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A Southpaw, Our Kingdom For A —~ i Southpaw!! 1 •-By DICK NEUBERGER ^NYONE who can throw a baseball left-handed and has n’t forgotten the approximate lo cation or nome plate will be wel comed with open arms by Bill Reinhart. From early indications it is apparent that there is cer tain to be a pre ponde ranee of right-handers on the Oregon pitch Dave Epps mg staff this spring. So much, in fact, that any lad wh6 possesses the happy fac ulty of being a southpaw is sure to be about as conspicuous on the Webfoot squad as a blackberry in a-bowl of milk. To date every prospective pitch ing candidate has been a right hander. Ken Scales, the only vet eran, throws from the right side, and so do Ossie Edwgrds and Ike Donin, the two most promising newcomers. Where, then, is Bill to find a southpaw? It’s certain he will have to get a portsider somewhere. Of course, there’s such a thing as getting along only with right-handers, but it isn't the best policy in the world and enables your opponents to groom a troupe of left-handed batters before every game. The New York Giants tried to scramble through the Na tional league last summer with a pitching staff that consisted almost entirely of southpaws, the other extreme. It nearly worked, but in the crucial dash down the stretch, the St. Louis Cardinals used a lineup com posed almost exclusively of right-handed hitters against the Giants and lambasted McGfuw’s ANNIVERSARY WEEK It’s our Birthday Party — and we’ve prepared a feast of entertainment fit for a king. . . . Nothing’s too good for Colonial Fans . . . . Here’s the First— STARTING SUNDAY rHe’d take a chance on anything . . . . TWO GREAT STARS Together in.— • E DWARD G. Rosinson i Birthday Souvenirs for All James CAGNEY SPECIAL For Those Who Were Unable to See It Thursday Matinee LIL BAGOVER in Tolstoi’s “THE WHITE DEVIL” Will he Shown Just Once — Sunday at 6 1’. M. Come Between 4 and 6 to See Both Shows Sunday LAST DAY Matinees, 3 and 4 GRETA GARBO RAMON KCMO EMERALD SPORTS STAFF Dick Neuberger Sports Editor Bruce Hamby....Asst. Sports Editor Parks Hitchcock, Joseph Sasiavsky, Malcolm Bauer, Edgar Goodnough \ OREGON SPORTS TRACK MEET TODAY The annual Intramural track meet will be held on Hayward Held today, starting at 2 o’clock. Bears Nose Out Huskies InTitleGame California Wins Contest In Last-Minute Play Pacific Coast Conference Crown Hanging in Balance Tonight OAKLAND, Cal., March 4.— (Special).—In an Horatio Alger finish, Jack Read, lanky Califor nia pivot man, looped^a basket to edge out the University of Wash ington Huskies, 22 to 21, tonight, and gain a leg in the annual Paci fic Coast basketball play-off. Read's basket came in the clos ing 30 seconds of the tilt and threw the California rooters into a frenzy just as it looked as if the Huskies had taken another ball game. On top of winning the game virtually single handed, Read was high point man, with 11 markers. The Golden Bears, champions of the southern division for the second successive year, stepped in to an early lead and held it until the final few minutes. The score at the half period was 15 to 11 for California. With but a few scant minutes remaining, the Huskies began a desperate rally, led by Hanover and John Fuller, which brought them out on the top side of the score. Then Read found the hoop and the game was over. Besides the California center, Joe Kintana at forward turned in an excellent performance with 9 points. Lee was the outstanding scorer for Washington. The two teams meet here again tomorrow night in what may prove to be the final game of the series. If Washington wins, the rubber clash will be staged Monday night. The lineups: California Washington Kintana (9) ....F. Hanover (4) Seifert (1) .F. Lee (8) Read (11) .C. Fuller (4) Vendt (0) .G.Melson (2) Crowley (0) .G. Cairney (4) Oashi (1) .G Herb Dana, referee; Emil Pilu so, umpire. southpaws from pillar to post and back again. To this day McOraw blames his failure to win the pennant on the fact he had too many left handers in his pitching paddock. With suoh lusty sluggers as Mel Ott, Ethan Allen, Bill Terry, Freddy Lindstrom, and Frank Hogan to bomb in the runs, there was no excuse for the Giants landing in second place— except that there were not enough other right-handed pitch ers to spell off Fred Fitzsim mons, the only A No. 1 Giant pitcher who was not a southpaw. So Bill Reinhart is faced with the necessity of finding a left handed pitcher. One would do, al though two would be much better. Now, here's the question: Does anyone know a southpaw baseball pitcher on the campus? If so, communicate with Bill Reinhart immediately,. Don't waste any time in breaking the good news. Brian Mimnaugh and Kermit Stevens both declare that they're STARTS SUNDAY For 4 Days! PLAYED GOD WUNR UOS. and VITAPHONfJNCtUM Too Wonderful for Words Saturday Only l Reinhart Issues Call for Varsity Baseball Artists 'T'HK PLUNK of flu- horsehide in the voluminous catcher’s mitt will resound through fhe Igloo's vast corridors Monday afternoon. Bill Kcinhart, Web foot baseball coach, has ushered in the 1S)32 campaign with a cail for varsity baterial. All aspirants for varsity berths, are requested to put in an appearance at 3 o’clock sharp for Jhe battery positions. I Women Wind Up Hoop Season With Ail-Star Struggle Final WAA Basketball Tilt Draws Large Gallery; Majors Win The last game of the W. A. A. tournament was played last night between the all-star major -and non-major teams. The majors won 23 to 21. The tilt, one of the thrillers of the series, drew a large gallery. After the game there was the basketball-speedbail spread. The group was entertained with a vio lin solo and clog dancing. Sand wiches and tea were served. The all star teams were: Non-majors: forwards - Eva Nelson, Marie Nelson; Mildred Kin go; guards — Katherine Briggs, Mary Linn Saeltzer, Elaine Unter mann; centers—Juanita Demmer, Jerry McGillicuddy; s. centers— May Masterton, Eula Loomis; manager, Gladys Simons. Majors: forwards — Vivian Coss, Lucille Murphy, Nellie Schaffer; guards—Doris Payne, Ella Red key, Bernice Wainscott; centers— Eleanor Coombe, Dorothy Mac Lean; s. centers—Lucille Carson, Frances Haberlach; manager, Gladys Gregory. going to astound the baseball world with their feats of hitting this season. Mimnaugh says he's not going to hit a point less than .500 and Stevens, not to be out done, is after at least a .600 aver age. The two lads are not only de termined to outclout each other, but also each lias his heart set on batting in the cleanup position. Mike Mikulak and Coop Cuppo letti are others after that No. 4 post in the batting order, a berth also desired very ardently by Mr. LeRoy Shanneman, the husky catcher. Wow! What a battle that should be! However, unless that left-hander appears on deck, all that batting power that the lads speak about so blithely will be needed against the teams that can muster, a lineup full of left handed hitters. *!• :1; # The baseball team will remain here over "spring vacation as usual. At the start of next term the Webfoot nine probably will open its season with a series of games against the Eugene Townies. Playing for the latter will be a number of one-time Oregon luminaries, including Cotter Gould, the big football fullback and outfielder; Dave Epps, another outfielder, none too nimble patrolling the gar dens but a potent man at the plate, and Dave Bloom, the main pitching standby last year. Colonel Bill Hayward holds his intramural track meet today. The colonel has gone to a lot of trouble to make this event a suc cess, and there should be a good turnout to see it. The executive council did a fine thing when it voted the colonel a 28-stripe lettermen’s sweater. No body deserves such an honor more than Bill Hayward. * * * Who do you think is going in for wrestling now? None other than Mr. Ralston (Rusty > Gill, California's all-coast football half back. Mr. Gill weighs a mere 220 pounds and looks as savage as Strangler Lewis at his fiercest. I get this information from Mr. Jay Sehorn, my California operative. Wonder if Rusty is going to fol low wrestling as a profession? He might do worse. Jumping Joe Savoldi and George Wilson have made successes of it, and Rusty | is not the least-known football players in the world. As a matter of fact, he probably would do very well in the - northern California cities. Donut Cinder Artists To Vie In Meet Today Hayward Trophy To Go To Winner Final Entry Lists For All Events Posted To Start At 2 o’Clock By MALCOLM BAUER Sixteen men’s living- organiza tions will ’make their bids for Colonel Bill Hayward’s trophy in the annual mini-* mural track and field meet to bo held at Hayward field this after noon at 2 o'clock. The winner of the meet will be determined on a point basis, giv ing five points Col. Bill Hayward for first place, three for second, two for third, and one for fourth. Ribbons will be awarded those who place in the first four places in each event. As the meet will start immedi ately at 2 o’clock, it is imperative that officials and contestants be on hand slightly before that hour. Officials and entrants will enter the field by the gate facing Mc Arthur court, while spectators are requested to use the east entrance on Agate street. Finishes of all races will be on the east side of the oval. Qualifying heats for the 100 and 180-yard dashes, the discus throw, and the shot put were held yesterday. Those who qualified for today’s meet in the dashes are: 100-yard dash: De Pittard and Burr, Phi Delta Theta; Hamilton, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Wright, Kappa Sigma; Rollwage, Sigma Phi Epsilon; and Pennington, Alpha Tau Omega. 180-yard dash: Dolloff, Alpha Upsilon; De Pit tard and Bolds, Phi Delta Theta; Ballard, Sigma Pi Tau; Penning ton, Alpha Tau Omega ; and Bob bitt, Kappa Sigma. Gardner Frye, blond athlete from the Phi Delt house, tossed the discus 126 feet, 9 inches, and the shot 42 feet, 7 inches, to lead the field of qualifiers in both of the weight events. Others who made the grade in the shot put were Hall, Sigma Nu; Kostka, Sig ma Alpha Epsilon; Hakanson, Kappa Sigma; and Lewis, Gamma hall. In the discus, the following also qualified: Sleeper, Friendly hall; Hall, Sigma Nu; Fury, Kap pa Sigma; and Clark, Phi Gamma Delta. Following arc the entrants in the remaining events of today’s competition: Milo run: Downey, Sigma Nu; Dunaway, Sigma Chi; Gray, Alpha Upsilon; Hunter, Phi Delta Theta; Wagner, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Chiorich, Gamma hall; Weitz, Friendly hall; Brown, Phi Gamma Delta; D. Weed, Beta Theta Pi; J. Weed and Johnson, Kappa Sig ma. 440-yard dash: Greenough, Yeo men; Bobbitt, Kappa Sigma; Cul verwell and Klein, Phi Sigma Kap pa; Rollwagc, Sigma Phi Epsilon; and Williams, Zeta hall. 880-yard run: Weitz and Parme lee, Friendly hall; Myers, Phi Delta Theta; Christopherson, Al pha Upsilon; Wright and Leggett, Kappa Sigma; Proctor, Sigma Chi; Thompson, Phi Kappa Psi; Nunn and Hendrickson, Yeomen; Haber lach, Sigma Pi Tau; H. Thomp son, Zcta hall; and Hicks, Phi Sigma Kappa. High jump: Dudley, Sigma Al pha Epsilon; Hall, Sigma Nu; Nowland and Demaris, Phi Delta Theta; Newcomb, Kappa Sigma; White, Phi Gamma Delta; Simpson and Lindgren, Sigma Phi Epsilon. Pole vault: Newcomb, Kappa Sigma; McCoy and Voegtly, Sig ma Alpha Epsilon; P. Wagner. Sigma Chi; and Nowland, Phi Delta Theta. Javelin throw: Newco^nb, Kappa Sigma.-oVoegtly, Sigma Alpha Ep silon; Greenough, Yeomen; Du maris and Carlson, Phi Delta Theta; Rushlow, Sigma Phi Epsi lon; and Lewis, Gamma hall. 120-yard high hurdles: Dudley and McCoy, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Nowland, Phi Delta Theta; and Simpson, Sigma Phi Epsilon. 180-yard low hurdles: Nowland and Vaughan, Phi Delta Theta: and Dudley and McCoy, Sigma Al pha Epsilon. Broad jump; Newcomb and Well! Well! Look Who's Here! i» U HI R ■/7/K.W SI EVENS * %:,. ^ I >.viour srov 1 «%«p I'hiB looks like baseball's almost with us. Here art- a couple of Bill Reinhart's letterinen who return for action this spring;—Hermit Stevens, shortstop, and Slug Palmer, first baseman and outfielder. In common with their teammates, these lads are determined to hit at least .300 this spring. Stevens, in particular, lias a hatting feud on with Brian Mimnaugh, so there'll be no lack of determination on his part. Palmer also is reputed to be gunning for all the hitting honors he can lay his hands on. Eugene Preppers Take Clashes in District Tourney IJNIVERSITY high school of Eugene trampled on Drain high, 48 to 14, in the first tilt of the district prep school tour ney at McArthur court yester day. The other afternoon clash ended in a 36 to 15 victory for Eugene high school over a fighting Cottage Grove quintet. In the evening's game Lowell heat Springfield, 28 to 22, and St. Mary’s high of Eugene nosed out Roseburg. The score was 25 to 24, with the count standing at 17 to 16 in favor of Koschurg at the halftime. Wright, Kappa Sigma; Voegtly and Hamilton, Sigma Alpha Epsi lon; P. Wagner, Sigma Chi; Burr and Minsinger, Phi Delta Theta; and Simpson, Sigma Phi Epsilon. Cougar Mat men. To Tussle With Vandals at Pullman WASHINGTON STATE COL LEGE, Pullman, March 4. Wash ington State wrestlers will open their season here tomorrow night against the University of Idaho mat team, Coach Harold Barridge announced. Eight regular matches will be held with a special bout be tween Dan Lopez, Idaho veteran heavyweight, and Frank Stojack, W. S. C. frosh star, both Olympic games prospects, in addition. The state college lineup will in clude: 115 pounds, Aubrey Dickin son, Tacoma; 125 pounds, Bud Gor danier, Cle Elum; 135 pounds, Ger ald Barrow, Machias; 145 pounds, Ralph Case, Tacoma; 155 pounds, Howard Ziebell, Marysville; 165 pounds, Walter Ziebell, Marysville; 175 pounds, Clem Senn, Tacoma; and heavyweight, George Hurley, San Francisco. Teehmeii Cling To Lead In Portland Prep League PORTLAND, March 4. (Spe cial). Benson Tech clung to its supremacy in the Portland Inter scholastic league here tonight by whipping Jefferson high, 32 to 24, in a slow, uninteresting game. Lincoln high remained one tilt be hind the leaders by virtue of a one-sided 53-to-17 victory over Roosevelt. In the other conference clash Grant beat the Commerce ste nogs. ’J'he score was 24 to 19. KA( (il LILLUS TO PLAY o ° BERKELEY, March 4. Two University of California tennis teams will engage in competition this week-end. The California var sity will meet the Berkeley Tennis club on the club courts tomorrow afternoon and the California sec ond varsity meets Sacramento Jun i ior college today on the University courts. The Junior college matches are the first intercollegiate com petition of the" season for the Bear second squad. North-South Grid Battle Scheduled For 1932 Season BALTIMORE, Mil. (NSFA) — According to reports from Balti more, that city will be the scene on December 10, 1932, of a football battle between picked teams from northern and southern colleges. This game will climax the foot ball season in the East ask the East-West game closes the cam paigns in the West. Arrangements are being made to care for the 05,000 people who, it is hoped, will be attracted to the Baltimore stadium by such a con test. City officials are working on ideas which will make Baltimore the perfect host for the week-end. and it is even likely that the state legislature will change the “Free State” blue laws so that Sunday will be as gay as the rest of the week. A campaign has been inaugur ated to select a poster suitable for the nation-wide publicity this game will receive. One hundred dollars is being offered to any ar tist in the Baltimore section who can submit an outstanding window display poster before March 1. In announcing that he would add his support to the endeavor, Mayor Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore said: “I am anxious to see a football game of national in terest played in the stadium in 1932 and have, therefore, spon sored the North-South all-star football game scheduled for De cember 10, which should make an outstanding football classic.” Bears, Indians To Clash In Four Minor Activities BERKELEY, March 4. Minor sport athletic teams from Califor nia and Stanford will meet four times in dual competition over the coming week-end. Opening the hostilities, golfers from the two universities will meet on the 'Castlewood Country club links Friday afternoon. Tomorrow, water polo and swimming teams ■fill meet at the Athens club plunge in Oakland. The two remaining events will be held on the Stanford campus when the Bear gymnasts and fenc ers meet the Cards on their home grounds. .'jiisnoifijraiBrfaiwmirjrrowrfarnirawraffflwrrarawrarHi Junior Polishers Report Borrowed Shine Brush Lost • _____ (AH! For the life of a boot black! The poor fellows can’t even ban); onto their shining tools. Some poor soul must have been pretty hard up to walk off with a 'shoe shining brush. Anyway, it all goes to show thut some college students either have sticky paws or are striving to live up to their reputation of carelessness. Jim Andros of the U. of O. Shoe Shine parlor is out tftie good brush loaned to the junior class fur shine day. Anyone knowing Its present where abouts is requested to return it dead or alive to its rightful owner. EMERALD ... of the A I R “Let George Do It!” a 15-min ute radio comedy, will be broad cast over KORE this afternoon at 4:15 during the Emerald of the Air. The play, which is adapted from a story in Liberty magazine, is a witty and fast moving tale of two newspapermen who got mixed up in a city mayorality campaign. Clcta McKennon, director of the play, announced as the cast: Helen Templeton, Wilbur Thibault, Leo Baker, Spencer Carlson, and Phil Mulder. PRINCETON MAN HONORED Professor Theobald Smith of Princeton university has been elected a correspondent of the French Academy of Sciences. He received 42 votes on the first bal lot out of 48 cast. Dance to Latest Rhythms by the OREGON AGGRAVATCRS — at — Willamette Park Saturday Nite March 5 arararnJinjrai/mHmriaiwrafSjrafararaiHiHfaraiKHBrj [SlSISIElISlSiS SATURDAY NIGHT —is— Midway Gypsie Night Come and Have Your Fortune Told in I ea Cups Good Music Refreshments | Watch for MID^A^AY Spring Frolic 3 | ^rllcIlPrrWivIlPCTrCT'WffTriWimirlWWriJfiiirrllrllplIrllflfiawiplIrltpirfJnapifianaWliarrllPligiBliOBinafig Miltmen Will Warm Up in Igloo Monday Coach Will Drill Battery In First Workouts Webfoot Baseball Schedule For Coming Season Is Released By BRUCE HAMBY Baseballs will replace basket balls in McArthur court next Mon day. Coach Bill Reinhart will again be direct ing the activities on the maple floor, but this time he will- be tutoring ca$dl - dates for the 1932 Oregon baseball squad. Inasmuch as-the batteries are ex pected to be Ore g o n s greatest Bill Reinhart weakness in the coming diamond season, Reinhart plans to devote most of his time in trying to uncover a potential Christy Mathewson. Ken Scales, regular last year, is the only letterman on the pitch ing staff. Ike Donin, mainstay of the freshman mound staff last year, and Ossie Edwards, a trans fer from Ellensburg normal, are the only other promising candi dates. Oregon will open the conference schedule on April 29 in Corvallis against Oregon State. The Beav ers will blossom out with a new coach this spring. Armory "Slats” Gill having been appointed to suc ceed Ralph Coleman. The complete Oregon schedule: April 29—Oregon State at Cor vallis. April 30—Oregon State at Eu gene. May 6 — Washington State at Eugene. May 7 — Washington State at I Eugene. May 11—Idaho at Eugene. [ May 12—Idaho at Eugene. May 16—Washington at Eugene. May 17—Washington at Eugene. May 20—Idaho at Moscow. May 21—Idaho at Moscow. May 23 — Washington State at Pullman. May 24 — Washington State at Pullman. May 26—Washington at Seattle. May 27—Washington at Seattle. May 30 — Oregon State at Eu gene. Juno 1—Oregon State at Corval lis. Ends Today BUTTER KEATON JIMMY DORANtf POttY MOW.AN Lai«hepuikiu ArTHt mm J Rev vohjje pumml Revival Tonight Maria DRESSLER Polly MORAN “POLITICS”