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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1941)
Duck Tracks By TOMMY WRIGHT Slats Gill brings his Oregon State Orangemen quintet into the Igloo tonight, and he knows, and every man on his squad knows, they have to win this one. The Beavers still hold that mathematical chance for a repeat of last year’s division cham . pionship. But they have to grab all of their remaining five scheduled games. Three of the Staters' last five encounters are with con tender clubs, Washington State and Oregon. Playing Oregon on the Ducks’ home pond will probably make or break the Beavers’ chances, for an Oregon victory would probably put them on the skids again. Four Seniors in Last Home Game For Oregon, Hobby may start four graduating seniors. It'll be the last home game, and the last chance to see this year’s edition of Ducks Inc. in action as a unit. Hank “The Needle’’ Anderson, Vie “Slick” Townsend, Bill “Goon” Borcher, and Evert “Red” McNeely will say goodby to Igloo competition for the University of Oregon, when the report of the gun ends tonight’s battle. Three of the graduating seniors arc transfers, completing their second year of basketball for the Webfoots, while Red McNeely is a three-year letterman. McNeely, famed as the travelingest Duck, has been on three eastern barnstorming trips, one trip to the NCAA champion ships in Ohio, ami Red will probably be on the squad that leaves for Hawaii next month. Injury Ruins Hank Anderson's Record Try Hank Anderson came to Oregon last year after an enviable r record at Eastern Oregon Normal. Hank didn't break the starting lineup until the 1940 season was well under way, but as a potential Palmberg record breaker, he hung close to the scoring pace this year until a knee injury put him ou the bench. Vic Townsend came to the Webfoots from Santa Ana junior college last year already a seasoned player and broke into the first team, where his coolness, confidence and scoring ability presented Oregon as a true championship threat. Vic is well out in front in the individual scoring statistics and should have little trouble staying there. Wild Bill Borcher was an Oregon gift from Sacramento Jaysee. Seeing action only as a substitute during the 1940 season, Bill never gave up. Called upon by Hobby, when an aggressive player was needed, he stuck and couldn’t be moved out of his first string position this year. Not a polished player, Bill has made up the deficit by a good scoring eye. Back to the game being played tonight, we’ll take Oregon. A close one, but still Oregon. Select Townsend, Andrews, All-Conference As major sport seasons draw near the elose, all-opponent, all eonferenee and all-Ameriean teams begin to appear. Before anyone else blossoms into print, here is our idea of the ideal all-conference aggregation: Vic Townsend, Ore.Position Second Team John Mandic, 080 .Forward.UW, Norman Dalthorp Paul Lindeman, WSC.Forward.Ore., Bill Boreher George Andrews, Ore.Center.Idaho, Otis Hilton Iiay Sundquist, WSC.Guard.OSO, Paul Valenti First Team Guard.UW, Jim Morris When tin' basketball season closes next week, baseball will take over as King sport of the campus. But Ilobby Hobson and his wandering Ducks have a little unfinished business to take care of, in the way of a trip to the Hawaiian Islands. As to who will take over the varsity coaching reins remains pretty much of a question. Regular practice will open with the be ginning of the new term, and a few days later the hoop squad leaves for San Francisco. The Athletic board's logical appoint ment to take over the temporary coaching job, is Duckling mentor, John Warren. But John has duties of his own, with the f Freshman team to handle. Tommy Hawkins Considered for Coaching Oregon has another par-excellent baseball manager on its leaching staff. He is Tommy Hawkins, a graduate assistant in the English department. Tommy, brother of Frankie Haw kins, who plays third base for the Portland Beavers, has had a great deal of baseball experience. Last year he proved a capable manager of Medford's State league Craters, who were title contenders up to the very last ball game. Between the two— John Warren and Tommy Hawkins—a satisfactory setup should be arranged. With such semi-pro stars as Dick Whitman, Don Kirscli, Jim Carney, Chuck Cliffords, and Johnnie Bubalo on the roster, Hobson is assured of a powerful baseball nine. With the ex ception of Don Kirscli, most of the varsity prospects will soon be working out. __ HE'S A 'BEE' NOW T The New York Yankees bold “Babe” Dahlgren (above) to ‘ Bees ' to ouko room tor “new blood" irom tiie tumors. 'BITTER PILL' BEAVER OSC's Paul Valenti, whose sec onds-to-go foul toss beat Oregon at Corvallis last Saturday, will he very much in the Ducks’ way tonight when Oregon battles OSC in the Igloo. Jack Mulder was a cog in last Saturday night's final period splurge that squeaked out a 24 to 23 win over Oregon. He’ll romp against the Ducks in the Igloo to night. Ducks Battle OSC In Last Home Tilt Hobson May Flag Webfoot Seniors Into Starting Posts (Continued from page one) ky” Andrews, a junior. All are ca pable. Hobson will have a flock of juniors and sophomores straining at the leash, so the Beavers won’t have to quibble about the opposi tion not being able to weather 40 minutes of incessant pounding up and down the Igloo floor. OSC’s Chances A Beaver loss will practically wrap the bunting up for Washing ton State, current league leaders with 11 wins and only 2 losses. Of course, Slats Gill's Staters will still have that taunting mathematical chance hovering about, but that is almost sure to became another could-have-been when the Beavers hike north for their final four games. Two are with the Cougars and two with Idaho Vandals. OSC will have to knock ’em over one, two, three, four on its thrust up there, and in the meantime Washington State will have to co operate with three losses in the Cougars’ remaining three games. Oregon needs this win to hook second place—this win and one or two over the Huskies next week. Judges Praise Reading; Prize Winners Named Lakefish, Holmer, Bird, Take Honors In Jewett Contest Jerry Lakefish, Earl Holmer, and Carol Bird were announced by judges as final winners in the Jew ett poetry reading contest held Wednesday afternoon in the library browsing room. Each of the three first-place winners will receive a prize of $10 and second place winners, Alan Foster, Bettie Jane Quigley, and Genevieve Working, will receive $5 apiece, it was announced by the judges. Victor ill the narrative and bal lad group, Lakefish read “The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll. Holmer, winner of the lyric and sonnet section, read, in addition to the required poems, “Cool Tombs” by Carl Sandburg, and “The Donkey" by G. K. Ches terton. Miss Bird took first place in the Biblical division with her reading of ninetieth and ninety first Psalms. “The lyric presentation was es pecially good perhaps better than any other contest in recent years,” said one of the judges. Judges for the finals were: Edna Landros, acting head of the class ics department; Horace Robinson, assistant professor of drama; Ethel Sawyer, browsing room li brarian. They were assisted by Mark Hanna, speech instructor. The New York Library club re ports that with the exception of Hunter college, library facilities of the city's four colleges arc inade quate. The 3tate institute of child wel fare operates kindergarten and nursery schccL at ths Uui. orsit; Of 7-fmne-oLi. Oregon Emerald SPORTS STAFF Johnny Kahananui Tom Hucbncr Tommy Wright Lee Flatberg Chuck Boicc ])oc Henry Tommy Mavcs Wally Hunter Steve Worth Fred Treadgold Ted Coodwiti Phil Burco Jean Spcarow Nancy Lewis Jean Frideger Jo Ann Supple Janet Ross Wrestlers To Travel On the broad and brawny shoulders of Stan Watt and Hal Kaschko rides the chances for a little Oregon glory in the north ern division wrestling meet at Moscow, Idaho, March 1. Watt, 155 pounds, and Kaschko, 175 pounder, were the two Web foot grapplcrs that were chosen to make the Idaho trip to repre sent Oregon. Lack of money pre vented the whole scpiad from mak ing the trip. Both wrestlers will leave from Eugene Friday and wrestle in Mos cow Saturday, March 1. Watt and Kaschko will hit the toughest competition they have yet faced. They will compete against men from Oregon Stale, Idaho, Washington, and Wash ington State. To make it tough er yet neither men have had too much chance lo wrestle this season. Kaschko performed in only two matches this year— winning both. Watt wrestled in three—was decisioncd twice, and w on once. Old Oregon Has John Hag Yam 'Finnish Fisherman' By George Luoma Also in Magazine Featured in this month’s Old Oregon, scheduled to come out shortly, will be a story by John B. Hay, president of the law school on “Fenton’s Philadelphia Law yers.” It concerns the comparative ranking of Oregon’s law school. Dean Wayne L. Morse of the law school will face Oregon stu dents from the cover of Old Ore gon and John Hay’s picture will also be featured as author of the lead article. Dan E. Clark II has a story on “Front Door Ballot Box," of which he is director. Alumni Association Secretary Elmer C. Fansett writes a time ly description on the alumni con ference in his article, “Directors Discuss Schools.” Bringing to light a lively per sonality on the campus is George Luoma. assistant director of edu cational activities, who describes Jaakka Paakkola, 53-year-old stu dent on ttie campus. Mr. Paakkola majors in journalism, goes to school only winter term, and the “rest of the time gil-ncts oil the Columbia at Astoria. Foreign \\ liter Of Finnish descent, he is corre spondent for several Finnish news papers in the United States. George Luoma titles ins story “A Fiumtli Bob Fla.eile, Emerald GporU go ATOs, Betas, Win in Playoffs Frosh Mermen Dunk University Hi 43-21 Oregon's freshman swimming team ended its 1941 season last night with a 4:4 to 21 win over University high school. Swimming steadily, four of the five men on the squad managed to take firsts. Particularly impressive last night was the time of Bob Irvin in the 100-yard free style, Irvin clipping it off in :53.4, unofficially lowering Yearlings Gunning For Rooks Final Clash Friday; Frosh Head Lacks Guard Combine A batch of somewhat embar rassed Duckling hoopmen show ed lip at practice Wednesday af ternoon after catching the pro verbial axe in the neck for the second straight time by a fight ing Viking clan from Salem. The Oregon yearlings will have a very busy two days on the docket. Today John Warren will have the chore of putting the final touches on his boys, and then on Friday night the frosh will troop out on McArthur court to do battle with the rooks in the final game of the scries. Where's Guard Combo? Warren is still confronted with the task of getting the semblonce of a guard combination together before the fray with the country cousins. One of the noticeable weaknesses in Tuesday’s game with the Salem five was in the guard pair. Gissbcrg Back Wednesday's practice heralded the return of Gissbcrg to real ac tion for the first time in nearly a month. With his leg trussed up in a brace, Gissbcrg manipulated well on the injured limb and looks ready for action against the rooks. The frosh mentor with Gissbcrg back is striving to build a combin ation around Gissbcrg with one of his trio of guards, Kik Sirn onsen, Warren Christensen or Ches ter Schiewe. Schiewc, who has seen but little action in the play to date is coming around nicely. He played good ball against the rooks in the last encounter, nearly pulling the game out of the fire in the last few minutes with two timely field goals. Although reclining in the in firmary in the grip of the measles, Bob Ncwland still holds the scor ing lead with 131 counters. Bob Wren and Bob Sheridan have the second spot between themselves with 113 points apiece. Rog Dick has 1)6, Lloyd Jackson, 91. editor, comes out in this issue with a terse article titled “Hobby’s Boys to Sail.’’ Naturally, it’s about the Oregon basketball boys getting ready,to see Hawaii, mbet its bas ketball teams, and drink it3 pine apple juice. Ray Schrick reminisces on the reunion of the classes of 1891 and 1901. DISCOVER A NEW THRILL rju ?■)** cis'uii Fax Hs'-Tla NUKU1 the One Smoh PIPE There only one eor reel way to 'breek a pipe ... that’s try smnlnnj: it.. - Only O'. Grabow piper, are pre tmokeb with fine tobacco i fcr)ge«'i'th) on l in* man > merit an ir.ajysniinjuur.OMHL un NO »ITT£» the existing national mark by .1 second. Irvin came back to reel off the 40-yard free style in 18.6 seconds to unofficially crack the Pacific coast record by .5 second. The strong fro.sh 160-yard relay squad of Nelson. Irvin. Robinson, and Mead easily beat the Univer sity relay squad in 1:21. Last nights meet, which was held in the Webfoot pool, was the last official meet members of the frosh squad will compete in as freshmen. Results: 100-yard free style Irvin, UO: Mead, UO; Evans, UH; time: : 18.6. 100-yard breast stroke Conyne, UO; Casey, UH; Time: 1:19.5. 220-yard free style — Robinson, UO: Higgenboggin, UH; 2:20.8. 100-yard backstroke Nelson, UO: Tugman, UH; Casey, UH; Time: 1:5.6. 100-yard free style- Irvin, UO; Mead, UO; Loman, UH; Time: :53.4. Diving Dupusy, UH; Emmons UH. 160-yard relay Won by Oregon: Nelson, Mead, Irvin, and Robin son. Campbell 'A\ ATO *B’ Defeated in First Donut Cage Finals By TOM HUEBNER The first round of tho Intramural hoop playoffs started Wednesday attended l>y murh action and excitement. Setting a pace which other teams are expected to find rather hard to duplicate, the “A” league ATO eagers swamped a determined Campbell co-op 4!) to 28. Sparked by Douglas Hay, stellar guard who took high point honors Telegraph Swim on Coeds to Splash For Western Marks This Afternoon Western collegiate coed swim ming records are expected to go by the boards today at 4 in Ger linger pool as Oregon mermaids await the opening gun in the west ern region of the national inter collegiate telegraphic swimming. Miss Persicano, swimming in structor, said that the girls have boon consistently swimming under western marks in practice. A water-safety demonstration will be given between events. Helen Barklow, Jeanette Ncilson, Allan Rouse, John Sanders, and Ed Wyatt will give the exhibition. Duck Swimmers Gird For Conference Meet Although swimming workout tempo was still in low’ gear Wed nesday, there was hint of a step up with the Seattle northern di vision championships only three days distant. The Aquaducks appear to have shaken off the last semblance of weariness, a carry-over from the Washington dual meet of Uv past weekend. Light long distance workouts and practice time-trial runs were indulged in mainly by the Wcbfoots. With one exception Oregon now is at full strength. The lone un certainty is Jim Harris, experi enced sprintman. Harris has been confined, to the infirmary with a touch of flu since the team re turned from Seattle. However, he had improved sufficiently to be re leased yesterday. All but two of last year's north ern division winners will be re turning to defend their claims Sat urday. Oregon will send its de fenders, Sherm Wetmore, who in the 1940 conflict took the 150-yard backstroke; Jack Dallas, winner of the 200-yard breast stroke; and their victorious 300-yard medley relay team of Jim Marnie, Wet more, and Dallas. MacDonald Missed Missing in tnc Oregon lineup will be two-event winner Jerry MacDonald, who dropped from school this fall. He copped fir^t in both the 00 and 100-yard free styles. Washington will have Pete Gold berg who captured the 220-yard free style event, and George Ath ans, the northwest's top diver, both back for their specialties. Bockman, who took first, in the 440-yardcr, is the other 1940 win ner who will not appear this time having graduated last spring. with 13 points, the ATO quintet played a hard fast game with which the Co-op cagers, who just couldn't seem to connect with the basket, were unable to contend. Betas Edge ATOs The “B” league playoff in Wed nesday's games, which was one of the fastest, roughest, and most exciting tilts of this season, feat ured the 34 to 28 victory of the Betas over the “B" league ATOs. This game ran along nip and tuck until the end of the first half, when the score stood 12 to 14 in favor of the Betas. In the second half, however, the ATOs rallied to take, and hold a 4-point lead for about three min utes, when the Betas went back into their original style of play and forged ahead to win the game. “Jay” Graybeal, ATO, snatched high point laurels with 11 points. Campbell Co-op, 28 49, ATO Dorais, 8.F. 7, Wilson Small, 7.F. 11, Dunn Bennham.C. 10, McDonald Larson, 6.G. 8, Gurney Sprick, 5.G. 13, Hay Substitutions: Campbell—Olson 2. ATO, 28 34, Betas Graybeal.il.F. 9, Crowell Hay, 2.F. 8, Turner Wiener, 2.C. 8, Crish Brown, 4.G. 6, Rathbun Collins, 2.G. 3, Duden Substitutions: ATO—Farrior 2, Bocci 3, Fugit 1, Cecchini 1. Betas Farmer 2, Skibinski. Milo Marlatt, chairman of Lane county water-safety, will explain the techniques employed. Margaret Lesher, Mary Jane Ford, Adole Canada, Janet Farn ham, Pat Lunch, Nancy Lewis, Marilyn Christlleb, Florence Coo ley, Barbara Mathias, I’at Carson, Mary Ellen Smith, Jeanette Tor ney, and Bernice Schafer will swim for Oregon. Order of events are: 100-yard freestyle, 40-yard breast stroke, 100-yard backstroke, 40-yard free style, 100-yard breast stroke, 40 yard backstroke, 60-yard medley relay, and 80-yard relay. Everyone is invited to cheer the coeds on to victory. There is no admission charge. YOU’VE BEEN WAITING EOR MARCH 6tli oo “Look ia 1 omorrow’s l4 or Inlorinution