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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1945)
Webfoot Backfield Star Returns To Turf Hood Lodge To Reopen By BUD BUADUEV From the slopes of Mt. Hood comes word that Timtierline Lodge w II officially open December 1, paving the way for the greatest season of Winter Sports in the his tory of Oregon. To those who have never visited Oregon’s famous winter play ground it will indeed be a treat. Looking out across the mountain you are apt to imagine that you have been transported to the Swiss Alps, or the Austrian Tyrol. To those who aie familiar with the HU. Hood resort, it is always a ■pleasure to return. Although the University isn't aware of it, the campus has a number of professional skiers who will undoubtedly be off_ to the mountain with th# first winter st ows. Among the top skiers are Jim and Jack Kroder, who were ski troopers during the war. Chris Straun, recently discharged from the Army is considered by thos» who know, to be one of the best or the const. included in group bearing the title, “WEski after a fashion", are, Bob Brown, Dick Smith, Chuck Wallin, Kenny Roberts, Bob Chap P’un, and Bob Hamel. On the fem ininc side you will probably see Joan McDonald, Ann Fenwick, Melba Heyser, Shirley, and Sally McGuirk, and Becky Burkes, christening down the alpine. Hoopster Meeting Can you play basketball? If so you should attend the meeting' to lie held next Tuesday, October 2. Coach Howard "Hobby” Hobson lias called a meeting' of all basket ball players. This means, of course,, all regulars, new students, and re turning veterans. "Hobby" would like to see the football fellows who later will want to play basketball Ot t on Tuesday- night. Even though'we won the confer ence championship and the NCAA Far Western championship, does not mean that we will have an easy time of it this year. Many former basketball stars are being released from th armed forces and returning to their respective schools. As a result, competition batween schools will be tougher a; d in order to stay on,top, we will have to produce the goods. Bo let’s get behind “Hobby" and Oregon with a good turnout of basketball players to room 101 Physical. Education building on Tuesday night at 7:30. Let’s put j . Oregon on top again this year, just to show the country that it has become a habit. Remember Tues day night at 7:30. Dumb Male: “I don’t see how football players ever get clean after a game.” Dumber Female: "Silly, what do you suppose the scrub team is for?” One handled eighty-six pounds of gridiron dynamite — that’s Bobby Reynolds, left halfback cf the 1945 University of Oregon foot ball team. Bobby, who. is one of the few men on fthe Lemon and Green squad with previous ex perience on college turfs, hails from the City of Roses where he played football, basketball, and performed on the track team for Jefferson High. In those days Bobby weighed a mere 155 pounds and specialized in chugging around the opponent’s flanks for sizeable chunks of yardage and displaying a very deceptive slow-down and hurry-up style of running for would be tacklers. From high school he came to the University of Oregon and by his sophomore year was playing on the Duck varsity. Early in the 1942 season, Oregon’s last for the duration, he was used as a reserve, but by mid-season had worked into the starting line-up. Paired with him was Oregon’s famous Tommy Roblin, and the Double R of the Duck backfield, Roblin and Reynolds, instilled new life in the Oregon team. No one can forget the 1942 game with UCLA here in Eugene. UCLA was gunning for the Rose Bowl and figured on taking the Ducks in stride, but Mr. Reynolds had other ideas. Early in the first half, with the rain coming down in torrents and the ball as slippery as a greased banana, Bobby faded back and fired a perfect strike to tall Jim Sheppard, Oregon’s great end, who grabbed it in the end zone to give Oregon a 7-0 lead, a lead that was held until the end, for When the final gun had sounded a highly jubilant Webfoot squad had posted a 14-7 victory and knocked the unhappy Uolans from the coast championship. With two years of military ser vice behind him, Bobby is once again playing oil ah Oregon foot ball team and has given every indication that he will have a wonderful season with the Lemon and Green* He hna developed into an all-around player, and while his hipper-dipper sideline scooting tactics will be very useful in pick ing-up needed yardage, his ability as a passer, kicker, and blocker can’t be minimized. He is also strong on pass defense and likes nothing better than to pick an opponent's pass out of the air and scoot goalward. When the final game of the season has been played and the final statistics have been compiled. Bobby’s efficiency as a football player will be right up with the best of them on the coast. Hats off to a fine player and a swell fellow. Ticket Sale "Kick Off’ tickets go cn sale Monday for the first dance of the season scheduled for Saturday night, October 6. Decorations for the affair, which will be held in McArthur court, are based on the theme of foot ball. Price of the tickets is $1.20 Sport Staff This Issue Pat Cramer Bud Bradley Bill Walkenshaw Larry Neer Bob Chapman Jim Beyers Ellen Stilwell Swimming Notice Beth the men and the women’s recreational swimming pools are open again this year. They are for the benefit of all who take to water, whether able to swim or not. The mens' pool is open from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday and' from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The problem of swimming suits will be discussed with each student individually. There are no suits at present, but towels and lockers are provided. Hours for the women are from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday and 4:00 to 6:00 on Tuesday and Thursday. Suits and lockers are being provided for all women but caps and towels are not. intramural Sports Plan Completed Intramural sports will again this fall make their appearance on the University of Oregon campus. This week the office of intramural sports of the School of Education, headed by Paul R. Waskle had been distributing blanks to sign up teams for fall term touch football and volleyball. All entry blanks must be in the intramural office not later than 5 p.m. Friday. It is desirable that all campus organizations which have the man power sign up for this program since it will give a larger group of men' to participate in athletics. Touch football, first on the list will start Wednesday, October 3 with the first of a round robin schedule After football volleyball A and B will be played. The two groups will have their separate leagues and schedules. During winter term there will be basketball A and B which will be run in much the same manner as volleyball, also included in fall term sports will be handball. Dur ing spring term tennis, softball and golf will be the only sports which the P. E. department plans to sponsor. It should be stressed that many mere people will have to get be hind this program than are at the present time if it is to be a suc cess. a couple. Refreshments will be served at the dance. Predicting a large turnout, Ann Burgess, co-chairman, urged a large attendance. The dance lasts from nine to midnight, and “heels” are in order for women. Freshman men and women in terested in working on decorations are asked to meet at the Pi Phi house at 4 o'clock today. ' ' .=1 m>p hlldwUD Fix your car before This Happens! ASSOCIATED SERVICE llth and Hillyard By Bob Chapman Probably voti haven't heard of Smokey W hitfielcl. no doubt you haven’t, and neither did I till today. Had Smokey not been on the campus in 1939 Oregon's captain for tomorrow s game against the Huskies in Seattle would not be in the starting line-up for it seems that (Lik Abner) Elliott W ilson intended to plav football for Lon Stiner at Oregon State. Smokey man aged to have Wilson tal-k the situation over with John Warren, frosh grid mentor at that time, and sure enough W ilson checked out his lemon and green jersey and before Warren knew it Lil Abner was on the starting frosh eleven. Wilson alternated at center hjs first year on the varsity and in 1941 1/1 Abner was a close second for all-coast honors at the pivot spot. Quinton Greenbough, Beaver captain of Rose Bowl fame won the honor because of his superior fieldmanship in calling defensive signals. Had Wilson played at Oregon State there is little doubt that Lon Stiner would have had the best pair of alternate centers in the nation that year. W ell, Wilson isn’t at Oregon State and at this time it looks as though Elliott has a better than average chance for all-coast honors this season. Speaking of “Llonest" John brings to reminder the St. Mary’s Pre-Flight game in Portland in 1942. The Webfoots were leading 9-7 with 20 seconds remaining and it looked like an upset for Oregon. Well, Oregon lost when Bob DeLauer made good a 31-yard place kick to bring victory to the star studded Airdevil eleven. Let's hope that Oregon’s underdog eleven can make as good a showing against the Huskies Satur day. Hobson Awaits Barnstorming Conf. Approval To many students basketball has always been a secondary sport and therefore not worthy of much consideration. Such is not the case here. Oregon has defi nitely put basketball and Oregon itself on the map. Remember back in 1939 when Oregon won the national championship for the first time. It was then that basket ball went big time and Oregon helped to put it there. Coach “Hobby” Hobson was mentor of that first all star team and he is now back after a tour of duty with the army as an in structor. Oregon produced some big names in basketball in those days. Coach Hobson says that he i expects to have something defin ite in the way of eastern games by Tuesday. He has however an nounced the dates of eastern games. Oregon has definitely been invited to play in Madison Square Garden and in Chicago this year. The dates for the Madison Square Garden games are December 19. 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