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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1942)
By JOE MILLER This corner had come up with another all-star idea for intramural softball—namely to hold the Greek-Independent game on the Saturday afternoon of Junior Weekend. 1 lie IM softball season ends around May 5, at which time interest would still be high. The two all-star aggregations v.Jjtdd have enough practice to make, the game one of the best probably seen in the Eugene area for quite some time. Weekend Lacks Sports furthermore there is no scheduled sports event for Junior M eekend. Chairman Johnny Busterud had prepared for a “Spring Preview” of the 1942 Webfoot gridders, but with the coaching situation in the muddle that it is in, and the fact • that-the squad has missed so much practice, the chances for the game are remote. The all-star experiment proved to be a success in the baseball doubleheader at the Court last March 4. 2300 stu dents 'and -townspeople crowded into McArthur court, and they found that intramural athletes could put on just as interesting, and exciting a show as varsity teams could. 1 he entire varsity and frosli casaba season did not contain all the thrills of the final quarter of the “A” encounter, when the Greeks scored 9 points in four minutes, three in the last 18 seconds, to edge out the Independents, 26 to 24. An-Intramural Extravaganza? There is no reason in the world why Oregon can't have an intramural extravaganza at the end of eaeli term’s play. Our whole setup, born and developed by Director Paul II. Washke, ranks with the best the country has to offer. And I might add, one of the most democratic, because it gives everyone on the campus (profs, special students, and what have you?) a chance to participate. Every other college in the nation with as advanced a setup as ours has intramural extravaganzas. The University ^f Texas (our bogeyman) has a “Fite Nite” fall semester held in their spacious gym It consists of competition between their IM athletes and those of their hated rivals, Texas Christian University. I hear the boxing events are compar able to Pier 6 brawls. (Can’t you just see our boxers tan gling with OSC?) The Universities of Michigan (Washke’s alma mater) and Wisconsin hold all their championship games until the end of the semester, and then present the entire show so that the whole campus gets to see it. We have proven it can be done at Oregon. The fine showing made in basketball can be repeated in softball. Howard Hob son has assured us that bleachers to seat 2500 people can be moVecI, down to one of the intramural fields. This game would fill the outdoor and athletic gap in Junior Weekend’s entire program. Remember, there is no Canoe Fete this year, and an affair as big as the Weekend needs some big outdoor event to assure its success. jreupie ime lo sib uui in me suiisiiine 111 carry iuay anti relax for a while, and this proposed game would be the perfect medium for it. Baseball, or softball have a universal appeal, and it should be a common rallying ground for both Independent and Greek to make the Weekend a spectacular success. ^ arren in Navy Too—No, Please Going into another field it looks like the Oregon coaching situation is in one helluva mess. There are strong rumors cir culating around that “Holiest John” Warren will make the -J^ivv his career, too. If he does, Anse Cornell and the Board will be hard-pressed to find a successor. We believe that there are two fine coaches right in his back yard .Number one, End Coach Manny Vezie. Manny was probably the best-liked coach among the players last fall, and developed, from two green recruits, two of the finest ends on the Coast last year, namely Russell “Nob” Nowling and Tony Crish. In spite of his youth, he has all the qualities of leadership. He runs a boys' camp near Los An geles in the summer, one of the most successful in the South ern California area. Waldorf of Jefferson The other coaeli is Waldorf, of Jefferson high in Portland. He has consistently turned out top-notch teams and sent some great players to Oregon. One of his present prizes, Bob Reynolds, may burn up the conference next fall. Waldorf is highly respected among Oregon alumni, and Id#; selection would be a popular choice by Webfoot followers throughout "The Northwest area. At any rate, Oregon should not be too disturbed about the loss of coaches, because there are still enough competent men to draw on that will assure Duck backers that their team uill again be powerful on the gridiron come next fall. ^niiBiiimiiiniHHiiiiMiiKniiiiniiiiHHimiiimiiiimiiinHiiiHiiiiHnimiHmHiin^iiinniiniiniiniiiniiiiniiiiiHinNHiiiiinimflniBunmiiiiniimmiifminflmHniing | Sfuk&L 0*t. . . 'fiettie' Quite* \ By BILL STRATTON One of Bill Hayward’s best trackmen is Zenas Butler, negro sprinter and one of the three re turning lettermen on the 1942 squad. “Zenie” is versatile, partly be cause of necessity, and moreover because he is talented. He is es sentially a sprinter, but will probably have to do double duty in the OSC relays and perhaps run a 440 because of the shortage of men. Took Four Firsts In the recent Portland meet, he was the backbone of the Oregon squad, taking four of Oregon’s 11 firsts. He won the high and low hurdles, the 100-yard dash, and the broad jump. His efforts supplied 20 of the 89 points. Amusing but somewhat con fusing, is his life work. Ath letes usually are non-musical, but Butler is definitely the con trary. Music is his major and a big-name band is his dish. He plays clarinet in the concert hand and in a campus dance band. Long Beach Hurdler Last year was Zenie’s first year at Oregon. Before coming here, he atteended Long Beach junior college, where he also at tended high school. He ran two years at the JC and also in high school. Although Oregon’s squad is smaller than the OSC squad, he thinks the Ducks should wax the Aggies in the relays next Saturday. He remarked, “The team as a whole should beat them because we have more all around power.” He is a senior and plans on graduating before he is called into the service. He will complete nine hours of summer school, graduate, and then be drafted in September. He signed in the Feb ruary registration. Web foots Trot Today In Pre-Relay Clock Test Oregon’s varsity and freshman track squads will hold time trials today at 2 p.m. in preparation for the first major meet of the year, the Oregon State relays next Saturday. Because of the Lane county high school track meet yesterday there was no workout, but the time trials will be run, rain or shine. LU11L. Li 10,10 LL/UCLJ Will LLll who will participate in the eight events, but there are several pos sibilities. Shuttle Hurdle Boys In the 110 yard shuttle hurdles, Butler, Simpson, Kramer, and Day are likely to succeed. Kramer is back in the harness alter be ing disabled for a week. Reiner, Ray, and Tuckwiler are possible candidates for the mile relay, but a fourth is yet to be found. In the two-mile event, there are Wilson and Ross. Skilli corn may run if he is in shape, and somewhere out of the night comes the fourth man, possibly Bruce Maxey. Few Distance Runners The four mile relay will prob ably have the same combination, but the trials this afternoon tell the tale. Hayward' has few dis tance men this year, as well as an all-around small squad. The sprinting events are one of the strongest, and a threaten ing team could be made of But ler, Alexander, Oliphant, and Kramer for the quarter-mile re lay. The 880 team might be the same squad that runs the quarter mile. The weight team will be cho sen from Chuck Elliot, Fred Fos ter, Jim Shepard, Elmer Olson, and Bill Regner. Bob Newland will be a one-man high jump squad unless a new man shows up soon. Panhellenic Members Attend Saturday Meet At Panhellenic day Saturday, representatives from Portland and Corvallis attended a meet ing at Alumni hall in which Miss Amy B. Onkins, Pi Beta Phi na tional president, spoke. Two representatives from each living organization, Panhellenic officers, and assistant dean of women, Mrs. Lorna Jessup, from Oregon state, attended. A tea at the Pi Phi house fol lowed. Dancers to Travel University modern dance en thusiasts will travel to Corval lis Saturday to participate in the modern dance symposium to be held on the campus. Registration will begin at 9 Saturday morning. The symposium will be attend BILL KEGNER . . . . . . is one football player for whom John Warren will have to find an able replacement. The big right end graduates this spring. Sports Staff Fred Treadgold Si Sidesinger Erling Erlandson Tommy Mayes Nancy Lewis Bill Stratton Virginia Wells June Hitchcock Jean Frideger Harry Glickman Joe Miller ed by dance students from Reed, Oregon State and the University of Oregon. Mrs. Roecker, modem dance instructor, will accompany the students from Eugene. Anyone interested in partici pating in the symposium should contact Mary Francis Smith at Hilyard house for further details. 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