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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1935)
Simp’s Glimpse The Drop Kick Once More Rears Its Head As Fan Makes Plea 1 ~ By Ned Simpg/in-1 An article of interest to football minded sports followers was re cently printed in the Klamath Falls Hearld-News on the ancient and somewhat forgotten art of drop kicking. The column was inspired by a Mr. Forrest Cooper, Lakeview attorney, who bemoans the passing of this still dangerous weapon of the offense. Here’s part of the com munication that was printed in the Herald-News— sit * “It has been 14 years since 1 have seen a signal caller in a high school or college game in this state call for a drop kick. The last time I saw such a play was back in October, 1920, when a bunch of us had the ball on Ashland's 30-yard line and couid not advance it any farther. Ted Montgomery, captain, stepped back and kicked a drop kick, thereby giving Klamath high its first football victory over Ash land. Drop kicks were quite the style that year. Oregon made two that year in its game with Harvard in the Rose Bowl. “But since then drop kicking has almost ceased to be an of fensive weapon, so far as Ore gon football is concerned. Our present touchdown - or - nothing style of offense does not look so good when games are lost by one or two point margins. A good kicker could have given Oregon State a victory over the Trojans, and Oregon needed but two points to win from Louisiana State. In the latter game the ball was on the 11-yard line and fourth down, but it might as well have been anywhere else on the grid iron, for there was not a kicker in sight. (Editor's note: Mr. Cooper errs in saying that there was no kicker around at the crucial moment in the Louisiana State game last fall. He forgets that “Lamp" Walker, husky right end, had an enviable record of conversions and field goals to his credit, one of which—in the OSC game—accounted for the three points that gave Oregon its victory. True, Walker is a place kicker, but whether the three points comes from a place or a drop kick is of small matter. It’s the three points that count: Also, in the game in question, when the ball was lost on a fum ble it was only second down and any quarterback would be foolish to try a kick when he still has three chances at a touchdown.) The rest of the article has to do with plans and suggestions for some of competition to revive the art of the drop kick. By stimulat ing grade and high school players to perfect this type of kick. There is only one objection to the use of the drop kick nowadays and that is the fact that the goal posts are situated ten yards behind the goal line. This adds ten yards on to the distance that a drop or place kick must travel in an attempt at a field goal, and at longer distances a drop kick can't compare with a place kick in accuracy. * sH Of course there may be "natural” drop kickers like Charlie Mahan of Harvard who once made fifteen points against Yale with this method, or like Albie Booth of Yale who used it with great success three or four years ago. Not every player can kick with like precision, and the place kick is more reliable with ordinary players. Fifteen Students (Continued froiti Page One) row Wilson called the stick behind the door to use when humanity de manded it. We feel that hundreds of needy, students demand the use of the stick behind the door. We shall wield it as capably as we can with our limited financial means and mechanical facilities. We urge the assistance and cooper ation of every student and faculty member interested in enlightened and humane educational policies.” Procedure Outlined The committee reviewed Oregon statues concerning referendums and laid out a plan of procedure which includes the okaying of peti tions by the secretary of state and attorney-general, the printing of petitions and letterheads, a finan cial drive on the campus and up state, and an organized drive to get optional fee information spread throughout Oregon. Hiving organizations on the cam pus as well as members of the faculty wil be solicited for finan cial backing. Neuberger was placed in charge of faculty solicitation for this week. The relief committee will meet again Thursday afternoon. By then it is expected to have a close-knit organization and sufficient finan ces to sta>t tbp initial campaign which is aimed at putting Senate bill No. 204 on the ballot this fall. Ducks Knock Huskies Out Of Conference Race, 35-30 Donut Boxers Stage Speedy Title Matches E. Vail-D. Peglow Steal Show With Wild Donnyhrook Gibson Downs Parsons to Keep Crown Punches flew thick and fast and the blood ran freely on the intra mural boxing card at the men’s gym yesterday afternoon as ambi tious pugilists were crowned cham pions of their respective divisions. As far as general excitement and sustained interest went, the Eddie Vail-Don Peglow donnybrook stole the show. From the opening touch off to the closing round the little 125-pound battlers were in there throwing and taking punches with an abandon that had the large crowd of spectators screaming with excitement. At the end of the fight there was little to choose from between the two, however, the judges’ decision gave the vic tory and the title to Vail. msx sTap-._^ fLj Comet Gibson successfully de fended his 145-pound championship by defeating Bill Parsons on a technical kayo after 47 seconds had elapsed in the third round Parsons managed to hold his own with the champ in the first round, tut in the second and third Gibson began landing a savage series of hooks and jabs. From there on it was only a question of how long Parsons could absorb the terrific punishment. Lincoln Diess, cool, methodical 175-pounder, gave his followers something to shout about when he outfought Bob Parke in an extra round fight for the decision. For three periods the two pugilists went at it hammer and tongs only to have the match end in a draw. In the extra round Diess, fighting coolly and carefully, rocked Parke with a bewildering flurry of hooks i and rights to win a well-earned ! decision. AGAIAJST DOB In the goriest struggle of the afternoon, Bob Newlands punched i UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2771935 Tilden Exhibition Affords Waslike Thrill Monday Big Bill, Loll, Stoefen, and Vines Put on Show “I wouldn't have missed it for the world," commented Paul R. Wash ke, tennis coach and director of the men's gym, after seeing the pro fessional tennis matches between Ellsworth Vines, Lester Stoefen, George Lott, and Bill Tilden at the coliseum rink in Portland. Lott defeated Stoefen 11-9, 6-3, Vines beat Tilden 6-4, 6-4, and in the doubles Vines and Tilden took Lott and Stoefen 6-4, 6-4. Mr. Washke says that each of the four great players has his own pet speciality. Vines has the fastest serve he has ever seen in tennis; Lott is very steady and relaxed; Stofen uses his highth to the best advantage; and Tilden displays the best foot work. “It is almost unbelievable what they can do with a racquet,” Mr. Washke said. He also explained that ne spoke to Tilcien before the game and found that the canvas court was taken with them on all their exhibi tion matches. The court itself is a green canvas marked off with white lines. In this case a floor was laid in sections on the ice hockey rink and the canvas spread over this. Tilden stated before the game that he had never played tennis in a. place quite as cold and hoped that it would not spoil any of the contestants' games. out a torrid decision over Bill Schloth. Schloth, though he was outpointed in every round, never theless drew much applause from the gallery for his gameness and aggressiveness. From the opening whistle he constantly went tearing into Newlands only to meet the vic tor’s wicked left jab or hook, and as a result absorbed more punish ment than any other fighter on the card. The victory gave New lands the championship of the 165 pound division. Stan Riordan outpunched Stan Smith to win the title of the heavy weight division, and Wesley Frank lin outpointed Bill Paddock in the 135-pound division to complete the afternoon’s fights. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. 5 A CIGAR TO | THE MAN IN J THE BROWN g DERBY! | He guessed the * most popular spot on the campus! m | • | m Yes! It’s the College Side! ® MEALS, SNACKS, COt'NTEU S Eli VICK Drop in After Class. I 1 ■ I A Simple Test Stand ten feet from this advertisement. Keep both eyes open, but cover each alternately. Either eye should read these letters easily. HCELPFY , DR. ELLA C. MEADE OPTOMETRIST 14 West tdh Ave. Phone udO Led Ducks to Victory Bill Berg, captain of the Oregon basketball team which last night downed the Washington Huskies by a 35 to 30 score. Frosh Hoopers Heat juniors in Women’s League Playing a close game to the fin ish the freshmen coeds finally nosed out the junior basketball team by the final score of 54-41. Bee Scherzinger, forward for the junior team was high score woman for the game when she dropped in baskets which totaled to 26 points. Jean Foskett scored 20 points for the freshman team. Margaret Duncan was referee and Sue Moshberger, umpire. Scheduled for this afternoon are the freshman and sophomores. Thursday Alpha Delta Pi will meet Susan Campbell hall at 5 p. m. Questioning (Continued from Page One) by many of them in favor of com mon, ‘everyday' pants.” The three opposed to a return of Oregon traditions believe, as one of them expressed it, that tradi tions should not have to be en forced, and if they are unable to stand by themselves they should be discarded. However, the majority seems to be in favor of a revival of tradi tions, a return to Oregon as it used to be, when paddles were wielded on the library steps and a freshman could be recognized among thou sands of people by a small dab of green located on that part of his body closest to the clouds. Send the Emerald to your friends, Subscription rates $2.50 a year. r Victory Gives Title To Beavers; Close Checking Featu red Sanford Humbles Mighty Galer During First Half, While Webfoots Drive Forward to 16-12 Lead SEATTLE, Feb. 26.— (AP)—A fighting, bard-checking University of Oregon five knocked the Uni versity of Washington out of the northern division basketball race tonight, winning' 35 to 30. The de feat gave the Oregon State Bea vers, winners over Idaho tonight at Moscow, the title. With the Webfeet leading at the half, 18 to 15, Washington slumped badly in the second period and Ore gon moved ahead to lead at dif ferent times, 30 to 19, 34 to 24, and 35 to 28. The Huskies’ dying rally tailed to close the gap and last year's coast titleholders went down I in defeat. The game finished Washington's season, with a league standing of 11 games won and five lost. Ore gon State, through tonight's vic tory, 35 to 27, has won 12 and lost three and has one more to play, but it will not affect the conference race. With Washington's ace, Captain Bobby Galer, held to one point, a foul throw, in the first half, the Webfeet led most of the way. San ford, close-checking Oregon guard was trailing Galer step for step. The score was tied twice, at 2 ali and 9-all and Washington was in front once, 6 to 5, on a basket by Chuck Wagner after Ralph Bishop had gotten two free throws and a basket. With the score tied 9-all, the Webfeet moved ahead on baskets by Berg and Jones, and on a foul shot by Jones and another basket by Berg, while Washington waa being slowed up. and the visitors led 16 to 12. Galer’s foul throw was Wash ington's last point of the half. O.S.C. COPS TITLE MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 26.— (AP) In a desperate struggle, Oregon .State college held to first place i northern division of the Pacific Coast conference by de feating the University of Idaho basketball team, 05 to 27, here to night. The Vandals waged ,a- desperate uphill fight to down the conference leaders. Idaho kept the Qregon State Beavers frantic through both periods, first taking the le'ad, then losing it and regaining it again. A final flurry saw the Oregon Staters forge to the front, 23 to 21, and from there on they were not headed although Idaho kept pounding away. Franklin Students Ask Athlete Scholarships A group of Franklin college stu dents formulated for submission to President William Gear Spencer a resolution setting forth their de mands including one for more scholarships to benefit athletes. Send the Emerald to your friends. “STUDIES ARE HARDER than they used to be,1' says Bisselt, '35. “Competition in all outside activities is keener. 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