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They All Lose Even W.S.C. More All-Stars _ -By DICK NEUBEBGER rJ'HERE Isn't an athletic team on the face of the earth that can’t be beaten. They all lose some umes. Fven the best of them fall. Every prolonged winning streak ■ comes to an end P eventually. Take Notre Dame, for example. For gg three years the Ml r i s h dominated Chuck canon the football world. Then the breakup came and how fast it got started once it was under way! Southern California's sensational last-quarter victory oc casioned the disaster and Army’s dashing 12-to-0 dope reversal cli maxed it. Even Southern California's na tional champions were the victims of an upset. The Trojans lost to little St. Mary’s, 13 to 7. Given a return game, the defenders of the walls of Troy probably would jug gernaut over the Gaels as blithely as they crushed everyone else in their path. But there was no re turn game, and score that was posted for all the world to see was that of 13 to 7 for the unheralded lads from Moraga. The breakup eventually struck Connie Mack's Athletics. Favor ites at odds of 7-to-5 to win their third successive world's baseball championship, the American league champions succumbed to Pepper Martin and the St. Louis Cardinals and relinquished the pennant they thought would be theirs once more. Then there was Jack Dempsey and that wild fight at Soldiers’ field when Tunney stood over, his half prostrate figure. The latest victim to the fate that overtakes all champions was Ben son Tech’s high-powered basket- ! ball team. Everybody had virtual- ! ly conceded the Orangemen the j high school championship of the state, but Benson joined the ranks of the defeated Tuesday when it lost to Washington’s unconsidered quintet, 21 to 17. I don’t believe “frHIOSAIJ) ENDS TODAY Gloria Swanson in “Tonight or Never” CJmtU' Ouuii- Jatedt Mvzntiwzi ■-mb-*>»■» Coming FRIDAY SATURDAY On the Stage ABBIE GREEN and His Midnite Sons Starts Today with Paul Lukas Judith Wood Dorothy Hall Buddy Rogers Stuart Erwin Men may do the bossing . . . . but-the girls make*their own plan" for them. .Matinee, the Nights, iOc EMERALD SPORTS STAFF Dick Neuberger Sports Editor Bruce Hamby. Asst. Sports Editor Parks Hitchcock, Joseph Saslavsky, Malcolm Bauer I OREGON SPORTS THE COUGARS ARE COMING t Tomorrow night at McArthur court Oregon faces the potential champions of the northwest, Wash ington State's Cougars. Game time is 7:30 as usual. ■ Plii Delts Win I Donut Crown In Volleyball Victors First To Break Yeomen Monopoly Close Gaines Feature Title Match With Conquerors Eking Out Victory By JOSEPH SASLAVSKY The honor of breaking the phe nomenal string of Yeomen intra mural crowns for the first time this school year goes to Phi Delta Theta, which won the donut vol leyball title yesterday by eking out a victory over the independent squad in a stunning upset, 16-14, 18-16. The victors had to display a mighty fine brand of volleyball to prevent the Yeomen from add ing another scepter to their long string. The conquerors displayed a more I cool-headed and cautious attack I than the Yeomen did and came I through in the pinches for vital points when they were most need ed. They also succeeded in return ing a great percentage of intended kill shots from the hands of In I gram Kjosness, the star of the Yeomen six, who seemed to be I badly off form. i In both games, which went I over the limit of 15 points needed for victory, there was a display of i close /and hard fought playing, with the Phi Delts running up a comfortable lead in the first ses sion only to have the losers stage an almost successful rally and bind the count at 14-14. The Phi Delt combination broke through for the needed margin of two counters and took the initial tilt. The Yeomen assumed a lead early in the second game; the Phi Delta tied it up and went ahead; the Yeomen did likewise; with each and every point hotly disputed, the Phi Delt team again forged ahead; the independent volleyballists again tied the score at 14-14 and obtained a short-lived lead of 15 14, which the champions knotted at 15-15. The w'inning six then again went ahead to add another point for a 16-15 advantage; the losers again tied the count at 16 16, but, as in the first fray, the titlists came through in the crisis to garner the needed two points and the intramural championship. Thinner, Babe? Here we have none other than George Herman Ruth himself. When this snap was taken, the celebrated home-run king of the big leagues was weighing In pre paratory to starting his annual training grind. He hasn't yet de cided whether to accept Colonel Jacob Ruppert’s $70,000 salary offer. He still thinks he's worth $80,000 a year to the Yankees. trying it now. Here’s one I re ceived the other day: End—Ted Shipkey, Stanford. End Harold Muller, California. Tackle—Jessie Hibbs, U. S. C. Tackle—Johnny Beckett, Oregon. Guard—Seraphim Post. Stanford. Guard—Babe Horrell, California. Center—Jeff Cravath, U. S. C. Quarter—Morley Drury, U. S. C. Half—Chuck Carrol, Washington. Half—George Wilson, Washington. Full—Ernie Nevers, Stanford. *5® * * That’s not a bad outfit. Of course, it is only for compara tively modern times. Where would a team that went back as far as 1895 be without such Ore gon players as Dick Smith, Chauncey Bishop, Dudley Clark, Homer Angell and Johnny Par sons? There’s no doubt about six members of the above all-time team. Those are Nevers, Carroll, Wilson, Post, Beckett, and Mil ler. The others might be ques tioned. For instance, among others you have to consider Francis Tappan, Ted Swan, Har ry Shipkey, Morton Kaer, Ernie Pinckert, Ted Beckett, Irv Phil lips, Don Kobeskey, Gaius Sha ver and Johnny Baker. Everybody’s playing “21” these days. By “21” is not meant the popular card-game version of “Blackjack,” but merely the shoot ing of baskets until one or the oth er competitor has sunk 21 shots. The game is so popular by now that there are more fellows using the side and corner baskets at Mc Arthur court than there are actual ly playing basketball on the court. George Richard Eckman, the heavyweight sports-writer, was the gentleman who started the fad. George Richard cut such a strik ing figure in his green basketball suit that all the other lads sudden ly became interested in the game. The next to begin it was Mike Mikulak. the big fullback, who was an all-city forward when he was at high school in Minneapolis. Then your correspondent and Mr. Westbrook Hamby joined the crowd. Last but not least was Bob Officer, the handsome assistant trainer. He’s already the ace bas ket-sinker of the entire outfit. * * * Idaho has had tough luck this basketball season. The Vandals came dangerously close to win ning from both Oregon State and Washington State. They play Washington this week-end and don’t be surprised if the Idaho lads give the Huskies more fight than they’re ex Meeting. No team on the coast could stop the Van dals if they play as phenomenal ly as they did in the second game here. Orthopedics To Be Subject Of Talk by Dr. P. A. Boss “Orthopedics” will be the topic discussed by Dr. P. A. Ross, Eu gene physician, at the meeting of Beta Lambda, newly formed biol ogy honorary, tonight. Anyone in terested in the topic is invited to attend the meeting, which will be held in room 103, Dcady hall, at 7:30. Dr. Ross has been active in this field fur years, having spent some time in Vienna in research. Couger Quintet to Display W ares at McArthur Friday - ---- Reinhart Declares W.S.C. Hoop Experts Show High Polish When Coach Jack Friel brings his league leading Washington State Cougars here Friday and Saturday nights for their first ap pearance at Mc Arthur court, Oregon fans will have an oppor- i tunity to watch | one of the finest basketball combi nations seen in the North west for years. g Authority for jack Friel this rather far-reaching statement is Bill Reinhart, Oregon mentor. Reinhart has been in the coaching business at Oregon for years and has seen them all. And this team, he says, is one of the best, in re gard to high powered scoring. Leading the Cougars is Huntly Gordon six foot five inch center, and Claud Holsten, forward. These two have been responsible for a majority of the VV. S. C. points this season. Gordon was leading scorer of the league last year and along with Holsten is pressing Cap Roberts of Oregon for the leadership again this season. Another state luminary is Art McLarney, twigs chosen all-North west guard. This is his last year on the Cougar varsity. Bobby Cross, the other forward, is another lad who has a knack of hitting the basket frequently. While dopesters pick the Cou gars as heavy favorites, Oregon has the distinction of being the only team in the division to defeat the league leaders. Since that one loss the Cougars have won seven games. WOMEN DEBATE TEAMS ARGUE DIVORCE LAWS (Continued from Z'age One) when marriage was her only possi ble career,” she explained. “The conception of marriage has been altered also. It used to be regard ed as a sacrament or heavenly bond which could not be broken, whereas now, nearly everyone real izes that it is a contract for mu tual happiness. The romantic halo surrounding the act has now been replaced by a common-sense esti mation of values. Can anyone fancy the enforcement of a con tract which pleases neither of the contracting parties?” Eugene Compared to Keno Miss Hickson, the second affirm ative speaker, compared Eugene, as a city of ljke proportions, to Reno. She mentioned the greater number of hotels, amusement cen ters, and luxury shops that are in Reno to illustrate the point that Nevada's laws are catering entire ly to the wealthy. In pursuing the residence re quirement she quoted authorities who have proved that other states need not recognize divorces grant ed on such a basis. She concluded witli the state ment, “We prophesy that Nevada will soon be issuing a mail order divorce with a money-back guar antee if she keeps up her present endeavor to monopolize the divorce business.” Negative ITpholds Severing The next arguer for the nega tive, Miss Leighton, contended that a divorce was only the recognition by the world of a union dissolved before by mutual disagreement. She further showed that the “cruel ty” grounds for divorce in Nevada was but an attempt of the state's legislators to shield the exposing of intimate facts to the people in general. The debate was held in 110 John son hall, John L. Casteel, assistant professor of speech, acting as chairman. TEUTONIC ROMANCE IS FACULTY CLUB TALKIE (Continued from Vage OneJ is a rare treat. The score of Hans’ opera is interesting. And the songs at the wedding feast—these were perhaps the best of all. All about the banquet board the horny-hand ed villagers roar the marriage song, a sort of Bavarian ballad, and the cowed visage of the hero ine with misgivings at the end of the table detracts not a bit from its enjoyment. All the dialogue is in English. The adaptation was done well, even if an occasional West-London ac cent in the mouth of a Tyrolean burgher brings a smile. The picture is done with broad sweeps of the emotional brush. Subtletie are confined to camera shots. The comedy is boisterous and jolly, the tragedy is dire and operatic. And the love is LUV. No Parisian philanderings, no modem Pierroting; it is a serious business in Tyrol. There are excellent things in the “Immortal Vagabond.” The American movie has educated the American amusement-seekers to a point where some of the action will seem a bit on the kindergarten side but at the same time there are parts impossible to find in the home-grown variety. It is worth seeing. —Now Showing— 3 More Big Days— EAST OF ^BORNEO /» UNIVERSAL PICTURE Thrill Upon Thrill! And -Slim Summerville — News — Review My V alentine * Freshly packed to order with our p marvelous home-made candies. i Chocolate hearts for the box with ■ name or worded to suit. I Then, too — if it is to be mailed — * we’ll wrap and pack it for you — no extra charge. I WALORA CANDIES g| 851 E. 13th Trojan Track Mentor Plans 1932 Season Southern School Eyes ICAAAA Trophy Cromwell Nears Quarter Century Mark as USC Coach LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11.—Dean Cromwell, developer of many indi vidual champions and champion ship teams at the University of Southern California, is starting his 23rd year of track and field coaching at the Trojan institution with two main objectives in mind. First, the amiable dean of western track coaches wants to lead South ern California to a fifth I. C. A. A. A. A. championship and thus gain for S. C. permanent posses sion of the highly prized inter collegiate trophy; and second, he wants to turn over a record num ber of Trojan athletes to Uncle Sam for the Olympic Games here this summer. Many notable achievements are shown in Cromwel l’s 22-year record at S. C. Although his Southern California squads have competed only eight times in I. C. 4-A. meets, they have won four championships, the victories being registered in 1925, '26, '30 and ’31. His N. C. A. A. championships record is also a brilliant one, his Trojan teams having competed but four times and out of that number having won three titles— in 1926, '30 and '31. Outstanding Record Sometimes called “maker of champions,” Coach Cromwell can look back upon a record of hav ing produced 15 intercollegiate in dividual champions, 10 national champions, 3 individual world’s record holders, and 2 world's rec ord holding sprint relay teams. Cromwell's individual champions were produced in a variety of events and indicate that the smil ing mentor has a thorough knowl edge of every event on the track and field program. His champions are most numerous in the sprints ivhere Frank Wykoff, Charles Pad dock and Charley Borah have been outstanding stars, but in the high and low hurdles, broad jump, pole vault and weights he also rates high in the production of stars. In recent years Southern Cali fornia has had three intercollegiate low hurdle champions in Kenneth Grumbles, Bill Carls and Ernie Payne, and one high hurdle champ in Leighton Dye. Fred Kelly, a high hurdler, was Cromwell’s first NOW ! WISE IN WISE-CRACKS WISE TO WISE-GUYS Their Wit Will Shock You \ With i Delight! ratfc m Fatc'maCingw^ ('omedy Program Benny Rubin EMERALD ... of the A I R "Trapping Atlanta's Masked Fiend," an adaptation of the story of an actual incident of the crim inal world, will be presented in play form over station KORE at 4:15 this afternoon during the Em erald of the Air. Cleta McKinnon is director of the production: and the cast in cludes Dorothy Clifford, Charlotte Eldridge, Gretchen Wintermeier, George Root, Laurence Frazier, and Jack Mulder. » * * A music program will be broad cast during Friday’s Emerald of the Air, under the direction of Jack Bauer. Olympic champion. Bud Houser was both an Olympic and an inter collegiate weight champ under Cromwell, while Bob Hall last year was the Trojan coach’s latest in tercollegiate weight winner. Broad-jumpers Star Jesse Hill held the I. C. 4-A. broad jump record at 25 feet, % inch, until another Trojan, Dick Barber, came along and wrecked it with a leap of 25 feet, 3 V2 inches. Lee Barnes, captain of Troy’s team in 1928, holds the world’s record in the pole vault at 14 feet, 1 Va inches, but this mark is in danger of being broken by Bill Graber, present Trojan junior, who won the I. C. 4-A. event last spring with a meet record of 14 feet, % inch. One of CrpmweH's greatest stars was Vic Williams, who like Wykoff, won first places in the I. C. 4-A., N. C. A. A. and national A. A. U. championships last year. Vic, now running for the Los An geles A. C., was Cromwell’s great est quarter-miler, being an I. C. 4-A. record holder and a joint holder of the world’s record of 47 2-5 seconds. Then for champs in other events, Cromwell has produced Jesse JVjor Smarties Peddle ... Queer Comebacks Over Telephone rpELEPHONE ..wisecrackers are at it again on the Ore gon campus. The phone rang and rang at a fraternity house "on the hill” yesterday, and when it was an swered the following greeting came over the wire, “Your nick el, you talk.” The calling party was too stunned to talk for a few minutes. In a sorority telephone booth, along with the names of the girls and their corresponding buzzer signals, the following: “Zilch, two shorts, and a pair of pajamas.” A steady pigger at a fratern ity on the race lost In dreams of his loved one, answered the phone the other day with the startling comment: “Gamma Phi Beta.” Last year at the same house a freshman, in the midst of a heated argument on a problem in mathematics, heard the phone ring. He an swered with the formula under discussion: “Two X equals zero.” tensen in the javelin and Jim Stew art in the high jump. Despite his notable coaching career at Southern California, Cromwell takes his laurels as "maker of champions" with tu grain of salt. "I had the material,” is about all he will say about it. “The boys had the making of champions when they arrived at Southern California. They were equipped with physical ability and determination — one can’t be a champion without these." HALL TO ENTERTAIN Hendricks hall has invited the Susan Campbell women, Miss Hil da Swenson, and Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner for after-dinner coffee this evening. Ivy Walkem will present several dance skits. * tTATE > r»EAtnE . TODAY and FRIDAY! 4 BIG A ACTS VAUDEVILLE _ HEADLINING_ GUIDO DEIRO “World's Greatest Accordianist” CASH AND CARRY “ 1 lafs — 1 loops Boomerangs” “Three Tinies” From Fanchon & Marcos “DANCING DOLLS" Clinton — and — McNamara “THE CUSTOMS OFFICER ON DUTY" BILL CONNERS "MASTER OF CEREMONIES" ON T1IE SCREEN First Showing in Eugene “Anybody’s Blonde’’ With Dorothy Revier STATE THEATRE ORCHESTRA BARGAIN MATINEE NIGHTS — 25c Three Shows Daily loc 1:00 P. M. II J Washington's stunning victory will prevent Howard Hobson's lads from winning the championship they want so badly, but it only goes to prove that you can’t win all the time. * * * And even as Notre Dame, South ern California, the Athletics, Jack Dempsey and Benson Tech lost, so can Washington State lose. The Cougars are not infallible. They were beaten by Oregon once; they can be beaten again. This is no time to get discouraged over the Oregon basketball situation. The team needs backing now more than ever before. The Webfoots stand on the brink of their big test. If they can win from Washington State, they have a 50-50 chance of finishing their season at the .500 mark. Merely because the Cougars are league-leaders is no reason why Oregon cannot defeat them. * * * Ever try to select an all-time Pacific Coast conference all-star football team ? With nothing to do in the winter months, the lads are Different— And You'll Like It Presented by the IMMORTAL VAGABOND U. of O. 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