2nd Place Spot
One for Ducks
By FRED BECKWITH
Tuesday night's victory communique from Corvallis some
what strengthened the hopes of the Oregon basketball crew.
The boys were more than pleased with the news of the Beav
ers' triumph over Washington State. Second place trimmings
loomed in sight of the scampering Ducks, who will put the fin
ishing touches on their 1943 casaba season this week-end when
INVADER . . .
. . . Phil Mahan, experienced
V' ishington Stale baekoourt ace,
vcill lilim into Duck-town Friday
1 r a two-contest hilling against
(tie second-place striving Oregon
IJilK'ks.
SuzyAnnexes
Swim Crown
Susan Campbell hall . drifted
into first place in the 1943 WAA
swimming season by n. liealthy
margin by garnering HI points
in the three meets held. The Ori
<tv- lian a fair second,win with
Pi, while Hendricks hall placed
third, having 66. The rest of the
pood mermaid points were dis
tributed among Alpha Delta Pi
With 31, Pi Beta Phi with 10. Sig
»n i Kappa 7, Chi Omega 6, and
ldelta Gamma 4.
Olivia Pcdmore, who collected
top individual scoring honors with
2$ points, smashed two meet rec
ords during the season. She tra
versed the 40-yard freestyle in
■:22.2, eclipsing Pat Carson’s 1942
record of :23.2.
iln the 100-yard freestyle
IMiss Vodmoro again hung up a
new mark, covering the cen
tury in 1:0(5, compared to the
1911 record of Nancy Lewis at
t.l 1.6.
Lois Winslev came second in
i matter of point gathering
v 23 to her credit. Joyce Pod
> ■' had 16 and Stephanie Hues
t - 12.
Wednesday’ night the annual
in'• .vollegiate telegraphic swim
) h.g meet was held. It is an in
\ 'ational affair and includes
flumi of the best swimmers on
the campus to compete with mer
it: tuls of eight other colleges.
Tr the past Oregon coeds have
d initiated the west coast in
, wimilting.
Results of intercollegiate tele
giaph.ic swimming meet.
1. 60-yard medley relay Pat
Carson, backstroke; Joyce Pod
m ,ie, breast stroke; Olivia Pod
i ire, freestyle. Time: 36.S sec.
£ 100-yard breast stroke—*
tncy tangle in a lasi-stanu pan
of battles with the Cougars from
the Palouse country.
Varsity mentor Howard “Hob
by” Hobson did not take the
Cougar defeat last night with
sadness, either. The loss was a
blow to the title hopes of Jack
Friel’s WSC cagers, who are cur
rently rowing over first place
honors with Hec Edmundson’s
Husky quintet.
Washington State is in the
throes of a four games-in five
nights’ struggle.
Farewell for Three
The Oregon-Washington State
series will mark the farewell to
collegiate basketball of Warren
Taylor and Rolph Fuhrman, sen
ior forward's, and Captain Don
Kirscli, stellar guard.
The Oregons will have to be
less lethargic than their last
performance, it they expect to
cop one or two contests from
the invading Cougars.
Bob Wren, reserve forward,
has given strong indication, that
he is gradually rounding into the
form that was expected of him
much earlier in the season. On the
basis of his last two games, Wren
can figure to see plenty of ac
tion against WSC.
Otherwise, the starting lineup
apparently remains intact. Two
thirds of the 1943 freshman tri
umvirate, Wiley - Williamson -
Dick will hot-foot, it for the open
ing whistle. Roger, the tall gang
ling kid who is short in experi
ence but long in determination,
will again handle the pivot
chores at center. Stan William
son will flank Kirseh at a guard
slot.
Hoy Soeborg may or may not
start at a forward post. In all'
probability the senior combina
tion of J'uhrman and Taylor
will be utilized.
Action starts rolling- on the
Igloo boards tomorrow night at
8 p.m., so best be round to see
the weekend fadeout of Prince
Basketball a la 1943.
1st, Joyce Podmore, time 1:40.4.
2nd, Lois Wisley; 3rd, Stephanie
Huestis; 4th, Betty Crabb.
3. 40-yard backstroke—1st,
Maurine Staub, time, 30 seconds;
2nd, Pat Carson; 3rd, Eileen
Rice; 4th, Polly Gordon.
4. 100-yard freestyle — 1st,
Olivia Podmore, time, 1:00; 2nd,
June Hitchcock; 3rd, Maurine
Staub; 4th, Catherine Stewart.
5. 40-yard breast stroke—1st,
Joyce Podmore. time, 30.9; 2nd,
Lois Winsley; 3rd. Stephanie
Huestis; 4th, Betty Walden.
6. Fancy diving- exhibition—
Jean Quinn.
7 100-yard backstroke — 1st,
Maurine Staub, time. 1:30.9; 2nd,
Lois Winsley; 3rd, Polly Gordon.
8. 60-yard individual medley—
1st, Joyce Podmore, time 1:49.5;
2nd. Betty Walden; 3rd, Stephan
ie Huestis; 4th, Catherine Stew
art.
9. 40-yard freestyle 1st, Oliv
ia Podmore, time, 22.2; 2nd. Pat
Carson, time, 23; 3rd, June Hitch
cock; 4th, Eileen Rice.
10 -80-yard freestyle relay—
Pat Carson, Joyce Podmore,
Maurine Staub, Olivia Podmore.
Time, 45 seconds.
Registration of 2,272 at Tufts
college is the largest in its his
tory.
Story of a Versatile Guy--Gordy Childs
Taking over the job of student
manager of intramurals at the
beginning of the term, Gordon
Childs is a young man who de
serves, but is not accorded, much
credit for this season’s intramu
ral success. So after paying a call
on said notable of the intramural
department, we have come up
with some facts pertaining to the
interesting life of Mister Childs.
It seems his present position is
only the latest of a series of out
standing activities during the
past few years. Included among
these are, supervisor of the San
tiam winter sports area, swim
ming instructor at Seaside for
two years, and membership in
the National Aeronautical asso
ciation with several years flying
experience.
To probe a bit deeper into
the life of Gordy we find that
while at Albany high school he
started in football and track,
and not content with mere ath
letic achievements, maintained
a high enough grade average to
put him on the honor roll and
the debating team tor three
years.
Swimming, which Gordy espe
cially excels at is one of his pet
hobbies and his experience in it is
quite varied, having been an ex
hibitionist at Seaside last sum
mer. While at Albany he was for
tunate enough to work under Vic
Smith, former Oregon State swim
mentor, who was rather dis
pleased when he discovered Gor
don had' forsaken the Beaver in
stitution for Oregon. After turn
ing out for freshman swimming
here he was forced to .quit after
one meet due to a serious illness.
An accomplished skier, he
was entered in the Pacific
Coast conference ski meet on
Mount Rainier last winter.
His present status is that of a
senior in military and he expects
to leave for basic training upon
the conclusion of the spring
term. At present Gordon is plan
ning a bigger and better intra
mural sports season with tennis
and golf included. This is if the
army doesn't interfere.
After the war he plans to com
plete his education and work in^
the administrative part of physW
cal education. Lots of luck to a
deserving guy—Gordon Childs.
They're a!! through for the
season, those battling Frosh
hoopers, who “whooped” it up
during the KU3 campaign and
came out with a pudgy .781 av
erage. The talented Ducklings
squad, despite weakening in mid
season when three of their rank
were plucked off by Howard Hob
son and shifted into the varsity
lineup, smacked over ten victims
while tripping but three times
themselves.
Coach Earl Sandncss, stepping
into his first “real” coaching job,
had things well in hand and mold
ed a powerful unit whose only
losses were to their arch-rivals,
from Corvallis, Oregon State's
Rcoks. The club grabbed off a
fourth contest with the Beaver
lings by a good-sized count. All
losses were of the two and three
point variety—typical heartcrush
ers.
The club was resplendent with
BLOND BASKET BOMBER . . .
. . . readies for Cougar invasion forces Friday and Saturday. Bob Xew
land, accurate howitzer hoisting; guard, will be out after the long'ones
from mid-court with which to wreck WSC title hopes.
high scorers iind on two occa
sions the Oregon striplings ran
the gauntlet to garner 70-plus
points.
Several of the Sandness-men
were cf such caliber that they
were just one step away from
varsity berths. Many will take
their place in the varsity roster
next season—draft willing.
Guards Strong ||
Three very clever guards all or
whom were blessed' with hoop
caressing abilities lent ultra
speed to the Duckling downfloor
attack. Bob Caviness, all-stater
from McMinnville, was a speedy
individual who always turned in
a bang-up floor game. Little
Johnny Miller, Roosevelt high,
Portland, and littler “Dutch”
Simmons, all-state from Salem,
were alternates at the other
guard position, both consistently
high scorers.
At center Dean Sernpert
reigned supreme, except when
Old Man Injury am bused him
for a week in the center of the
season. Sempert was cne of the
leading point producers.
Kenny . Hume, tall forward
from Jeff high in Portland, ancL
Joe Conenberg, growing upward^
some six feet three inches, pro
vided a rangy, backboard dom
inating forward twoseme.
And then there were reserve,
good pinch-hitters when the go
ing got toughest. Eob Hodgins,
Eugene, was outstanding with
Ron Pupke, Jefferson, Portland,
and several others barking close
ly at Hodgins' heels.
DUCK TAfeKS ^0 AIR . . .
. . . Frankie Boyd, long-remem
I'.ered Oregon halfback who
reamed the gridiron greensward
two years back, lias sprouted
wings—the marine air corps va
riety.
Freshman Dorothy Quigley isr
helping finance her way through
the University of Rochester by
wielding a meat cutter as a
butcher’s aid.