DUCK TRACKS «MB«nniiiniiiiiiiiiiii!imiiiiiiiiiiU!iiiH!miiiiiiiuimum:immuiiHiuiHiiiuimm,n By ELBERT HAWKINS One Forrest Twogood, whose Idaho Vandals were so badly mal treated by Oregon’s inerry bas keteers here last weekend, had much to say about the much debated tip-off rule of two seasons ago, very much. “It was a lousy rule,” was Two good’s description of the thing. Will it come back? “No, never!” How about the change to no tip-off? "Biggest improvement ever made in the game. My first year up there (1937) all we did was hunt for the ball.” And that pretty well covers Mr. Twogood’s viewpoint on the tip off. Sec Edmundson of Washing ton, Jack Friel of Washington State, most of the coaches, claim it’ll never come back. Friel doesn’t like to have the rules changed, either way, and Hec just natur ally thinks the customers and players will gradually forget about it. This man Twogood, a graduate j of the University of Iowa and a1 coach who has well-thought-out reasons for everything, has some | other ideas about basketball worth passing on. He figures the home team has a very distinct advantage playing on its own floor, several points worth, in fact. “I figure the other team has 10 points before we start. Washington has 15 at Seattle be cause of conditions . . .” Which is one reason Ansc Cornell hasn’t started selling play-off tickets for a Eugene series against the south ern division champs. Oregon will probably have to win one or both of its Seattle games to settle the northern championship. Twogie goes to hat for the idea ol sending basketball teams on pre season barnstorming trips sueh as Hobby Hobson and his YVebfoots made to New York in December. • Says he: “Anybody’s a tool lo not take the trip. You should go, you learn something. You see new country and play against different types of ball. Wo can teach them plenty too, it improves the coach and improves the team.” He took the Vandal hoopmen on a similar two-week jaunt in De cember, touching Los Angeles, Berkeley, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City for a string of seven games. Idaho didn't do much win ning, but colorful Twogie still 'maintained "we couldn’t be in the -league without it ... we learned .plenty against the different com pany.” ", Only difference in play between the northern and southern divi sions, according to Twogood, is the ^officiating. "They let them go down there.” Saturday night’s Oregon-Idaho game in which offi cials Archie Buckley and Frank Heniges had a whistle tooting **marathon (in a relatively clean ' game) sort of bears that one out. * Which brings lo mind a recent _ statement of Hec Kdmundson: “When a basketball player goes wrong, you can yank him. But you can’t pull officials when they have an off night.” It’s suggestive any way. There is a wee difference bc * tween some of this year’s 40 foul • northern division games and that 1921 contest between Washington and California in which narry a Jfoul was called on the Golden Bears. Bradley Tech, in winning its last 24 consecutive games (in cluding Oregon's), has gone 13 games without having a man ban .totted on personal fouls. I’art of it is the way the Tech men arc coached to play, however. Still they come. Oregon's ath eltic officials are receiving ticket ' applications by fans every clay now for the coast championship play offs which are dated for March 10, 11, and 12 (the end of exam week), despite the fact the Wob •foots still have games to win to flinch their second title in a row. - A week ago, Athletic Manager .Anse Cornell was receiving appli cations for ducats at the rat ■ of iwo or three a day, some by phor . One “little" order requested 2 i choice seats! About the lowest re quest was for lour of these myth ical ducats (wonder how many the ..^Washington officials arc getting?! r11»e average request is six tick-ts. ; Otis Hilton—pardon me, the (> foot 8-inch Yamlal who was dublx d *\Skis” or “Snow shoes" by Otcgon hoop fans last weekend—wears a ,i»izc 11 shot*. Yes, he lias the larg est basketball feet on the I’aciiic kwt&t. lion hi, iott ;gto Oregon Mermen Crack Three Pacific Coast Records Washington Huskies Nose Out Win, 43-32 Ned Johns' Crew Loses Meet in Home Pool on Final Relay Race; Dallas and Wetmore Lead Mark Shattering The Sororit yLibe Study Plan By JIMMIE LEONARD Chalk up three more Pacific coast records for Oregon! The invading Washington Huskies took the measure of the Ducks Saturday after noon at the men’s natatorium, 43 to 32; but the Webfoot mermen set new coast marks in the 300-yard medley relay, 150-yard backstroke, and the 200-yard breast stroke. Every time Sherinan Wetmore and Jack Dallas have had their names in print, it has been in connection with breaking coast records Towering Ducks Prepare for Pennant Rush Vandal Wins Put Champions Nearer Another Title With leafy green ferns lending an outdoor tou,ch to decorated McArthur court, Oregon’3 towering Ducks shoved thoughts, good and bad, of their two victories over Idaho’s Vandals into the back ground, and settled down to a week of preparation for the final quarter of their 1939 title cam paign. Old McArthur was considerably c’oiled up for the appearance of the gleemen, bill Coach Hobby Hobson ignored the decorations to drill his Ducks. And the Ducks, a widely traveled group of hoopsters who have no qualms at playing under varied conditions, staged a "pre liminary” to the accompaniment of "basket music.” Enter Home Stretch This weekend the northern divi sion hoop race enters the home stretch with the victory-minded Ducks and the dangerous Washing ton Huskies taking part in key games, tilts whicii may decide tiie championship. Coach Hobby’s Ducks take to the road for the first time since their Inland Empire sweep Satur day, meeting the Oregon State Beavers at Corvallis. Oregon’s two victories over Idaho, by scores of 45 to 28, 53 to 36, ran the Ducks' win streak to 10 straight. The Ducks now have won 11 games and lost one. Hobby Praises Laddie Coach Hobson praised the show ing of Laddie Gale, who played both games with a bad hip, pio tected by awkward padding. The big forward scored only eight points the first night but rang up 18 the second night to boost his total to 149, just 39 short of a new record. In order to top Pulmberg s mark of 187 points in .16 games, Gale now needs only 10 points per night.. Slim Wintermutc, who ran afoul of technical officiating an 1 was sent to the showers early in Doth Idaho games, collected only 22 points. He now has 128 and needs 15.25 per game to reach the record. John Dick was able to hit only seven points in the two games. As a result he dropped from third place to fifth, behind Hoy William i son of Washington and A1 Hooper of Washington State. — unofficially. But Saturday the records were official. Wetmore negotiated the 150-yard backstroke in 1:39.8; the old mark was made by Park of USC, and was 1.3 sec onds slower than Wetmore’s. Jack Dallas performed an almost unbelievable feat when he chopped 10.1 seconds from the old record for the 200-yard breast stroke of 2.36.7, held by Towne of Stanford. The sensational Dallas posted the time of 2:26.6. He finished 25 yards ahead of his nearest competitor, the Huskies’ Caddy. Mallory Helps Lanky Pierce Mallory joined the Wetmore-Dallas duo in the 300 yard medley relay, and the three established the new record of 3: 03.2, five seconds faster than the old mark of 3:08.1 made by Stan ford in 1938. The highlight of the meet was the 400-yard free-style relay. At this point the score read: Washing ton 36, Oregon 32. To the winner of this, the last event, went seven points—enough to determine the meet’s winners. Washington’s Bockman and Tom Starbuck, big free-styler, fought out the anchor positions with Bockman’s hand hitting the finish line a second ahead of Starbuck’s. Leo Gaffney, ace Webfoot diver, outpointed genial Bill Longevin of the Huskies. Gaffney scored 391.9 points, against Longevin’s 360.4. How They Finished Summary: 300-yard medley relay—Won by Oregon (Wetmore, Dallas, Mal lory), Washington second. Time, 3:03.2. (New coast record, old mark held by Stanford at 3:08.1.) 200-yard free-style — Won by Goldberg (W), Holden (W) second, Sandncr (O) third. Time: 2:19. 60-yard free-style—Won by Per sonettc (W), Starbuck (O) second, Marnie (O) third. Time: :30.S. Fancy diving—Won by Gaffney (O), 391.9; Lonegvin (W), 360.4, second; Cathey (O), 328.6, third. 100-yard free - style — Won by Personette (W). Goldberg (W) second, Starbuck (O) third. Time :55.7. 150-yard backstroke — Won by Wetmore (O), Hoskins (W) sec ond, Levy (O) third, Time: l;39.s. (New coast record, old mark held by Park of USC at 1:40.1.) 200-yard breast stroke—Won oy Dallas (O), Caddy (W) second, Lafferty (O) third. Time: 2:26.6. (New coast record. Old mark held by Towne of Stanford at 2:36.7.) 440-yard free - style — Won by Bockman (W), Wetmore (O) sec ond, Holden (W) third. Time: 5:07.9. (New pool record. Old mark held by Reed of Oregon at 5:12.) 400-yard free-style relay Won by W a s h ingt 0 n (Personette. Randles, Goldberg, Bockman), Ore gon second. Time: 3:18.5. (New record. Old mark held by Washing ton at. 3:57.1.) Oregon Wrestlers Tied by Huskies, 18-18 Battling under a 15-point handicap, Oregon came up to an 1S-1S tie with the wrestlers from the University of Washington Saturday in the wrestling room of the men's gymnasium. Herb Colwell's grapplers were forced to hand three matches to the Huskies by virtue of forfeit. Washington claimed those three in the 118, 120, and 130-pound limits. Oregon won three matches by throwing their opponents, and took isn't known. The tandal atlUeti department had to order speeia shoes tor the 201-pound sophotnor renter. Idaho’s basketball luck at Me Arthur court during the last tw souson.-- hasn't been too good, year ago, Twogood's tough V in dais were thumped out of the ra. here by Oregon, tiS to It and I to at. Heads of houses wilt meet at . in the AYVS room in Gcrlmger hall All forma sent out by the dean u women's office are to be lilted u wmU to t*.» ........ | another by a decision for its IS • tallies. I Washington won only one match. , that in the 175-pound limit on a decision. Results: Jim Mountain, Oregon, threw > 1 "in Summer, Washington, in 6:56 I at 1to pounds. M'»it Myers, Oregon, threw Chet l Strong. Washington, m y: 10 at j 105 (overtime). Ray Foster. Oregon, threw A1 j North. Washington, in 6:09 at 165. Hurry Bird. Washington, Ue '; cisioncd Dale 1’eter.on, Oregon, at • I 175. Willie Williams. Oregon, de i .cisioncd George Ksvelt, WasUiug ! • .. -• i. . ... , X Five Quintets Unbeaten in ‘B’ League Play League I W L Pet. Alpha Tau Omega .5 0 1.000 Campbell Co-op. 4 1 .800 Zeta hall . 3 2 .600 Sigma Phi Epsilon . 2 3 .400 Delta Upsilon . 1 4 .200 Chi Psi. 0 5 .000 League II W Sigma Nu .5 Kappa Sigma. 4 Sherry Ross .3 Phi Kappa Psi . 2 Delta Tau Delta . 1 Alpha hall . 0 L 0 1 2 3 4 5 Pet. 1.000 .800 .600 .400 .200 .000 League III W Sigma Alpha Epsilon 3 Phi Gamma Delta .. 3 Theta Chi . 2 Gamma hall . 1 Sigma hall . 0 L 0 1 1 3 4 Pet. 1.000 .750 .667 .250 .000 League IV W Fizzeds . 4 Sigma Chi . 3 Phi Delta Theta . 2 Omega hall. 1 Sigma Alpha Mu .... 0 L 0 1 2 3 4 Pet. 1.000 .750 .500 .250 .000 League V W Beta Theta Pi . 4 Phi Sigma Kappa .... 3 Pi Kappa Alpha . 2 Yeomen. 1 Canard club . 0 L Pet. 0 1.000 1 .750 2 .500 3 .250 4 .000 ATO’s, Co-op, SPEs Take 'B’ Wins in Donut Finale; Playo-ffs Begin Today Fizzeds Meet SAEs, Sammies Battle Theta Chi, DUs Play Sigma Chi in 'AV; Betas vs. ATOs in 'B' Play-offs Today’s Intramural Play-off Schedule 4:00—Court 43—Fizzed “A” vs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon “A.” Court 40—Sigma Alpha Epsilon “B” vs. Theta Chi “B” (SAE, Theta Chi game on regular schedule being replayed.) 4:40—Court 43—Beta Theta Pi “B” vs. Alpha Tau Omega “B.” Court 40—Sigma Alpha Mu "A” vs. Theta Chi “A.” 5:20—Court 40—Delta Upsilon “A” vs. Sigma Chi “A.” By JACK LEE With the regular hoop season at a close, the play-offs start today ir the “A” and “B” leagues for the donut crowns. The feature game of the after noon will be played between th< Fizzeds and Sigma Alpha Epsilon champions of their league. Th( Fizzeds will enter into the tilt a: decided favorites due to their going through a tough league with ar unblemished record. Sigma Chi and DU In a game that promises to be a thriller, the Sweethearts of Sig ma Chi tangle with Detla Upsilon The winner of this imbroglio meet? Delta Tau Delta for the “A’ championship of league V. The Sammies and Theta Chi wil meet in another game to help de termine their league championship Their league is tied up in a three way knot composed of Alpha Tai Omega and the quintets alreadj mentioned. The winner of today’s game will have to get over the hotelmen from Alpha Tau Omegf before they can win the champion ship of league I. The only '‘B’’ play-off game wil see Beta Theta Pi and Alpha Tai Omega tangle in what should be a close contest. Both of these quin tets went through their schedules without suffering a single loss. The SAEs meet the Theta Chi “B's" ir a rematch. University Skiers To Face Canadians Tentative Date Set For Five Man Meet With B.C.U. A five-man squad of the Univer sity of Oregon ski team reserves will enter a meet tentatively sched uled with the University of British Columbia at Vancouver, Canada on February 24 and 25, Walt Wood ski team captain, announced lasl night. The Wcbfoot ski varsity orgin ally had the Birtish Columbia con tests on its schedule, but wher invitations were issued by official: of the San Francisco world's fail for the Treasure island meet, which conflicted with the Canadian tour ney, it was decided that the seconc string would be sent north for tin Vancouver meet. The contest, sponsored by th< Vancouver protective ski zone pro motion committee, will be held or Holly burn ridge on Vaneouvei island. Ed Wallis, assistant man ager, will accompany the team or the northern trip. Evans Gets Fifth Oregon's ace jumper, fresh mar Hank Evans, took fifth place and a trophy in the jumping meet at Head over the weekend. Competing against some of the country's best jumpers, many of whom come from Norway, the home of "wooden sundai" champions, Evans showed excellent form in jumping with tin class B division in which all leaps were made from the class A jump. Remaining members of the ski team, Captain Wood and Tat Dolan, practiced jumping at Alt Hood, Saturday anil Sunday, in preparation for the coming trip to California, Nevada, and Idaho. Saturday's jumping was done in a driving snow storm that hampered good skiing conditions. All three varsity skieis. Wood, Evans, and Dolan will practice at Alt. Hood next weekend. By DOUG PARKER I Alpha Tau Omega polished the Chi Psis off, 20 to 3, preparatory to entering the intramural “B” league play-offs. It was the last regular donut basketball contest. For three quarters, the ATOs | shut the Chi Psis out, And then in the last canto, Jack McClung drbibled into the keyhole and pot ted the Chi Psis’ one and only field goal. Chi Psi Jack Huemmer followed shortly after with a free throw to conclude Chi Psi's scoring for the evening. The foul, only personal called in the whole game, was against Jack Hay. Norm Wiener, ATO center, was high point man with eight count ers, six of which were made in the first half. Lineups: ATOs (20) (3) Chi Psis ; Peake (6) .F .... (2) McClung D. Hay .F . Williams Wiener (8) .C . Wells Anderson (2) .... G . Osborne Weston (2) .G .. (1) Huemmer J- Hay.S .Aronson Saunders (2) .... S Boone . S t ampoen lo-op 23, zeta 13 Campbell Co-op commanded an early lead and never relinquished it to Zeta hall in another “B” league game. Final score favored the co op men, 22 to 13. The Campbells were leading, 14-10, at the end of the third quar ter when Forrest Landeen and Ben Hughes were ousted on fouls. From there on it was a walk away for the winners. Carlo Apa, Zeta center, led the scorers with eight points, all of which were made on shots from far out. Herb Gifford paced the Camp bells with seven counters. Lineups: | Campbell (22) (13) Zeta Hall j Gifford (7) .F. Landeen j Hillway (3) .F .. (3) Whitnack Madera (1 ).C . (8) Apa Williams (5).G. (2) Jonsrud Bray ton (6) .G.Hughes Luota.S Turner S. Griffith S . Dake SPEs 14, DUs 11 Sigma Phi Epsilon nosed out Delta Upsilon in a “B” league game, 14 to 11, despite 10 points bucketed by DU Bill Jones. Jones made most of his points from long howitzers cast off from near the sidelines. Powell Loggan potted three fielders to lead the winners, followed by Lee Reynolds and Jack Coslcy with four points each. d he DUs missed ouc scoring chance after another but managed to closely trail the SPEs. Half-time score favored the winners, S to 7. Lineups: W. Jones (xoi Delta Upsilon Kirkpatrick Yeakley. Haskell (1) ... Schwarz. Crosby B. Jones Hopkins Smith F . (6) Loggan (11) (14) SPEs F . (4 ) Reynolds C . (4) Cosley ■ G . Matlock U . Hutchins • S . Nysteen . S S .. s Referees: Wayne Scott and Roald Grunscth. to the squads schedule. One will he included on the 27-day trip start ing February 23 and will be held I March 10 and It at McCall, Idaho 1 in competition with cither the j Boise or the McCall ski club. It will be a three-event meet, slalom. ' downhill, and cross country. The second contest will be the Northwest intercollegiate meet at Northern Division Standings W L Pet. PF PA Oregon .11 1 .917 556 328 Washington 7 3 .700 404 370 WSC . 5 6 .455 388 408 OSC . 2 7 .222 275 320 Idaho . 1 9 .100 304 399 Saturday Night's Gaines At Oregon 53, Idaho 36. At Washington 41, Washington State 32. Last Night’s Results At Oregon State 42, Idaho 29. Duck Swimmers Depart for South Squad Engages in Meets With Trio of California Powers A full squad of Oregon mermen will depart today at 12:10 o’clock for “sunny” California, where they will meet the three big guns of the south — Stanford, San Jose State, and California. Pretty sure of wins from San Jose and California, Coach Jim Reed expressed doubt about the Ducks’ chances against Stanford. “Stanford is strong in the sprints and the distance events—and that is where we are weak,” he said. The caliber of Oregon swimming teams is well known in the south. Three years ago, when the Web foots invaded California, they didn’t lose a match. The three-meet schedule begins Wednesday, February 15, when the Oregon men splash it out with the University of California at Berke ley. The next day they meet Stan ford university at Palo Alto. The last day—Saturday, February 18— finds the traveling Ducks at San Jose engaging the Spartans. Those making the trip, besides Coaches Ned Johns and Jim Reed, and John Dungan, manager, are: Free-style — Captain Jack Levy, Jim Marnie, A1 Sandner, Peirce Mallory, and Tom Starbuck. Back-stroke: Sherman Wetmore, and Jack Levy. Breast-stroke: Jack Dallas and Ralph Lafferty. Divers: Elmer Mallory, Ralph Cathey, and Leo Gaffney. Independents Trip Orides, 18-11, inHoop Trouncing the Orides, 18 to 11, in the “A” league’s most crucial coed hoop battle yesterday, the In dependents rose to stand as the only undefeated “A” team. In the “C” division, the Co-op and Chi Os are still undefeated, but they meet Friday. Hazel Oldfield, Lucky Ace’s star forward, led these fast-breaking n Pole Vaulter Varoff Seeks New Marks, Slates First Meet Globe-Trotting Veteran Lists Varied Accomplishments; Olympics Are Goal By GEORGE PASERO Globe trotter, athlete, student, musician, record-holder, and camera man. All of these titles fit and describe good-natured George Varoff, king of the pole vaulters in the indoor arena and captain of Oregon's track forces." Former holder of the world's indoor record at 14 feet, 4% inches, the genial Russian from the San Francisco bay district has been a top track performer for years. And he intends to stay right at the head of the list until he’s repre sented Uncle Sam in the 1940 Olympic games at Finland. Clears 13 Feet 6 Iinches Already this year, in the indoor vaulting pit in the unfinished por tion of the men’s gym, bass viol playing George has cleared 13 feet, 6 inches. “I’m a full month ahead of last year at this time,” he con fided after a full hour workout Friday. Called “Count” by some of his friends, Varoff is eyeing the com ing season. And for Varoff and Kirman Storli, middle distance runner, the season is almost here. Next week these two stars of Ore hoopsters with eight tallies. Fol lowing her with 5 each were Inde pendent’s Mary Rear, and Oride’s Shirley Seavey. Thursday's schedule has been re vised to stand Tra-Delt vs. Hen dricks at 5 p.m. in the inside gym insetad of Tri-Delt vs. Alpha Gam ma Delta. THEY ARE HERE ! OUR IfEW SPRING SLACKS For lounging in doors or out . . . for wearing with sports coats, sweaters, or jack ets. These slacks will prove the most versatile item in your wardrobe. We have a large va riety in new pat terns and styles. GABARDINES COVERTCLOTH $5.95 $6.95 S7.95 Drop in and see them . . . on the campus Hart Larsen's Campus Shop Vern Pomeroy, Clay Pomeroy WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15 AT 8:30 HURRY! SEAT SALE NOW! 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