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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1943)
Duck Paddlers Cut Water Time* If Approved, New Marks Will Stand By ROLLIE GABLE Oregon’s prospects for another All-American, in the person of Ralph Huestis, were greatly enhanced yesterday afternoon in the pool when Ralph broke, unofficially, Oregon’s own but terfly-breaststroke record, held by Jack Dallas, All-American of 1941. The comparative times on this stroke were 1:53, and Ralph’s new record of 1:43. This record-breaking performance Coeds Sign For Sport Tournament Coeds interested in playing ta ble tennis are urged to sign up for the sport now at Gerlinger hall. It is possible under present plans, for participants to enter both tlie singles and doubles tournaments. Playing' time for matches will be arranged by the contestants md posted'. It has been stressed by' tournament officials that there are no eligibility require ments. There is no cost involved in participation in the tournament, and all equipment will be furn ished at the cage at Gerlinger. Interested applicants are urged to sign up for the sport now. It is possible for entrants tc select their own doubles partner for the tournament as there were be no seeded draw. 11. is possible for entrants to earn a half-check towards their physical education requirements. POINT PIRATE li . . . Slim W inli'rnmte, ov-Duek casaku star, now cavorting on (ho pinewooils for tho l’ortUuul llullrrniakers. is hoped to be made official when the Oregon swimming team meets the Oregon State team in the near future. Nelson Impresses Another performance that rais ed the eyebrows of Coach Mike Hoyrnau was the one turned in by Chuck Nelson, in the back stroke. Sherm Wetmore, who holds the Pacific Coast backstroke record with a time of 1:39.8, held the stop watch for Chuck yester day in the first of a series of time trials conducted by Coach Mike Hoyman, and almost saw his own record shattered by the wake of Chuck Nelson’s powerful back stroke with a time of 1:43.2. Sherm was Pacific Coast cham pion all during his time at Oregon and Chuck Nelson, who has been practicing the crawl, and not the backstroke, since Christmas, turn ed in the excellent performance of 1:43.2. Since the next official meet is not scheduled for five weeks yet, the prospect for break ing another of Oregon’s swimming records is bright, indeed. Jack Dallas, whose breast stroke record was unofficially broken by Halpli Huesiis yes terday, holds the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke records. In addition Dallas holds the nation al medley record and is a mem ber of the Pacific Coast medley relay coast record. Ralph Huestis, as a sophomore, was the breaststroke stand-out in the Pacific Coast conference. He, and a boy from USC were the two best breastrokers on the Pacific coast. Now Huestis is northern division champion of the breast stroke. Unofficially, Chuck Nelson has broken the 60-yard free style, and has come very close to the offic ial records in the 100 yard free style, and the 150-yard badkstroke For so early in the season, his time is bound to improve and the outlook on his breaking these rec ords are blight. Coach Hoyman predicts that Nelson will be the top point winner of the squad this year. He’s second to Duke of USC m the backstroke time. Lost Good Men “Although we have lost some very good boys to the military service, prospects for this year are very good, and any shade of pessimism in the swimming team can be removed from mind, be cause the team that beats Oregon will know that they have been in a meet," stated Coach Mike Hoy man. in regard to the prospects of the Oregon swimming team. The swimming team will have regular time trials at regular intervals and all record times will improve considerably as the boys have been practicing just since the Christmas va cation. A regular inter-squad swim ming meet will be held today in the men's pool where both the freshman squad and the varsity squad will compete among them selves. This meet should display Oregon's true strength. The University of Kansas is in its seventy-seventh year. MADE HIS SPLASH . . . Oregon’s 1941 All-American swimming ace, Jack Dallas, was hold ing' the stop-watch at yesterday’s time trials. Oregon iS'EMEFiALD Sports Staff: Fred Treadgold, Fred Beckwith, co-sports editors Mart Pond Rollie Gable Doug Donahue Gertrude Kay I___ Cage ‘Refs’ 0 Solicited With intramural basketball about to swing into a heavy rou tine, campus living organizations and independent aggregations were staging their last practice sessions this weekend. The physical education depart ment announced yesterday that all men interested in officiating at the intramural basketball games should report to the in tramural office in the physical education building Monday at 4 p.m. Enroll for Basketball Advance reports from the par-, ticipating contingents indicat i basketball’s great popularity in" the intramural sports parade. Some casaba units have been practicing for over two weeks now, in order to get their men in shape for the forthcoming tourna ment. Other teams have had their men register for a basketball course in physical education this semester, said course being taught by varsity football Coach John Warren. Intramural fans will be afford ed the opportunity of seeing their teams in action all week as a heavy schedule of games has been carded. Minn. U. has a coed mail carrier, Helen Hanson, home ec freshman. Yearling Cagemen Tackle Local High School Basketeers in Twin Bill By DOUG DONAHUE Not satisfied with their one sided, G7 to 43 victory over .Joe Gordon and his followers last Wednesday night, the frosh bas ket bailers go after a double win tonight at McArthur under the leadership of their new coach, Earl Sandness. It will be Sandness’s first ap pearance in the role of frosh mentor, in fact, three nights ago, Earl was doing his best to make things hot for the Ducklings as a member of Joe Gordon’s squad. Thursday, he was ap pointed freshman cage coach by Anse Cornell and tonight he leads the frosh into a double-header against the two local high schools, the Eugene Axemen and the University Golden Tide. Sandness was a member of the 1939 Oregon championship team. Eugene Impressive Coach Ford Mullen and his Eu gene squad take the floor boast ing some good, tall players and an impressive pre-season record. Until last week the Big Purple team sported an undefeated rec ord and last Tuesday rallied to nip Marshfield in a last minute scoring splurge. “Lanky” Cain has been the main Axeman scorer from his for ward position, aided by Kramer from the other forward spot, and Ernie Danner at center. ,A1 Wolf, a real sharpshooter, and Fasset round out the starting line-up at guards. The Uni high record is slightly less impressive, but the Golden Tide started the season with a green team with little or no ex perience, and under the guiding hand of Dan Koch have been im proving rapidly. Les Baldinger, captain and guard of the campus high squad, is the Tide’s main point-getter, and along with his teammates, Fields and Peters, forwards, Switzer, center, and Lambert at the other guard, will make things interesting for the frosh. Earl Sandness will floor a team decidedly weakened by the loss of the invaluable services of Rog Wiley, Ed Dick, and Stan Williamson, scoring punch and guarding finesse to mold togeth er a powerful, winning team. Dean Sempert, Ralph Hodgins, and Joe Croninberg filled the va cated positions with enough drive to lead the Ducklings to their convincing win over the All Stars. Bob Caviness and Ed De vani have been in the starting line-up for a long time, and will be plenty tough to move. Replacements Ready In case these boys get tire ^ over the course of the long dou ble-header, such capable replace ments as Ron Pupke, Dave Crock ett, and “Dutch” Simmons are all chomping at the bit, anxious for a crack at the high school boys. Action starts at 7:30 at the Igloo. flfiHT.V l*BUy WAK STAMPS + bQNUo tt|