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DUCK TRACKS j^gggufflnnnnnni.... | By ELBERT HAWKINS r - - UNIVERSITY OF OBEGO N, NATIONAL basketball CHAMPIONS FOB 1939! ' National champs they are after last night’s 46 to 33 scamper over Ohio State, and fittingly too, for those colorful Wcbfoots of 1939 are a gang that’ll long he remem bered. The publicity those destiny boys have brought themselves and Ore gon would go a long ways if layed end to end and we’re betting those ' Wcbfoots will l>e remembered in the northwest as long as basket ball is legend. Hobby Hobson's own little north ern division all-star selection was printed this year as more or less of a joke. For after all who ever saw an all-anything team that included members of only one team ? It read like this: forwards, Gale and Dick; center, Slim Wintermute; guards, ' Anet and Johansen. J In fact, Hobby apologized for his all-star choice: “I do think we have an all-star team right here, and no ’■ one would go wrong with the • above combination.” That’s our point, the coach of Oregon’ two ■ time champions of the northern division, coast champs, champs • west of the Mississippi, and na tional champs didn’t go wrong " with that combination. Who could find a better pair of guards than those driving Astor 1 ians, the inseparable Wally Johan sen and Bobby Anet, who have been playing side by side for 12 „ years? Is there a center any where you’d rather have either defensively or offensively than ' 81im Wintermute. Or how could ■ you top the offensive front trio of . Slim, and forwards Laddie Gale and John Dick who in their four games previous to last night’s Ohio State debacle (against Cali fornia twice and then Texas and Oklahoma) rolled in 144 points! That amounts to 36 points per game for the trio, 12 per man, against three of the west’s most ' potent outfits. i # * * ’ Guards Wally Johansen and Bob by Anet, the drivingest pair on the coast, were snubbed this year in dividually on all-star choices, , which probably indicates what such selections mean. Slats Gill of Oregon State belittled them the ‘ most, calling three other northern • division guards and his own "bull . in-a-China-shop” Elmer Kolberg, superior to the flashy Webloots. Jack Friel of Washington State ignored them, Idaho's Vandals had only Bobby Anet on their second team. Wally and Bobby made only second on the all-northern division, and Bobby only second on the NCAA western all-star. But that same pair was the driving stimula tion of Oregon's basketball greats who in the last eight games rose to the greatest heights of a three varsity championship career. Dick Oleott, one of the few Uni versity students to sec Oregon at Treasure Island, says the Web foots had to outdrive and outplay a truly remarkable Oklahoma team to capture the western title. The Oklahomans were diminutive com pared with Oregon’s tall firs, but had the skill to push Hobson's champs. Bobby And was at his best with fiery interceptions, Slim Wintermute made a tremendous hit, and big John Dick reached his peak at a time when Laddie Gale was a bit below' par. Against Texas, the Ducks started out “cold” but warmed up to cham pionship ball in their usual killing second half basket-throwing bee. Wintermute, Dick, and Gale (against Laddie's modest protests of “I don't deserve it") were chosen as center, forward, and guard on the all-west team. Of course Slim and Laddie, all-coad rrs of last year, made every mythical selection that was chosen this year and the third of Oregon's big scoring three, John Dick, made several himself. Wonder why they didn't make it n two out of three series Ixdwoen Oregon and Ohio Stale for the na tional championship? ... it would have meant more dough, but pos sibly the National Collegiate Ath letic association wants to keep its basketball from becoming too commercialized ... it you did that to football there wouldn’t Ik- any bow I games. Oregon's basketball Wcbfools almost had to produce passports to get Into Trousers JLtyud for I Howard Hobson’s ‘Vow Boys’ Conclude Season Victoriously Frosh, Varsity Netmen Stage Ladder Tourney Twenty-One Out for Webfoot Team; 15 Ducklings Play Twenty-one men are trying out for places on Oregon's varsity tennis team, and 15 fellows are working for berths on the frosh squad. At the present time Coach Haul E. Washke is conducting an elimination tourney. Any man who is beaten twice in the contest is automatically dropped from the list of varsity contenders. If the Ducks win the northern division championship this spring, they will have a mighty high hurdle to hop. The University of Washington is the team that all the rest of the division squads will have to watch, according to Mr. Washke. The Huskies have some returning veterans who are ex pected to be winners. 21 Varslteers The 21 Webfoot varsiteers will have some brilliant players to put before their opponents this year. The outstanding team members are hard to pick now- more can be said after the completion of the elimination tournament. Included in the varsity contin gent are John Sherman, Burton Dake, Norris Kemp, Jack Mc Clung, Bill Cardin a I, Robert Vaughn, Don Good, Ehrman Mc Faddin, Robert Engelke, Lee Ren nolds, Ben Clabaugh, Dale Helilc son, Dick Phillippi, Leonard Clark, Carl Robbins, Harold Faunt, Rex Applegate, Les Werschkul, Bob Horning, Louis Bean, and Norm Wiener. Freshman prospects include Jack Boone, Bill Endlcott, Don | Galbreaith, John McCliment, Bob' j Potwin, Maurice Goldberg, Don | Holcman/ Clifford Matson, Robert j Berghan, Murray Brown, William Browne, William Gilmore, Fred j Konschot, Bill Morley, and Don McEachem. (Continued from pane one) the song when it was all over, and when midwest fans paid a roaring tribute to a great ball ball team. From the time the two Oregon sparkplugs, Wally Johansen and Captain Bobby Anet first started performing as skinny kids on an Astorian floor, Oregon basketball was destined to reach the top. As freshmen at Oregon they teamed with Gale, while Slim Wintermute was ineligible. Then as sophomores, they “vowed" to reach the top. In 1937, with Cap tain Johnny Lewis and Dave Sil ver, Anet, Johansen, Gale, and Wnitermute shared in a northern division championship. In 1938, the “big four" teamed with Silver to take an undisputed northern title, only to lose to Lui setti and Stanford in the coast playoff in two straight. And this year, there was no stopping those Ducks. They aimed high, and they flew high. They traveled from New York to San Francisco and back again to Chi cago, playing the best in the na tion, and they lost but five of 34 games. They applied the pressure to beat Washington, 39 to 26, to cop the northern division hoop tiara, then waxed California two straight, 54 to 49, and 53 to 47, to annex the coast gonfalon. Texas and Oklahoma bowed out of the western picture, 56 to 41, and 55 to 37. Against Ohio State last night, the Oregons led all the way, and kept the pressure on the Buck eyes continuously. Captain Bobby Anet led the way in the opening minute with a basket and free throw that boosted the Webfoots to a 3 to 0 lead. Dick made it 6 to 1 before Cap tain Jimmy Hull of the Buckeyes tallied the first Ohio State field goal. Bill Sattler, elongated Ohio cen ter, closed the gap another two points, but Laddie Gale found the range for three points to make it 8 to 5 for the Webfoots. Captain Hull scored for the Buckeyes, but Gale drove in for a Webfoot score. Dick added a free throw, but Bob Lynch swished a howitzer to keep Ohio close. J o h ansc n came through, then Lynch again, and the Oregon was Varsity Baseballers Limber Up Under Cole U won't lit' long before Oregon's varsity baseballers find their batting eyes and start pounding the ball at a clip which they hope | will take them to a northern division championship. for more than a week now, veteran lettermen and rookie aspirants ahke have been swinging bats and shaking winter cramps from their arms. One broken window in the south side of the igloo attests to their cainesiucss, aim n nicy Keep a it, Arise Cornell, athletic manager may have to buy windows ii wholesale lots. However, the Webl'oot iliamom men are beginning to hit tin horsehide on the “nose.” Buseliit: are the order of the day. Colo Directs With Big Bill Cole in the role o: "casting director" while Coael Hobson directs his national chain pion hoopslers, the 1939 varsity thi ir first game against Texas . . they watted at their hotel lor i Inis which was to take them to tin island pavilion, hut it didn't come so with game lime rapidly draw ing near they jumped in taxis am headed for Treasure Island . . lost halt an hour at the main gate? as nobody lieliexed they wort' I hi Oregon team (the other Irani! Here met by their buses) . . . aftei finally proving their identity they were again stopped at the paxilion by suspicious ticket takers who thought they were a hunch of ath letes trying to crash the gates . . , only way the Ducks could prow lo California they were a liuskct IkiII team was to go out and whip Texas* quintet and then Oklahoma like the cli_i“i:!coc they realty arc. lms bo on gradually taking shape. Saturday, the varsity walloped the l'rosh in a practice game, and looked good in doing so. Varsity stickers 1 hit l'rosh pitchers for Jl safe bingles. Friday, the Webfoots face the Pacific university Badgers in a doubleheader at Forest Grove. The northern division season begins April 21. Several Heady Now Bright spots in the pre-season training has been the apparent mid-season form of Pitcher Bob Creighton and Chile | Uuslier) Smith, first baseman. Creighton > has been "cutting loose” in prae i tiee, while Smith has been rapping the apple with consistency. Two newcomers appear slated to take active roles in the pitching department. The two are .lack Jasper and Curly Lind, both trans fers. Jasper, a big southpaw from Marin junior college, has looked impressive in early workouts, while Find, a right hander, has shown! more than average speed. Lottormen on hand tire Jimmy Nicholson and Tommy Co.x, out fielders, Wimpy Quinn, heavy slugging third baseman who is just beginning to find his eye. Smith and Creighton. Summary: Oregon (46) Dick, f . Gale, f . Wintermute, c ... Anet, g . Johansen, g . Pavalunas, g . Mullen, g . Totals. Ohio State (33) Hull, f . Baker, f . Schick, c . Lynch, g . Boughner, g . Dawson, g . Sattler, c . Mickelson . Stafford, f . Maag, c . Scott, g . FG FT PF .4 5 3 ...3 4 0 2 1 0 0 ...17 12 8 FG FT PF ...5 2 2 0 0 .2 .4 ..4 .0 .0 .0 .1 .3 .1 .1 .3 0 .0 .0 .0 TP 13 10 4 10 9 0 0 46 TP 12 0 2 7 2 2 7 0 0 0 1 Free throws missed—Gale, Win termute, Anet, Johansen, Hull 2, Lynch 2, Sattler. Officials — Referee, John Get chell, St. Thomas; umpire, Lyle Clarno, Bradley. ahead by only one point. Right there, Johansen said “nix brother,” and let fly. Swish, swish, and the lithe Astorian had plunked two field goals. Anet flashed by and hit another, and John Dick potted two more, while Captain Hull was hitting for the Buckeyes to bring the halftime score to 21 to 16. All during this half, Oregon's big boys, Laddie Gale and Slim Wintermute, were feeding Anet and Johansen. Their turn, they knew, would come later. At the turn of the period, Cap tain Hull brought Ohio State to within one point of the Webfoots with two quick baskets. The pressure was on, and the Webfoots responded. In about three minutes, the Webfoots had scored nine points while blanking the Buckeyes. Wintermute, Dick, Anet, and Dick again, swished the ball through the hoop. Oregon now had a lead, and with every man finding the range, the Webfoots had turned the tide of battle. Be fore it was over, the game was nearly a rout. Ohio State never could quite adjust its play to break through the tight Oregon zone defense. The Buckeyes, after repeated attempts, began howitzering from far out. Except for the pinch-hitting of L> H ch and Hull, the Buckeyes could never hit consistently. John Dick of Oregon and Hull of Ohio tied for high point honors with 13 points each. Captain Anet and Johansen played the outstand ing floor games, and received long applause when they left the floor. Anet scored 10 points, as did Gale, and Johansen got 9. Managers Notice! Prospectice sophomore baseball managers are asked to report to the equipment room of McArthur court at 3 o'clock today or contact Bill Foster at the ATO house. Another Champion It's Laddie Gale, Oregon’s nado forward, who recently placed of the NEA all-American. The for- ] mer Oaltridge athlete helped Ore gon defeat Ohio State last night for the national basketball cham pionship. Donut Mermen Open Slate With Three Meets Sigma Chi, Betas, Theta Chis Defeat Opponents in Tiffs Oregon’s initial intramural swim meet was held yesterday at the men's pool. Six teams turned out to do battle in the six events at the end of which found the tank sters from Sigma Chi, Beta Theta Pi, and Theta Chi still floating above their worthy opponents. Sigma Chi rolled up the largest total of the day by defeating Pi Kappa Alpha 42-6. The Pi Kaps failed to take one event and lost; one by forfeit while one entry was disqualified. Zetas Edged Out Zeta hall dropped a close meet to the Betas to the tune of 26-23. The swimsters from Theta Chi downed those of Sigma Nu with their 28-20 win. Results as follows: Sigma Chi (42) vs. Pi Kappa Alpha (6). 40-yard free style — Bradshaw and Hanson (Sigma Chi) first and second: McFadgcn (Pi Kaps) third. 40-yard back stroke—Sigma Chi by forfeit. 40-yard breast stroke — Hanson and Hannifin (Sigma Chi) first and second: King (Pi Kaps) third. 120-yard medley—Won by Sig ma Chi (Bradshaw, Grady, and Hanson). 60-yard individual medley •— Hannifin and Potter (Sigma Chi) first and second. 120-yard free style relay—Won by Sigma Chi (Clay, Stimson and Lee). Victory Narrow Beta Theta Pi (26) vs. Zeta hall (23). 40-yard free style—Groene (Zeta hail) first; Wolcott and Hague (Beta) second and third. 40-yard back stroke — Craig (Beta) first; Putnam and Landeen (Zeta hall) second and third. 40-yard breast stroke—Gill and Craig (Beta) first and second; Dake (Zeta hall) third. 120-yard medley—Won by Zeta hall (Landeen, Powers, and Dake). 60-yard individual medley — (Please turn to page three) Coed Donut Softball Season to Commence By >1 VKG.YKKT YOUNG The first girls’ intramural baseball (it's really softball, but that sounds so sissified) games are scheduled for this Wednesday at 0 p.m. on Gerlinger field. Playing Wednesday are Gamma Phi vs. Pi Phi and Sigma Kappa vs. Delta Gamma. Thursday's double-header includes Kappa vs. University Co-op and Chi Omega vs. busie. Hi leains Enter Louise Parsley. VVAA baseball manager, divided the lt> entering teams into t leagues. As in the basketball tourney, the members of each of these leagues wilt meet the other three teams in their league ami then league winners will play-off for the girls' intra mural baseball crown anil silver cup. League A includes AOI*i, Theta. Alpha Chi, and Grides. League I’.. University Co-op, Kappa, Gamma Phi, and Pi Phi League C, Hilyard Co-op. Chi O, Susie, and ADPi. League D, Sigma Kappa, Delta O'lwnvi IiioIm \.<o »r».l >'♦ Sign-up slips were collected Monday and they showed the Kap pas leading with 25 girls listed for participation. Altogether 210 girls '.had registered for the 16 teams, teams. Practices may be Held at any time anywhere. Balls and bats may be checked out at the cage in Ger iinger for the afternoon, and then at 5:10 p.m. they may be taken for overnight. When they are checked out for all night, they must be returned at 8 o'clock the ue.\t morning or this privilege may not be granted again. Kor a WAA check, participants must practice five times and play m all the games. Strong UO Golf Team Anticipated For 1939 Season Five Lettermen Are Back for Varsity Plus Holdovers One of the strongest University of Oregon golf squads since the championship days of Don Moe, George Will, et al, began prepara tions for the 1939 season this week with the start of 72-hole qualify ing rounds over the Eugene coun try club course. Five lettermen from last year's team, plus four non-lettermen re serves and the entire 1938 fresh man lineup affords Playing Coach and Captain Bill Watson the pros pects of a very formidable links aggregation this spring. Other returning veterans ill ad dition to Watson are Dwight “Doc” Near, Ben Hughes, Shelby Golden, Doug Ramsey, all letter men, and Bob Spear, Rich Wersch kul, Hank Moretty and Clare Pe terson, reserves. The sophomores who last year upset all yearling opposition are Cliff Smith, Fred Davis, Chet Kel ler, Kneeland Stone and Jim Hick ey. Smith blazed a 71, one under par yesterday in his first 18 holes of qualifying for the best score to ciate. Earl Fortmiller, star of the 1937 freshman team; Hal Duden, Bob Skelly, and Bob Wintermute are other promising candidates. First rounds in the qualifying tests must be finished Saturday, says Manager Bob Smith. Fresh man golfers also are underway with their 72 holes of qualifying play, under the direction of Dan Mahoney, at the Laurclwood course. They are requested to fin ish these immediately. RECREATION MAN SPEAKS Major George W. Braden, west ern representative of the National! Recreation association, spoke be-! fore a group of physical education 1 students yesterday on “New' Hori zons for Community Recreation.” Major Braden w'ill speak tomor row before a group of school heads of Eugene and members of the playground commission. ^ m.m. m a. . Eugene ■ Mattress & ■ Upholstering B Company * 1122Olive _ Pkoue 812 UiS U 4 » a jOEal!, Washington Swimmers Top Northern Division Oregon Team Second The University of Washington posted a total of 82 points in the northern division Pacific coast conference swimming meet in Seattle Saturday to run away with the crown. Oregon was second with 47 points, and OSC was third with 30 ponits. Idaho and Washington State tied for fourth place with six points each, while Montana was last with one point. Oregon shone, as usual, in its specialties—the 300-yard medley relay, the 150-yard backstroke, and the 200-yard breast stroke. Sherm Wetmore, Jack Dallas, and Jim Marnie pooled their talents and posted a new championship mark by swimming the 300 in 3:08.8. And again it was Jack Dal las in the breast stroke and Sherm Wetmore in the backstroke, as the two Californians polished off three records each — the championship, the pool, and the northern division marks. Dallas went the 200-yard breast stroke in 2:31, while Wet more took the backstroke in 1:42.1. Ends ’37 Season The Saturday meet marked the end of another swimming season for the Oregon mermen. The team was coached by Ned Johns, one time track star for Stanford uni versity, and Jim Reed, ex-Oregon and all-American swimmer. The season was fairly successful, but the Oregonians look forward to a great year next year, when some outstanding frosh of this year— Dick Smith, Gerald Heustis, Jerry Macdonald, Bob Range, Bob Mc Auliffe, and Fred Vincent — will come up to the varsity. It was a great day for the Huskies as they dedicated their new 75-foot pool. They took five first places and broke records in three events. How They Scored Summary: 300-yard medley relay Won by Oregon (Wetmore, backstroke, Dallas, breast stroke, Marnie, free style); second, Washington; third, Oregon State; fourth, Washington State; fifth, Idaho. Time: 3:08.8. (New championship meet record— previous set by Hoskins, Caddey, and Randles at Washington, 1937). 220-yard free style — Won by Bochman, Washington; second, Goldberg, Washington; third, Eb ling, OSC; fourth, Holden, Wash ington; fifth, Levy, Oregon. Time: 2:18.0 (New meet record). 50-yard dash — Won by Mc Adams, Washington; second, Per sonctte, Washington, and Marnie, Oregon, tie; fourth, Starbuck, Ore gon and Mallory, Oregon, tie. Time: 24.3. 100-yard free style — Won by Brownell, OSC; second, Personette, Washington; third, Bookman, Washington; fourth, Goldberg, Washington; fifth, Mallory, Ore gon. Time: :55.2 (new pool record). 150-yard backstroke — Won by Wetmore, Oregon; second, Hos kins, Washington; third, Hoeppner, Washington; fourth, Brugger, OSC; fifth, Koke, Washington. Time: 1:42.1 (New meet, northern division, and pool record). 200-yard breast stroke—Won by Dallas, Oregon; second, Caddey, Washington; third, Yake, Wash ington; fourth, Lafferty, Oregon; fifth, King, Montana. Time: 2:31 (new northern division, champion ship, and pool record). 400-yard free style — Won by Bockman, Washington; second, Goldberg, Washington; third, Ebel ing, OSC; fourth, Holden, Wash ington, and Wetmore, Oregon (tie). Time: 5:06.2 (new meet record). Diving — Won by Langevin, Washington; second, Olson, OSC; third, Gaffney, Oregon; fourth, El mer Mallory, Oregon; fifth, An drews, Washington. 400-yard free style relay—Won by Washington (Randles, Mc Adams, Personette, and Caddey); second, Oregon; third, OSC; fourth, Idaho; fifth, Washington State. Time 3.50 (new meet record). 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