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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1941)
There appears to be no end to the stream of staunch Ore gonians who writhe under the treatment \\ ebfoots gridiron exploits have received from California peddlers of sports com ment. First to vent his spleen was our “Stanford Grad from Oregon” who was breaking out with an arritating rash over object comment l^iy.area writers were shovelling this way in view of the mimbejr of California boys.on the Oregon football team. Sandwiched in between an annonymous note censuring the Emerald sports department for its unflattering use of the descriptive term, “muscle women,” and the roof of our mail box was a communique from Miami. Oklahoma. Squeezed inside the envelope was ^.jipnk of the “Tulsa Daily World” and about three paragraphs of explanation, to wit: ‘ ‘ Dear Sir—Just want you to know that support of this year’s crop of Gold and Green is spread far and wide. Witness the enclosed clipping from the “Tulsa Daily World’’ in which Oregon gained a little lost prestige that California’s high-powered publicity agents had stolen, Incidentally my wife and I and a party of other instructors from this army air corps primary school will be among those present December 6 at Austin!’’ (Oregon and Dana X. Bible’s Texas Longhorns tangle there on that date). Ih1.-Ter of this self-imposed martyrdom is Ralph O. Romaine, ar Albany-reared young fellow who, at present, is grooming RAF pilots for their tangle with Adolph's airmen. Romaine, it, seems, scribbled now and then for the “Albany Democrat Herald.” and picked up flying when he wasn’t selling tickets out at the city’s airport, shining propellers, or gorging the ships with gasoline. Pouring over the enclosed clipping, we read: “When Stan ford opened its season by barely edging out Oregon, lb to 15, our A.P. story said ‘Stanford had an off day.' " This is where Firing Instructor Romanic's ire started rising. “Couldn’t it be," he wrote us, “that Oregon had the off day?" In view of subsequent games in which Oregon bowled over Idaho (21-7), Southern California (20-6), and California (19-7) we'd say Romanic's except ion is well taken. Texas in Rose Bowl? “‘Today (October 21) you used an entire column of The \V rid weighing Texas university’s Rose Bowl chances.’ writes Romanic, “hut not once in that long article did you apparently recognize that the Rose Bowl hopes of Texas will most likely be decided December 6 at Austin, when Texas plays the pres ent Pacific coast conference leader, the mighty Webfoots of Oregon. ’ “But reagrdless of what comes up later, Oregon at this writing, is a most formidable factor on the Pacific coast college football map, and we’re glad to concede to Cor respondent Romaine it may be due entirely to the Web foots ’ strength rather than to any weakness of the usually dominating teams like Stanford, California, and Southern Cal. Hats off to Oregon and best wishes to boot. “ 'I'm not griping,’ concludes Correspondent Romaine. sob ering bis criticism. ‘I like your paper and your articles. But } ,'rill remember and will forever praise . . . Oregon!’ Well! Let's hang a medal on the old boy! Uyerconfidence Insurance Harking: haVk to those Texas Longhorns, who've recorded an amazing string of victories this season—a 34 to 0 smashing of Louisiana State, a bruising 40 to 7 win over Oklahoma (con querors of Santa (’lara), a 40 to 0 crushing of Rice—we observe that the Lone Star enthusiasts have invested in something they hope will smofher 'tiff* attempted cropping up of that ugly j n; t g g o t. o y e r - c o n f i d e n c e. Thousands of stickers pleading: “One at a Time,” have been glued on cars around the campus and city. We’re almost certain Oregon won’t be plagued with this when they lure WSC down to Eugene next Saturday. In fact, a large portion of, fh$ comment being poured about puts the Cougars a shade over the Webfoots in their fray this weekend. Illegitimate Yelling Ha, misery loves company. Oregon's eheering section appar erl\ isn’t the only one that reeks of gutter breeding. Hon 0; union, upon viewing the Trojan-Bear clash, wails in the Li i Franciseo News: “The Holden Bear ensemble came, too. Ti ' California rooting section—which must have made the eo nent idealist. Dr. Robert Cordon Sproul. blush; a rooting •. Con that booed officials, chanting: “ t-*2-3-47;V. . . you . . . (I> s" every time that California was penalized; a rooting n. ion tlud was boorish, elieap. ugly, and which exuded bad s,i •ri'inanship and wbieh made many a taxpayer wonder what H Sj iou-1 meat^ when he says you have to have a B average 1 > ,'i‘t into California. A B average in what'.’" • t v/ r4... ■* *■ Would st that Mr. Clendou leiuls his ear around l lav ward am next Saturday, Blocked Kick Sets Betas Back By 6 to 0 Score Halfback Bob Ballard broke through the Beta line late in the first period to block a punt and set the stage for the winning touchdown as the SAEs dumped the Betas, 6 to 0, to march into the finals of the intramural foot ball playoff. The blocked kick rolled out of bounds on the ten-yard line and the SAEs promptly shoved the ball over the goal for the score. Slingin' Ozzie Redfield shot two shovel passes to Bud Leonard and he stumbled over the goal with the second one for the six points. The SAEs started the game with a potent drive to the ten yard line before being stopped; Redfield took a Beta punt and danced down the sufeiines for 30 yards to the 15. Two passes gained five and the stubborn Beta defense batted down the final pass to smother the drive. On the first play the Betas punted and Ballard broke through to block the kick. Third Quarter Spurt The Betas made a lightning dash to the SAE ten in the third period but they couldn't click with a series of passes and the SAEs took over on the ten. In the final minutes of the fourth quarter the SAEs stalled for three minutes by running the ball straight over the middle of the line for a first down in spite of the efforts of a frantic Beta team to get possession of the ball. The last-minute passes of the Betas resulted in the SAEs tak BUCK enmMMiMi Buck Bailey, who most people think of as the bucket-kicking baseball coach of WSC but who is also the tutor of the strong Washington State line that kicked OSC around last Satur day. Intramurals The finals in the intramural football playoff will be held this afternoon at 4 o’clock— Sigma Nus vs. SAEs. •ing the ball on an interception by Bob Farrow. Starting lineups: SAE Pos. Beta Thomas.REL _ Rathbun Beckner . C . Lyon Leonard .LER . Moller Tarola . Q . Parker Farrow .RHL . Finke Ballard .LHR .... Sidesinger Redfield. F .Duden Referees: Hodgson and McAr thur. Score: SAE Beta 060 0—6 000 0—0 Hobson Bemoans Loss Of *4/ Basketball Talent EIGHT PERSONS MISSING! No, it isn’t a case for the police or the bureau of missing: persons! All eight have taken leave legal ly, but oh, how a certain individ ual wishes they were back. That individual is Howard Hobson, af fable Webfoot basketball mentor, who bemoans the waywardness of eight of his veteran hoopsters from last year’s outfit. When you scan the list of the departing lettermen, who be cause of graduation or some oth ^er reason are no longer sporting the yellow' and green garb, you can realize the gravity of the matter. Eight Missing Included in the call list of those who completed their eligi bility in 1940 are Vic Townsend, club's leading scorer and ball hawking guard; Hank Anderson, one of the taller “tall firs,” who received plaudits in Ripley's car toon for his “pinch-hitting” bas ket shooting, and is now' head coach at Baker high; the very rugged Bill Borcher, at present snaring passes for Grid Coach Tex Oliver; and Red McNeeley, long-shot expert. All had com pleted four years of play. The remaining four of the “wayward eight” failed to re turn to the Duck hoop courts for other reasons. Wally Bor revik, stilt-like 6 foot 8'2 inch center, will be out for a year after receiving serious head in juries in an automobile acci dent. Ken Simonsen, frosh first stringer who was being counted upon heavily by Hobson, stayed out because of illness in his fam ily. Bob Sheridan and Bill Giss berg, a pair of top flight sopho mores, received the ineligibility axe from Commissioner Edward Atherton. Gissberg has since en rolled at the University of Wash ington. ' ■ Chi Os, Hilyard Win Close Games In Girls’ Volleyball Battling fiercely for victory over the mighty Orides, the Chi Os were triumphant in a close using good volleyball strategy. Spirited and on the beam, the Chi Os led the first half 13-10, using good volleyball strategy Nancy Lewis was the Chi O spark, while Shirley Higgins led the way for the Orides. During the second half the score see-sawed from one side to the other, the Chi Os picking up the scores in the last min utes of play. This game marked the first defeat of the year for Orides. In the other game on the floor at Gerlinger, Hilyard house dunked the Alpha Chi Os, 31-26. At the half the Hilyard girls led 23-10 moving that score up until victory was theirs. Showing promising ability, Mil dred Thomas held up her super spirited team, while Ann Vcder berg fought strongly on the de fensive for the Alpha Chi O eight. ATOs Toppled From Football Race, 9 to 0 Mighty Sigma Nu rolled into the finals of the intramural foot-^ ball playoffs yesterday by sink ing the ATOs ,9 to 0, with a brief touchdown flurry early in the first period. Dick Whitman’s deadly arm ex ploded for a 30-yard pay-dirt pass to sticky-fingered Bill Car ney for the winning touchdown. Johnny Bubalo converted on a pass. Late in the fourth period Paul Bocci, ATO passer, was trapped in the end zone to give the Sigma Nus the final two marched touchdown the-3 points. The Sigma Nus yards to their first time they had the ball. Whitman’s short passes to Bu balo and Carney rolled up 30 yards and the pay-off pass com pleted the drive to the promised land. ATO’s stubborn attack threw back every Sigma Nu surge for the remainder of the game but the damage was done. Early in the second period the Sigma Nus marched to the ATO 10 yard line before faltering be fore the aroused defense. Bocci Gets Loose Paul Bocci almost broke up the ball game by racing 50 yards ter intercepting a Sigma Nu pass deep in his own territory but speedy Whitipan overtook him on the 15-yard line and the ATO attack bogged down on the ten to end the most serious threat they made all afternoon. The third quarter was marked by repeated interception of pass es. Both teams were stopped by the alert work of the opposing secondary. Every time either team would start to roll a pass interception would halt the drive. A spirited ATO passing at tack in the fourth period was finally smothered on the 20 yafEf line. Starting lineups: Sigma Nu Pos ATO Shiller.REL., Dunn Skilicorn.C.. Fugit B. Carney.LER. Brown Bubalo.Q. Wilson Nulty.RHL. Rouse Fallgren.LHR. Boone Whitman.F,...j...... Bocci Score: Sigma Nu .7 0 0 2—9 ATO .. ...0 0 0 0—0 i——■ ' 1 ■■■— SEE THIS ONE Robert Taylor in 'Billy the Kid' — also — 'Adventures in Washington' with Virginia Bruce 11 TWO GRAND SHOWS William Gargan and Edmund Lowe in 'Flying Cadets' / S-rtftf-SL. • Richard Arlen and Andy Devine in 'Men of the Timberline'