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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1942)
Ducks Wait Igloo Date With I dependent Crews Boilermakers, Ramblers on Hoop Docket A well garnished dish of Ore gon lmsketbali will be served up this weekend on the maples of McArthur court When the Ducks again play host to the Portland Boilermakers Friday night, and the Vancouver Ramblers Satur day. Something new will be added in the way of prelimipay games. Friday night two ex-Ducks, now coaches, will send their teams to do battle. Ford Mullin stakes his Eugene Hi team against Red -Bailey’s Marshfield five. Preliminary In Saturday's game the prelim •will see the Ftosh battling with the Eugene cagers. Both prelim inary games will start at 7:15. In the main events of the two nights’ basketball' wars Ore gon will be out to even the (score with their independent opponents. Both visiting teams hold a two win-one lost record against the Ducks. The weekend games will see the first appearance of Wally Borrevik to the Igloo after a year’s absence, due to an injury. Also strutting for the first time unongst the varsity will be two ft-osh, Roger Wiley and Ed Dick. Made eligible for varsity play by ■the decree handed down by the coast officials early this month, the yearlings will be added to the varsity roster. Coast Officials Another first for the evening will be the appearance of two coast conference officials. Local ,referees have been used in the jjamea to date. One of the offi cials will be Emil Piluso, the little ,(fiery Italiah.' January 6 the Ducks will play host to the Willamette quint on McArthur court. There will be a prelim game ,j>layed before this game top. pit ting Joe Gordons All-Stars against the frosh. Joe Gordon, yvreat Yankee second said to have a good hQ| .,/jation made up of thfit Lane county imlw^ rXers. •" —-v„ Start Trip ^ Tlie Ducks>\vill wash up their pre-conference games January 8 when they travel to Salem for a return bout with Willamette. Howard Hobson will then settle down to putting on the finishing touches before he takes his hoopincn over the very rough Inland Umpire trip, starting January 12. Rescheduling Set For Club Meetings All clubs anil groups that liavo been meeting in (lerlin ger ball during fall term are nsUeil to eall extension 2G~ and reschedule their meetings for winter term, according to Mrs. Kdlth Siefert, fierlinger host ess. Those who call first will liave their choice of rooms for the term. CAPTAIN KIRSCH . . . (4 . . . leads his matt./ against two strong North we.':jt hoo'p teams this weekend. mgBBBaB I —Courtesy t-Hegou Journal WARREN TAYLOR . . . ... » . . goes up utter one. I Ms Await Managers' Nods: Expanded Program Eyed Duck Hoopmen Sprout Not since 1936, when Howard Hobson began coaching varsity basketball at Oregon, have his teams lacked so much height as this year. The only “tall fir” back with any nientionable experience is Warren Taylor, but the addi tion of Wally Borrevik—6 foot 8</2 inch reserve of two years ago and the recent ruling that freshmen will be eligible for var sity competition has given forth two more prospects—Roger Wi ley and Ed Dick. Wiley towers 6 feet 7*4 inches and is the second tallest man on the squad. He is only a fresh man, however, and lacks expe rience. The fact that he would gain a first string berth on the frosh squad without any argu ment gives him a chance at the varsity because of his height. Hobson has been Worrying about who would step into the center position left open by the loss of Archie Marshik and Lloyd Jackson, and it may be solved with the addition of two giants like Borrevik and Wiley. Borrevik was out of competition last year because of an injury encountered in an auto accident. Dick is the fourth of the Dicks to play basketball at Oregon. First was brother Bill, then all American John, the third was Roger (who is still in school), and now comes the last of them —Ed. ( Please turn to pape five) Koch Back At Oregon Bob Koch, fullback on last year’s football team registered at Oregon this term. He left Oregon along with Jim my Newquist last summer to en ter the pre-flight school at St. Marys. He played on the Tex Oli ver coached cadets that squeezed by Oregon in Portland, 9 to 7. Koch was given an honorary discharge from St. Marys when it was found that he suffered from chronic air sickness. Another Duck gridder on the campus is Butch Nelson, Annapo lis grid star. Nelson played on the Duck team in 1939 and then left to accept an Annapolis ap pointment. He played regularly with the Navy. He has been home over the Christmas vacation. Wahcfering Duck Hoopers Break Even In Basketball Trek Thru Northwest By FRED TREADGOI.D Wlvile the campus population was a-honie enjoying: a two-week furlough from books anil eight o’eloeks the Duck varsity drew no respite, rather had little time lo give Christmas more than a pass ing thought. For Howard Hobson, veteran Oregon strategian, was sending his hoop troops through a rigorous pre-season warmup, one which he hoped woidd oil his bas ketball machinery into a smooth funetioning mechanism. A full half-dozen encounters were thrown at the Oregons, and despite early-season miscues, the Ducks grabbed off three of these to file them away in the drawer labeled • victories." ‘ ^ Fast Break The fast-break, an earmark of all Oregon casaba combinations, was utilized to the nth degree De cember 12 when the Green and Yellow spanked Camp Adair of Corvallis hoopers unmercifully 71 to 32 and sent the doughboys tear fully back to their guns and marching. Bob Wren and Youngster Roy Seeborg were the hottest num bers among a red-hot band of Webfoots. Both got 10 points for their efforts. Of the fifteen men sandwiched in the lineup, four teen found the hoop. Then the star-clogged Portland Boilermakers endeavored to re verse the procedure by forcing a double dose of defeat down the Oregon throats. The Portlanders avenged a previous drubbing, by winning a 3-pointer, 45 to 42, and then washed ruthlessly over the Duck defense, 46 to 33, two nights later. Back into the victory trough the Oregon ship then sped, this time All Star quintet 37 to 30. Rolph slapping a hand-picked Astoria Fuhrman, shifted to center, stuff ed the hoop for nine points and scoring plaudits. December 21 saw Oregon bump heads again with Van couver’s potent Ramblers. Re sult : Another Duck headache, but it was closer this time, 49 to 47. Once again it was that ex-Ore gon State wildman, John Mandic, who threw the final sticks on the fire to “cook the Ducks’ goose.” through the hemp and duplicated Jarring John hoisted 15 markers his usual backboard dominancy. Even-Steven The reversal came despite a sustained Oregon rally which knotted matters 34-34 with the (Please turn to page five) All-Campus To Continue ' / A meeting of all athletic man agers of the various living or ganizations wili be held in room 143 FE building Wednesday at 4 to draw up plans for the winter session of intramural sports George Wilson, intramural direc tor, announced yesterday. The specific purpose of the meeting will be to discuss plans for a broader intramural pro gram—one which would include such other activities as ping pong, handball, water polo, wres tling, and boxing. Basketball The winter program, as drawn up in a tentative stage, includes the usual basketball, both “A” and “B” leagues. Entry blanks are being sent out, along with it*-, structions, and play should begv-» early next week. The plan sponsored by Wil son is aimed at including more of the individual sports for the fellows who do not care for basketball. Nothing definite has been drawn up in this vein and Wilson says it is entirely up to the managers. If they feel such a program would add to the intramurals and are in terested in it, it is likely it may be added. Because of Oregon weather the all-campus sports have bogged down considerably and play in most of the branches are far be hind. Wilson said that the play would continue through winter term as the mating are drawn~ up in sports where it is possib^Jt* to do so. The meeting Wednesday, Wil son emphasized, is very impor tant and he urges all the houses to be sure and have their repre sentative present. OPEN NOW! STUDENT POSTAL SERVICE in CO-OP BALCONY Office Hours: 10 to 12 Saturday 3 to 5 Week Davs