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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1941)
This is the last opportunity for Yours Truly to sit in hack of a typewriter, safe in the friendly depths of the Emerald shack, and punch out tripe concerning’ the deeds aod misdeeds of Oregon athletes and coaches. To many sports reads, that will sound like a blessing, but to us it means the end of a short year packed full with excite ment, At too many times during the past year, we have been accused of being slightly “off the beam” with some of our conclusions, observations, and opinions of the activity center ing around McArthur court. For this, we are truly sorry, for at uo time did we write with malicious intent. No Attempt to Please Everyone The usual collegiate sports editor feels that he must write nothing but good tilings about the men that perform for their alma mater. To us, it seemed useless to write pleasant things about the teams tor the sole purpose of pleasing the readers. Hence we wrote what we thought, fully realizing that, at times, the readers would not agree. As far as we know, this is the first college column that I has had the nerve to pick the alma mater to lose a game, i AM now we understand why smart writers don’t do such things. When your team loses the game, nothing is said, but just let the team cross you up once and win the game that you were so sure they couldn’t possibly win, and you f'-dd yourself taking midwinter swims in the mill-race. Draft Threatens College Sports With the 1940-41 season wavering to a close, it is only natural for people interested in athletics to speculate as to the possibilities of next year’s teams walking off with the cham pionships. To us, it is not a pleasant task, for in true pessi mistic fashion, we idly finger our “deferred until June, 1911” draft card and wonder how may of the lads over 18 will be eroded enough to escape the clutches of the army and healthy .enough to perform for the University of Oregon next year. Already many of the athletes have received the call and 1 will be drafted at the close of the school year. With a movement afoot in Washington to knock the draft age down to 18, one wonders whether collegiate sports will not, tread a downward trail for the next few years. The reports are that the administration hopes to encourage I athletics in the universities throughout the nation, but should the United States become actively involved in the 1 present European war, it is highly possible, in fact prob able, that there will be two or three year sports drouth 1 as there was during the last world war. ; Hid all this is too morbid. Perhaps we are letting the visions of a drab uniform, marching, hard tack, and slaughter get tlu* best oi our sensitive nature. Perhaps the defense program is really a defense program and the government actually meins to train millions of men and keep them on this side of the Atlantic. Perhaps . . . ? Apologies to Tex Oliver being such a bunch of trouble to him during- the football season. It we had it to do all over again, it would probably turn out the same way, but there was nothing personal in our To Hobby, Anse. Ruth, “Colonel Bill" and the rest of the athletic department, thanks for the splendid coopera tion we received this year. May next year’s editors, Ken Christianson, who will continue for another season, and Tommy Wright, derive as much enjoyment working- with you, as we did. flee you all in the army. . . . Farewell to sports! WILLAMETTE PARK Friday Night May Be Closed But You Can Dance at 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. 33c per Couple Good Music World Title Lies on Block As High Jump Quint Vies Web foots Fly South By FRED TREADGOLD Two questionable matters that have puzzled track fans lately should be settled in Sat urday’s Los Angeles Coliseum relays. These are: (1) is a 7 foot high jump possible?, and (2) who is the best jumper among the “big five” of the nation? The first question will undoubt edly be answered with a positive reply. When you have a collec tion of such jumpers as Les Steers of Oregon, present world’s record holder; H. G. Boydston of Oklahoma A & M; Johnny Wilson and Gil La Cava of Southern Cal ifornia; and Bill Stewart of Tor rance, California, in competition something is bound to happen. All have sailed over 6 feet 8 inches and the winner probably will be forced to soar at least 7 feet to take the event. Steers Favored As to the second of the quer ies, it is merely a matter of conjecture. No one can defin itely put his finger on the man who will cop the crown. The Webfoots’ Steers is given any favoritism shown because of his past performances. His record is at 6 feet 10 25-32, while he has made 6 feet 10</2 inch once and better than 6 feet 8 in three other meets. Leapin’ Les, accompanied by his veteran mentor. Colonel Bill Hayward, left for Los Angeles Thursday via the airlanes. DuPuyWins Net Crown Babs DuPuy smashed Clair Renn, 6-1, 6-1, under yesterday’s blazing- sun—93 degrees—to win the women’s all campus singles championship. Miss DuPuy, who learned to wield a racquet in San Francis co beat Miss Renn with a racquet given her by Frank Kovacs, na tionally ranking player and re cent runner-up in the California State championship, with whom she is closely acquainted. Miss DuPuy, generally conced-' ed the best thing in women’s ten nis to hit the campus for a long time succeeds Florence Kinney as all-campus women’s cham pion. Thanks for Your Patronage Another school year is coining to a close and it is time once again to congratulate the gradu ates. We are looking for ward to s e r vin g you a g a i n next year and would like to wish you a good vacation. Ph. 2717 DELIVERY SERVICE lEMorTo ■■I Cor. 13th and Alder “Doc” Ireland, Prop. Theta Chi Chucker Joins No-No Ranks Johnny Loback of the Theta Chis, joined the ranks of the no-hit, no-run softball pitchers last night when he throttled the Sigma Nu bats while his mates pounded out a 3 to 0 victory. The run that proved to be the winning counter scored in the fifth when Wilson singled Wicks home. The last two Theta Chi runs scored on two hits and an error. Skip Skelly, Delt pitcher, won his own ball game in the seventh when with two out, he singled Ed Baxter home from third with the winning run. Kappa Sigs Won The Kappa Sig “beef trust” used its weight to advantage yesterday when they nosed out the Chi Psis, 4 to 3. The tying and winning runs scored as the Kappa Sig base runners scattered Chi Psi infielders all over the field. Warren Taylor tallied the tying run by crashing into the lodge catcher. Ralph Moore scored the win ning run as Quentin Earl upset the first baseman on a close play at first. A two-run Sig Ep rally in the fourth inning was too much for the Phi Sigs and the game ended Sig Eps 2, Phi Sigs 1. Porky An drews started the uprising with a single. Paul Williamson dou bled him home and scored on Archie Marshik’s single. The lone Phi Sig run tallied in the third on a walk and an error. Alder club walloped the Sam mies, 13 to 4, in a wild scor ing game. The ATO and Phi Delt nines won from Omega hall and the Phi Psis by de fault. j .J HOME,JAMES! t SPECIAL STUDENT FARES Low one-way fares daily Portland .$ 2.49 San Francisco . 9.40 Los Angeles. 15.20 Klamath Falls . 4.50 Medford .$ 3.35 Salem . 1.43 Marshfield . 2.45 Chemult . 2.55 Good in coaches on fast trains daily. Liberal baggage allowance checked free on all tickets. REDUCED ROUNDTRIPS To all S. P. stations in the West. On sale June 4, 5, 6 and 7 with return limit of September 30. These tickets take you home now —bring you back this fall at a real saving. 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