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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1936)
Washington State Series Is Crucial Webfoots Ready to Climb at Cougars’ Expense or Drop to Bottom of League Oregon's basketball Webfoots will swing into competitive action ■ again Monday night, when the Cougars of Washington State in-1 vade the Igloo for the first of a two-game series. Both tilts start j at 7:30. The Cougar series will be Ore-' gon’s big chance to rise out of thfe mire of the second division and assume a place among the lead-! ers. The Ducks are all but mathe- j matically out of the championship race, but there is yet plenty of hope; for a second-place finish and How- j ard Hobson’s hoopsters are out to j make good that chance. Former Lineup to Start The combination that started j the season for Oregon back in De cember will be on the floor again: Monday night. Ward Howell and j Willie Jones are booked to start! at the forward spots, with Chuck j Patterson at center and Ken Purdy and Chief McLean at guards. All but Purdy of that quintet are considered regulars while the; Ducks piled up 13 victories in 13 pre-season starts and went on to open the conference schedule with three straight wins. Purdy, a ball handling specialist from Long Beach, takes the place of Sam Lie bowitz, who has been in the throes of a slump for the past several weeks. 3IoLean Shines McLean was out of most of the early season contests and has been on the bench during1 most of the conference campaign with a knee injury. He has recovered suffi ciently to be sure of a starting spot Monday, and his addition to the team will add the fire and speed necessary. The Indian speedboy was Oregon's lone shining light in the Oregon State debacle last Sat urday. Howell, Willie Jones, and Pat- ; terson were all important members of the early season scoring ma- 1 chine that terrified opposition and gave promise of a northern division , title. They complete what was considered Oregon’s best lineup at the start of the winter and' the one ' to which Coach Hobson has re- ' verted after experimenting with ' several different combinations. The big boys all fell into a slump at once a few weeks back, and there was nothing “Hobbie” could do but use other men, but opinion of ob servers is that the regulars are due to click once more. Reserves to Play Bill Courtney and P.ollie Rourke have alternated in McLean's posi tion during the Chiefs absence, and both are expected to see action in the Washington State series. Other reserves likely to get a crack at the Cougars are Johnny Lewis, Budd Jones, Wayne Scott, Dave Silver, Ray Jewell, and Liebowitz. Jack Friel, Washington State coach, is bringing a strong outfit to Eugene. Last winter the Cou gars and Webfoots divided four thrill-packed matches and this sea son Friel has an aggregation ex pected to be as tough or tougher a nut to crack than was last year’s. Ivar Nelson, a 6 foot, 4 inch, sophomore center, is the big gun around which the Pullmanites ral ly, while Captain Jack Holstine, veteran forward, is their most dangerous scorer. Bill Dahlke is . Friel's probable starting choice as a running mate to Holstine at for- j ward, with Hooper and either Or- j ville Johnson or Clyde Carlson | scheduled to open at the guard po- , sitions. Leading Cougar reserves1 are Gus Damaskos, flashy sopho-: more guard; Lloyd Kelstrom. let-' terman center, and Floyd Terry, ■ guard from last year's super var- j sity. vv clpnillgLUU oiatc U3C3 tx oiyj v. breaking offense and relies on the . time-honored man-for-man style of defense. Oregon, in direct contrast, j uses a lightning fast break on at tack. The Webfoots also stick to j the man-for-man idea on defense. The Washington State games! are a definite turning point in Oregon's schedule. A double vic tory will put the Ducks in the race ' for second place. A twin defeat will probably relegate them to a; lower bracket for good. Head Cougar Coach Jack Frlel, who guides the destinies of Washington State’s scrapping hoop quintet. The Coug ars play here Monday and Tuesday nights in an all-important series. Snap-Shots lUiuiiiiiMiiitiiiimiimmMiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiuiimiiiiuiHiiitiniitMiuimiiiiiiir MiiiiiiiiimiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiitiuiiiiiiiiiiiii By Wendell Wyatt WARD HOWELL Twenty-seven points in a single game, probably an all-time Oregon State basketball tournament rec ord, were scored by the Webfoot’s gigantic forward and center, Ward low Woodrow Howell in 1930. During both the 1929 and 1930 basketball seasons when Ashland iigh school and Ward Howell rep resented southern Oregon in the ?tate tournament playoffs, the big joy carried a mere 200 pounds on ris 6-foot 4-inch frame. That was >ver six years ago. Plays Football Too Since he played in the tourna nent and won the trophy for being he most valuable man to his team, kVard has made himself more rug ged by two years of football play md three years on the maple court >f Southern Oregon normal school ind'er Howard Hobson. In prep ichool Howell played tackle on the jrid team, but Hobson switched :he Flagpole to end when he jlayed for the normal school. Baseball and boxing are also fa vorite sports of the huge Ashland )oy. In 1928, while pitching for his ligh school in his freshman year igainst Rogue River high, Howell set a modern Southern Oregon strikeout record when he threw the jail past 17 vainly swinging bats men. His school was forced to ibandon the game for the next few fears and consequently, Ward Hayed little more baseball. Palmberg Chosen Again “Palmberg of Oregon State is :he best man to play against Ore gon so far this season,” declared Howell, “'because he is a good shot, makes very good fakes, is a good :eam leader, and is always cool readed.” The original “Moose” describes ;wo contests Southern Oregon nor mal had against Willamette in the L932-33 season as the highlight of :eam spirit he has seen. It was :hat year that Howell. Patterson and Budd and Willie Jones were playing together for Hobson. Both nights a smooth, steady Willamette quintet had left the floor at the half on the long end jf a 10-point margin, and both nights the same smooth, steady warriors from Salem left the floor after the final gun on the short md of the game score. “This was absolutely the best fighting spirit I've witnessed on a sail club,” Ward emphasized. “Each night at the half, we got together and decided we would win the game, and we just did both nights.” Honorary Fetes \V omen Musicians Mu Phi Epsilon, women’s nation al music honorary, is entertaining Mrs. Delia Sears Dixon, Corvallis composer, and Mrs. Paul Petri, pianist, Sunday at 3 o'clock in Ger linger hall with a musicale and reception. The program will be made up entirely of compositions by Mrs. Dixon. Miss Iris Gray, Corvallis pianist; Miss Matilda Hoist, Cor vallis vocalist; Mrs. Hex Under wood, Eugene pianist; and Mrs. L. J. Murdock, Eugene vocalist will give the program. Members of Phi Beta, v.omens national wuiuc and ; No Womans Hoop | Games Scheduled Yesterday, Today No worn on’s basketball games were played Friday and there are none scheduled for today. Monday the Alpha Delta Pis play Kappa Kappa Gamma at 8 p. m. in the main gymnasium. All teams are urged to follow closely next week’s schedule so that preliminaries may be fin ished by Wednesday. Semi-finals are slated to begin Thursday following the health week pro gram of a volleyball game Tues day and a swimming meet Wed nesday. Rifle Team Shoots Match Scores Higher Than Expected, Says Blythe The ROTC rifle team concluded its week's shooting: yesterday af ternoon. Total points for the five man -and four-position match are 1852. Matches this week were with Boston college and University of Kentucky. Individual scores were: Kenneth Be Lieu, 371; Jack Lew, 371; L. J. Oglesby, 371; John Halverson, 370; Delbert Bjork, 369. This is only five points per man less than the score of last year's team against these schools. How ever, the present scores are better than those either school turned in last year. Outcome of the match will probably not be known until Wednesday, said Sergeant Harvey Blythe, instructor in ROTC, yester day, adding that he is optimistic, however. Most promising rifle-man is John Halverson, declared Sergeant Blythe. This is his first year on the team, and already he has out pointed a member of last year’s championship five-man team. ‘T consider this exceptionally good,” said Seargeant Blythe, “consider ing the fact that John had only three days of practice before firing in the match.” Next week postal matches will be fired with Cornell university and Washington State college. Also, a 15-man team will compete for Ninth Corps area champion ship. The Ninth Corps area covers roughly the nine western states. Fourteen men have already been chosen for this team. C. A. Inskeep, freshman, was commended by Sergeant Blythe for his shooting. He was chosen for next week's 15-man team. drama group, and several Corval lis ladies will be special guests. Mrs. W. F. Osburn, chairman of , the patronesses, is general chair-; man for the event. On the com mittee with her are Mrs. Walter E. Robertson, Mrs. G. Giustina, Mrs. O. F. Stafford, Mrs. Alton F. Ba ker, Mrs. L. H. Johnson, Miss Maud Densmore, Mrs. Blaine H. Hovey, Mrs. Virgil D. Earl, Mrs. Wilson H. Jewett, Mrs. Sam Leh man, Mrs. Hugh Miller, Mrs. Vic tor P. Morris, Mrs. Weir McDon ald. Pouring will be Mrs. W. F. Jew ett and Mrs. John Jay Rogers. Miss Liljeqvist Gets McMinnville Position Miss Cynthia Liljeqvist, ’35, has accepted a position as reporter and society editor for the McMinnville Telephone-Register, inMcMinnville, Oregon. She was formerly employed by the Coos Bay Times as reporter and Coquille correspondent. Miss Liljeqvist was a journalism major at Oregon. Pi Lambda Theta To Meet Monday Pi Lambda Theta, women’s na tional education honorary, will hold its next Meeting Monday, Febru ary 17 at the home of Mrs. R. W. Leighton, 1598 Orchard street. It is important that all members attend because new members will be elected at that time. I Sport ❖ OVER-TENSION IS CAUSE OF WEBFOOT SLUMP, SAYS MeCALL • Ey CALIFORNIA BEAKS ARE COMPARED WITH OREGON SQUAD NOW ❖ Quacks TOM MeCALL If some of the erstwhile supporters of the low floating Ducks would harken back to the palmy days of the Hobson squad when the club was mentioned as the Northwest’s potential best and 16 out of 18 opponents were dropped flcorward, they would see a reason for the recent losing streak. Even before the pre-conference season started Idaho’s Rich Fox issued an informal statement to the effect that Oregon had the Northwest championship quintet in-the-raw. There truly was a potential champion in the Oregon team when Fox had his say. There was height, speed, shooting ability, and headwork enough in the YVebfoots' possession to crash through to a division title. A bounty of these assets was shown in Oregon's 13 victories in 15 pre conference games. These contests were not against a bunch of push overs. Chico State and Utah State colleges, both victimized by the Ducks last December, are now leading the Far West and the Rocky Mountain conferences, respectively. The Young's Men’s Institute of San Francisco was dropped by a 36 to 35 margin, and that team is now mentioned as prominent Olympic tryout timber in the South. A conference schedule of 1G panics is recognized as being a stretch of competition that is calculated to strain the best that the best of the teams have. The Webfoots went through 1G tough battles and won I t of them. That gave them a winning percentage in almost any league, but it also taxed their victory getting faculties to the utmost. The strain that accompanies closely played games was beginning to tell, and yet the Ducks had only played one conference tilt out of the IG. Idaho nearly caught the frayed-nerved Oregonians for a victory in the second of their local series. The following weekend the Grenadiers summoned their tired faculties for one more great attempt, and ihey conquered Oregon State. It was impossible for human nervous systems to stand up under the constant tension that the Oregon players had been experiencing. A robot might have lasted out the season, but the Webfoots broke. The California Bears went on a barnstorming trip all over the United States. They played in strange pavilions, against powerful teams, and before huge crowds. Competition in their first six or seven games was keen, than the starin began to tell. The Bears put out a ragged brand of ball and eventually returned to the coast a defat laden, road weary quintet. They lay in the basement of the southern division like one that is dead. When the season was nearly a third over they had not even won a conference game. Something happened to the Bears of a sudden. Victories were not so impossible. New life entered the team. Shots and passes went where they were intended to go for a change, and Nibs Price’s scoring sprees of other days were recreated. Now California rest in third place in the southern division standings. No longer is it the ca'rpet of the other conference teams, but rather an aggregation to be reckoned with. The cases of the breakups of the Webfoots and the Boars are similar, only the former squad did net reach the stretching point as soon as the Californians. They hung on longer, probably because they had more actual power and ability, but when they lit they lit just as hard. Believe me, the Oregon team is due back on the track anytime now. The Cougars will be the first to receive flic full force of its reinstated wrath. Prepare the dope bucket for a lacerating! 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Clii SIEISiSISJSMEiSE!SM3jSrfifi2ISIS!SJ5fSJSISJMEISMBEEJSJSJSffiMSI5IS0!EEJEIEtEi,2I3I35|5!l !EI3E1EM TODAY’S THE DAY What: The Senior Ball Where: McArthur Court When: 9:00 till 12:15 Who: Hal Grayson WHAT TO DO: Call Domestic Laundry 1 Have Your Tux Shirt Done Right I axes Cleaned and Pressed Phone 252 s Eg 1 I e 1 m m E [■ i E 1 n H I I 1 I m I ! I !!! ,5iEiaiaae(a*flfaiawfcifeii^ftaeae3BB^aaft«afifftffiB!ie»i2fifldicScScH6»f^s!i^c!fe9cii£2iLiit*tiUa!i£2i£ai*e? Frosh Beat Medford Hi Quint, 42-20 Boh Smith Abets Warren Team in One Sided Victory; Fast Face Set by Ducklings “Honest'' John Warren’s fighting Frosh trounced the Medford high quintet last night 42 to 20. The rangy yearlings set a red hot pace and were far ahead of the Pear picker preppers throughout. Piling up a substantial lead in the opening quarter, the Frosh continued their scorching pace un til the final whistle. The distressed Medfordites were hard put to keep up the gruelling grind. Bob Smith counted 10 points for the Frosh to take scoring honors for the evening. Ray Lewis, Med ford forward, came through with eight points for the losers. Tonight the Warren team will engage the Klamath Falls high quintet at Klamath Falls. companions with glowing cheeks and cheery faces. A hearty meal, dancing in heavy ski boots to clum sy but peppy Bavarian tunes .— guitars and accordions, sparkling wine or just plain tea; colorful clothes, strong hoys and merry girls- What memories! And the homeward-hound train will be a veritable traveling circus. There is no limit to the music and merriment and every talent is called upon to contribute. At va rious intervals the conductor pass es through the cars shaking his head in a frown at the noisy hilar ity. A volley of jokes and pranks follows the good' old man into every car. Send the Emerald to your friends. r~- -. ' -—— . -- f ..i4■ * m ftiitii’V Phi Delts Smash SAE Quintet and Enter Semi-Finals Fijis Are Victors In B League Tilt; Betas, Barnmen to Clash at 4 Today The Abba Dabbns and the Phi Delta yesterday blasted their way into the semi-finals of the “A" league intramural basketball play off. The Abba Dabbas turned out the slickest exhibition of the day in defeating the Phi Pais 43-8. The Phi Delta, defeating Sigma Alpha Epsilon 59-18, looked good to nip the Betas, whom they meet this afternoon at 4 o’clock. TODAY’S GAMES 2:00 |>. m.—Phi Gamma Delta “B” vs. Beta Theta Pi “B.” 3:00 p. m.—Alpha Tau Omega “A” vs. Abba Dahlia “A.” 1:00 p. m.—Phi Delta Theta “A” vs. Beta Theta Pi “A.” In yesterday's only “B" game the Fiji's squeaked into the eleminia lion rounds, edging out Delta Up silon, 17-16. The Abba Dabbas turned on the heat in earnest yesterday, display ing the most perfect floorwork and deadliest shooting seen in donut circles this year. With slender little Ned Hale, and big Ed Jacobs bat ting in scores on fast schedule, (he Dabbas looked like the team to beat for the crown. A1 Tingle’s tips flipped to Dabba men with monotonous regularity, and Hale and West were parked under the Phi Psi basket most of the time. When the close court got overcrowded Jacobs stood back and tossed in the shots that made him high point n^in of the fray, with 13 counters. The Abba Dabbas led 14-4 at half-time, and came back in the second stanza to completely subdue the bewildered Phi Psis. The losers handled the ball'well but didn’t handle it much. It was a case of too much Dabbas. Hawk ing, passing, scoring on and on, they piled up one of the largest scores of the season, while the Phi Psis tottered on tired feet. The closing whistle ended a hopeless slaughter. It was the same story all over again when the Phi Delts pounded downstairs to the showers after waxing the SAEs 59-18. Towering Slim Wintermute poked his elon gated frame into the ozone for exactly 28 points, a season record. Pickens and “Bing" Crosbie, more capable forwards than whom are seldom to be found, bounced the backboard for 12 and seven points respectively. As the Phi Delta “A” quint raced away for its season-high victory, stubborn little'Bobby King, star of the, grid, tipped in nine points for the losers. He was a ball-hawking demon but was like a man without a country. Aagin it was a case of just not having the ball. The Phi Delts refused to take turns, and insisted on playing with it all by themselves. They had piled up a 9-2 lead at quarter-time, increased it to 23-0 at the half, and pounded down the home stretch with an ever mount ing lead. One vain rally as the second half opened made the fig ures stand 27-13, but that was the closest the unfortunate SAEs got once the game was well under way. A strong last half stand brought the Fijis their narrow 17-16 victory over the DUs. Trailing 8-7 at half time, the Fiji “B" squad built up their smoldering fires and soon held a 15-8 advantage. Minutes (Please turn to page four) Mattress-Clad (Continued from page one) the scissors. Other highly delighted misses raided the ice-box for cake and milk. There would be a party after all. Once freed from his bonds, panic stricken Bill had no appetite. Ho wouldn't eat cake. He refused tha hospitality of the Alpha Chis! Oh, that man should ever come to this! Several minutes later the silent campus looked askance at a soli tary figure, slipper-clad, disappear into the distance lugging a heavy, mattress. Attend the SENIOR BALL aristocrat of University Formats Featuring the Distinctive Rhythm of P — Recently of the “Cocoanut Grove” Los Angeles. First nationally known band to play at a University dance. -Entertainers that you enjoy over the radio—in person. — Truly the heighth of social entertainment for the 1930-36 school year. 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