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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1939)
Three Astorians Line Up Againaf Visiting Cougars Johansen, Sarpola, Anet to See Action In Tonight's Tilt It will be two and possibly three of Oregon's "Flying Finns" who will line up against Washington State's quintet tonight. Clever Wally Johansen was ranked as the outstanding guard on the Pacific coast last season. He teams with Bobby Anet to form Oregon’s spectacular guard com bine. Johansen is a brilliant ball handler and floor man. He meas ures up to 5 feet 11 and scored 227 points in northern division point collecting. Anet stands 5 feet 8. the shortest man on the squad, and was the sparkplug of the otherwise tower ing Webfoots last season. He is a wonderful ball-handler and excells at "feeding." Anet scored 178 points last season despite his pref erence to work the ball. He was adjudged the most popular and colorful player in the conference. Loose ..Jointed The whirling dervish. Ted Sar •pola, is adjudged by some critics to be surpassed only by Stanford's famed Hank Luisetti in ability to get away shots. He is one of the fastest men on the squad. Coach Hobson claims that he has "fast hands." Serving as a reserve for ward. Sarpoia scored 135 points last season. With 210 points in his freshman year, Earl Sandness, the fourth Astorian. is making a bid for a varsity berth. He is a good ball )t uidler and has ability to get shots off from anywhere near the basket. The fifth and last of the As torian high school hoopsters is Toivvo Piippo. These men were coached by "Honest" John Warren iu prep school days and also in their freshman days. Piippo was a i egular member of the 37-38 year ling five. He scored 16 points from the back court. Duck Tracks (Continued from page three) absolutely the sky - scrapingest U uting lineups Hobby Hobson, for Oregon, and Jack Friel, for Washington State, could present for their crucial game tonight. Washington State: I'—John Kosich, G feet 4. I—Dale Gentry, G feet 3. G—Paul Lindeman, G feet 7. G—Vera But is, G feet 2. G—Ed Kerpa, t! feet 1. Oregon: F—Laddie Gale, 0 feet 4. 1'—John Dick, G feet 4. E—Bob Hardy, G feet 3. G—Slim At intermute, G feet 8. G—Evert McXeeley, G feet 2. G—Matt Pavalunas. G feet. Just a suggestion . . . we have a Hobson Hobble" so why not in stitute a "Warren Wabble" com memorating the early season con Jitioning Honest John Warren uses or. his freshmen athletes. They call it the duck waddle and it causes otiiletes to walk up and down ■ ;•:< >irs backwards. Oregon's 1939 Basketball Schedule Jan. 6 Washington State College . Eugene Jan. 7 Washington State College . Eugene Jan. 13 Oregon State College . Corvallis Jan. 17 Washington State College . Pullman Jan. 18 Washington State College . Pullman Jan. 20 University of Idaho .Moscow Jan. 21 University of Idaho .Moscow Jan. 27 Oregon State College. Eugene Jan. 31 University of Washington .:. Eugene Feb. 1 University of Washington ...*..,. Eugene Feb. 10 University of Idaho .. Eugene Feb. 11 University of Idaho . Eugene Feb. 18 Oregon State College . Corvallis Feb. 24 Oregon State College. Eugene March 3 University of Washington.,. Seattle March 4 University of Washington ..... Seattle All home games at McArthur court, starting at 8 p. m. Conference games prices: Reserved, 75c; general admission. 55c. Intramural Entry Blanks Due Monday Intramural sports managers must turn in their entry blanks by Monday, January 9, at 4 o’clock, Roland Dickie, assitant intramural sports director announced .yester day. Competition in the “A” and “B” leagues begins Wednesday, January 11. Teams picked to start will be notified by telephone, as mimeographed schedules will not be finished at that time. An Emerald subscription will make a good Christmas present. Big Boys (Continued from page four) pounds; Bill Chase, six-three; Dale Gentry, six-three; Vern Butts, six two; and Ed Kerpa, Jack Griffin, Hay Sundquist, all six-one. A1 Hooper, the classy all-star guard, at six feet even, and Ray Mahnkey, Howard S h u m w a y, Mearle Miller, and Bud Olson, all under six feet, ar'S the little fel lows of the squad. To counter this threat, Coach Hobson has a trio of six-feet-four giants—Laddie Gale, the leading Welcome Home, Team.... «s:s.. May this year’s season be as successful as the last, and may you find extra pleasure in BOX BALL, the sport that’s winning the favor of the whole campus! The ALLEY ON ALDER NEAR TWELFTH coast scorer last year; John Dick, and Earl Sandness, the latter a soph; a six-three forward in Bob Hardy, and a pair of six-foot-two men in Ted Sarpola, the unortho dox Astorian, and Red McNeeley. And Hobson, too, has his short ies. Matt Pavalunas, Bob Anet, Johansen, and Ford Mullen do not top the six-foot mark. ! 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