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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1946)
: ■ b rb ^ 'i’ *i' rl’ - THE Dope Bucket tttttttttttttTi Bv WINSTON CARL Well, the 19i46 Pacific Coasl conference is getting underway, sc it is time to get the “Dope Bucket’ out and make a few .predictions. First, let us look the situation over at Corvallis, where the Ore gon State -Beavers tangle with the Idaho Vandals. Without having •seen either team -this - season, a hunch says that each team will cop a game in the week-end fiesta. Give Vandals One The reason for giving Idaho one of the two games is due to the fact that she will put her strongest team in years on the floor, includ ing 6 foot, 9 inch Jack Phoenix, Fred Quinn, 1943 star, and Len Ryne, last year’s leading scorer for the Vandals. Oregon State, on the other hand, will have four new men in uniform, namely Glen Warren and Erland Anderson from the 1943 squad, and Larry West and Dick Srait from last year’s Orange outfit. However it will probably take more than two days for these players to get in shape, so the defense rests with Oregon State one game, Idaho one game... Cougars All the Way In the other conference opening series at Seattle the Washington Huskies take on the Cougars from out Puliman way. This series ought to end with two wins in the WSC column, mainly due to the efforts of two men, high scoring 6' 8” Vince Hanson and dynamic Tiny Arndt,, who only weighs 230 pounds and stands 6’ 5”. Washing ton, on the other hand, will put "7orth a very well balanced outfit of both new and old players, but still the Cougars should be able to outmatch them in both games. Golden Bears Reap Dcwn Cal way the Bears tangle on their home court with the Bruins from UCLA, which should find both games won by the home team. This pick is based on the excellent pre-season record of the Golden Bears, who so far have won twelve and lost only one. Those Birds Again Although the game will be over when you read this article, this prediction was made before the game. U.B.C. over Willamette by miles. Need I say more. 'Hoodoo’ Highway Open This Week Skiing at Hoodoo bowl near Santiam lodge is expected to draw large crowds this weekend as road conditions are reported favorable. The south Santiam highway is open to travel leading in to this favorite winter playground. For the first time this season both ski lifts will be in operation this week end. A large group of students at tended the meeting of the Ski Club Wednesday evening in Chapman to discuss the proposed overnight ski trip to Hoodoo bowl January 12. With continued good weather this event promises to attract many skiing enthusiasts next weekend. McDonald "WEEKEND AT THE WALDORF" WALTER PIDGEON GINGER ROGERS LANA TURNER VAN JOHNSON 1 ypical of the power plays in the East-West Shrine charity game at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California, New Year's day mixup, is shown above. East’s fullback, Jack Breslin (No. 36) of Michigan State, knifes outside right end past 210-pound tackle Bob McClure (No.22) of Nevada who is blocked down by an East guard. The final score was 7-7, although the Jake Leicht captained West was favored over the East 2-1. Emerald Bleachers Built As Season Nears Rabid followers of the Webfoots’ Casaba squad have more than in sured their right to v/atch all home games in McArthur court— few of the reserved seats in the upper stands remain .for onlookers of the rapid styled game of basketball. Construction work on temporary bleachers for the faculty and stu dents will echo the Igloo with raps of carpenter’s hammer Monday morning. Male students will sit on the east side, coeds on the west side and stands for the faculty will be erected in the southwest corner. According to official estimates the 1946 basketball season prom ises to be the most successful in Oregon history. The Casaba squad take will be a follow-up of the ’45 football season which saw more sports enthusiasts turn the tills than ever before. , SCRIBES NOTICE Herewith is submitted another daily reminder that members of the sports staff and prospective writers of the colorful field, will hold a confab in the sports depart ment, located in the journalism building, next Wednesday night at 7:15. Sevfsral new writers have joined the staff, and with the addi tion of more scribes, regular assignments can be made. Exper ience is not necessary. Prep Preliminaries Battle for Berths Prep hoopsters this week began the preliminary battles for berths in the state basketball tournament to be held in Salem March 12 to 16. The 16 prep high school districts in Oregon will each send one team as representative to the tourna ment. With more than two months to prepare for the championship contest, no team in any district has as yet a secure berth. Battles will rage on the hard wood courts this month and next to decide which high schools will be invited to Salem. Last year Wash ington high of Portland won the state championship in the four day contest. Jackson Lost On China Flight Word was received recently on the Oregon campus of the death of Lt. Morrie Jackson, former football player and co-captain of the Webfoot squad that played the University of Texas in 1941, while serving in action with the Marine air corps in the China area. Jackson was lost last October while on a flight from the Philip pines to Okinawa. His flight of planes was on its way to China with the stop to Okinawa sche duled enroute. The formation flew into a group of clouds and when I. Omega Claims Volleyball Title By virtue of their two straight victories over the Barons, 15 to 4 and 15 to 8, Omega Hall won the championship volleyball playoff, thus completing intramural activ ity for the fall term. Omega's team compiled a total of 150 points to cop scoring honors for the volleyball season, while the Barons trailed with 135 points and Sigma hall amassed an aggregate of 120 counters. The other three league entries, Campbell Co-op, Independent Seven and Sherry Ross, tied for fourth place with 92 points apiece. Players on the winning Omega team were, T. Molatore, W. Pick ens, F. Tynan, B. Reed and D. Van Zandt. they emerged some minutes later Lt. Jackson’s plane was missing. Searches by other planes and' navy destroyers proved futile. Morrie Jackson was first-string guard on the ’41 team, coming west from his home state of Texas via Pasadena junior college. After leaving Oregon to enter pre-flight school at St. Mary’s, Jackson again played for Tex Oliver while Oliver tutored the navy aggrega tion from the bay district in 1942. Jackson married Muriel Stevens, an Oregon co-ed, and is also sur vived by a 7-months-old son. Deals Rock Base bailers Vet Players By BOB REED In contrast wartime years, major league clubs are again over flowing with seasoned ball players. Players of all calibre are being re leased from the service tevery day, and by the first day of spring train ing clubs in both leagues should have players three deep in every position! But what to do with all these players ? Trade, sell, release, ship back to the minors, or just what ? Trade for Strength In the eyes of club owners and managers, now is the time to strengthen weak positions on their team by trades. With this abund ance of good performers, baseball fans will witness a winter that will see many of their favorite players traded or sold to other clubs. Since dealing in ball players is a commerce in a commodity, just like jewelry and nylon stockings, major league magnates are subject to the same financial conditions that are preventing other con cerns from selling their goods. New Taxes Open As soon as the new federal tax setup becomes effective, and that was two days ago, the player mart will pick up amazingly. Trans actions which normally would have been completed during' the major league's annual meeting in Chicago in December will be consummated. In fact, there is a strong belief that quite a few deals were made in the meetings, subject to an nouncement as soon as the 1946 tax picture became operative. So good for the future, let us take a look at a few of the big transactions that have occurred so far this winter. The most recent swap sent infielder Eddie Lake to the Detroit Tigers for first base man Rudy York. This was a straight player deal with no cash involved. Jeff Heath Traded In one of the biggest deals com (Please turn to page six) QgJJ, McArthur court 9:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Class of '46 Tickets $120 Buy them from 9-12 at the Co-op Also sold at the door