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l:p Seattle way they’re still speaking of Webfoot Joe Gordon as the boy who almost played Coast league ball for Seattle. That he didn’t was apparently no fault of Joe who last (summer blud geoned out home runs and tended second base for the w'orld champ ion New York Yankees. Joe, it seems, is a nephew of Sammy Wilderman who used to write sports publicity for Oregon and quit that job to practice law in Portland. And Sammy visualized Flash Joe’s great possibilities when the world’s prize second sacker was in Oregon. So in one of his enthused moments the ex-publicity agent told a Seattle scribe that “he (Joe Gordon) can field like a Peckinpaugh, run like a deer . . . and hit? Why, he booms ’em to the far corners . . . someone should sign him for professional baseball." With that information stowed away, the eager writer hot-footed to William Klepper, shrewd trader of baseball flesh, who owned the Seattle Indians. Klepper sent out a scout to look over the likes of Joe Gordon, University of Ore gon’s shortstop, to see if he really had the goods. So far so good for Seattle, and the scout readily found out that Webfoot Joe did have the makings of a baseball great. That Mrs. Gordon’s little boy Joe didn't eventually play ball with Seattle is history. The scout's, report to Klepper: “Sure he's good, .but he wants to finish college and wants someone to pay for it.’’ The ■The Seattle baseball club wasn’tj financially flush in those days, ■hence the legend of “when Seattle! could have had Joe Gordon.” For exactly 21/23rds of Wash ington’s basketball season, Sopho more Dick Izzard was able to get along, and find his way around, with his own youthful optics. But ■ now as the Oregon games draw near what does Coach Hec Ed mundson do but order some brand new non-breakable specs for the boy. Yessir, the Huskies are out to ■win two games and that champion ship from Oregon. ! Izzard, you know, is one of the •ten men Uncle Hec plans to use 'in an effort to outrun Oregon both ■nights. Those shatter-proof glasses .have helped the Husky reserve, ; too . . . says he can really see the basket for the first time this sea 'son. It’s all just part of Hec Ed • murid son’s program to get “top efficiency” out of his club for the “.critical Oregon series. The Huskies, incidentally, have won their last four games. # # * Howard Maple, Willamette uni versity's chunky basketball coach, lias a cleverly unique method of .getting 15 men into scrimmage at once—and he keeps them all warm. 1'urthermore those 15 men can go u couple of hours steady and wind up with an equal amount of de fensive and offensive practice. Here’s the system. One quintet is stationed at each end of the •court guarding a basket. The third group of five men is given the ball ‘on the offensive to work in on one •of these defensive teams. As soon as it (the offensive team) loses the ball, it immediately jumps into .defensive formation on that and of 1 MORRIS a Hi a OPTICAL COMPANY Custom styled eyewear EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED LENSES DUPLICATED Credit if you desire it 107J Willamette MS Etfi/airStSIciJcl/cildJcifeitdJciJiiEtdJcUiJ/iJ/afflJ |j—If m iff ■ fill : TED’S - M ixers -~ F F P ol all kinds 958 Oak Detween lltli lUtli Sweep of Northern Series is Goal of Oregon Quintet Hobby’s Gang Ready For Washington Team Wintermute, Gale, Dick, Johansen, Anet, Pavalunas, Mullen, Hardy, Sandness, McNeeley, Sarpola to Make Trip By GEORGE I’ASEKO With Seattle their destination and the northern division title their goal, eleven Oregon courtmen and Coach Howard Hobson entrain at 9 o’clock this morning for the scene of this weekend's championship series with Washington’s fast-closing Huskies. Slim Wintermute, Laddie Gale, Captain Bobby Anet, Wally Johan sen, John Dick, Matt Pavalunas, Ford Mullen, and Lefty Bob (Ollie) Hardy, lettermen, and Earl Sandness and Evert (Red) McNeeley, Fizzeds Conquer Willamette Champs Bearcat Donuteers Lose, 44 to 19, in Fast Contest The Fizzeds are looking for new fields to conquer. After emerging as champions of the Oregon intramural basketball season, the Fizzeds defeated Wil lamette university’s donut champs, the “Jeepers Creepers,” 44 to 19, Tuesday afternoon in a game much closer than the score indicated. The boys from the capital city played a classy floor game but were missing numerous close shots. The first half started out evenly with each club trading basket for basket. Bill Howsman then started potting buckets from all angles to give the Fizzeds a 16 to 9 lead at half-time. Once they were in front the Fiz zeds could not be stopped. Al though the “Jeepers Creepers" sent down a brilliant array of hoop stars they could not cope with the superior shooting eyes of the Fizzeds. This contest brought the donut season to a close. However, there has been persistent rumor from re liable sources that the Emerald staff's hoop team would be only too glad to engage the Fizzeds in a fracas. Lineups: Jeepers Creepers (19) (44) Fizzeds Turner. Guerin (3) Hinman (3).. Gallon (2) Bennett (4)... Baker(1) . Moo. Williams (2) Hack (2) Stewart (2) -F.. F.. ,.C. ..G.. . G.. . S.. . S... ..s.. ..S.. ,S (8) Boroughs . (3) Craft (13) Housman . (3> Metcalf . (6) Dickie .. (7) Scott . Pillsbury ... (2) Johnson . (2) Wyatt Referee, AI Long. the floor and the group which just ju.st got possession of the ball goes on the offensive and booms down to the other end of the floor where it maneuvers until losing the ball or potting a basket. Team No. 3 then goes on the offensive and tears back to the. first end where team No. 1 is on the defensive, having had a chance to get a few breaths. And so far into the night. ... Do you follow T Tuesday morning's O r e g o u Slate Barometer mentions that Oregon won only three games out ot four on its Inland limpin' trip, having lost one game to Washing ton State. The Webfoots, we’re proud to say, WON ADI, KOCH games against Idaho and Washing ton State on their jaunt to the I’alouse hills . . . the only road game they have dropped at this writing was right in Beaverville, a 50 to ,31 affair. . . . Washington State did heat Oregon one game right lie re in Eugene, the only home loss for Oregon in two sea sons of northern division play . . . this same, eonteinporary college newspaper aha mentioned tiiat I’al O'fnllughun, Multnomah (lull boxer, Knocked out Oregon's Jim Bailey in a heavy weight scrap . . . the fight in ipiestion was a draw (we're assuming they didn’t have a back alley scrap which the Em erald doesn't Know about). * * * Cheerful Bill Cole, Oregon's man mountain line coach of last fall, has lost his Andy Devine "Ilya Click” wheeze (or what do you call it) ... when questioned the other day for an imitation, he happily announced ‘T'vc lost my1 upper register I'm a basso-pro foundo now.” . . . which is a tri umph for big Cdl over the ele ments. . . . He's been bothered by a bad cold and throat disorder now for several months. . . . Bill goes I soutll late tins month to take over j coaching duties at Santa Ana high school where Tex Oliver once coached. sophomore rookies, were the Ore gon hoopmen named by Coach Hobson to make the trip to the Puget Sound city. Officer Travels Trainer Bob Officer and Stu dent Manager Jay Langston will accompany the Webfoot squad. Following the Ducks’ second straight scrimmage session on Mc Arthur court yesterday, Coach Hobson pronounced his Ducks in “great physical and mental condi tion.’’ “The kids have shown improve ment this week over their play in the last three games,” the Duck mentor said yesterday. “I think that they are nearer their ‘peak’ now than at any other time this season.” Need One Game The Ducks need to cop only one game at Seattle to win the title. Washington’s Huskies must make a sweep to nose out the Ducks. At any rate, the championship will be decided in this series. There can be ' no tie. On the eve of their departure for the all-important Seattle series, the Ducks were quietly confident. They demonstrated a superiority over the Huskies at McArthur court, and they entertain no doubts as to their ability to crack Wash ington’s defenses on the Huskies’ own floor. Webfoots Really Hun All week Coach Hobson has stepped up the tempo for the Ducks’ play. The Webfoots’ dash ing1 down-court thrusts wore down the Washington gallopers at Mc Arthur court, and the Duck men tor hopes to run the Huskies “into the boards" at Seattle. Wally Johansen has continued to hold down his regular guard post in practice and is expected to be one of the chief “drivers” in the Duck cavalry charge. The slight and perky all-coaster appeared completely recovered from injuries received in the third Oregon State game. Johansen and Bob Anet arc counted upon by the Duck mentor to pace the Duck fast break, and feed the ball to the high-scoring trio of Laddie Gale. Slim Winter mute, and Johnny Dick. Sherman Collects Ping Pong Title John Sherman, Omega hall, add ed another all-campus champion ship to his collection Tuesday af ternoon, winning the ping-pong singles match from Bob Stafford, Theta Chi, table tennis artist. Sherman previously won the all campus tennis championship last fall. In capturing his ping-pong matches, Sherman won three out of four games. All of the games wore closely contested, with both paddle pushers exhibiting a fine brand of ping-pong throughout. The scores were 22-20, 21-17, 13-21, and 21-13, New Grange Unit (Continued from f-aye one) ! University ideas on the possibility. The group’s purpose would be to! "benefit students who have no oth-j 01 contact,” Brown said. Varsity, Frosh Swimmers Eye OSC Paddle Meet Saturday's Beaver Meet Is Last Dual Affair for Ducks Northern Division Swimming Standings W L Pet. Washington . 4 0 1.000 Washington State ..0 2 .000 Last Week’s Results Oregon 61, Idaho 14. Washington 62, Washington State 13. Oregon State 54, Idaho 21. By JIMMIE LEONARD Things will be rather involved at the men’s natatorium Saturday, March 4, when the Oregon varsity and frosh swimmers tangle with the Beavers and the rooks. The meet has been scheduled definitely for 2 o’clock. The varsities will run an event, and then the yearlings will run a heat—and so on, until either the Beavers or the Ducks I take a licking. The Ducks think that it will be the Beavers’ turn to have their hatches battered down. The Orangemen are sailing pretty high, even though they are second to Washington in confer ence standings. They downed Idaho Saturday at Corvallis, 54 to 21. The outstanding stater against the I Vandals was Dick Ebeling, soplio 1 more, who took firsts in the 220 [ and 440-yard free-style events and swam on the 400-yard relay team. Stater Bob Fools ’Em Captain Bob Brownell swam in only one event for the Beavers— the 150-yard backstroke. It was the first time that Brownell ever swam this event in competition, but he won. His time was 1:56. Oregon’s champion backstroker, Sherm Wetmore, would have rest ed in this race. Oregon State Oregon . Idaho . 2 1 .666 1 2 .333 1 3 .250 Saturday’s meet will be the third of the season for the Oregon youngsters. Coach Ned Johns has been dickering with Jack Dallas, University high school tutor, for a meet; and these two teams will undoubtedly meet soon. Negotia tions have also been going on for a telegraphic meet with Palo Alto high school. The Beaver clash will be the last of the Ducks’ conference clashes. March 25 is the date set for the Northern division tournament in Seattle. The following arc some of the times turned in by OSC in defeat ing Idaho: 300-yard medley relay, 3:11.4; 220-yard free, 2:32.5; 50-yard dash, :26.1; 100-yard free, :48.5; 440 yard free, 5:55.0; and 400-yard relay, 4:24. Safety Conference (Continued from page cue) meeting of the general highway problems conference, the Oregon safety council, and the Oregon State Association for Health, Phy sical Education, and Recreation. It will be held in Guild hall. Bill of Rights (Contented jrum cace one) Fourteen varied subjects sug gested by leading American citi zens such as General John J. Pershing, Mrs. Vincent Astor, Kiorello LaGuardia, and others, are on file in Dean Onthank's office for selection as a theme for the essays. i Second prizes of $25 and $15 will be awarded. QUACKENBUSH HARDWARE STORE 160 E. Broadway Ph. 1057 MEN! ENJOY THE THRILLS OF MOTORCYCLING liiilt' spring term .uni tin'll vacation at cither (In' \i \\ \ ork <>l San Francisco Fairs with (ransporta tinn costs at a niiiiinmui. '‘' ■ llai'lm Davidson, i I cubic iucli, cxecllcut con dition. double seal, etc. (.'all - FRANK ALLEN, 1050 R. or HARLEY DAVIDSON SALES AGENCY, 1SUS E. loth Street Soars North Wally Johansen . . . Oregon’s slender all-coast guard, is back in the lineup and ready for this week end’s Washington series in Seat tle. Oregon Ring Team Weakened for Tiff Staters Favored to Win Friday Over Webfoot Team Fuming—is a more apt word for it. Oregon boxers and wrestlers are fuming over the drubbing received at the hands of Oregon State ring men last Saturday in the Beaver domicile. That is why the Webfoot mitt and matmen are training desper ately to score an upset over the heavily favored Orangemen. The second of a home-and-home smok er between the two teams will be held Friday night in the Igloo. Since the 28 1-2 to 1 1-2 thump ing received at the hands of the Beavermen, Herb Colwell has pro duced a shake-up in the grappling department of the Mitt and Mat club. At the 105-pound division, hus ky Berger Rorvick has gained the favored nod over Speedy Ray Fos ter. A1 Conger has topped Mort Myers in the 155-weight limit. Injuries have forced Oregon's two promising heavyweights out of the fight picture for the bouts. Willie Williams, captain of the wrestling team, will be out with a broken finger. Jim Bailey is out with a bad tooth. Colwell still has no man for the 126-pound mitt melee. Match time for the varsity bouts will be 7:30 p.m. Jim Dirnit, husky boxer-wrestler, will officiate. Dim it has reached the semi-finals of the 1 75-pound and the heavyweight division of the intramural wres tling. Oregon freshman wrestlers will meet the rooks Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. Frosh grapplers who will battle are Earl Jeans, Jack Mor iarty, Dan Mahoney, and Jack Massie. fhe double-barreled slugging and grappling fest will be one of the last attractions on the winter term ASUO card. SEE BARKER AND SEE HIS FINE VIOLINS They are above average in tonal quali ties. Some are / extra good, old \ and in c 11 o w toned. The better ones arc p r i c e d at $50.00, $75.00, $100.00, $150,00, and $;100. These are left with me for sale. Also cheaper instruments from $5.00 to $35.00 — Strings and other fixtures for violins. I also do violin repairing. M. S. BARKER 760 Willamette Street Beavers Edge Out Idaho Tea m,32-30 Northern Division Standings W L Pet. Pts. Op. Oregon .12 2 .857 635 517 WU .11 3 .789 689 520 WSC . 6 8 .428 523 563 OSC . 6 8 .428 477 490 Idaho ...,. 1 15 .063 498 6341 Last Night’s Game At Moscow, Oregon State 32, Idaho 30. History Repeats— Coeds Have 12 Technicals Lucky Aces Tie Co-op Team, 10-10; Everybody Laughs By JOSEPHINE SOAP History repeats itself! Twelve more technical fouls were called on coed basketballers j yesterday when they failed to re port to the officials after the for- ! wards had traded places at the, half with the guards in a happy-! go-lucky Co-op vs. Lucky Ace j fiasco. It ended in a 10 to 10 tie.' i Once again the whistle blew time in for a second half; the cen ter received the throw-in and pre pared to pass it quickly to a run ning teammate. But this time no second whistle interrupted the play, the official merely followed the plays with a bewildered but objective gaze. Guards Shoot After a minute and a half of play with the guards shooting at the basket while the forwards clumsily tried to guard their guards, you see things really get complicated when this sort of a reversed line-up exists, the offi cial figured out that she had been caught in a minor trap. Four of the twelve free throw tries were made good and the game went on from this new score, 10 to 5 for the Co-op. The Lucky Aces rallied to a 10-10 tie just before the final whistle. Nominated for the best shot of the game: Simpy Cramer’s 'try five feet from the basket, only she missed the basket and the back board, too. Donnie Fools ’Em Most original play was executed by Donnie Donaldson when she was caught between two guards and saw the ball beyond them. Us ing the elementary breast stroke she broke through the obstacle and got the ball. Hazel Oldfield pulled the biggest surprise as she consistently shot at the basket and missed. Yes, the all-star and “B” leaguer Ace rolled up 0 points on seven tries. But then, as Miss Russell said, "The best thing about the game was the officiating." Co-op (10) (10) ) Lucky Aces Tomlinson (2) .. F . Oldfield Dondero (4) .F . Giddings Cramer (1) .F. (4) Rear Retzlaff (1) .G. Dunning Snyder (2) .G. (2) Banich Donaldson.G . Hollander England.S .... (4) Clement Doughty .. S Official, Ruth Russell. Seven Classes of Donut Wrestlers in Semi-Finals; Houses Get Points Now By PAUL McCAIiTY Intramural wrestling enters the semi-finals in all of today's sched uled matches which include "bone-benders” in the 12G, 135, 145, 155, 165, 175 and heavyweight divisions. Wrestlers competing yesterday were awarded points for making the quarter-finals. Since all semi-final wrestlers are given additional points, as are the finalists and champions, today’s bouts will boost the totals in team or house stand ings. Standings to Come A list of house standings that will bring the total points in in tramural wrestling up to date will be given tomorrow, according to Roland Dickie, assistant intramu ral sports director. Yesterday’s results: 126-pound division—Bob Dalton, fall over Don Hamitt; Tom Wil liams, decision over Lee Rennolds; Paul Logan, fall over Powell Log gan; Joe Gurley, decision over Glenn Cougill. 135-pound division — Gordon Crymes, decision over Bob Berg han; Nick Nickerson, fall over Tom Baldwin; Herb Ehrsam, fall over Bob Stimson; Jim Stearns, fall over Glenn Eaton. 145-pound division—Dick Shan non, fall over Bob Black. 175-pound division—Elmer Han son, fall over Bob Hayes; Art Ebright, fall over Jim Armpriest; Jim Dimit, fall over Dusty Jame son; Bill Merrill, fall over Mike Cooley. Heavyweight—Nello Giovanini, winner by default over Art Hanni fin; Bill Hawke, winner by default over John Yerby; Jim Dimit, fall over Prank Meldrum; Elyza Wil lis, fall over Knox Parker. Today’s Matches With the first match starting at 4 p.m., the following will wrestle today in the order given at five minute intervals: 126-pound division—Bob Dalton vs. Tom Williams, Paul Logan vs. Joe Gurley. 135-pound division — Gordon Crymes vs. Nick Nickerson, Herb Ehrsam vs. Jim Stearns. 145-pound division—Bill Cum mings vs. Cam Collier, Jim Pick ett vs. Dick Shannon. 155-pound division—Frank An derson vs. Roland Rodman, Waldo Caufield vs. Leland Terry. 165-pound division—Bob Speer vs. Floyd Elliott, Herb Gifford vs. Tony Frombolo. 175-pound division—Elmer Han son vs. Art Ebright, Jim Dimit vs. Bill Merrill. Heavyweight — Bill Hawke vs. Nello Giovanini, Jim Dimit vs. Ely za Willis. gJMiaiffla®aiaa/aMaMeja®aEisisjsisiii CHILI . . . , 10c Best in town! Sandwiches, 5c and 10c Drinks BLUE BELL SANDWICH SHOP 9G6 Oak Between 9th and 10th jfj aJSIS13EEI3IS]3l3ISI3EI0MBiS(SEIBISI3i3lul SPECIAL LOW TRAIN FARES FOR VACATION $2-75 ROUNDTRIP TO PORTLAND Reduced fares to other points. Special parties being organized for Klamath Falls and California points. Tick et s on sale March S. it. 10, and 11. Return limit March ‘J‘2. Northbound trains leave 12:25 and 1:15 p.w. SPECIAL TRAINS RETURNING March 19. leaving Portland at 5 and. 0:110 p.iu. l'or further details- inquire at A.S.l'.O. Office sponsored by Associated Students of University of Oregon Leonard Gard Paces Duckling Scoring According to final tabulations from the athletic department, Leonard Gard, former all-state for ward for University high school of Eugene, scored 161 points in the 12 frosh games of the past season. Gard averaged 13y< points in run ning up one-third of his team's total. Trailing the lanky Duckling for ward at a great distance was Doug Caven with 102 points, and, behind him, was Don Galbreaith with 81 points. Down still another big drop was Les Thompson, frosh center, with 35 points. Thompson lost out in the last two rook encounters when he failed to score. The trio of Gard, Caven, and Galbreaith was responsible for 69 per cent of the total scoring for the Ducklings. Individual scoring. Name Gard . Caven . Galbreaith .. Thompson .... Deverell . Van Marter Kilborn . Wilson . Austin . Whitman . Sarkela . Leonard . King . Dyer . Smith . Winslow. Brown . Hays . G TP .12 161 .12 102 .12 81 .12 . 9 .12 .12 . 7 . 6 . 5 . 6 .. 2 . 1 .. 2 .. 2 2 . 3 . 1 35 26 25 21 19 18 11 11 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 $ Save Money $ at DeNeffe’s Disposal Responding to the request of numer ous customers, the closing of our sale was extended to— SATURDAY MARCH 4th Hurry! Hurry! and share in this price- | smashing sale. | 70 SUITS | 40 OVERCOATS | 22 RAINCOATS E 65 PR. 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