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By ELBERT HAWKINS
Co-Sports Editor
Oregon Daily Emerald
What’s a conscientious, hard
working coach like Howard Hob
son going to do when he sends ;
fair-to-middlin’ crew of basketeer
in quest of their third consecutivi
northern division crown . . . am
they run into a red-hot club whict
slings .444 per cent of its shots
into the basket.
That situation is entirely exas
perating and uncalled for, but it’s
exactly the degree of efficiencj
, Slats Gill's Oregon State Beavers
^ maintained in whipping the Ducks
in Corvallis Saturday night. A per
centage of .333—one basket in ev
ery three shots is winning basket
ball anywhere—in fact .300 usual
ly is. But the pestiferous Beavers
lowered their sights on familiar
baskets Saturday and chucked in
12 out of only 27 shots. Such go
ings on is unbecoming of a host.
The fairly-efficient Webfoots
cast off 39 times, which is below
their usual average, and collected
12 field goals, too, for .308. We've
watched figures kept by the Ore
gon athletic managers from game
to game this year and they've in
variably revealed that the “best
shooting percentage goes with the
winner.” But it was only by the
j proverbial whisker, by Clayton
Shaw’s prayer basket in the last
half-minute for Oregon State's
28 to 27 win, that our theory was
maintained.
Hit More Than They Miss
The Beavers didn’t appear to be
potting any phenomenal average
of their shots either—perhaps we
were watching the Oregons in their
late drive too closely—but they
checked in with 9 out of 17 in the
second half. Over half.
Actually, the percentage style
of basketball as advocated by Slats
Gill, is expected to hit a high av
erage of its cast-offs. That's what
the slow break thrives on . . .
pass, pass, in, out . . . maybe two
minutes, maybe three, maybe 20,
maybe 30 passes . . . finally a
close set shot . . .and bingo.
The height of “percentage bas
ketball” was in Saturday night's
much-discussed and much-debated
' first half when Oregon State’s
wary Beavers refused to come out
and meet Oregon's set offense.
The shots were Oregon 10 and
Oregon State 6. All of which leads
us to mention that the slow-break
ing, deliberate, percentage playing
Orangemen are known to have
taken only 19 shots in a complete
game!
There's another thing about this
clash of systems—the fast break
and the slow break—which throws
statistics haywire. We’ve shown
what it does to shooting percent
ages ... so we'll take rebounds as
another instance.
How You Figure Rebounds
When Oregon and Washington
play their usual merry fire engine
games and take an approximate
75 shots apieee, a record of re
bounds for both clubs shows fair
ly well which outfit was tougher
under the glass backboards. But
how about when the fast break
meets the slow break?
Oregon got only 10 rebounds to
34 for the Beavers yet did about
an equal job. Off its defensive
boards—when the other team is
shooting—a club is supposed to
shine. Well, the Beavers got 21
to 10 in that score. But they had
more chances. Offensive rebounds
were six to three for Oregon, but
it should be . . . Oregon shot more
t imes.
You'd better not count Oregon
out of this year’s northern division
championship chase . . . Coach
Hobson doesn't figure it that way
and his Webfoots still have the
confidence and drive to make a re
markable finish. Hobby figures the
1940 champ—whichever team it is
—will come in with not more than
four defeats in 16 games, which
will be following the tradition.
Seven Out of Eight?
For Oregon it means winning at
least seven games out of eight
down the stretch to have a chance,
. . . exactly the pace Hobby’s na
tional champs inaintained in the
last half of the conference season
last winter.
In one of its periodical sound
ings-off about University of Ore
gon athletes, the Oregon State
Barometer recently accused
Vaughn Corley of being ’afraid '
to send his boxers against the more
experienced Staters . . . for the
benefit of the un-informed Oregon.
State correspondent, fir. Corley
was act mg in accordance with a
school policy, a good one too, of
not needlessly risking the necks of
his comparatively green squad .
boxing at Oregon is in its infancy
(the first year the Webfoots have
had a fccaa fide coach! ^a;reas
Webfoots Idle, Ready to Run With Invaders
Ducks Await
Cougars; Fast
Break on Tap
Hobby Drills Boys;
John Dick Leads
League Scoring
Oregon's basketball team was
back in its favorite habitat, the
Igloo, last night. Like a duck re
turning to water, the Webfoots re
turned to the style of play for
which they are famous, a killing,
running, driving game.
Coach Hobby Hobson worked
the kinks out of his boys following
their second defeat at the hands
of Oregon State. The Oregons are
idle this weekend, but meet one of
their strongest competitors Mon
day and Tuesday in Washington
State’s Cougars.
Those Cougars, coached by Jack
Friel, also believe in running the
enemy into the floor. This leads
sideline coaches to believe the com
ing encounters will be similar to
the ever- popular Washington
series.
Meet Beavers First
The Washington Staters come to
Eugene on the second leg of their
killing four - games - in - five - days
schedule. The Cougars play Oregon
State in Corvallis this Friday and
Saturday.
John Dick, holdover from last
year's greats, leads the northern
division individual scoring race
with 95 points in eight games.
This gives him an average of about
11.9 points per game, still ahead of
the average needed to crack Wally
Palmberg's record. Laddie Gale
tied this record of 187 points in 16
games last year.
Vic Townsend and Hank Ander
son of Oregon lead in the fewest
fouls charged against them. Town
send has five while Anderson has
six.
Following are 15 leading scorers:
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Dick, Ore.8
J. Mandic, OSC 10
Hamey, Idaho .. 9
Lindh, Wash.8
Townsend, Ore. 8
Hilton, Idaho . 9
Hunter, OSC ..10
Valenti, OSC . 10
Olson, WSC. 7
Romano, OSC ..10
Lindeman, WSC 7
Anderson, Ore. 6
Harris, Idaho .. 8
Jennings, WSC 7
Chase, WSC .... 7
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39 17 17 95
27 27 30 SI
32 13 16 77
29 18 12 76
26 17 5 69
18 32 19 68
21 24 26 66
28 9 15 65
22 20 17 64
23 15 16 61
19 IS 21 56
23 1 6 47
19 9 18 47
20 5 14 45
19 6 10 44
Sports Room
Maids Rattle
News Coeds
The game of the century!
The coed members of the Em
erald sports staff have chal
lenged the Emerald news staff
to a basketball game.
After an exchange of many
derogatory notes the opposing
factions finally decided to settle
the battle on the maple floor in
a casaba game Monday, Febru
ary 12 at 4:45. The public is in
vited to see the sports staff
trounce the news staff.
The sports staff have suggest
ed that the game be played with
men’s rules and have George Pa
sero of the sports staff, and
Lyle Nelson, news staff, as offi
cials.
The famous members of the
sports quintet are Margaret
Young, Jean Spearow, Nancy
Lewis, Mary Belcher, Margo
Van Matre, Marge Dibble, and
Kathleen Brady. The mud-sling
ing “femmes” of the news staff
have offered these, for oppon
ents; Helen Angell, Mildred Wil
son, Betty Jane Thompson, Bet
ty Jane Biggs, Dorothy Kreis,
Margaret Holfert. Helen Sawyer,
Edith Oglesby, and Corine La
mon.
the Oregon Staters have been at it
for years.
Oregon's wrestling . quad went
through with its one-sided meet
against the Beaver’s veteran.-. . . .
but the boy? stood to merely be
pinned to the mat when they lost
. . . . a, boxer could be knocked
into the third row of Lie balcony
with his brain clouded and hi?
teeth missing by a more hardy and
shrewd opponent. . . If the Oregon
State coaching staff had some
hearty guffaw? about Corley's in
telligent decision a? the Barometer
report? they did we'll be patiently
■. aii-ng fer the tay v.hen .,
Di Mag Brothers in Spotlight
Ollier brother Joe Di Maggio, Yank outfielder, congratulates his
younger brother, Dominie, on his new contract with the Boston lied Sox.
Theta Chi Downs Beta
In A'Hoop lioughie;
Canard' Sigma Win
By JIM SCHILLER
Theta Chi's "A” team pulled one
of the major upsets of the current
intramural basketball league when
they downed the vaunted Beta
Theta Pi team in a game that was
as rough as it was fast. In the
other games yesterday afternoon
on the same court in the men's
gymnasium, Canard club thorough
ly trounced Alpha hall in a “B”
league game, and Sigma hall’s “A”
outfit won on a forfeit from the
Scotch Terriers.
Theta Chi 28, Betas 22
Theta Chi’s smooth working five
combined their ball hawking offen
sive with a tight defense that was
able to hold “Wimpy” Quinn, one
man Beta scoring threat, in check
until late in the final quarter.
Whizzer White and long shot
artist Phillips were high scorers
for the winners with eight points
apiece. Quinn captured the honors
for the game with eleven counters.
Theta Chi,
White, 8 .
Wicks, 1 ... .
Bergtholdt, 5
Phillips, 8.
Loback, 2 .
Reynolds, 1 .
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22, Beta
4, Kathburn
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Johnson
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5, Anderson
.Craig
Canard Scores
In a game of which the outcome ]
was never in doubt after the first;
few minutes of play, the Canard
club's Bees dov> ned Alpha hall by a
21 to 0 count.
Herndon of the Canard t^am
was high scorer of the game with
seven counters, while his* team
mates, Holcomb and Bowerly.
chalked up four points apiece.
Canard, 21
Herndon. 7
Holcomb, 4
Bowerly, 4
Bishop, 2 .
Carr, 2.
Baker, 2
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Schmidt i
i. Lang
Dullanty
Strencb
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2, Hornstein
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Walwyn
Lihe Sets Readings
H. H. Hanna, .ssistant proles
sor of speech, will present selec
tions from Thomas Wolfe, a!
browsing room readings February
20
Next week's reading v.-d! feat
ure Mi.. Ethel Sawyer's browsing
room librarian, presentation o!
Sherwood's “Abe Lincoln in lib
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Jiy BERNIK ENGEL
Alpha Tail Omega kept itk rec
ord clean as it defeated Chi Psi
2S to 19, and Campbell co-op re
ceived its first loss of the season
when it fell before the Alpha hall
crew, 21 to 11, in yesterday’s “A”
intramural basketball games on
court 40.
The 668s continued on their un
defeated march ns they dropped
the Zeta hall five 17 to 9 in a “B"
game.
ATO Wins
ATO was leading the Lodge tribe
17 to 6 going into the last half.
The Chi Psis scored 13 points dur
ing the latter half but couldn't
catch the blue-shirted quint.
Lineups:
ATO, 28
Hay, 6 . F
J. Dunn, 6 .. . F
Miller, 8.C
Scott, 6 .G
Graybeal, 2.G
Substitutes ATO: K. Dunn; Chi
Psi; R. Winslow, 2; Johns. Offi
cials: Tower and Cushing.
Canipltell Dropped
Alpha, interdorm champs, put up
a last-quarter flurry to score 12 |
points and thus decisively down the
Campbell team. The co-opers, who
have won t wo league contests, and 1
three kings-x clashes, were minus;
the sei vices of lanky Bob Prod
inger, high-scoring guard.
Lineups;
19, ( hi Psi
. 6, Gard
. 5, Winslow
.2, Barlow
.. 2, Hicks
2, McClung
Campbell, II
rtolfe, 6 ....
Rayburn
Bucknurn, 3 .
Grant,.
Olsen, 2
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21, Alpha ;
5, Endicott
4, Lill
7, Lebanzon'
1, Adams
2, Lewis
Alpha: Kelly, 3,
668s 17, Zeta 9
Deadlocked at 5-all at the half,
the 668 club pulled steadily away1
from the Zeta five as Bill Ross
canned 6 points and Mac McKib
Lmeup.:
Zeta, 9
Frizzell, 2
Renne, 2
Stanton. 1
Herndon, 1
Hughe
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17, 668s
J. Jensen
2, Reiner
6, Ross
4, Jen r i
McKibben
Grec-n:
Credit for quip of the week goes
to Mike Mikulak. When a piospc
tivr footballer a ked Mike to buy
birr a coke Mike replied. "I'd like
to but Atherton won't let me. The
footballer •’jc ba-o w ■
erack mat he bought UiLn a coke.
Glove-Tossers
Meet Pacific
Here Friday
Waldorf's Matmen
Slate Portland fY'
For Igloo Action
Vaughn Corley’s boxers will |
meet their first taste of intercol
legiate competition this Friday
night when they exchange punches
with the Pacific university fist
throwers at McArthur court in one
half of a mitt and mat smoker.
Pacific will send seven fighters
into the ring against the Ducks in
six different weight divisions and
will forfeit two matches, one in the
120 and one in the 127-pound class,
because they lack experienced men
in these weights.
Both of Oregon’s talented light
heavyweights will see action. Jack
Fruit, veteran of last year will
meet John Klcpp and Warren Phil
lips, who holds a decision over
Fruit in a recent intersquad smok
er, will talke on Clare Jarvis, Pa
cific 175 pounder.
The first half of the program
will see the Oregon wrestlers en
gage the grapplers from Portland's
YMCA. Eric Waldorf, wrestling
coach, has not received the entries
from the YMCA team as yet, so he
has not decided who will represent
Oregon hr the meet.
A tentative boxing- program fol
lows: 135- Duke Warner or Dick
Jackson (O) vs. Bernard Gordon
(PU); 145—Martin Schedler (O)
vs. Grant Scott (PU); 155-Wally
Johnson (O) vs. Bob Wasser (PU);
165—Ed Morene or Howard Moore
(Ol vs. Walt Racette (PU); 175
Jack Fruit (O) vs. John Klepp
(PU); 175—W. Phillips (O) vs.
Clare Jarvis (PU); heavyweight—
Buck Berry or Jim Manley (O) vs.
Gilbert Burleigh (PU).
Warren Grins
Over Frosh ;
Duckling Hoopers
Drill for Rook Tilt
Thursday
During the athletic span of the.
past year, Honest John Warren’s
rhetorical powers have been sadly
neglected — especially when any
mention of his last basketball, foot
ball, and baseball creations was
made.
Fact is, John’s answers to many
questions have consisted of two
word descriptive masterpieces such
as "they’re lousy."
But all this is over now, and
Honest John is giving out three
and four word statements lately.
Yes, and once and a while a smile
plays upon his face.
The reason for John’s “gayety
of late" is his frosh basketball
team. Last week the Ducklings
conquered Bill McKalip’s rook ag
gregation, 34 to 32. Thursday night
the two teams meet again, this
time at Corvallis, in a game which,
though Warren won't admit it, he
is confident his club can win.
Last year, the rooks, to Mr.
Warren’s chagrin, copped all four
games from the frosh. Of course,
the baby Orangemen had such ball
players as John Mandic, Paul Val
enti, and Don Durdan, while the ,
frosh were woefully lacking in any
kind of manpower.
Times have changed, however, |
Scribes Receive
Oregana Dare
A Challenge—
To the so-called "Editorial staff
of the Oregon Daily Emerald.”
We, the creators of the Great
er 1940 Oregana, wish to estab
lish for once and for all, our un
questionable and well-deserved
status of superiority with re
spect, to the Emerald .staff!?)
by issuing this challenge to said
party, A challenge to engage in
a battle which will lax even the >
keen minds f?i and physical
prowess <? i of the highly tout- j
<d Emeiald staff - a basketball
game. The time and (dace for |
this scrimmage of scribe., to be i
Saturday, February 10, 1910, m |
McArthur court.
The potentially powerful
OREGANA Baskcteei a.
bigne I:
Head uia.n and owner. George j
Knight Propaganda Minuter,
Eeb Birgh’— I-i-id Cc&:c, V, U
bur Bishop.
Brown Bomber Trains
doe Louis, shown above with fiis wife and dancer Bill Kobinsnn,
doesn’t seem to be at all worried about his bout with Arturo Godoy.
Louis meets the Chilean heavyweight this Friday.
and John Warren this year lias a.
line collection of ball players
boys who have an excellent chance
of tipping the rooks again.
Big Jake Werschkul and Quentin
Sidesinger played big parts in the
Duckling's opening victory over
the Staters. Both men scored nine
points and tied up the McKalip
men at the backboard. Sidesinger
lias shown remarkable improve
ment since the season’s start, both
in shooting and ball handling.
At center, Wally Borrevik, the
six loot, eight inch lad from Reeds
port, will probably retain his start
ing berth unless Warren decides to
move husky Warren Taylor to the
pivot position.
Don Kirsch and John Tuttle, the
pair of frosh guards who remind
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So Hurry Down
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01 :r DISPOSAL SALE of
suits, topcoats, sport coats,
hats, shoes, sox, slacks,
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fans of Bobby Anet and Wally
Johansen, have been the first
stringers all season, when not in
jured. However, Walt Reynolds,
flashy negro ballhaw k, came
through with a fine performance
in the first rook clash.
If the burden falls to reserves,
capable John Bubalo, Don Shelton,
and Whitey Baker may get their
chances to star.
Unbeaten Swim
Stars Take Rest
Splashers Prepare
For Two Meets
In Inland Empire
By KEN CHRISTIANSON
Webfoot swimmers, who have
taken two straight meets from
Washington and Oregon State, rest
and take a breather for nearly two
weeks. February 16 and 17 are the
dates of the next meets against
the strongholds of splashers in the
Inland Empire, Washington State
and Idaho.
Oregon’s seemingly champion
ship bound tankmen will probably
entrain in time to reach Pullman
for the first meet with the Cou
gars. Then it is a few miles across
the state line to Moscow, Idaho,
to splash with the Vandals.
WSC Fairly Good
Washington State at the begin
ning of the season had few swim
mers. The coach asked for more of
a turnout and threatened to abol
ish swimming as a sport. Now he
has something of a turnout and a
fairly good team. Idaho is not ex
pected to offer much competition
to the powerful Ducks.
The Oregon spearhead will be
composed of all-Americans Jack
Dallas and Sherm Wetmore with
Sophomore Jerry Macdonald. Dal
las and Wetmore set new coast
records Saturday which are to be
recognized it is hoped. These three
also set a medley record in the
Oregon State meet.
Oregon vs. OSC
Oregon’s tankmen meet Oregon
State in a return meet February
24 in Corvallis.
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