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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1945)
5 By BOB CHAPMAN Everyone on the campus is looking forward to the return of collegiate football, baseball, track, swimming, and tennis next year even though prospects for all of these sports are slim at the present time. Experienced material is lacking in every field and unless returning veterans can fill the depleted squads the outlook will be far from bright next fall, especially in grid competition. Oregon’s return to collegiate grid competition will give the majority of students their first opportunity to see a Webfoot grid machine in action. Although the outlook isn't bright, remember what Oregon had in the way of experienced basket ball material last fall; anything can change the picture before the season opens. If the spirit of the basketball team this past season is any indication of the future, the Webfoots may sur prise everyone and come out in the first division. 11 Positions Vacant At the present time 37 students have expressed their inten tion of turning out next fall. If a few 17-year-olds and return ing veterans can be added to this list, Lt. Comdr. Gerald “Tex” Oliver, now stationed at Los Angeles but expecting a discharge from the navy during the summer, upon his return should be able to fill the eleven vacant positions on the squad. In the past “Tex” Oliver has always had a squad of at least 60 players to build from and unless the unexpected happens, next year’s club will be limited to 45 or so players, all lacking in collegiate competition. Oregon State, Washington State, and Idaho are in the same boat but the Huskies have been fielding a combination civilian and navy club for the last two seasons; from the sidelines it looks as though the Washington club has the Northern Division pennant cinched. Travel re structions and a shortage in players seems to have killed any possibility of competition with any of the California elevens. No Spring Practice Stanford and Montana are still holding out and it is ques tionable if either one of the clubs will return to collegiate grid competition before 1946. Although no spring practice was held it is believed that the Webfoots will be in as good shape as the Beavers, who held a three-week scrimmage with but a small turnout. Those who have indicated their interest in playing football next fall include: Ray Beeson, Dean Bond, Don Byers, Melvert Byers, Evans Cantrell, Bill Davis, Harold Haskell, Marion Huff, Jim Kroder, John Kroder, Ted Loud, Larry Neer, Bill Patterson, Tom Riley, Gil Roberts, Dick Savinar, Ozzie Seida, Herb Squires, D. Sullivan, Vernon Wadsworth, William Walkinshaw, R. J. Wardvvell, Lloyd Whitford, Howard Bay, Bill Elder, Dave Kenyon, ITal Lord, Jim Bartelt, Del Smith, Jack Powell, Don Martin, Charles Ma, Stu Mercereau, Lou Kotnick, Jim Ellison, Bill Kavet, Thomas Seifort, and Jack Sticrgth. Anvone whose uame-is not on this list or who hasn't turned in an application to Anse Cornell and who is interested in playing football-next fall should contact him immediately. Bids for Veterans’ Apartments Being Received in Johnson Hail The UnivassHy of Oregon is now receiving bids for the con struction of married veterans’ apartments, J. O. Lindstrom, University business manager, announced recently. Plans and specifications are on file in Dr. Will V. Norris’ office, 106 Deady. Bids will be opened June 8, in the Johnson hall office of Dr. C. D. Byrne, secretary ot the state board of higher education. To be located at 13th and Beech streets, on University-owned pro perty, the apartments will consist of 16 combination bedroom and living room homes, and 8 apart ments with both living room and bedroom. If bids prove satisfactory to the authorities, construction will be completed by registration fall term. They will be fully equipped, Mr. Lindstrom said, and will be connected to the University steam heat. Additional Apartments "Probably 200 more such units will be vitally needed before long," Mr. Lindstrom said, "but these ad ditional apartments would have to be financed with-some kind of gov ernment aid." ■ Financed with a loan from Uni versity funds, the apartments will be paid for over a period of 20 years from the rents collected. When veteran enrollment decreases after a possible ten years, the apartments will be rented to mar ried graduate students and instruc tors, Mr. Lindstrom added. Oregon Alumni Feeds Men at Tripoli Air Base As base mess officer at .the Mellaha air base in the north Af rican division of the air transport command, Tripoli, First Lieut. Jack H. Elle, University of Oregon alumni, is responsible for the pro per feeding of all men at the base, j Native of Bonneville, Oregon, ; Elle has been overseas ten months. ; The base is located within a ten minute drive of Tripoli, and was j built over the ruins of Benito Mussolini's famous auto race track. Hobby Hobson, head basketball and baseball coach, will return to the campus to assume his former position in the athletic department. At the present time Hobby is in Rome, Italy, acting as a civilian sports consultant at the army’s Mediterranean sports school. He expects to return to the States July 1. Webfoot Quintet Waits Return of Hobby Hobson This has been the most successful basketball season for the University of Oregon since 1939, when Hobby Hobson’s quintet won the first national collegiate athletic association title by defeating Ohio State in the national playoff. Although Oregon came out third best at Kansas City, no one can doubt for an instant that “Honest” John Warren turned in the greatest coaching teat ot the year when he took over the reins last September and prepared to make the best of what looked like a poor bargain. One veteran and three reserves formed the nucleus of experienced material at the beginning of the season. Win Far West Title Oregon’s freshman - dominated club was victorious in 30 out of 43 starts and went on to win the far west NCAA title after defeat ing Washington State in a three game playoff for the Northern Di vision crown. Their offensive av erage for the season was 53.9 tal lies per game as compared to a defensive average of 47.3 per game. During the season the Webfoots collected a grand total of 2,415 points. Dick Wilkins, all-coast forward, accounted for 544 points out of Oregon’s total to rank sixth at the close of the season for individual scoring honors in collegiate basket ball throughout the United States. Bob Hamilton, captain and all coast guard, follows a close second for high scoring honors with a total of 496 points. Hamilton ranks in the top ten and Ken Hays, 6 foot-7-inch center is next in line with 401 tallies. Hobby to Return July 1 Prospects for next year are greater than ever because when Hobby Hobson returns from his assignment in the European thea ter of operations July 1 he will find a complete squad of regulars and reserves with the exception of Jim Bartelt, first string guard who enters the army air corps this summer. Regulars who will be on hand next fall when Hobby assumes his former position as head basketball coach include: Bob Hamilton, cap tain and all-coast guard; Dick Wil kins, all-coast forward and the na tion's sixth highest scorer; Ken Hays, 6-foot-7-inch center; Del Smith, the most rugged forward in the league; and Reedy Berg, the newcomer who brought Oregon from behind to victory on num erous occasions this season. Re serves who are expected to bolster the lineup next year include: Bruce Hof line and Lou Kotnick, guards; Chuck Stamper and Les Wright, forwards; and Ed Allen and Bill Elder, centers. At the present time Hobby is in Rome, Italy, acting as a civilian sports consultant at the army cen tral Mediterranean sports school. Other famous sports figures who are teaching refresher courses in athletics at the school for physical education instructors in the army's educational program are Ethan Allen, Cecil Isbel, and Bill Cava naugh. Professor to Lecture At Relations Institute Dr. Anibal Vargas-Baron, assis tant profpssor of romance lan guages, will give several lectures on Spanish-American relations at the Northwest Institute of Inter national Relations June 10 and 11 in Portland. The lectures will replace the Latin-American round table, of which Dr. Vargas was chairman last year. He was compelled to re fuse chairmanship this year be cause the date of the conference coincides with final examinations on the campus. The Northwestern Institute of International Relations is com posed of a number of round tables for the discussion of various inter national problems. Dr. Vargas’ lec tures will probably concern the background of the Chapultepec conference. Susie Women Win UO Softball Series Susan Campbell hall defeated the Rebec-Hilyard team 5-4 Mon day, May 21, to win the 1945J^.a. softball championship. The two evenly-matched teams batted out a seven-inning battle highlighted by two home runs by Dorothy De Ross and Alenor Merrifield. Hurler for Susie was B. J. White. With the score tied 4-4, at the first of the seventh inning, Betty Crabb scored to give the Susan Campbell ten their win. Beth teams played heads-up ball under the leadership of Susie’s Betty Crabb and the Rebec-Hilyard co-captains. Dorothea Thomas was Rebec's pitcher. Students to Give Last Broadcast Tonight at 7:30 When University students go on the air at 7:30 p.m. tonight over KOAC, the state-owned radio sta tion, an outlet of state institutions of higher learning, it will be their last broadcast of the season, Ken neth S. Wood, assistant proressor of speech and dramatic arts, and director of campus radio programs has announced. The program tonight will feature John H. Stehn on the clarinet, Marion Saltness on the viola, and Sylvia Killman at the piano, pre senting “Trio in E Flat” including the andante, menuetto, and alle gretto movements, by Mozart. Mr. Stehn will also present "Recitative and Polacca,” from Weber’s “Second Concerto.” He will be accompanied by Miss Killmjjn. Broadcasts Named During the year, various broad casts have been presented from the campus, under the direction of Mr. Wood. The senior editing class has presented “University Journal.” Students from the school of music have presented a half-hour cam pus recital, called the “University Hour.” Faculty from the school of music have also presented the “Faculty Hour,” and faculty mem bers have presented the “Univer sity of Oregon Panel of Public Af fairs,” a discussion of vital topics of the day. In the “World in Re view,” Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of business admin istration, has been a regular speaker. On Thursday from 11:10 to 11^0 a.m., “Let’s Sing America,” a pro gram for children of the state, un der the direction of Maude Gar nett, associate professor of public school music, has been given. UO Alum in Tripoli Helps Base Morale Capt. Norman R. Hawk, gradu ate of the University who served as athletic coach in Grants Pass before entering the service, now continues his recreational work as officer in charge of personnel ser vice at the Mellaha air base in Tripoli, North Africa. In the two months he has spent overseas Cap tain Hawk has visited the colorful African cities of Casablanca, 'Sen ghazi, and Cairo. Raines Acts as Navigator Staff Sgt. Ralph W. Raines, a former student of the University, proved his merit as a navigator, though his assigned position is that of Liberator gunner, when he took over as navigator a temporary vacancy on a bombing mission in Europe. With the 15th air force :rew, Sergeant Raines volunteered is navigator, stating that his quali fications included a pilot’s license, obtained in civilian life, as well as some actual navigating exp^ton*' Raines, whose home is in Forest drove, completed seven successful missions before he was received.