Duck
Tracks
By BOB FLAVELLE, Co-Sports Editor
When Uncle San snatched “Iron Mike” Mikulak from
the University of Oregon football coaching staff a few
weeks ago, it created quite a stir among the sports-minded
fans on the campus. Coming as suddenly as it did, Mike’s
army call left Tex Oliver ready to start spring practice
without a man to handle the backfield and end coaching
assignments.
JJut Tex is not one to let such tilings ruin his plans. He
remembered an old friend whom he had met while coaching at
Santa Ana high school a few years back, one Manny Vezie, a
man who, as assistant coach and scout under Tom Lieb at
Loyola university, had impressed Oliver with his fine work.
Tex Oliver Wanted Manny Vezie
Bo Tex quieky sent a telegram to Vezie asking him to Ore
gon to fill Mikulak’s position. Vezie jumped at the opportunity
to work for Oliver and with liis acceptance, worries for a
capable man to take Mike’s place on the coaching staff were
over.
Vezie is no newcomer at this game of football, despite
the fact that he looks little older than the average college
ball player. He played his last collegiate grid game in 1929
at Notre Dame under the great Knute Rockne, and since
that time has been active in the sport all but one fall.
In his senior year under “Rock/' Vezie assisted in coaching
the ends and in 1930 took over the duties of coach of the Notre
Daroo freshman squad, Lieb took charge when Rockne was
fdek in those years and when Lieb went to Loyola, lie took
Manny along, as an assistant coach and scout. Vezie remained
at Loyola until last fall when lie retired from active football
duty to put more attention toward his camp for boys which
lie has estabisked in the high Sierra’s between Sequoia and
.Yo,Semite national parks in California.
Vezie Proud of His Boys' Camp
Like bis idol, the great “Rock/' Vezie is vitally interested
in the boys he works with. His greatest love is his Gold Arrow
camp which he established several years ago to give the kids
ft»i opportunity to get out into the mountains away from the
uluffy city life. It was with a note of sincere pride that Vezie
said, “That camp’s my own. I built it!’’
In Vezie’s opinion, Rockne has never been ^equalled as a
coach. ‘4 There has been no one like Rock. When he had his
two championship teams in ’29 and ’30, it was just a ques
1 • lion of how many touchdowns they wanted to make/'
reminisced the handsome mentor. “His football was far
advanced of his time. He had lots of material yes, but it
wasn’t great material, Rockne made the difference."
Vezie played for Notre Dame against the Army in 1928, when
the Fighting Irish were given no chance of defeating the
cadets. The Notre Dame scout came hack saying that they
j couldn’t win. Rockne pointed for the game and just before
the contest was to begin, he came forth with the famous “Win
lliis-onc-for-the-Gipper” pep talk, which stirred his men to
mich heights that they played over their heads to knock the
Army down.
bpint at Oregon Is Great
11 happened just as it was portrayed in the movies, according
to Yezie, except that Roekne did not wait until the first half
was over to spring his psychology. ‘'Roekne was too smart
for his opponents," stated Vozie, "lie knew what the other
team was going to do before they got on the field."
To get back to Oregon football, Manny goes overboard
when speaking of the Webfoot squad. "The spirit here is
the nicest I’ve seen for spring training in a long,long time.
The players work hard and apparently like to play foot
ball. It has made me very enthusiastic."
. When he first saw the Webfoot squad, he was amazed at the
smallness of it. The smallness in numbers, that is. In weight,
the players are huge, lie believes sincerely that there is room
for more lighter men. lie points to the fact that he weighed
1 ('ll while playing end on the Notre Dame iirst team as proof
you don't have to.weigh 200 to play football.
Fishing Appeals to Many
Vozie has always liked the northwest, with its trees, moun
tains. and, dikes, which make for good fishing—his favorite
«port.
The addition of Vezie to the coaching staff has instilled
a now spirit in the players. They like him, and are eager
to do as he teaches. A hard worker, Vezie arrived at En
1 gene at 3 in trie morning and he and Oliver started work
immediately. They have been working ever since, trying
to get all they can into a few weeks of practice.
So it s hats oil to the new assistant coach. If his spirit and
4 drive carrier through to the players, it will be a hard team
to boat that represents Oregon next fall.
Rain Halts Duck Bats
VETERAN
Mel Oft, star outfielder of the
N. Y. Giants, finds it necessary to
fight for team berth this spring.
WAA Rites
Are Today
Initiation for new WAA of
ficers will be today in the PE
social room. Joanne Rlesch,
out-going president, asked that
all menibers be there between
6:80-~:30 and wear campus
clothes.
Last year's officers are: Jo
anne Riesch, president; Hope
Hughes, vice-president; Jean
Burt, secretary; Bette Morfitt,
treasurer; Mildred McCarthy,
custodian; Pat Lawson, sergeant
at-arms; Marge Dibble, reporter;
Hazel Oldfield, head of sports.
New officers are: Hope
Hughes, president; Ruth Gra
ham, vice-president; Mary An
derson, secretary; Virginia Bubb,
treasurer; Marylee Fry, custo
dian; Mary Jane Terry, sergeant
at-arms; Jo Ann Supple, reporter;
Mildred McCarthy, head of
sports.
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Pacific Trails, 3 to 0
Pelting- rain drove a hundred baseball enthusiasts along with the
Oregon and Pacific university baseball teams to cover yesterday.
AVhat had been a peaceable ball game with Oregon leading 8 to 0
going into the fifth inning was turned into a madhouse as players and
fans alike scurried for shelter.
Nick Begleries, sophomore Duck pitcher, was on the mound for
Rain Stops
Freshmen
Old Man Precipitation, who
has been working overtime on
his annual spring sojourn in
Duckland, held nothing back
Tuesday, completely swamp
ing the Oregon frosli track
crew and forcing them inside
after only a brief workout.
Coach Ned Johns sent his
charges out into the slight driz
zle that marked the fore part
of the afternoon, but all activ
ity was soon halted when the
real deluge struck.
Warm, dry weather seems to
be the prime essential that the
Ducklings need now. Cold, damp
weather and a soggy cinder track
have proved no incentives to de
veloping winning form.
Friday the 25-man team gets
its first chance to strut its stuff
when intrasquad time trials are
to be held. Following that will
be a two-week conditioning pe
riod prior to the first real test,
April 19, in the Oregon State re
lays.
Coach Johns announced that
IV ■ " J —.I ■=
Oregon. He gave up three hits
during four innings — had the
game gone another half inning,
Begleries would have been cred
ited with a victory. As it was, it
was ruled “no contest.”
Begleries Shows
Begleries showed fair “stuff”
on the ball in setting down the
opposition. He received perfect
support from his teammates on
the field. At the plate, he had
three hits from his cohorts which
were stretched into three run3
with the help of two Pacific er
rors.
Buck Berry, Bill Carney, and
Jack Shimshak got the singles
for the YVebfoots from the of
ferings of Lee, Pacific left
hander.
The Oregon lineup was: Beg
leries, pitcher; Bill Calvert, catch
er; Chuck Clifford, first; Shim
shak, second; Bill Hamel, short;
Berry, third; Carney, left field;
Dick Whitman, center field;
Johnny Bubalo, right field.
Oregon plays Pacific Friday in
Forest Grove in a return engage
ment. Saturday the Ducks play
Portland university in Portland.
dual meets with University, Eu
gene, Salem, and Medford high
schools are being arranged.
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