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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1941)
Oregon Hoopmen To Hop Across SU A very unhappy man writeth this column. lie hath been censored, harshly and cruelly. Not so many weeks ago he sayetli in his column that the honorable Beaver should goeth to the Rose Bowl. Now, for his accurate prognosticating, he liiath incurred the wrath of his venerable colleagues, "Wally Hunter and Johnny Kahananui. They berate him unmercifully •—they talketh of a lasting stigma he shall beareth forever. They hurleth mean epigrams at him. and threaten more even into the third and fourth generations. And woe, they calleth him an Aggie. And finally they declareth, “Lo Flatberg, thou pickcth a lemon.” Ah me—as Omar something or other once said, “The moving finger writes; and having writ moves on, nor shall thy piety nor wit lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all thy tears wash Out a word of it.” Way Out on the Limb Well my friends, - Messrs. Hunter and Kahananui, if I'm granted that liberty, here’s something to take with your cof fee this bright morn. I’ve crawled far out on the limb all ready no I might as well start sawing it off. Oregon State will win the Rose Bowl game—they’ll beat Duke by one touchdown. But before any loyal Duck puts the tar on to boil and starts cutting up his roommate’s pillow cases for the neces sary feathers, let me speak further. I’m glad that a northwest team will he the west’s repre sentative in the Bowl. I once hoped that it might he Oregon, but that wasn’t to. be—I would like to have seen Washington State play the New Year’s game hut neither was that to be. So now that Oregon State has won the privilege—and won it fairly and as impressively as a team in this year’s cockeyed conference could—they have this column’s best wishes for a successful Bowl game and more importantly, a victory. But—comes next January and basketball season, make no mistakes, this column will sit in McArthur court and right along with tjie next person will send the familiar, “You dirty B—eaver” resounding through the lofty rafters of the Igloo. Webtoots Go East Coai'h Hobby Hobson and bis flock of 11 Ducks migrate East this Saturday. Before they again set their feet on the moist Oregon soil again they will have covered some 7,500 miles and have matched baskets with some of the best hoop teams in the country. The Oregon ‘ ‘ Tall Firs ’ ’ have become very popular with hoop fans back east. Their galloping style of play and their concentrated offensive tactics have won the favor of the eastern fans. Last year when the wanderers returned from their tour Bruce Hamby, athletic publicity man. had a stack of eastern newspapers which included big whole page spreads spouting on the exploits of the ‘‘Tall Firs” from Oregon. The trip this year will be very valuabel to Hobson’s men. Four of liis men are playing their first year of varsity basket ball and the experience they pick up on the trip playing against all brands of^basketball will come in very handy when the conference play starts. Miscellaneous Hats off to Johnny. If you read his column yesterday 1 don’t need to explain why- if you didn’t read it. I’d dip down in the wastepaper basket and find it so 1 could, lie has thrown a light on a phase of football which has been sadly overlooked and one which should be of the utmost importance. O.K., so I made a mistake, so I’ll make a retraction. Bill who was the top scorer and top ground gainer in the country, Dudley did make United Press’ All-America. But for a man tie was woefully overlooked on several teams. Bonneville Exhibit An exhibit of the Bonneville power project consisting- of a working model of the plant was eet up in Condon hall this week for inspection by the public. The exhibit, which was sent by the Bonneville administration, will be on display for about two weeks. Hunter to Attend Meet Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, chan cellor of the state system of higher education, is in Portland on business, having left the cam pus Wednesday. He will attend a meeting of the trustees of the Oregon State li brary on. Friday. December 5 and is expected back Saturday, Ducks Book NineTangles; Off Saturday by FRED TREADGOLD With two wins behind them to bolster their spirits, the Webfoots shove away from Eugene Saturday, bound for points east and nine tough hoop encounters. Eleven play ers will flaunt the Green and Lemon Yellow banner during the three-week journey. Saturday the Ducks make a farewell showing in this state when they meet the Bradford Clothiers of Portland, state AAU The fourteen members of the varsity basketball company making the trip east include: Coach Howard A. Hobson, Student Manager Pete Lamb, Team Trainer Bob Officer, and Players George Andrews, War ren Christensen, Rolph Fuhr man, Lloyd Jackson, Paul Jack son, Don Kirsch, Archie Mar shik, Wilson Maynard, Bob ..Newland, Warren Taylor, and Bob Wren. champions at the Jefferson high school gym. Ducks Hit Railroad The City of Portland stream liner will convey the Webfoots from Portland December 7. Wayne university provides the opening opposition, December 10, at the Detroit Central gymnas ium. Next to Buffalo the wander ing Oregons will wend their way where an encounter is booked with Canisius college December 11. Last year the Ducks belted Canisius 50 to 42. The “big town” is the next stop for Oregon, when it again opens the season at Madison Square garden against Long Is land university, December 13. LIU showed the Ducks a bad time last year, walloping the westerners, 43 to 31. Three In Row Temple University at Philadel phia, December 15, Duquesne at Pittsburgh, December 16, and Xavier at Cincinnati, December 17 will give the Ducks rough sledding down the home stretch. DePaul at Chicago, Decem ber 20, is the next tilt, and Oregon winds things up against WEBFOOTS! onlv 13 Shopping Days Till Vacation! Do Your Christmas Shopping Now! ~ ANOTHER LONGHORN Harold Jungmichel, Texas backfieid ace, wlii be out to maintain the Longhorns’ terrific reputation in grid offense. ‘Lugs’,'Slugs'Poised For Saturday Crawl. The number of practice days left before the first regular swim ming meet on January 10, 1942, with an as yet undetermined op ponent are thinning out. In an effort to make the flame of competition burn brighter, Swimming Coach Mike Hoyman has initiated a series of weekly intersquad meets and has opened these meets to the student body in order that swimmers get the feeling of performing- before spectators. The two teams, the “Lugs,” captained by Chuck Nelson and Jack Robinson, and the “Slugs,” captained by Cub Callis and Ger Nebraska at Lincoln, December 22. It’s homeward bound then for the transient Ducks who will reach Eugene December 24. r ry Huestis, met for the first time last Friday. The results of this meeting was an overwhelming victory for the Lugs. Saturday these two teams again meet. Cub Callis and Gerry Huestis. veteran splashers, were members of the No. 1 300-yard relay team in the northern division confer ence last year. Jack Robinson, Chuck Nelson, and Ralph Hues tis, in the free style, backstroke, and breast stroke respectively, are only sophomores, but how they have been going this year. Bob Irvin, sophomore daate man, is out of school for the rest of the term because of illness, but next season he will be back in the fold. Last year as a fresh man, he was one of the best free stylers in the country, making the national freshman swimming team. !* Time to Type 'Em TERM PAPER TIME IS HERE! Rent a Typewriter—Put it to Work Rent or Buy—$3.00 per Month OFFICE MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO. 30 East lltli Phone 148 L. G. BALFOUR CO. Fraternity and Sorority Jewelry Display Last opportunity to place orders for guaranteed Xmas delivery Upstairs above College Side Inn Friday, Dec. 5th, 10:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Mark McColm, Representative