By Leonard Turnbull Last night the taller models of Webfoots entertained the Vandal quintet from the University of Idaho. The why we won or lost is carried on the right hand section of this page. At the time of this writing all I know is of the condition of the team and our possibilities of starting the conference record book off right with a free-scoring triumph over the strong invaders. Last term in squad workouts there was no worry over the starting lineup. Five lettermen tossed baskets all around other aspirants for the varsity starting lineup, so it was a cinch. Then first off, Jim Bartelt received a call to replace an overseas service man. Next, Reedy Berg received a painful blow in the ribs resulting in internal injuries in the Ohio State game on the eastern trip stopover at Columbus, Ohio. At present Dick Wilkins is battling with a knock down case of influenza. Add io this Bob Hamilton playing irregularly because of the tem porary return of an old leg injury, and you have only one of the original five left to carry on—Ken Hays. HOBBY HAS NO CRYING TOWEL With this piling up of misfortune, it seems most coaches would at least have the crying towel on the hardwood floor, Coach “Hobby” Hobson has redeeming features, however, that may save the day. He has returning veteran lettermen, and all o: the four lost cases will return to full scale action, except Jim Bartelt. Teamwork is the story underlying the clever ball handling tin.' 1946 “tall firs” demonstrated last night at the Igloo. All of the returning lettermen are good, but the}- understandably play an individual style of .ball until the clicking is geared to gether into a smooth functioning two-pointed machine. This takes time and Coach Hobson has had only a few days for-the welding process. Any outfit may be expected to improve as the season coasts on, but this one may be expected to take on a high gloss with more practice, then Roy Seeborg, Stan William son, Marv Rasmussen, Del Smith, Wilson Maynard, Royal I ‘(.niton and others will ring the hoop stcadilv. LOOK WHERE WESTERN ATHLETICS ARE A "salt in wound" spot with me and other followers of far western athletics was brought to light with Sports Editor L. II. (Gregory’s column in “The Sunday Oregonian." Last term 1 wrote two columns of Duck Tracks most of the way down on why western football did not rank with that carried on by eastern athletes. The story comes to light. Gregory quotes an ex-Army Sgt. Ted Williams, formerly stationed at the Portland air base, who returned to work with the Philadelphia Inquirer, as saying, “Pacific coast football took a pretty severe panning from the eastern press this season. I suppose the boys were rubbing it in to alleviate the sore spots of previous years, but we did have some very fair football around here—Penn with a better-than-good civilian team, while, of course. Army was the class ...” PANNING WAS DUE FOR LAST SEASON I agree with Sports Editor Gregory’s conclusion that this is one time that the west had the panning coming. Alabama, v ith its well-organized policy of getting players to register, charged over the hefty USC west coast selection by the over whelming count of ,14-14. Just to add a little bit, the Crimson 'l ide head man sent his first team to the showers at the be ginning of the fourth quarter and ended the game with his lowly scrubs holding the best the Trojans could offer. Little giant killers from St. Marys' college bowed to Okla homa A.