. Anderson, Laf ferty, Hug). 100-yard breast — Lafferty, of Splashers, first; Fletcher, Wet foots, second; Rodda, Splashers, third. 40-yard free style—Needham, Wetfoots, first; Hug, Splashers, second; Pratt, Wetfoots, third. 440-yard free style — Foster, Splashers, first; Stevenson, Wet foots, second. Brooke Wins 100-yard back — Brooke, Wet foots, first; F. Anderson, Wetfoots, second. 100-yard free style—Needham, Wetfoots, first; Hug, Splashers, second; Pratt, Wetfoots, third. 220-yard free style—Oglesby, Splashers, first; Laurin, Wetfoots, second; Stevenson, Wetfoots, third. 240-yard medley relay—Won by Wetfoots (Brooke, Fletcher, and Thomas). Water polo—Won by Splashers, 3 to 2. Splashers scoring: R. An derson, Hug, Lafferty. Wetfoots scoring: Stevenson, Needham. everyone forgot about the apes, which, incidentally, never ap peared. e » * Of course you remember read ing about the above incident ? The newspapers of the nation were full of stories about the great apes which an outfit of miners thought they saw in a canyon near Spirit Lake. There were 16 taxicabs full of policemen and newspaper men in the wildest, roughest country you ever saw the morning after the miners announced the coming out party of their gorilla friends. One of the apes was supposed to have thrown a boulder through a hole in a cabin roof from some where near the top of Mt. St. Hel ens. When informed of this re markable feat, L. H. Gregory, who wrote the story for The Oregonian, said he wished he could find this EXO-EBB STARTS SUNDAY FOR 3 DAYS They live a lifetime in crowded minutes! Let the screen’s devil-may-care love team show you life at ex press speed . . . step from suspense to screams or laughter in one tick of your watch! That’s . .. starring DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. with JOAN BLONDELL Renew all the thrills you’ve known . . . see the parts of life you’ve missed. ... If you only go to great movies . . . see this one. | It’s Important! SATURDAY ONLY — ‘DEVIL ON DECK Yeomen, Sherry RossWillTangle In Handball Final rpHE winner of the intramural handball tournament will be decided this afternoon at 3:10, when the Yeomen and Sherry Ross hall aggregations tangle on the handball courts. The Yeomen lineup will probably in clude Sol Schneider, first sin gles; George Stager, second sin gles; A1 Schneider and Paul Hughes, doubles. The dorm team will probably enter the courts with the fol lowing handballists: A1 Richen, first singles; Tom Thompson, second singles; Jim Dezendorf and Bill Klinger, doubles. talented anthropoid so he could be his manager and finance him as a major league pitcher. Oregon meets Oregon State tonight. That’s a game never won until it’s played. The Orangemen hold the odds in their favor, but basketball is a funny sport. You can’t tell any thing about it. Oregon State might win by 50 points, then, again, the Webfoots might turn the trick and outclass their old rivals. It’s been done before, don’t forget. » * * Howard Hobson will be a visi tor on the campus tomorrow. It looks as if he’s going to coach Oregon’s 1932 state high school basketball champions. His Ben son Tech team is rushing through all opposition like a squadron of cavalry. In Barney Woldt, Chief McLean, Charles Patterson, Bill Courtney and Morrie Helser, Hobson has one of the best prep school teams ever organized here. Hobby’s lads whipped the Ore gon State Rooks, 31 to 16, and the chances are they could give Oregon’s freshmen plenty to think and do in a basketball game. DEBATERS TO OPPOSE CALIFORNIANS TODAY (Continued from Page One) part in the state extemporary speaking contest and the after dinner speaking contest. He is a member of Delta Sigma Rho, na tional public speaking honorary. Reedy, the other member of the affirmative team, is a second-year man on the varsity debate squad and is also a member of Delta Sigma Rho. Walt Evans and Hobart Wilson, the members on the negative team, are both serving their third year on the varsity debate squad. Both are members of Delta Sigma Rho. Wilson is president of the senior class and was for two years gen eral forensic manager. Evans is vice-president of the A. S. U. O. STUDENT, PROFESSOR DISCUSS CITY INVASION (Continued from Page One) Noble continued, “would be to stop aggressive maneuvers in Manchu ria which are the cause of the Chi nese boycott. Instead, the Japan ese apparently hope to break the boycott by military means. They have therefore occupied the Chi nese city of Shanghai by force.” Dr. Noble said that to believe that the Chinese can be forced to buy Japanese goods by military pressure, shows a certain naivete of the military mind. “The more military action the Japanese take against China.” he stated, “the less the Chinese, quite independent of special organizations, will buy of Japanese goods.” Press reports say that Japan jus tifies her action in Shanghai on the failure of the Chinese city govern ment to suppress anti-Japanese as sociations. Professor Noble said that the Chinese can be forced to disband boycott organizations but they will only spring up again un der a different and harmless-sound ing name. * * * (Continued from Page One) factions. Everyone including his political rivals asked for his return and now he is again head of the Chinese government with greater powers, Tang stated. „ Tang lived in Shanghai from 1923 to 1924. He was employed by the Chinese government as a cus toms officer in that port until he was transferred to Newchwang, South Manchuria. In 1926 he re signed his post and came to the ■ United States to study law “The economic boycott," Tang Leaders in the Conference Race COAOl FRIEL vJlLLS -Foqhaqd * ' V HolsteM - J Gordon -czmtei? McLAdnev - GUaqd Jack Friel aiul four members of his Washington State college basketball team, present leader of the northern division derby. Huntley Gordon, pictured' above, was top scorer of the coast last year. At present Cap Roberts of Oregon is making it hard for Gordon to repeat. The Cougars meet Idaho tonigiit. They play in Eugene next week. Volleyball League Standings Issued From Men’s Gym Six Circuits Report Ratings Of Organizations in Donut Contests The standings of the volleyball teams participating in the donut tourney were released yesterday from the men’s gym. The ratings are complete for the first week’s play. Three teams, the Betas, the Yeo men, and the Phi Delts, have al ready amassed three victories apiece in competition in their re spective leagues. Sigma Nu, La Casa Filipina, and Kappa Sig are at the top of the procession in their divisions with two wins each. The standings follow: League I Beta . Sigma Chi . Sherry Ross hall Delt . SAM . W. L. Pet. 3 0 1.000 0 1.000 2 .333 2 .000 2 .000 2 1 0 0 League II Yeomen . Fiji . SPE. Gamma hall Omega hall W. L. Pet. . 3 0 1.000 League 111 Phi Delt .... SPT . Phi Sig . Alpha hall Sigma hall League IV La Casa Finipina . Alpha Upsilon . Pi Kap . Chi Psi . Zeta hall. League V Kappa Sig . SAE . Theta Chi. Phi Psi . League VI 2 1 0 0 W. 3 2 1 0 0 W. 2 1 . 1 0 . 0 .667 .500 .000 .000 L. Pet. 0 1.000 .667 .500 .000 .000 L. Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 .500 .000 .000 W. L. Pet. 2 0 1.000 .500 .500 .000 1 1 1 1 0 2 W. L. Pet. Sigma Nu. 2 0 1.000 ATO . 1 1 .500 International . 0 2 .000 Friendly hall . 0 2 .000 pointed out, "has always been the most effective weapon the Chinese ever used against any nation they think has offended them. During the shooting incident in Shanghai in 1925, when British policemen of the English settlement fired at a mob of Chinese students killing several of them, the Chinese people condemned the shooting and im mediately started a boycott which spread to practically all the cities of China where there arc English residents and interests. England sent her warships to the centers of the boycott but later, she had to come to terms.” Frosh Splashers Slate Intra-Team Swimming Meet The frosh swimming fiends, emulating their elder brethren on the varsity squad, will take part in an intrasquad dual meet next Monday, at 4:30 p. m. The teams that will vie for honors are the Palookas, headed by Wilfred Paul, and John Zehntbauer’s Hotfeet. Each team contends that it is gp ing to conquer the other and that the margin of victory will not be a measly two points by which the winner of the varsity rivalry man aged to eke out a victory. The Palookas line up as follows: 160-yard relay—Simpson, Gear hart, Gummess, Paul. 100-yard breast — Paul, Hum phreys. 100-yard back Hart. 40-yard free style—Paul, Gum mess. 440-yard free style—Glaisyer, Best. 100-yard free style—Simpson. 220-yard free style -Gearhart. 240-yard medley—Hart, Heidel, Simpson. Water polo—Simpsoh, Gearhart, (Jummess, Paul, Humphreys, Hart, Glaisyer, Best, Heidel. The Hotfeet roster follows: 100-yard relay Privat, King rose, Catlow, Zehntbauer. 100-yard breast Heidel, Fowler. 100-yard back Hines. 40-yard free style—Privat, King rose. 440-yard free style—Sherman, Catlow. 100-yard free style—Privat. 220-yard free style Zehntbauer. 240-yard medley- Hines, Fowler, Privat. Water polo—Ringrose,. Privat, Catlow, Zehntbauer, Heidel, Fow ler, Hines, Sherman. OREGON FACES STIFF GAME WITH BEAVERS (Continued from Tugc One) Fagans is one of the outstanding players of the conference and is al ways dangerous. Jerry Thomas will be Fagans’ running mate at forward. Thomas has been out for several weeks due to sickness, and his return should bolster the team. He is exceptionally strong on of fensive. Davis, Lenchitwky Guards Carl Lenchitsky, tall sophomore, and Everett Davis, former football star, will take care of the guard positions for the Beavers. Davis played brilliant ball in the Oregon State-Washington series at Cor vallis last week. Lenchitsky was the star of last year’s rook team. Starting line-ups: Oregon Oregon State Jeffers.F. . Fagans (Capl) Watts.F. Thomas Roberts.C. Lewis Calkins (CaptG . Lenchitsky Levoff.G. E. Davis DeNeffe Game Is Postponed; Next Frosli Tilt Feb. 5 Call iso it Experiments With Starling Combination For Kook Contests The Frosh-DeNeffe hoop tilt, formerly scheduled for yesterday afternoon, was indefinitely post poned when the two squads were unable to agree upon a time to play the game. Many would-be spectators, who were misled by the announcement of the game in yes terday’s Emerald, were present at the Igloo, but there was no game to entertain them. Postponement of the game was not definitely known until yester day morning. "Prink” Callison has been ex perimenting with various starting line-ups following the loss of Cap tain Sylvan Campf because of a burned wrist, and it is doubtful if any games will be played by the yearling squad prior to the Rook games, February 5 and 6. Terje son has been shifted from a guard position to take the place of Campf at forward. The other forward po sition is being hotly contested for, with Clay, Lindgren, and Sieg mund vieing for honors. Miller has been working steadily at center. During the past week Berg and Rourke have been working in the first-string guard positions. Others who have been turning out regularly and should see plenty of action in the next few weeks of play are Jacobs, Jette, Goldsmith and Bauer at forwards; Jamison and Henry at center; and Kotska, Heyden, Thomas, Reeder, Whyte, and Edelson in the guard positions. The Huntington, VV. Va. chamber of commerce haw formed a corpor ation to sell stocks, the funds from which a student union building will be constructed for Marshall col lege. MISCELLANEO US CAMPUS SHOE REPAIR Quali ty work, best of service; work that is lasting in service. 13th between Alder and Kincaid. FOR your silver slippers come to Campus Shoe Shine Shop. NEW BEGINNERS’ BALLROOM CLASS Starts Tuesday—8:30 P. M. MERRICK STUDIOS 861 Willamette Phone 3081 HARRIET UNDERWOOD ~ 583 13th Avc E. Phone 1393 DRESSMAKING SALON Style Right—Price Right Upstairs over Underwood Sc Elliott Grocery. KRAMER BEAUTY SALON Also Hair-cutting PHONE 1880 Next to Walora Candte3 Former Casaba Champs To Have Gathering Today The only six men who ever won a basketball championship for the University of Oregon will hold a reunion here today. The ex-varsity stars, all members of the 1919 team, who will gather here will be: Dr. Eddie Durno, Medford; Her man L. Lind, Portland; Nish Chap man, Eugene; Dr. Ned Fowler, As toria; Francis Jacobberger, Port land, and Carter Brandon, San Francisco. The six will be honored guests at the game at McArthur court to night. Another ex-varsity hero who will watch the contest wili be Howard Hobson, coach at Benson Tech ia Portland. Hobson was captain of the 1926 Oregon five. At present his Techmen are fa vored to walk through the Port land high school league. The 1919 team was tho only coast champion Oregon ever pro duced. It defeated California in the playoff in two consecutive games, 39 to 37 and 30 to 28. Both were fierce struggles. Noted Leturer To Speak Before Student Meeting All Eleven o’Cloek Classes Will Be Dismissed Monday Morning All classes will be dismissed at 11 Monday morning to hear the University assembly address by Cameron Beck, the personnel man ager of the New York Stock Ex change. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock Mr. Beck will speak before an in formal mass meeting of the Asso ciated Women Students in Gerlin ger hall. His topic in general will be the ‘‘Vocational Field for Women.” Time will be allowed for a group discussion and personal conferences. Mrs. Beck will be entertained Monday noon for luncheon at the Anchorage by members of the A. W. S. executive council. Commit tee chairmen for the affair art* Jean Failing and Edith Peterson. Sunday evening she will have din ner at the PI Beta Phi house. Other honor guests will be Mrs. Hazel Prutsman Schwering, dean of women; Mrs. Nelson F. Mac duff, assistant dean, and Ann Baum, A. W. S. president. Mr. Beck is scheduled to have dinner at the men's dormitory with the interfraternity council and the dormitory sponsors. MATINEE a & 4 1*. M. LAST TIMES TONIGHT 4FAVOJHTE STARS IN ONE BIG HIT! BEN LYUNam£ LEWIS STONE and JOAN BLONDELL ON THE STAGE MELODY MAIDS In a New Harmony “Spotlight Idea” ALSO PLAYING: I. DOGYILLE COMEDY TALKARTOON 3. PARAMOUNT NEWS A COMPLETE SHOW AFTER THE GAME i.ove— intimate and hj>icy! Also—First Hun SUM SUMMERVILLE O.S.G Ready For Invasion Of Duck Camp OSC Winds Up Practice With Stiff Workout Jerry Thomas, Sparkling Forward, To Be in Starting Lineup OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis, Jan. 29.—Coach Amory “Slats” Gill and a squad of ten men will journey south to Eugene to morrow night to engage the Uni versity of Oregon basketball squad in the first of the annual four-game series between the two schools. A stiff workout this afternoon finished a week of practice for the Beavers. Every member of the team is in excellent condition for the game, including Jerry Thomas, star forward, who has geen kept on the sidelines due to illness. Thomas is slated to start at one of the forward positions along with Ken Fagans. The Beavers’ lineup will proba bly include Thomas and Fagans, forwards; Ed Lewis, center; and Carl Lenchitsky and Everett Davis, guards. Howard Merrill, star guard, will be kept in reserve. The Beavers stand an excellent chance to take the Northern divi sion conference title if they can defeat the Webfeet tomorrow night. So far they are second to Washington State in the standings, with four wins and two defeats. As the Staters have had a whole week of rest, since the two-game series with Washington, they are slight favorites to take tomorrow night's game. During the past week nine stu dents have taken preliminary ex aminations for master’s degrees in education, it was announced by Henry D. Sheldon, dean of the school of education. >4W)0SALB ■ ■ m MBEXT Come on.. ioin world's \' w\ PEACH \ O'REHO with DOROTHY LEI Z1LMA O'NEIL greatest clowns in laugh rampage 'round Reno . . . Mickey Mouse Comedy Comedy— News REVIVAL NIGHT Saturday at 11:00 I*. M. WILL ROGERS in “Connecticut Yankee’’ Those attending 9:00 show may remain to see revival. COMING SUNDAY America’s Greatest Radio Star SETH PARKER in “Way Back Home »» oMmiok Wist coast thiatrcs. Continuous 1:00 to 11:00 P. M. Matinee—10c Nights—20c FIRST RUN PICTURES SATURDAY ONLY THI fQUA§> LEO CARRILLO Jean Arthur—N'oah Beery COMING SUNDAY MAX ROBSON in “Mother’s Millions