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Dallas Tops Five Year Intercollegiate Record Duck Tracks By KEN CHRISTIANSON, Co-Editor of Sports Jack Dallas cracked the National Intercollegiate 300 yard individual medley record yesterday afternoon in the Oregon men's pool, slicing :05.2 off the existing record of 3:44.6. The powerful Oregon co-captain of the swimming team was urged on to the new mark by his coach, Mike Hoyman, delirious teammates, and cheering fellow students. Dallas’ record for 20-yard pools broke the mark made by Oregon's Jim Heed in Gerlinger pool April 4, 1936. The new record is 3:39.4 which is far under Reed's best effort, 3:44.6. For five long years, Reed’s mark bad withstood the power of all swimmers in tlie nation. Dallas was one who had tried to break it—last year. He fell short. Yesterday it was a different story. Fans speculated be fore the meet as to whether Dallas would be able to set a new record. Many agreed that he wouldn’t. Some cited the instance of the 14-year-old world 100-yard freestyle mark. Johnny Weismuller swam that in :51. Many swim mers have swum the course in :52, but no one could better Weismuller’s best try. These fans argued that there is a long jump between Dallas’ time last week of 3:46.6 and Reed's 3:44.6 of five year’s dura tion. They were quite right, but this made no difference to Dallas as he prepared to give his best. Dallas Cuts Water First Dallas and Sherm Wetmore who was pacing him lined up with two Idaho swimmers. Dallas was overanxious, and there was a false start. They lined up again. The gun sounded, and all four swimmers hit the water with Dallas a little in the lead, For 100 yards, Dallas and 'Wetmore raced up and down the tank. Both were using the horse-killing butterfly breaststroke. The two Idaho swimmers had long since been left behind. After reeling off 100 yards of breaststroke action, the two Ducks rolled over and began the backstroke. Wetmore’s backstroke is a thing of beauty. Fans rose in their seats and watched this race against time. Dallas was rolling from side to side as he swam and was losing a little yardage to the more experienced Wetmore. Came time to change to freestyle. Dallas’ power again pulled him further ahead of his teammate, Wetmore. For two laps, the pace between the two sprinters remained seven or eight yards. Dallas was tiring, but his arms still flailed the water and liis body slipped through it with the ease of an eel through a patch of seaweed. Two laps—40 yards—remained. Fans’ palms moistened with perspiration. Excitement Reigns Supreme at the End Tlic Oregon team crept to the pool’s edge and shouted hyster ical encouragement to Dallas and Wet more. Wet more was fading down the last lap. The fans took up the team’s shouts, and the men’s pool became a hubbub of sound. Dallas ap proached the finish line, llis arms shot out ceaselessly like pistons. The tension grew, muscles clenched, Dallas touched the end of the pool, timers pushed in the watch stem, and the fans waited greedily for the announcement from the timers. The timers hurried back towards the scoring table, nod ding their heads on the way. Wetmore was finishing by this time, approximating Reed’s record. A clamor arose. The crowd sensed that they had seen a new champion crowned. The crowd hushed to hear the announcement after the scorers had checked the times. “Results of the 300-yard individual medley. Dallas, Oregon, first ; Jensen, Idaho, second; Farrell, Idaho third. Time, 3:39.4. This is a new national record, breaking that of Jim Reed—-—— ” A huge shout rose from the throats of the fans, drowning the announcer’s voice. After a minute, it died only to rise again. For three minutes the fans showed their appreciation of Dallas’ effort in this, his last home appearance, lie and Wetmore arc seniors. it was a fitting tribute to a great competitor, the best of Oregon’s breaststrokers—the best of the nation’s individual medley swimmers. Dallas settled back happily on the bench with a towel, while his teammates shoved him back and forth in their exultation. Cougars Nip UW, 42-40 Washington State's basketball five put the skids under Washing ton last night in Seattle, 42 to 40. The score was tied for the last five or six minutes until Paul Lin deman, WSC center potted a one hander in the key in the last two minutes. Lindeman was high-point man with 13. The loss dropped Washing ton into fourth place behind Ore gon State and Oregon, After the game come on out to . . . HICKERSON S RAINBOW We have everything for the perfect snack!! Our specialties arc Nu-Ways and Frozen Custards Complete Curb Service Formerly The Polar Bear 99 at Moss Oregon Merman Dethrones Reed Jack Dallas in Last Home Performance Breaks Precedent by 5.2 Seconds As Ducks Outswim Vandals, 53-25 By DOC HENRY Jack Dallas, co-captain of the University of Oregon swimming team, broke the National Intercollegiate 300-yard individual medley record yesterday in the last home performance of his career. Dallas swam the event in 3:39.4, exactly 5.2 seconds under the five year record held by Jim Reed, ex-Oregon merman. Dallas, besides holding the new National record for this event, holds the Pacific coast record for the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke. Jack who is a senior has never been beaten in his specialty in three years of competition. Last for Wetmore Sherm Wetmore, co-captain of the varsity splashers, paced Dallas in his record-breaking swim. Sherm also wrote finish to his col legiate swimming career yester day. He holds the Coast conference records in the 100 and 150-yard backstroke and like Dallas has never been beaten in his favorite event. Two other seniors who have performed for Oregon the last time in a home meet and who turned in good performances in the Idaho meet are A1 Sandner, diver, and Jim Mamie, a steady point grabber in the free-style and relays. Oregon won the swimming meet with the Idaho Vandals by the wide margin of 53-25. Idaho took many of the second and third places, but did not take one first, splitting the points with Oregon in the diving event, as it was not judged. , Summary: 300-yard individual m e d 1 e y— (breast stroke, backsti’oke, free style). Won by Dallas, UO; sec ond, Jenson, I; third, Farrell, I; time 3:39.4. 220-yard free-style—Won by Al len, UO; second, Slade, I; third, O’Connor, I: time—2:27.2. 60-yard free-style — Won by Huestis, UO, second, Dodds, I; third, Marnie, UO—time—38.1. Diving—Idaho had only a low board—so meet wasn't judged, points were split between the two teams. 100-yard free-style—Won by Huestis, UO; second, Marnie, UO; third, Dodds, I. Time—57.4. 150-yard backstroke — Won by Wetmore, UO; second, Callis, UO; third, Peebles, I. Time- 1:42.8. 200-yard breaststroke-- Won by Huestis, UO; second, Hunter, I; third, Jensen, I. Time—2:51. 440-yard freestyle—Won by Al len, UO; second, Thomas, I; third, Slade, I. Time—5:29.7. 400-yard relay—Won by UO (Harris,Carney,Marnie, Wetmore). Time—4:39. Irvin Equals Swim Mark Bob Irvin, freshman freestyler, knifed through the waters of the men’s pool last night to tie the Pacific Coast record for the 40 yard dash at 19.1 seconds, as the yearlings downed Salem high, 43 32. Summary: 40-yard freestyle: Irvin, UO; Mead, UO; Hauser, Salem. Time: 19.1. 100-yard breast stroke: Conyne, UO; Tyron, Salem; Schnukc, Sa lem. Time: 1:22.6. 220-yard freestyle: Robinson, UO; Merriot, Salem; Poole, Salem. Time: 2:26.3. 100-yard backstroke: Nelson, UO; Boardman, Salem; Holten berg, Salem. Time: 1:05.9. 100-yard free style: Irvin, UO; Mead, UO; Hauser, Salem. Time: 56.4. 180-yard medley relay: Won by frosh (Nelson, Robinson, Conyne). Time: 1:54.6. 160-yard freestyle relay: Won by frosh (Irvin, Mead, Nelson, Robinson). Time: 1:22.6. Diving: Pope, Salem; Holten burg, Salem. No frosh entry. Ducklings Tip Baby Bevos, 25-23 i Newland’s Late Tally Whips Slow Rooks By LEE FLATBERG Bob Newland pulled a “Hank the Needle’’ on the rooks last night at Corvallis with three seeonds to go to give the frosli their second win over the Staters by a score of 25 to 23. With the final minutes ticking away and the score tied up at 23-all, the speedy guard, just out of the infirmary Friday afternoon, plunked one through from the side to give the frosh the game. Not content with scoring the basket that spelled defeat for the rooks, Newland paced the scorers with a neat total of 10 points in Steers Sets National Record in Exhibition Les Steers, Oregon high jumper, floated over the bar at 6 feet 10 inches last night in the Igloo which unofficially sets a National indoor high jump record. This also unofficially betters the outdoor mark of 6 feet 9% inches set jointly by Steers and John Wilson of USC. The bar was first placed at five feet and was raised from that. Bill Beifuss jumped with Steers and stayed with the lanky record-holder to the six-foot mark. Steers knocked the bar off twice at 6 feet 9 before he cleared it. He raised it to 6 feet 10 and kicked his body over. With the bar at an even seven feet, Steers’ body flicked the bar off on its downward descent. Idaho Drubs UO Fencers' Weston, Dick Star As Vandals Thump Webfoots, 7-2 University of Idaho’s unde-., feated fencing team parried, thrust, and touched its way to a 7-2 win over the University of Oregon club here yesterday. Led by left-handed Kay Weston, the. Vandal swordsmen had little trouble with the Oregon team. . ..Jimmy Dick, coach-captain of the Idahoans, and Weston swept their three matches, while Joe Jackson, and Dwight Caswell were the lone winners for Oregon. Grab Early Lead The Vandals took an early lead, with Dick stopping Norman An gell, 5-3. Weston stretched the margin to two with a 5-3 win over Dave Zilka. Then Jackson, with only one year of competition, baf fled Idaho's Allan Foster, 5-0. Weston and George Redford post ed 5-1 wins over Angell and Lynn Hamilton for a 4 to 1 edge. Dick beat Zilka, 5-3, and Wes ton stopped Caswell, 5-1. Dick edged Jackson, 5-4, then Caswell beat Kedford easily, 5-1. The Vandals out touched the Webfoots, 3«-2G. Oregon’s fencers will meet the Oregon State swordsmen on February 27. UO Matmen Lose to Idaho The University of Oregon wrestling team lost its third match of the year yesterday, to the Idaho Vandals, in McArthur court. The Oregon Ducks, starting the match with a 15-point deficit due to forfeits, lost with the score standing 23 to 15 for Idaho. Idaho won three matches on forfeits, one on a decision, and one on a fall. Oregon won all three matches by falls. Hal Kasehko, 175-pounder, Allister Still, 126-pounder, and Stan Watt, 155-pounder, all won their matches. Don Holst at. 165 was {tinned. Hal Schlutor, 136-pound er, lost on a decision. This was the third match of the year for the Webfoots and the third consecutive loss. The Ducks’ other two matches were with Ore igon State. TYPEWRITER PROPAGANDA BUT IT’S GOOD! TV PE YOUR PAPERS—IT PAYS IN GRADES. “OWN YOLK OWN” TYPEWRITER . . . &J.U0 PER MONTH. OFFICE MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO. !i(J East lltli Phone 1-1# Ducks Ding Idaho, Grab Third Spot Win Fourth in Row For Hobson's Club; Townsend High (Continued from page one) The lead switched six times dur ing the first half before the Ducks stepped out into the lead and stayed there. Turner started the scoring by tipping in a rebound. Marshik tossed in a free throw, Hilton matched it for Idaho. Mar shik provided one of the surprises of the evening when ho flipped in a long two-hander from far out to tie the score. Then, Oregon moved ahead on Andrews’ free throw and Marshik's one-hander from the side. Townsend Stars At that point, Townsend made his presence felt in the game. He slipped in a gifter, faked and toss ed in a left-hander, grabbed the ball and dribbled the length of the floor to sink another, and tossed in another couple of free throws. In the meantime, Idaho was creep ing on the Duck's tail. Irv Hop kins, Harris, Hilton, and Turner kept working away and slipped in ahead of Oregon, 14 to 13. Haul Jackson came in to the game and flung a one-hander at the basket. It went in putting Oregon ahead. Townsend put in a couple of free throws. Oregon was never headed from this point on. The Webfoots bounded up and down the court, slipping in other points which put them in the lead, 25 to 16, at the half. At the start, of the second half, Oregon strengthened the lead to 14 points. Townsend Sinks Last One The margin fluctuated between 14 and 8 points during the entire second period. Townsend kept sending a steady stream of basket balls through the basket. The fans began to root for Townsend to pile up 20 points. In the last minute of play Townsend tipped in a re bound to raise his total to 21. (Please turn to page four) r 1 We Feature MOTO-SWAY lubrication Drop iu and see us today. Your Campus Smiling Associated Dealer. 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