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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1939)
DUCK TRACKS ■BiuuiinmiimmmiiiniimimimHMimmiiimiiiMimiimimimmrmnmmminuii By ELBERT HAWKINS Co-Sports Editor Oregon Daily Emerald The northern division has pio neered more than one basketball idea for this half of the country, and for the 1939-40 season gets another first by adopting glass backboards. The southern division doesn’t have ’em. In order to make it uniform for the teams, every school in the northern division had to adopt glass backboards or none could use them. Anse Cornell, the school’s athletic manager, says 1 the conference had a little confab and decided that the glass was a certainty to come and went 100 per cent for the idea. Oregon, Oregon State, Washing ton, Washington State, Idaho, and Montana went together on a joint order and bought 12 glass back boards to be installed for the cur rent season. Washington State was first to get hers ready. No More Wishful Thinking' A crew of workmen hammered from morn to night yesterday at McArthur court installing Ore gon’s new 350-pound boards, and now what was merely a pipe dream a year ago is a reality, j Ilobby Hobson’s touring Webfoots played on several courts which I had glass backboards last winter when they went east to Madison Square Garden, and the boys came home sold on the idea. Anse Cornell just yesterday asked all-American Bobby Anet, now coach of the Rubenstein in dependents, if glass boards make any different to the players. Said Bobby: “Heck yes, I aver aged nine points a game with them.” (Intimating that he never did that well with wooden back boards.) Reason why he did better shoot ing off glass boards ? Bobby claims he never saw the basket when he shot but was looking straight through the backboard, into the first row of the balcony where a bunch of girls always sit. Bobby Goes Proselyting Coach Anet of the Rubenstein Oregonians was fairly beaming with optimism yesterday for he’d found a center of college experi ence who ought to really boost his team’s strength. Bobby’s new find is Jack Butterworth who starred, for Oregon normal several seasons back and then transferred back east to play under Bill Reinhart j . . . Butterworth played for the former Oregon coach last winter. He teaches school at Cottage Grove so will probably be with the Rubensteins all season. He pots baskets from far and near a la Wintermute and according to Bob by may “mean the difference be tween night and day for the club.’’ Besides being the nation's No. 1 basketball coach, a friend of the press, and a top-notch proselyter, Hobby Hobson gets this depart ment's nomination for an honorary position on the school’s rally com-1 mittee. Hobby has provided that group with a natural. It’s a Natural, No Foolin’ k The set-up is this. Oregon’s na tional champs of last year, now essentially the Rubenstein team, S meets the present Wcbfoot varsity team at the Igloo next Thursday night in what should match any conference game for rivalry and and thrills. It’ll be the old against the new. At 9:15 the same night, Hobby Hobson and his Webfoots will board train for (he southland on the first leg of their second annual transcontinental trek to Madison Square Garden in New York. Game time for tlit Rubenstein Oregon clash has been advanced one full hour to 7 o'clock which leaves time for the Igloo’s fandom n As good as new... §j when your clothes come S back t'rom the Eugene ■ Cleaners! Be sure to j| have your things all H read y for Christmas | vacation .... | Phone 75 I EUGENE - I CLEANERS Last Broadway t m i> 1 1 m » 1 ■ i a 1 9 i i I Ducks Find Tough Resistance in Smooth Oiler Club Hobby’s Boys Make Spurt Near Finish (Continued from page one1 field goal of the game, and dom inated most of the scoring in the first half. Patterson Gets “Hot” Big John Dick knotted the count at 2 all, only to have the Oilers sweep away to a 6 to 2 advantage as Hollingsworth canned beauties. Not a whit depressed, however, the Ducks came storming back to lead, 7 to 6, as John Dick dropped a free throw. With Chuck Patter son, silky muscled negro ace, pot ting goals with amazing regular ity, the Oilers jumped into the lead again, and held it until near the end of the first half. Webfoots Snatch Lead The Ducks pushed out, 21 to 19, with but one and one-half min utes of the first period to play, but halftime found the score knot ted at 23 all. As the second period opened, lanky Hank Anderson put Oregon into the lead with a quick one handed flip. The advantage was short lived, however, as the Signal Oilers once again went out in front. The Oilers hung onto a lead dur ing most of this final period, un til, with eight minutes to go, a basket by Ted Sarpola, the Asto ria “whirling dervish” shot Ore gon to the front, 38 to 37. Advantage See-Saws A basket by Merryman made it 39 to 38 for the Oilmen, but once again Sarpola rang the bell. This time it was Pflugrad who gave the Signal boys a final lead, 41 to 40. Right there, the Ducks began taking command. Dick tied the count with a free throw, and then Pavalunas, with a great show of shooting hit the hoop twice, and Dick once more, to ice the game. Ted Sarpola and Chuck Patter son tied for high man honors with 14 points each. Right behind came Jay Hollingsworth of the Oilers with 13. Summary: Oregon Dick, f . Sarpola, f . Marshik, c . Pavalunas, g .... Townsend, g .... Piippo, g . Anderson, c . Andrews, g. Signal Oil O'Donnell, f . Hollingsworth, Patterson, c .. Courtney, g .. Merryman, g Vanelli, f . Pflugrad, f . FG FT PF TP ...4 2 2 10 .6 .0 .5 .2 .0 .4 .0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 11 4 0 8 0 21 5 8 47 FG FT PF TP ...2 2 16 ....6 .6 .1 .2 ...0 ....1 Salvadore, g .0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 14 2 5 0 3 0 IS 7 8 43 Officials — Hcnigcs and Piluso, Portland. Halftime score, Oregon 23, Signal Oil 23. to move right, from the scene of the game into a big send-off rally for Hobby and his Ducks ... a great chance for some rallying. Duck Tracks . . . Dick Strite, Matty Mathews, and Williamson, and the rest of the nation’s top prognosticators have been routed in guessing percentage by the Em erald's own game-picker who has written a column this season un der the by-line A1 Lergic . . . this super-super correct proggie has confined his efforts solely to coast games, which by the way, have had enough cock-eyed reversals of form to send most guessing per centage:: down several notches . . . the Emerald's forecaster, Milt Levy, has picked exactly 12 cor rect winners out of 13 games not : counting ties which the other pick ers ignore, too . . . only miss for Milt was one of those games Which most people in this section figured was probably going the other way ... he picked Oregon State to whip Southern California . . . oh, yes, Levy didn't prognos ticate for publication the games Oregon's unpredictable Webfoots ; played. Kappa Sigma, Sigma Nu Touch Football Finalists Coach Russ Cutler Trains UO Mermen Oregon Mentor Has Five Lettermen and Nine Others Working Daily at Pool In Preparation for Winter Season Swimming Coach Russ Cutler, who this year assumed the aquatic coaching duties, is well-pleased over the prospects for the University of Oregon varsity. Five lettermen head the list of 14 men who are training daily for the season which opens January 20 in Seattle when the Ducks meet the northerri division conference king, Washington. Jack Dallas, 200-yard breaststroke specialist who unofficially holds the record time of 2:26.6, is teamed with Sherman Wetmore, Pacific coast record holder of the 150-yard backstroke event, in the array of returning letter wearers. Both stars failed to gain the official Pacific coast time recognition due to a clerical error at the time the marks were established. Other let termen are Ralph Lafferty, 200 yard breaststroke; Ralph Cathey, diving; and Jim Marnie, 50, 60, and 100-yard free style. Frosh Swim, Too Moving up from the reserve class is A1 Sandner who will vie with five frosh stars in molding this year’s team. The freshmen now working out for the varsity are Harold ChungHcon, Gerald Huestis, backstroke man; Bob Mc Auliffe, free style swimmer; Bob Range, diver; and Dick Smith, dis Frosh Drill Warren's Squad Numbers 38; Tall .. Men Are Plentiful Appear By DON CAWLEY A squad of 3S frosh basketball players were hard at work yester day under the tutelage of Coach John Warren. It was easy to note that after the stiff workout the men received in the opening drill many of them were nursing more than sore muscles. Honest John doesn't believe in the practice of cutting his squad, he just lets the yearlings drop out to tend to their physical disable ments. The would-be varsity men today had a slight taste of scrim age and the portly mentor’s face showed no lines of worry after the drill was over. With 11 men towering six feet two inches or over, there should be no lack of height on the team. Last year’s frosh team lacked this very necessary clement of the game and consequently had a not too-successful season. As Tall as Slim Wallace Borrevik, of Rcedsport, Oregon, is the tallest man on the roster. He towers six feet eight inches, the identical size of our last year’s all-American center, Slim Wintermute. Two of the boys hit six feet five inches. They are Arthur Fagin, of San Francisco, and Warren Taylor of Banks, Ore gon. Eight more are six feet two inches or over and there are nine others that hit above six feet. One of the outstanding mem bers of the squad is Cliff Anet, who is the younger brother of last year’s famous captain, Bobby “Bullet” Anet. Coach Warren has high hopes that the younger Anet will prove to be another of those famous “Flying Finns” from As toria. The frosh basketball roster: I Richard Anderson, Hines, Ore gon; Frank Baker, Olympia, Washington; Keith Bannister Waldport, Oregon'.Wallace Borre vik, Rcedsport, Oregon; John Bu balo, Portland, Oregon; Hcnrj Burns, Portland, Oregon; Eugene Cecchini, Portland, Oregon; Ar thur Fagin, San Francisco, Cali fornia;Reid Ferrel, Portland, Ore gon; Ralph Furhman, Coquille (Please hint to page four) For your Christmas Shopping try Western Thrift b04 and 91 7 Willamette tance man. Also training are Mel Anderson, free style distance; and Jerry MacDonald, free styler. Mac Donald, ineligible last season, broke every pool record ever es tablished while swimming for a fraternity team during the intra mural swimming tournament last year. A sophomore, MacDonald is scheduled to be a mainstay on the current season’s varsity. Although Pierce Mallory and Tom Starbuck, both two-stripers in the sprint event, have not yet turned out, they are expected to report soon. The only men lost through graduation are Jack Levy and Leo Gaffney, sparks of last year’s second place northern di vision conference team. Oregon’s slate includes: Jan. 20—Washington at Seattle. Feb. 3—Oregon State at Eu gene. Feb. 16.—Idaho at Moscow. Feb. 17—Washington State at Pullman. February 24—Oregon State at Corvallis. March 2—Pacific Coast confer ence northern division meet at Seattle. The Oregon team is also sched uling meets with California, Stan ford and San Jose State for the week of March 8. Betas Lose Overtime Tilt After Tieing Strain Intense as Neighboring Frats Boost Own Nines By BERNIE ENGEL Sigma Nu versus Kappa Sigma! Making six yards while throw ing Beta Theta Pi for an eight yard loss, the Kappa Sigs yester day won the right to oppose Sig ma Nu today in the championship intramural touch football game. The Betas, taking the ball first, made one yard on an end run by Harvey Jones. From there on they failed to click, being caught be hind the line of scrimmage and missing passes. Six Yards Win Bob McAuliffe packed the ball to pick up six yards on the Kap pa Sig's first play. Referee Rollie Dickie called the game here. The match was an overtime tilt with each team allotted five plays and the winner being picked on a basis of yardage gained. Kappa Sigma boasts what is probably the best line seen on the intramural fields this fall. Center Jack Lansing does a large sTiare of the team's pass-snatching; Guards Ek and Evans and Ends Moore and Knutson bolster the forward wall. Both in Tuesday’s game against the Phi Delts and in yesterday's clash, the Kappa Sig line ha3 come through in the pinches to throw the opposing team for a loss. Several Threats In the backfield, Fullback Bob McAuliffe is an all-around threat, combining accurate passing with tricky running. Bob Lansdon holds down the quarterback spot while •a * Play Santa give Oregon candied fruit packed in unusual baskets and trays . . . and assort 1 piont of walnuts, filberts, ' and six kinds of glazed fruits . . . 1-lb. boxes.$1.00 Large combinations . $2.65 Also trays of native west coast woods, fruit-filled $1.50 to $2.40 Ideal i'or Gifts Aplets and Cot lets 58 East Broadway Phone 1950 its.musm&&&& The HOLIDAY MOOD FOR HAPPY PEOPLE We sv. in; right into the spirit of this festive holiday season with dinner and supper party menus that are a thrill to every palate! And talking about swing— have you heard our orchestra’s hit parade‘1 Come and dine, danee .. . and be happy! Oregon Hotel Many Matmen Sign for Mix At the end of the first day of weighing in for the all-campus wrestling tournament, 97 aspirants for championship crowns in eight different divisions had entered. Grapplers were signed in the following poundage classifications: 112, 120, 135, 145, 155, 165, 175, and heavyweight. They were al lowed to scale not more than three pounds over the class limit. Today from 4 to 6 p.m. is the last chance for entrants to weigh in for the tournament. Matches will be posted on the intramural bulletin board before Monday. The first round will start Mon day afternoon at 4 o'clock in the wrestling room of the new men's gym. Contestants must show up within 10 minutes after the time their match is scheduled or for feit. Gerald Terjeson and Earl Latour ette at halves round out the dan gerous combination. Sigma Nu is another star-stud ded outfit. Fullback John Bubalo does the squad’s passing; long, short, spot, and to the flat, all equally easy to Mister Bubalo and his companions in the backfield, Don McCormack and Gilbert Hod gen. Jim Carney at center, John Stretcher at guard and Dick Whit man at end are as worthy a trio as can be found on any of this fall's nines. Bill Carney at end and Willis Pack at guard are oth- j er dangerous men on the Sigma Nu team. Sigma Nu represents league II while Kappa Sigma was the win ning outfit from league IV. 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In place of Slim Wintermute, all American center, who left a big hole in the pivot position on Anet's team by turning pro. Jack Butter worth, ex-Oregon Normal and George Washington university star, may take over the center spot tonight. Likes Butterworth Anet declared after seeing the (Please turn to page four) Dorm Teams in Sherry Ross, Zeta, _ Gamma Hall Men Are Victorious Zeta, Gamma, and Sherry Ross halls emerged victorious in the second round of the inter-dorm basketball league yesterday. This is the second win for Gamma, Sherry Ross and Zeta registering their first wins. Zeta hall trounced Sigma, 21 to 8. Frizzell and V. Kivel were high point men with 10 and 8 points, respectively. V. L i b k e scored six for the Sigma hoop sters. Gamma hall defeated Alpha, 23 to 10. R. Wilson dominated the scoring with 11 points. W. Endl cott was high point man for Alpha with four points. Sherry Ross nosed out Omega, 24 to 18, in a closely contested game. N. E. 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