I hree very conscientious athletic managers were posted at
'one door of the locker room and a burly letterman was walking
post at the other but somehow or other the column managed
to squeeze into the room. Well mixed with the smell of rubbing
alcohol in the air, and what have you in a locker room, was
a tension that might well have been sliced off in big chunks
with a knife.
riffhe Locker Room
'I lie Oregon end of the looker room was quiet. Archie Marshik
when greeted with a “nice game Archie” muttered a “huh"
and. pushed by into a steaming shower. Bob Wren was seen
mumbling to himself as he hit for the looker room.
But the scene in the Oregon State locker room was one
of n different hue. Somewhere off in the corner a jubilant
Doug Martin was pounding John Mandic on the shoulder
and shouting, “Dirty Mandic, dirty Mandic,” and laugh
ing. With an arm around Paul Valenti’s sweaty shoulders
and praising him was “Slats” Gill. “We knew you’d do
it, didn’t we Paul,” the OSC mentor was shouting. “You
had that hot streak coming.”
And when asked how he dumped in those 15 points in
the first half, seven buckets and a foul. Valenti, a grin splitting
Ids face from ear to ear, and seemingly none the worse for
the big row, said, “I just stood back there and threw ’em —
and prayed.”
Of course it isn’t such a tough job to dump them through
when you have two teammates throwing a double block for
you so that you can stand unmolested, take aim carefully, and
then fire. But even so. 7 out of 1 > under any circumstances
isn "t bad.
v> 1:0!e or the Tear
But the inevitable Mi1. Mandic got off the prize quote and
the one that will get our nomination as the prize quote of the
year. When asked if the going got tough Hip,- John, and liim
loo surprizingly healthy after the little fracas, said, “Aw naw,
that wasn’t rough.”
The only marks on Man die were numerous scratches
and inflammations on his elbows—guess how he got them.
Mandic said that their biggest fight was going to come at
the hands of the Huskies this weekend. He was dittoed in
this opinion by Gill and also by Valenti. As Gill puts it.
“Washington is fast—they’ve got a darn good club, and
playing on their own floor they’re a tough club to beat.”
Speaking of the Oregon team Gill said, “They’re a tough
(dub year in and year out. Always in there fighting,” but he
forgot to mention the some 500 supporters that joined them.
Moving out of the Oregon State locker room the column
met Bob Officer, team trainer, talking to Anse Cornell, and
saying, “Got another doctor bill, Anse. Kirsch lost a tooth.”
btew About a "Crow's Nesr"?
And further down the corridor were Messers. Lee and Leute,
two very quiet individuals, Lee didn't come out of the tussle
quite sans blows. An ugly welt had risen over one eye and the
column just wonders what he thinks of the “crow's nest” idea
of refereeing. What a lovely place that would have been for
a referee Saturday night.
The referees will probably nave a lot of curses hurled
at them after students begin to foget Mandic. . . . The
freshman who came off the floor with a gleeful grin on
his pan saying, “Gee, I got to hit Mandic,” was priceless—
and it is unfortunate. Of course, it seems pretty obvious
that a good share of the trouble was caused by laxity on
their Dart, but the real blame should go back further than
that to the fact that someone milled a boner when they
^ picked a pair of fresh officials to call an Oregon-Oregon
State series. Piluso and Heniges would have been the
lcgical choice as refs for the series. They’ve held the rivals
in check before and they could have done it again.
Gill has his version of why fists were thrown—lie’s the first
one 1 heard who could tell exactly why. It all started when
he was asked wliat he thought about the officiating. Said
Slats. “Any team should be able to accustom themselves to
the officiating. The teams have to be in the right mood before
an Oregon State-Oregon game. 1 think our boys were in the
right frame of mind.”
Oregon Was Unexperienced a
Oregon played Saturday's game under one very serious
handicap. When the going got rough, and then rougher, and
then finally turned into a near riot, they felt out ot place.
They've never been taught to play that way—we suspect that
Oregon State has.
And with the talk of officiating ringing very loudly we
^ hear that the “crow's nest” system is going to be used at
Junction City tomorrow night. The column figures on
going out and looking it over to see how it works and try
to determine if it would be a safe place for an ofxiciai.
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By BILL STRATTON
Basketball players don’t live
on poached eggs and French
toast. Anyone who could see the
stack of vitals set before the
Duck squad on the trainin g table
at the Anchorage, could asi'.y
see why.
Warren Christensen, sophomore
reserve, was interviewed at the
end of his meal, greedily devour
ing a dish of chocolate ice crea a.
Others were involved in the main
course, however, and had their
plates ■ literally stacked with
meat, mashed potatoes, gravy,
and vegetables. Could be their
training rules are not so strict,
especially when vitamins are in
volved.
20 Next Month
Warren doesn't appear to be
the superstitious type, and may
be it is a good thing. Come Fri
day, the thirteenth of next month,
he will be 20 and eligible for the
draft. That means a trip to the
registration center on the next
registration date.
As to the riot last Saturday,
he didn’t seem to he much con
cerned over the matter . . . he
was more concerned with that
last hite of chocolate ice cream.
He merely stated, “I got out
there, hut no casualties.”
The Webfoots left for Pull
man yesterday to- meet the CoiT
gars and Warren thinks “We will
beat them if we are in shape to
run with them.” Asked whether
they would be in shape, he re
marked, “We should be, but the
Oregon State games were kind
of tough on some of the players.”
Tillamook I^id
He was born and raised in Til
lamook, the land of cheese. In
cidentally, this industry provides
work for the rangy sophomore
during the summers.
• A sophomore in BA, he may be
classed well above the average
student. His GPA last term was
3.12. Warren scored 29 points for
the frosh last year.
Webfoot Mermen
UOTankmen
Drive Away
Early
By WALLY HUNTER
University of Oregon’s var
sity swimming team hits a
trail leading south at 7:45
a.m., for a three-meet schedule
that will give the undefeated
Webfoots a taste of some of
the toughest competition in
the nation. Ten swimmers,
Manager Bob Lovell, and
Coach Mike Hoyman, are mak
ing- the trip with the Ducks.
Last night the Oregon men
had their final workout in the
men’s pool. The entire team was
present and they had, “plenty of
fire." Jack Robinson, with a
sparkling performance in the 440
yard freestyle, and John Mead,
with an all-around show of vigor,
SOUTHBOUND .
Oregon Swimming Coach Mike Hoyman (left) and Co-Captain
Gerry lluestis lead the Aqua-Ducks on a California invasion that will
see them splash against San Jose State college, Stanford university,
ami the San Francisco Olympic club.
The all-campus fencing tourna
ment will end in Gerlinger gym
nasium Wednesday night with
Jim Bartell meeting Dave Ziika
at 8 p.m. for the title.
Bartell, a veteran of varsity
and intraclub fencing has a* rep
utation for hard, driving attacks
against his opponent. His record
in the past matches against Ore
gon State and other schools has
placed him among the top con
tenders for fencing honors at the
University of Oregon.
On Ziika
Dave Ziika, instructor of the
advanced fencing class during the
absence of Mr. Boushey, has been
similarly active in varsity play,
here on the campus and with oth
er schools.
This championship bout
promises to he a highlight in
fencing for the year, with Kar
tell's driving aggressiveness
and rapid footwork—Zilka’s
classic precision and flourish
drawn from three years exhibi
tion and competition.
Miss Constance Baum will act
as director for the title bout,
with position judges chosen from
the members of the Fencing club.
Anyone interested in a fast and
flashy display of skill and sports
manship is invited to attend.
led the way in this last workout.
Robinson Shines
Robinson came within whisper
ing distance of the Northwest
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