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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
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Hobby’s Boys
Make Spurt
Near Finish
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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
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FG FT PF TP
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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
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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
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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.
The naturally intense rivalry is
intensified by the fact that the
two houses are next door to each
other; also, a 10-gallon keg of ale
has been wagered by each house.
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Butterworth May
Ease Anet's Worries
At Pivot Spot
For Igloo Tilt
Bobby Anet’s Rubenstein Oregon
ians who recently defeated the pre
viously unchecked Seattle Sav
idges, ex-Washington stars, meet
their second hurdle tonight in Mc
Arthur court against Southern
Oregon Normal’s five. Game time
is 8 o'clock.
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
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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. Burbridge was top
scorer for the winners with 14
points. D. Lewis scored six points
for Omega.
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Oregon chapter of Sigma Delta
Psi, athletic group, requests
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