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By BOB FLAVELLE,
Co-Sports Editor
Poor Mr. Atherton! He was hired by the Pacific coast
conference to watch over the proselyting activities of the
eight schools in the conference. He took his job seriously
and aid what was asked of him—too darned well. After a
year of thorough investigations, the commissioner came up
with evidence showing that 22 freshmen athletes in the
circuit had been illegally enticed to attend their respec
tive schools. It was his decision that they should be pro
hibited from participating in any sport for their institu
tion.
Coming late in the school year, the decision left the athletes
out on a limb as to what to do next season. Many criticisms
were made of Atherton’s ruling to the effect that the report
was slow in completion, and the boys should have been notified
months sooner so that they could make plans for the future.
Much Evidence Against Them
W'e can’t see the logic of that criticism. Atherton s report
of the evidence which existed for each player was conclusive.
There was so much evidence piled up against the players that
it will be next to impossible for anyone of them to ask and
receive any further consideration. If the report had been
thrown together iu two or three weeks, and sent out to the
Various schools, the evidence would, in all probability, ba\e
been shaky and incomplete. As it is now, the evidence on hand
will be hard to refute.
The players affected, supposedly came to college to get
ax education, Supposedly, they were making use of their
above-average athletic ability in order that they might
be able to continue their studies in a school of higher
education. If that was the case, and the boys are seriously
interested in learning, then they need have nothing to
fear. The colleges will be required, by the Atherton code,
tu see that every player affected by the “cut” gets every
thing that was promised him in the way of financial
assistance when they entered in the fall. They will be
better off now in that they will not only get their educa
tion as they had planned, but they won’t have to spend
g luelling hows of practice on the football field or on the
basketball court,
|.at how many of the 22 players involved came to college
wi;.h an education foremost in their minds? We would venture
to say that not half of the list entered school last fall with
the thought in mind that they were going to college where
they would have a chance to study and learn. Instead they
probably dreamed of snappy bands, colorful coeds, and hyster
ical rooters’ sections, all shouting the name of doe l>unkv who
v.- leading Podunk IT. to victory over the hated rivals from
the Hast. And each freshman probably pictured himself in
the shoes of Joe Punk.
In all probability, most of the 22 Atherton “victims” will
tr. t Jet* to other universities in the country where they will
be abb to continue their athletic deeds. They may be leaving
a golden opportunity of obtaining an education, but to them,
it v, dl l>» more important to heroically handle a piece of pig
shin inflated with air. They don't yearn for an education,
they yearn for the athletic spotlight. Why should we feel
sorry for them?
The controversy all leads back to the old. old problem of
o ‘i emphasis of athletics. The game itself is for the students
o. ,• in-so-far as the gate receipts are concerned. If the stands
v o e c warned every Saturday, the colleges would not worry
il bp per ecu* of the .student body showed no interest in the
contests.
Wky Not Professional Basis?
Ibid r tin present system, a school does everything but
come out in the open and buy players. Even with Atherton to
w el for dirty work, the coast schools have continued to
Use I sorts of devices to obtain the best ball players avail
able To put athletics oil an out-and-out professional basis
would do away with a lot of the moauings that arise whenever
o , ehool breaks the rules and “steals” a player from another
school
Vo go back to a strictly amateur basis would be impossible.
fl\ much money is already tied up in major sports and several
«.! no better colleges in the country would go broke if they
did <; o have the football revenue to keep them out of the red.
dc , diuuugh we feel Atherton lu\s done a good job, and has
11 d ‘sj i d rests of the players in mind, we also feel that lie
< do very little to clean up the athletic set-up on the coast
as {(*»£ ;-s schools operate on the supposed "amateur” basis.
10 Trackmen Get Letters
Webfoots
AivaitMeet
By FRED TREADGOLD
With the Oregon State blast
ing' merely a matter of record
now, a mountainous obstacle
looms up in the path of Ore
gon’s battered Ducks. This is
in the form of the northern
division championship tourney
at Pullman.
Tuesday, recommendations of
tracksters for letter awards were
announced by Colonel Bill Hay
ward. Ten names were submitted.
Strangely enough Captain Reber,
who was hindered most of the
season with injuries, failed to
earn a letter. He had won two
awards in previous years.
This is the last year that Les
Steers, world high jump king
with a mark of 6 feet 10 25-32
inches, will be doing collegiate
leaping, according to Hayward.
Steers, who is 23 years old, has a
low draft number and will prob
ably be inducted into the United
States army sometime in June.
The Duck mentor figures that it
will be more than one year before
Les gets out.
Though failing to win a letter,
Bob Keen was recommended a
Idaho Trips
OSC,2tol
Forrest Twogood’s Idaho Van
dals broke into the win column
at Moscow yesterday, and at the
same time dampened Oregon
State’s hopes for a Northern di
vision baseball title, by edging
out a 2 to 1 win.
Dick Snyder, pitching for the
Vandals, held the Beavers to four
scattered hits, while his team
mates were getting one run in
each of the seventh and eighth
innings.
Snyder scored the tying run in
the seventh when two of his
teammates singled behind him.
Summary: R H F
Idaho .000 000 llx—2 8 2
OSC .010 000 000—1 4 1
Snyder and Kara; Farthing and
Capka.
Frosh Get
Numerals
Coach Ned Johns last night
announced that eleven frosli
trackmen earned numerals for
the present track season. All of
the men who placed in the final
Oregon State meet were given
numerals.
Men who earned numerals
were: Don Wilson. Bob Newland,
Phil Jackson, “Happy” Day, Rod
Munro, Stan Ray, Dick Shelton,
Veryl Alexander, Andy Beck
strom, John Gleason, and Ken
Sawyer.
The frosh had four meets this
season—and were victorious in
two of them. The Oregon State
rooks measured the frosh for a
casket twice—once in the relays
and the other in a regular meet.
Eugene and University high
schools bowed beneath the power
of the Ducklings as did Salem
high school.
Fijis Pledge One
A single pledge was announced
Tuesday from the dean of men’s
office. Theodore Pilip of Portland
pledged Phi Gamma Delta.
Competition Slated
In Sigma Delta Psi
The 1941 edition of intramural Sigma Delta Psi will take place
Wednesday, May 21, on Hayward field, the intramural sports office
has announced.
Competition this year will be divided into three classes: open
championships, individual championships, and school championships.
All undergraduate students are eligible with the exception of \arsity
special service award for his three
years of track participation.
Cougars Again
Taking a crack with the
Webfoots at Washington
State’s defending titleholders
will be Washington, Idaho, and
Oregon State. The Cougars who
make a yearly habit of drag
ging down top division honors
are once more set up as heavy
favorites to repeat. Washington
is rated second while Oregon
is generally conceded for a
third place.
Ray Dickson, who picked up
several valuable points against
the Staters last Saturday, is con
sidered out for the remainder of
the season. A medical examina
tion following the bad spill he
took in Saturday’s high hurdles
race revealed a chipped ankle
bone. This mishap throws a mon
key-wrench into Hayward’s broad
jumping department where Cap
tain Ehle Reher is favoring a leg
injury. Dickson was also being
depended upon to strengthen the
hrudles which has Zenos Butler
entered now.
Those listed for letters with
individual points made in confer
ence meets:
Les Steers . 37
Zenos Butler . 19
Jake Leicht . 18
Bill Regner.14 y2
Bob McKinney. 12*2
Ray Dickson.12
Homer Thomas . 11
Francis Tuckwiler . 10*•»
Bob Hendershott . 9
Bill Beifuss. 6
*
traCKmen placing in uie nuuiiem
division meet. Freshman track
men are eligible for all events.
Varsity trackmen placing in the
northern division meet can
compete in any event except
those in which they place.
Open Championships
Open championships are for all
undergraduate students who
qualify in three events in addition
to his specialty. To qualify the
contestant must equal the stand
ard set by the national chapter.
All entries MUST be in the
intramural office by 5 p.m. Fri
day, May 16. No changes can be
made after the list has been
turned in.
Heart Checks
All contestants entering the
mile run must have heart checks
by the health service before the
meet. Track equipment must be
furnished by the contestants. No
running on the track with tennis
shoes will be permitted.
The events: 100-yard dash; 120
yard low hurdles, 20-foot rope
climb, 100-yard swim, one-mile
run, bar vault, football punt,
javelin, baseball throw, 16-pound
shot, broad jump, high jump.
Hirers See Seniors
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and T. J. Aughinbaugh, branch
manager, Portland, International
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tives, interviewed outstanding ac
counting graduates for jobs with
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ment office Tuesday.
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