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.
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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.
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THERE’S NO
MAGIC IN
CIGARETTES.
IT’S THE
TOBACCO
THAT COUNTS.
THIS IS MILDER.
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