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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1944)
Spring Intramurals Begin Barbara Radmore’s Pitching Nets Win For Alpha Chi Os By BARBARA STEPHENS Amid rain and sunshine, the first day of girls intramural sports began Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The Hilyard Rebec team, the ADPis, the Tri-Delts, and the Kappas played the first sets of tennis, and the softball season opened with the AOPis and the Alpha Chis playing the first game. io oiiu vv vi ujj j-uuidua^ with a promising team of softball players, beating the Alpha Chis by a large margin of 19 to 6. Much of this was due to the strong pitch ing of AOPi Barbara Radmore. In every inning, Barbara's excellent pitching was responsible for an average of one or two of the outs. One of the best hits of the day was a homer hit way out in the center field by Mary Beth Rodway on her first time to bat for the AOPis in the fifth inning. Mary Beth’s hom er brought in two runs for her team. The Alpha Chis also had a strong pitcher in their player, Mickey Mc Candless. Chuck Felly made a ^ beautiful slide for first in the mud and rain during the fourth inning when she hit a one bagger for the Alpha Chis. Gamma Phi Beta won from Lombardy lodge by default Thurs day night. The Tri Delts played some good tennis when their team beat the Kappas three matches. The Tri Delts have the promise of being one of the top tennis teams of the season. Mellisa Schneider, playing for Rebec-Hilyard appeared as the most outstanding player in tennis Thursday. Mellisa has a fast hard — serve that is hard for any player to return. She also is an excellent player with the place shot. The Rebec-Hilyard combination won one game from the ADPis who won two out of the three games. The tennis games weren’t com pletely decided because of the rain. Two more of the matches have yet to be played. Schedule Released For Early Games Monday’s schedule of intramural games is as follows: softball, Tri Delts vs. Kappas and Birch lodge vs. Delta Gamma at 5 p.m.; tennis, Gamma Phi Beta vs. Lombardy lodge, and Alpha Omicron Pi vs. Alpha Chi Omega at 4 p.m. Tennis teams are divided up as follows: League I: Gamma Phi Beta. Lombardy lodge, Rebec-Hilyard, Alpha Delta Pi, Pi Beta Phi. League II: Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha- Chi Omega, Alder lodge, Hillcrest lodge, Hawthorne lodge. League III: Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, University house, Highland house, Sigma In the softball league the teams are divided as follows: League I: Gamma Phi Beta, Lombardy lodge, Rebec-Hilyard, Alpha Delta Pi. League II: Alpha Omicron Pi, Appa. Meeting Plans Softball Tilts By PARRY The boys, too, will have an intra mural softball tournament. Coach Hobson and a group of those inter ested met yesterday and drew up plans for the coming' competition. Interest is high and especially so since it is rather disappointing not to have a baseball team, even if only local games with no travel ing involved. Better yet would have been to have a team and play the local leagues around here. If Ore gon could have worked up a team Corvallis would probably have had one too. This would have probably meant a game or two with OSC. It is too bad to let all colle giate athletics go entirely. “Due to war restrictions” seems to be the main factor against them and yet there has been no order of any kind abolishing collegiate athlet ics. If anything, it’s the continu ance of collegiate athletics that armed forces and personnel would like to see. Being able to argue about one’s school teams should be quite a morale builder for the fel lows in the armed service. Oregon has ranked high* in sports circles but now we’re re ceiving criticisms for being first to quit. If something isn’t done soon it won't take long for Oregon to fall. Cost and lack of interest were also to be on the list of factors against a team. As things look now, there would be enough play ers for two or three teams and what’s spring without the good old ball game. As for cost, there is equipment already on hand and if traveling is cut off that expense would be out. And a little can al ways be figured on the gate re ceipts. Alpha Chi Omega, Alder lodge, Hillcrest lodge. League III: Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, University house, Highland house. League IV: Birch lodge, Delta Gamma, Alpha Phi, Sigma Kappa. League V: Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta, Hawthorne lodge, Orides. Weekend Nominees (Continued from page one) Gamma, Peggy Klepper; Kappa Alpha Theta, Frances Colton; Laurel lodge, Marylin Sharp; Pi Beta Phi, Pat Farrell; Sigma Kap pa, Audrey Holliday; University house, Greta Lindstedt. Hobson Reports (Continued from page one) are all right and that the increase in personal fouls will enable good plaeyrs who may play a. little over ly aggressive to stay in the game longer. Unlimited substitutions are good, too, Hobson said, if not abused by the coaches. In this case some sort of ruling will have to be made to see that the clock is not stopped in the last two minutes of the game, as is done in football. As for goal tending, he feels that [ it isn’t necessary as it could have ! been solved by coaching methods. While in New York he watched ! games played in the two major ! basketball tournaments, the Na tional Invitation Basketball tourna ! rnent which is sponsored by the i Metropolitan area schools around New York City and the National Collegiate Athletic association tournament. Those playing in the first tournament were: De Paul from Chicago, St. Johns from Brooklyn, a civilian team which won the championship, Utah, Can isius from Buffalo, University of Kentucky, Oklahoma Aggies, and Muhlenberg and Bowling Green, two service teams from Ohio. Oregon won the NCAA tourna ment in 1939 from Ohio state. This tournament is the only true repre sentative of collegiate champion ship teams, Hobson said. The coun try is divided into eight districts; the four eastern districts play off at New York and the four western in Kansas City. This year Utah won the eastern sectional title, and then went on to win the national championship at a Red Cross bene fit game. The NCAA title has now been won twice in a row by Rocky mountain teams, Wyoming and Utah; twice by the Big Ten, In diana and Wisconsin, and never by an astern team. Hobson said that the basketball season was good all over the coun try with good attendance at the games. Attendance at the Madison Square Garden was a sell-out, with 118,000 spectators a night and an intake of §35,000 for the Red Cross benefit game. The games at Louis ville, Kentucky, drew an average of 14,000 a night, Kansasa City tournament, 12,000, and the Chi cago program ran to 12,000 and 14,000 all season. Utah had a good season financially as well as in at tendance. The Pacific coast confer ence, and Oregon in particular, drew a good deal of criticism be couse of their over conservative attitude not only in not playing but in skimping on the travel in this area. Since the conference vote not to play in the tournament this area was represented by Pepperdine of California. This was rather unfor tunate for the Pacific coast, Hob son said, for it is a team which isn't very well known. Basketball will be played next year, Coach Hobson declared. This year several teams acted rather hastily and gave up basketball but they’ll be back next year, he prom ised. Wyoming and Fordham were among these. Coach Hobson said that he had the opportunity to talk to several war correspondents as well as ] army and navy personnel and they HOBBY HOBSON . . . . . . who has just returned from New York where he attended a c on ference of the national association of basketball coaches in New York. Despite terrific manpower shortages, ball clubs across the nation were reported this week getting their men into shape for the coming season. Coast league outlooks seem better than nationals, with night games back on the programs after the relaxation of defense The Portland Beavers took one on the chin last week with the loss I of Wayne Osborne, veteran pitcher : who has quit to go into broadcast- ! ing. Also in a tough way are the L. A. Angels, who are 1-i players i short of last year’s count. Unless j help arrives from their parent team, the Chicago cubs, the Angels ’■ may be forced to play the season j with their wings somew'hat clipped. Speaking from a strictly busi ness standpoint, the coming sea- ! all reported that collegiate athlel- i ics were a great morale booster for the fellows overseas, and all i were of the opinion, that every thing should be done to keep col- 1 legiate athletics going. He also had a personal interview with Commander Gene Tunney and ■ several other leaders in the armed forces about physical fitness and athletic programs during the war. Aside from meetings and games : attended in New York the coaches i and New York sports writers were luncheon guests of Mr. Ned Irish, the president of Madison Square Garden. During his trip Hobson was present at several Oregon get-to gethers. He saw Ralph Cake, who was Willkie’s campaign manager, j Hollis Johnson of Portland, and Jack Foster. Among the guests present at a dinner in Washington, D.C., were Major John McGregor, Mr. and Mrs. Harris Ellsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hulten, on leave from the University school of journalism, George Jones, war cor respondent from Oregon, Lt. Gor don Ridings, navy, and Ethel John son, secretary to Homer Angell. son ought to be highly remunera tive for tlie coasters. Cash-heavy war workers will take in both day and night games, the swing-shift ers packing the stands during the daytime without the excuse to get away from the office. Here’s the way it looks on the coast to date: Oaks have only 24 players, but good financial status may put them on deck, if only the draft board forgets them. Angels short-handed, and if they don't get help soon too bad. Seals have 36 men, ought to do all right. Btav ers are dark horses, future uncer tain. Solons doing all right. Lost to a service team last week, but opponents had five major league players. Padres lost three, won one pre-season tilt. Seattle looks mighty sharp, with a nice pitching department, weakness with other coast teams. Stars lost only two of eight pre-season exhibition games, so you can write their fu ture in Technicolor, and wc don't mean red. That’s how it looks for now. Further dope will be forthcoming after a brief announcement from local draft boards. "WHERE ARE YOUR CHILDREN?” with Jackie Cooper - Gale Storm — and —■ Charlie Chan in "SECRET SERVICE” with Sydney Toler
