Hired Swimmers?
Don't miss McCall’s revealing lines answering the
University of Washington Daily’s attack on Webfoot
swimmers.
SPORTS STAFF:
Charles Paddock, sports editor.
Pat Frizzell, associate editor.
Tom McCall, Quacks editor.
Reporters: Een Eack, Gale Putnam, Hubard Kuokka,
Bill Van Dusen, Wendell Wyatt, Bruce Currie.
Coed reporters: Jean Gulovson, Helen Calkins.
CHARLES PADIIOCK, Sports Editor
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1936
Duck Hoop
Practice Is
In Old Gym
^‘1,foots Determined to
Win From OSC Friday
Night
Oregon varsity basketball prac
tice has been relegated to the
men’s gymnasium this week, in or
der to give the high school B,
league tournament full sway at
McArthur court. The Webfoot
players, however, haven’t been rel
egated to anything and are work
ing fiercely in preparation for the
Oregon State game Friday night.
The Beavers, now boasting more
than a fair chance of copping the
northern division crown, must
point toward their all-important
series with Washington next week
and therefore are certain to at
tempt to take Oregon in stride.
The Webfoot s are not considering
OSC pennant chances and are not
expecting to be taken in stride or
any other way.
Ducks Determined
Fight fairly oozes from the shoe
tops of Howard Hobson’s battle
scarred crew as they drill for the
final “civil war” game of 1936. The
Ducks are determined to even the
year’s series with the Staters and,
incidentally, put themselves back
in the race for third place.
Washington State’s amazing
double win over Washington lifted
the Cougars into undisputed pos
session of third place, a full game
ahead of Oregon. The Webfoot s
will have to win tomorrow night
at Corvallis and then capture the
majority of the four tilts on their
Idalio-Washington State trip next
week in order to climb back to
third.
Same Five Will Start
Hobson plans to stand pat on
his lineup tomorrow. The same
five which opened the last OSC
game here is reasonably certain to
open. This quintet includes Sammy
Liebowitz and Dave Silver at for
wards, Chuck Patterson at center,
and Budd Jones and Rollie Rourke
at guards. Ken Purdy and Chief
McLean are starting possibilities
in the back court in place of Jones
and Rourke.
Oregon’s big problem is the yet
unsolved mystery of how to stop
the apparently uncontrollable scor
ing dashes of Willowy Wally Palm
berg, who hasn’t been tied up by
an opposing team all season. Lie
bowitz clung to Palmberg like a
leech in last Saturday’s game, but
the fiery Astorian piled in 10
points nevertheless and kept on
the trail of a new all-time north
ern division scoring record.
I.lebowitz assigned job
Palmberg needs 10 more points
tomorrow night, for to break the
mark set by Bobby Galer of Wash
ington two years ago he must cnge
an average of 10 per start in his
three remaining contests. Liebow
itz will probably again he assigned
to the thankless task of checking
him.
Washington State’s second win
over the faltering Huskies slight
ly reduced the significance of to
morrow's Oregon - Oregon State
struggle, for the Beavers can now
lose and still have a chance to tie
Ilec Edmundson’s driving machine
for first. In any case, win or lose
against Oregon, the Staters must
take both games from Washington
to either win or tie.
Should Oregon win tomorrow,
Slats Gill’s outfit will have to trim
the Malamutes twice in order to
gain a tie and send the chase into
a play-off. If the Beavers win from
Oregon they can clinch the cham
pionship by taking two from
Washington, but one loss to the
Huskies, as in the former case,
will spell the end of their chances.
Y Hul Painting Bogins;
Tan Replaces Gray
Painters started work yesterday
to remove the dull gray and red
paint from the walls of the Y hut.
The top framework of the build
ing has already taken on a first
coat of warm tan with which the
interior will also be covered. The
new trim is to be brown.
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SWIMMING COACH LS
ACCUSED OF HIKING
l)ICK WATER STARS
Sport
TOM McCALI, REVEALS
THAT WEBFOOTS ARE
NOT PAH) BY SCHOOL
By TOM McOALL
For the second time in the last two years the University of
Washington Daily comes bleating forth with a pack of unauthoritative,
yea, almost fallacious, statements concerning the methods that Coach
Mike Hoyman has used to attract swimming talent to the University
of Oregon.
A1 Stump, sports editor of the Husky Daily, is the spearhead of
this season’s attack against imagined subsidization. He strikes out
blindly, unreasoningly, yet with a certain subtelty, as he opens the
battle in this wise:
“Scene: The office of varsity swimming coach Jack Torney. Enters
a husky youngster who immediately goes into conference with Torney.
“‘Well fella, do you figure you can make it up here next year?’
queries the Husky swimming boss. ‘We can use a 56 flat dash man in
the dashes.’
“‘I dunnr yet,’ replies the prep star. ‘How well can you fix me
up? I’ve had pretty good offers from Washington State and Oregon.’
“‘Frankly, I’m afraid I can’t do much for you,’Torney has to admit.
‘The athletic budget doesn’t provide for swimming. It is still a minor
sport here hut we hope for major recognition soon.’
“Whereupon, the prospective conference champion bids Torney and
Washington a polite adieu and packs his grip for Pullman, Eugene, or
points south where he matriculates into a star of renown.”
The Washington writer fails to commit himself in the next few
lines of his article, then suddenly the inaccuracy of his statements
increase a pace as he states:
“Oregon continues to skim the cream of the talent. JIM AND
CHUCK REED, BOTH RAYMOND, WASHINGTON PRODUCTS,
WERE SNAPPED UP BY LUCRATIVE OFFERS.”
The gentleman from Seattle has been allowed to bark up the wrong
Stump long enough. The time is here to put him aright. . . . The
method? Well, a little playette, a la Stump, might turn the trick. . . .
Upon second thought, it is evident that the struggle of Webfoot
aquatics from oblivion to fame could never be encompassed in such a
little playette. So on with a few facts that will blast all accusations.
NOT ONE MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
SWIMMING TEAM HAS EVER RECEIVED A PENNY FROM THE
SCHOOL FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN AQUATIC SPORTS. Those
swimmers who were unable to pay for an education without working
were not even given University jobs. They went about the campus
and secured work “hashing” in the various sorority houses. Such em
ployment was gotten through individual initiative.
Consequently, the Reed brothers, BOTH OF WHOM ATTENDED
AND GRADUATED FROM SALEM HIGH, were not enticed here by
lucrative offers. Jim, the older of the two, hadn’t the slightest thought
of swimming when he came to Oregon. Football was his sport, and a
light fine frosh center he was.
Wally Hug, who was not a "Raymond product,” and Coach Hoy
man were bent on building up a swimming team here by 1930. They
heard that Jim had done a little life guarding during his short life so
he wrts asked to try out for the freshman tank squad. He developed
and showed an interest in the sport so he was included in the board
of strategy, as later were brother Chuck and others.
The whole venture was and is on a cooperative basis. Coach Hoy
man is a director and not a boss. He recieves no coaching salary.
IT WILL BE HARD A FOR BIG CENTER OF PROSYLTING
LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO BELIEVE THAT
THE SUPBERB WEBFOOT SWIMMING TEAMS OF 1935, 1936,
WERE NOT BUILT ON LUCRE, BUT RATHER, THE DESIRE
FOR KEEN COMPETITION AND THE REVIVAL OF AQUATICS
AT OREGON.
Of course, Stump, you wouldn’t understand sneh altruistic Incen
tives. Or is if that you and Coach Torney are perparing an alibi for the
thrashing which will lie administered to the Husky swim squad when
it meets Couch Hoyman’s “hirelings” next Saturday?
Quacks
HO Graduate
Works on Drama
Madeline Goodall, ex-’29, has
completed work on two lessons of
a course in modern drama which
she is preparing by correspon
dence. The plays are Ibsen's
"Ghosts” and "The Wild Duck."
Miss Goodall will also prepare
courses on 11 other modern pluys,
among which will be works by
George Bernard Shaw, Eugene
O'Neill, Elmer Rice and Maxwell
Anderson. The courses, when com
pleted, will be available to anyone
interested in studying modern
drama.
While attending the University,
Miss Goodall majored in English
and was a member of Phi Beta
Kappa. She has written a one-act
play, "River Night," which won
second place in the Portland Civic
theatre contest, and was also pro
duced by the Neighborhood Play
house studios in New York City.
Sliding Safe at Home
Jimmy (Kip) Collins, St. l.ouis Cardinals' first saoker, may bo
sliding down grade, blit that doesn't moan that tho skill of one of the
majors' loading initial sack guardians is deereasing. Rip, shown shove
enjoying some '‘Iw-lly slams" in front of his Koehester, N, Y„ homo with
his son, Warren, prodiots a big year for himself and tho Rod Birds.
Tracksters
Workout on
Igloo Floor
Inter-squad Rivalry for
Positions on Team Is
Strong
The track men, in spite of the
gloomy predictions for the future
and the unfavorable weather condi
tions, are working indoors, dogged
ly getting themselves into shape
for the coming season, when the
best of the country will be cutting
one another’s throats to get into
the Olympics.
This year’s team is considered
one of the best all around track
teams in the history of the school,
and barring the difficulties that
threaten it should climb to the top.
Come what may, the the men are
whetting their hands, determined
that if they should get the meets
so necessary for building a good
team, they will be prepared.
Igloo Workouts Held
All training has been confined
to workouts in the Igloo until
weather conditions are more favor
able. The fellows take a strenuous
routine in calisthenics lying on
their backs and waving their legs
in the air like so many bugs, and
take short runs around the corri
dor. However, running on a hard
surface is harmful to an athlete’s
legs, and Bill Hayward is careful
that the athletes do not over do it.
Bud Shoemake, the 9.5 second
hundred yard man, is Oregon’s
big hope for the Olympics. How
ever, Humber of Washington is
right on his tail for Northwest
supremacy.
Lloyd Is Threat
“Squeak” Lloyd, another Web
foot from California, has broad
Reinhart and His Defensive
Tactics Successful
By WOODROW TRUAX
Bill Reinhart, last year’s varsity
basketball coach at Oregon, is
piloting a George Washington bas
ketball team to unknown heights
on the ladder of success. His team
tacked up 15 straight victories to
fall only before New York univer
sity, considered one of the strong
est teams in the East, by a close
score.
Reinhart attributes his success
jumped 25 feet 8 inches and is very
likely to take all honors in the
Northwest for this event.
The other day, Bill Foskett
practiced outside for the first time
in quite a while and heaved the big
ball 49 feet.
Oregon also has a valuable man
in George Varoff, a sophomore who
is expected to pole vault 14 feet
or more.
Of all the events, competition in
making the varsity this year will
be hottest among the quarter
milers. A sophomore, Reg Brady,
seems to have the advantage at
present, but he is hard pressed by
McDonald and Patterson.
Three Meets Scheduled
Present plans indicate that the
Ducks will compete in the Oregon
State relays, in the Oregon State
dual meet, and in the University of
Washington meet, as well as in the
big Pacific coast meet in California
in May. This meet is the one that
the schools in the Pacific coast
conference are pointing for. It
compares very favorably in im
portance with the National Inter
collegiate in the East in picking
Olympic material.
It has been rumored that Oregon
State might not enter a track
team this year. Should this be true
Oregon’s chances will suffer
severely. It is competition and
plenty of it that develops athletes.
in the East tn the lack of guarding
used by most of the teams: All of
his opponents this year have used
the zone defense, while George
Washington university employs the
man-to-man defense.
The following article appeared in
the Washington Post:
“George Washington, now using
the Reinhart system —very effec
tive, too—has a squad that is a
far cry from its teams of yester
year. It has been defeated only by
Ohio State, which in turn suffered
the worst of its defeats at the
hands of the Colonials by a score
of 45 to 23.”
Reinhart made the following
comment on his schedule for this
year. "They surely gave me some
schedule here to finish up a season.
Five of the toughest teams in the
East to play in seven days and only
one of them at home—this isn't a
team that can play a lot of games
and be at its best. It is not a big
team at all.”
The players are not tall, ranging
from a five foot five inch, 142
pound guard to a six foot three
inch, 166 pound center. The rest of
the team average about five feet
eleven inches in height.
Kiesel, the six foot three inch
center, is high point man for the
conference schedule. In Reinhart’s
letter, he compared Kiesel with
“Oke” Okenberg, one of Oregon’s
basketball players to recieve na
tional fame back in 1925 and 1926.
Shoewfeld, 142 pound guard, is
compared with “Swede” Wester
grin, also of the 1925 ranks.
Bill makes this remark about his
success, “Oh well—14 straight vic
tories isn't so bad—for a ‘farmer’
from the wilds of Oregon.”
George Washington university |
isn’t losing a first string man this
year. The only graduating man on
the squad has been on the bench
Oregon Rifle
Marksmen Win
University of Kentucky
And Boston College Are
Defeated
Rifle victories over Eoston col
lege and University of Kentucky
were scored in first week matches
by Oregon shooters, Sergeant
Harvey Eythe, Webfoot coach, said
Tuesday.
The postal competition between
the Duck marksmen and the East
ern schools resulted in the five-man
Oregon squad running up a score
of 1852 points, thereby besting
Boston college’s 1816 and Ken
tucky's 1832.
Other Matches Completed
The Eugene firing squad has
completed second week matches
with Washington State college and
Cornell university, but winners are
not known yet as the results from
the other colleges have not been
received.
The team members shot from
three positions against Cornell in
stead of the usual four.
Ken BeLieu, veteran from last
year’s squad, has led Duck sharp
shooters in the matches to date.
Scores Listed
Scores of the ten-man team
made against Washington State
follow: BeLieu 383, Halverson 373,
Lew 371, Jacobsen 369, Warren
367, Nickelsen 362, Olsen 362,
Gould 360, Bjork 359, Inskeep 357.
most of the season. The freshman
team has followed along the same
path as its older brothers by turn
ing in a string of 17 victories out
of 18 games.
Reinhart plans to take two Ore
gon boys back east next year. They
are Charles Butterworth, Oregon
Normal center, and Bill Osburn,
scrappy Normal guard.
Favorites
Survive in
‘B’ Contest
Pleasant Hill, Thurston,
Elmira Boys Victors;
Mohawk Girls Win
“B” league tourney favorites
came through yesterday's games
without major upsets, the Pleas
ant Hill boys defeating Triangle
Lake 36-18 and the Mohawk girls
beating out Lowell 39-21. The
Oak ridge girls laid down a sharp
callenge for the feminine title
when they tipped the Pleasant Hill
lassies 29-11.
Other seeded teams in the boys’
brackets survived the opening
rounds. Thurston, pride of the cen
tral division, waxed Crow 31-17.
Santa Clara, from the western di
vision, defeated the Blue River
lads 33-13. Oakridge eked out an
uninteresting victory over the
Creswell boys 14-12. Elmira’s
flashy quintet snowed under the
Dorena hoopers 42-20. The Coburg
boys trounced the Vida quintet in
the day’s finale.
In the girls’ brackets Coburg
snowed under the Crow ladies 28-8,
and Blue River won an easy vic
tory over Leaburg 38-18. Elmira
had the closest squeak of the first
day, defeating Triangle Lake 15-14.
Mohawk, Oakridge, and Coburg
looked like standouts among the
girls’ sextets as yesterday’s festiv
ities closed. Pleasant Hill assumed
a regal complexion among the
male quintets. Thurston and El
mira will probably be leading con
tenders as well.
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