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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1943)
From riches to rags with a dash of Ponce de Leon throwi in. That might describe the 1943 basketball team that has beei performing under the green-and-gold banner that symbolize Oregon. Riches? Yes, gold and silver and plenty of extra tires and sugar and coffee. The beloved Ducks were outfitted witl flowing adjectives at the start of the current spheroid chuck ing season. And the lad responsible for this flow of hone} dripping compliments was a football-basketball prognosticator hailed by his friends as Dick Dunkel. D. D., in his spare time '#|ips up a little form chart in which he grades the respectivi merits of casaba flipping aggregations all over the country. A Dose of Dunkel Richard Dunkel went overboard on our sterling gang o Ducks and hoisted them far above the common heaps of club to the most coveted position of all—the number one ranking spot in the nation! Pass the smelling salts, and some of tin corn in “The Corn Is Green”! It was a surprise. But defin itely. Air. Dunkel’s announcement csnne prior to the varsity’; initial northern division loss to Washington State. But what a reputation to live up to! The Webfoots, in northern sportcasting circles had not been tabbed for bet ter than fourth or third placement in the final standings of the loop jaunt. And here was Dunkel showcasing the Hobson men before the eyes of the nation. Time went on, and things changed. Oregon lost a couple of games. The Dunkel patience collapsed like the holder of a show-ticket in the fourth race at Santa Anita who has seen his nag romp in a dead last. Gone was the lofty rating, dextrous ^f.oating of words. Oregon basketball team? Hmm. Don’t see ’em on the new list. . . . And so, the Dunkel pressure off, the Hobsonites setled down to a regular season. It has been a more win-than-lose season. But that’s the riches to rags picture. And now you’re wondering about Ponce de Leon. Yep, we know, he was a brilliant explorer. The most noted thing about this Van Dyke bearded gent was the fact that he was search ing for a‘mysterious palm-dotted, sun-bathed, treasure-ladep land called the Fountain of Youth. Even you “D” students in history recall that Ponce never caught up with that terra fi'r ma. It was, like prosperity, always “just around the corner.” Hobson Goes One Better Howard “Hobby” Hobson, however, has gone P.D.L. one better. A manpower shortage and the failure of veterans to play up to their customary standard of ball, sent the good Dr. Hobson on a basketball talent hunt. Stealthily he moved in on the Oregon freshman camp, •\nd before a sentry could cry out, -the cunning cage chief nad captured three wet-behind-the-ears yearlings. You know their names:..Roger “I get dust on my hands from touching the Igloo rafters” Wiley; Ed “I’m as cool as my brother” Dick, and Stan “The best way to get down court is to beat the other guys” Williamson. Wiley and Williamson, the two “W" boys are currently re posing on the Hobson first* unit. Dick has seen his share of ac tion in melon wars this year. And the Hobson experiment has evidently proved to be successful. Howard Hobson has dis covered his own “Fountain of Youth.” Exit Hank? This week-end the greatest name that basketball has ever known, may depart for good from the casaba sport. Ensign Angelo Henry Luisetti of the USN, stationed at the naval pre flight school at St. Mary’s, California, may decide to hang up his “sneakers” for the duration, even for good. He’s twenty eight years old now, and that’s pretty old to be competing week ^with guys around the nineteen-twenty-twenty-one year mark. We dare say that the former Stanford University eager can live off his press clippings for a good.time to come. Inci dentally, the possible Luisetti farewell appearance will be the game between the Pre-Flight lads, and the St. Marys colle gians. For the Good of the Cause Jovial John Warren convinced himself the other day that his ten ayem basketball fizz-ed charges had been a bit lethar gic of late, so he proceeded to devote an entire period of the casaba class to running his boys through the stiffest workout they have seen in many a moon. The by-now-famous "burpee” and the established “Duck walk" were probably the only two outstanding exercises that Honest Jawn omitted in his calis t^nic spree. But although the young men rubbed arms an 1 and torsos ruefully for the following two days, they were aware of the importance and value of J. \\ arren s workout. The 1943 Emerald all-intramural squads will be picked next week. See the story in today's sport section. *»wniii.iiiiiii!imillliinnillllilllllllllllllHlllllllHIIHIHIlllil!li;illllllliiiiiiiiiimniiinnmiiiiiimHimniiuii A Hectic Day For the Lads Sherry Ross, ‘Awfuls’ Corner Victory Jackpot , By STAN PIERSON t “As hectic a day as has ever been seen in intramural athlet ics” was the comment of offi cials and spectators alike, after ’ viewing the big opening of the , 1943 basketball play-offs, i Twelve hopeful squads, repre senting ten organizations, were entered in yesterday’s frays. By 6:30 p.m. both of the rough, - tough, squawking teams from Sigma Nu had been eliminated, while only the “B” quintet from Phi Delta Theta survived its in itial battle. Omega, Too Mainly due to surprising up sets, Sherry Ross hall, Beta The ta Pi, and the Awful Awfuls came through unscathed in the "A" ranks, while the “Bees” from Sigma Chi, Phi Delt, and Omega hall emerged into the semi-finals as expected. "B” league scores: Sigma Chi, 20; Sigma Nu, 15. Phi Delts, 15; SAE, 9. Omega hall, 20; Yeomen, 12. Featuring the Potestios and the Unkeles, Sherry Ross hall after being held to a 12 to 12 halftime score, took a 20 to 15 verdict from the battling Phi Delts. Although not exactly spot less, the game was probably the cleanest of the three “A” en counters. Close throughout, the winner was not decided until late in the final period when baskets by Harold Potestio and Benny (Please turn to page eight) Rival Health Set-up Helps By FRED TREADGOLD The “bade to health” plan, in augurated at Oregon State a short while ago, is bearing a lus cious and tasty fruit, as a com munique from the Corvallis home of the Beavers reveals that the last of Slats Gill’s “hospital bat talion” has returned to service what with the Oregon brush just one day distant. Don Cecil, who was firmly im planted at a forward niche till influenza put him down for the count, is expected to barge his way right back into the starting lineup. The California J.C. trans fer second best Orange scorer before he was stricken, un doubtedly would have abetted the anemic OSC cause last Sat urday night. Over the Wires Beaver propaganda bulletins describe the Staters as being at “full strength for the first time since the opening conference se ries with Washington a month ago.” With sharp-shooter Cecil in the fold, the “Slatted One” of Bea ver coaching fame, will probably chuck these five fellows against our Ducks tomorrow night at Corvallis and Saturday at the home floor: Glen Warren, tall and rather consistent point-artist, and afore mentioned Cecil at forwards; Andy Anderson, blond backboard bombshell, at center; and that Lilliputian guard duo, packed with speed and scoring dynamite, Den Durdan and Lew Beck. Such a set-up insures Gill of (Please turn to page eight) L. G. Balfour Co. presents Jewelry Leather Goods Display at the COLLEGE SIDE 9 to 11 a.m. 2 to 5 p.m. Hal Gray, Representative Sigma Kappas Win Sigma Kappa’s smooth-working six won the gills’ basketball title yesterday afternoon as they won a 33-li victory over the A.D.Pis. The champs have gone undefeat ed throughout the whole season. Pat Carson was sensational; Pat Howard was as fast as light ning; the other Sigma Kappas (Please turn to page eight) New T Shirts See them at DeNeffe’s They are knitted, and very good looking. Especially de signed to meet the first call of Spring! Sizes small, med ium, large, and only— $1.50 ! /. ALSO LOOK at the last word in SPORT SHIRTS in plain color and the new Plaid Effects. All sizes. $3.50 to $5 DeNeffe’s Your Downtown Campus Store 1022 Willamette