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THE Firing Line By PAT FRIZZELL “I don’t think it will affect the game materially.” That's what Hobby Hobson said yesterday afternoon when asked about the abolishment of basket ball's tip-off. “I don't believe,” Hobby went on, “that it will handicap the big men much, dimming' tires a center a lot. With no tip-off, the big fel lows will be able to conserve their energy for work under the back boards and on defense.” Hobson doesn't favor cutting out the tip, but now that it's gone he isn’t worrying about it. "It may make the . game more interesting from a spectator standpoint.” the genial hoop and diamond mentor pointed out. "It will add minutes of action, and that’s a big thing, unquestionably." Hobby believes that with no tip the game will see more substitut ing. He explain.s that it will be hard for any five players to run pell-mell from one end of the floor to the other for forty driving min utes. “You’ll find some who can.” he said, "but there will probably be more substitutions than former ly.” He doesn’t think teams which have already been using a fast break will be greatly affected by the change. “The teams with slow offenses will he the ones hindered,” he prophesied. Hobson believes the change wiil lead to more cheeking out on the floor, with less concentration of de fense in front of the baskets. It will, of course, be harder for a team to rally in final minutes of a close game, a fact which the Web foot eoach regrets. Hobson points out that in recent seasons teams have not been dash ing in to fight for the tipoff but have instead been competing mere ly for positions on the floor, and thus its efficiency has been impair ed. He contends that the tip-off will be missed and explains that “It has been an important part of the game.” Hobson thinks the rule manu facturers are trying to take too much away from the big men. “But they haven’t succeeded yet, by any means,” he declared yesteday. The Webfoot hoop teacher favors abolishment of the 3-second key hole rule, at least in the case of offensive players without posses sion of the ball. He also favors al lowing the man in possession of the ball to stay indefinitely in the part of the keyhole from the foul line out. Opposition to the pivot post play, in which a large man can hold the ball in the keyhole and pivot and pass to team mates, caused adop tion of the 3-second rule. The rule was never in favor with coast coaches, its main adherents being easterners. Donut Softball Games Postponed; Rain Cause All intramural softball games scheduled for yesterday were post poned, through no choice of the teams. The weather man did the choosing and turned the donut dia monds into a sea of mud. Postponed games will be played later in the season. No games are scheduled for today. Play will re sume Monday, when the usual four contests are scheduled. SOMETHING WONDERFUL GOES ON INSIDE Js’Ui/rvK, if COOLED MEDICO PIPES, CIGARETTE & CIGAR HOLDERS FINEST BRIAR MONEY CAN BUY THE ONLY PATENTED “CELLOPHANESEALED FILTER-IT REALLY FILTERS Awards For Basketeers, Swimmers Officially Approved Rain Quenches Duck Baseball Practice Again Saturday'sDouMelieader Against Bearcats May BeForcibly Postponed Until Monday A thoroughly soaJted baseb8.il field greeted Coach Howard Hob son and his Oregon Webfoot squad yesterday afternoon. Consequently all prictice, except for a brief bat tery drill, was suspended for the day. One day remains before the Ducks are scheduled to open their pre-season schedule, and a post ponement now looms before Coach Hobson and his baseball club. Provided old J. Pluvius gives spring sports on the Eugene camp us a break, Oregon will face Spec Keen’s tough Willamette Bearcats in a doublet) eader Saturday after noon on Howe field. If it rains, the games will probably be delayed until Monday. Night Game Cancelled Due to a confliction in Portland, Oregon will be unable to meet the Consolidated Freights team a week from Saturday in the previously announced night game at Vaughn street. It would have been Ore gon’s, third contest of the day as a double bill for Saturday after noon is listed against Portland University. The Webfoot pitching staff will still get a nice workout next week as six games are definitely listed, and a doubleheader with Willam ette might be added for Monday if tomorrow's games are rained out. Top Hurlers Picked Starling pitchers for the Bear cat twin bill are not definitely sel ected as yet although Hobby has listed his top four as certainties to see action. Bill Sayles, Bob Hardy, Captain Johnny Lewis, and Bill Marshall form the “big four.” Oregon’s 1937 northern division schedule follows: April 23—Oregon State at cot vallis. April 24—Oregon State at Eu gene. April 30—Idaho at Eugene. May 1—Idaho at Eugene. May 5—Washington State at Eugene. May 6—Washington State at Eugene. May 10—Washington at Eugene May 11—Washington at Eugene. May 14—Washington at Seattle. May 15- Washington at Seattle. May 17—Washington State at Pullman. May 18—Washington State at Pullman. May 19—Idaho at Moscow. May 20—Idaho at Moscow. May 28—Oregon State at Cor vallis. May 29—Oregon State at Eu gene. Husky Divot Men Meet CPS Golfers In Opener April 3 UNIVERSITY OF WASHING TON, Seattle, Apr. 1 — (Special I— With a squad built around six re turning lettermen, University of Washington golfers will open their 1937 season here against College of Puget Sound turfmen Saturday. April 3. Elimination matches to be fin ished later this week will narrow down to list of 12 possible quali fiers, decide a starting eight man team to face the Loggers from Tacoma Saturday. With six promising non-letter mcn to bolster the veterans, the squad seems to have a good shot, i at the division title. Lettermen turning out are Carl Jonson, Don , Picht, Jim Longmuir, Dave Nor iton, Don Simpson, and Les Carl . son. Washington plays ten scheduled meets winding up the season with ' the Northern Division matches in ! Seattle May 29. The Huskies take two road trips during the season, ! meeting Oregon and O.S.C. April 9 and 10, and Idaho and W'.S.C. j May 21 and 22. _ Room for the gang, TAI LOR’S, ad 'RMT>R*flTt COlL£C£ 0£W£LRY BRISTOW’S 620 Willamette Fmir Straight for Aquaducks (Courtesy the Morning News) •w--v- ^ ■■ i (Courtesy oi the Register-Guard) Oregon varsity swimmers this winter made it four years in a row that a Webfoot team has not lost a dual meet. Pictured above are some cf the reasons. In the upper picture, from left to right, are Jim Hurd, Harold Sexton, Chuck Roed, Bob Chilton, and Coach Mike Hoy man. Below is a solo shot of Hurd. Husky Gridders Begin Practice Phelan Still in East as Drills Open; Nine Gaps Left by Gradilation UNIVERSITY OF WASHING TON, Seattle, Apr. 1—(Special) — Although Coach Jimmy Phelan is delayed in the East where he was attending the recent coaches’ con ference, fifty-three ambitious can didates reported for spring foot ball practice at the University of Washington pavilion Monday. Equipment was issued and spring practice for the Huskies got under way w'ith assistant coaches Cotton Wilcox and Pest Welch in charge until the chief arrives sometime this week. Under the ‘Phelan system, little or no time is lost; and Irish Jimmy plans the busiest spring practice session of iris seven years at Washington. Coach Phelan will be experi menting to find replacements for nine graduating lettermen—includ ing an all-American lineman, two all-conference stars and his four great backs of the coast confer ence championship squad. Although this is a serious loss to the Huskies, Washington's pros pects look but slightly worse than a year ago. The backs received a good amount of experience during the 1936 season, and all of the Husky reserves except Rudy Park hurst- out of school this quarter —will be back for another season to provide the necessary bulwark ing. The line will again present the weak spots, particularly at the tackle slot where half a dozen aspirants will battle it out during spring workouts. Six weeks of practice are on the spring schedule; inter-squad games will conclude the laboratory period where the Husky coaches; will be doing their experimenting1 and seasoning. | Miss Hunt, Kennedy W in Jewett Radio Contest First prize oi $>15 went to Don Kennedy and Marsha Hunt in the : W. F. Jewett radio contest, which ' was held March 9 under the direc-1 tion of D. E. Hargis, instructor; in speech. Bob Young won the, second prize of $10 and the $5; award for third place went to1 Douglas Parker and Freeman Pat ten. Duck Golfers AndPortlandU Meet Saturday Nine Matches Follow Opener In Portland; Six Men Will Make Up Traveling Tepm By LARRY QUIN LIN When Oregon's varsity golfers open their 1937 match play cam paign against Portland university Saturday they will be making their initial attempt in a campaign to repeat last year’s golf record of no defeats in match play competi tion. This season promises to be a tough one for the varsity crew, however, with ten matches sche duled instead of last year's six Added to the previously listed nine-game schedule is University of British Columbia’s golf team. Joe Devers, Oregon golf manager, announced yesterday. The British Columbia team will play the University golfers on the Eugene County club course April 30. Veterans who qualified among the ten low scores for positions on the squad are Walt Cline, medal ist, and one-year letterman; Sid Milligan, next lowest qualifier and two-year letterman, also acting coach for the team; and Have Hamley, third in qualifying, and Dick Pierce, tied for seventh, both 1936 reserves. Doug Ramsey and Bill Stockton from last year’s crack frosh team, qualified in fourth and sixth places, respectively, with Bill Wat son, sophomore and newcomer to Oregon's golfing ranks, in fifth place. Tied with Pierce in seventh place are Louis Cook and Bob Speer of the 1036 Duckling team. Clare Peterson, another newcomer, qualified for tenth. Six in Mutches Although only six rnen compete in team matches, challenge matches are played among the ten team members to determine the six to play in each match. In the Portland university match Satur day, Cline, Milligan, Hamley, Ram sey, Watson, and Stockton will play. Following Saturday's match, the Five Mermen On Duck Squad Finish Careers Hurd, Ghilton, Sexton, Scroggins, Reed Vt ill B<‘ Gone Next Year; Vets to Return Mike Hoyman's University of Oregon swimmers, champions of the northwest for a fourth succes sive year, have hung up their suits for the season, and five of the eight men have put away their Oregon equipment for good. The five men who completed their years of varsity competition as the Webfoots nailed down the northern division crown last week are Jim Hurd, undefeated coast sprint king; Bob Chilton, number one coast diver for three seasons; Chuck Heed, breast stroke ace; Harold Sexton, northern division long distance free style champion, and Len Scroggins, who swam in both free style and back stroke events. Myers to Return The three letter earners who will return next year are Bert Myers, who won the northern division title as a sophomore in 1936 and placed third this year, and Jack Levy and Jim Smith, both sopho more free style ontries this season. To replace the graduating quin tet Coach Hoyman has a group of freshmen and reserves who nray carry on Oregon’s success tradi tion. Leading candidates will include Hay Jeffcoat, Portland, and Ed Shoemaker, Hood River, back stroke; John Stewart, Portland, and Ed and Ralph Rafferty, Eu gene, breast stroke; Dorr Arm priest, Salem, diver; Carl Jantzen, Louis Coleman, Lloyd McGill, Port land; Howard Elliott, Eugene; and Ed Mallory, Junction City, all in the free style events. Four Meets Won The Webfoot paddlers won four dual meets and captured the con ference meet at Pullman during the season just closed. They twice trounced Oregon State, 41 to 34 and 43L to 31 L, defeated the Uni versity of Washington, 39 to 36, and University of Idaho, 03 to 51. They scored 57 points in winning the conference meet. It was Ore gon's third straight conference title and the fourth consecutive year in which Hoyman's men have not dropped a dual engagement. The Webfoot swimmers will have the completely renovated old gym nasium pool and natatorium for use next year. It has seating facili ties for 600 spectators and ha.-, locker and shower rooms. Duck squad will meet Washington here April 9 and again in Seattle April 24; College of Puget Sound at Tacoma April 23, and return May 13; Oregon State at Corval lis May 15 and return May 22; British Columbia here April 30: Washington State here May 7; and a return match with Portland May 8. The conference meet in Seattle May 29 will see Oregon, Oregon Stale, Washington, and Idaho at tempt to grab the northwest in tercollegiate title from the Wash ington Huskies, last year's champ ions. Send the Emerald to your friend. Washke Picks Varsity, Frosh Tennis Squads | Positions Ar«*-Tentative; j Opening Varsity Meet Scheduled for April 6 Vi it It Oregon Normal By CHUCK VAN SCOYOC Selection of tentative positions for the 1937 varsity tennis squad wa» made yesterday by Coach Pan! Washke, as the double elimination tournament neared its conclusion. Definite selections will be made Monday for the opening varsity match to be played on the Univer sity courts with Oregon Normal. Leading the field for the No. 1 berth is the two year veteran, John Economus. So far this year, he has made a favorable showing in the double elimination tourna ment. Listed in the No. 2 position at present is Charles Eaton, a jun ior and one-year veteran. Eaton hails from Olympia, Washington. Larry Crane, one-year letterman and captain of the 1936 squad, has been listed in the No. 3 position with'the chance to advance as the elimination tournament advances. A1 Zimmerman, one-year veteran from Portland completes the list of lettermen returning this year for varsity competition. He is listed in the No. 4 spot. Four New Men New-comers this year include A1 Finke, a transfer from Oregon State who played on the Beaver varsity squad in 1935, and who has been listed in the No. 5 position. Up from the ranks of last year's frosh team is Rex Applegate who is tentatively listed in the No. 6 position. Applegate was No. 1 man for the Ducklings. No. 7 position is held at present by Ed Robbins, a junior from Boston, Mass. Rob bins competed in various tourna ments in the East, and was a mem ber of the intramural champion ship team last year. The No. 8 position is held by Bill Winston, a transfer from Willam ette, who won the all-campus title .in the singles division last fall. Schedule Heavy The varsity squad is facing its heaviest schedule in the history of the school, with 14 matches list ed .at present. Seven of these will be played on the University courts. The complete schedule is as fol lows: April 6, Oregon Normal at Eugene; April 8, Willamette at Eu gene; April 10, Reed College ai Eugene; April 13, Linfield College at Eugene; April 15, Reed College at Portland; April 30, Washington State at Pullman. May 1, University of Idaho at Moscow; May 4, Willamette at Sa lem; May 8, Washington at Eu gene; May 11, Portland U. at Eu gene; May 18, Unfield at McMinn ville; May 22, Oregon State at Eu gene; May 25, Portland U. at Port land; and May 28-29, the Northern Division Pacific Coast conference meet at Corvallis. Although the schedule Is a heavy one, Coach Washke believes the team will make a fair showing. Washington Track TeamTanglesWitii Stanford April 1*0 UNIVERSITY OF WASHING TON, Seattle, Apr. 1 (Special) With two weeks of preparation before they travel to Palo Alto to meet the Stanford Indians April 10, University of Washington Husky trackmen have shifted workouts to outdoors. Coach Hec Edmundson hopes the two weeks will be ample for his "cripples,” Art Morgan, ace hurd ler, and Dave Maginnis, two milcr, to recover from injuries that kept them out of the California indoor meet here March 26. However, the 73-58 beating the Huskies took from the Bears Fri day had its bright spots. In the half mile, Vic Palmason turned in a 1:57.8, three tenths of a second better than his own pavilion record established last year. Another pavilion record fell in the mile relay, which Palmason, Bruce Humber, Dick Montgomery, and Jack Flagg negotiated in 3:24, clipping 1.2 seconds from the old mark. The rest of Washington's sche dule this year includes Oregon at .Seattle May 1, Oregon State at Corvallis May 8, Washington State at Seattle May 15, northern divi sion meet at Seattle May 21-22, and the PCC meet at Los Angeles May 28-29. Ducklings Meet Grant in Opener Bill Garrett and Maurice Kelly Starling Battery; 15 Making Trip The Duckling baseball squad leaves today, weather permitting, tor Portland, where they will play their season opener with Grant high school. Fifteen men will make the trip which will include a game with Milwaukee high school on Saturday. Maurice Kelly won the nod for starting catcher and will be the only receiver going. Bill Garrett, John Linde, and Tom Robertson will make the trip as pitchers, with Garrett starting at Grant, Linde at Milwaukee, and Robertson in the relief role. John Diek. lanky basketball center, holds down the first sack, with Tom Cox at sec ond and either Wimpy Quinn or Jim Jones on third. Jones and Quinn will alternate between shortstop and third, Jake Fisher, a heavy slugger, Paul Jackson, a fast little man, and Lyle Goode, another heavy slugger, will hold down the outfielders’ positions. Making the trip as utility out fielders and infielders are George Heilig, Rudy King, Burton Bur roughs and Bob Rittel. Grant again has Gene Spiker, a four-year letterman, to pitch for them, although most of last year's team Which beat the frosh has been lost through graduation, hour members of Grant’s team of last year—Quinn, Linde, Robertson, and Garrett—will be playing for the frosh. No practice was held last night, except for pitchers, who held a light workout to keep their arms in shape. The infield combination of Dick, Cox, Quinn, and Jones is as yet untried, and other com binations may be worked out dur ing or after the games. Fijis, Kappa Sigs Win Donut Golf Phi Gamma Delta beat Delta Upsilon, 8t- to 3Vi, and Kappa Sig ma blanked Alpha Hall, 12 to 0, In the opening matches of the intra mural golf tournament. Games be tween Sigma Nu and Gamma Hall and Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Hall were postponed on account of rain. Players on the winning Fiji team were; George Sullivan, Ross Hein, Dick Kriesen, and Dave Cox. Kap pa Sigma winners were Linn La tourette, Bill Dalton, Dick Allcork, and Ed Stipe. No matches are scheduled until Monday, when Sigma Alpha Mu meets Phi Sigma Kappa and Delta Tau Delta meet Sigma Chi. Emerald ads bring you values. Nine Hoopmen Will Receive 1936 Letters Eight Swimmers lo Get Majors Monograms; ] 1 Frosh Basketeers Earn Numerals Award of sweaters to nine bas ketball players and eight swim mcrs and numerals to eleven fresh man basketball players was ap proved by the executive council yesterday afternoon. Captain John Lewis will receive a three-stripe basketball sweater. Two-year hoop awards will go to Dave Silver, Bill Courtney, and Ken Purdy, and one-year letters will be given Bob Anet, Wally Jo hansen, Slim Wintermute, Laddie . Gale, and Kay Jewell. Swim Letters Awarded Third year letters will be award ed Jim Hurd, Chuck Reed, Bob Chilton, Leonard Scroggins, and Harold Sexton of the swimming team. A second award will go to Bert Myers and first letters to Jim Smith and Jack Levy. Frosh basketball "1940" numer als will go to Ted Sarpola, John Dick, Matt Pavalunas, Bob Blenk insop, Stan Short, Wimpy Quinn, Jimmy Jones, A1 Krietz, Burton Burroughs, Lyle Goode, and Paul Jackson. Sophs (><*t Recognition Approval of baseball managers for this spring was delayed pend ing presentment of certificates of eligibility. Provision was made whereby sophomore athletic managers will icceive a certificate for their ser vices. Previously sophomore and freshman managers received no of ficial recognition. 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