Dipping momentarily into baseball after a steady diet of
basketball for the last few weeks we find the following:
That Clarence “Pants” Rowland,'president of the Los An
geles Angels, Pacific Coast AA club, predicts that the Seraphs
are “better off than we were this time last season.” Twenty
six men, a virtual gold mine of player talent in these days,
have been booked on the Los Angeles roster to form a nucleus
for the 1943 Angel nine.
Included in the list of players purchased from the parent
#uh. the Chicago Cubs, is the name of Wellington “Wimpv”
Guinn, not long ago holding down third base for Hobby's base
ball champs of a few years back. Quinn was signed by the Cub
chain after completing his collegiate days and since has shuttled
around in various capacities. He has been used at first base and
given an even more thorough try-out as a pitcher. It was un
der Cub tutelage that Wimpy was seriously considered as a
tosser because of his powerful, whip-like arm.
Wimpy Still Shifting Around
Right now “the Wimp” is once more in a confused state
as to just what position he will be assigned on the Angel club.
He is listed as a chucker, but there are strong indications that
he will be re-converted into a first sacker. If he is given a crack
at the initial bag, Quinn will find his main opposition coming
from Bob Latshow from Toronto and Bill Wright, who shone
at Vancouver last season.
Two other Oregon alumni who stood a fine chance of
breaking into the Angel lineup if the sticky, searching fin
gers of Old Man Draft hadn’t glommed onto their shirt
tails and hauled them into uniforms, were Elmer Mallory
* and Charles Clifford.
Mallory was a rabbit-like, bounding shortpath who cover
ed a lot of ground for Hobby until he was signed by the Angels
in his junior year. “Zeke" Clifford swung a big, loud willow,
and was one of those soft-boned first sackers who could do the
splits if necessary to cut off a runner. He too, got the money
urge before lugging off a diploma.
Bock to "Underwear Sport"
Now after that slight respite, back to a more pertinent sub
ject, namely, basketball.
Oregon State’s casaba championship hopes suffered a severe
rebuff last week when the Orange team physician examined
Don Durdan’s chicken-pox inflamed eyes, pushed back his specs
and shook his head. No, the might}- Beaver athletic mite would
play no more of the hoop sport this season. The malady was
described by the team doc as "iritis,” a temporary ailment, but
one which would clear up only under care.
No doubt about it, the Beavers missed Durdan. For
#when they took that Inland Empire jaunt, sans Durdan,
Oregon State stumbled and fell all over themselves, win
ning just one out of four. The little fellow has a tremen
dous psychological influence on any Beaver team. They
seem to feel that when Durdan is present, everything’s
okeh. Otherwise, the old spark just isn’t there.
Beavers Came Through
Now Don was on the bench when Idaho stormed into Cor
vallis last week. Whether his presence had anything to do
with the wins or not is hard to say. At any rate the Beavers
grabbed off both games.
Slats Gill, taking a page from the hoop book of Howard
Hobson, has been inserting some of his frosh net stars in the
lineup to pinch-hit for the ailing Durdan and Erland Ander
son, injured sophomore center. Bill Taitt, all-city from Roose
velt high in Portland, and Tommy Holman, all-state from Ba
ker, have stepped into the shoes vacated by Anderson and Dur
dan, respectively, and have come through capably if not bril
liantly.
£ophecy Fulfilled
Prophecy fulfilled: About a month ago*Swimming Coach
Alike Hoyman went out on the limb with a prophecy. He de
clared that Ralph Pluestis, arm-flailing breastroker, could and
would crack the coast 100-yard breaststroke record held by ex
Aquaduck, Jack Dallas.
Saturday in a meet with Oregon State, (the score was
incidental as the Duck mermen drifted in easy winners,
55-19), lithe Mr. Huestis boiled the water into a frothy
white to cover the century in 1:04.5, which shaded Dallas’
old mark by eight-tenths of a second.
And-so another of Mike’s boys does it again. Hoyman has
been consistently turning out champions and championship
crews, giving Duck sports adherents consolation when other
sports fail to come up to anticipation.
Feud Reminder: 'Twon’t be long now till feudin’ time is
Wre again ! Our Duck hoopers hit for Corvallis Fridav and
then those Orange and Black Cagers come here for a return
match Saturday. Wonder if the national anthem will have to
be called on again to stifle a riot!
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smiling, while announcer Dick
Ashcom revealed that Huestis had
broken the old record of 1:05.3 by
eight-tenths of a second. It was
Jack Dallas who was the first to
shake the new record holder's
hand and offer congratulations.
Championship Form
Huestis, admittedly trying for
a new record, displayed champ
ionship form as he took the lead
at the gun and was never headed.
Chuck Nelson, VVebfoot higli
point man with 12 digits, pushed
the 60 yard freestyle record in
winning that event in 30.6 sec
onds, but finished six-tenths of a
second over the existing mark.
Dick Smith Tries
A third record smashing at
tempt was made by Dick Smith
in the 440 freestyle event, but as
Webfoot Coach Mike Hoyman ex
plained later, “He just started too
fast,” and as a result, was un
able to better the Pacific coast
mark. 1
Oregon took every first place
on the card with the exception of
diving in which the Webfoots had
no entry. Jack Pennington, top
University diver, ruptured an ear
drum in the last Webfoot-Beaver
clash, and is out for the remain
der of the season.
Beavers Capture Diving
The Webfoots smashed through
with four out of a possible seven
second places and placed third in
only one event. Eight of the Beav
ers' 19 points came from the div
ing event in which they entered
two men to take first and second
easily with the absence of Ore
gon te.lent.
Principal value of the meet, ac
cording to Coach Hoyman, is the
experience its offered to freshmen
and transfer students. Several
newcomers to the Webfoot squad
who had not swum in the last
meet, showed up for this one.
Results of the entire meet were:
The results:
300-yard medley relay — Won
by Oregon (Prowell, McAuliffe,
Houston). Time 3:21.6.
220-yard free style — Won by
Hoffman, Oregon; Allen, Oregon,
second; Simpson,'Oregon State,
third. Time 2:29.3.
60-yard free style -— Won by
Nelson, Oregon; Gautier, Oregon,
second; Lundberg, Oregon State,
third. Time :30.6.
Diving—Won by Smith, Oregon
State; Karamanos, Oregon State,
second. No Oregon entry.
100-yard free style—Won by
Nelson, Oregon; Wells, Oregon,
State, second; Hart, Oregon State,
third. Time :55.4.
100-yard back stroke—Won by
Prowell, Oregon; Tugman, Ore
gon, second; Achwartz, Oregon
State, third. Time 1:53.5.
100-yard breast stroke—Won by
Huestis, Oregon; Woodward, Ore
gon State, second; McAuliffe, Ore
gon, third. Time 1:04.5. New Pa
cific Coast conference record. Old
mark 1:05.3 held by Jack Dallas
of Oregon, made in 1940.
440-yard free style -— Won by
Smith, Oregon; Allen, Oregon,
second; Hershberger, Oregon
State, third. Time 5:12.5.
400-yard relay — Won by Ore
gon (Houston, Hoffman, Gautier,
Nelson.) Time 3:46.4.
Ice skating at Texas Christian
university has become part of the
PE education program.
tUO-UI Check Chartl
Game Time — 8 O’clock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS:
IDAHO VANDALS OREGON WEBFOOTS
No. Ht. Player Position Player Ht. No.
10 5.11 Bob Ryan Forward.R. Fuhrman 6.3 11
6 5.11 N. Fredekind -Forward_ Ed Dick 6.3 15
19 6.2 Fred Quinn .Center.R. Wiley 6.7)4 22
11 5.11 John Ryan. .. .Guard.Don Kirsch 5.7 12
8 6.0 Cliff Benson Guard...... S. Williamson 5.6 33
Reserves — Idaho: Collins (5), Sodorff (9), Hopkins (4).
Evans (15), Newell (3), Hoobing (14). Oregon: Seeborg (4),
Crowell (5), Popick (6), Sutherland (8), Wren (7), Newland
(3), Taylor (9), Borrevik (10).
Another Idaho-Duck
Casaba ’Go’ Tonight
With one game down in their current series, the rapidly-improv
nig Oregon Ducks once again take on the surprising cellarite Idaho
\ and iIs tonight at the big McArthur hoop pavilion in a tilt which
gets under way at 8:00.
The Ducks are expected to shoot tlieir usual fast-break, race-horse
style of ball at the Moscovites in an effort to run ’em ragged and come
NO NEWCOMliii . .
. . . Is Vonley Hopkins, two-year
veteran Idaho guard, who was a
vital factor in the Vandal’s defen
sive system last night.
House Managers Will
Check IM Schedules
Athletic managers of the men’s
living organizations are remind
ed to watch the handball sched
ule and to make sure that their
team reports on time. Failure to
do this, or to make other ar
rangements, will automatically
result in a forfeit—and this is
just a single-elimination tourna
ment. Games scheduled for today:
Phi Delts vs. Pi Kaps at 4, Theta
Chi vs. Sammies at 5.
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(Continued from pane two)
cided to admit selected' students
to college at the end of the third
high school year.
Pitt is also doing research
work for the government and the
Curtis-Wright corporation is
training 1,000 women who have
had two years of college work.
—Pitt Evening News
SAE, Theta X, ~
(Continued from Pane four)
substituting whole new fives at
will, the lads from 19th street
had the game well in hand at all
times, with Bill Cramer of the
second squad registering an even
dozen markers.
However, the best-looking
through the two-game ordeal
with wins which will keep the Ore
gons within striking distance of
the league bunting.
Idaho plans to go into her new
brand of ball which is harking
more to the Oregon type of run
and run. Since Babe Brown took
over the coaching reins at the
Moscow institution he has for
saken the standard Idaho slow
break, don’t-pass-till-you-see-the
whites-of-their-eyes stuff for this
spectator-pleasing kind.
Both mentors will probably
rely on their usual starting quin
tet to break open the seal on to
night’s conflict. Brown will give
the nod to Bob Ryan and Tom
Collins at forwards, Fred Quinn,
high scoring, point canning jun
ior at center, and Von Hopkins
and John Ryan at Guards.
Unless a last-minute revision is
in order, Howard Hobson will floor
the fivesorrie of Rolph Fuhrman
and Ed Dick at forwards, Rog
Wiley at center, and Captain Don
Kirsch and Stan Williamson at
guards.
Last year hoop relations with
the Vandals were highly enjoyable
(from an Oregonian’s point of
view). The Webfoot tossers whip
ped through the four games with
only one hitch. Oregon dropped a
“closey” by two counters to the
Vandals in the opener, 38 to 36,
but bounced ba,ck to wallop Ida
ho 35-30, 60-33, and 53-39 in a
row.
player of the day was Shorty Bud
Miller, who stole, dribbled, and
handled1 the ball in very nice
fashion. Having an “on” day, he
canned side-line shots without
touching the rim of the basket
as well the “dump” shots. The
Gamma flash scored all of his
team’s unlucky 13.
Theta Chi Gamma Hall
Morton, 6.F. 13, Miller
Coberg, 4.F. Wysong
Steelhammer ...C. Brady
Pengra, 4.G. Prouty
Arens, 2.G. David
Wirt, 2., S. Jensen
McDonald.S. Leslie
Jenne, 1.S
Martin, 2.S
Cramer, 12.S
Kelly.S
Gibson S