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DUCK TRACKS j! By ELBERT HAWKINS I Rome wasn’t built in a day. Friends, that little string of words carries a lot of meaning for Honest John Warren, Oregon’s frosh coach, whose Duckling basketcers will try tonight for the third time to beat Oregon State’s classy rooks. “One year isn’t enough,” says Honest John, “to teach the fast , break.” W'hich is a good reason for the ragged ball shown to date by the Webfoot yearlings. If they. played under a fast break in high school, fine, but most of Warren’s present first stringers played un der different systems than the boom, boom offense. Hence the raggedness. The Duckling skipper says even one of the four prospects who flunked out this term — Howard and Kenneth Fox of Thurston, now ■ playnig with Oregon Normal; Wor ley Ellis, all-stater from Vancou ver, Washington; and Bud Alex ander, all-stater from Valley, Washington—would help his ’39 quintet considerably. The “Rome wasn’t built in a day” idea, as it applies to basket ball, can be illustrated by previous Duckling teams. John's first team at Oregon, a great one, too, had Laddie Gale, Wally Johansen, and Bobby Anet on it. John didn’t have to build a Rome then. His boys had the high school background necessary to play Oregon’s fast break. All of the Astoria Webfoots, Anet, Johansen, Sarpola, Sandness, Piippo, ran and ran and ran when ! they were in high school. Matt Pavalunas, Ford Mullen, John Dick, etc. from other frosh teams adapted themselves immediately at Oregon, too. But the present Duck lings? Well, as Honest John says, “one year isn’t enough to teach the fast break.” * * * While on the subject of running let’s backwater a bit to some wisdom recently imparted by Washington’s canny Hec Edmund son, a runner himself and a lead ing exponent of the fast break in basketball. The subject was Missoula, Mon tana, with its high altitude whnie l northern division basketball teams - had to play last winter. Going . from the lowlands up there with * out having time to get adapted, ■ your Webfoots, Cougars, Huskies, Vandals, and what have you, arc “ running around with their tongues , sticking out not long after the * game starts. The thin air gets ’em, - they get winded. - Hcc took his 1938 Washington " track team to Missoula for u meet ■ and ran smack into the same trou * bles. He had two good niilers, ink ers who were second to only one in the conference. And Hec figured * them for a second and a third at worst. o iuwii »uniN i here’s what happened: *!')nti couldn’t finish at all, and the oth er ... I would have pulled him . . . he ran like a drunken man at the finish . . . they couldn’t get enough oxygen.” A thought: Why couldn’t Colonel .Bill Hayward take Pole Vaultor, George Varoff to the higher alti tudes where the air is thinner so he coidd set some more records?! Or would it make any difference ? * * * University of Oregon may soon pioneer something that’ll go down in northwest basketball history. Yes, it could do just that. Namely, sponsoring a tool for promoting interest in the game. It has worked in the East. Yes, a hoop clinic. And by that we don’t mean a clinic for mending broken down players or players who have tried to gal lop with Oregon's chainpionsuip Webfoots basketeers. Dick St rite of the Eugene Kcg ister-Guard, an able promoter, and Oregon’s Hobby Hobson are pio neering the idea and trying to work it out for next winter possi bly. The barnstorming Docks en countered the Sec Taylor hoop clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, on their Special Prices , Now!! *2 OU kj Shining, ^ Dyeing and Repairing Student Shine Shop Across from Sigma Nu ■ Stanford Tips Ducks, 44-31 « Yearlings Meet Rooks Pi Kaps Upset ATOs In Hoop Feature; Fizzeds Tip Delt Team Fizzeds and Pi Kaps Will Stage Contest To Determine the 'A' League Titlist; 'B' Tournament Ends Monday FRIDAY’S INTRAMURAlTbASKETBALL SCHEDULE 4:00—Court 40—Sigma Nu “B” vs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon “B” 4:45—Court 40—Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Fizzeds. (This game is for the championship of the “A” league.) By JACK LEE A surprisingly strong Pi Kappa Alpha quintet upset the dope bucket by outscoring last year’s championship Alpha Tau Omega club, 26 to 22, in a close donut tilt yesterday. The Pi Kaps win earned them the right to meet the Fizzeds for the championship of the “A” league. This tilt tomorrow will promise plenty of action for the fans as both clubs have shown that they are very adept at Dr. Nai smith’s game. Both teams started out cautious ly in the first period. After two minutes, Wayne Scott scored the first counters of the game when he sank a pair of charity tosses. With Eldon Wyatt leading the way, the hotelmen enjoyed a 9 to 6 lead when the final whistle de noted the end of the quarter. The Pi Kaps were not to be denied, however. “Kerm” Silver wood and company started making baskets from all angles. The ATOs were not able to keep up to this fast pace and were on the short end of a 15 to 12 half-time score. The third period developed in a scoring race between Silverwood and ‘’Satchel’’ Scott. These two hoopsters scored all but four points of the totals made by both teams. After seven minutes of fast play, the score ended in a 22-all deadlock. Low scoring and tight checking featured the close of the contest. Pi Kappa Alpha was able to gar ner four points while holding their opponents scoreless. Lineups: Pi Kaps (26) (22) ATO McKee.F . (2) Dunn King (6) .F . (3) Hay Silvcrwood (13) C .... (6) Wyman Smith (5) .G . Stafford Simpson (2).G . (11) Scott; Referees: AI Long and Berger! Rorvick. Fizzeds 37, Delta 20 By administering a 37 to 20 drubbing to Delta Tau Delta, the Fizzeds continued their march to the donut "A" crown. However a I strong Pi Kap team may stand in I their way. It took the Fizzeds a while to get started yesterday but as usual their high-powered machine exper ienced little difficulty in running up high score. The Delts fought hard throughout the entire contest 1ml. were unable to withstand the terrific pace displayed by the Fizzeds. "Stew Marsc, speedy red-head ed guard of the Fizzed aggrega t.on. took high scoring honors of the game with 10 points. The Delts attack was led by chubby John .Monahan who scored nine points. Lineups: Fizzeds (37) Draft(6i . f Hansen (8) .F Howsman (6) .... C MarseedO) G Dickie (4) G Metcalf (3).S Anderson . s (20) Delts (hi Monahan . (4) Hill . Hewitt (3) Baxter (1) Self ridge . Brack Referees; Al Long and Berger itorvick. 'astern invasion in December and vere actual participants. Here s the idea. Independent .’oaehes, high school coaches, col ege coaches, all kinds of coaches ind their athletes would convene it Eugene lor lectures, pictures, nstruetion and actual demonstra ton of the games. The varsity vould probably play an intersee. tonal tilt against some nationally mown team, too (it's regrettable hat this year's Wcbfoot's couldn't >e around to demonstrate or »my >o they will). Such a cliuic, if strife and Hobson can swing it. vould be primarily fur the bene it of .coaches and players rather han the public, but it could mean i i lot to northwest basketball. Ore-1 ton. and Messrs. Strite and Hob ion, too. i By DOUG PARKER It took the Fizzeds two over time periods to defeat Alpha Tau Omega in a quarter-final “B” league contest, but they turned on the heat in the end to win, 29 to 24. The ATOs trailed until the close of the regular game, and, with the score at 21 to 19 with but a few seconds left to play, it looked as if the Fizzeds had a victory sewed up. But Dough Hay of the Hotel men dribbled in for a lay-in just before the whistle blew to shove the game into extra time. Both overtimes were rough and noisy. No score was made in the first three-minute period. In the second extra time, Burton Bor oughs, Ed Johnson, and Denny Donovan hit consecutive field goals, while Hafold Lamoreaux and Johnson made three foul shots between them. Doug Hay barely kept the ATOs in the running with three points. Hay was high point man for the evening with 11, followed by Dono van of the Fizzeds with 10 points. Lineups: ATOs (24) (29) Fizzeds Anderson (5).F.. (4) Lamoreaux Weston (2).,F.... (6) Boroughs Weiner (2).C....(4) Samuelson Peake (4).G.(4) Johnson Hay (11).G....(10) Donovan Saunders.S. Scarff S.(1)' Pillsbury Referees: Roald Grunseth and Don Tower. SAEs 12, Fijis 10 In another close encounter, Sig ma Alpha Epsilon nosed out the Fijis in the final seconds of their “B" league play-off game. Harry Lowe sank a field goal for the SAEs just after Phil Bladine of the Fijis, had tied the score at 10-411. The Fijis led for three quarters and then the SAEs put on a scor ing spurt that give them their vic tory. High point honors of the game were shared by Fijis’ Bob Richards and Phil Bladine, who scored five points each to com plete their team's total. Eddie Thomas and Harry Lowe, SAE guards, accounted for two field goals each. By halftime the Fijis had piled up a 7 to 4 lead and at one time were leading, 9 to 4. Lineups: Fijis HO) (12) SAEs Adams.F . (2) Cardinal Olsen . ... F. (1) Miller Richards (5). C. Jellick Bladine (5).G. (4) Thomas Lonigan.G. (4) Lowe S. (1) Heilig Referees: Roald Grunseth and Fhil Craft. Alpha Hall, Betas Win in Handball Alpha ball took a 3 to 0 win over Gamma hull, and Beta Theta Pi won 2 to 1 over Sigma Alpha Mu yesterday in intramural handball. Scheduled to play Wednesday Alpha and Gumma handballers, af ter playing one singles match on that day, finished the other two matches yesterday afternoon. In Wednesday's singles match, Jule Gruff of Alpha beat A1 Green berg. 21-3, 21-5. Jay Larsou won the other sin gles for Alpha over Don Hicks. 21-1 and 21-5. the Alpha doubles combination of George Hail and Sheldon Parks defeated Lloyd Johnson and George Azumano, 21-1 and 21-5. t George Corey won 21-1 and 21 Hi tioin Max llorenstem, Haimme. m the singles match of the 2 to 1 Bo'i wiu over Sigma Alpha Mu Hi! Dudeu was a 21-16, 21-11 victor over Bob IbTaog, Sammie. Willie Fraser aud Jack Shim-1 shall, Sammie doubles team, i trounced Karl Koch, aud Tom Kob-! ertsou, 21-0 and 21-4. MANAGERS NOTICE! All intramural wrestling managers are requested by Director Paul Washke to turn in weight charts and results of the heart check-up by Monday. Beavers May Gallop Against Oregon Quintet Hobson Prepares For 'Percentage' Offense Too It can’t happen, but it has. Oregon State, perennial expo nent of “slow, set-’em-up” basket ball, has decided to “gallop” with Oregon’s defending champions when the Ducks and Beavers meet at Corvallis Saturday night. At least that is the word that emanates from the Corvallis in stitution as the third “civil war” battle nears. And for the Ducks and lovers of the cavalry charge of basket ball, the prospect of an Oregon State team running is a pleasant one. Ducks Are Tickled In fact the Ducks are “tickled" about the situation. If it’s gallop ing basketball the Beavers want Saturday, Coach Hobson’s lanky crew will be ready to do their share. i Coach Hobby and his Ducks I never have particularly enjoyed facing the traditional “percentage” style of hoop play, and are the northwest’s “gallopingest” team. But that doesn't stop them from I preparing for all eventualities. If j the Beavers resort to their old style and waltz, the Ducks intend to be ready, too. Just two weeks ago, the Beavers were using their pet set offense, and they hadn’t won a game. Then, out of a clear sky, Slats Gill ordered full charge, and the Orangemen have won their last three straight. So they have more than a little justification for their determination to meet the Ducks, a team which has not been out galloped in two years, at their own game. Resume Practice After a day of rest Wednesday, the Ducks returned to the practice Co-op and Kappas Win Coed Hoop Tilt Delta Gammas and ADPis Beaten in Yesterday's Play The Co-op forwards clicked yes terday to dump Delta Gamma, 28 to 5 in coed basketball. In the sec ond "A" clash, the Kappas pulled away from the ADPis, 25-17. It was the new Co-op forward set-up that led them to their easy victory. “Simpy" Cramer, “Sis" Swango, and “Rusty” Tomlinson started for the winners and were relieved by high-scoring Hope Don doro. This combination seemed to do the trick best. Although the Kappas spurted during the first quarter to lead, 11 to 0, and cut down a late ADPi rally to win. Lineups: Co-op (281 (5 i Delta Gamma Tomlinson 191_F (1) Scott Swango (8).F.. (1) Keruan Cramer. F. Ward j Retzloff.G . Stevenson1 Donaldson.G Williams . Snyder .G. Maddren j Dondero (Hi S. Thyng Officials: Betty Giddiugs, War rine Eastburn. Lineup: Kappa (151 < 17) ADPi | Casey (10> F . (9) Heisler j Thatcher (18).... F (8) Shoemaker j Bossinger (2). F. Workman1 Plankinton G . Smtth Shea .G. .. Sutton ! Morfitt. G Herman Bates. D. S Smith Miller.S Officials: Betty Doughty, Bever ly Young. I Oregon Mermen Lose Dnal Meet in Palo Alto Pool Team Bests Until Saturday, Then Meets San Jose STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto, Cal., Feb. 16—(Special to the Emerald)—Oregon’s travel ing swimmers received the first set-back of their California road trip at the hands of a powerful Stanford squad today. The score was 44 to 31. The Webfoot mermen garnered three firsts, all other leading posi tions going to the Indians. Jack Dallas, stellar breast stroke per former, won the 200-yard breast stroke in the time of 2:32. Sher man Wetmore, potential all-Am erican backstroker, won the 150 yard backstroke for the Ducks in 1:40, a new Pacific coast confer ence record for 75-foot pools. Wet more also holds the coast mark for 60-foot pools. Aided by Pierce Mal I lory, Dallas and Wetmore won the 300-yard medley relay in 3:10.7. [ Duck Mentors Jim Reed and Ned Johns regarded this meet as the only one that their lads would lose on their trip. Stanford pos sesses several versatile swimmers who have won every match in which they have swum this year. The northerners will draw a day of rest before they move to San Jose, where they mix with Charlie Walker’s San Jose State college swimmers Saturday afternoon. Summary: 300-yard medley relay—Won by Oregon (Dallas, Wetmore, and Mallory). Time: 3:10.7. 220-yard free-style — Won by Weatherbe (S); second, Levy (O); third, Wiper (S). Time: 2:25.9. 50-yard free-style — Won by Vitousek (S); second, Starbuck (O); third, Marnie (O). Time: :24.8. Diving—Won by Winkelmann (S); second, Gaffney (O); third, Cathey (O). Points: 117.7. 100-yard free - style—Won by Vitousek (S); second, Brahtz (S); third, Mallory (O). Time: 56.7. 150-yard backstroke — Won by Wetmore (O); second, Weeden (S); third, Duncan (S). Time: 1:40. (New Pacific coast confer ence record for 75-foot pools.) 200-yard breast stroke—Won by Dallas (O); second, Lafferty (O); third, Wilson (S). Time: 2:32. 440-yard free style —Won by Needham (S); second, Weatherbe (S>; third, Levy (O). Time: 5:18.6. 400-yard free-style relay—Won by Stanford (Wiper, Clark, Vitou sek, and Brahtz). Time: 3:48.4. court yesterday and galloped through a long scrimmage session against the super-varsity. Slim Wintermute, Laddie Gale, Wally Johansen, Bob Anet, John Dick, and company routed the “yellow” but only after a hard struggle. The "supers” — Tini Smith, Earl Sandness, Archie Marshik, Porky Andrews, and Toivvo Piippo _ stood up remarkably well under the varsity barrage, facing the complete first team and Reserves Bob Hardy, Matt Pavalunas, Ford Mullen, Ted Sarpola, and Red Mc Neeley. Gallopers who have been nom inated to match strides with the Oregons by Coach Slats Gill arc Bob Garbould and A1 Hunter, for wards; Frank Mandic, center: and Tony Romano and Elmer Kolbcrg, guards. Students of Cairo university, Egypt, spend ton days in register ing for each term. Hart Larten's Campus Shop Vern Pomeroy, Clay Pomeroy FAIR WEATHER TIME FOR We have GABARDINES COVERT CLOTH $5,95 - $6,95 - $7.95 Oregon Wrestlers Defeat Linfield, 26-11 By KEN CHRISTIANSON University of Oregon’s vastly improved wrestling team puffed through a 26-11 victory over the Linfield Wildcat squad in the wrest ling room of the men's gymnasium last night. The Webfoots won four falls, one decision, and drew one bout for their tallies. Linfield gathered the points from one fall, one decision and one draw. In two exhibition bouts, Linfield won a decision and drew in the otner maicn. me douis nas no bearing on the match. “Wee” Willie Williams, Oregon’s own mighty heavyweight, fought through six minutes of puffing and panting for a draw with Earl Gil lis, highly touted Linfield heavy-1 weight. Gillis was northwest champion last year. Dale Peterson, defeated his dou ble in Red Dichter, Linfield 175 pounder. Peterson, despite an. arm injury sustained early in the bout, decisioned the Wildcat. Dichter | won from Oregon’s bombshell in a I close match one year ago today. I Berger Rorvick pinned Floyed i Pi Phi Mermaids Capture Trophy In Coed Meet Theta Team Places Next; Delta Gams Garner Third By MARGARET YOUNG Thrashing through a maze of mermaids, Pi Phi swimmers came out with a silver trophy from last night’s final intramural coed swimming meet. Pi Phis netted a total of 40 points in the two meets, Theta placed second with 28 tal lies, and the Delta Gammas were a close third with 27 3-4 points. Hope Dondero, Co-op Duck, was the dark horse, coming through to win the 20 and 40-yard free style events. Her 10 points put her team in a tie for fourth place with the Alpha Phis and the Alpha Chi Os. Results: 20-yard free style—First, Don dero, Co-op; second, B. Riesch, Pi Phi; third, J. Tayloh, DG. Time; :12.1. 40-yard side or overarm—First, Onthank, Theta; second, Young, Theta; third, Lind, Alpha Chi O. Time: :33.7. 20-yard back erawl—First, Wat son, Alpha Chi O; second, B. Riesch, Pi Phi; third, McClung, Pi Phi. Time: J14.8. 20-yard breast stroke — First, Onthank, Theta; second, Lind, Al pha Chi O. Time: :18.5. 40-yard back crawl — First, Young, Theta; second, J. Riesch, Pi Phi; third, Pierde, Pi Phi. Time: :34.1. 40-yard free style—First, Don dero, Co-op; second, McClung, Pi Phi; third, Watson, Alpha Chi. Time: :25.8. Diving—First, P. Taylor, Hen dricks, 31 2-3 points; second, Mc Clung, Pi Phi; third, B. Riesch, Pi Phi. Relay—First, Pi Phi; second, Delta Gamma; third, Theta. Dean Jewell Draws Speech Assignment Home Ec Girls Visit Dean J. R. Jewell, of the educa tion department, will go to For est Grove Saturday to speak at a district educational conference there. He.will talk on the "Work of the National Educational Policies Commission of the N.E.A." Meyers, Linfield’s 165-pounder, in L:25. Rorvick worked smoothly on lis opponent to win. Mort Myers, 155-pounder, pinned Walt Wells, Linfield, in the fastest match of the evening. Myers gained an early advantage and held it to win the fall in 2:03. Mountain Loses Jim Henry, Linfield 145-pounder, gained a last second nod over Jim Mountain, Oregon welterweight, to win by a fall in 5:03. The match was very even until the final mo ments. Art Pearson, Wildcat 135-pound er, sweated through a torrid six minutes against Burt Dake of Ore gon. Pearson captured the decision. Bill Lauderback, converted featherweight of Oregon, pinned Art Milligan, Linfield 128-pounder, in 4:15. The Webfoot held an ad vantage during the entire go. Wendell “Tarzan” Haley, Oregon 118-pounder, gave ample reason for his nickname. He grunted and groaned through 2:50 mihutes to finally put Dan Logan, Linfield bantamweight, on the canvas. A1 Conger, Oregon 155-pounder, drew with Bob Cole of Linfield in the first exhibition match. Ed Endicott, Linfield heavy weight, decisioned Harold Kaschko of Oregon in the final exhibition match of the evening. Rival Babes Play Third Tilt At Igloo Tonight McKalip's Pushers Are Favored to Triumph Again Honest John Warren's Duckling five meets Coach Bill McKalip’s Orange Babes of Oregon State in the third game of the annual “little civil war” series tonight at 8 in McArthur court. The rooks were winners in the two previous contests, by scores of 36 to 29 and 57 to 32. In a game Wednesday night, the rooks knocked over the strong Oregon Normal frosh team, 58 to 29. John Mandic, Babe center, scored 18 points, followed by his teammate Don Durdan, with 15. Gard Has 138 Leonard Gard, frosh ace who has 138 points to his credit this season, j and Doug Caven, who has 89, are ' expected to lead the frosh attack, backed by Bob Deverell, Les J Thompson, Don Galbreaith, La verne Van Marter, Dick Whitman, Ross Kilborn, Burke Austin, and Gene Brown. With Elliott Wilson transferring his athletic talents to varsity foot ; ball, Honest John has been hard pressecj for center material. Les Thompson saw regular service at the center berth in the Wendling game earlier this week. Laverne Van Marter, 6-foot-2 redhead, has been switched from guard to the i center position and may oust ; Thompson as starting pivot-man. 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