THE Firing Line By PAT FRIZZELL Does the return of Mike Miku lak to the Webfoot fold mean a revival of Oregon's famous “cruncher" play in football? Last fall, due to several factors, little was heard about the once feared “cruncher” and its high powered companion, the so-called “double cruncher.” The main rea son for there being no “cruncher” was that no back on the squad was powerhouse enough to handle the ball carrying assignment. The "cruncher,” in essence, is a gang-up of football heft in a drive through center or one of the guards. With Mike Mikulak pack ing the melon and smacking the line, what a play it was! * * * Can Mikulak teach next season’s crop of bae.s the gentle art of “crunching”? Paul Rowe, the big, blond lad fro-m Victoria, B. C., has the stuff to make the “cruncher” work. And it's more than likely that the return of “Iron Mike” assures its working. Mikulak’s greatest forte, of course, was defense. At backing up a line he was superb. That’s an other department in which his tutoring ought to help. It’s interesting to note that Ore gon isn’t the only school to take on a backfield coach whose strong spot is defense. Neither Hal Moe or Hal Pangle, now assisting Lonnie Stiner at Oregon State, were stamped as offensive stars. But Mikulak was a standout both offensively and defensively. He starred in professional football for three seasons and in 1935 was chosen fullback on the professional all-American. Yes, Mr. Mikulak, you’re entirely welcome. * * * Must basketball now go through the same period of mythical east ern dominance as football? It took the East a good many seasons to learn that it \vasn’t the only fish in the sea in football. For years and years the Atlantic seaboard, with its big three and its other gridiron giants, was supremely confident that it hud a monopoly on all the power in football. It took some terrible blows in intersectional games to impress upon the East that other parts of the country knew what a pigskin was for. Now almost universal opinion is that all sections of the nation play football of a similar caliber. * * Now apparently it will take the same kind of socks on the chin to impress upon our sunrise brethren that we of the West play real basketball. The confidence shown by New York sports writers in their hoop teams is little short of amazing. The effete East didn't wake up to the great court sport until three or four years ago. Now, low and be hold, the Atlantic seaboard gang has decided that the only basket ball in the world is played in and around' the metropolis. As one New York writer expressed it: "Un questionably the best collegiate basketball is playec\ in the metro politan area, with perhaps a few dissenting votes from Indiana.” The Eastern scribes backed down gracefully after Stanford whacked their Eong Island univer sity and shattered its string of 43 successive victories. But, unless your correspondent is mistaken, they'll soon be up in the clouds again. What college basketball team went the furtherest in the Olympic tournament last year? Washing ton. That's an indication of the quality of Pacific coast basketball. And when Washington massacred Michigan once- this winter and was nosed out only after overtime periods in two other games with the midwest giants, further argu ment was added for coast prowess. Southern California’s all-victorious - tour of the Southwest, and, of j course, Stanford’s crushing wins over everything in the East, puts laisjajaffiueiaisfsisiEisisisisMsisiSHSisisiaii Theta Chis, Kappa Sigs Feature Intramural Hoop Tilts Ducks Scrimmage ! In Preparation for Beaver Hoopsters - i - Hobson Sends Regulars Against Freshmen in Drill Stressing Both Offense and Defense Howard Hobson’s Oregon Web foots dashed up and clown Mc Arthur court’s shining boards in a red-hot practice scrimmage with John Warren's freshmen yesterday afternoon as part of a strenuous preparation for Friday's “civil war” battle with Oregon State at Corvallis. The scrimmage, which lasted half an hour, was only part of the day’s work for the Driving Ducks, who must be in best driving form to penetrate the airtight Beaver defense. Later they tangled with the varsity reserves. Tonight’s workout will probably be lighter, and Thursday tapering off will be the object of a final pre-game session. Kolberg, Conkling Tough "I don’t see how we can match Oregon State's booming Kolberg and Conkling,” said Hobson after the scrimmage. The Webfoots have consistently demonstrated scoring power, but whether or not they can puncture the Oregon State defense is a question only Friday can answer. Offense isn't the only depart ment of the game being stressed by Hobson this week, however. After last weekend's split with Washington State, the Duck men tor characterized Oregon’s defens ive play as “very poor.” This week the Ducks have been working on defensive tactics as well as upon their lightning fast break offense. Same Lineup Likely Indications are that Hobson will start the same lineup which routed Washington State Friday night and was nosed out Saturday. Wally Johansen, forwards; Slim Wintermute, centcr( and Bobby Anet and Bill Courtney, guards. Others who may break into the starting quintet are Johnny Lewis, forward; Laddie Gale, forward and center, and Ken Purdy, guard. Oregon State is always hard to beat on the Corvallis floor. Last winter the Beavers ran over the Webfoots in one of the games there 49 to 18. The finale on the Beaver campus between the two teams was a 35-to-29 win for the Staters. Friday's game will start at 7:30. coast basketball right up there with the best in the land. Short shorts. . . . Oregon drew at least one athlete when new fresh men registered at the start of the term. . . .Bob Baer, Grant high school baseball infielder, is the lad. . . .Oregon State must have quite an offense this winter. . . . Three field goals in a full game against Washington State. . . .But don’t call the Beavers softies. . . . Don't forget Slats Gill’s mastery of the art of basketball defense. . . . Don Casciato, Oregona editor and man about the campus, has issued a weighty statement concerning his conquered basketball team— Casciato’s Comets. . . .Get a load cf this statement:. . . .‘Despite our defeat at the hands of the Phi Delts, I’m confident that our team will come back and win the cham pionship of the A league. The Comets are coming!” Bill Morgan, ex-Football Star, Gels Portland Job Bill Morgan, ex ’33 and captain of the Webfoot grid team in 1932. has a position with the U. S. Rub ber company in Portland. He played professional football with the New York Giants and coached for Medford high school after leaving the University. ra ra ra ra ra frO Hi] fnJ fnJ fnJ fnJ fnJ IfO fnJ Ff3 fiD fr3 ff3 fnl fn3 rar r When Winter Comes . . . Can Spring be Far Behind Warmer Weather will bring Slu.-h and Rain Are your shoes ready see Howard’s Shoe Repair Lane Smith Below Co-op i3}S5!U3@f3IBii I Three Games Scheduled for Webfoot Frosh Coach Warren’s Quintet Opens Tough Week Against Wendling Team Thursday Three games in three days is the schedule Oregon's hard-driving freshman hoop team will undertake this weekend as the 1937 basket ball season gets underway. All three games will be played on the road. The Wendling Townies, are slated to play host to Coach War ren’s basketeers Thursday night, according to dates released yester day. The frosh then move to Port land Friday afternoon for a re turn game against Chappie King’s Franklin high Quakers. Play At Vancouver Saturday night in Vancouver, the frosh quintet will wind up its week’s work against the Van couver high school team. The Ducklings also have two games against the Oregon State rooks and another against Signal Oil of Eugene on tap for next week. Yesterday afternoon the frosh furnished opposition for Coach Howard Hobson’s varsity outfit in a practice game and showed up well, scoring 21 points to 42 by the Webfoots. Cut to Dozen The squad was sliced to 12 men before yesterday’s practice by Skipper “Honest John’’ Warren. Remaining forwards are Ted Sar pola, Wimpy Quinn, Ken Shipley, and Burton Buroughs. Centers are John Dick and Russ Inskeep. Matt Pavalunas, Stan Short, Paul Jackson, Jim Jones, A1 Krietz, and Bob Blenkinsop are the six listed guards. The starting five for Saturday's game against Franklin and this week's practice fray with Ruben stein’s found Sarpola and Shipley at forward posts, Dick at center, and Pavalunas and Short holding down the guard positions. Track Candidates Asked To Report Colonel Bill Hayward’s 34th Track Squad Will Convene Today TRACK TURNOUT All varsity and freshman track candidates arc asked to report to Bill Hayward at Me- 1 Arthur court this afternoon. A ; meeting will be held upstairs at j 1 o’clock. Candidates for Colonel Bill Hay ward's 34th Oregon track and : field squad will meet at McArthur 1 court this afternoon. Both varsity and freshman athletes are asked i to report. • i The Webfoot trackmen will train i on the large dirt floor area in the : new men's gymnasium as soon as i work on the 60 by 360 foot plot is completed. High and broad jumpers, pole vaulters, sprinters, hurdlers, and shot putters will i Six Fect-Eight Inches of Stretch ''UrgeI (Slim) Winternmte, elongated center of Oregon’s varsity basketball team, reaches high into the sky to cage a cripple. Winter mute is the tallest player in the northern division. 1 INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL SUMMARY Today’s Games 4:00—Court 38 Phi Delta Theta A vs. Phi Kappa Psi A. Court 43 Oregon Freemen A vs. Gamma Hall A. 4:10—Court 38 Sigma Nu A vs. Sigma Chi A. Court 43 Abba Dabba A vs. Zeta Hall A. 5:20—Court 38 Canard Hall A vs. Yeomen A. Court 43 Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Delta Tau Delta A. YESTERDAYS RESULTS Theta Chi A 31, Chi Psi A 4. Alpha Tau Omega A 38, Omega Hall A 17. Kappa Sigma A 15, Phi Sigma Kappa A II. Phi Gamma Delta A 11, Sigma Alpha Mu A 10. Sigma Alpha Epsilon A 10, Sigma Hail A 0. Campbell Co-op A defaulted to Beta Theta Pi A. ,vork inside until the start of varmer weatiier. Hayward points to a scarcity of jutstanding' material. After a pre iminary survey he announced that lot for years lias there been such i dearth of experienced varsity lerformers. Novices must be de veloped to fill the gaps. George Varoff, holder of the vorld’s pole vault record of 14 eet 6]£ inches, heads the list of alent. Varoff is a sophomore. Oap .ain Sam McGaughey,. long dis ance ace, is another capable vet ■ran. Others are Bill Foskett., lorthwsst shot put champion, and '■'rank (Squeak) Lloyd, holder of lie northwest's “best mark" broad ump record. Send the Emerald to your friends, subscriptions only §3.00 per year. • WEATHER REPORT McKenzie— Skiing Conditions are fine Enjoy the winter sports with sjood equipment . . . • Northland Skis • Ski l’ok's • Ski Harnesses • Ski Wax © We Rent Skis q Ski Hoots £ Ski <uj>s, Gloves 9 We Sharpen Skates *■*- HENDERSHOTT’S VOLK WINTER SKII.NO HEADQUARTERS Passing Show (Continued from patjc one) I and Adams, Rep. George N. Adams, doesn’t like it. Adams U,sed to lead the ballot sheet in the house and because of his pri ority position on the sheet, told “all the fellows how to vote,’’ but now a new name has pushed him into second place. “A guy would come along with commented yesterday. "I’ve got a a name like AAlvik,’’ Adams hunch it's a put-up job. Guess I’ll have to start spelling my name ‘AAdams.’ ” I*- TimrmrafnirarmrsirsimrmrararararramiTnraramrn'rarf Duck Mermen Begin Practice For‘37 Season Hoyman Loses 5 Men; Team to Be Developed Around 5 Letternien; Schedule Released Oregon's northern division swimming champions will soon be gin their annual grind toward an other championship team. Unde feated in dual competition for three years, Oregon will open the '37 campaign with only 5 letter men. To Mike Hoyman, Webfoot swimming coach, goes the task of overcoming several handicaps in the developing of a winning' com bination. Webfoot mermen have been delayed approximately two months while waiting for the com pletion of the new pool which is being remodeled into a modern natatorium. With the pool not yet finished, Gerlinger pool must be used. Gerlinger is not always avail able thus further handicapping the swimmers. Five Men Missing With the ’37 campaign under way, Coach Hoyman must begin without the services of five leading swimmers. Those missing arc: Jim Reed, backstroke star and na tional record holder in the 300 ycl., individual medley; Forrest Kerby, who excelled in the breast stroke events; Harold Sexton, long distance swimming, and Bill Angel and Vernon Hoffman, dash men. Of these five men, Reed, Kerby, and Angel have graduated; Hoff man has dropped out of school, and Sexton was forced to quit swimming because of a heavy pre medics course. According to Hoyman, this year's team will be built around three swimmers and two divers. Jim Hurd, undefeated on the coast in short free style events, and placed on the All-American inter collegiate swimming team, Chuck Reed, two year veteran in the breast stroke, and Leonard Scrog gins, two year veteran letterman in the sprints, are the only exper ienced swimmers. Eert Myers and Bob Chilton, who finished one-two in the diving events last year, com plete the list. The rest of the squad is made up of comparative unknowns—soplu and novices. Brightest soph hopes are Jim Smith and Jack Levy (Please turn to page four) -l,tll|ll||||||||||||||i||!|||||||l||||(|!|||||||||||||||||i;ill!i:' I'mimmu mm.:.- ,mm,mi..,. ..... Will your radio . Swing it . . . Bring your radio to experts LCONOMY-LAB Next Co-op Cj(HJCyjCiilHJDyDfJLHJIHlC£Je£JC£iQiJIi!JDilDiJDiJOiJL *‘iVla and Pa were pretty mad when they got my grades. I was beginning to think that a college course is pretty short, wasn’t it — but they sent me back and said maybe I was learning something when I told them I had my laundry and cleaning done by the— I EUGENE LAUNDRY Cor. W. 8th & Charnelton, Phone 123 Ci _ HjQPftUl 'fiufS/fSinjQjjuru acMriOu® Sammy, ATO, SAE Quints Also Winners In Afternoon Play Theta ('liis Roll Up 34-4 Margin Over Chi Psis: Hotelmen R o m p to Win Over Omega Hall In a fast, rough game marked by numerous fouls by both teams, the Kappa Sigs, another “beef trust” entry, nosed out the Phi Sigs, 15 to 11 yesterday on the new gym floor. The Phi Sigs dropped in the first counter and held the lead 2 to 0, until the start of the second quarter when Lenard (Bud) Rob ertson and company went to work to take a 6-to-3 advantage at half. The second half opened with numerous shots being missed by both teams until Robertson got the range again to drop two long ones and put his team in front. 10-5, at the end of the third quar ter. Stan Hobson opened the last canto with a swisher from the side, and LeRoy Mattingly follow ed a few minutes later with two prayer shots from the middle of the floor to put the Phi Sigs ahead 11 to 10 with two minutes to go. Then Andy Hurney and Ralph Terjeson of the Kappa Sigs boom ed in two quick ones from the side to take the game. Summary: Kappa Sig A (15) (ll)Phi Sig A Kunzman .P. 2, Fetcli Robertson, 9 . .. F. Corman Pomeroy, 2 .C. 4, Hobson Terjeson, 2 .G. 4, Mattingly Fury .G 1, Henderson Hurney, 2.S. Reckard Littel .S Officials: Jack Gordon and Eer ol Holden. Theta (’hi 111, ('hi l*si 1 Scoring almost at will, a smooth working Theta Chi machine rolled up a 34-to-4 total over the Chi Psi lodgers in a one-sided game. From a 5-to-0 lead at the first quarter, Theta Chin ran its edge to 16 to 3 at half time. Fred Loback was the outstand ing man on the floor for Theta Chi and Jack Heumer was the Lodgers' best bet. Theta Chi A (31) (4) Chi Psi A Loback, 10 .F. 4, Heumer Pink, 9 .F. Brooks Philips, 9 .C. Ramsey Niemi, 2 .G. Williams Smith, 4 .G. McLeod S. Horstkotte Officials: Jack Gordon and Ber ol Holden. Fijis 10, Sammies 9 In the final and most exciting game of the afternoon, a scrappy Fiji outfit led by Adams, a sharpshooting guard, see-sawed a 10-to-9 victory over the Sammies. The Sammies led at the first quarter, 4 to 2, by virtue of two buckets by Shevak and Cohen, but the Fijis came back and copped the lead as the half ended, 5 to 4. The final half was filled with long passes, muffed shots, and close checking by both teams, but the Fijis committed fewer errors and came out on the top, 10 to 9. Summary: Fijis A (10) Maeder . Fintner, 2 ... Maguire . Hutchison, 1 Adams, 7 .... Crane . (9) Sammies A F. Rotenberg F. l, liosenfelt C. Hornatein G. 4, Shevak G. 2, Cohen S. 2, Weiner Officials: Jack Gordon and Ber ol Holden. ATO 38, Omega 17 The ATOs showed a flashy of fense in running over Omega Hall, 38 to 17. Led by Gerald Graybeal and Jack Dunn, both of whom scored 12 points, the ATOs rushed into the lead in the early stages of the (Please turn to f'ar/c four) • rnrr rn rri !7n ra ra fit! frD PrB Irv ] AS small.boys, many fathers now living knew the xX telephone only as a little used curiosity. It grew into today’s constantly used necessity largely because the Bell System never ceased looking for the new and better wiy. It stayed young in its thinking. Young ideas developed "conference service”, ena* bling several nearby or widely separated persons to talk on one telephone connection. Young ideas steadily made longdistance service better,quicker,yet cheaper. Young ideas arc at work day and night to make sure America continues to get more and better service for its telephone dollar. Why not call Mother or Dad tonight? Rates to most points are lowest after 7 P. M. he ml i i; system