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Ky GEORUE PASERO
Co-Sports Editor
Oregon Daily Emerald
There’s no doubt about it, Clar
ence S. (Hec) Edmundson would
be a much happier man if one
Harry (Cruiser) Nelson were in
Eugene right now ready to play
against Oregon instead of in the
University of Washington infirm
ary nursing a badly inflamed
throat.
Not that Mr. Edmundson is giv
ing vent to tears comparable to
oversized Eugene raindrops, for
he isn’t. He’s still smiling spon
taneously and making the best of
things.
But nevertheless, underneath
this outward composure, the
Washington mentor is blacklisting
the fates for “selling him short”
at a time when he needs muster
all available forces in an effort to
stay in the thick of the northern
division hoop title chase.
Ready for Orange"?
This boy Nelson, if you didn’t
already know, is a sophomore
court whiz of the Huskies. He was
a starter in the first four games
of the season, scoring 28 points,
and his loss at this time is a sad
blow for Uncle Hec, for what aid
to Washington can the “Cruiser”
be when he’s up in Seattle being
attended by a corps of doctors and
nurses.
According to Edmundson, Nel
son is definitely out of the Oregon
series but not the Oregon State
games Monday and Tuesday
nights at Corvallis. In fact, Hec
admitted yesterday that he was
still hopeful that the big sopho
more might be de-hospitalized in
time to join the squad prior to
the Orange contests.
“Hec” Since 12
No one ever calls Edmundson,
Clarence. It’s always “Hec,” and
it has been “Hec” since the Husky
coach was 12.
How did he pick up the nick
name? Well, it’s an old story,
smiles Edmundson. “When I was a
kid, I used to say “heck” all the
time. My mother tried to break me
of this and in chastising me called
me “Hec” once or twice. Well, my
brother thought this was quite a
joke and spread the word around.
In a little while everyone was call
ing me “Hec.”
“I didn t mind. It was short and
convenient. In fact since then I've
made an effort to hang on to it,”
laughingly explains Edmundson.
Some Record
Incidentally, this marks the
twentieth winter that Edmundson
has led a University of Washing
ton varsity basketball squad onto
the maple floor. He started as
Husky coach in 1920.
In his 19 years Hec’s quintets
have met 25 other college teams
in 373 games. The Huskies won
276 of them, dropping only 97.
Hec’s Washington teams have
emerged victorious in 191 of 259
conference games (prior to this
season), captured eight northern
division championships, tied for
first place once, and shared a
three-way tie another year.
Short Shots . . .
The best team the Huskies have
faced this year, according to Ed
mundson, is the all-star collection
of ex-Washington players now
playing independent ball in Seat
tle .. . Ross Werner, Dick Vocl
ker, Pat Dorsey, George Ziegen
fuss, Ed Loverich, and other ex
Husky aces are members of the
all-star aggregation.
Uncle Hec feels Oregon State
can boast a tremendous advantage
with its Inland Empire trip out of
the way and a, record of seven
wins against one defeat. “Oregon
State is the hardest team in the
league for us to beat on her own
floor,” says Washington’s coach.
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Oregon Trips Washington, 53-44
Dick, Anderson
Pace Scoring Bee
Rivals Stage Horserace Basketball at -
Igloo Before 5,000 Dads' Day Fans in
Important Conference Clash
By ELBERT HAWKINS
Co-Sports Editor, Oregon Daily Emerald
In one of those familiar free-wheeling Oregon-Washington
foot races at the Igloo last night, the dashing Webfoot basketeers
outslung their equally dashing Husky pals by a 53 to 44 score
and stayed right in the thick of the northern division champion
ship rush. Second game of the home series will be at the usual
8 o ’clock tonight.
True to predictions, the conference’s speediest hoop oppo
nents fought the game out in their own dribble and pitch manner
and they bombarded the glass
boards with a total of 145 shots,
73 for Oregon and 72 for Washing.-,
ton.
Five thousand Dads’ Day fans
watched Hobby Hobson's colorful
proteges eke out their winning
margin in the slug-fest by hitting
22 of their 73 shots to 17 for Hec
Edmundson’s boys.
A Close One
The game was close enough
from start to finish for Duck sup
porters to do a lot of worrying,
but the defending champs were
actually never headed. Their wid
est margin was 25 to 13 after 13
minutes of play in the first half
but it was later whittled down to
two points after the intermission.
And 13 minutes through the sec
ond half—with less than seven
minutes to play—Oregon’s lead
was only 42 to 39.
Coach Hobby Hobson started
his crew of longies, John Dick and
Hank Anderson, forwards; Archie
Marshik, center; and Vic Town
send and Porky Andrews, guards,
and it paid dividends. The big
forward trio gave Washington a
terrific scrap under the back
boards.
Captain John Dick boosted him
self into the scoring leadership
with a healthy total of 20 points
on nine field goals and a couple of
free throws. He fouled out of the
game, too, just a little less than
three minutes from the end. Big
Hank Anderson, the six foot seven
forward, posted a total of 14 points
on seven field goals. Marshik was
held to one free throw but his
work off the boards was evident
all evening. He made it tough for
Hec Edmundson’s rangy Washing
tons.
Vie and Porky Star
Vic (Slick) Townsend, smooth
playing transfer, and Porky An
drews, the burly Canadian, played
most of the game together, and
besides keeping the Duck offense
rolling, they managed to pick up
nine points apiece.
The colorful scrap opened with
both clubs running, but they
missed at first—until after about
1:25 minutes when Townsend con
verted Captain Dick’s out-of
bounds pass into a bucket. Less
than half a minute later, Hank
Anderson took a long pass from
Porky Andrews and dribbled in for
a cripple to make it 4 to 0 for
Oregon. And the Huskies called
time out.
After five and a half minutes it
was only 10 to 8 for the Du^ks,
but they made hay in the short
space of time from then until the
10-minute mark. First, Andrews
got an underhander, then DVk
countered with a push shot. John
added another from the keyhole
after a Washington time out, and
Andrews capped it with a one
hander. The score: Oregon 19,
Washington 8.
They Trade Buckets
They traded baskets then until
the 1,3-minutc mark when it was
25 to 13. Then one of the Voclker
brothers. Bob, got. hot. Within a
period of three minutes that hard
working guard chucked in three
push shots. By halftime all of
Oregon starters had been replaced
with the exception of Guard Town
send, and Washington had the lead
whittled down to two points—27
to 25.
Hee Edmuudson's fast breaking
Huskies gamely rushed Oregon's
original starting lineup early in
the second half but. Dick and An
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Madison Square garden m 1936
but turned it down because Hee
did not want to go cast without,
as he puts it, "a representative
team Quoting Edmund-on; "We'll
make the trip when we get such a
team ’’
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The fcenbes baekitball team
practic*r thir* morning at 9 30.
Wally Johansen not the coach,
sa:v the need the anil.
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Izzard, f .
McDonald, c .
B. Voelker, g ..
J. Voelker, G ...
Thompso'n, f .
Dorr, f .
Schlicting, f .
Dobson, g .
Washington (44)
Total .
Oregon (53)
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Total .
Halftime score
Oregon 27.
Missed free throws: Washington,
Lindh 2, Izzard 2. Total 4. Oregon,
Dick 1, Anderson 2, Townsend 2.
Total 5.
Field shots taken: Washington
72, Oregon 73.
Officials: Emil Piluso, Portland,
referee: Frank Heniges, Portland,
Portland, Umpire.
Washington 25,
Coed Rifle Team
To See Action
Freshmaa Boys
Will Oppose Gals
In 'War' Today
At 9 o’clock this morning the
1940 battle of the sexes will be
held, with the girls and freshman
boys rifle teams shooting it out
in their annual match on the
ROTC range.
Firing in prone position, the two
teams of sixteen marksmen will
shoot a twenty-round match-fir
ing event.
Sergeant Harvey G. Blythe,
coach of both teams, expected un
usually keen competition this year.
High Scoring
Frosh Rout
Dallas High
By BILL, PHELPS
John Warren’s high-flying frosh
chalked up their tenth victory of
the season yesterday at the Igloo
when they crushed Dallas high's
fighting Dragons, 44 to 22.
Outdriving the prepsters, the
Ducklings jumped into an early
lead and rolled up a 23 to 5 margin
late in the second quarter. Half
time score'was 26 to 10.
Fighting valiantly, the Dragons
came back to creep within ten
points of the frosh at the end of
the third quarter, but the victors
pulled away to win easily.
Dornheeker Stars
The story of the hard Dallas
fight was written in the name of
one man, Dornheeker. Personally
accounting for twelve of the Drag
ons’ 22 points, he kept the losers in
the game until the final quarter.
Every man on the frosh team,
with the exception of Werschkul
and Kirsch, laid up with injuries,
was in the game. John Tuttle
walked away with high-scoring
honors, getting 13 points for the
evening. He was closely followed
by Sidesinger with 11.
Don Shelton, recent transfer
from Eastern Oregon College of
Education entered the game late in
the first half and heralded his Ore
gon debut with a good perform
ance.
Frosh, 44 22, Dallas
Taylor, 5 .F 12, Dornheeker
Sidesinger, 11.... F.4, Low
Borrevik, 2 .C . 4, Jackson
Tuttle, 13 .G . Kliever
Reynolds, 2.G . deters
Substitute for frosh: Turman,
Baker 4, Oliver, McKevitt, Shelton
4, McMahan 2, Graham, Anderson,
Bubalo 1, Van Lydegraf, Simpson.
For Dallas: A Kroeker, E. Kroeker
2. Officials: Ford Mullen and Hank
Nilsen.
Seating accommodations have
been made at the range for the
Dads and other visitors who come
to watch the battlp. The matches
will be followed by tours of in
spection through Oregon’s military
department.
Shooting for the girls team will
be: Claire Lyon, Margaret Pol
lard, Barbara Todd, Gloria West,
Marjorie Schnellbacher, Martha
Lampa, Pat Heastand, Alice Gius
tina, Rebbecca Anderson, Thelma
Bouchet, Maxine Wyse, Lucille
Johnson, Marjory Clear, Barbara
Stallcup, Catherine Miller, and
Marion Barrett.
On the freshman boys team are:
Herb Jones, Ed Berg, Gil Geitner,
Dan Biggs, Doug Walwyn, Robert
Ellinwood, Lee Ghormley, Robert
Ray, James Blackaby, Milton
Richardson, Deldon Kemberling,
Norlyn Hoff, John Tuttle, Robert
Whitley, Merrett Wanty, and Eu
gene Waterman.
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Duckling Mermen
Swamp Salem High
By PAUL, McCARTY
The University of Oregon freshman swimming team opened its
competitive season yesterday afternoon at the men’s pool with a
swamping 41 to 16 victory over the Salem high school swim squad.
The Salem swimmers were game, but they couldn’t quite cope with
the speed and power of the Oregon mermen. Webfoot first year men
won seven out of the eight events.
Outstanding swimmers for the frosh were Ralph Huestis and Tom
Corbett. Huestis, a Eugene pro
duct, took a first in his specialty
event, the 100-yard breastroke,
swam on the winning 130-yard
medley relay team, and departed
from his breaststroke tactics to
take a third in the 100-yard back
stroke.
Redhead Wins
Corbett, husky redhead, won the
fancy diving, swam on the 160
yard relay team, and took a third
in the 100-yard breaststroke. Cor
bett pulled an upset in taking the
diving event over Earl Walratli,
whom he beat 28 points.
Coach Russ Cutler was more
than satisfied with the showing of
his frosh team which will meet
the Salem swimmers in a return
meet at the capitol city Febru
ary 21.
Another Oregon star was back
stroker Warren Finke who had
practically no competition in his
100-yard event. Bud Holtenberg, a
little Salem representative, swam
his heart out in this event only to
lose out in the last few feet to
Webfoot Huestis.
All-Around Man
Herb Hoffman, husky Salem
swimmer, stole the show for the
afternoon with his all-around job
of manager, captain, and coach.
And to top this off, he won the
100-yard freestyle event with
speed that Oregon fans couldn't
help but admire.
The Salem swimmers were
guests of frosh swimmers and
managers last night for dinner and
attended the Oregon-Washxngton
game as guests of the associated
students.
Results:
40-yard freestyle—Won by Wag
ner, Oregon; Law, Salem, second;
Davis, Oregon, third. Timo :22.1.
100-yard breast stroke—Won by
Huestis, Oregon; Ruecker, Salem,
second; Corbett, Oregon, third.
Time 1:11.6.
220-yard freestyle—Won by Al
len, Oregon; Ghormley, Oregon,
second; Merriott, Salem, third.
Time 2:45.6.
100-yard backstroke—Won by
Finke, Oregon; Holt, Salem, sec
ond; Huestis, Oregon, third. Time
[ 1:12.
100-yard freestyle — Won by
Hoffman, Salem; Allen, Oregon,
COED HOOP SCHEDULE
Monday, 5—Practice for any
one; 5—Co-op vs. Alpha Gamma
Delta.
Tuesday, 4—Chi Omega vs.
Hendricks hall; 5—Pi Phi vs.
Kappa Alpha Theta; 5—Alpha j
Chi Omega vs. Gamma Phi
Beta.
Wednesday, 5—Kappa Kappa
Gamma vs. Orides; 5 — Alpha
Omicron Pi vs. Alpha Delta Pi.
Thursday, 4 — Alpha Gamma
Delta vs. Alpha Phi; 5 —Zela
Tau Alpha vs. Sigma Kappa;
5 — Tri Delt vs. Gamma Phi
Beta.
Friday—Practice and make
up.
second; Smith, Salem, third. Time
1:02.
Diving Won by Corbett, Ore
gon—228.1 points; Walrath, Ore
gon, second, 200.4 points; An
drews, Salem, third, 197.8 points.
180-yard medley relay—Won by
Oregon iFinke, Huestis, Wagner).
Time 1:05.8.
160-yard freestyle relay—Won
by Oregon (Ghormley, Allen, Da
vis, and Corbett). Time 1:29.8.
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