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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1939)
DUCK TRACKS By ELBERT HAWKINS Not many weeks ago, Hec Ed mundson's rapid-fire Washington baaketeers took a little jaunt through the Willamette valley, and out of a four-game series against Donald Duck and Ben Beaver were able to salvage just one vic tory. The Huskies were a superb dark liorse team when they first hit Eu gene. Seven pre-season games had been, swept with nonchalance and four more conference games were quickly stowed away in the win column besides a pair from Mon tana which made an imposing rec ord of 13 wins and no losses. Philosophical Hec had something to say after that disastrous jaunt which many said had ruined Wash -fctgton’s title chances. Our quote is third hand but it still contains “food for thought.” He said simp ly : “I’ve seen sicker cats get well!” Those three defeats have since turned out to be the season’s only losses for Washington. The never say-die Washingtons with their backs against the wall, had an an swer to the cockeyed basketball world at that juncture in the sea son. They bowled over Washington State twice at home and then scored a four-game sweep in the Inland Empire against the Cougars and Idaho. That’s where Oregon comes into the picture. Oregonians wouldn’t be worrying so much tonight as Washington and Oregon open their two-game championship series at Seattle if there wasn't the specter of a previous Husky sweep hang ing over this year’s race. You see, Hec, when he mentioned that he's seen sicker cats get well must have been recalling that championship he won about five years ago by salting away 11 consecutive vic tories after Washington had lost four out of its first five games. Washington needs both games, while Oregon can take its gonfa lon with only one, but Coach Hob son is pointing for a sweep of his own, figuring that Oregon is the best team (which we'll bet 90 per pent of the Northwest inwardly believes too). If Oregon doesn’t win tonight it’ll make Washington’s late season sweep look like more than a mere josh and switch the pressure from the Huskies right onto the shoulders of the Wcbfoot champs. * * # Speaking of championships, do you know how Oregon rates with the other teams for 16 years of northern division play ? Second only to Washington, is the answer. It's a mathematical fact. The Bea vers of Oregon State with their - three titles and one Coast cham pionship are a good length behind in third. Here's liow they rate for the 16-year period, giving six points for a first, five for a second, etc.: Washington 84 1-2, Oregon 65 1-2, Oregon State, 56; Idaho 50 1-2; Washington State, 49 1-2, and Montana (seven years) 10. Fig ures are by Washington's ambi tious publicity man, Ed Hillyer. Eight northern titles and two coast championships under the regime of Hec Edmundson puts the Hus kies on top. Oregon has three northern division flags and none lor the coast. After tomorrow night we'll know whether the Ducks are a four-time northern champion and whether they have a chance to win their first (No. 1) coast basket ball title. Hero and there: We nientioned Recently what coaches Itee Fd mundsoii, Forrest Twogood, Slats Gill, and Ilohhy llohson did as athletes in college. To uuiUo it Unanimous we’ll add the name ol Jack Friel, the northern division's ©nly other »kipi>or, and tell nliat lie did. Friel went to the school lie's Sow coaching, Washington State, during a stretch from 1919 and 1923 and - strange to say got a degree in business administration rather than physical education. His athletic record? The Cougar mentor pitched for three years on the Pullman school's baseball team ftnd on top of that was a basket tall forward for three years . . . lie was a captain in his junior year. The other coaches: Washington's Hec Kdmundson an Olympic games half-miler from Idaho uni versity. Idaho's Forrest Twogood football, basketball, and baseball at Iowa university and a major league, pitching prospect until “bursitis" stopped him. Hobson - captain ami all-star in baseball and Jj^sketball for Oregon. Gill all-’ coast for Oregon State in btnd.-t * Northern Division Lead at Stake in Seattle Tonight Ducks, Huskies Finish Division Season Saturday ___ Northern Division Standings W L Pet. Pts. Op. Oregon .12 2 .857 635 517 1 Washington 11 3 .789 689 520 WSC . 6 8 .428 523 563 OSC . 6 8 .428 477 490 Idaho . 1 15 .063 498 634 Friday and Saturday Games (Final) At Pullman, Washington Statc Oregon State. At Seattle, Washington-Oregon. (Conlrnticd jrom pane one) Wintermute, Captain Anet, and Lefty Bob Hardy—they take their last fling at northern division casaba play this weekend, and they don't propose to be beaten. Want More Than Wins Then too the Ducks have been spurred by other incentives. Laddie Gale needs 27 more points to crack Wally Palmberg's 16-game record of 187 points. He and his teammates hope he gets the needed counters in the wake of an Oregon victory wave. The Ducks have also leveled their sights at two so-called Wash ington jinxes which have plagued visiting teams. It’s been so long ago that a visiting team swept the Washington series, Husky officials have no records of such an occur rence. And too, opponents of the Husky can’t seem to cop that first game at the "Doghouse.” What, No Jinxes Coach Hobson and . his boys have their own ideas about these jinxes and traditions, and if inter preted, the ideas all mean “fooey.” Mentor Hobson has kept his team playing e^qhrgiwni; ^s it came this season, and the Diicks have won 12 and lost only two. They fully expect to take the Huskies, the first night and the second night. Regulars Heady Oregon’s regular combination of Wally Johansen, Bob Anet, John Dick, Slim Wintermute, and Lad dies Gale are set to open tonight's . game. The Webfoot attack will see Johansen and Anet, the "Gold Dust guards,” pacing the “cavalry charge" and feeding the ball to the "big three,” Wintermute, Gale, and Dick. ‘Shockers’ Ready, Too Ford Mullen, Bob Hardy, Earl Sandness, Red McNeeley, Matt Pavalunas, and Ted Sarpola will compose Coach Hobson’s shock troops. Washington will open with Roy Williamson and Dick Voelker, for wards; Bill McDonald, center; and Pat Dorsey and George Ziegenfuss, guards. Williamson, little forward, is the chief threat to the scoring supremacy of Wintermute and Gale. Husky reserves expected to take a leading role are Dick Izzard, Harry Lockhart, and Jack Voelker. ball. Ami there's a list of the most Imposing array of former athlctos coaehes any conference ever had 100 per cent. * * * Wanted! Someone, anybody who will box in the l2(S-pound class for Oregon against Oregon State Sat urday. The Wehfoots haven't been represented in that division and it looks like a chance for some John ry-on-t lie-spot. It all the lads in school who can 'eally box and wrestle (and the rumpus tourney has proven that there are many) turned out for duty, Oregon's ring team could lie greatly improved—Coach Colwell and bis faithfuls admit that. iJotnelcij's ASSOCIATED On the Campus ' LUBRICATION CAR WASHING MONEY TO LOAN On Any Article oL' Value EUGENE EXCHANGE and LOAN CO. Cur. 7th and Willamette UO-OSC Nators to Churn He'll Be Busy Tonight Bobby Anet . . . smooth, colorful Oregon guard, and his fellow Webfoots will be out for a victory and the northern division champion ship against Washington in Seattle tonight and Saturday night. Intramural Wrestlers Stage Finals Today; Seven Matches Billed By PAUL McCARTY Elimination gf 134 wrestlers, including' quarter-finalists on Wednes day and semi-finalists orr Thursday, has brought intramural wrestling ! to the finals, with seven championship matches scheduled to start today at 3:30 p.m. in the wrestling room of the men's gymnasium. Alpha Tau Omega, leader in winter term intramural sports but sec ond to Beta Theta Pi in total scores,, liea/da team standings Thus far: with 11 points. However, if Sigma Chi's two finalists win their matches and the lone ATO finalist loses, the Sigma Chi "tong” will capture the intramural wrestling championships. The ''gnmt and groan” title hinges then on the re sults of the three matches men tioned of .Elmer Hanson, light heavyweight, Bill Hawke, heavy weight, both of Sigma Chi, and Paul Logan, Alpha Tau Omega. Dimit Wrestles Twice “Iron man” of intramural wrest ling is Jim Dimit, Fizzed repre sentative. Dimit in winning two matches by decisions yesterday had to wrestle the full five min ute period in both contests. En tered in both light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, Dimit must wrestle twice again today. His opponents will be Elmer Han son and Bill Hawke. Since he is boxing today with the varsity squad, Cam Collier will not meet Dick Shannon in the championship bout of the 145 pound division until Satufday morning. Start at 8:30 Today’s matches start at 3:30 p.m. and will be immediately fol lowed by a frosh-rook wrestling meet. With the first match starting at 3:30 p.m., the following is to day’s schedule of title bouts which will be run off at five-minute inter vals in the order given: 126-pound division Bob Dalton vs. Paid Logan. 135-pound division — Gordon Crymes vs. Jim Stearns. 155-pound division Leland Ter- 1 ry vs. Roland Rodman. 165-pound division — Bob Speer vs. Herb Gifford. 175-pound division Elmer Han son vs. Jim Dimit. Heavyweight — Bill Hawke vs. Jim Dimit. Graduates of 72 medical schools are on the staff of the Louisiana State university medical school. SPECIAL LOW TRAIN FARES FOR VACATION ROUNDTRIP TO PORTLAND K r d u c c <1 inres to other points. Sporial parties bi'in^ or;_rtini/.ed for. Klamath Fill Is and t'alit'oriiia points. Tiek ets on sale Mal’eli 8, !*, 10, ;unl 11. Ketuni limit Mareh 2‘J. Northbound trains leave 1 _ and t .l > p.m. SPECIAL TRAINS RETURNING IMareh l'J, leasing I’ortland at «'! ami Gall) p.m. For furl her detail* impure at A.S.l .O. Office Sponsored bv Assocaited Students of University of Oregon Rivals Rated Even for Final Dual Meet Here Frosh Mix on Same Program; Starts at 2 Iiy JIMMIE LEONARD If you want to see the Webfoots’ last swimfest of the season, better show up at the men's natatorium tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock with your ASUO card. Coaches Ned Johns and Jim Reed have a little party arranged for the sec ond place Oregon State Beaver team of Coach Jack Hewitt. « Both the varsities and the fresh man teams will compete. Yearling events will be run alternately with varsity events. Revenge will be the watchword of the Ducks, as the Orange varsity edged them out, 38 to 37, February 4 at Corvallis. The frosh also lost to the rooks on that same day. But, on a basis of recent showings, the Webfoots are expected to surpass the Bea vers. All the Orange meets thus far have been at home, and their only defeat was at the hands of the league-leading Washington Hus kies. Dallas and Wetmore Jack Dallas and Sherman Wet more, Long Beach sophomores, will carry the banner for Oregon in the breast stroke and backstroke events. Dallas and Wetmore, a combination that has become a figy ure of speech at Oregon, are un defeated in two years of compe tition. Veteran Ralph Lafferty has also been a point-getter in the breast stroke. - The Oregon mentors are count ing heavily upon Captain Jack Levy in the distance events. Levy has also shown an aptness in the backstroke. “The Milwaukie Mari ner" demonstrated good form (Please turn to page six) BE WARNED! Commencement Is Coming. Your roiiimittoo lias eho son a very distinctive an nouncement for your grad uation. Orders should bo placed at the Co-op imme diately after Spring Ya cation. Make up your list while at home and come back prepared to order just the number you will need at lOe per. CAPS AND DOWNS AY ILL RENT FOR $L7d Unit'. 'CO-OP’ Beta Theta Pi Athletes Top Donut Standings With intramural championships in golf, “B" volleyball, and hand ball, Beta Theta Pi, leader over all men’s living organizations in fall intramural sports, still holds high score for both fall and winter terms thus far, with a grand total of 524 points. Second to the Betas is Alpha Tau Omega with 491 points. The ATOs are second in scoring for winter term with 241 points, and if the “factory" men successfully defend their intramural wrestling title, it may be possible tor them to jump into the lead ahead of the Betas. The ATO record in basketball boosted its total considerably in comparison with that of other men’s organizations, with the ex ception of the Fizzeds, independent group of physical education ma jors, who won both “A” and “B” league basketball championships. Fizzeds Kate High The Fizzeds are “tops” for win ter term with 255 points, but be cause of their inactivity in fall term sports, are far down the list j in total scores. Phi Delta Theta, winner in “A” volleyball, is third in the total score list with 469 points. Next follows Sigma Alpha Epsilon with 419 tallies and then comes Phi Kappa Psi with 408 counters. Kappa Sigma was third in thp fall term totals with 254 points, just ahead of the ATOs who had 250, but dropped down the list this term. Other Leaders Phi Gamma Delta had 248, Pi Kappa Alpha, tennis champions, 223, Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon each had 207, Sigma Nu 204, and Sigma Chi 203. Leader of the men’s dormitory teams is Gamma hall, boasting a fall term total of 207 tallies and still leading the dormitory con tingents. DON RICHARDS is changing his colors Spring means new lively patterns to 1) o n Richards be cause that is wliat it means to the college man. We have just received the newest of these patterns and heartily recommend them to you . . . and remember, the same “easy to wear” col lege' designed style in all Don K i e h a r d s suits. See Don Richards’ “latest for Spring" today at .... Hurt Larsen's Vern Pomeroy, Clay Pomeroy $35 Campus McCRADY’S YV1IKK K NT1 UKNTS >IKKT ANI) AUK ALWAYS WKLtOMK c A F E ASK ABOUT FREE USE OF OI R BANQUET ROOM FRANK WILLS Now Owner Thirty-one entrants were listed in intramural sports, including fraternities and dormitories, the Fizzeds, Yeomen, Oregon Freemen, Dudley Stars, and Hornets, the lat ter being known last year in intra mural athletic circles as the Comets., The Dudley Stars and Oregon Freemen have failed to ^core any points yet this school year. If the winners of last year's spring term intramural sports schedule can be used as a judging basis, next term may see a change in the top-ranking teams. The title holders last spring term, with the exception of Phi Delta Theta, were fraternities that are not in the upper bracket of total scores thus far this year. Sigma Chi won swimming, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, j water polo, Phi Delts the Sig I ma Delta Psi, and Delta Upsilon, ■ softball. 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