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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1945)
I By JIM BEYER Once again the cry goes up that the Huskies are here. This time the team from Seattle is really out for blood. It seems our Countij Cousins at Corvallis were very impolite to their visitors and handed them a double-barreled charge right when it would hurt them most. I he L. of A\ . hoopmen hope to set themselves back on top of the conference standings by beating the Ducks in this series here at Eugene. OSC did us a very nice favor by dumping the Huskies in ^°th of the games played earlier in the week at Corvallis. This staggering blow to the Washington team knocked them out of first place and gave our Oregon team the top spot in the standings. Crucial Games lliis series with Hec Edmundson’s boys will be a very tough one. Hec is noted throughout the basketball world for his fire \\ agon outfits that he turns out each year. These teams are also known for the clever ballhandling and shooting ability that they display in their games. Edmundson’s oft-repeated philosophy is : "I would rather lose with second raters who are trying than win with top caliber men who are loafing.” And it’s easy to sec that his idea produces results. In this seiies Oregon will be out to keep on top of the rush for first place. By winning both games it will have passed the halfway mark with a good record and also strengthened its bid for the conference championship. Oregon can and will win this series with some good support from the students who sit in the cheering sections. We would also like to see a few more rally squad members in front of the men's cheering sec tion. You can't have good cheers without some direction. Race in Store In facing the L . of W. team the Ducks take on a team that loves to run also. In seeing this series we will be able to find out who has the best running team and which one of these two teams can stand the racehorse type of basketball the longest. Tonight will also give everyone a chance to see if Dick Wilkins can maintain his league standing. We are expecting the Lemon and Green to have a big night and show us some superb ball playing. See you all at the game. Stamp Sales Total Unexpected Sum War stamp sales at last night’s basketball game totaled $22.55, surpassing the expectations of both Carol Wicke, war board chairman, and Phyllis Perkins, chairman of stamp promotions. “Tonight we expect to sell twice as many stamps, since so many students came unprepared for the drive Friday,” Miss Perkins said. The war board is sponsoring ;he selling pf 10 and 25 cent stamps iic-s term at athletic contests and other University functions. Fresh man girls from each house on the campus are doing the selling •among the spectators at home bas ketball games. The following girls were sales j Northern Division Basketball Standings W L Pet. OREGON . 6 2 .750 Washington . 4 3 .571 Oregon State . 4 3 .571 Washington State. 3 4 .429 Idaho . 0 5 .000 Last Night’s Results OREGON, 59; Washington, 36. Washington State, 56; Idaho, 41. men at Friday’s game: Virginia Georgeson, Joy Howard, Beverly Howard, Barbara Hawkins, Mari lyn Moore, Kathryn Schneider, Bar bara Spangler, Donna Chapman, Natalie Brown, Estelle Shimshak, Dorothy Conrad, Joan Elliott, Liz Powers, Nila Desinger, Georgia Liskey, Dedo Misley, Lois Herring ton, and Betty Ditto. Others will be appointed by Miss Perkins later. NEW HOURS Sunday Dinner served 12-7 Tuesday through Saturday, 8-8 Lunch, 12-2 Dinner, 5:30-8:00 Closed Mondays The Anchorage ON THE MILLRACE 997 Franklin Phone 30 JIM BAKTELT 6-foot, 2-inch freshman guard from Ashland. He will be in the starting lineup against Washington tonight. Benefit Game For Polio Fund Monday McArthur court will be the scene of a special polio benefit game be tween Rubenstein's Oregonians and the Albany Plywood five Monday, January 29, at 8 p.m. All of the gate receipts taken from this game will be turned over to the Lane county polio benefit fund, which subsequently will be divided and used partially for polio patients from this county and the remain ing sent to the National Polio in stitute. Rubenstein's Oregonians, man aged by Bob Caviness who former ly played for the University of Oregon, promises to furnish some lively competition for the Albany team which defeated Rubenstein’s last week in a fast-moving game played at Albany. Gene Cecchini, fast-moving play er for Rubenstein's, will bear watching during the course of the game for his fast floor work has been the spark of the Rubenstein j quintet. Other members of the squad who show promise are fast moving and hard-driving Bob Cavi ness and the ex-Oregon Stater, Nello Venelli who has been playing a good game all season. < H. S. “HEC” EDMUNDSON University of Washington coach, who watched his team go down to j their third straight defeat last night. Phi Thetas Still Active Phi Theta Upsilon member?, junior women's honorary, are de voting many hours of their time ushering at all basketball games. Of the profits made by the group through various money-making ac tivities, S25 will be contributed to the library browsing room for books and magazines, and a large part of the organization's funds will be given toward scholarships for worthy students, said Signe Ek lund, Phi Theta president, Thurs day. Another service rendered to the school by this honorary is actin as monitors in the library browsin room every Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday. CD CD Wilkins, Hays Lead (Cent unit'd from page anc) hold on first place to a full game's lead over Washington and Oregon State. Dick Wilkins also boosted himself back to the top spot in in dividual scoring. He has 97 count ers to the 90 Red Rocha of Oregon State has garnered. The game tonight will end Ore gon's home games until February 10, when they play OSC. Score: Oregon Wilkins, f ... Smith, f . Hayes, c . Bartelt, g ... Hamilton, g Berg, f . Kotnik, g ... Hof fine, g . Elder, c. Stamper, g . Washington Carnovale, f Creveling, f . Brooks, c . King, g. Jorgenson, g Flowers, f ... Anderson, f . Bittman, c ... Mann, g . Mosich, g. FG FT PF TP 6 3 3 15 .5 0 4 10 .7 0 1 14 .13 4 5 .4129 0 0 10 .2 0 2 4 .0 0 0 0 .0131 .0101 25 9 20 59 FG FT PF TP .2 3 2 7 .12 2 4 .3127 .01 21 .4 3 1 11 .0212 .0 2 0 2 . 0 1 1 .1 .0111 .0010 13 36 10 16 Tennessee Polytechnic institute is the first southern college selec ted by the veterans administration for the establishment of a rehabil itation center, President Blake Van Leer revealed recently. He was ad vised of Tech’s selection by John M. Slaton, regional veterans ad ministration manager. YMCA Official To Give Lecture The YMCA of Eugene, in coop eration with the University an 1 the city and county public school;', recently announced that Ray Bing ham, YMCA national council rep resentative and a national author ity in the field of audio-visual edu cation, will demonstrate the lates ■ information and equipment in On - field at the Eugene hotel, Febru ary 5. The program will begin with a luncheon session at 12:15, noon. Mr. Bingham is scheduled to pr> • sent a review of the history and recent developments in audio visual education, and conduct .; demonstration of equipment using educational, recreational, religion;', and other materials. Mr. Bingham's demonstration s will be. followed by group discus sion including exchange of expet ences, problems and new program possibilities including information on securing equipment, priorities, costs, care and use of equipment. All persons interested in audio visual education programs are cor - dially invited to attend this ever,! which is free and open to the public. Highland Leads Grades, University House Second Because the grades of several r r its members were left off the grade list turned in to the registrar’s of fice at the end of fall term, tb* GPA of Highland house, women r cooperative living organization, was 2.95, rather than 2.76. Although no change will be mad* in the term record in the regis trar's office, Highland actually ranked first in campus grades. Uni versity house, with a 2.81 average, ranked first in the original com - putation, and now places second. Quartet Picks (Continued from page cue) with fiendish glee and pinned the nightmare pledge pin upon the full quota of contestants in one day Shubert Fendrick, who was re ported to be burning with ambition for this highest honor accorded to Oregon males but failed to receive it, was last seen at 5:37 last night in the halls of the chemistry de partment. Laboratory assistants claim that a small phial of potas sium cyanide is missing. A gunnery sergeant is a large, forceful person of a few words ■ but often. Bakery Specials DESSERT NEED BE NO PROBLEM when you know about our CAKES and PASTRIES Elliott's Bakery 1298 Patterson Phone 95