Duck
Tracks
By KEN CHRISTIANSON, Co-Editor of Sports
“Oregon plays Washington in basketball tonight.” Of course,
it really isn't so and won’t be for some three weeks, but for the
past several years if that news were nosecl around, people would
flock in droves to the basketball pavilions like geese migrating
southward. In other words the Oregon-Wasliington hoop series
was the same thing to the Pacific Northwest that the Army
Notre Dame or Yale-llarvard grid games are to the country
at large.
It was also a case where a couple of teams ran, ran, and
ran until their tongues dragged, and they panted like dogs.
Two years ago, the “Tall Fir Ducks” and the second-place
Huskies went ’round and ’round the Igloo floor like a flock
of airplanes rounding pylons. Twenty-one points were
marked up in four minutes of the second half. And all this
time the Duck-Husky series were writing a special kind of
basketball.
All of this happened before a guy by the name of Bud Olson
dropped down to Oregon with a score-crazy bunch of Cougars.
In the first game in Eugene those Washington Staters and Ore
gons dug their teeth into the bit and ran like wild horses.
They bounded up and down McArthur court. Score at the end:
Oregon 71, WSC 41. And if that just wasn’t enough for the
old folks and little tots not to mention the students, the two
teams went at it again the next night as if they had gone berserk.
Score: Oregon GO, WSC 50.
nun. Run, and bcore
It was the galfopingest scries anybody saw that season in the
northern division, and everybody said, “We won't see another
like it until next year.” But they didn't know they would be
wrong. For anybody who saw the two teams mix it again in
Pullman, Washington really saw score after score piled up.
Score of the two games: WSC 01 and 55, Oregon 57 and 5-1. So
Oregon took the first two and the Cougar plucked a couple of
Buck tailfeathers in Pullman.
In the four games, Oregon scored 242 points as fast as they
could pour them in, and as fast as the scorekeeper could
manipulate his Burroughs. Washington State was enjoying
things with 208 points. Put two and two together, and 450
points were scored in four games. That’s an average of
II214 per night, and it’s also somebody’s new record.
The whole point is that those self-same Washington State
players minus a couple or three guys will go at it again with
Oregon. Based on last year’s encounters, the traditional Orcgon
Washington series will have to take a back scat and live on
past year’s laurels. One thing is sure—when the Bucks and
Cougars start mixing it—there’ll be scoring aplenty, and nobody
will be bored because of low scores.
Jack Friel seems to have rounded his squad into good
shape. The loss of Olson hasn't handicapped him as much
as it was thought. Of course, the team won't be the same
without that cocky but very efficient ball player, but Friel
still has Paul Lindemann. He’s the guy they used to call
‘‘Paul Bunyan.” A swing shot is his specialty, and he's
might efficient with it.
Washington Blate has a date with Oregon Friday and .Satur
day at the Igloo, but the first couple of hazards will be faced
with Oregon State. The two-game series will be over Wednesday
night, and with only a day's rest, the Cougars will be ready to
claw Buck meat.
I Was Scooped
1 was scooped. It. hurts to admit it, but 1 didn't know until
yesterday that Bobby Anot was going to play ball and hold an
executive position for Lockheed Aircraft corporation in Bur
bank, California. Wally Johansen, the other half of the famous
13-year guard combination, landed a job as sports editor of the
Astoria Budget and will play for the Astoria all-stars.
Johansen and John Dick, members with Anot of the 1939 na
tional basketball champs, were also offered chances to play with
the aircraft team.
A couple of gridders are back on the Oregon campus. Bob
Smith, winner of the Hoffman memorial award and player
in the East-West game, has finished a season as fullback for
New Jersey, a farm club of the pro football New York
Giant ball club. He goes back for another year.
Hymic Harris, sophomore left end, comes to Oregon from
Seattle. He played during the past season with West Seattle
in a semipro league. So now it could be that Tex Oliver’s worries
at left end will be partially taken care of. Harris was a regular
as a sophomore and has two years of eligibility left, llymie will
probaby report for spring practice. But in June he takes off
for Northwestern university to finish a course in the naval
reserve, lie has already taken his cruise.
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Beavers Win, 45-39;
Cougars Here Friday
WSC Conquered
As OSC Launches
Hoop Title Drive
Aggies Lash Out
In Waning Minutes
To Dump Invaders
By JOHNNIE KAHANANUI
Oregon State’s Beavers cuffed
aside one thrust made at their
Pacific coast northern division
flagpole last night. They buffeted
Washington State 45 to 39 at
Corvallis, casting an ominous
cloud over the heads of other
conference teams sharpening
envious eyes and limbering up
their shooting arms in hopes of
punching a few holes in the
Beaver banderole.
Beavers Rally
Not until the final three minutes
did Slats Gill's OSC boys squeak
through. With the count 39 apiece,
Beaver George McNutt, a transfer
from Pasadena, slithered through
the waving arms of Cougar players
to dump one, putting the home
team ahead 41 to 39.
Both teams brawled for the ball
after the toss-in, but somehow this
McNutt got his clutches on it and
tallied again for the Beavers. WSC
could get no farther, but another by
the same McNutt more than
clinched the contest.
McNutt was high pointer with
13, followed by Sundquist of WSC
with 10.
Oregon Next
Although the losers, the WSC
display (they had OSC trailing 20
to 17 at half time) could well serve
as a warning to Coach Howard
Hobson girding his Webfoots for
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Doug Martin, Reserve forward
on Coach Slats Gill’s 1941 Oregon
State hoop squad.
Oregon Mittmen
Ege Potent Foes
Webfoots to Renew
Rivalry With OSC;
Two Matches Set
Vaughn Corley, head boxing
coach, today released a tentative
schedule of matches for this sea
son. If present plans material
ize the 1941 campaign will be
the most extensive in the history
of boxing at Oregon.
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SOPHOMORE STARTER
At
a—M<■
Warren Taylor is slated to start his first conference contest Friday
against the Cougars from l’ullman. Taylor has started most of the
preseason encounters.
I ; '
i Gay Leather-Toolez
Is Crack Athlete
By JEAN FR1DEGEK
Gay, vivacious and most energetic captain of Hendricks ball volley*
ball team—that’s Beverley Goetz, outstanding coed athlete. She was
one of those few girls who two years ago were selected from the west
coast to lake the hostel bicycle trip to New Vork, starting at Eugene
and returning through Mexico.
Thirty girls selected from applicants in this country and Europe
started this transcontinental tour.
Only 15 of the original number
were still with the party when it
reached New York.
Saw Both Fairs
In Washington. D C , reporters
interviewing the cyclists asked if
they had visit erf Oklahoma, scene
of the "Grapes of Wrath.” Al
though they did not cross the Unit
ed States by a southern route, they
saw many conditions somewhat
similar to those in Steinbeck's
book Miss Goetz pointed out other
advantageous angles of the trip by
describing hew she “reddled to
both fans taking mc iig p.sturss
cf Outstanding features.
I ----
This athletic brunette’s hobby
J is leather tooling. She designs
i and makes notebooks, purses,
and belts.
Bright led shirts are Miss
Goctr' secret passion, although
she admits that she doesn’t often
indulge.
“After j am graduated,’’ she
said, “I would like to go to j
Mexico or Hauau to study ‘arts !
and crafts',’’
As a member of tire Grants Fa:: !
tennis ‘earn she never lost a match
Swimming skiing, and boating all
| i'Jri to the sporting
mints of anti'vfc Hiss Goetn.
Ducks Condition
For Stiff Contest;
Rehearse on Q.T.
Bill Borcher Draws
Hobson's Attention;
Kirsch Promising
The University of Oregon bas
ketball squad went through a
heavy practice session yesterday at
McArthur court under the watch
ful eye of Coach Howard Hobson,
a few managers, and no one else.
Hobson gave his managers in
structions to keep everyone out of
tlie Igloo as he drove his men hard
in preparation for the opening se
ries against Washington State
this coming Friday and Saturday.
Borcher Improves
Bill Borcher has been receiving
quite a bit of attention and has
been alternating with Bed Mc
Neeley in the forward spot oppo
site Hank "The Needle” Anderson.
Borcher is not as smooth and pol
ished a ball handler nor is he a
great shot, but he proved in the
Willamette game that he is a
rugged back-board retriever and
therein lies his value to the Ore
gon team. With Hank Anderson
providing the scoring punch for
the Webfoots, Borcher and Mc
Neeley ably handle the defensive
assignments in the other forward
position.
Don Kirsch is another new
comer who has greatly added to
the reserve strength of the Ore
gon club and after he gains a
little more experience, may find
himself up in the first five start
ing against the other northern
division clubs. 1
Kirsch, although only a sopho
more, has indicated that he is free
of the usual faults of the first
year men—nervousness. His play
to date has been fast and steady.
As a long shot he is among the
best on the squad.
Starting Lineup
Porky Andrews still held out in
the starting lineup, which Hobson
will probably start against the
invading Cougars. As a running
mate to Vic Townsend, Porky
combines speed with ruggedness
and his aggressiveness gives him
the nod in the starting berth over
the little spark-plug, Paul Jack
Hobson will probably start An
derson at center, Warren Taylor
and McNcelcy at forwards,
Townsend and Andrews at
guards against the Cougars in
the first conference game of the
1941 season Friday night. With
a wealth of capable reserve ma
terial, "the best ten-man learn I
ever had”—Hobson promises to
give most of his first string a
chance to show their stuff.
SKLEK8
All varsity and frosh skiers will
meet-in the apparatus room of the
PE building today at 4 p.m.
Coed Hoop
Play Starts
Coeds will invade the courts of
Gerlingcr when the intramural
basketball games begin in two
weeks. Announcement was made
yesterday that Elisc Older will bo
the manager for the 1941 season.
Houses will be allowed to prac
tice from Tuesday to Friday af
ternoons of both weeks between G
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'SLICK' VIC TOWNSEND
Howard “Hobby” Hobson is counting on Captain Vic Townsend, guard
on the University of Oregon basketball team to lead his mates to their
first Northern division win against Washington State Friday.
Crystal Gazing Addict
Spills Dope On 1941
By TOMMY MAYES
Compiled herein is the first annual edition of the Melee of the Arcs,
new and unexpurgated book of prophecies and prognostications by the
Great Wabadaba of Waaf, I’honus of Balonus, Seeker of the Golden
Egg of Bramah, the Alph of Eph, the Zahun and the Mczkun. . . .
Don't know who that guy is either, but here are twelve easy-to-take
capsules for the coming year of 1941.
January—Oregon Ducks split scries with WSC, drub Beavers, top
conference race. Hank Anderson
leading division scoring. Flavellc
and Christianson pick Washington
over Oregon.
Ex-Eilitors!
February — Fire department ,
drags millracc for Flavelle and
Christianson. John Warren steps in
mop bucket and goes back to wheel
chair and monicker list. Oregon
still leading Northern division bas
ketball race.
March—Webfoot knocks crown
from brow of Oregon State
Beavers. Hobson wins third
championship, but loses out to
UCLA in coast playoffs.
April Thirty-seven loyal Duck
rooters sit in rain to see Oregon
wallop Beavers in baseball opener
at Corvallis.
May—Les Steers cracks world
high-jump record. Hayward’s
track squad loses to Washington.
June—Duck brain-mill adjourns.
Optimism ?
July—Stanford fan tries to re
serve Iiosc Bowl ducat.
August — Stanford fan requests
reserved scat on 00-yard line.
September—Frankie Boyd, Curt
Medium, Bill Regncr look good.
Tex Oliver prepares squad for
Stanford.
October—Oregon beats Stan
ford, (j to 0. Stanford fan offers
to sell reservation with discount.
Oregon, California remain unde
feated. OSC cannot la; located.
November Beavers found in
cellar. Ducks down California. Jim
Jurkovich out for season with
I sprained toe. Campus goes wild
when Ducks get Rose Bowl hid.
December Flavellc - Spcarow
Terry triangle still unsettled, but
Tom regains the Underdahl trophy.
Wcbfeot entrain for Pasadena to
play Cornell New Year's day.
Classes cancelled and exams post
poned until after New Year's, Oh,
Boy!!
Dining halls at West Virginia
university serve more than 100,000
eggs a year.
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Duck Aquatic Team
Bits Training Trail
Coach Mike Hoyman is this
■veek letting Oregon's varsity and
Ereshraan mermen prescribe their
jwn training program, designed to
Lake care of any excess poundage
picked up over Christmas vaca
tion.
Because some of the men had
recess to better training facilities
than others at their respective
ionics some will need more rlgor
>us conditioning during the early
ierm workouts. According to Hoy
man he does not have to worry
ibout “snap" workouts this week,
for next week’s program will be
dependent on the team’s condition.
Many of the men have already
given indication of a stiffer than
average program.
Late registration of many of the
men has cut down the training
considerably. Not all have checked
in yet, but with the exception of
Jerry Macdonald, last year’s sprint
star who dropped out before the
finish of last term, all men arc ex
pected to be on hand.
TUMBLERS
All tumblers interested in per
forming between halves of basket
ball games meet in tumbling room
of PE building Wednesday at 4.
DON’T MISS IT!
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Frosh Hoopers
Work Long, Late
For Game Friday
Warren Maintains
Usual Pessimism;
Lebanon Slated
The freshman basketball squad
trompcd around McArthur court
Tuesday night, seeking familiar
footing on the maples before their
scheduled get-together with Leb
anon high school Friday.
First Five
Using Walt Kresse, Bill Gissberg,
Lloyd Jackson, Roger Dick, and
Bob Sheridan as his offensive team
in the maneuvers, Coach John
Warren sent this five In scoring
thrusts against a set defensive.
Boh Newland, George Sertlc,
and Bob Wren saw plenty of ac
tion in the practice fray as War
ren continuously shifted the
team for possible combinations.
Warren, continuing his “they’re
terrible” attitude, bemoaned the
lack of the proverbial "Tall Firs”
so commonplace of Oregon teams,
and made only grumbled remarks
about the team. "A fine country
ball player. . . . Should have stayed
back east,” and many other were
varied comments.
Friday’s game with Lebanon
should give light to the compara
tive strength of Oregon and the
Staters, as the rooks take on
Lebanon Tuesday night.
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SIDE PATTER
By Pat Taylor
Nominee for the .smoothest
individual in the College Side
neck of the woods is Happy,
short for Napoleon; and if you
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... what a personality! . . . You
don't realize it at first, but his
charm grows on you . . . very
appealing, in a mangey sort of
a way . . . and smooth! Before
you've ever been introduced,
he'll have you giving him baf
your hamburger. .. . Afterwards
he gets it all. ... The trouble
with Happy, he's fickle . . .
he'll throw anyone with a ham
burger over for someone with a
veal barb with nary a twinge
. . . treats you like a dog but
you love it . . . just a friend of
the people. . . . To have been
mooded from by Happy is to
have lived. . . . He accomplishes
more with one look than a fra
ternity man docs with his best
line . .. literally tears your heart
out ... to say nothing of ruin
ing your appetite. ... If you had
a Cnllegr tilde veal T-bone and
Happy staring you in the fate,
Happy will win every time . . .
and that's backing very stiff
competition. . • . Smooth like
water running down a string.
And the next smoothest work
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