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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1939)
DUCK | TRACKS | I By ELBERT HAWKINS | | I Undefeated halfway through its schedule, halfway through the win ter? “Phooey, there ain’t no such animule,” is the logical retort. But there is such an animal and it is terribly, terribly close to Eugene .It’s the Washington Huskies! In the regime of “Washington’s Old Gentleman’’ Hec EcTmundson, the valiant Seattle hoopers have taken eight northern division championships—almost a monop oly—and they are in Eugene to night to open a two-game series with Oregon’s defending champs in quest of another title for Hec. Bespectacled Hec Edmundson, a past, present, and future master at masticating various flavors of chewing gum, has been moaning this season about having only a defensive club, not one with the booming offense of his former champs. But the fact remains. Washing ton comes to Eugene entrenched in first place in the conference with four wins and no losses. Further more, the 1939 Huskies don’t knew what it feels like to be licked. Al most two months now they have been playing games, since Decem ber 9 to be exact. And in that time have whipped Oregon State, Idaho, and Ohio State all twice and piled up 13 wins without a defeat. That’s where Howard Hobson’s Ducks come into the picture. Washington has played only one fourth of its 16-game schedule against the league's two weakest clubs—Idaho and Oregon State, and still faces this week’s road trip. Oregon is halfway through its slate, has made its four-game tour of the Inland Empire, and has played and won three games out of four against Washington State. To Howard Andrew Hobson: Good luck, you may need it. To Clarence Sinclair Edmundson: Let’s hope tonight finds you sit ting on that Washington bench chewing gum as you have never chewed before. Why don’t they write Laddie a letter. . . . It's a fact, Laddie Gale's prow ess as a scorer at forward on Howard Hobson’s Oregon quintet has reached such a state of respect in the minds of opposing coaches he now knows far in advance what men they’re going to use guarding him. It will be their best. For instance, the best defensive guard on Hec Edmundson’s Wash, ing varsity is a three-year veter an, Captain George Zeigcnfuss. And sure enough, before Washing ton’s traveling squad even left Seattle for the Willamette valley it was announced by Coach Hec Edmundson that carrot-thatched George had drawn the assignment of following Laddie Gale, northern division scoring leader, around in an effort to check his shot-mak ing. John Kosich, Washington Stater, the league’s bad-man in personal fouls to date, drew the Gale as signment in Eugene, holding Oak ridge Laddie to ten points in two games, and naturally it was known he would get the same job in Pull man. Only difference was there was no stopping Laddie Gale or any Webfoot when Hobby’s team hit Pullman. * * * JOE GORDON SIGN'S WITH YANKEES. If any news like that conies out in the next few days it. will come from headquarters of the New York Yankee' baseball club and not from the Flash himself who is finishing at the University of Oregon this term. (Please turn to page three') TUXEDOS ! * Tuxedo ♦Tux Tie ♦Arrow Collar ♦Arrow Shirt * Swank Links I ♦ Swank Studs I ♦ Interwoven Sox All for $30 Hart Larsen’s Campus Shop Vem Pomeroy, Clay Pomeroy Oregon Battles for Division Lead Hec Edmundson's Quintet Holds Unbeaten Status Northern Division Standings W L Pet. PF PA Washington 4 0 1.000 149 102 Oregon . 7 1 .875 343 275 WSC . 4 4 .500 279 291 Idaho . 1 5 .167 176 220 OSC . 0 6 .000 150 209 Saturday’s Result At Pullman—Washington State 44, Idaho 27. Tonight's Game At Eugene—Oregon and Wash ington. (Continued from paeje one) gotten and intend to run Coach Howard Hobson’s crew into the floor and regain their honors. Hoop fans in Eugene have looked forward to another of these wild charging games. And tonight they may witness a game that will rank with the greatest "cavalry charges” of history — with Phil Sheridan’s famous ride down the Shenandoah valley, and even with the immortal "Charge of the Light Brigade,” that is if some hoop poet would set it to verse, a la Tennyson. Shoot, gallop, and shoot and gal lop — that is the style of both teams, and the fans love it. Both Teams Veterans Both Edmundson, the Black Fox of Washington basketball, and Hobson, the genial Duck com mander, will open with veteran squads. To Captain George Ziegenfuss the close-checking Husky, Ed mundson has delegated the job of checking Oregon’s high-scoring Lauren (Laddie) Gale. Ziegenfuss, rated second to running-mate Pat Dorsey, the other guard, as a checker last year. The fiery Wash ington captain has improved so much, Edmundson gave him the nod over Dorsey, who has shown consistent scoring potentialities. McDonald Against ‘Slim’ Bill McDonald, six-foot, five-inch junior, will drave the assignment opposite Oregon’s towering Slim Wintermute. Wintermute has been the most consistent Webfoot scorer all season. Dick Voelker, six-foot, three-inch transfer center, and Roy William son, ex-Oregon frosh player, will open at forwards for the Huskies. Williamson is a long-shot artist and loves the fast-going. Checking the flashy Washington forwards will be Bobby Anet and Wally Johansen, the driving "Gold Dust Twins” from Astoria. Johan sen and Anet are the premier ex ponents of the “drive” style of ball. Only junior member of Oregon’s starting five is Johnny Dick, husky forward, whose backboard work has contributed to the Duck eclat all season. Hobson Has Reserves In case the Duck quintet does need occasional respite, Coach Hobson can call on a second quin tet which has clicked more than once this season. Ford Mullen and Matt Pavalunas, a smooth-working j pair of guards, Ted Sarpola, Red McNeelcy, and Bob Hardy, three able scorers, make up this quintet. Washington will have Harry Lockhart, tall llal Schlicting, Jack Voelker, brother of Dick, and Bill Fleming. Edmundson and his boys left Seattle yesterday, spent the night in Portland, and will arrive in Eu gene today. Oregon Ski Team Places at Reno Official Results to Be Announced Sometime Today Oregon's four-man ski team of Captain Walt Wood, Henry Evans, Tom Wiper, and Ed Wallis re turned yesterday from the Reno I ski carnival at Reno, Nevada with wins among the top group in thei slalom and jumping events. The team left immediately after the final event, of the meet, and up to last night had not been in formed of its placing in individual team standings, Reno meet offic ials will send the results as soon as possible, and Captain Wood ex pects a tally of the scores some! time today. Wood said the Reno carnival i was the best managed tourney he had ever seen, with all events be ing run off on scheduled time. Three of a Kind You guessed it . . . it’s Bob, Jack, and Dick (reading from left to right), three Voelkers on Univer sity of Washington’s basketball squad which invades Eugene for a two-game do-or-die series with Ore gon’s northern division defending champs beginning tonight. Bob and Jack are just sophomores, but Dick is a senior and two-year letterman. They all look alike and play alike and scorers of Husky games are often confused by the substitution of “Voelker for Voelker.” Betas, Fizzeds, Yeomen Emerge Victorious in ’B’ League Basketball By DOUG PARKER Beta Theta Pi subdued the Pi Kaps, 19 to 15, the Fizzeds trampled Phi Delta Theta, 16 to 11, and the Yeomen trounced Canard club, 22 to 8, in "B” league play Monday evening. The Betas maintained an early lead throughout the game and had' little difficulty in winning, though the Pi Kaps speeded up near the end of the third quarter. Chan Smith paced the Beta attack with three field goals. Len Werschkul played an outstanding defensive game for Oregon Mittmen Soundly Thump Portland T, 8-2 Jim Bailey, Webfoot heavy weight, will square off against Patrick O’Callaghan, a Multnomah club find, Wednesday evening in Portland, when Oregon meets the Winged "M” mittmen in an ex change bout. O’Callaghan won a close decision two weeks ago over Bailey in the men’s gymnasium. Smokey Whitfield will be out of action with a bad knee. Merle Hanscom, new Oregon sensation, will take the colored aec’s place at the 155-pound berth. Other men making the trip are Jack Fruitt, Pete Thorne, Cam Collier, Edwin Harding, Wayne Townc, and Jiiu Greene. Wrestlers Whip “V” Oregon wrestlers captured eight of ten matches from Central YMCA grapplers Saturday evening in Portland. The victory was the second de feat administered to the Central “Y” matmen by the powerful Web foots. Herb Colwell's surprising win ners were: Ronnie Long, Burt Dakc, Bill Lauderbaek, A1 Conger, Earl Jeans, Bob "Satchel” Doug las. and Dale Peterson. The 152 and 170-pound divisions were the only "Y" winners. Results: 136 pounds- Ronnie Long, Ore gon, won a decision over Adolph Jez, YMCA. 113 pounds Burt Dake, Oregon, won a fall from Carl Gray, YMCA, in 3:50. 132 pounds Bill Lauderbaek, Oregon, won a fall over Bill Ber mtster, YMCA, in 1:55. 152 pounds Norm Miles, YMCA. won a decision from Bill Lauder baek, Oregon. 138 pounds- A! Conger. Oregou. won a fall from Bill Dc B.ussman. YMCA. iu 2:50. 162 pounds—Earl Jeans, Oregon, won a fall from Sho Condon. YMCA, in 1:30. 165 pounds -Bob Douglas, Ore gon. won a fall from Alea Michael. YMCA, in 7:10. 170 pounds—Neil Kuhns, YMCA. won a decision from Harold Kaseh ko, Oregon. 171 pounds— Dale retersou. Ore gon. declsioned Ken Kocher, YMCA. the Betas. Kay Genette made five points for the losers. Half-time score favored the Betas, 10 to 4. Lineups: Pi Kaps (15) (18) Betas Gilmore .F (4) Turner Klepepr (4) .F . (2) Thorne Gennette (5).C . (4) Conrad Gassman .G .. (3) Wershkul Folgedalen (4) .. G. (6) Smith Cherney.S . Fortmiller Radigan (2) .S .Bowman McFadgen.S . Loud Referees: Roland Dickie and Wayne Scott. Fizzeds 16, Phi Delts 11 With both teams averaging six feet in height or better, the Fizzeds I and the Phi Delts went at it ham mer and tongs and the Fizzeds emerged from the ordeal with a hard-earned win, 16 to 11. Denny “Flash" Donovan, Fizzed forward, tossed in three fielders and a gift throw for high point honors. Only Burton Boroughs, who tallied four points for the win ners, threatened Donovan for scor ing laurels. The Fizzeds slapped on a tight defense to hold the Phi Delts down to but three points in the first half while they collected six. Both teams set a faster pace in the last Lucky Aces Scuttle Susies in Basketball Independent Team Shows Experience In Coed Tilt Inexperience fell before a prac ticed Independent team Monday at 5 p.m. in Gerlinger as the Lucky Aces rolled up 19 points while Susan Campbell only collected 12. At the half, the Lucky Aces led, 11-4, and had completely over shadowed the Susies. But from then on things picked up for the dorm girls, who juggled their play ers to make their lineup more e f f e c t i ce . These substitutions stopped the flood and scored eight points in the last half to equal the Independents’ last half score. Hazel Oldfield was high scorer with 12 points, one of which was a long, clean basket from the side lines near the middle mark. For the Susies, Pat Lawson was high with six points. half and pileups were numerous near the end of the game. Lineups: Phi Delts (11) (16) Fizzeds Schwieger (2) .... F. (1) Hansen Lewman.F .... (7) Donovan Parker (2) .C (2) Samuelson Strohecker (2) .. G . Johnson Skade.G .. (2) Robertson Houghton .S .... (4) Boroughs Elliott (3) .S. Scarff Rorvick (2).S . Jeans S . Bogue Referees: Wayne Scott and A1 Long. Yeomen 22, Canard Club 8 The Yeomen found little diffi culty in winning from Canard club. Led by Don Campbell and Bill (Please turn to page three) Frosh Trackmen Toil Under Coach Stovel Acting track coach. George Stovel is happy. Aiul why shouldn't he be? For preparing for the 1939 season arc no less than 17 of the outstanding freshman cenacrmcn of the Northwest. Stovel, a graduate student here, formerly coached at College of Idaho. He is at the reins of both freshman and varsity track during the absence of Colonel Bill Hayward who is vacationing in California1 alter a serious illness last month. Brother Francis Francis Schultz, former Forest Grove high school star, anil brother ot ex-Webfoot Gib Schultz, won high point honors in last year’s state prep meet. He won the 100 and 220-yard dashes, placed second in the broad jump, and ran on the Forest Grove rtjlay team. Itay Dickson. Bend, won the broad jump title and placed second in both the low and high hurdles. Another Bend boy, Ray Klieofelt. won the mile run last year for the third successive time. Other top notch prospects listed by Stovcl are Bill Rcgner, shot putter aud discus thrower from Grant high of Portland: Wesley Steele, quarter-m 11 e r. Jefferson high of Portland: Jack Loving, hurdler, llood River: Wavnc Cox. miler. Los Angeles, California: Claire Adams, high jumper, lit am ath Kails, and Ed Reiner, hurdler, Spokane, Washington. Marshall Slier win Listed The complete list of freshman candidates now out is as follows: Francis Schultz, Forest Grove, sprints: Carlo A pa, Benson Tech of Portland, sprints; Wesley Steele, Portland, and Boyd Lee, Portland, quarter-mile: Cy Nyme, Portland, and Harry Stirwalt, Glendale, Cali fornia, half-mile; Wayne Cox, Los! Angeles, and F-ay Klienfelt, Bend.' mile: Marshall Sherwin, Eugene,1 Ed Radigan, Roseburg. and Claire Adams. Klamath Falls, high jump; Ed Jameson. Spokane, and Bill ! Rickman. Portland, javelin and! shot put: Dave Scoggins, Seaside. Jack Loving, Ilood River, and Ed | Reiner. Spokane, hurdlers; Leon ard Sake. San Francisco, discus; and Bill Regncr, Portland, shot put1 uni discus. Records Fall As UD Mermen Go Limit For Dads Relay Men Lower Record; Dallas and Wetmore Repeat By JIMMIE LEONARD Visiting dads saw the University of Oregon swimming team unoffi cially smash four Pacific coast intercollegiate swimming records in an exhibition match Saturday afternoon. The men’s natatorium was packed full of Oregon dads and students. Sherman Wetmore, easy-swim ming sophomore, asserted his right to a page in the record book as he lopped 1.6 seconds off the 100-yard backstroke record. Teb betts, Stanford, established the present record of 1 minute, 6.8 sec onds for this event. Wetmore's time was 1 minute, 5.2 seconds. Two Marks Fall Two records fell before the on slaught of sophomore Jack Dallas, breast stroke master, who fanned his way down the lanes to drop the 100-yard mark from 1 minute, 10.5 seconds to 1 minute, 8.5 seconds. Dallas continued to knock 5.9 sec onds off the old record of 2 min utes, 36.7 seconds in the 200-yard event. His time was 2 minutes, 28.3 seconds. After Wetmore and Dallas had gone before him, lanky Pierce Mal lory, free-style tankman, continued the fast pace set for him, as the 300-yard medley relay team turned in the time of 3 minutes, 6.6 sec onds, to set a new mark. This time is 1.5 seconds faster than the rec ord which was established by Stan ford last year. (Please turn to page three) Yearlings Beaten by Rooks Again, 57-32 Second Consecutive Victory Captured By Invaders Over Skipper Warren's Game But Outclassed Quintet By EHXjE REBER John Warren’s frosh basketball squad put up a gallant fight Satur day night, but lost its second straight game to Coach Bill McKalip’s rook net swishers from Corvallis, 57 to 32. The rooks opened the game with a barrage of baskets that put the Duckling team back on their heels from the opening whistle, running up a 9 to 0 lead before the Oregon yearlings ever scored. Don Galbreaith, lanky frosh guard, started the scoring for Warren’s crew after seven minutes of play ing, with a foul shot and a lay-in tally. The frosh staged a short rally to draw up within four points of .the rooks, but the state sharp shooters got under way and com manded the contest until the final gun. Books Lead Early Paul Valenti, guard, and John Mandic, center, started the rook scoring and by the end of the game had garnered 13 and 12 points, respectively. Don Durden, star from Eureka, California, was the spark of the rook offensive with his dribbling and fast passing. He sank 10 points before leaving the game. The Oregon boys played ragged ball and continually missed setups. Warren let all the subs have a try, but the rook offensive con tinued to roll despite the mentor’s shifting. McKalip’s reserves con tinued the soring pace as well as did the regulars. Gene Reisch, substitute forward, went wild in the final period to score 12 points. Doug Caven and Leonard Gard were the spark of the trosh offen sive garnering 8 and 12 points, respectively. Late in the final quar ter, Gard and Caven brought the score up to 29 to 22 with field goals, but the rooks put on the pressure and slowly walked off. Don Stubberfield, H o q u i a m, Washington lad, was held score less in the ragged tile and was forced out on personals mid-way in the final period. Score at half-time stood 23 to 14 for the rooks. Whitey Austin, tricky guard, was sent in at half time to try his luck, but sank only a gift shot. Wednesday at 5 o’clock Warren’s team battles the Medo Land Creamery from Klamath Falls on McArthur court. The creamery bri gade is the flash of the Klamath independent league and is on a bamstroming tour of the Willam ette valley. Summary: Frosh (32) (07) Rooks Gard (12) .F .... Stubberfield Caven (8) .F . (5) Mulder Thompson (3) .... C .... (12) Mandic VanMarter.G .... (13) Valenti Sarkela (2).G .... (10) Durden Wilson .S . (1) Dement Austin (1).S . (12) Reisch. Whitman.S (4) Nunnenk’mp Galbreaith (6) .. S . (1) Rice Kilborn.S . Lebenson Take the Emerald to McArthur court tonight and use this scoring table. Tonight's Basketball Lineups UNIVERSITY OF No. Name Pos. Exp. 8 Arthaud, Jack .F-G Fr 20 Dobson, Dave.F-G 0 11 *Dorr, Bob . F 21 ‘‘‘‘Dorsey, Pat.G 3 Fleming, Bill . C 28 Izzard, Dick . F-G 17 “Lockhart, Harry . F 15 ‘McDonald, Bill. C 25 ‘Priess, Newell . F 5 Schlicting, Hal. F 34 Voelker, Bob . F 14 “Voelker, Dick. C-F 34 Voelker, Jack.G-C 7 ‘Williamson, Roy. F 13 “Ziegenfuss, George . G WASHINGTON 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 Fr. 2 Fr 1 2 Hgt. 5’11” 6’1” 5’8” 6’ 6'5” 6’4” 5’11 yr 6’5” 6’4” 6'6” 6'3” 6'3” 6’4” 6’ 6’2” Wgt. 160 180 145 175 185 177 160 215 170 200 175 178 176 178 175 Age 19 20 21 21 19 20 21 20 21 21 20 23 24 22 21 Home Town Seattle Renton Ferndale Ellensberg Seattle Seattle Walla Walla Seattle Spokane Spokane Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Player, U. of W. F Arthaud . F Dobson . F Dorr . G Dorsey. C Fleming. F Lockhart . F Izzard. F Schlicting .... G Voelker. G Ziegenfuss ... No. FIRST HALF F.G. F.T. T.P. No. SECOND HALF F.G. F.T. T.P. -1 Totals | Pers’n’ls Player, Oregon F Gale . F Hardy.. C Wintcrmute G Anet ...». G Johansen . S Sarpola. S Pavalunas . . S Dick . FIRST HALF |i SECOND HALF |[ | No. ! F.G. F.T. ! T.P. No. i F.G. [ F.T. | T.P. t Totals Pcrs’n’k No. Name Pos. Exp. 20 “Anet. Robert (Bob) . G 2 yrs. 14 Andrews, George . G Fr. 15 ‘Dick, John .. F 1 yr. 28 “Gale. Lauren (Laddie) . F 2 yrs. 40 ‘Hardy, Robert (Bob) . I' 1 yr. 32 “Johansen, Wally . G 2 yrs. 34 Marshik, Archie . C Fr. 15 McNeely, Evert (Red) . G Fr. 13 ‘Mullen, Ford . G 1 yr. 11 ‘Pavalunas, Matt ...,.. F 1 yr. 36 Sandness, Earl ._. F Fr. 25 ‘Sarpola, Ted . F 1 yr. 22 “Wintermute, Urgel (Slim) . G 2 yrs. * Denotes, varsity letters earned. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SQUAD Hgt 58” 5T1” 6'4” 6 4” 63” 5’H” G'6” 6’2” 5'8” 6’ 64” 6'2” C'S” Wgt. 175 ISO 200 195 180 155 195 180 165 170 190 160 195 Age 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 22 21 21 19 21 21 Home Town Astoria' Victoria, B.C. The Dalles Portland Ashland Astoria Eugene Portland Olympia, Wash. Portland Astoria Astoria Eugene