DUCK TRACKS By ELBERT HAWKINS Square-cut Hugo Bc/.dek, who, history tells us coached football, basketball, and baseball at Oregon from 1913 through 1917, inf a mentor of the > \ old school, hut according to re ports frcin the Kast is far from being a hard- , boiled Spears. 1-aot is, no s mmmmmMi v e r y different. Hugo Bezdek Hugo, now in his 53rd year, advo eates a system of his own, allow ing the players a little self-govern ment. On his Cleveland Ram pro fessional club, Be/.dek appointed a five-man committee which acts on such matters as training rules, equipment, and even a little social life. He retains a veto power, hut uses it only on rare occasions. * * * Says Frank Hugo Bezdek about his self-control system, “The play ers feel a sense of community re sponsibility. They feel that it’s their own club, rather than the manager's or the owner’s. It’s working for me. We get more from the players.” Which brings us right back to the Pacific coast for observation of the same tentionless idea, but in a different form. Stanford’s Coach Tiny Thornhill believes in a little freedom for his Indians, and con seciuently they call Stanford the laughingest club in the United States. Hugo Bezdek has been in ath letics about long enough to be an authority on how to keep football players happy. They say he’s the only man living to pilot both ma jor league baseball and football teams. During 1917, 1918, and 1919, just after leaving Oregon, he piloted Pittsburgh’s Pirates of the National baseball league. He contributed such stratagems as the screened pass and spinner play to football. But why go on. Bezdek’s accomplishments are many. I’iloting Oregon’s Webfoots of 1916 to the Rose Bowl was his biggest feat as far as Eugene cit izens are concerned. Hollis Huntington, former Salem high coach, now owner of the Utan’s Shop in Salem, has a lot to say about those days. Huntington was a fullback on the Oregon elev en which whipped Pennsylvania State, 14 to 0, at Pasadena on New Year’s Day, 1917. Not only that, he set an indiv idual record of yard age piled up which stands today. Stanford's Horse Reynolds went down in Ripley’s not long ago for playing every minute of two Rose Bowl games. They overlooked lloliis Huntington, for he did it in three games, AND with two dif ferent teams. Told me so himself. As previously mentioned, (lie Penn State game was number one. He then switched to the l'. S. Marines for a 1918 Pasadena clash, and .n 1920 was in there for 60 minutes when Oregon lost to Harvard, 7 to 6. Frosh Battle Washington Babes Tomorrow Night In Multnomah Stadium Optimist John Warren Visualizes Defeat for Webfoot Yearlings in Annual Game for Northwest Championship By BOB JORDAN In what appears to give all signs of being the roughest, toughest fracas of the 1937 frosh grid ses sion, the Ducklings will battle the Washington yearlings for the mythical Northwest championship tomorrow night at Portland. Although “Honest John" War ren, Oregon’s champ optimist, doesn't give the frosh an outside chance to cop the title, the dope sheet calls for a fast, close con test. Show Improvement With a greater scoring punch than last year’s aggregation which dropped the Babes, 13-7, at Seat tle, the Ducklings should put up a stiff battle from the first install ment to the last. In addition to this, Warren's proteges have shown considerable improvement in block ing and tackling during the last two weeks. Both squads are undisputed mas ters of their territory. The frosh have trounced the rooks in two straight mixups, 19-12 and 20-7. The miniature Huskies recently slapped Bellingham normal which had previously smacked Washing ton State's freshman eleven. The Irony of It The Irony of gridiron history finds three former Seattle all-stars shining for Oregon, while three ex Portland flashes occupy spots on the Babes' first string. Duke Hankinson, high-scoring left half, Bill Hawke, and Marshall Stenstrom, all of Seattle, are lead ing backs on Warren’s squad. Tackles Bob McKeown, Franklin, and Jack Coonan and Ted Dor man, Grant quarterback, former members of Portland’s all-star ros ter are probable starters for Wash ington. Warren’s charges have tallied 66 points against 25 for their oppon ents so far this season. Hankinson leads the Ducklings with 16 mark ers. Signal Practice The frosh grid mentor sent his lads through a passing and signal practice session last night. He will terminate the pre-game warmup with a short meeting under the lamps at Hayward field tonight. Whistle time will probably find Chet Haliski at quarterback, Leon ard Isberg at left half, and Sten strom and Hawke at fullback and right half, respectively, Don Ma bee, Del Dungey, Gene Schultz, Neil Stackhouse, and Gordon Bish op will probably see service in the back fie Id. Oregon’s front rank is scheduled to line up the same as usual, with Bob Hendershott, left end; Bob Creager, left tackle; Worthy Blais dell, left guard; A1 Samuelson, cen ter; Barney Reams, right guard; Jim Stuart, right tackle; Norm Conaway, right end. Send the Emerald home to Dad every morning. He will like to read the University happenings. 4es a SiXr 0& TUE RE a-i\l l iMO- Wd as Ltfjeu. as i'ae ft 'l^fiDlAMO E»!p M OP PASSt5 Louisiana stxfe Aal-ppac^ _ Oregon Staters Polish Offense ForlndianTeam Elevens Will Clash at Palo Alto in 12th Renewal of Play OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Oct. 27. Orange football players are preparing to meet another ma major Pacific coast conference con tender, Stanford university, next on the Beaver slate, Saturday af ternoon at Palo Alto. Victorious over the University of Oregon, 14 to 0, last week, the highly touted scoring machine which failed in earlier starts now appears to be hitting its intended stride, and, according to Coach Lon Stiner, probably will make things tough for all the major clubs left on the season slate. Gray to I’aee Orange As in previous battles, red headed Joe Gray, rated the out standing all-American backfield candidate in the Northv ,t, again will be expected to pace the Bea vers’ offensive attack with his sen sational passing arm and great ball-packing against the Indians. The pending fray will be the 12th between the two teams, but the Orangemen have yet to emerge the victor. Practice sessions in the Orange camp this week indicated Coach Stiner probably will take to the air in an effort to annex the first victory in history from Stanford. The brilliant Gray paced his mates through lengthy aerial drills early this week, hitting his targets con sistently. Another encouraging factor in recent Beaver gridiron successes has been the surprising strength of the line, believes Coach Stiner. The Beaver front wall was believed1 to be one of the weak links in the potentially strong team at the out set of the 1937 team. Campus Calendar Then* will In* a special meeting ' of librarians at 10:30 this morning in the lounge of Gerlinger hall. All those interested in making Christmas cards and gifts please meet in the AWS activity room to morrow at four o’clock. There will be an important meet ing of Gamma Alpha Chi tonight at the Gamma Phi Beta house at 7 o'clock. There will he no meeting tonight of Skull and Dagger. \lpha Delta sigma will meet this afternoon at -1 o’clock in Pro fessor Thacher’s office. ‘ \ll girls interested in being on the rifle team should be at the KOTC building at 1 this afternoon. Plans for organization will be dis cussed. students who have NY A checks due them should call immediately at the cashiers office in Johnson hall between the hours of 10-12 and 1-3. \mphihian members and pledges will hold a meeting Thursday night, 7:30, in Gerlinger pool. Tonight at 8 o’clock the Christ ian Science organization will hold its regular meeting in Gerlinger hall. Students and faculty mem bers are invited to attend. Alpha Kappa Tsi, men's com merce honorary, will hold a regular meeting tomorrow tit 4 pm. in 100 Commerce building. The number of patients occupy ing the infirmary wards jumped from Si to 13 yesterday with th * following confined to beds: Jean ltuwson. Eleanor Koepp, Muriel Horner, Oloanne Dyckman. Patri cia Taylor. Jean Gulovson, Frances McCoy. Bert Adams. Robert Stone, Burton Barr. Bichard Maxwell, Robert Morse, and Russell lnskeep Troubled with insomnia’’ Sub scribe to the Oregon Daily Emerald As Bruin Bows to Cougar Kroni the accurate toe of Washington State’s Fullback Joe SiPnko went a 3 to 0 defeat for UCLA Saturday. Here a lad named Callow (39) of the Sta ters is rolling for a nice gain. The University of California-at Los Angeles eleven was a heavy favorite to trip Babe Hollingberry’s lads. Fred Rasor, Beaver Fencing Champion, Now Oregon Studen t Revival of Interest in Foils Competition On Campus Is Probable; Boushey Offers His Support to New Organization By LARRY QUINLIN Oregon has a champion swordsman among her students this year, whose coming may help to create interest in fencing on the campus. He is Fred Rasor, junior in economics and a transfer from Oregon State. Rasor hold the OSC intramural all-college fencing champion ship. Although Oregon had a mixed fencing club last year of about fifteen members, a revival of inter est in the organization will require new leadership this year, accord ing to Earl Boushey, physical edu cation professor. Mr. Boushey act ed as adviser of the club last year. Wants to Build Last year’s president and lead er, Del Robinson, is not in school this fall, so his place may be filled by Rasor. Rasor stated that he was interested in re-forming a fencing club, and possibly a fencing team. Mr. Boushey said he would back Rasor or any other student instru mental in reviving interest in fenc ing. A member of last year’s fencing group, Howard Percy, also offered his support to a possible leader, find said he believes fencing is “the coming thing.’’ Rasor was number two man on the three-man Oregon State fenc ing team last year. The Beaver squad made an enviable record, swamping Reed college, 9-0, in each of two matches, beating Oregon's fencing club team once by the same score, and beating University of Washington 7-2. The Washington crew went to California later to place second in the Pacific coast fencing champ ionship. The Beaver team was un able to make the trip south. According to Rasor, fencing will be classed as a minor sport at Oregon State this year, so popular is it becoming. An Honor Student Rasor was an honor student at Oregon State, and is here on a scholarship. He is a member of Campbell Co-op. Fencing, he says, is largely a matter of practice. He likes foil fencing better than any other. Rasof started fencing two years ago at the Multnomah Ath letic club in Portland, and con tinued his practice at Oregon State when he enrolled there. By WES JOHNSON CHET HALISKI The second of the Portland trio playing on the frosh squad this year is Chet Haliski, the bomber from Roosevelt high. The big, husky, broad-shouldered lad is playing the tough role of blocking half. However, he has been on the sick shelf for the past week with a back injury sustained in the SONS fray two weeks ago, and it is doubtful as to whether he will be able to play this Friday against the Washing ton Babes when they tangle at Multnomah stadium in Portland. Chet weighs in at 193, and meas ures 6 feet 1 inch tall. Last fall he was honored on the Portland newspapers' annual all-star selec tions, at the fullback post. When not playing football, Chet starred on the Roosevelt baseball nine, and was a spearhead in the Teddy hitting attack. His popularity was widespread out in the St. John’s district of Portland from whence comes the Gray Ghost of Oregon State, Joe Gray. Chet's football talent doesn’t particularly fall in line with that of Gray’s, but is of the rugged line plunging variety. A lot is expect ed of Chet, and he will no doubt live up to all the expectations based upon his performances thus far. Send the Emerald home to Dad every morning. He will like to read the University happenings. Beamer Waits lor Oregon State Prank L. (Boamor) McMillan, is listed on tin- Stanford roster a' i guard. Ho weighs 200 pounds and is a good one. Beaiuer and his ndian mates face Lon Stiner's Orangemen this Saturday at Palo .Vito. CallisonGives Quarterbacks His Attention Anderson, Graybeal, Jimmy Nicholson, Speetzen Schooled On Game Duties Students Steve Anderson, Don Kennedy, Jay Graybeal, and Jim my Nicholson spent yesterday af ternoon working out under Profes sor Prince Gary Callison in his newly opened quarterback school. The practice session which amounted to little more than a game of touch tackle, lasted until after dark, with the lights being turned on for the latter part of the session. Reserves Play On one team Coach Callison started Rod Speetzen and John Yerby at ends, Bill Foskett and Bill Estes at tackles, Joe Huston and Melvin Passolt at guards, and Ver non Moore at center. In the backfield Callison start ed Hank “Old Reliable’’ Nilsen, quarterback; Paul Rowe at full back; Bob Smith at one halfback post and Jackrabbit Jay Graybeal and Jimmy Nicholson alternating at the other. Later in the session Denny Bre aid was substituted for Vern Moore at center. Opposition Listed On the other squad Vic Regi nato and Don Kennedy were play ing ends, Chuck Bracher and Ell roy Jensen were performing at the tackle positions, Ronnie Husk and Nello Giovanini were the guards, with Erling Jacobsen at the pivot post. Denny Donovan, quarterback; Steve Anderson and Ted Gebhardt, halfbacks; and Bill Rach, fullback, composed the backfield for the other eleven. Nicholson Improves Jimmy Nicholson, who alternat ed with Jay Graybeal calling sig nals for the varsity, stands a good chance to start the Ducks' battle with Babe Hollinberry's WSC Cou gars. The Salem speedboy's play has improved so much that he has worked himself up into the first string lineup. His performance in the OSC game was particularly brilliant. The recent injury of Dale Las selle has served to put Jimmy up in the front rank of Oregon's back field performers. Arleigh Bentley was out yester day for practice, but without pads. His mouth is still in such shape that it is inadvisable for him to take part in any scrimmage. The late riot was fun but wait till vou see ROADSIDE A real fun riot! Forget the Siege of Seymour’s in a Siege of Laughter GUILD THEATER Friday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct. 30 Remember—First night eider and eakes Fri. dOc sat. .'>()<•. :>.'>e Sigma Chis, Gammas, Lodgers Win Games \ Varsity Basketball Starts Next Monday Varsity basketball practice will start Monday, Coach Howard Hob son said today. The first meeting will be to organize the group, after which regular practices will start. All students wishing to turn out for varsity basketball should re port at 4 o'clock in McArthur court. !lllllllllllltlllllllllllllllilllllllll!ltllll!llllllllillll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIllllllllll'l||»I|l|1111111111 ■.- --— By GEORGE FASERO When Lenard K. “Bud” Robert son stepped onto the turf of the huge (some say immense) Mem orial coliseum in Los Angeles to play a little football with the big boys from California, he felt some what like you and I would feel if we were suddenly and unceremon iously dumped into the middle of the Sahara desert. The six-foot Oregon end looked up at the vast expanse of seats and probably for the first time in his life felt a little lost. The big bowl ^eats 105,000 people. At any rate he was impressed by the size of the “toy box.” “It looks bigger than all outdoors,” Robert son grinned. However, the 22-year-old, 180 pounder didn’t agree with the theory that playing in the coliseum took so much out of the players. “We played in pretty good weather conditions this year. It was us ually cool enough.” A one-year letterman from Al bany, Robertson didn’t exactly dis like the idea of drawing a bye this weekend. “These two weeks should give the fellows who have been banged up all season a chance to recover from their injuries,” he said. Asked whether California's de cisive defeat of Southern California surprised him. the well-built Kappa Sigma boy with the “Hitler” hair cut replied in the negative. “I had that on§ all doped out,” Bud modestly averred. “What’s more I think Stanford will beat OSC by a touchdown Saturday.” B league volleyball fired its open ing shots tonight, with the Comets and the Betas looming as the best of the twelve teams who exhibited their wares. The Comets looked in mid-season form as they trounced a sadly out classed team from the Delta Tau Delta by a 15-4, 15-3 score. The Betas meanwhile trounced the team from Sherry Ross hall by a score of 15 to 5, and 15 to 8. Chi Psis Rally In the most unusual game played to date in intramural volleyball, the Chi Psis came back after los ing the first game 15 to 6, to, trounce the Fijis, 15-2, 15-4 in th