Webfoot Quintet Meets Willamette Here Tonight
Duck
Tracks
By KEN CHRISTIANSON, Co-Editor of Sports
“Mighty Oregon,” “Fight Oregon,” “Oregon Battle Song,”
and the Oregon pledge song will seldom be heard over the radio
at basketball games or football games unless ASCAP (The
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) comes
to an agreement with the Bill competition (Broadcast Music
Incorporated), fostered by the broadcasting companies. These
four songs are a part of the estimated one million five hundred
thousand pieces controlled by ASCAP.
Only three stations in Oregon now hold an ASCAP license.
These are: KOAC in Corvallis, another in Bend, and a sta
tion in Portland broadcasting from Benson Polytechnic.
Each of these is small, although KOAC ranks high as an
independent station. Since KOAC broadcasts a lot of the
games, these songs will still be heard over 550 kilocycles.
But of all the old songs that we've been familiar with, “The
Star Spangled Banner” was about the only thing played in the
Bowl games. That was in the possession of ASCAP, but they
had to release it. In the Sugar Bowl, snatches of the Boston
College song were played, but possibly with a special permit.
The squabble definitely puts a crimp in the band's antics.
It might work up to a point where the band will come to
games and sit, but won’t play when the game is broadcast
over Mutual, National, or Columbia networks. It hasn't come
to that yet, but it probably will when the broadcast com
panies consider a little matter of $250 worth of fine each
time a BMI station plays any ASCAP tune.
So it looks as if these four Oregon songs will lapse into partial
discard unless BMI and ASCAP come to some sort of agreement.
The tunes will still be played at assemblies, parades, and rallies,
but over BMI licensed stations—no. Some say an agreement is
inevitable and that tin: courts of public opinion will force a
reconciliation, but it would seem that BMI holds ASCAP over
a barrel, so maybe it’s ’bye, ’bye “Mighty Oregon.”
Tidbits from Palouse
Back from the Palouse hills comes an Oregon student with
first hand information of Idaho and Washington State—two of
Oregon’s opponents to come. Both beat Gonzaga, but Washington
State had to work hard for it. According to my informant who
would remain without name, Gonzaga has a better ball player
than either of the two conference opponents. Frank Watson is
the name. lie’s chunky like Don Kirscli and plays guard. Sup
posedly, he is a good ball handler when the scoring comes—17
to 20 points against both Washington State and Idaho.
But as far as Washington State goes, the Cougars are still
fumbling around for a combination. Ray Sundquist, Dale
Gentry, and Vern Butts look fairly good, but the team lacks
some of the spark that little Bud Olson put into them.
Despite his unbearable cockiness, the team had a measure of
self-possession when he was on the floor. But that is not to
be, for Olson plays with the independent Boeing Aircraft
quint in Seattle. The Cougars open the 1941 season Tuesday
and Wednesday, January 7 and 8, against Oregon State.
Then Friday and Saturday, Eugene gets a taste of basket
ball the Friel way.
Idaho is a vastly improved club. Otis Hilton, possessor of the
long, lanky build and giant feet, will be one of the best if not
the best center in the northern division. Last year llilton will
be rememberc das the guy who was always kicking the opposi
tion around when it came to rebounds. His percentage of re
bounds made good was terrific. Ron Harris hasn’t lost his knack
of hitting shots from the corners. But the guards aren't the best
in the world.
Duck Club Improves
Of course one game is a short measure by which to .judge the
relative improvement of the Oregon ball club, but the Ducks
handled the ball much better than some fans expected remember
ing the iirst, sad Rube game. Utah was long oil alibis the other
night and short on score. It is hardly feasible that any barn
storming team wdiich was rated highly in its own sector could
suffer such a letdown by merely being off a basketball court
lor a couple of days. Rather it would seem that the team would
benefit by the rest. But the I'tes put on a show which forced 1he
fans (wlmt few fans there were) to agree with Coach Vandal
Peterson’s own conclusion. “We shoulda stayed in ’Frisco.”
It was probably the worst licking Utah had absorbed—
51 to 15—since Dr. James Naismith invented the game.
As far as the customers go, their absence was painfully notice
able—it. really hurt around the poekotbook. And it was the imxt
thing to a guarantee that Oregon won’t stage any more inter
sectional games in the Igloo until the paying townspeople cough
up with.some monied cooperation.
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Hobsons Hoopers
In Final Trial Go
Bearcats Out to Avenge 46-33 Beating
Received Last Week; Anderson, Townsend,
McNeeley, Taylor, Andrews to Start
—
By JOHNNIE K AH A N AN UI
Oregon’s basketball team whipped Willamette university 46 to 33
last week, and hilarious Duck fans saw in the Utah battle Thursday
night (Oregon all the way . . . final, 51-13) at least five good reasons
why Hobby Hobson’s crew should slap the Bearcats again when they
run up, down, and around the Igloo tonight at 8.
The reasons—Hank Anderson, Captain Vic Townsend, Evert Me
CENTER
Archie Marshik, six-foot-seven
inch center oil the Oregon “bean
pole” file.
Duck Mermen
Point for OSC
Varsity Swimmers
Begin Stiff Training
Under Hoyman
With the season's opener sched
uled 'for the Oregon State pool
January 18, two weeks from Sat
urday, swimming coach Mike Hoy
man opened the winter term with
stiff workouts for his varsity team.
The boys spent the holidays at
homo but, according to Hoyman,
most of the men were able to keep
in trim over the holidays with fre
quent workouts in pools near their
homes.
In preparation for the meet
with the tough Beavers the
Neeley, Warren Taylor, and Porky
Andrews—Hobson's opening lineup
against the Indians from Mormon
country two evenings ago. This
five functioned with more finesse
than the Webfoot’s No. 1 quintet
did the same time last year (par
don for probable lapses in mem
ory).
Better Reserves
Backed up by a flock of equally
capable material — Paul Jackson,
Quentin Sidesinger, Don Kirseh,
Archie Marshik players who
shouldn't, in all fairness, be tabbed
substitutes, this Oregon quintet ap
peared faster and a bit trickier
than that garbed in lemon and
green around the first of January
one year ago.
Willamette, despite its shel
lacking by the Webfoots earlier
this season, has a rather formid
able five according to sports gab
and publicity flying about. They
dropped a tough one to Wash
ington State and couldn’t quite
hang on in the dying seeonds
against: Oregon State, losing that
one 47-43.
Final Tune-up
Tonight's game gives the Web
foots an opportunity to balance the
ledger in preconference perform
ances. Oregon dropped four along
their 7500-mile transcontinental
tour, salvaged three, were licked
twice before embarking, won three
and lost two after winding up. It'll
be the final tuneup tilt this year,
for on January 10, Oregon opens
its conference campaign here
against Washington State college.
I)uek mermen will not all work
on the long distance grinds and
other features of their exten
sive, seven-week conditioning
program last term. Instead the
men will be smoothing out their
individual events for the meet.
Bed by their record-holding co
captains, Jack Dallas and Sherm
Wetmore, the Webfoots are ex
pected to take firsts in several of
the events with comparative ease,
but a lack of reserves in some
events will likely hamper their
scoring. Dallas brightened the pic
ture considerably by trying his
hand at diving for the first time
this fall and perfecting himself to
a point where he several times de
feated letterman A1 Sander in in
trasquad meets.
Fourtecn-year-old Pamela Har
vard Williams, war refugee from
Wales, who is a guest of Prof. Wil
liam Chase of Harvard, is a descen
dant of John Harvard, founder of
the university.
WILL START TONIGHT
Hufrky Fork> Andrews has carnet a probable starting politico in
Oregon's lineup tonight nl/ea (he. V. sbicots, clese their preixstu-a U-hei
uifc again V, iiianattte uni* eraity.
Twenty-Two Men Answer
First Freshmen Hoop Call
'HAWKEYE HANK' ANDERSON
High-scorer on the Webfoot quintet, who’ll bother the Bearcats from
Willamette with his unorthodox “acrobatic” shooting in the Igloo
tonight.
OSC Noses Out Utah
At Corvallis, 42 to 37
University of Utah’s barnstorming Ute basketball team tossed off
the 51-15 shellacking at the hands of Oregon and threw a scare into
the Oregon State Beavers last night before being edged out 42-87.
Led by Sheffield and Bcnnion, the Ltes bounced back from a half
time deficit of 15-19 to grab the lead before the Beavers could make a
score. John Mandic finally broke the ice with a pair of foul tosses a
low minm.es laicr to lie me count
at 21-21. Bennion put Utah in the
lead again with a toss from the
free throw line. From then to mid
way in the half it was nip and tuck.
Oregon State, then moved out to
their greatest lead of the game,
topping Utah 38 to 27. The Utcs
began to click again, however,
scoring 10 points while holding the
Beavers to 4 to the end of the
game.
Utcs Sink 15 (Inals
Sheffield and Bennion, Utah for
wards, grabbed the scoring honors
with 11 points apiece. Paul Valenti
and George McNutt were high for
the Staters with 10 points each.
Smith of Utah and Mandic of OSO
were ousted late in the game with
four personal fouls called against
them.
The Utcs scored 15 field goals
in the game last night after be
ing held to only four by the
“Tall Firs” of Oregon here
Thursday. Their half time count
——mmimu iii mini—nil ■! m
equalled the points scored in the
Wehfoot tilt. Finding the mail
to man defense employed liy the
Staters more to their liking,
Utah broke through for many
close-in shots.
The two teams meet again to
night on the Corvallis court.
Box score;
Utah
Sheffield, f .
Bennion, f ...
Johnson, c ...
Smith, g.
Anderson, g .
Sowards, f ...
Wassom, c
Atkinson, g
Soffr, g
Gregory, g
Totals.
OS<!
Valent i, f .....
McNutt, f .
Mandic, c.
Shaw, g .
F« FT PF TP
...5 1 2 11
....4
. 0
..2
.2
...0
...0
0
.0
.15
0
0
4
3
1
0
1
n
o
11
n
l
4
4
5
0
1
0
0
37
Fti FT PF TP
10
10
9
0
10 H/f/rt/fE&/
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Ex-Prep Stars
Frisk Under Eyes
Of 'Honest John'
Neuland, Kresse
Attract Attention
In Initial Practice
By LEE FLATBERU
Twenty-two hopeful freshman
basketball aspirants turned out en
masse to Coach John Warren Fri
day afternoon to start preparations
for the ’41 season.
Warren wasted no time as he
sent the yearlings through a
two-hour session including such
fundamentals as passing, drib
bling, and finished his practice
with a 15-minute scrinunage.
Noticeably lacking from the
turnout was the presence of the
towering players so characteristic
of Oregon teams. Warren will have
two tall boys though in the persons
of Lloyd Jackson and Phil Jackson.
IJick’s Kid Brother
Another Dick entered Oregon
basketball circles in the person of
Roger Dick. John Dick's younger
brother looks like a. good bet to
carry on the name in Oregon bas
ketball.
Warren will have two flashy
forwards In Walt Kresse and Bob
N’ewland both from Medford.
These two have played together
for three years in high school.
The first practice showed that
W*rren might have a possible
sparkplug in Jimmy Vitti, fireball
from Darien, Connecticut.'
The frosh have only a week to
get ready for their first game
which is scheduled against Lebanon
January 10, at Eugene.
The turnout:
Homer Thomas, Walt Kresse,
Kenneth Si mm sen, Charles
Church, Bill Gissbcrg, Jack Mor
ris, Jimmy Vitti, Warren Chris
tensen, James Smith, Lloyd
Jackson, Bob Wren, Roger I)ick,
Dick Shelton, Chet Schieve, Jack
I.akefish, Stanley Kay, Clarke
Brown, Bob Slieriden, Glen Kel
ley, Phil Jackson, Maurice Salo
mon, Boh Newland, Owen Day.
1941 Schedule
Jan. 10—Lebanon at Eugene
Jan. 11—Dallas at Eugene
Jan. 15—Dallas at Dallas
Jan. 17—Open
Stitt, g .7?
Mulder, f
Hall, f
Dement, f
Durdan, g
Kruger, g
Martin, f
Totals .
.0
.0
.1
.2
.2
.0
.0
.17
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
8
1
2
2
4
4
0
0
42
Donut Wrestling
Begins Thursdag
Entry Blanks Due
Tuesday; Gebhardt
Added to Staff
Winter term intramural sports
will start with a bang next Thurs
day when the grunt and groan art
ists start throwing themselves
through the air to do or die in
glory for the name of their be
loved living organizations.
The wrestling tournament,
which will be conducted by pro
cess of eliminations, will start
promptly at 4 p.m. All men wish
ing to enter competition in their
weight division must weigh in at
the PE building between the
hours of 4 to G on Monday and
3 to G on Tuesday. No one will
be allowed to weigh in later than
Tuesday.
'Entry Deadline
House entry blanks for all win
ter term sports must be turned in
at the intramural athletic office
not later than 5 o'clock next
Tuesday. Basketball and handball
competition is scheduled to begin
January 20, to be shortly followed
by ping pong doubles and singles.
Jan. 18—Marshfield at Marsh
field
Jan. 24—Bend at Bend
Jan. 25—Klamath Falls at Klam
ath Falls
Jan. 29—Salem at Eugene
Jan. 31—Astoria at Astoria
Feb. 1—Hood River at Hood
River
Feb. 7—Rooks at Eugene
Feb. 8—Molalla or Portland Gold
at Eugene
Feb. 11— Roseburg at Roseburg
Feb. 14—Rooks at Corvallis
Feb. 15—Lebanon at Lebanon
Feb. 21-j-RooJm. .at Corvallis
Feb. 25>—Salem at Salem
Feb. 281—Rooks at Eugene t
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