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EMERALD SPORTS STAFF Bruce Hambv.—Sports J*}j*®? Malcolm Bauer .Assistant Sports Editor Ned Simpson, Bill Eberhart, Boh \vison, Jack ClunnocK, Bob Riddle, Roberta Moody, Jack Miller. VOLUME XXXIV_UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1933___Page 4 Nobody’s Business By BRUCE HAMBY SOME of our keener young blades, in their spiffy spring sport shoes and snappy toggery, seem to think it both unmanly and unsportsmanlike to escort a fair co-ed to an Oregon athletic event. Now that doesn’t apply to all, for I am sure that the fear of get ting the well-known “bird,” plus possible hacks at the hands of the so-called “boosters,” is the only barrier to unrestricted attendance at Webfoot sporting affairs. * * ♦ Now the first thing necessary for a successful season is a good baseball club. We can leave that to Bill Reinhart. He gets paid to produce them and is doing a fine job thi3 spring. But what good is S. winning team unless someone comes out to see them play. Put yourself in the places of the play ers. Suppose you worked and practiced for long weeks, anxious ly awaiting the start of the sea son. Then, when the games roll around, you are forced to play for the benefit of a few faithful and Bill Eberhart and his high school hot dog salesmen. * * * There Is no way on earth to Induce students to attend. If they don’t want to, that’s their busi ness. But one thing could, in my mind, be remedied and thereby add to the popularity of the sport. That is simply to lift the silly rule of no pigging. Certainly it won’t cause any breakdown in campus social life. It can't hurt the sport. It couldn’t decrease the attendance—that’s almost an impossibility. But it could raise it. * * * To anyone who can’t see the Idea of escorting the girl friend to Reinhart field to brave the stares of fellow students, may I recommend a trip to any profes sional ball park? Tuesday after noon, when Portland met Holly wood in the opening gamf, tougher mugs than anyone on this cam pus could ever hope to become, were present with the gal-friends. George Manley and Guido Pirpo, the two boxers who have bandied the Pacific coast light-heavy weight title back and forth, were present with their wives, or friends. Reports have it that the editor of the Emerald was seen talking to a lady in the grand stand. * * » The only objection I know of in regard to pigging at baseball games is the famous tradition that a cross-eyed woman at a ball game means bad luck to the home team. The truth of this belief is Bhown in the story about the New York Giants back in 1907, or thereabouts. The Giants came home from a road trip, leading the league. At the first game in New York a cross-eyed gal sat directly behind third-base. The Giants lost 21 straight games. Finally the late great Christy Mathewson, star pitcher for the Giants, went over to the lady one afternoon and offered her a fairly large sum of money if she would stay away from the park. She did and the Giants started a win ning streak that very day that carried them back into the league leadership and later the World Series. That was the year when Mathewson pitched and won four games in the series. So for a better yenr for college baseball, and Oregon's in particu lar, let’s forget this no-pigging idea and worry a little more about the team. There’s no telling—It might be a world beater. But leave the cross-eyed gals at home. 1 Emerald Of the Air Today is “woman suffrage day’’ i on the Emerald-of-tlie-Air broad casts. Every Thursday there is a women’s and society page in the Emerald. And every Thursday Jessie Steele, women’s editor, is on the air with a complete coverage of that page. The time is 5:45. The station is KORE. The weather is fine! Track Stars Face Fourth Time Trials Hayward Will Pick Relay Teams Tomorrow .Material Scarce in Mile and Half Mile Events; Frosli Distance Aces Shine (Editor’s note: This is the third of a series of seven articles concerning Oregon's chances on the track and field this spring.) By MALCOLM BAUER Tomorrow afternoon Bill Hay ward will put his charges through their paces in the fourth time trials of the year. This time, however, the showings made by candidates in the several track events sched uled to see competition will really mean something. The veteran Oregon cinder skipper plans to make his final choices for the re lay teams which he will send against Oregon State in the an nual dual meet at Corvallis, May 4, and the positions in which run ners finish Friday will, in a large measure, determine their chances of bearing Oregon colors against the Beaver spikemen. Among those who will show their stuff tomorrow will be candi dates for the middle distance and distance runs. The Webfoots will be noticeably weak in seasoned material for these events this year, and Oregon’s chances against the Orange relay squads will hang largely on the showing of a hand ful of newcomers who have been working out at the long runs. Hunter Brat in Mile A single point winner in each the half mile and mile events is about all the Colonel can count on this season. Bob Hunter, who reached the 1500-meter finals in the tryouts for the U. S. Olympic team last summer, is the best bet in the longer distances. Last Fri day he circled the oval four times in 4 minutes, 32.5 seconds, fast time for the distance this early in the season. In the half mile Chuck Dolloff is the one varsity prospect who shows promise as a point getter. Last year Fuzzy ran the distance consistently under the two minute limit, and he can be counted on for some good performances this spring. He is just now recovering Give JSew Hope &IBU-LV SULLIVAN from an attack of the flu, how ever, and isn't in as good condition as might be hoped. Two freshman runners, George Scharpf and Bob Ryan, will beat watching in the half mile event. Last Friday both showed their heels to Dolloff, Scharpf winning by a hair in 2 minutes, 5 seconds. Scharpf is a Eugene boy, while Ryan comes from Bend high school where he was a middle dis tance star. Three 2-MIlers Out Two-milers are more plentiful this year than they were last sea son. Three runners, two of whom are new to the long distance, will try their hand at the grind. Ger ald Gray, stocky plugger, who ran this distance last season, will be back in the harness. He will, how ever, have a tough job holding his position over such opposition as Bob Wagner, stellar freshman miler last year, and Bob Nunn, shifted from the half mile. Wagner especially will be a ser ious threat in this event if his en durance measures up to the grind. Ranking Northwest Tennis Player Appears on Campus Anyone who has had the time or the inclination to loll on the lawn near the library and watch the exhibition tennis matches which have been played there during the past three afternoon has likewise had the opportunity of watching one of the Pacific Coast's ranking professionals in action. Lanky Kirt Berndt, who has been teamed with Prof. S. Ste phenson Smith against Bob John son and Joe Kalisky, was three years ago ranked at the top of Coast amateur racketeers, and for a decade preceding that was seed ed among the ten best on the Pa cific slope. Since turning professional, Berndt has engaged in little tour nament play, but he has met all of the top-notch racket wielders of modern times, including Tilden, Cochet, Little Bill Johnson, and numerous otTOrs. Berndt learned the technique of the court game in San Francisco, and for many years was an out standing amateur around the Bay region. In 1929, however, he felt the lure of the Pacific Northwest, and invaded the north to compete in the Oregon state tennis tourna ment of that year. He emerged the winner and ever since this suc cessful campaign he has been a prominent figure in Oregon tennis circles. He began coaching Multnomah Club tennis teams two years later and has been connected with the Winged “M” every summer since that time. During the winter months he has been acting in the capacity of instructor of tennis fundamentals at the Dominican Convent in California. Incidentally, Mr. Berndt can be ! of assistance to aiiy student who has ambitions to become a top notch racket wielder and is in need yf some expert instruction in the fundamentals and fine points of the court game. He plans to be on the campus each Monday and Tuesday for the rest of the school term, and those interested will be able to obtain individual instruc tion at this time. Appointments may be made with Syd Claypoole at the Oregon Pharmacy. Names Of Junior Candidates Due Today is the last day to turn in names of candidates for the best all-round junior man, and tomor row will be the last day to turn in names for the best all-round jun ior woman, it was announced yes terday by the Dean of Women's and Dean of Men’s offices. So far there has been a good number of names turned into Dean Virgil Earl's offices as candidates for the Koyl cup. which is award ed annually to the junior man se lected, but the applications for the girl’s Gerlinger cup have been coming in very slowly. There will be a preliminary com mittee meeting Monday to select the most eligible men candidates for the Koyl cup, Dean Earl stated, and the Gerlinger cup committee, of which Dean Hazel Prutzman Schwering is chairman, will meet early next week. Washke To Leave For Convention Paul E. Washke, director of the men's gymnasium, is leaving this afternoon for the 3Sth Annual Convention of the American Phy sical Education that is to be held in Louisville. Kentucky, starting April 25th. The meeting will be a joint meeting with the Southern District Association. Mr. Washke, who is president of the Northwest Association, will be the presiding officer at the con- ' vent ion luncheon on Friday the 28th. Mr. Harry Scott, former di rector of Physical Education at the University of Oregon gymna sium, will be one of the speakers at the luncheon in which Mr. Washke presides. Merchants of Bristow, Okla., give a banooet each year to teach ers and ptu employes. o He holds the state interscholastic mile record. Neither Nunn nor Wagner have as yet attempted the eight lap distance against compe tition. Two yearling distance stars have been looking good in early time trials. Bill Paddock, ex-Grant high miler, pushed Hunter and Wagner to the tape in the mile event last Friday, and has been showing steady improvement. His frosh running mate, Robert Lud ington, will make a strong bid for the Duckling distance squad. Lud ington, a stocky, muscled runner, is a strong finisher, and his short stride is his only drawback. Donut Kitten Ball Tourney Nears Finals Sigma Chi, Phi Dells, Omega, Fijis To Play Semi-Final Tilts Set for Tuesday At 4 O’Clock; Winners to Decide Title By BOB AVISON The drawings for the champion ship playoff'in the soft ball tour ney were held yesterday. Sigma Chi will meet Phi Delta Theta and Omega Hall will be opposed by Phi Gamma Delta. Both games should be hotly : contested. Sigma Chi has a fine j array of players including Eddie Vail, the little fast ball pitcher, | Frank Jette, a fine fielder who covers the hot corner, and Goulet who plays behind the plate. The players who have shone best for the Phi Delts are Ferd Fletcher, giant pitcher, Hammond, catcher, Houghton, the heaviest striker on the team, and Malcolm Bauer who plays the initial sack. A pitchers battle is predicted when Ed Wheelock, elongated hurler of Omega hall, opposes Bob Johnson, Fiji, who has the fastest ball in the league. Art Clarkson, shortstop of Omega hall is prob ably the finest fielder and one of the heaviest hitters in the league. Roland Rourke, a clever first baseman, Jim Watts who covers the keystone sack, Bob Hudson who struts his stuff in center field and Jake Stahl, one of the dead liest hitters in the league, loom up as the Fiji’s main threats. Military Soft Ball Squad To Tangle With Advertisers ADVERTISERS will tangle with military men in a game of kittenball this after noon on the diamond near the barracks. The managers of Alpha Delta Sigma’s so-called ball club yesterday accepted a challenge issued to them by the Scabbard and Blade tong. Names of players who will constitute the soldiers' team have not been made public, but early information has revealed that “Christy Mathewson” Fa vier will twirl for the ad chasers, “Iron Man” Shenk will hold down the hot corner, "Prexy” Hall will chase all lost balls, and “Whatta Man” Rey rners will have the difficult job of holding down the bench. It is assured that other prominent ad sleuths will be fighting for a lost cause. Duck, Freshman Squads Flay Tie An aggregation of varsity base ballists overcame an early frosh lead in a practice game yesterday on the freshman field to tie the score at 3-all. Hostilities ceased at the end of the seventh inning without the determination of a winner. The Ducklings amassed two runs in the third inning on a- hit and three varsity errors and added another to their total in the sixth inning on two hits and an error. In the opening half of the sev ! enth inning, the varsity swatters unlimbered their artillery in the 1 nick of time, for it was their last HOW THEY STAND Pacific Coast League Won Lost Pet. Oakland . 12 4 .750 Sacramento . 10 6 .625 Hollywood . 8 8 .500 Los Angeles . 8 8 .500 Portland . 8 8 .500 Mission . 8 8 .500 San Francisco . 6 10 -.375 Seattle . 4 12 .250 Yesterday’s Results At Portland 11. Hollywood 2. At Los Angeles 4, Sacra mento 9. At San Francisco 7, Oak land 17. At Seattle 3, Mission 4. How the Series Stand At. Portland, 2 games; Holly wood, none. At Los Angeles, no games; Sac ramento, 2. At San Francisco, no games; Oakland, 2. At Seattle, no games; Mis sion, 2. chance to bat. Three solid smashes and a frosh miscue pro duced three runs which knotted the score. The batteries for the tilt were Carmichp.el and Goulet for the var sity, and Kolkovvski, Whittaker, Thunemann and Butler for the yearlings. 1G Letter Athlete NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — Thirty years ago, when numerals were awarded freshmen, Ed Ham ilton was a 10-letter athlete for Vanderbilt, playing football, base ball, basketball and track. '.; .l.1:".._.. - • . . I il T'.'I r i:i'M.."!..I.. 111111111111 ..nininrr II.-u... ..!_ I., n.i ..I.nu.. .1. UI- I I LI -1 ■. -1 ■ 111 ...V.1.'.1.1”-'-1.* LAST NIGHT I JAW^I HARDEEN DO A WONDERFUL ESCAPE K 7 \ ACT. _3^ HE SAW SHACKLED, NAILED IN A PACKING CASE, AND ROPED, HARDEE N, FAM OUS BROTHER OF HOUDINI, ESCAPED FROM | you KUO1.^ WHAT THAT ^-I TRICK IS NO-VVHAT IS DON'T you ? I THE catch ? HE HOLDS THE KEY TO THE HANDCUFFS BETWEEN HIS TEETH. THE ORIGINAL NAILS THAT HELD THE BOX TOGETHER HAV-E BEEN REPLACED BY LITTLE SHORT NAILS SO THAT HARDEEN CAN PUSH A BOARD UP AND CRAWL OUT. THEN HE PUTS THE BOARD BACK TO MAKE THE BOX LOOK O'KAY. I S€€ THE TRICK NOW. HAVE A CIGARETTE? f-i SAY BUDDY, THERE’S NO MAGIC IN CIGARETTES. IT’S THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS. THIS IS MILDER. I HAVE BEEN) FOOL IM6 MYSELF ABOUT ^CIGARETTES. I "IT'S MORE] FUN TO 1 KNOW." ISN'T IT? —...... j. ivi.. iujius iuuaav Lumpanj