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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1940)
% DUCK TRACKS anBiiHnnitiinnmmniiiiiiitimiimiiiMiitiuiminiiKiiminiiiiiimiiiimimimniaj By ELBERT HAWKINS Co-Sports Editor Oregon Daily Emerald Puzzle of the 1940 northern di vision race . . . why did Hec, Ed mundson’s always-tougli-when-be hind Washington Huskies fizzle away so many conference games this year? It’s a Washington tradi tion that no matter how tough the going Hec’s boys always clamp down and play ball when they have to. Take for example 1932 when they lost games No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 and then swept 12 in a row for the title. This winter, the Huskies came through the Willamette valley and dropped two to Oregon . . . tossing away a 16-point lead in the second clash. Then, faced with elimination from the conference race, Hec’s crew vowed they’d stop losing. Re sult: Two more losses at Corvallis, both coming on second half cave ins. Monday night in Pullman, the unpredictable Washingtons pulled another fade-out act by fizzling away an early second half lead to Washington State and losing 49 to 44. It was defeat No. 9 for Hec’s boys in only 13 games! The Husky fizzle is indeed hard to figure out when you consider the Washington tradition. Jack Friel’s Washington 1 Staters have been known to col lapse during more than one season but never an Edmundson club. Always Near the Top Figure this: Only three times since 1920 has a Washington club finished lower than second place, and since 1926—14 years—it has been either first or second for Hec.. In fact, from 1928 through 1932 Washington took five consecutive titles. Hobby Hobson, the Webfoot coach who is as amazed as anyone over Washington’s 1940 collapse, and Slats Gill, Oregon State head man, are the gents who officially and definitely ruined Edmundson domination in the conference. Slats started it by grabbing titles in 1933 and 1935. Came 1936 and it was Washington again, but Hobby pro pelled his Ducks into a three-way tie for the top with WSC and the Huskies in ’37 (the Cougars win ning their only championship in history) and he put Oregon- on top in '38 and '39. What about 1940? It won’t be Washington and it almost surely won't be Oregon, unless . . . uregon s .New Kecora A new attendance record for Mc Arthur court . . . it’s as official as official can be. . . . Anse Cornell, the athletic manager, says more persons jammed the Igloo for Sat urday’s Oregon-Oregon State game than ever saw a game there in his tory. Faid attendance was 6336, ac cording to Anse, and he figures at least 6500 must have jammed the court counting the press and “guests” for jhe evening. Previous high mark for basket ball was at the. California-Oregon playoffs for last year's coast title . . . official capacity then was fig ured to be 6.041 although more got in. Previous high mark for all events in the Igloo was one night when Jack Dempsey fought an ex hibition in Eugene. Anse says the Beaver game topped that, too. Washington, Washington State, and Oregon State all pretty well filled the Igloo with hoop custom ers this year. And this in the $200. 000 building which but 12 years ago was called a “white elephant.’’ Some Balconys Maybe? The officials who were behind creeling the Igloo had foresight enough to leave room in their plans for “up|»cr decks” or balconys along each side which would ac commodate another 4,000 j»ersoiis. Anse Cornell says they would cost an additional $10,000 ... so the Igloo isn’t apt to have its balconies for a few years. There will be no fenefit basket ball doublehcader for the Finnish relief fund next Tuesday as far as the Rubenstein Oregonians are con cerned . . . that club is playing about four games next week and couldn’t be expected to add another tough contest to its lisL . . . Bobby Anet's independents would have played John Warren's crack frosh club which would have been ex pected to make quite a scrap of it since the Rubes have lost Laddie Gale to the pro hoop ranks . . . big Laddie’s 11 and 16 points a game are sorely’ missed by Anct and his crew . . . BUT the Finnish relief basketball evening isn't going to be stopped by the loss of the Rube team ... an all Finn club from the campus might play Honest John's Ducklings . . . anyway, a treat is in store for next Tuesday night.. . the whole idea cf this dP’-tbietfc&der euiAE-ited from the misds of Bobby Shooting on Practice Menu for Aroused Webfoot Five Long Shots Draw Notice; Beavers Next Victory Necessary For Ducks to Stay In Hoop Race By KEN CHRISTIANSON Shooting, the weak spot of Sat urday's Beaver-Duck encounter, received prime consideration from Coach Hobby Hobson last night in issuing the practice orders of the day to his Oregon basketball squad. Considerable time was spent on practice in making those long shots which count so heavily in drawing out some of those ball handling defects shown in the game Saturday in preparation for the return engagement Friday in Corvallis. Last Chance It will be Oregon's last chance to salvage one game from the Beavers in four encounters. In the past three games the Orange quint has posted an 11-point margin of victory over the Webfoots. These three defeats coupled with a set back at the hands of Washington make the only losses for the Ducks. Oregon, to stay in the northern division hoop race, must tip the highly favored Oregon State team Friday night. Then if the Ducks sweep the dreaded four-games-in Eive-days trip into the Inland Em pire they will still have to hope and pray for Washington to tip the Beavers at least once. Should the Beavers take it on the chin Friday as is possible since much of the pressure will be on them, then the Webfoots may drag out the Hindu prayer-string and mutter the magic Indian words (O, mani Pai mu hum?—if that’s what it is. If the prayers are po tent enough the Huskies may come through with a win—they’re hard to beat on their tricky home floor. Granting that Oregon takes the i‘est J6f their games and the Bea vers drop one to Oregon and one to Washington then the standings will read with both Oregon teams tied. That would call for a play off to decide the northern winner. So, Ilobson drills his boys on long shots. Washington Trips WSC NORTHERN DIVISION W L Pet. PF PA OSC .11 2 .816 494 4.37 Oregon ..7 4 .636 497 413 WSC 7 6 .538 592 624 WU : 5 9 .357 556 640 Idaho .... 2 11 .154 471 596 Results last night: At Washington State 52, Washington 53. The University of Washington Huskies squelched the last faint championship hopes of Washington State last night at Pullman, de feating the Cougars, 53 to 52. The loss definitely ended the Cougar's title threat. Until last night they had a faint mathemat ical possibility of tying for the crown, but it went glimmering with the defeat. For Washington, the win gives them a split in the scries at Pull man, aiid definitely establishes the Huskies in fourth place, two and a half games above Idaho's hap less Vandals. Anet, Dick Strife, Buck Buchwach, and Bruce Hamby. Duck tracks . . . the University ticket office quit selling general ad mission seats to Saturday’s Beaver clash at 4 o'clock in the afternoon . . . 200 more tickets were sold to the crowd in the evening, and hun dreds were still turned away . . . found without seats at the big game and sitting on the floor: Anse Cornell and John Warren! Car Up-keep FAYS . . . in protection to your self and in longer life to your car. Drive iu for a dieck-up today. Clark Battery & Electric Co. lUdJ Oak Piioue SO How High Is Up, Buddy? Big and little Valley Forge, Pa., military academy cage players do a stunt for the camera. The little fellow is Archie McGrew, five foot three, and the big chap is Heckert Horn, six foot five. The University of Oregon swimming team, now called the traveling .Webfoots because they have had only one meet in four this season in the home pool, carry on their mileage-accumulating tactics this Satur day with a trip to Corvallis for a return meet with Oregon State swimmers. The Webfoot-Bcavcr water-splashing contest is the final two-way Swimmers for Staters By PAUL MeCARTY meet of the season for the Oregon mermen, and a win Saturday will give them the northern division dual meet championship. The con Russ Cutler's frosh swimming team will meet Eugene high's mermen in a dual meet in the men's pool today at 3 o'clock. It will be the first engagement of the season for Bert Kern’s prep aggregation. Terence championship meet will be held at Seattle, March 2. Cutler Pleased Coach Russ Cutler was more than satisfied with the versatility of the Oregon boys on the victor ious Inland Empire trip to Wash ington State and Idaho. Cutler had Jack Dallas and Sherm Wetmore, coast breaststroke and backstroke champions, respectively, swimming freestyle events. A1 Sandner, var sity diver, even swam on the med ley relay team as a freestyler. Cutler said he expected to use to advantage against Oregon State the ability of his proteges to shift swimming events. Two more practice sessions, to night and Thursday, and the Ducks will call all pool activities off until the meet starts rolling Saturday at Corvallis. FREE PARKING while you are treating yourself a* our drive-in with our delicious sand \s ielies, icc cream ynd bev erages. . The Plenty of Room to Park and Spoon while yciiCuaJc your ealorreu. , Added 1‘owcr Cutler will probably have more scoring power in his team making the Corvallis trip than the squad making up the Inland Empire out fit, as he left behind Gerald Hues tis, backstroker who usually fin ishes second to champion Wetmore and' is a capable freestyler, and Pierce Mallory, letterman from last year’s squad. Jerry MacDonald, outstanding freestylist in the northern division this season as a sophomore, ac counted for four firsts or 20 points against WSC and Idaho, besides swimming a leg on the winning freestyle relay team. Oregon State, although beaten by the Ducks here this year, is an improved swimming team, as the Beavers made the same road trip as Oregon last weekend and beat the Cougars and Vandals by nearly as large a margin as did the Web foots. Saturday morning the Oregon Frosh, traveling with the varsity, will meet the Oregon State Rooks in a return meet. Emerald Team Will Meet Barometer Emerald and Barometer basket ball players will meet for the third and final game of their annual series at Corvallis Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Last Saturday, the Duck scribc3 walloped the Barometer 34 to 17 to even the series, the Oregon Stat ers having won the first game. Emerald basketeers will leave the shack at 1:30 Friday. The traveling squad has not been an nounced, but Coach George Pasero plans to take all players who saw action Saturday plus Lyle Nelson, wandering Emerald managing edi tor who faded to show for the game, and Drama Man Ray Dickson. Kappas, ADPis Draw in Donat Game; Co-op Wins Wadsworth Leads Alpha Delts; Lewis Stars for Chi Os The Co-op sextet inched its way into the finals by defeating the Chi Os, 11-9, in coed basketball yester day. It was one of the closest yet fastest games played at Gerlinger this season. Nancy Lewis, blonde Chi O, clicked well in guard posi tion, keeping Rusty Tomlinson, the redheaded Co-op ace, down to four points. The game was full of thrills and spills, with Florence Jackson spraining her ankle during the last seconds of the game. Chi O, 9 11, Co-op West, 4.F.Cramer Lewis.F Shipler Nelson 5.F . 1, Mann Bambford .G . Musser Bubb.G Donaldson Jackson.G Allen Substitutes: Chi O—Murray and Lewis; Co-op—Tomlinson 4, Don dero 6, Alderson, Furchner. Officials: Eastburn, Earl. Revised schedule: Wednesday, 4:45, inside—ADPi vs. Kappa; 4:45, outside—AOPi vs. Pi Phi. Thursday, 4, insidemajors game; 4, outside—news staff vs. sports staff game; 5, inside - finals between Co-op and winner of ADPi vs. Kappa game. Friday, 4:45, inside —Alpha Gam vs. DG. Kappa 10, ADPi 10 Kappa and ADPi see-sawed through a semifinal basketball game yesterday to end in a draw with a final score of 10 to 10 on the Gerlinger floor. This tic will be played off today at 4:45 in the indoor gym, and the winner will meet the Co-op, winners of the 4 o'clock semifinal contest, Thursday in the final game. Kappa’s fast guards saved the day for their team. Gloria Wads worth tallied all the points for ADPi. Kappa, 10 10, ADPi Moore.F.McCarthy (Please turn to page four) Theta Chi Club Grabs Overtime Contest From Super Charger Quintet Winners Gain Berth in Semi-Finals Of Intramural 'B' League Basketball Play-off; Ballif Gets Crucial Goal Bv JIM SCHILLER A mid court howitzer by Guard Len Ballif in the second overtime period gave the Theta Chis a 22 to 20 thriller over the Super Chargers in first round “B" league intramural championship playoff. This win was the Theta Chis’ second in as many days and put them into the semi-finals of the playoff. Airhomrh the Theta Chis led throughout the entire first three quarters, the Super Chargers with Baseballer Jack Jasper leading the way forged itno a four-point lead with but two minutes left in the game. However, in this remaining time little Phil Lowry and big Mike Dariotas managed to connect with a long basket apiece. This left the score tied with but seconds left in the contest. Then as the final whistle sounded, Silva, Theta Chi sub, was fouled, but the pressure was a little too great and he missed. Can’t Score The first overtime period found both outfits trying- to keep their passing and shots under control, but neither five could work the ball in close enough to score. The sec ond three-minute overtime period turned into a wild, rough affair after Ballif sank his two-hander, j In fact, in the final thirty seconds | fists were flying on both sides fol j lowing a mix-up under the Theta I Chi basket. Referees Mullen and Boroughs, however, soon put an end to the fisticuffs and the wild scramble proceeded during the re maining seconds. It was the found uncanny long shots of Phil Barrett, chunky Theta Chi guard, that kept his team in the lead throughout the first per iods. Although the smoother pass ing Super Chargers controlled the majority of the rebounds, they did not even come near the winners in the percentage of shot conversions. Jasper Gets 10 It took four minutes of play be fore the accurate Barrett came through with one of his long ones for the first score of the contest. From then into the final period the Theta Chis stood off the Super Chargers and managed to hold onto the lead, even running it up to 11 to 7 at halftime. Jasper of the losers was high scorer of the exciting fray with 10 points. Barrett’s four long howitz ers gave him second honors with 8. Theta Chi, 22 20, Super Chargers Houck, 2 .F .. 3, Bob Flavelle Ballif, 0 .F . 4, Wolfe J Dariolas, 4 .C. 10, Jasper | Barrett, 8 .G . 2, Dulaney Lowry, 2 .G 1, Brian Flavelle Subs: Theta Chi—Silva 1. Officials: Mullen and Boroughs. _ FANS NOTICE! Want to see a good hoopfest? Then watch the coed's in their championship playoff. Beaver Matmen Meet Webfoots Here Friday Strong State Team Has Whitewash Victory Over Ducks Friday at 3:30 p.m. in the wres tling room of the physical educa tion building the grapplers from Oregon State tangle with Eric Waldorf’s local products. The Bea vers lost their first intercollegiate match in over two years to the strong WSC outfit last weekend. The Staters have two undefeat ed ringmen on their squad, Merle Hutchinson, 145, and Bob Nelson, 165, who is rounding out his third year of competition without defeat. Five Seniors Dr. Allman, OSC coach, has five seniors who are making their final appearance in the Igloo, Bob Mac Roberts, 135, Ray Fugate, and Phil Grey, heavyweights, and Nelson and Hutchinson. The Webfoot3 have a nearly new team this year, with only two holdovers from last season. Heavy weight Hal Kaschko has lost only a. close decision to Fugate this year, and has won four matches in smokers and collegiate matches. Final tryouts for positions on Waldorf’s team will take place to night during regular practice. Certainties are Kaschko and Mey ers, 145, Lynch, 128, Logan, 135. In the first encounter between the two schools, Oregon State won by a 30 to 0 count. The teams have defeated Linfield college, by 28 Vi iy2 ,and 23 to 11, respectively. SPRINGTIME IS CAMERA TIME The ‘CO-OP’ can help you get better pictures. the ‘CO-OP’ Duckling Gang Awaits Rook Tiff Warren's Quintet Plays in Corvallis Saturday Night John Warren’s frosh wind up a most successful season next Satur day night when they meet Oregon State’s Rooks at Corvallis. The Ducklings go into the final game of the little civil war with a clean sweep behind them. Three times they’ve trotted out to meet the Baby Beavers, and three times thy’ve walked off with the game under their belt, the last one an 18-point rout. Beaten Once On top of this, the yearlings have trounced the best prep opposition in the state in 13 games, losing only one to Longview high. And that defeat was wiped out of the books when they trounced the Lumberjacks here Saturday in a return engagement. It’s a great team that Warren has sent out this year. Hampered by injuries all season, they have consistently shown a fighting spirit that equals their ability, and that’3 no small total. In two of their rook games they came from behind, to win, getting the winning basket with just 15 seconds to play in one. Strong Forwards There’s a forward wall on this team that has ripped enemy de fenses apart, and a defense that has torn enemy offenses to bits. Big Wally Borrevick at center, Warren Taylor, Quentin Sidesinger, and Jake Werschkul—these are the boys that ran up a mountainous (Please turn to page jour) FREE Each afternoon, between 2:00 and 4:00, (except Saturday) George Knight, in our camera department, will give free advice and instruction to amateur camera fans. Bring your camera, sample prints, and your problems. the‘CO-OP’ ADVANCE SHOWING 1940 TENNIS RACKETS The Finest Lane of Rackets We Have Ever Shown, PRICED EXCEPTIONALLY LOW Two lots of rackets especially chosen for women players, splendid values at $2.95 and $4.65. New 1939 “Name” frames at greatly reduced prices. 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