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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1936)
This department does not con duct a radio column, and therefore gripes offered by it have been ex tremely few and far between. But today your correspondent has two very pointed gripes. Both, oddly enough, concern the University of Washington. Why pick on the Huskies? Well, it's all friendly, but the Malamutes of Seattle have within the last 48 hours or less forced us laymen to swallow two very unsavory pills. T Or maybe we on the outside aren’t swallowing them. * * * Anyway, herewith I present gripes A and B, in question form: (A) Why did Washington invite Pittsburgh to the Rose Bowl, when Louisiana State stood out like a searchlight among the candidates and Alabama was a close second? (B) Why can’t the Huskies ad mit for just one little once that they have the best basketball team on the coast, instead of sending tear-jerking publicity about how poor old Hec Edmundson has lost everybody and a few other things ? * * * Taking up exhibit A, let’s glance ^ at comparative record of Pitts burgh and LSU. Pitt won seven games, lost one, and tied one. The Bayou Tigers won nine and were tied once. “Wait a minute,” cries the horde, “What about comparative strength of opponents?” There again the Panthers are behind. LSU played nine major games. Pittsburgh played seven and lost one. Pitt’s outstanding conquests were at the expense of Notre Dame, Nebraska, and Ohio State. LSU trounced Rice, Georgia, Arkansas, Auburn, and Tulane, all tough ones. Also the Tigers trim med Mississippi, Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt. They were diffi cult, too, but LSU run. up convinc ing scores. Pitt beat Carnegie Tech, Penn State, and a pair of breathers. One argument on Pitt’s side is that the Panthers conked a couple of intersectional rivals. Well, ^ Louisiana State mopped up all the South, from the Atlantic coast to Texas. Alabama also played ten games and won nine, but the Crimson «—*. ' . - -- - Ducks Open Hoop Season With Convincing 45-31 Win -—-----! -— Webfoot Harriers Praised by Wahl In Letter to Boyer The six'Oregon track men who participated in the annual Hill military academy cross country race in Portland November 25 were recently highly commend ed in a letter written to Presi dent C. V. Boyer by Jack Wahl, coach at Hill. Wahl in his letter stated: “It was indeed a pleasure to have had the fine group of young men who represented the Univer sity of Oregon on our campus during the sixth annual cross country championship race. . “The boys are deriving a great deal of benefit from this com petition and it was a pleasure to watch the fine sportsmanship of the Oregon boys. This annual event has aroused a great deal of interest and we expect a large increase in both the collegiate and interscholastic sections next year. Members of the Oregon team who participated in this affair included Captain Sam Me Gaughey, leading coast confer ence two-miler; Chick Hardesty, Eldon Fix, John Davidson, Har old Draper, and Crawford Lyle. Oregon finished third, beaten by Washington, which took first place and Idaho, which captured second. ride, had a slightly easier schedule than LSU, and its scores were not particularly impressive. But the Bamans deserved the invitation more than Pittsburgh. Were the Huskies searching foi i team they could beat? Possibly, but they're likely to lose to Pitt, anyway, so why didn’t they pick the outfit with the best record. When Stanford chose beaten and tied Columbia three years ago, it was a laugh all the way around, When the weak easterners rose up and smacked the Palo Alto hunch, the game became a total loss. It didn’t come close to filling the Rose Bowl with fans, and it drew rounds of criticism everywhere, It’s not quite that bad this time, but it’s bad enough. * * * Now' for gripe B, which, it must oe admitted, is of a less complex nature. You can just see poor Hec {Please turn to page four) NEWTON SMITH Owner A steaming hot slice of College Side mince pie will renew a jaded cranium and bring cheer to the tummy .A MERRY 1 CHRISTMAS I TO YOU ALL .. I and incidently When you plan your Christmas house parties, make them doubly merry by including on the menu some of our special ice cream pre pared in Christmas molds. Phone 638 EUGENE FARMERS CREAMERY 568 Olive Duck Hoopers Face Clubbers Here Tonight i — Lfrbowitz and Patterson Return to Old Haunts; Lenchitsky and Yandle Also on Club Team It will be a regular Old Home week tonight on the Igloo court when the red and white of Mult nomah club, led by two of last year’s Webfoot stars, Sam Liebowitz and Chuck Patterson, take the floor to tangle with Coach Howard Hob- . son's lemon and green bedecked varsity hoopsters. The first tip-off is set for 8 o’clock. The Winged M outfit is ranked j as one of the best independent teams in the state, owing to the j fact that it has numerous ex-col lege stars from all over the north- ! west. This is the first of a two game series with the club. The second contest will be played in Portland on December 26, follow- ' ing the Ducks’ return from their barnstorming trip to California. Lenchitsky on Team The Igloo floor will be familiar ground to two other stars on the f club squad. Hal Eustis, who gained much renown as a member of Hec Edmundson’s Washington Husky team of several years back, played here many times during his col lege career. Carl Lenchitsky, main stay of the Oregon State team a few years ago, is the other who will feel perfectly at home on the maple of McArthur. Completing the roster of Mult nomah are Len Yandle, who was with Southern Oregon normal and later played with the Gonzaga Bulldogs; Jack Eagle, ex-Grant high regular who last year played under Washington State’s colors; Bud Rieke, an outstanding player in Portland independent leagues, and Carol Leach, who played for Franklin high in Portland and has been with the club for several years., Same Five to Start Hobson will probably start the same team as he did against Wag ners’. Starters are likely to be John Lewis and Dave Silver, for wards; Hay Jewell, center, and Bill Courtney and Ken Purdy, guards. In reserve will be Wally Johan sen, Bob Anet, Ford Mullen, Wayne Scott, Urgel Wintermute, Gale Smith, Bob Becker, George Jack son, and Bill Harcombe. Students will again be admitted on presentation of ASUO activity cards.. / ' • New Gym Open House Scheduled On Thursday and Friday eve nings, January 7 and 8, John F. Bovard, dean of the school of phy sical education, and his staff will hold an open house in the new men’s gym at 15th and University streets. Thursday evening will he open only to faculty members. Friday evening will be open to students and townspeople. Dean Bovard said the building is unique among buildings of its type on the coast. It is built on a modern plan which Dean Bovard says will be of high interest to visitors. Total Cost $350,000 Total cost of the building is ap proximately $350,000. The federal government, through the PWA, has paid 45 per cent of the cost, the rest being paid by the state board of higher education. Con struction, Dean Bovard stated, en tailed a modern plan entirely dif ferent from that on which McAr thur court was constructed. Sep arate rooms and courts are provid ed for each activity instead of having one large basketball court for all activities. A building inspection committee {Please turn to page four) Meet, me at TAYLOR’S.—adv. DUKEUNIVERSltY 1 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DURHAM, N. C. Four terms of eleven weeks are j given each year. These may be tak en consecutively (graduation in j three and one quarter years) or ; three terms may be taken each j year (graduation in four years). The entrance requirements are in | telligence, character, and at least 1 two years of college work, includ ing the subjects specified for Grade A medical schools. Catalogues and i application forms may be obtained [ from the Dean. Homecoming for Chuck - —.. -i Chock Patterson, robber-legged center on, last season’s Oregon basketball team, will return to home surroundings under the banner of Multnomah club tonight. Imagine It!Edmundson Cheerful in Spite of All UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Dec. 4.—Despite the fact that there are only seven lettermen on his squad of 21, Coach Hec Edmundson is cheerfully awaiting the opening of the baskethail season. The squad, which was selected a few weeks ago from a turnout of more than 50 hoopmen, has shown promise in recent practice ses sions, but will have to improve considerably to equal the record of the 1936 squad which won the Pacific Northwest intercollegiate cham pionship and then finished in third place in the Olympic games tour nament, the highest of any college team. When the season opens on De cember 21 with the first of a three game non-conference series with the University of Michigan, Coach Edmundson will undoubtedly have i veteran five as his starting line up. The center spot, which was left vacant by the graduation of Ralph Bishop, the only college player on the United State Olympic games squad, is now occupied by Chuck Wagner, all-coast forward last year. Wagner, although he is only an inch over 6 feet tall, is a good jumper and brilliant all arountj, player. Last year's frosh center, Dick Voelker, and a transfer from Kan sas, Jack Lowe, are pushing Wag ner, but lack the experience which Edmundson deems so valuable for his teams. In the forward positions are Ed Loverich, last year’s leading scor er, and Jack Gannon, another vet eran. Little Hunt Paterson, the dynamo of the squad, is the only NOW Kodaks work NIGHTS .... 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Save time—Save money—Travel in carefree comfort—by Greyhounds EXAMPLES OF LOW FARES ONE WAY ROUND TRIP Corvallis . . $ .85 $ 1.25 Portland . . 2.50 3.75 San Francisco . . . 10.60 18.00 Los Angeles. 14.90 26.85 SIMILAR LOW FARES TO ALL POINTS _DEPOT:. . Hotel Oregon Phone I860 PACIFIC GREYHOUND LINES Here’s How They Scored Last Night Oregon (45) Sliver, f. Lewis, f. Jewell, e. Courtney, g. FG FT PF TP 7 1 1 0 .1 0 2 3 1 1 Purdy, g.4 0 0 Johansen, f.0 0 O Wintermute, c.0 2 2 Anet, g. .0 0 0 Harcombe, f.0 0 0 Scott, g.0 0 0 17 9 7 8 « 2 0 • 0 Totals .17 11 G 45 Wagners’ (31) Folen, f.-c..5 Torson, f.2 Kidder, c.3 Palmberg, g.2 0 0 Bergstrom, g.1 () 3 A. Sandoz, f.0 0 2 Tomscheek, g.0 0 0 13 6 6 4 j 0 0 Totals 13 5 13 31 Officials: Al Dietz, referee: Dick Strite, umpire. other forward with varsity expe rience, but Bob Reese, a transfer from Missouri, and Pat Dorsey from last year's frosh are showing up well. Bob Egge, the best ball-handler and defensive player on the squad, has a firm grip on his old guard position, and has Walt Kastner, last year's substitute for Bob Mc Kinstry, as his running mate. George Ziegenfuss, a tall, sharp shooting sophomore, is likely to oust Kastner from a starting po sition before the season ends. Delay in laying the varsity floor in the pavilion has caused the squad to practice in the small intramural gym, thereby hampering the shoot ing practice of the team. Coach Edmundson intends sched uling practice games with Seattle commercial teams to get the team ready for the Michigan series, De cember 21, 22,‘and 23. GAGE HAS INFLUENZA Daniel D. Gage, associate pro fessor of business administration, has been confined at home since Tuesday with the flu. Hobson’s Crew, Led By Silver, Courtney, Trips Corvallis Five Webfoots Ahead Always! Despite Opposition of Palmberg, Bergstrom; Silver Seores 17 By PAT FRIZZELL Wally Palmberg played for Wag ners' Beer Barons after all at the Igloo last night, and so did Bob Bergstrom and Cliff Folen, but all three of them and a strong sup porting cast besides weren't good enough to match shots with a fighting Oregon basketball brigade which made an auspicious 1936-37 start with a 45-to-31 triumph. Howard Hobson's fighting Web foots were driving hard and hit ting the hoop from all angles from the first tip-off on. Led by tall Dave Silver and aggressive little Bill Courtney, the Duck basket eers grabbed an early lead, made it 29 to 18 by half-time, and then fought off a Wagners' second-half challenge which once closed the gap to five points. Silver Scores 17 Silver’s one-handed lefthanders swished through the netting five times from the floor and he added seven free throws to take high point honors wiht 17. John Lewis was next for Oregon with nine. Purdy hit three long ones and one from the foul line for eight, and Courtney, spark of the Webfoot attack, had seevn. Folen led the Beer Baron scoring with 13 points. Wally Palmberg played the entire game but was obviously off form and gave the fans none of the brilliant show he has so often put on here before. He caged a pair of field goals in the second half, but was so closely checked that these were the result of spectacular—even for Palmberg -—shots. The first half was a. scoring marathon. Folen layed in a pass from tow-headed Wilbur Kidder, another former Beaver star, after half a minute in the opening per iod, but Lewis immediately after the next tip-off potted a long one from the left. Purdy took the ball away from Bergstrom and dribbled in past the foul line to give Oregon a 4-to-2 lead. Bergstrom, who flashed old time form and led the Indepen dents all the way, pushed in a one hander from the foul mark to tie the count again, but the Webfoots quickly dashed in front as Silver dropped two free throws and Purdy arched one home from out on the right sideline. Webfoots Pull Away After that the Ducks pulled away. A cripple and a free throw by Mush Torson put the Beavers— can’t keep from calling 'em that— back in the ball game for an in stant, but Ray Jewell poked in a one-hander; Lewis holed a free throw; Silver layed in Purdy’s re bound, and Purdy and Courtney sank long howitzers in rapid-fire order. The battling Courtney added a free throw and Hobson’s fast breaking gang held an 18-to-7 lead with half of the opening period gone. Field goals by Silver — two of ’em—more field goals by Court (Please turn to page four) ATTENTION! ! FRATERNITY MEN AND WOMEN There will be an L. G. BALFOUR CO. fraternity jewelry display. 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