I
From this obscure viewpoint
the University of Washington is
potential basketball champion oi
the northern division. Washington
State's two narrow wins over Ore
gon State put the Cougars in fav
orable light, especially considering
that two regulars were out of the
second fuss, but it still looks like
Washington.
Of course, it’s very, very early
to be arbitrarily dropping anybody
out of the race. Even Idaho, with
two on the chin and nothing to
show on the win side, still has a
chance.
* * *
Nevertheless, Washington, with
Chuck Wagner leading the way,
stands out. In addition to Wagner,
Hec Edmundson has Ed Loverich
and that prince of feeders, Bob
Egge, of his last year’s regulars.
A gentleman named Jack Gannon,
up from reserves, is pouring the
hoop full of points every night out.
And Hec has three more Iettermen
and sophomores and transfers ga
lore on top of that.
Washington State, a good ball
club in its second game here, is
now crippled by the loss of a regu
lar forward, Kosich. The Cougars
are strong, and, what’s more, they
have that bugaboo four-game road
trip out of the way. Despite all
this, experience, precedent, and pa
per strength favors the Huskies.
* * *
You needn’t forget about Ore
gon, either. Hobby Hobson’s color
ful crew is very much in the run
ning. The Webfoots are a young
team and should improve with each
game.
After tomorrow's battle with
Oregon State, Hobby and his gang
leave for a trip which may make
or break their chances. They meet
Washington State and Idaho in en
emy territory, and that's a healthy
assignment.
WAA Plans New
Sport Program
Mixed Indoor Sports to Be
Sponsored By Girls In
Gerlinger Hall
THE
Firing
Line
By PAT FRIZZELL
Two evenings of mixed recrea
tional sports, a new feature of
fered by WAA for all college men
and women, will be held this term,
it was decided at the meeting of
WAA held Tuesday. February 3
and February 11 are the dates on
which college students may gather
at Gerlinger hall for indoor sports
and dancing. Jennie Misley and
Elizabeth Stetson will be in charge.
Also discussed at the WAA
meeting were plans for the con
vention of the Athletic Federation
of College Women, which will be
held on the campus April 8, 9, and
10. Representatives of about 39
colleges, from six western states,
have been asked to the conference.
Betty Mushen is general chairman
of the meeting. Assisting her are
Gretchen Smith, finances; Dorothy
Mihalcik, correspondence and pub
licity; Phyllis Adams, registration;
and Jane Bogue, program. Speak
ers for the meeting have not yet
been chosen.
Initiation of new members of
WAA will be held February 9.
Initiates will be chosen from those
who have earned one WAA par
ticipation check. Formerly, the or
ganization inclu - associate
members interested in, but not
actively participating, in sports.
Recently the rule was changed to
allow only those who take an
active part in women’s sports to
become members of WAA.
Eugene Hunt Club
Meets Thursday
A meeting of the Eugene hunt
club will be held this evening at 7
p. m. at the county fairgrounds.
President Paul Washke said yes
terday any students interested
will be welcomed.
Through the efforts of the club,
the present covered riding ring
will be lengthened 100 feet. Ap
proximately 5300 is being spent for
the improvement. A new club
house for the group is also being
constructed.
Dues are $1 a year which entitles
the member to reduced rates on
horses. Two horse shows are sched
uled for the spring term with all
members of the club participating.
University students taking
Yeomen Smother Canard, 41-0, in Intramural Highlight
Gamma,AbbaDabba,
Phi Delt, Sigma Chi,
Pi Kap Teams Win
Dells Lose 18-16 Thriller
To Pi Kaps; Cascialo
Fails to Show ;Emmons
Sparks Gamma
—
By JOHN PINK
After trailing for three quarters
the Pi Kaps hoopers staged a
furious fourth quarter rally to
nose out a determined Delt quin
tet, 18 to 16, in a hard-fought
Donut game played yesterday on
McArthur court.
Failing to ciicK effectively the
Pi Kaps trailed, 10 to 4, at the
end of the first half.
With the start of the second
half the Delt offensive attack
bogged down and the Pi Kaps, by
virtue of Finke's cripple and Tow
er’s foul conversion, trailed only
10 to 7 at the end of the third
frame.
Cripples by Tower and Ward at
the opening of the fourth quarter
put the Pi Kaps momentarily in
the lead, 11 to 10, but a quick flip
from the side by Jay Scruggs,
Delt forward, put his team back
in the lead. Ward dropped a free
toss and followed with a cripple,
and a moment later Finke tipped
in one to give the Delts a four
point advantage with two minutes
remaining.
But in a mad scramble under
the basket Muser, Delt guard,
tipped one in, and on the next tip
off Winston, Delt center, sneaked
in an easy shot*to tie up the score,
16 to 16.
With a minute left, Sheppard,
hard-running Pi Kap forward, let
one fly from the side to put his
team in the lead, which they kept
with effective stalling.
UtLlS LOsb
Summary:
Pi Kaps, A (18)
(1G) Delta, A
Sheppard, 4 ...F. 2, Webber
Tower, 3 .F. 4, Scruggs
Finke, 6 .G. 4, iButler
Ward, 5 .C. 2, Winston
Janak .G. 4, Muser
S.v Mulligan
Officials Ward and Johnson.
The summary:
Gamma A (2V)
GAMMA 27, FREEMEN 12
Greatly weakened by the loss
of Don Casciato, fiery dynamic,
basket flinging Oregon editor
forward, the Oregon Freeman
were beaten by Gamma hall, 27
to 12, yesterday afternoon.
Behind the accurate shooting of
De Frietas, the Freemen managed
to make the game interesting in
the first half, which ended with
Gamma ahead 10 to 6.
In the second half the Gamma
offensive began to boom, and with
Frank Emmons leading the way
the Freemen were completely out
classed.
Gamma was considerably off
form, missing many easy lay-ins
and step-ups. Emmons lead the
scoring with 9 counters. De
Frietas followed with 7.
(12) Oregon Freeman A
Patterson, 4 ...F. 2, Burgess
Thorne, 6 .F.... 7, De Frietas
Emmons, 9 .C. McCordy
Helgren, 4 .G. 3, Platts
Herzog .G. De Boise
Wilson, 2 .S.
Caufield, 2 .S.
Officials: Ward and Johnson.
ABBABA DABBA 26, ZETA 2
Keeping Zeta hall scoreless un
til the last two minutes, when
Willie Torrance dropped a long
howitzer, the highly touted Abba
Dabba outfit garnered an easy 26
to-2 victory in another Donut
league game played on the Igloo
floor.
Abb Dabba lead, 16 to 0, at the
half.
E. Jacobs, Marsee, and Webber
divided the scoring honors among
themselves with 6 points each.
Summary:
Abba Dabba, A (26)
(2) Zeta, A
E. Jacobs, 6 .F. Jansrud..
Webber, 6 .F. 2, Torrance
Tingle, 2 _C. Turner
Marsee, 6 .G. Golden
Hayashi, 4 . G. Holzgang
Rolfe, 2 .S. Frizzell
T. Jacobs .S ..
Officials Ward and Johnson.
horseback and other students
| wishing to learn the particulars
should see Mr. Washke, Raymond
[ Rushlight, secretary of the organ
ization, or Ed Reames.
Crosbie Leads Plii Dells
To Win Over Phi Psis;
Sigma Chis Trounce
Sigma Nus 20-4
By MORRIE HENDERSON
Doing almost the impossible in
a basketball game, the strong Yeo
man intramural team whitewashed
a helpless Canard Hall quintet 41
to-0 at the new gym yesterday af
ternoon. The Co-op boys were be
wildered by the five man offense.
The Yeoman put on the floor, with
every man being a scoring threat.
Starting right off in the first
quarter, Francis Parker, Erwin
Elder, and Jake Fisher scored
baskets to run the score up to 13
to 0 in the first four minutes. The
Yeomen continued the hot pace
and led, 21 to 0, at the end of the
half. In the third quarter, with Len
Hufford and Fisher hitting the
basket from all angles, the win
ners widened their lead to 35
points and then added six more in
the final quaqter to finish 41
points in the lead.
Five times Canard Hall had
chances to break into the scoring
column with free throws but each
time they failed. Several times
throughout the game they missed
easy set-up shots that failed to slip
through.
Fisher and Hufford led the scor
ing for the Yeomen with 12 and 10
points respectively, with King
} close behind with 8.
Summary:
Canard Hall, A (0)
(4i) Yoemen, A
Brubaker .F. 8, King
Rasmussen ...F. 10, Hufford
Tichy .C. 3, Elder
Peterson .G. 12, Fisher
Berger .G. 6, Parker
Alpaugh .G. 6, Parker
s
Referee—Gordon, Umpir e—
Holden.
PHI DELTS 38, PHI PSIS II
The PhiDelts won their second
intramural basketball game over
the Phi Psis just as easily as their
first game Monday. Playing as
smooth as an. organized ball team,
the last year’s champions won
handily by a score of 38 to 11.
Led by little Bingo Crosbie and
Big Ed Strohecker, the Phi Delts
went to work in the first quarter
to lead 5 to 2 when the Phi Psis
sneaked up on them through free
throws to pass them 6 to 5. Then
the Phi Delts began making their
plays work with Crosbie and Joe
Wilson on the scoring end to pass
the Phi Psis and lead, 17 to 6, at
the half.
Working even better after a
five-minute rest, the Phi Delts
completed basket after basket on
perfectly executed plays, ran up a
score of 29 to 9 at the third quart
er mark, and then scored fourteen
more points to win, 38 to 11.
The game was very rough, with
Bill Watson of the winners and
Ozzie Williams of the Phi Psis be
ing ejected for too many personal
fouls.
Again Crosbie was high point
man with 15, bringing his total
for two games to 29. Howard
Eagle, Phi Psi freshman led his
team with 6. Vernon Sprague, Phi
Delt, who replaced Watson, scored
5 points in the few minutes he was
in and played a good game on the
defense.
The summary:
l’hi Delts, A (38)
(113 1'hi Kappa
Psi,A
Wilson, 5 .F. 6, Eagle
White, 4 .F. Lacau
Strohecker, 6 ,C. Williams
Crosbie, 15 .G. 4, Sleeter
Watson, 3 .G.1, Carlson
Sprague, 5 .S.
Referee—Gordon, Umpi r e—
Holden.
SIGMA C HI 20, SIGMA NU 4
Losing their star player and
, sparkplug of the team on the first
play of the game, the Sigma Nus
faltered and the Sigma Chis
walked away with their game, 20
to 4. Jack Enders, Sigma Nu
center, fell hard under the basket
on his hip and was hurt bad
enough to leave the game.
The winners, using a fast break
ing offense, got Bob Prichard free
continually to let him score 12
points, all field goals. In the first
half, after which the Sweethearts
led 10 to 0, Pritchard had scored
j eight of their ten points,
i The Sigma Nus scored their
Duck Trackmen
To Face Heavy
Slate In 1937
Bill Hayward Seeks New
Men to Fill Vacancies;
Unknowns Are Urged
To Enter Events
By BRUCE CURRIE
For the purpose of increasing
the spirit-and arousing interest in
the 1937 track season, a mass
meeting of both varsity and frosh
track prospects was held yester
day afternoon in the Igloo.
Colonel William (Bill) Hayward,
veteran track coach and nationally
recognized authority on the cinder
sport presided over the meeting.
“We are very short handed in
track material,’’ stated Hayward,
“and we have a stiff schedule of
meets ahead of us.”
Experience Unnecessary
“A man doesn't have to be ex
perienced to come out for the
team, and I would rather have an
inexperienced man who is willing
than a mediocre athlete who has
an indifferent attitude,” declared
Hayward. Colonel Hayward urges
every man on the Oregon campus
who is interested in track and
willing to work to turn out, re
gardless of experience.
According to Hayward, there is
more chance for unknown pros
pects to make the team than ever
before, because of lack of material
on hand from last year's great
team. In the sprints, low hurdles,
high jump, javalin and discus
events, a noticeable lacking of ma
terial is apparant on the Webfoot
squad at this time.
Varotf Outstanding
With an increased turnout and
hard work from all members of
the squad, Hayward expects to
turn out at least a representative
team at Oregon. Several of the
cindermen are outstanding, how
ever, chief of whom is George Var
off, who holds the world record
in the pole vaulting event. Even
with the conditions as poor as they
are now, Varoff is shaping up fine
and is expected to carry the Web
foot colors across the bar at
around 14 feet this spring.
Sam "Umpqua” McGaughey, dis
tance man and captain of the Ore
gon team, who gave Glen Cunning
ham a tough race last year is to
be depended upon for some very
fine performances in future meets.
Frank (Squeak) Lloyd, sprinter
who seems to be the only dash man
of known quality on Hayward’s
squad has been keeping in shape by
skimming around on the ice, some
thing new in unofficial training.
Lloyd also is a fine jumper and
hurdler.
Ducks Meet Beavers
Oregon will first meet Oregon
State in the traditional relay meet
in which the Webfoots humbled
the Beavers and the Portland
Pilots last year. Other meets in
which Hayward's men will com
pete are the dual events with
Washington State, Oregon State,
and the University of Washington.
Of these competitors, Washington
Huskies were the only team able
to defeat Oregon, and that by a
narrow margin.
The Webfoots will also take part
in the north-west meet at Pullman,
Washington, and possibly the Pa
cific Coast meet at Los Angeles.
At present, Anse Cornell, director
of Oregon’s athletic destinies, is
in Portland arranging dates for
the meets with Washington State
and the University of Washington.
Plans are under way for an
inter-fraternity meet to be held
either inside or outside, later in
the term. This meet will be for
the purpose of increasing interest
in track and also for experience.
Lettcrmen are ineligible for this
meet.
first points late in the third quart
er with a nice long shot by Kd
Healey, but that ended their field
goal shooting.
Bob Braddock and Wayne Val
ley, Sigma Chi football players,
shone on defense for the winners.
Summary:
Sigma C'C'hi, A (20)
(4) Sigma Nu, A
Samuels, 4 .F. 3, Healey
Verby .F. Cass
Fitchard, 12 ,.c. Enders
Braddock, 2 .G. Guiss
Valley, 2 .o. 1, Battleson
I Anderson .S. Hopkins
Applegate .S.
I LOST—Schaeffer pcn with name
j Katherine Wright. Reward for
1 return. Call 2881. W
Let’s Give Laddie a Hand
Or, on second thought, perhaps the tall Mr. Gale, pictured above, has
hands enough. Laddie is an alternate forward and center on Hobby
Hobson's basketball team, and tomorrow night his efforts are likely
to play an important part in the Webfoots’ onslaught against Oregon
State.
INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL SUMMARY
Today’s Schedule
4:00—Court 38 Alpha Tau Omega A vs. A Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Court 43 Omega Hall A vs. A Chi Psi.
4:40—Court 38 Beta Theta Phi A vs. A Phi Sigma Kappa
Court 43 Campbell Co-op A vs. A Phi Sigma Kappa.
5:30—Court 38 Sigma Alpha Epsilon A vs. A Sigma Alpha Mu.
Yesterday’s Scores
Yeomen A 41, Canard Hall A 0.
Phi Delta Theta A 38, Phi Kappa Psi A 11.
Sigma Chi A 20, Sigma Nu A 4.
Abba Dabba A 20, Zeta Hall A 2.
Pi Kappa Alpha A 18, Delta Tau Delta A 16.
Gamma Hall A 27, Oregon Freemen A 12.
Women’s Hoop
Tournament to
Draw 19 Teams
Competition to Start On
January 25 After Two
Weeks of Preliminary
Preparation
Nineteen living organizations
have entered teams in the women’s
basketball tournament, which will
begin January 25 after two weeks
of preliminary practices.
Members of the teams will be
selected by Friday afternoon,
when names are to be turned in
to the WAA desk in Gerlinger hall.
Team practices, of which each
house must have at least two, will
be held next week.
Hear! Check Required
Each player is rcquied to take
a heart check before signing for
the tournament. Miss Harriet
Thomson, professor of physical
education, will give heart checks
this afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock.
Contestants are eligible for
WAA checks if they practice four
times a week, twice with their
teams, and play in all but one of
the tournament games. Also, one
check will be awarded for referee
ing three times, and a half check
for marking score or keeping time.
Teams Lister
Organizations which have enter
ed one team each are Alpha
Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Al
pha Gamma Delta, Alpha Omicron
Pi. Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta,
Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta,
Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta,
Hendricks hall, Kappa Alpha
Theta, Phi Mu, Pi Beta Phi, Sig
ma Kappa, Susan Campbell hall,
and Zcta Tau Alpha. Orides has
entered two teams.
New Swim Pool
Near Completion
Completion of the new $26,000
remodeling project of the Univer
sity swimming pool is due within
two months, it was learned yester
day. Work is delayed because the
shipment of two filter tanks is be
ing held up by the maritime strike.
An original WPA appropriation
of $21,000 was enlarged by a re
quest for additional funds. The re
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quest for $7,730 was partially
granted with the appropriation of
from $5,000 to $6,000.
Complete tiling will be a new
feature of the pool. New heating
and plumbing systems, building of
additional gallery seats, and re
painting make up the added im
provements.
Ducks Ready for
First Struggle of
Civil War Series
l
Frosh Prepare
For Coming Tilts
Warren's Ducklings Beat
Eugene High, 13-26, In
Practice Fray
By ELBERT HAWKINS
Lanky Ted Sarpola,. Duckling
forward, was slow getting warmed
up in last night's Frosh-Eugene
high practice game, but he finally
began hitting the bucket and
Coach John Warren's hard work
ing crew ran off with a 43-to-26
triumph.
Sharpshooting Ted got narry a
point for three quarters as the fast
charging Axemen trailed only 24
to 21. He piled up 13 points in the
final chapter in one splurge as the
frosh hoopmen out-drove their op
ponents.
The Ducklings, with their week's
work just commencing, will travel
to Wendling tonight for a game
against the Wendling Town quin
tet, and then move down to Port
land Friday afternoon to play
Franklin high.
A new lad out with Coach War
ren’s squad last night was Gordon
Gemmel, ex-Helix hoopman, who
showed up well at a forward
position. He is a brother of Ron
Gemmel, Webfoot ace of several
years ago.
Bobby Blenkinsop, former Mc
Minnville hoopman, showed im
provement in last night’s fray on
offense, potting three field goals.
John Dick, center, and Matt Pava
lunas, guard, two main cogs in the
hard-driving frosh combination ac
counted for 13 points together.
Coach Warren substituted fre
quently giving all of his reserves
a taste of action. No definite
Oregon Stale Loses First
Two Tilts to Cougars;
Hobson Likely to Start
Same Lineup
By WENDELL WYATT
The Oregon State Beavers, with
their backs against the wall bat
tling to stay in the northern di
vision hoop race and Oregon’3
Webfoots with their fast-break
ready to attempt avenge for last
year's three-out-of-four drubbing,
are fast getting in shape for the
first of the Oregon civil war
struggles Friday night at Cor
vallis.
Howard Hobson, Oregon mentor,
took his men to one of the smaller
basketball courts in the new men’s
gymnasium building yesterday af
ternoon in an effort to accustom
the men to the Orangemen’s
‘‘cracker-box’’ court.
As a result of two defeats hi
the season's first two games with
Washington State, the Beavers
must win Friday’s tilt in order to
keep from being practically elim
inated from this year’s race. No
team has ever captured the north
ern division flag since the 1-game
schedule was adopted and lost
more than four games. The Uni
versity of Washington won the
pennant last winter, losing only
three.
Indications are now that Hub
Tuttle, veteran forward, will be
in the Beaver’s starting lineup,
after having been out several
weeks with a bad ankle. Art
Merryman, Corvallis speedster,
will team with Tuttle at forward,
big Earl Conkling at center, and
Elmer Kolberg and Sir Howard
Watson Lymen at the guard
positions.
traveling squad has been picked
for Friday’s Portland trip.
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