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DUCK TRACKS By ELBERT HAWKINS .Long may the wolves howl, for they always will when Mr. Aver age Coach has a little tough luck or his budget doesn’t allow the ad dition of a half dozen all-Ameri cans. But after observing the length of time most football skippers, on the coast at least, hold their jobs, I’m driven to the simple but dan gerous conclusion that coaching is, after all, a relatively stable pro fession. A lot of whispering cam paigns, some very public, are made for the necks of unfortunate grid tutors every year, but when an other fall rolls around they’re us ually on the job again, still hale and hearty. In the Pacific Coast conference, far instance, six coaches have been on duty at the same school for at least five seasons, three of them serving at least twelve. That hard ly suggests any radical swapping by irate alumni and faculty. Like baseball though, things weren’t so stable around the 1920’s. Hard luck mentors then were bounced. Howard Jones, who started at Southern California in 1925 is right now in his 13th consecutive season with the Trojans, and is apparent ly safe for several more—that is if Southern Cal’s teams continue to improve. He won titles in ’27, ’28, '29, '31, and '32 and was called a master-mind. Jones was called a bum when he hit the skids and dropped to eighth in 1935, but is now winning again, apparently se cure. Close behind Jones, in order of seniority, are Washington State's Babe Hollingbery and UCLA’s Bill Spaulding, both at the 12-year mark. It’s easy to see why Hol lingbery survives the long period, for he’s a producer of winners. In nine out of eleven seasons, Wash ington State has been in the up per division. Bill Spaulding started from scratch at the University of Cali fornia at Los Angeles in 1928. That was UCLA's first conference foot ball, and the Bruins won "But two games out of sixteen through the next four seasons. The wolves gave Spaulding a break because he was building. Today the Bruins are ma jor Hose Bowl contenders. They beat Oregon, 26 to 13, not long ago. Oregon’s Prince (Jury Callison is in Ihc midst of his sixth campaign here this fall, the longest tenure of duty l*.v any Wcbfoot mentor in more than fifteen years. And lie’s number six since then. Prink tied for the Coast title In 1938 with only one loss, and dropped hut one game the year before. He failed to win a conference tilt last year, los ing six, hut survived the wolves, and is now doing a comeback. Con Stlner is In his fifth cam paign at Oregon State, and, if re cent games are a fair sample, will be there for some time to come. The Orangemen have gained at least an even break with five' of six games played to date. They have only Washington State to face. Washington's Jimmy Phelan is taking a terrific ribbing by Seattle grads, etc., because the Huskies aren’t winning another title, hut lie’s now in season number eight at the northern school, and ap parently holding ground. Washing ton's surprise tie of California, and to 0 triumph over CCLA, aided in part by the return of AI Cru ver. has helped Phelan immensely, lie’s expected to Is- back in 1938. Other coaches in the conference, and their years of service are: Tiny Thornhill, Stanford, four; Stub Allison, California, two; Ted ltank, Idaho, two, and Don Fessen den, Montana, one. “MB. AND MB*. NEWT” School Mitters Will Trade Blows Today In In ter squad Tiff Prexy Jim Dimit to Take Wraps Off Oregon Boxers at Four o’Clock; Whitfield Slated To Face Two Opponents Phi Delts Bounce Sipa Hallers in Donut Volleyball Delta Tau Delta, DUs, Phi Gams, Comets, Campbell Win The most exciting and best play ed intramural volleyball game this season was played last night by the A league teams of Phi Delta Theta and Sigma hall. Phi Delta Theta won the first match, 15-8, but dropped the next to Sigma hall, 15-13. In a nip-and tuck contest, the Phi Delts took the third match, 16-14. As a result of the game the Phi Delts marched into first place in the first division of A league. Strohccker Stars Repeating his good play of past games, Ed Strohecker starred for the Phi Delts. The outstanding man on the Sigma hall sextet was Barney Hall, ASUO president. Other games played last night gave wins to Delta Tau Delta, Campbell coop, the Comets, Phi Gamma Delta, and Delta Upsilon. Alpha hall forfeited their game to Delta Tau Delta. Campbell coop doubled up on Kappa Sigma to win both contests, 15-10. The game was fairyl even with the Campbell coop having a slight edge over the Kappa Sigs. Comets Triumph In what was one of the better games the Comets took Sigma Al pha Mu, 15-5 in the first and 15-7, in the second. The Comets had a hard time with the Sammies at first, but soon took the upper hand. Phi Gamma Delta eased through a match with Zeta hall. The first game was, 15-3, in favor of the (Please turn to paye three) Ducks Quack; Huskies Howl; Wolves Moan By VINCENT GATES The tJgly Duckling only quacked at the Golden Bear. And developed laryngitis. This week the Webfooted Ducks listens to the Husky howls in the north. Where the wolves are howling, too. After Mr. I’he- [ lan. They say his name is spelled “Failin." Lately the Husky has turned 1 into a greyhound. And threaten to use Oregon j for the mechanical rabbit. Prink’s boys may do the unex- ; peeled and route their hops right ' across the goal line. If they do. Mr. Phelan will do i some hopping, too. Right out of the stadium. With the alumni wolves close behind. If the field Ls like Multno- | mall's. Washington might call out their crew. They never regretta regatta. The Webfoots will try to tie up the star, Mr. Waxkowitz. Who is used to it, after being tied up in that name for so long. Oregon got the rose. California the bowl. And Howard Jones the thorn. Down in the rose-bowl land, Stanford's famous axe is waiting 1 for the Bears. i Fare up. Don't axe why Most men's fate is decided by 1- men. Phelan's is bein'* decided by 11. The only way he can pay his line is with touchdowns. Mr. Callison will be the su preme court. Coed moliuug, judge By GEORGE PASERO Jim Dimit, University of Oregon Mitt and Mat club prexy, will take the wraps off the Webfoot boxers this afternoon at four o’clock and send them into the ring in an inter squad match in the wrestling room of the men’s gym with instructions to go the limit. Five matches have been definite ly scheduled, and there is a possi bility that others may be added to the ring bill by Wednesday. These Intersquad matches will give the Lemon “O” glove tossers their first opportunity to test themselves under fire this year, Dimit stated. Smokey Meets Two Smokey Whitfield, who is rapidly rounding into top-notch condition, is scheduled to take on two men for his night's workout. Slugger Pete Thorne will be the first Duck battler to test the lithe negro. Somkey’s other opponent will be Gale Ferris, rated an up and com ing fisticuffer. Spectators watching the mitt wielders in their daily sessions have expressed the opinion that Bomber Whitfield may have bitten off more than he can chew as both Thorne and Ferris are rugged enough to give most amateur mid dleweights a tussle. Ferris, espe cially, has been showing well in his training routine and may give Whitfield the battle of his life. Another Good One Another match which should show a lot of action brings togeth er Shelby Golden, negro sparring mate of Whitfield, and Del Van Brackle, husky Portland middle weight. Tough little Frank Nickerson (I’lcase tarn to page three) Kappa Gams, Orides Win Coed Volleyball Finals to Be Played Thursday, Kappas To Defend Title Kappa Kappa Gamma, the de fending champs, smashed Susan Campbell by a score of 40 to 14 in a semi-final game in women's vol leyball yesterday afternoon. The Kappas showed very good team work, but Susan Campbell was in experienced and lacked practice. Bates, on the Kappa team, was the outstanding player. Orides beat Gamma Phi Beta 38-18. The Orides exhibited excel lent teamwork, and outplayed the Gamma Phis in every way. Alpha Phi defeated tiie Alpha Xi Delta, 13-13. The teams were quite evenly matched, but the game as a whole was ragged. Lineup for Kappa Kappa Gam ma: Roberts, Bates, Thatcher, D. Johnson, Woodruff, Bossinger, M. Johnson, McCrea, Brown, Lauirs. Susan Campbell: D. Olson, L. Ol son, Ring, Crocker, McDonald, Stevens, Cattrall, Kurowski. Orides: Seely, Davis, Entler, Wo Two Huskies and One Duck Chuck New ton, above, will start at quarterback for Washington against Oregon in Seattle this Sat urday. Newton rates high on the coast. Fritz Wascowitz is captain and a star halfback for the Huskies. In the center is Oregon's own half hack, Jimmy Nicholson. Both will see plenty of action three days hence. Ducks Throw Many Passes In Short Drill Lumbering Linemen Follow Example Se1 By Backs, Play Till Of Pass-Touch Remembering that Joe Gra> went over Jimmy Phelan’s tough line, to beat the Huskies, Coach Prink Callison put Ted Gebhardt. Steve Anderson, and Southpaw Bob Smith on the firing line dur ing yesterday’s practice. The trio threw passes for thr better part of the short hour and a half practice session, which Calli son topped off with a short signal drill. Slippery Jay Graybeal of course was the big threat in the pass drill with Frank Emmons, Bill Rach Don Kennedy, John Yerby, Bud Robertson, Vic Reginato, Connie Grabb, and Rod Speetzen the other potential pass-grabbers. Even the linemen reflected Coach Callison’s airy attitude with a little game of touch tackle of their own. Ronnie Husk, watchcharm guard, was the big star of the game, ac tually catching two passes to the surprise of all concerned. Amato Yells Tony Amato was all over the field crying eagerly for laterals, but apparently the rest of the squad figured that "Terrible Tony" wouldn’t know what to do with the ball if he caught it as his cries went unheeded. Nello Giovanini impartially ref ereed the ball game, rooking both sides as often and as much as pos sible. daege, McCracken, Russell, Lewis, Giddings. Gamma Phi Beta: Forest, Bu chalew, Fonch, Hamley, Emmes, Roth, Drager, Clarkson. Alpha Xi Delta: Dykeman, Dan nals, Nordling, Withers, Frahm, Elkington, England. Alpha Phi: Cunningham, Bram, Shran, Baker, Theobald, Goresky. The finals will be played Thurs day, Kappa Kappa Gamma play ing the winner of the Orides-Hen dricks hall game this afternoon. All visitors are welcome. Cum t fwJK, CAPfAiM AMP Ace BACM OF YAue f ...' - *T -V, 4$ yfp&j# / sesioes Bf-w<i « vale's pest pall. CARRIES, Ae IS A GREAT 6l.O£KJt5Gl I One Half of John's Backfield Above are a pair of backs, Chet Haliski (left) and Leonard Isberg, who earned starting posts in the starting lineup for the Duckling season just closed. Haliski performed at the all-important quarterback position, and Isberg was the ball-carrying left half. Tennis, Golf, and Handball Near Finishing Stage All-Campus Athletic Schedule Advances Very Smoothly The all-campus intramural ath letic program is advancing smooth ly on all fronts with most of the sports near the final stages. Dick Williams has gone into the quarter-finals of the tennis singles I tournament with his opponent to be decided in a match between •John Kirigin and Bill Walker. In the lower bracket Ellsworth Ellis and Bill Mayfield mix and Paul McBride and David Curtis meet to decide the quarter-final entrants. The respective winners of the two brackets will meet in the finals. Tennis Moves Along ■The tennis doubles has reached the quarter-finals, with Paul Mc Bride and Bill Walker slated to meet the winner of the Alan Stan iek-Ellsworth Ellis, Bob Keen James Davey match. The stick swinging tournament has also advanced as far as the quarter-finals. Ken Shipley will meet Richard Werschkul, with the winner matched against either Bob Speer or Ken Omlid. Richard Werschkul and Hal Du den are in the finals of the golf doubles, and are due to play the winning pair in the match between Kirk Eldridge and Harry Weston and Henry Moretty and Cliff Smith. Handball is almost finished, with George Corey in finals with his opponent to be either Jack FLY to SEATTLE for the Game Want passengers to fly to the Oregon-Washington game in Seattle Saturday, Sept. 120. $15.00 Roundtrip EUGENE FLYING SERVICE i’hone ~>m — Stafford or Norman Winslow. The doubles tournament still find Laddie Gale and Paul Jackson scheduled to play Joe Amato and Marino Innocenti. The all campus paddle-wielders are quite far along with Roland Rodman in semi-finals of the low er bracket matched against the winner of the Bill McKenna-Les Werschkul struggle. The upper bracket is still one step before the quarter-finals. Ed die Hearn and Walter Kupfer and Bob Horning ancl Phoebus Klonoff are set for matches. In the ping-pong doubles Cliff Smith and Leonard Eaton are in the semi-finals, due to meet the winner of the Walter Kupfer-Eddie Hearn and Bill Campbell-Chuck Coate match. Eric Morrell wishes to |1 l announce the good skiing g on the pass and the open ing of their new Ski-Tog g Department. All the re quired! apparel for both g men and women. • H i r s c h - Weis Ski Jackets of Adirondack Pop lin. ® Herringbone Zipper Hooded | Jackets & Pants. ® A complete j line of skiing ac cessories — caps, goggles, gaiters, . sox. mitts. ERIC MERRELL The l'Diversity Man's Store -- Donut Cross-Country Is Set for Tomorrow Intramural Harriers Will Show for First Time Of Season in Race for Turkey; Three-Man Teams to Compete By LLOYD BEGGS Intramural harriers, who have so inconspicuously been conditioning themselves in preparation for the cross-country meet, will be presented with an opportunity to perform before the argus-eyed public Thursday at 4 o'clock when this event is scheduled to begin. Varsity aspirants are also participating in the donut contest and will be taking- their time trials tomorrow as the team to represent Hill and Dalers Ready for Hill Military Chase Even Quintet Eligible For Annual Tromp; Barker Out Selection of a five-man team of University of Oregon cross-country runners to wear the Lemon and Green banner in the annual Hill Military turkey chase against the pick of northwest college runners is far from being a problem to Bill Hayward and Sam McGaughey, cross-country heads. So far as McGaughey can see, only five hill and dalers of varsity caliber are eligible to run in the Rose City four-mile grind. Quintet Named The quintet of harriers who are almost certain to be nominated for the Hill test are Crawford Lyle, bird-legged pacer who led last year’s squad to the tape in this same race; Kermin Storli, fiashy sophomore; Bob Neese, stocky marathoner; Jack Davidson, a member of last year's aggregation, and Wayne Mackin, ambling sopho more. Four other pacers working out with the squad have been lost through ineligibility. Don Barker, last year’s intra mural champion, and the boy who is boomed by track followers to retain his title, is the number one ineligible. Two, three, and four aie Bob Mitchell, star miler of last year's frosh team; Bill Essary, long legged transfer from Whitman, and George Pasero, transfer from OSC. After a slow start, “Henry Long fellow” Lyle has almost hit his peak in condition, and will lead the team in the Hill gobbler go. The brightest ray in McGaug hey’s horizon has been the stamina and speed exhibited by Kermin Storli who figures to give Barker a run for his turkey in the intra mural race. Bob Neese, a boy who eats up distance, figures to go well in the Hill race which is over the long four-mile course. Oregon in the cross country run slated for Portland the latter part of this month is to be selected at this time, according to Mentor Sam McGaughey. Winner Gets Turkey Besides garnering 75 entrance points for the organization he rep resents, the winner will have as an added incentive the certainty of a satiating dinner on Thanksgiving, as a turkey is to be presented to the man capturing first place. Crawford Lyle, the only varsity letterman, is expected to be among the starters, but will drop out at the finish as lettermen are ineli gible for intramural competition. "Lard-legs” Don Barker, the po tential distance star, will compete, but will not be included in the var sity selections also because of in eligibility. A number of organizations were forced to cancel their entrants be cause of inability to field three men who have complied with the requirements, and as a result the formerly expected number of 80 starters has decreased to 76. Men starting tomorrow include: ATO’s, Danielson, Sharp, Pearcy, Mackin, Eaton, Hoagland, Wag staff, Dunn, Black, Pickett, Logan, Storli, Weston, Sproat, and Pea body. Beats, Essary, Werschkul, Harrow, and Burkitt. Chi Psis, Betz, Bryson, Tripp, Kramer, and Sullivan. Kappa Sigs, Canfield, Thurston, Steele, and Hoffipan. SPE’s, Kal ina, Helon, Long, Mitchell, David son, and Graham. Yeomen, Hall, Morey, Simpson, Parker, Kirkpat rick, and Peterson. Phi Delts, Bail ey, Regan, Phillippi, Hannegan, Vincent, Wittliff, Mitchell, Hick son, Scharpf, Klosterman, Hoff man, and Van Dyke. SAE's, Putnam, Straight, Miller, Moore, and Davis. Moore, and Davis. Theta Chis, Bell, Rogers, Dwyer, Rolander, Pearcy, Hanscom, Davidson, Lobach, and Mann. Sigma Chis, Maynard, Bur lingame, and Kern. Canard club has two men qualified to enter the meet and need only one more to be eligible. The two men are Luoma and Branson. All men who have fulfilled the requirements for entrance, and who have not signed up, are requested to consult Russell Cutler, who is in charge of the event. Managers who wish to make alterations in their entry list will find Mr. Cutler at Hayward field this afternoon at 4 o’clock. I FOOTBALL OREGON vs. WASHINGTON SPECIAL FARE Seattle and Return BY TRAIN Friday, Nov. 19 Leave Eugene— 4:00 a. in. 12:15 p. in. 4:45 p. in. Arrive Seattle— 2:20 p. m. 9:20p.iu. 0:45 a.m. Or stay in Portland Friday night and leave Portland on Special at 8:00 a. in. Saturday RETURN LIMIT NOVEMBER 20 TELEPHONE 2200 FOR DETAILS Southern Pacific