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DUCK TRACKS MBBiiinii<Hininiiinniniiiini![iiii!iHiiiiiiiiiiii(i!!iiu!iiniiiiMiiii!iiiiii!iii!iiiiiii By ELBERT HAWKINS Co-Sports Editor Oregon Dally Emerald' “You 11 have to beat Orcgor State twice,” said Coach Jacl Friel of Washington State to this writer and cohort, George Pasero when he was asked about what chances the W'ebfoots have in this year’s northern division race. And he acted like he meant it. What Friel might have added was that an Oregon loss to Wash ington State here Monday or Tuesday nights would practically wind up any hopes of defending •Hthe title. Friel made his little statement before last night's game. Friel was the target of a little mud-slinging by Oregonians only last week when he was quoted as saying Oregon and Oregon State use their normal schools as a “farm system” for recruiting and training athletes. He claims the Washington writ er who picked up that little bit of sly comment he cut loose one day in Pullman went a bit overboard on the whole idea. Mind you, Friel still thinks Oregon schools get a better break on using athletes from their smaller “Colleges of Education" here than in Washing ton because they don’t lose a year’s eligibility in transferring. # He Was Misunderstood " But he didn’t wunt it charged that he thinks our Hobby Hobson and Slats Gill pick hoys out of hgih school, subsidize them through normal school, and then pick ’em off as seasoned perform ers for varsity ball. How tough was Oregon State against the Cougars? “They didn't break as fast . . .” said Coach Friel, “but they were awfully strong off the backboards . . . they beat us on rebounds in the second half.” Surprised that Idaho was able to tip Washington in Seattle Fri day night? “No!” he fired right back with an answer that would amaze a lot of fans who know how tough the Huskies are in “first-nighters” on their own dead floor.” Another sur priser . . . Friel figured the Vandals might make a sweep of two games up there, which they didn’t. * “Idaho is an improved club now . . . they have had tough luck . . . they could have won a couple of cur games.” Could Have Drop Kicked ’em Was Washington State hot in that. 66 to 43 win it picked up at Idaho’s expense? Listen to Friel: “On? **!!?***! yes. We couldn’t miss. Wc could have drop kicked ’em through that night.” I often wonder just how con sistent these coaches arc on their opinions from year to year . . . and keep notes just to find out Friel, for instance, said just one year ago that basketball in the Big Ten is rougher and tougher than northern division ball. What does he say now, his Cou gars having taken a road jaunt into that country since then? They still get away with stark murder,” back there, says the Cougar men * tor. “They didn’t call anything at Northwestern . . . even body blocks went.” In short, the Big Ten whistle tooters are never known to let loose with a blast on some thing questionable like in the northern division . . . they wait until it’s really a foul. Oregon Couldn’t Either “Purdue was the toughest club wc played,” was another Friel comment which sounded good to Webfoot supporters, as the Boiler makers were one outfit Hobby’s team couldn’t top in December. In fact they were so doggone fast against Washington State the Cougar coach was forced to resort (Please turn to page Jour) ME. nod ME*. NEW X Victory Moves Webfoots Into Second Spot Cougars Fade Badly In Second Chapter Gleeful Webfoots Outrace Visiting Club Which Attempts to Match Fast Breaks; Hobby's Boys Cast Off 87 Times - i Northern Division W L Pet. PF PA OSC .10 2 .833 461 40C Oregon . 6 3 .667 400 33C WSC. 6 4 .600 442 40? Washington 3 7 .300 393 45E Idaho . 1 10 .091 391 471 Last Night At Oregon 71, Washington State 41. Tonight’s Game At Oregon, Washington State. (Continued from page one) another whirler through before the game was a minute cold. Jack Jen lings momentarily checked the Duck march with a push shot from the side, but Anderson hit two more ind Dick one to make the Oregon superiority margin, 11 to 3. It was right then that the fans realized the Ducks were hot. Even L. H. Gregory must have marveled as he saw the tall first team of [lobby Hobson sweeping' down court for basket after basket. 10-Point Lead Swishing in the points, the Ducks moved ahead 17 to 7 with only 7*4' minutes gone and at the 12-minutc mark, Oregon led by 10 counters, 24 to 14. At this point Coach Hobson began substituting freely, and the Cougars crept back to within six points, 30 to 24, with about a minute and one-half to go in the first period, mainly because of the play of Gifcby Gebert, sub WSC guard. A basket by Pava ’unas and free throws by this same Pavvy and Townsend boosted the advantage to 10 points again by the halftime gun, 34 to 24. Coach Hobson shoved his first team of Archie Marshik, Hank An derson, John Dick, Vic Townsend, and Paul Jackson back into the fray as the second half got under way, and the regulars quickly be gan to “make hay.” Washington State, rapidly tiring, was no match for fighting John Dick and his helpers. One-handers by Dick, two-handers by Anderson, howitzers by Townsend and Jack son ... all were good as the Ducks moved in front by 21 points after five minutes of play, 48 to 27. On Past 50 31ark Two more buckets by Anderson and one by Townsend, and the Webfoots were over the 50 mark, leading 52 to 28. On they rushed, Centry to hold a 64 to 35 margin despite baskets by Gebert and Dale with about eight minutes of the ball game remaining. Here, Coach Hobson retired his first team. And as Dick, Townsend, Jackson, and Marshik came off the floor, the crowd gave them a stand ing ovation, then turned its atten tion to Sports Writer Gregory, sev eral hundred throats shouting in unison, “Poor Gregory.” Gregory, you remember, is the man who blasted Oregon “stalling tactics" at the last Oregon State game. McNeeley Does It As the game went into its final minutes with the score 69 to 41, the crowd waited, hoping to see Oregon roll up 70 points. Only sec onds remained when Ked McNeeley stood on the foul line, ready to try for the point that would bring the score to 70. He missed, but grabbed a pass, and fired away as bedlam reigned in McArthur court. His shot was high and true—the final score, 71 to 41. For Washington State, it wars i two ever-dangcrous guards, Bud" Olson and Gebert, and a husky, black-haircd center, Paul Linde man, who made it tough for the j Webfoots. Lindeman and Gebert scored eight points cacht while Olson had seven. • Dressmaking PETITE_DRESSMAKiNG~SHOP. 583 E. 13th St. Ph. 1058. • Musical Instruments ALL KINDS MUSICAL instru ments. 760 'Willamette. • For Sale BILLIARD TABLE — Fully equipped, excellent condition. I Ideal for fraternity house. Dr. R. F. Burnett, phone S20 or 315J. CIBSON ELECTRIC steel guitar, perfect condition, bargain. 1303 Agate, phone 3077-W. 1333 CHEV. EAGLE coupe, 31t7 i Artillery wheels, heater Only 30,000 mUes. Ey o*uer, Ducklings Slate Two Cage Tilts Over Weekend Warren's Frosh To Play OSC Rooks And Longview Two up and two to go, John Wrren's frosh this week swing into the home stretch of the “Little Civil War,” as they entertain the Oregon State rooks at McArthur court, Friday night. But that’s not all. Saturday Longview's giant Lumberjacks come to town, and with them comes the Ducklings’ chance to re deem that one lone defeat in 14 starts. The southern Washington prep sters have been the only team to measure the yearlings this season, and they come primed to make it two in a row, a feat which John Warren wouldn’t like at all. In fact, there is some likelihood that John would even like to run the Longview boys right out of Mc Arthur court. Rooks Dangerous However, before the frosh run anybody anyplace, there is still the little matter of Bill McKalip’s rooks to take care of. In two games they have trailed the Ducklings by a total of four points, and each time they lost out in the final heartbreaking moments. In the first game Wally Borre vick and Jake Werschkul teamed to dump in a pair and snatch a two-point win from them, and in the second it was Warren Taylor, breaking a tie with just 15 sec onds to go. Unbelievably, the frosh are still "’hole and hearty, despite the fact that it has been two weeks since the injury jinx lifted. Warren, with prospects of a whole team to work with, is now finding difficulty choosing his first stringers. The great showing of Walt Reynolds in the first rook game lifts the dusky lad almost to a par with John Tut tle and Don Kirsch. In Taylor, Quentin Sidesinger, and Wersch kul he has a trio of brilliant for wards. HOW THEY SCORED WSC (41) Chase, f. Sundquist, f. Jennings, c . Olson, g. Butts, g . Lindeman, f-c .. Gebert, f .. Gentry, f . Zimmerman, f .. Akins, g.. Hooper, g. Totals. Oregon (71) Dick, f . Anderson, f. Marshik, c . Townsend, g Jackson, g Sarpola, f.* McNeeley, f .... Sandness, f . Borcher, c . Andrews, g ... Pavalunas, g . Piippo, g. Smith, g. Totals. Halftime scoi gon 34. FG FT PF TP . 1 0 0 2 . 0 0 0. 0 ...1 0 0 2 .3127 .1113 .4 0 3 8 3 2 2 8 . 1 1 1 3 . 0 0 0 0 . 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 6 .17 7 12 41 FG FT PF TP .3 4 2 10 .9 0 0 18 .2 0 0 4 .4 1 1 9 j .4 2 2 101 .3 0 2 0 j . 1 0 1 2 : l 0 0 2 j .0 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 .2 1 0 5! .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .30 11 9 71 WSC 24, Ore- j Missed free throws: WSC, Linde man 3, Akins 1. Total 4. Oregon, McNeeley J, Borcher 1, Jackson 2. ! Total 4. Field shots taken: WSC 75, Ore gon 87. • Officials: Frank Heniges, Port-, land, referee; Ned Nelson, Moscow, ■ umpire. Captain John Helped 'Em_ —.Miiirn-1 .. John Dick, Oregon captain and forward ... he had only a mediocre night in shooting as the Ducks massacred Washington State, 71 to 41, but tallied 10 points and contributed a nice floor game. Duck Bone-Twisters Travel to Linfield By BOB FLAVELLE Oregon's wrestling team under the direction of Coach Eric Wal dorf travels to McMinnville this afternoon to take on the Linfield college grapplers at 4:30 in the Wildcat gym. Waldorf is shifting his lineup a bit and sending Waldo Caufield, wiry 155 pounder up into the next division in order to match Hay Fos ter, who regularly wrestles at 165 and has had more experience than Caufield, against Linfield’s 155 pound star. Linfield will put a comparatively inexperienced team into the ring against the Webfoots, only three of the eight contestants being let termen. Oregon will likewise show a green team with only Foster and Meyer being holdovers from last year’s regular squad. Harold Kaschko, heavyweight, will carry the Oregon hopes in the top division. Kaschko has won three out of four matches so far this season, winning two local intersquad smokers as well as last Friday's match against Portland YMCA. Against Oregon State, in the first intercollegiate meet of the season for the Ducks, Kaschko lost a referee’s decision to the veteran Beaver representative, Ray Fugate, for his only defeat of the current campaign. The meet, today should be a. close one if past performances are any indication of team strength. Both the Ducks and Wildcats have dropped matches to the strong Oregon State squad by overwhelm ing scores, Oregon losing 30-0 and Lnfield dropping their meet 3l't to l>/2. The traveling squad leaving at 1 p.m. will include Pat Lynch, 124, Bob Foster, 131; Paul Logan, 138; Morton Meyer, 148; Ray Foster, 158; Waldo Caufield, 168; Vic Nu delman, 178; and Harold Kaschko, heavyweight. I THEY SMILED WHEN I I « SAT DOWN TO MY TYPEWRITER I * BUT WHEN THEY SAW MY GRADES! * 1 YOU TOO_! m " TRY TYPING THEM—IT FAYS | | RENT A TYPEWRITER—PUT IT TO WORK | I OFFICE MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO | 1047 Willamette St. Piicce 148 | p_ = COEDS NOTICE! Tuesday, 4 p.m., inside—Gamma Phi vs. Kappa; 5 p.m., inside -Chi Omega vs. Sigma Kappa; 5 p.m., outside—DG vs. Alpha Phi. Wednesday. 5 p.m., outside practice. Thursday, 4 p.m., inside AOPi vs. Pi Phi; 5 p.m., inside Susie vs. Theta; 5 p.m., outside—ZTA vs. Hendricks. Coed Swimmers Prepare for Meet Gerlinger pool will see a lot. of action this week as campus No. 1 mermaids get into shape for the second intramural swimming meet to be held this Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. Amphibians will sponsor this meet and incorporate their second national telegraphic meet races as an added attraction to interested j spectators. “Practice makes perfect" as Confucius says. So Hope Hughes, the Amphibian in charge of this WAA event said as she urged coeds to practice this week. Five prac tices, and participation in one meet, entitles a girl to a WAA. check, provided her WAA representation keeps track of this. — Glass Board Glimpses By KEN CHRISTIANSON Assistant Sports Editor Remark heard: “Darn lucky we're not playing; Oregon State— lucky for Oregon State, I mean. Oregon's fans wax sympathetic in a chant of “Poor Gregory, Poor Gregory.” Someone else sympa thizes “Thai Oregon team is stall ing again.” Two nearly unguardable shots Hank Anderson’s two-handed shot while high in the air. A flip of the wrists coupled with a half-gainer with a twist provides the impetus of the shot. Little Bud Olson’s two handed chest shot which becomes a one-handed toss when it leaves his hands. * * * Coach Hobby Hobson reveals all: “It was just a matter of the boys playing a pretty good driving game. Our defense eould have been better. By alternating the squad we managed to keep our tempo up.” Skeet Manerud, quarterback of that 1919 Oregon Hose Bowl game: "They look good. They’re playing ball tonight.” (Please turn la patjc four) Heavy Duty On Mem for UO Mermen Russ Cutler's Men Meet Idaho, WSC This Weekend Swim, swim, swim and then swim some more is the schedule for the University of Oregon swim ming team this week. The Ducks will swim and drill intensively till Thursday and then “swim some more” Friday against Washington State and Saturday with the University of Idaho. Russ Cutler’s mermen have had only two meets this season, and won from both Washington, de fending champion, and Oregon State, strong contender. Next Sat urday, Cutler and company take to the open road again, this time for a short jaunt to Corvallis for a re turn meet with Oregon State. Ten-Man Squad A ten-man traveling squad made up the team that beat. Washington but Cutler said he may add two or three men to the club this week for the WSC-Idaho trip. Washington State is an unknown power in northern division swim ming circles, as far as Coach Cut ler is concerned. The Idaho Vandals have had fair success this season in swimming. The Vandals were de feated last week by Washington, but a summary of the score showed Idaho strong in second and third places. Cutler will depend on his well balanced team of first-place win ners, backed by second and third position men, to defend Duck hon ors against WSC and Idaho. Swim mers who have been setadily turn ing in good performances all sea son but have been forced into the background because of the record breaking performances of Jerry MacDonald, Jack Dallas, and Hherm Wet more, are Dick Smith, Jim Smith, Pierce Mallory, Jim! Mamie, Ralph Rafferty, (Jerald lleustis, Harold Chung-Hoon, and divots A1 Sandner and Ralpn Cathey. Finns, Phi Psis, Phi Delts, Sigma Chis, Fijis, Duds Cop Donut Hoop Contests Ex-Astorians Wallop Kappa Sig Club In Rough Game to Capture League Crown; Sweethearts Pocket Title By BERNIK ENGEL Two league championship intra mural basketball games wen played yesterday on court 43. leav ing today’s clash between the Ph Sigs and Campbell co-op of league V as the only deciding contest yel to be run off. The Finns edged Kappa Sigms out 19 to 17 to cop the league three pennant, while Sigma Chi came from behind to beat the No-star? 29 to 19 and thus win league II The Duds, meanwhile, trampled Canard club 30 to 6. Bill Moore sank a last-minute lay-in to knot the score at 17-all but Bob Hart of the Finns won the game as he shot in the closing seconds. Lineups: Finns, 19 17, Kappa Sig> Lundell, 2 . .. F. (i, Smitl Hart, 4 .F . Berry Kokko, 2.C 4, Horne Urell, 2.G . Lansing Savel, 9.G .2, Lansdor Substitutes—Kappa Sigs: Moore 5, Robertson. Sweethearts Triumph The No-stars successfully out played the Sweethearts for most ol the first half, making use of good floor play and a fast break. Sigma Chi was leading at the halfway mark, 10-7, and was ahead 19 to 11 at the start of the last frame. Harold Fox of the losers was as hot as his namesake as he took the day’s scoring honors with It points; Bob Peterson was high mar tor the Sigma Chis as he slipped in eight points. Lineups: Sigma t hi, 21) If), No-star? Maynard, 6 F ...... 1, Jones Soderstrom, 4 F 2. Kimbal Hendershott, 0 .. C . 13, Fox Shepherd, 5. C. 2, Nichols Peterson, 8 . G i, Faust Duds Win An amateur timer gave the Ca ard club and Dud teams only thr minutes for each of the first tv quarters, but the referees added two-minute period between halv to make up the deficit. Originally thought to be tra: ing 7 to 0, the Canard clubbe took advantage of the added tin to score a free throw; the Dm added another two baskets mea; time, however, making the tri halftime score 11 to 1. Lineups: Canard, fi McFadden, 3 Hirscii. McGuire, 3 Kruger. Rama. Substitutes 4, Wilson 1, Hodgen 2. F F . C G G , 30, Du 4, Ma Metci 8, Tayi Clemme 7. 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In the first game Phi Kappa Psi defeated Sherry Ross, 27 to 12, for the dorm quintet's fourth con secutive defeat. Hichens was high point man for the winners with 10 points. Warren scored five for Sherry Ross. I’hi Kappa Psi, 27 12, Sherry Ross i Bennett.F. 3, Carrillho Brook, 2.F. Dolan Hichens, 10.C 2, McCarthy Hamer, 2.G. 5, Warren - Collier, 6.G. Blair Carlson, 3 . .S. Medltn Simmons, 4. S 2, Thompson Phi Belts Win Phi Delta Theta defeated the Gamma hall team, 22 to 17, in a closely contested game. Bob Wil son kept the dorm team in the (Please him In htnic Umr) Don’t Be a 'Crud’ A Oud is a guy that stooger for a prof that Stooges for a prof and never tried a “Letnola.” * * * Horsh Taylor, proprietor of the far-flung Taylor enterprises is one of the campus authorities He’s been on the campus since just after the war, and can “re member when?” with the best of ’em. Emerald feature writers often seek out Hersh as their first source of information. 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