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Duck Tracks By KEN CHRISTIANSON, Co-Editor of Sports The only sports Buck Berry hasn’t gone out for thus far on the Oregon campus are swimming, wrestling, skiing, and a couple of spring sports. Berry is the most versatile athlete to enroll at Oregon during recent years. He play ed a couple of years alternating as regu'ar on the football team, led the northern division at the plate in baseball, toss es a lot of leather as a heavyweight, and now flips a basket ball. Hobby Hobson said, “Berry cou’d play 60 minutes of foot ball, come out on the floor and play basketball as well as any one else out here.’’ He’s in that good condition. Condition Among Wrestlers ^ Speaking of condition, Tex Oliver and Lloyd Koehler, No. 1 assistant, have been working patient'y with the wrestling team and this year may be the first in modern history that the Web foot grapplers are in some sort of shape. Not that the other Duck aggregations have been flabby, but when it comes to staying five or six minutes with the OSC Beavers—they just haven’t had it. Koehler does much of the actual coaching of the turnout and doesn’t fear to go two or three minutes with each mem ber of the team every night! He formerly went to Colorado and wrestled there. Koehler has gone to the semi-finals of the national AAU meet where he was bounced by a mem ber of the Oklahoma A and M squad—the team which has won the national collegiate so often that it’s a major news event when it misses. Oregon was none too impressive last year against Oregon State. Scores often times ran around 30 to 0, but this is no ^ reflection on Erie Waldorf, coach then and present head man at Jefferson high in Portland. Waldorf is one of the game’s best fundamentalists—both in football and wrestling which were his strong points at Washington State. It was simply a matter of condition which is being remedied. The Webfoots are not lacking in material. Hal Kaschko, Ray Poster, and iviort lvlyers number among the holdovers. Hal Schluter, Bob Still, Stan Watt, and Floyd Rhea add to the team. Rhea is the huge guard from Fullerton jaysee of whom the comment was made, “he’s got the biggest legs in organized football. ’ ’ Rhea weighs 230 or 240, so if he settles on an opponent, then God help the underdog. Oregon State, as usual, is the traditional opponent, although several other good teams are booked. Other teams docketed are Washington, Idaho, and Washington State. Hoymans Aquacade—Minus Gals “>s\vimniiiig previews ana reviews ot Oregon lor 1941 —man aged by Alike Hoyman—will be given today in the men’s pool. It s ttie first, ol three intersquad meets before the varsity tangles with Oregon State, and the frosh try to dunk the rooks. Iloy man is testing the merit of his men in this fashion, by match ^ ing the varsity against the frosh. It isn t that he docsn t know what they can do, but lie wants to test them under the fire of competition. Meet starts at 3 p. m. Hoyman picks the frosh to e'ean up the water in first places in the freestyle events—naturally Jack Dallas and Sherm Wetmore are the next thing to unbeatable in the breast stroke and the backstroke. But the meet will prob ably go to varsity. It’ll be the first appearance of a Hoy man coached swimming team at Oregon since 1938. Prior to that time, Mike turned out championship teams with the regularity with which a skilled lathe worker turns out a piece of steel. Mecham Says, "I Do" Once again the Oregon grid team has a married member. It’s Curt Mecham, fleet halfback who boots those lofty punts with his left foot. And Mecham's No. I rooter is the blonde girl friend back home in Bakersfield. Curt says he went to jaysee with her and that’s where the interest started. Len 1s ^ berg, another halfback, was the sole Duek who had said “I do’’ last year. Mecham went, through the matrimonial tape during the Christmas holidays but lias been reticent about Airs. Mecham. LOOKING UP Definitely looking up. Mere ‘he Wehfoots' hopes of a Northern Di vision title as they trounced the favored Beaver batkcteeis in a red i,~.+ e+i,, r.w-»n'a lit* riiiht. Waryts la ’.:r, larlr* I*xU for ward prctmt4 abo.fc, u 4 *oo<i t^aupit cl tfcb Ote*oa attitude I Webfoots Regain Title Threat Form (Continued from page one) Hawkeye dipped one in, raising Oregon's stock 2 points. Beaver Dement pushed a field goal through, Mulder dittoed, and OSC crawled up 26 to 24. Then Andrews’ free boot edged the Webfoots one more point ahead, and that Porky guy again, this time dropping a field goal, to break Hobson’s crew ahead by five digits, 29 to 24. Four personals hauled Mandic of OSC out of the clash. Mandic wronged Anderson, and the "Needle” threaded the hoop, 32 to 26 for Oregon, six wan ing minutes ticking away in the game. Then the fighting Porky An drews, Webfoot game-captain, BEAVER Football tactics sent big John Mandic, Oregon State center, to the sidelines for unnecessary roughness as Oregon tipped the Beavers last night, 41-31. trudged off the floor, four fouls against him. Not to be outdone in any department, except the scor ing, Dement followed suit for the Beavers, but not until Oregon State added another anemic point. Big Bill Boreher, despite the officials checking very closely for fouls, dashed through to snag two field goals, and the rampag ing Wehfoots stormed away 36 to 27. Townsend trickled anoth er through with finesse for Hob son's men, as they surged stilt further out of range, 38 to 27. Hall of the Beavers surprised with a toss in from the floor, but the Ducks still were rolling tore ward 38 to 29. Jackson squeezes a free one through, and the Ducks were way ahead by 10 big points. One measly minute to go, and the Beaver mentor substitutes des perately. Thirty-five seconds to go, Boreher tallies. Five seconds, and Mulder heaved one in from near mid-court. But this went for naught, as the gun sounded im mediately after, the Webfoots in possession of the ball. Final tally, Oregon 41, OSC 31. BOX SCORE Oregon (41) FG FT PF TP Anderson, f .3 2 2 8 Boreher, c .5 0 1 10 Townsend, g .3 10 7 Borrevik, c .0 0 4 0 Sidesinger, f .0 0 0 0 Jackson, g .0 2 0 2 Marshik, f .2 0 14 McNeeley, f .0 0 1 0 Andrews, g .3 4 4 10 Totals .16 9 13 41 Oregon State (31) FG FT PF TP Mulder, f .3 0 2 6 Shaw, g ..1 113 Mandic, c .3 12 7 Dement, f .1 1 4 3 Valenti, g .0 10 1 McNutt, f .4 0 18 Durdan, g . 1 1 3 3 Hall, g .0 0 0 0 Stitt, g .0 0 0 0 Totals .13 5 13 31 Referee, Frank Hcniges; umpire, Nelson. Grunt ’n Groaners In Last Stand Today By FRED TRKADGOLD The final curtain on the 1941 in tramural wrestling tourney which has occupied the center of atten tion for the past week on the cam pus will ring down today when the finals in all bouts will be held at 10 o'clock. Six championships will have a claimant today as yester day’s matches concluded the thin ning down of the contending ranks. One Title Won Already one title has been an nexed—the 126-pound crown. Leon ard Lonigan, Phi Gamma Delta, grabbed the all-campus champ monicker in that division when he outlasted Dick Raison, Alpha Tau Omega, Friday morning in the longest bout on record to date. The struggle went three over times—11 minutes all told—before a decision was finally reached. Activity yesterday was the most pronounced in the heavyweight class with five battles needed be fore the two finalists were select ed. Dick Ashcom, Sigma Nu foot ball behemoth, will draw Chuck Elliott, Phi Delt athlete, in the 10 o’clock engagements this a.m. Ashcom dumped two opponents Friday when he deeisioned George Olson and Tom Terry, a pair of Phi Delts. Elliott qualified as he deeisioned Ed Moshofsky, Delta Upsilon strong man. The 175-pound title will lie be tween A1 Samples, Kirkwood co-op, and Bill Fugit, ATO hope. Sam ples threw Dilling, DU, in 1:34 Frosh Offer Threat To Varisity Mermen The usual ‘splash-splash’ sounds that issue from the men’s pool will turn into a roar like that of a tornado-torn serf this after noon as the Frosh and varsity swimming teams clash in one of the bitterest meets of the season. The starting time is 3:00 and the doors will be open to the public. Making no see ret of the fact, that they intend to more than justify their favorite status in respeet to first places, the star bedecked Frosh aggregation has done much to eneourage the var sity to quickly rid themselves of “vacation-time” condition. Hav ing been hampered by the. flu epidemic late in the fall quar ter, neither team is in top condi tion, but Coach Mike Hoyrnan predicted excellent times would be posted, with the record times expected to turn up near the end of the month. Even such varsity luminaries as Jack Dallas and Sberm Wctmorc are not top-heavy favorites, coast and northern division records n^t withstanding. Co-captain Wet morc’s records will receive special attention from Bob Hiatt and Jack r - U.*, V, -1 f + 4 C 1e I men. I Blanket, hnishes arc predict ed in the 60-yard and 100-yard frce-style races, with Bob Irvin of the Frosh, and Stew Kandail and Jim Mamie, of Ihc varsity rated even. Nine events will be featured dur ing the afternoon in the full offi cial program. The meet will bo the first of three frosh-varsity meets to be held this season. 300-yd. medley frosh: Nelson, Coyne, Lyons; varsity: Callis, Chung-hoon, Allan. 220-yd. froe-stylc frosh: Rob inson, Hiatt; varsity: Mueslis, Wetmore. 60-yd. frce-style—frosh: Irvin, Houston; varsity: Randall, Mar ine. Hiving (no points countedi — varsity: Wilson. Dallas, Lander 100-yd. free-style—frosh: Irvin Robinson: varsity: Randall, Mar nie. 150-yd. backstroke—frosh. Nel son. Hiatt; varsity: Callis. 200-yd. breaststroke - frosh Coyne, varsity; Dallas, Chung Hoon. itO-yd free-style—Hiatt, Rob inson, varsity. W'etmore. liuestis 410-yd. free-style—frosh Hous T *•.m » V e 1C*• ei Tv Harris, Allan, llanue, Randall. San Jose Signed for Duck Boxers Marshfield Tilt Next for Frosh Warren Uncertain On Lineup; Game Slated for Tonight The Oregon freshmen hoopsters will be out to notch up number four in the win column when they travel to Marshfield tonight to trade baskets with the local high school team. Lineup Uncertain As to what five will get the starting pdst Coach John Warren is still uncertain. Lloyd Jackson, six foot seven center seems a cer tain starter for the pivofc position. The foreward positions are still a tossup. Warren said he might start Warren Christenson in place of Bob Sheridan as right foreward. Rog Dick and Bob Wren are fight ing it out for the other foreward post with Dick probably the one to get the nod. At the guard positions it will 1)0 Bob Newland and either Walt Kresse or Bill Gissberg. Warren used his final practice to work out plays for the game. Using the height of Jackson and Sheridan, who stand six foot sev en and six foot three, to clamp oil to rebounds and with his speedy guards, Newland and Kresse, Warren set up a formid able offense. The frosh will go into action again next week when they tangle with Helliwell Toggery team, a strong independent quintet, at Cot tage Grove, Wednesday. Friday while Fugit decisioned Buzz Baker, Canard club, to at tain the deciding round. Bill Swibinski, Beta Theta Pi, and Homer Thomas, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, are slated to tangle in the 165-pound final. The former quali fied and he triumphed over Paul Bocci, ATO, in 1:52. Thomas earned his position when he wor POTENT AGAINST BEAVERS It was Hank Anderson’s (above) eight biff points that had a lot to do with the Wehfoots’ victory over the Beavers in Corvallis last niffht. Hank was kayoed by a football block from John Mandic late in the game. from Neil Farnham, Fiji, after 49 seconds of tussling. By virtue of a decision over Heed Gurney, ATO, Dave Scroggins, SAE, gets a crack at the 155 pound finals title. Opposing him will be Don Vernier, Canard club, ; who threw Elirnian Giustinn, Kap pa Sigma in a fierce contest in the I time 8:51. One hundred and forty-five* | pound survivors are Jim Lee, Zcta I hall, and Wilbur Osterloh, inde pendent. Lee was successful over John Craig, Beta in 4:11 while Cam Collier, Phi Psi, fell before Osterloh in a decision. The ATOs boasted another fin alist in Gene Cobb in the 135 pound weight grouping, who will meet Diek Burns, Sigma Chi in the rulminating tiff. Cobb defeated Doug Hay, ATO, whereas Burns won a 1-minute, 40-second clash from Jim Maize, Delta Tail Delta. Hay had previously reached the semi-finals when he downed Jack Six, Phi Delt, in 2 minutes. Like wise, Maize won from Byron Mayo aTO in 2:09 to earn a crack at the semi-finals. None of last year’s champion? are slated for this season's finals, having either never entered com petition or having been dropped by the way. National Champs To Appear Here Shedler Has Weight Troubles; Heath Brightens Picture University of Oregon mittmen will meet the National Champion ship boxing squad of San Jose State, informed persons said last night. The Jose's will probably visit McArthur court during the third week in February. Date Not Set Although a definite date has not been set, it is hoped that a meet will be set for February 20 or 21. The California club dominated Pacific coast competition last year losing only one meet in five canvas matches in which the Spartans wound up in second place behind Idaho’s inspired ring men. From that 1940 championship tea mall except one man are back in togs for this season. He is Tom Philipps, heavyweight, who is at Camp Murray with the National Guard. Spartan’s standout, little Dick Miyagawa—a classy 118-pounder from Honolulu, Hawaii, was unde feated In last year’s competition and two years ago slugged his way into the national AAU finals In Boston, Massachusetts. Coach Vaughn Corley has a (Continued from page three) ft. I' or 1 he REST OF THE YEAR Keep 1 larrnony in Your I’amily by Sending 1 Ionic an Oregon Daily Emerald Each Morning TO SUBSCRIBE— Emerald Phone i30U—J54