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DUCK TRACKS ....... j By ELBERT HAWKINS And then we have the tale about one William 0’Donne7i who played basketball for Portland university, against Oregon last night. It probably means more to his I teammates ..than ..the fact., that "Wild Bill” has averaged more than 12 points per game during the past two seasons and is one of the state’s smoothest floor men. Bill is called a “clean” player. ■ He went through grade school without fouling out of a game, so they say, and kept his reeord in tact while playing for Columbia Prep. It had become a life-long obsession of Bill’s then to never foul out of a game with four per ’ sonals against his record. Into Portland University he .went, and played with the Pilots ■ until late in his junior year-last season—with never more than three personals. But there came a day. He was brought face to face " with this obsession. Bill could keep ■ his record: “I have never been ! ejected from a basketball game on fouls,” or commit number four in that particular game and help the team. Did Irish Bill O’Donnell sacrifice a life-long obsession for the team? He did. * * * In a feature story for the Ore gonian Sunday, Coach Tex Oliver went to tjat for the extr a point af ter touchdown rule which is a pro and con issue now. An ironic little sidelight of that very question oc curred the same day when Uni versity of Detroit’s gridmen licked Santa Clara, 7 to 6. Coach Gus Dorais, a stern advo cate of abolishing the point after touchdown, sat by and watched his team out-yardaged, 260 to 167, and out-first-downed, 12 to 4. Yet they won by that very minute margin. Said chubby little Gus, “We have been outplayed before and got the licking we deserved. But this time we won. It must be that I’ve been living a clean life recently.” He expressed deepest sympathy for Santa Clara’s Coach Buck Shaw, who in three years of coaching the Broncos had seen them lose but two galnes out of 25. “I still want the rule abolished,” said he after the Sunday game, “but let its not put it into effect until Monday." Dorais and Shaw both have No tre Dame blood in their veins, be ing ex-South Bend footballers. Gus once called signals as a team mate of the immortal Knute Rockne. S|< Si* si! Choice of Duke university, the nation’s only undefeated untied, unseoreid-oii eleven, by Southern California as its Hose Bowl oppon ent was a foregone conclusion of the southern press. The coaches— Howard Jones and Wallace Wade —happen to he personal friends. But Duke wouldn't seem to he the “lemon” some critics accuse it of being if records are considered. Comparison can Ire hud only indi rectly as the rivals of January 1, 1989, haven't played a same op ponent. However, Duke did whip Georgia Tech, 6 to 0, which tied Alabama, U to 14, and which suc cessfully defeated Southern Cali fornia in its first game of the sea son, 19 to 7. While Southern California has played a tough coast conference schedule void of breathers—unless >ou would call Oregon’s 81 to 7 debacle one—Duke has breezed along against such teams as W ake Forest, winning only 7 to 0, Vir ginia l'oly, and Davidson. The Duke boys did lick 1‘itts burgh, 7 to 0, Saturday, keeping their goal line uncrossed. So don't sell them short. And they beat ! Georgia Tech by a margin one1 point less than did Elmer l,ay-! den’s unchecked Irish from Notre Dame. Eaydcn’s unbeaten Notre ^ Dame plays Southern California Saturday in what one southerner dubbed “will la; the real IJnse Bowl game." Texas Christian, which would have accepted a Rose liowl offer from Southern California, became one of the nat'.m's eight unbeaten teams by steam-rollering over Duck Hoopsters Post 51-24 Win Over Portland Five Ragged Plag Marks Season's Casaba Opener Wild Bill O'Donnell. Urgel Wintermute Pace Scorers (Continued from page one) Donnell in that respect. The Astorian also collected a free throw. Center Slim Wintermute gave Oregon’s point total a boost at the seven-minute mark by tossing a free throw on Bell’s foul, and then Laddie Gale flicked in his first field goal of the game when Slim missed another gift toss. That made it 9 to 2. Wintermute pivoted from near the right corner with a one-handed push shot after nine minutes to push the Webfoots farther in the van. 14 Fouls at Half Baskets by Starters Matt Pava lunas and Wally Johansen before the halfway mark of the first half hoisted Oregon's lead to 15-4. Fourteen fouls were assessed in those first ten minutes. Oregon’s second quintet, only Bobby Anet still remaining in the game, was held at seven points all by the diminutive Portlanders from then until the half ended. It was just after the second half started that Portland's Bell com mitted his fourth rule infraction. Within seven minutes he raised his “Northwest record” total to six. Before they hit the midway! point in the final half, Sarpola on | two field goals boosted Oregon's lead to 32 to 16. He tipped in a rebound on Laddie Gale's miss, and then capped it by sinking another rebound. 1 Laddie Gale, and then Sarpola, caged buckets at the ten-minute mark to give Oregon a 37 to 17 advantage. O’Donnell connected on a couple of one-handers from the corner to keep Portland's point total within hailing distance of the Lemon-Yellow. The Ducks play Signal Oil and Multnomah club on Friday and Saturday nights at McArthur court in their last games before departing for the East. Portland (34) FG FT PF Friedhoff, f .0 2 2 Kaminski, f .114 Bowling, f.0 2 1 O'Donnell, c . 4 3 3 Curran, g.0 3 3 Bell, g. 1 1 9 Nicholson, g 0 0 1 Totals 1.6 12 23 Oregon (51) Gale, f .3 1 4 Pavalunas, f. 10 4 Ha nl>v f .1 1 l Sarpola, f .4 1 0 Wintermute, c . 3 5 0 Dick, c .1 1 2 Anet, g . 1 4 3 Johansen, g .3 1 1 Mullen, g . 0 0 0 MoNeeley, g 1 1 3 Totals .IS 15 18 Officials: Herb Colwell, Eugene, referee; Jim Hatch, Eugene, um pire. Centenary, Arkansas, Temple, Tex as A & M, Marquette, Baylor, Tul sa, Texas, Hiee, and Southern Methodist . . . after winning their first game, 13 to 0, the Texas Christian offense was never again held under 31 points until last week's 20 to 7 conquest ol South ern Methodist. • * * Honest John Warren met with his freshman basketball candi dates yesterday afternoon for the first time . . . Oregon's varsity basketball team is sporting brand new regalia, including warm-ups . . which makes this University one ot the best dressed schools athletic illy on the coast what with new baseball suits last spring and Tex Oliver's "uniforms for every occasion” in football . . . clothes don't make the team but they don't hurt any . . . Oregon defeat ed Portland university in basket ball last winter twice, 08 to 21 and 43 to 21. I3SSfd32!3E: }a 58 Ye.s we have . . . • Dancing Wax • Prepared Wax 9 Oil Colors • Poster Colors WE DO PICTURE FRAMING LUDFORD’S Paint, Wall Paper and Art Store Rhone 74!) 71.'! Willamette Si. M * * * Another Closed Book.. * * * Ducklings End Grid Season as Varsity Completes Schedule Freshmen Finish Football Grind With .500 Average; Brenner, Caven, Fowler Are the Outstanding Backfield Men for Ducks By EHLE REBER University of Oregon’s 1938 freshman football team officially fin ished football last week with last-minute drills against the varsity before its final encounter with the Beavers. The Duckling squad started out the season with a 26 to 13 win over the strong Southern Oregon Normal school team and ended it with a 13 to 7 triumph over the Oregon State rooks The "little civil war” series ended in a deadlock with both teams Phi Delts Annex Victory in Final A League Game Gamma Hall Other A Winner; B Teams To End Play Today Volleyball in the “A" league was officially closed yesterday as Phi Delta Theta walked off with the championship in division 2. Gam ma hall was victor in the only oth er “A” league game. Yesterday’s “B” league winners included Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Sigma, and Phi Delta The ta. Phi Delta Theta “A” ended their regular season undefeated with two impressive wins of 15 to 8 and 15 to 1 over the Yeomen. Gamma hall subdued Phi Gamma Delta in two straight games, 15 to 7 and 15 to 12. In the “B" league games Pi Kappa Alpha swamped Delta Upsilon in the first game, 15 to 0, but were hard pressed in taking the second, 15 to 10. Phi Delta Theta found the going hard but took two games from Zeta hall, 15 to 13 and 15 to 8. In the two other “B” league games Phi Gamma Delta and Kappa Sigma won by defaults over the Hornets and Alpha liaii, respectively. "B” league volleyball will be' completed this afternoon as ten teams meet in the final round of their schedule. Playoffs among I he division champions will begin immediately. Today’s Games ‘It’ League ■1:00, Gamma hall vs. Yeomen, Chi Psi vs. Sherry Ross hall. 4:40, Alpha Tau Omega vs. Sig ma Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Psi vs. Campbell Co-op. 5:20, Beta Theta Pi vs. Canard club, Sigma hall vs. Theta Chi. i- i SLOG FEST. lllllllllllllllillllllilll!lllllll!U!ll!illllll!lllll!li|llllllllll|lllllll|IIH!lllll!lllnilllllll||l||||| 15y Ken Christianson “SMOKEY” WHITFIELD “Hiya, Smokey!" Does that greeting sound familiar to you? Smokey is perhaps the best known figure vn the Oregon campus. Nearly everyone knows the dusky letterman. Whitfield reached the Lemon and Green University by way of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Pittsburgh. He was dubbed "Smokey” because he was born in smoke-covered me tropolis of Pittsburgh. Not until 1!K!2. did Oregon's ne gro slugger begin punching the bags. At that time he was in Chi cago. He started to work out un der the tutelage of Sam Mandell, ! l W170 IK) fr\3 fn) fr3 fit]I ft) frO fn] HD In] fiD In3 ffnJ fr3 ftv) frO 173173 fr3 fn winning1 one game and tying one. The Staters held the frosh to a scoreless tie on Multnomah field in the opener after Doug Caven, shifty safety, ran 48 yards for a touchdown only to have it annulled by an offside penalty. A fighting rook team took the second battle, 7 to 6, in a game played on Modoc field in Klamath Falls. The educated toe of Johnny Leovich, husky rook left end, gave the Staters the slim margin of victory. Win Last Game An inspired frosh team romped home with the third and final game of the scries 13 to 7 in a battle played on Hayward field. The rooks led most of the game but a last minute drive led by Doug Caven and Roy Dyer, back field stars, put the pigskin in the end zone for the final touchdown. Jim Busch, 211-pound fullback from Silverton, Johnny Leovich, hefty end, Don Durden, right half, and Lewis Hammers, right end, gave the frosh the most trouble in fighting off the challenge of the rooks in the “little civil war” supremacy. John Warren’s fighting impre sarios lost to the University of Washington freshmen, 6 to 0, in a rainy affair at Seattle Octo ber 29. A fourth down pass in the third quarter caught the little Webfoots off balance and resulted in their defeat. Earl Younglove, left end, was on the receiving end of a bullet pass from Ted McKay, quarterback, for the score. Outstanding linemen for the frosh this season were Elliott Wil son, lanky center, Ray Segale, steady right guard, Hymie Harris, left end, and Bill Regner, fast stepping right end. uvM.o-1 jaiuagu jjiimcu uy tile frosh in the “little civil war” series against the rooks was 475 yards for the frosh as compared to 433 yards for the rooks. ih the three-game series the frosh made 25 first downs to 20 for the rooks. The teams were very evenly matched and breaks decided the victor in each game. Outstanding candidates for next year's varsity are Val Culwell, who i was injured in mid-season, Hymie Harris, Elliot Wilson, tall 220 pound center, and Ray Segale in the line. Bill Brenner, big triple threater from Washington, Steve Fowler, Ashland ball carrier and blocker, Roy Dyer, ex-Bend star, and Doug Caven, shifty Eugene 1 lad, are outstanding candidates for Tex Oliver's backfield quartet next season. Warren has not picked his num eral men yet, but they will be an nounced soon. noted lightweight champion of the world a few years back. A Champion In '33 he copped the Rockford, Illinois championship in the mid dleweight division. The title in cludes sluggers from northern Illi nois, southern Wisconsin, and all of Iowa. He was eliminated in the finals of the National Golden Gloves tour nament in Chicago in 1934. He (Please turn to page three) rarararafTarararawranurarararararararararararafn’. NEW ARRIVALS in Quality English Perfumes in clever novelty packages. Devon Violet in Hand Decorated Sprinkler Pottery Bottle, $1.25-2.25 English Gardenia in similar decorated Bottles, $1.75-2.75 Sweet Pea and Jasmine in simulated Golf Ball Containers, 75c “Silhouette" the newest compact, with large puff and ja mirror, covered with silky morocco leather, $2.25 each. s KUYKENDALL DRUG CO. Eugene, Oregon pi Mil Willamette >lreol a Oregon Mermen Point Toward Division Crown Varsity, Freshman Swimmers Tangle Saturday Saturday afternoon the varsity and frosh swimming teams will "mix it up" in an inter-squad meet at the men's swimming pool. Coach Ned Johns and Jim Reed, co-coach, have not picked the team members yet. Oregon’s chances for recaptur ing the northwest championship, so familiar to former teams, were given a boost with the acquisition of Jim Reed, a former Webfoot merman, who is helping Mr. Johns with the coaching. Reed Is Co-Ccach Reed established a national rec Qrd. for the 300-yard medley of 3 minutes and 44.6 seconds during his senior year—1936. Since that time, Reed, a second-lieutenant in the army air corps, spent a year at flying school in San Antonio, Texas, and a year at Barksdale, an army flying field located near Shreveport, Louisiana. At the beginning of winter term the varsity is planning an attempt at a few records, Reed said. Loom ing up as outstanding men are Sherman Wetmore and Jack Pal las, sophomores, from Long Beach, California. Coach Johns and Jim Reed expect great t-hings from the two sophomore threats. Wetmore is pointing at the 150-yard back stroke record, and Dallas is striv ing to set a new mark for the 200-yard breast stroke event. The coaching staff has posted this tentative schedule for the aspiring tankmen. Long Jaunt Listed Washington State college at Pullman January 28, Oregon State college at Corvallis February 4, University of Washington here February 11. The varsity swimmers will make a three-meet trip to California where they will meet San Jose State college February 15. They will then journey to Palo Alto Be Equipped for that SKI TRIP Week-end DeNeffes has all the necessities for warm, comfortable skiijng. • Parkas and Jackets . $5.95 to $12.50 • Trousers $5 to $10 • Wool Shirts $3.50 to $6.50 • Gloves 65c to $1.50 • Caps $1.25 to $1.75 • Goggles .„75c The weather man says, “Good skiing for the week-end.” Get ready at— DeNeffe’s >lel)onaltl Theater Bldg. PE Club Will Meet To Discuss Problems The question as to whether or not the P. E. club will enter a basketball team in the intramurals will be definitely decided tonight, according to the announcement of A1 Bogue, club president. The basketball team question is one of the main problems to come before the club' at its meeting at 7:30 tonight in room 101 of the men’s' gymnasium. Bogue said that good material for the team was plentiful and that many of the members were strongly in favor of the idea. Earl E. Boushey, assistant pro fessor of physical education, will; give a short talk before the group,! discussing a health education pro ject which he witnessed at Salt Lake City. Plans will be discussed for presenting a similar demon stration in cooperation with other universities and colleges of the Pacific Northwest at the conven tion of the Northwest .district of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and, Recreation, to be held in Eugene next March. Dr. Leighton, dean of the school! of physical education, will talk on; "Opportunities for Physical Edu-I cation Students.” a short talk before the club. Bogue said that he had Jjeen un able to contact the ball player but ' that he expected to be able to get Gordon to attend the meeting. As an entertainment feature of the meeting, pictures of the Ore gon - Washington football game will be shown before the club, I Bogue said. j where on February 16 they will compete against Stanford. To end the jaunt they have scheduled the University of California at Berke ley February 18. Resuming their home schedule, the squad will meet Idaho here February 25, and Oregon State; here March 4. March 11 and March 18 are open dates. The Northwest conference meet will be held March 28 in Seattle. _L.l_*. a. • ■ a Many Duckling Hoop Aspirants Greet Warren Group of 34 Frosh Try Fundamentals In Initial Drill From all appearances, Coach John Warren is going to have his hands full selecting this year’s Duckling basketball squad. Thirty four players turned out for the initial practice yesterday in Mc Arthur court. Warren sent the boys through preliminary exercises, passing drill, and shooting practice in the first workout. Practice sessions will continue tonight at 7 o’clock in McArthur court. The following players turned out yesterday: former high school is given: Fred Fox, Canby; Dick Whitman, Woodburn; Don Gal breaith, Boise, Idaho; Weston Smith, Silverton; Hal Sarkela, Roosevelt; Worley Ellis, Vancou ver; John Lansing, Walla Walla, Wash.; Bud Alexander, Valley high, Wash.; Paul Bocci, Jeffer son; Julian Leonard, Seaside; Bill Craig, Roseburg; Douglas Hay, (Please turn to page three) Five Varsitg Boxers To Meet Local Elks Fight Card Tonight Is First of Season; Bouts Start at 8:30 Herb Colwell will field a five man team tonight when the Uni versity of Oregon boxers engage in a smoker with the local Elks club at the Elks hall. This match will be the only en counter this term. Each bout will go for three two-minute rounds. The slug-fest is slated to start at 8:30 p.m. The Colwell quintet will be com posed of Gale Ferris, Mitt and Mat club prexy, in the 165-pound divi sion. John Wood, Cameron Col lier, and Edwin Harding will fight in the welterweight bouts. Wayne Towne completes the group fight ing at 135 pounds. The complete card follows: John Wood, 145, Oregon, vs. Howard Miller, 145, Elks. Cameron Col lier, 144, Oregon, vs. Richard Gib son, 145, Elks. Edwin Harding, 141, Oregon, vs. Harold Besson, 140, Elks. Wayne Towne, 137, Ore gon, vs. Robert McChesney, 135, Elks. Gale Ferris, 162, Oregon, vs. Wayne Dillingham, 165, Elks. Officials: Frank Riggs, referee; Richard Reed, Frank Logan, Lloyd Currant, judges. I ATTENTION 1 STUDENTS] ■ ^ _ 7—T A Stitch | in Time ( Saves a DIME Protect yourself against the rainy season by having your shoes repaired today. Have them repaired now and insure yourself against colds and doc tor bills. WE’LL MAKE THOSE OLD SHOES LOOK JUST LIKE NEW. Campus Shoe Shop Across from Sijxma Chi ill! i!iiiiiiiiiniiiiai;iiiwi!!!i !ll«!l!l m I llllil IIIIK* *4 Shop Emerald Ads This Week For Xmas Gift Suggestions 'J Let our advertisers help you solve your Christ mas problems. 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