It’s all very mysterious, this
U. S. Marine football team which
Trink Callison and his Webfoots
face in San Diego, Saturday. They
claim to be having a highly suc
cessful season, best in years, hav
ing taken three victories and tied
at least one out of six games.
But that’s the catch. Who have
they played? Against what type
of opposition? It would be nice to
make a little comparison of the
two clubs. W’e’ll just have to wait,
and pray, knowing only that Ore
gon is definitely favored. The Ma
rines were weakened early in the
season when their whole coaching
staff was called over-seas on war
trouble. The grapevine says they
have overcome that difficulty.
One thing certain, the Ducks
won’t have a set-up when they
tangle with Arizona at Tucson on
December 4. The Arizona boys
have taken six games out of eight
this fall, climaxed by Saturday’s
thrilling 9 to 7 conquest of Kansas
university. Included are wins over
Oklahoma A & M, New Mexico,
Temple Teachers, and Loyola. The
latter ..team, ..which, held ..Santa
Clara to a 7 to 0 score, fell before
the Arizona boys, 13 to 6.
* * *
All-star team this, and all-star
teams that, such and such all
coast, and a host of all-Americans
are beginning to flood the market.
They'll continue to occupy sport
pages into January.
Oregon has no Johnny Kitzmiller
or Del Bjork to promote for all
Amreican rating, not quite, but we
have three of four boys who play
superior ball and should be boosted
at every opportunity. Joe Huston,
Hank Nilsen, Jay Graybeal, and
Bill Foskett are a quartet of out
standing Ducks.
Votes for the National Intercol
legiate Sport Writer association’s
annual all-American ratings have
been cast, and this small corner of
it, which last year included 150
scribes over the nation, turned in
a good word for Guard Joe Huston
and a couple of other Webfoots.
Ditto was done in ballots cast for
a similar team on the coast. The
boys deserve every bit of it, and
~ should get our support.
* * *
It won't bt* long now. Remember
the September talk of adding a
new high commissioner to the
coast conference organization for
tin- specific purpose of investigat
ing incomes of various players?
He was called the “new $20,000 a
year commissioner” to be exact.
Things are beginning to buzz
now, for announcement was made
this week by Earl J. Miller, chair
man of a committee for organizing
the office, that approximately
thirty-five men are being consider
ed. We’ll know all about it follow
ing a meting on December 7 and 8
at Delmcnte, California.
Another dedication ceremony
was performed in Portland Sunday
afternoon, and like Oregon’s, Ore
gon State’s, Willamette’s, and
Idaho’s dedication upsets it almost
t maintained the jinx tradition. The
Portland university Pilots dedicat
ed a new water wagon by almost
beating a favored Gonzaga team,
2 to 0. Fullback George Karamatic
finally broke the spell with a
fourth quarter field goal to give
the Bulldogs a 3 to 2 squeeze. Win
or lose, the Pilots are fast moving
into the big time, for just a week
ago they tied San Francisco, 0 to 0,
and came within inches of beating
the Dons.
Donut Ping Pong Is
Nearing Final Round
Eddie Hearn Downs
i Kupfer in Struggle
Of Semi-Finals
With the fall intramural activi
ties about over, the closing match
es in the semi-final have been com
paratively close wins. In the
‘‘battle of the century” between
those two paddle kings of last year,
Eddie Hearn and Wally Kupfer,
Hearn came out on the long end
with three straight set wins, 21-15,
21-15, and 24-22.
In one of the suprise upsets to
the paddle followers, Pete Klonoff
edged out a win over clever Bob
Horning who was ranked up with
the best, ftoland Rodman trimmed
Dick Sanville in a keenly matched
game. L. Werschkul defeated Bill
McKenna for the other day’s win
ner to move intp the charmed
bracket.
No advances have been reported
m the double matches.
Lemon and Green Forces
Leave for Southland to
Meet San Diego Marines
Prink Callison's Boys Will Travel to Arizona
Following Saturday's Clash on Border to
Wind Up 1937 Campaign
When the clock strikes one tomorrow morning. Prink Callison and
his warring Webfoots will roll out of Eugene and head for the south
land and San Diego on the first leg of a two-stop trip that will write
finis to the University of Oregon's 1937 football season.
Saturday afternoon, Prink's Lemon and Green forces from the
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fornia’s border town, to face the
football fire of the United States
Marine gridders.
Rest in San Diego
Following the clash with the
“Devil-boys”, the Ducks will rest
a few days in San Diego and then
head across the line into Arizona
where they meet Tex Oliver’s pow
erful Arizona Wildcats, victors
over Kansas University last week,
in the season’s finale.
Signal drill was the bill of fare
served up by Callison and his aides
to his Webfoot footballers yester
day afternoon. The whole Duck
flock, with the exception of Dale
Lasselle and Jay Graybeal who
drew a day of rest, reurned to the
wet practice field yestreday, ap
parently none the worse for its
14-0 drubbing at the hands of
Washington’s purple and gold
Huskies Saturday.
Only One Change
Only one change was noticeable
in the lineup that composed the
first string and that which played
most of the Washington game.
“Booming Bob” Smith held down
the right halfback berth in place
of Ted Gebhardt, one of the defens
ive heros of the Husky tilt.
The rest of the first eleven was
composed of Frank Emmons, full
back; Steve Anderson, right half;
Hank Nilsen, quarter; “Smiling
John” Yerby and Bud Robertson,
ends; Bill Foskett and Ellroy Jen
sen, tackles; Joe Huston and Tony
Amato, guards; and Vern Moore,
center.
Filling out the second team half
back slots were Arleigh Bentley,
left half; Dennis Donovan, quar
ter; Paul Rowe, fullback; and Ted
Gebhardt, right half.
Final practice for the Webfoots
before departure is slated for this
afternoon.
A 31-man traveling squad was
Hobson to Attend
Coaches Meet in
Seattle Saturday
Oregon Coach Will
Give Players Rest
Over Holidays
Coach Howard Hobson will leave
Friday for Seattle where he will
attend a meeting of all northern
division coaches to be held at the
Washington Athletic club Satur
day, he said today.
This meeting was called by Bob
by Morris, commissioner of offic
ials and to interpret the rules and
ials, to select the officials, and to
interpret the rules and rule chang
es for the conference this year.
No varsity basketball practice is
slated over the Thanksgiving holi
days, the next practice being on
Monday, Coach Hobson announced.
However, stiff practice sessions are
scheduled for all of next weeK in
preparation for the opening games,
he said.
announced yesterday to accompany
Coach Callison, Bill Hayward,
Gene Shields, and Anse Cornell on
the journey. They are: Breaid,
Moore, Jacobson, Amato, Huston,
Giovanini, Husk, Walden, Foskett,
Peters, Jensen, Estes, Bracker,
Yerby, Bud Robertson, Kennedy,
Reginato, Speetzen, Nilsen, Bent
ley, Donovan, Graybeal, Anderson,
Nicholson, Rowe, Rach, Emmons,
Smith, Gebhardt, and Lasselle.
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Famed Cub Pitcher
Looks Over Campus;
Is Visiting Daughter
Charlie Root Refuses to Talk on Chicago's
Chances for Pennant Next Year; Claims
Stiff Race Due for League Flag
By BILL NORENE
Charlie Root, for 12 years a member of the Chicago Cub’s pitching
staff, came to Eugene yesterday for a Thanksgiving visit with his
daughter Della, Chi Omega pledge, accompanied by his wife, and
Charlie Jr.
Content to “talk shop’’ the Cub hurler refused to make any state
ments about the Cubs’ chances next year other than, “I wish I knew.’’
He added that the race would prob
ably shape up much the same as
last season’s affair.
He also declined to say anything
definite as to the chances of New
York’s Yankees being stopped, al
though he continued that maybe
next year some of their older men
might not have as good years as
they have been having.
Kuffing’s Surprise
Red Ruffing’s fine performance,
after a late start because of a long
holdout session, was one of the
surprises of the past season, and
one of the breaks that helped the
Yanks considerably, continued Mr,
Root. In explaining this he said,
“If Pat Malone stayed out as long
as Ruffing did. he would be so fat
that he wouldn't be able to move.’
Mr. Root also emphasized the
“breaks as playing a very import
ant part in a ball player’s life
Especially are breaks important ir
“big years" that players occasion
ally have.
He added that if a pitcher onl>
pitches to one man and yet gets
credit for the win, and if a batter's
handle hits go over instead of tc
the infield, that particular playei
is getting the breaks.
Need Breaks
The Cub hurler pointed out thal
such breaks were factors in hi:
two best years in 1927 and 1929.
“Especially when Hack Wi'lsor
and Rogers Hornsby were with th<
team in those years, (the late
1920’s> I won many games tha'
way. I would relieve somebody
pitch to the last man in the ninth
go to the bench and watch one o:
them put the ball over the fenci
to win the game.”
He dismissed his fan mail with
“I never answer it, unless it’s kid:
sending in for autographs, an<
then I .agn the card or slip o
paper and send it back to them.”
Most of such fan mail is from
people wanting help for themselves
or for somebody else. He added
that often the writer asks him to
buy him a house or some such
article.
Gets Unusual Requests
This summer he received a re
quest from a lady to allow her to
adopt him. It seems that her son,
who idolized Mr. Root, had died,
and she wanted to say that he was
her son. He didn't answer this let
ter either.
Mr. Root, the direct opposite of
his daughter Della, is quiet, %nerely
saying a word or two where she
would just be getting started on
the reply.
For example when asked for con
firmation of the fact as to whether
he coached Clay Bryant, rookie
member of the Cubs’ mound cdrps,
in spring training camp last year
or not he merely said yes, and
when questioned further said, “I
didn’t do so much.”
Transformed Bryant
The fact is that he transformed
Bryant, one of last year’s (1936’si
wildest hurlers, into one of the
National league's ranking hurlers
of the past season.
He said that he reported for
spring training last February at
the lightest he has ever been, 180
pounds, and weighed in at 196
pounds at the end of the season.
Shortly afterward he went .up to
205, but has started already to take
some poundage off for next sea
son.
Although he is only of medium
height, his 200 pounds set lightly
: on his blocky frame.
Asked what his plans were after
l : his playing days are over, he said
; that he would like to continue m
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Duck Matters
ExhibitTalent
In Big Show
Williams Bests Pair;
Valleau, Wood Also
Toss Opponents
“Wild Willie’’ Williams, kingpin
of the University of Oregon wrest
lers, stormed around the wrestling
room of the men's gym for over a
half hour yesterday afternoon look
ing for his scheduled opponent, the
215-pound Bryan Ryan.
After a long period—30 minutes
to be exact—of fuming and sweat
ing, Mr. Williams finally gave
up the search and condescended to
wrestle two men in place of the
young giant who was billed to
share with him the top spot of the
seven-bout wrestling card present
ed yesterday by the University of
Oregon Mitt and Mat club.
Fights Duo
When he did crawl between the
ropes, it was against Berger Ror
vick and then Dick Russell, both
175-pounders.
Already in a torrid mood, “Gen
tleman’’ Willie turned on his oppo
nents in whirlwind fashion, dispos
ing of Rorvick and Russell, with
body presses in the time of three
minutes for each man.
Both Russell and Rorvick held
their own for two minutes of each
match, but the 25-pound weight
advantage held by “Wee Willie"
finally told the tale.
John “Author” Valleau lowered
the standards of A1 Conger, his
determined opponent of last year’s
intramural finals, in 4 minutes and
25 seconds, using a body press.
Conger Shows Power
Conger outwrestled Valleau,
throwing him off of his feet on
numerous occasions, but the burly
Valleau carried off the honors with
a display of strength. Both boys
were booked at 145 pounds.
Two matches went to six-minute
draws. "The Wild Russian" Mike
Patapoff and “Fluffy-Duff" Dale
Peterson, both exhibited "strong
man" possibilities in their bout, (with
the result that the allotted time
failAl to decide a winner. Elbert
Stidd, stocky ex-Oregon Stater,
and Jim Mountain, chunky, close
to-the-ground built grappler, also
finished in a dead heat. Patopoff
and Peterson weighed in at 165
pounds and Mountain and Stidd at
145.
Walt Wood, rangy 155-pound
gent, beat Ed Goounough with just
five seconds to spare. Wood
pressed Goodnough’s shoulders to
the mat in 5:55.
In a lightweight match, Clarence
Francis, clever toe - stretcher,
forced George Pegg to call it a day
with a three-quarter nelson after
five minutes and 25 seconds had
elapsed.
baseball as a player or coach. He
added that there is a very good
field in college baseball coaching.
To top off the interview he
named an all-star of the players
that have been in action since lie
has been around. It includes Gab
by Hartnett, Cubs, catcher; Leftj
Grove, Athletics, and Carl Hubbell
Giants, left handed pitchers; Dizzj
Dean, Cards, and Lon Warnekt
Cubs, right handed pitchers; Char
lie Grimm, Cubs, first base; Bil
Herman, Cubs, second base; Bil
Jurges, Cubs, shortstop; Pie Tray
nor, Pirates, third base; and Me.
Ott, Giants. Paul Waner, Pirates
and Babe Ruth, Yankees, outtield
er^.
Thirty-Three to
Get Monograms |
For Frosh Grid
Recommendations of
Warren Passed by
Executive Board
Thirty-three frosh gridmen, upon
recommendation of Coach John A.
Warren and approval of the Asso
ciated Students executive council
were yesterday voted to receive
numerals.
Emerging undefeated against
every opposing squad in the state
and losing only to Washington’s i
northwest champion Babes, the
Duckling warriors carried the lem
on and green through a highly
profitable season. Eastern Oregon
Normal, Southern Oregon Normal,
and the Oregon State Rooks fell
easy prey to the yearling point ma
chine while a strong Oregon Nor
mal squad fought them to a 6-6
deadlock. Chuck Mucha's Wash
ington freshmen alone completely
outdistanced the frosh as they
handed them a 26-0 lashing on
Portland Multnomah field before
a record crowd.
Several of “Honest John’s” pro-1
teges have shown excellent pro
mise which should gain them a
spot in the ranks of future Oregon
varsities along side last year’s
freshman immortals. Especially
outstanding was the galaxy of po
tential backfield dynamite, with
several linemen grabbing their
equal share in the spotlight.
Those receiving numerals were
Roy Adams, George Andrews, Gor
don Bishop, Worthy Blaisdell, Cam
Collier, Norm Conaway, Bob Crea
Phi Delt and DU
Win Volleyball;
Playoff Nearing
Phi Delts Stand Out;
SPEs and DUs Also
Are Contenders
Finding no opponent sufficiently
strong enough to stop them, the
rampaging Phi Delts captured the
volleyball crown in their league by
pinning back the scrappy Kappa
Sigs, 15-0, and 15-8. By capturing
this game the Phi belts were left
alone at the top of the ladder, pend
ing play-offs they will take a much
needed' rest.
In another scrapjty game the
DUs toppled a never-give-up bunch
of Fijis by the score of 15-3 and
15-10. Along with this win they
received the honor of being at the
top of their league.
Campbells Win
Depending entirely upon ability
to kill in front of the net, the
Campbell Coop boys were able to
eke out a win from the Delts, 15-7,
15-3, and 15-9. In another well
fought contest the Comets downed
Zeta hall, 15-4, 6-15, and 15-8.
Forced to come from behind in
their second tilt the Sammies
tipped over the lounging boys from
the lodge, the Chi Psis, 15-1 and
15-11. In tho only other game
scheduled, which was forfeited,
Sigma hall won from Alpha hall.
With the finals yet to be played,
things look to be good for some
keen competition among the lead
ers for the coveted title of volley
ball champs, and from all games
thus far played the Phi Delts and
SPEs loom as the favorites to play
for the title rights.
ger, Del Dungey, Chet Halisld,
Duke Hankinson, Bill Hawke, Bob
Hendershott, Maurice Hunter,
Leonard Isberg, Don Mabee,
Dwight Nott, Gordon Olson, Bar
ney Reams, A1 Samuelson, Gene
Shultz, Milford Smith, Jim Stuart,
Neil Stackhouse, Marshall Sten
strom, A1 Taylor, Wallace White,
Art Winetrout, Bob Witty, LeRoy
Mason, Orin Davis, Bill Erhman,
Arnold Kreitz, and Wallace Can
field.
Frosh Architectural
Designs on Display
Photographs of representative
freshman work in architectural de
sign from schools belonging to the
Association of Collegiate Schools
of Architecture was placed in the
architectural school’s exhibition
room yesterday.
The exhibit wlil be displayed for
a week or 10 days.
A Stone, They Say
Grant Stone, Stanford md, meant troulili for Oregon earlj thi;
^taaon. Now tbey’re pu.lau0' hun at a win^ yo^t on uU-coa^t tuim-..
Web foot Mitt Team
Opens Against Elks
Team, Minus Smoky Whitfield, Will Enter
Lodge Arena Tonight; Ferris, Golden,
Nickerson, and Thorne Represent UO
Minus its bombing leader, Smokey Whitfield, the University of
Oregon boxing team, four strong, faces its first test of the mitt season
tonight, meeting a four-man team representing the Elks club in the
lodge arena.
Whitfield was originally scheduled to box the feature three-rounder
Every Dog Has
His Day, Says
Witty Reporter
By VINCENT GATES
Every dog has his day. The
Washington Husky took his at the
expense of a crippled Oregon
Duck, and now it's Mr. Callison
who leads the dog's life.
Which he will try to pin on the
San Diego Marines this Saturday.
The Lethernecks may turn into In
dia rubber-men.
The Marines usually “have the
situation well in hand.” With
gloves on.
Just so they're not boxing
gloves.
And then the Oregons go to Ari
zona. Where most people go for
their health.
California gave several of the
teams T.B. (terrible beatings).
They only occur in California.
Necessitated last year when Pitts
burgh’s smoky team covered the
Hose Bowl with soot.
And touchdowns.
—
Funny thing about this football
fever. When the team is out of
tune, the band goes sharp, the ral
: ly stunts go flat, and the custom
! ers go home.
The cirum-majorcsH question has
I reached the proportions of a crisis.
With the band fuming. Tap rally
committee pulling a sit - down
! strike. And the Dean Schwering.
—
! It seems that a right smart
looking lassie with the usual habil
iment of short dress, military1'boots
and high stepping calves does not
belong in front of the Oregon band,
To some, the picture suggests a
| Marine leading the Navy.
At that, perhaps a drum major
css would create a sensation with
hoop-skirts and a bustle.
And a broom stick for a baton
With the band playing "Sadie
Was a Lady.”
French Royalist
(Continued from page one)
ematics, especially differential cal
culus.”
This same farm bill reached the
floor of the senate, after the anti
lynching filibuster had given way.
Progress was slow, long discussions
and questions occupying consider
able time. Committee report was
promised for tomorrow.
Senator McNary, republican
Oregon, declared that the measure
might cost the treasury a billion
dollars a year.
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officials learned of his Golden
Glove tourney experience they re
fused to sanction the match, ex
plaining that their glove tosser was
fighting his first fight in the
squared circle.
Srnokey and Dimit
In order to have an opportunity
of seeing Oregon’s colorful colored
boy in action, Elk club officials re
quested that Whitfield go a few
rounds with some other University
boxer in an exhibition match. Lack
of opponents for the dusky dyna
miter may make it necessary for
Jim Dimit, prexy of the University
Mitt and Mat club and one of the
coast's best light-heavies a couple
of years ago, to step through the
ropes with Whitfield. Dimit has
been working out regularly and is
in fairly good condition.
With the Whitfield scrap defi
nitely cancelled, Elk club officials
i have moved the Gale Ferris-Kenny
Knox affair into the top spot of
the program.
Ferris is the boy who is rated
by University boxing fans as the
equal of Whitfield. Last week he
stepped three lively rounds with
the colored boy, and if Knox Is his
class, the card should have a lively
windup.
Frank "Crafty” Nickerson, tiger
ish 145-pounder, opens the fisti
cuff- program against Don Ebbert
j of the Elks.
Wearing the green and white
trunks of the University of Oregon
in the second match of the evening
will be Shelby Golden, speedy ne
gro sparring mate of Whitfield.
Golden faces Howard Miller of the
Elks. Both glove tossers weigh in
i at the 150-pound mark.
Rounding out the card is the
Pete Thorne - Bunny Richardson
embroglio. Both boys have a repu
tation as smooth boxers and
"Young Petah” Thorne is one of
Oregon’s flashiest performers in
i the resined ring.
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