Duck
Tracks
By KEN CHRISTIANSON, Co-Editor of Sports
The long finger of the army reaches out to pluck in Mike
Mikulak, Oregon backfield coaeli and holder of a first lieu
tenant s commission in the United States reserve infantry.
Players and students alike will miss genial “Mike” for he is
well-liked. Coeds will miss his form on the bowling alleys, while
husky backs will do with other instruction on the football field.
Manny Vezie, pronounced “vz,” comes to Oregon some
time during spring practice to replace Mikulak for a portion
of spring practice and all of the regular football season
next fall. Vezie was a star end some years ago at Notre
Dame. He played for a short time in the backfield also.
Vezie’s duties would probably be to handle the ends himself
and help to a slight degree with the backfield. For it was
while Vezie was end coach at Loyola that Loyola had its
best teams.
Under a setup of this kind, Vaughn Corley would concern
himself with the centers, guards, and tackles, while Tex Oliver
would devote more time to the backfield. It is possible that
Oliver will use a graduate to help him with the backs—possibly
Jay Graybeal who helped John Warren with the freshmen or
Len Isberg if he doesn’t sign with a professional club. Mikulak
is to return in a year—possibly.
Honors Hit Townsend
Oregon’s all-coast Vic Townsend is having honors heaped
upon him. Only yesterday, Bradley Tech named Townsend to
its all-opponent five. lie lias already been chosen unanimous
northern division by players and coaches. All-coast rating lias
been given him. Now the next step would logically be all
Amcrican.
Vic once confided last fall that he had dreamed of being
an all-American when he was packing books to grade and
junior high schools. John Dick was given that honor by
New York coaches on his appearance against Long Island
in 1939, but NEA placed him on its second team when Ore
gon dropped to second in northern division hoop play.
Since the Ducks wobbled home arm-in-arm with Washing
ton in third place this year, it is doubtful if Townsend will
be given all-American.
Chips on WSC
Tab Washington State to win the national basketball crown.
If the Cougars do come through, Paul Lindeman and Ray Snnd
quist are good bets for all-American ratings. The reason the
Cougars will whack Wisconsin in 1 lie finals is that Wisconsin
features a fast-break attack. The eastern champs nicked Dart
mouth 51 to 50 in the first game of the eastern playoffs. Pitt
slowed them down the second night. Wisconsin won, however,
36 to 30. Pitt played a slow-’em-down style agaiftst North Caro
lina and won, 26 to 20, the first night.
Arkansas, Washington, Stanford, and Oregon—all good
teams—couldn’t hold a candle to the Cougars when they
began to blow. Washington State plays a’gijneat team game.
Each man works together. There is a coord*|tion and unity
present that Wisconsin or another teaai Ipill have great
difficulty in destroying. Naturally, Wisconsin might very
easily beat WSC, but since tough Stanford and Arkansas
teams have been hurdled by the Cougar^ it'is reasonable to
assume that Wisconsin will fall.
Who Can Throw?
Pitcher, pitcher, who’s got a pitcher? John Warren confesses
that lie needs one in the worst way. Warren was set so far as
the freshman pitching staff goes early in the year. Presto! Jack
Richards trots off to Willamette and Warren finds himself left
with A1 Wiiner. Winter is a good pitcher, but Warren needs
more than one hurler to go through a season.
Ducks Hawaii-Bound,
Leave From 'Frisco
Oregon should put in a bid for the most-travelled college basketball
team in the nation.
This Thursday Coach Howard Hobby Hobson and nine Ducks weigh
anchor in San Francisco harbor, bob along the coast toward Los An
geles, then steam for the Hawaiian Islands some 2,100 nautieal miles
west. Add this and the ride back to their 7,500-1X1116 transcontinental
pre-comerence tour, loss m su
journs up and around the north
west for good measure, and you
have quite an array of miles.
Oregon’s sea-going hoop crew
includes All-Pacific coast forward
Vic Townsend, George “Porky"
Andrews, Hank Anderson, Bill
“The Goon" Borcher, Paul Jackson,
Rolph Fuhrman, Don Kirsch, Ar
chie Marshik, and Warren Taylor.
Return April 17
Hobby and his VVebfoots, pro
viding they don't get tangled up
in flower leis and succumb t-o
island hospitality, should be back
on the Oregon campus around
Tracksters
Scarce as '41
Season Starts
Synonymous with spring, and
spring term at Oregon, is veteran
Colonel Bill Hayward and his
track and field aggregations.
With only four lettermen re
turning, Coach Hayward regards
his 1941 squad as the “weakest I
have ever coached."
Of the four experienced men,
only three can be counted upon.
High jumper Jim Harris remains
a question mark in pre-season plans
because of a leg injury. The other
returning veterans arc Captain
Ehle Reber, broad jump; Bill Reg
ner, discus and shot put; and Bob
Hendershott, pole vault.
From the transfer ranks come
national high jump champion, Les
Steers; Zenos Butler, low7 hurdler;
and Francis Tuckwiler, middle dis
tance. A pair of promising lads
from last year’s freshman squad
will undoubtedly bolster Oregon’s
chances, with Bill Beifuss and Bob
McKinney in the high jump and
middle distance, respectively.
With the first meet only three
weeks away, with Portland Uni
versity, April 5, Coach Hayward
faces a task of rounding a team
from these few veterans and a
scant number of untried sopho
mores and reserves.
CHORUS POSTPONED
Dean Theodore Kratt of the mu
sic school has announced that be
cause of the short spring session
there will be no choral union
classes this term.
The class will continue next fall,
Dean Kratt said.
Officials for telegraphic meet be
in pool by 7:50.
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April 17 full of pineapple juice
and well baked.
The Webfoots pull into Hono
lulu harbor April 2 and the follow
ing day, sea-legs and all, play the
Coca Cola five, an independent
squad that gave Oregon State quite
an evening last year, the Beavers
finally winning by about two
points. Two nights after they ride
20 miles out of town and engage
an outfit at Ewa sugar plantation.
April 7 they take on the Univer
sity of Hawaii, April 8 an Army
team. April 10 they'll be feted at
a farewell reception, and the fol
lowing day leave Honolulu astern,
round Diamond Head, and cruise
back to the mainland.
All members of the traveling
squad will register for spring term
this morning before pulling out
Thursday.
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And already indications are pointing to an ever busy season of out
door activity at Oregon this Spring. Junior Weekend with all its
festivity is gradually taking form . . . you’ll be swimming, picnicking,
golfing, and playing a lot of other sports. In other words — Spring
term is the most enjoyable season of the year at OREGON.
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Really enjoy yourself out
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SPRING TERM!
Spring term you are out of doors en
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cause of the fair weather and increased
outdoor activity you will have le.ss time
for concentrated study than even last
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