Intra-Midway Hoop Battles Hot --- * By FRED BECKWITH CO-SPORTS EDITOR I ,1 It now appears that the newspaper yarns that quoted Btuldv Young, football speedster deluxe, as saying: "They made me some very tempting offers at UCL A," were a “bit colored. A few davs ago. Mr. Young announced that it was "news to him” and that UCLA had not tendered him any financial guarantee if he would pack the mail for the Bruins in the 1946 cowhide clambake. The very, funny part of the whole story is that Young is currently ensconced on the UCLA;campus with his close friend, Kenny Washington. Mr. Washington, if you re member, played a lot of football for these same Bruins back in the days when Frankie Albert of Stanford was just a promis ing kid. ■ ' BUDDY FACES SITUATION Mr. Young allegedly linked Washington with a UCLA pay for-play plan. Whether Kenny actually was paid $140 a month for chasing the canaries out of the men’s gym at Westwood, is not important at the moment. He completed his eligibility aL UCLA and was acclaimed one of the finest backs in the country in his season. Buddy Young, who romped all over Fleet City (Calif.) opponents last year, is still in a precarious position. Fie may or may not have tipped off the situation down there via the national newsprint columns, but you can bet a ’pair of your favorite Cl shoes that every school in the Pacific Coast conference will keep their eyes focused on the kid, and if they can dig up any significant “dirt” on Young, he won't be able to perform for the Bruins. And the Los Angeles Cham ber of Commerce won’t be able to smooth over the situation, either. This same Buddy Young had his first taste of professional football last Sunday when his team of Pacific coast service all stars was whipped, 14-0, by the Hollywood Bears, champs of the west coast pro league. The former University of Illinois star was able to gain only about 20 yards from scrimmage. Al though this single post-season tilt probably isn’t a very accurate barometer of Buddy’s talents, it might be a good idea for him to think twice before accepting the professional football offers that have been showering down on his head. You see, UCLA represents only one of the many forces that are out to grab Buddy. His old alma mater. University of Illinois has gotten to the bended knees stage in trying to lure him back to the fold. Time, cash and Atherton code will probably write the climax chapter in Young’s life. DUCKS TRAIL Oregon’s varsity basketballers have been forced to come from behind in every Northern division game thev have placed this season. They have been able to pull two of these out of the fire, tipping Idaho, 46-45, and going into an overtime canto to squelch the OSC Beavers’ hopes. Oregon State plays well if they have a comfortable margin to cling to. But just let the store get too close for comfort, and you'll .see the Orangemen fold like a tent. 'The Washington Huskies, next on the Ducks’ scheduled slate, are a gang of cagers that don’t care whether tl ey re out in front or trailing up to ten minutes.of the end of the game. They are not easily pressured, and often close with a bang that carries them on to victory. The llohsonmen usually suffer a lull in their easaha antics five minutes after the opening w histle starts the tip-off. They come out of the lull five minutes before half time. Coach llobsou remarked the other day that this lull was not so notable in last Saturday night’s defeat, al lbough you will remember that the locals closed a Id point gap down to four points at the intermission junction. We welcome the presence on our‘staff of Allen Cohen and Pnyllis Litzenberger. By way of introduction, Allen was a for mer sports editor on the Lincoln High School (Portland) Cardinal. Phyllis covered women’s intramural sports before for the Emerald, and we are glad to have her back with us. Allan will handle the junior varsity basketball games &s well as oc casional features and intramural reports. University of California and University of Southern Cali fornia are still nip-and-tuck in their battle for thy Southern division basketball crown. The two teams split a weekend series in Los Angeles, which left them tied for first place in the hoop race. The (’.olden Bears were perhaps lucky to-get a split, for Sam Barry’s Trojans arc always most effective when parading on their own pinewoods. UCLA will finish out the running, and Stanford would do well to hold its own against our own junior varsity. FEATURED MAN TODAY . s”*”””*””*™***^^ miMWlH MhWmaBUEM The whims and fortunes of Dick Wilkins, varsity casaba ace, are covered m todays’ feature below. The basketball veteran rated among the top scorers in the 'conference last vear, but is fighting a slump in the net swishing column in the 1946 season. MU.. A Duck Sez - - Sez He By Lynn Smith When Dick Wilkins, star basket ball player for our varsity team, was approached and asked for an interview for the Emerald, he modestly bowred his head in typi cal “duck’ fashion and asked why on earth anyone would want to write about him. Only after much persuasion'were the fevr following facts finally wrung from him. However, it was well worth the time, because when all the facts are combined, they make a story that is truly interesting to every one. Scribe’s Dope Now for some information about Dick himself. Way back in the year 1!)43 lie graduated from Lincoln high school in Portland. It is our opinion that Lincoln’s loss was our gain, for after graduation Dick de cided to come to the Univer sity of Oregon, because of its near location to home and its excellent standing. Dick is now a sophomore, and is a B. A. major. When asked why he chose B. A. instead of P. E.. he replied that he still has two years of college days in which to change 1 both his mind and his major. Before entering college, however, for one and one half j years be stood at attention every time he heard the notes of “From the Halls of Monte zuma, to the Shores of Tripo li.” Needless to add, Dick was in the Marines! Although he never served overseas, he con siders his basic training in Paris Island, South Carolina, “rough enough.” No Southerner Evidently, Dick cared very little ...m..... for the south! His comments on Dixie as a whole are rather un printable, so we shall now go on to other topics, beginning- with a brief description of “Durable Dick” as his team-mates call him. This twenty year old, tall, dark and stiictly handsome varsity player is definitely the kind of “dream boy” that most every girl wishes for at one time or another during her life. Besides his like able personality, he is an accomp lished dancer and a “mad drum mer,” to boot! His singing is rather limited to serenades, and Stan Kanton’s or chestra has that “peculiar” effect on him that Frank Sinatra seems to have on almost everyone else. As for “Clare de Lune,” his favor ite song, “it just can’t be beat,” he claims, and goes on to say that an old Benny Goodman ' classic, "The Hour of Parting” is high on his “Hit Parade" of favorite tunes. Right Here Girls And as for his “Hit Parade” of girls? Well, he likes them nil, but is “on the lookout” for a true blonde, a bleached blonde, or an exotic brunette. hen asked “Why a bleached blonde?” he replied that a woman with naturally dark lashes just “gets” him, but he really likes blonde hair thrown in for good measure. Dick sez that his particular am bition after his college graduation is to just lay in the sun down on the Los Angeles beach for a whole year, maybe longer. Then, if all goes well, he intends to go into commercial advertising. Right at present he has some pretty definite views on our win ning the conference, but goes on LawNetmeiv Beta’s Take Gymn Frays Last night intramural basketball continued at a fast pace as the Theta Pi’s trounced Sigma Phi Ep silon’s by a lengthy margin of 41 to 11 and the Law School five edged out the Shmo-hawks 27-24 in a close battle that ran into overtime. Capturing a quick lead shortly after the opening whistle the fa vored hoopsters representing the Beta Theta Pi’s played their way to victory with a fast breaking of fense and a successful defense that kept the Sig-Ep’s safely out of reach of the basket. Jones Leads Scoring Jones led the attack for the Theta Pi casaba squad by swish ing the hoop for 14 points and was closely followed by his teammate Jackson who added 11 counters. Although the Sig-Ep’s maintained a determined spirit through the entire game, they were no match for the sharp-shooting Theta’s who released i volley of shots from all corners of the court. The game between the Shmo hawks and the Law School quintet was a decidedly different affair with the contest see-sawing back and forth throughout the game. Neither team was able to push ahead enough to secure a safe and comfortable margin, and as the final whistle sounded the teams were dead-locked at 24 all'. Lawyers Forget ^ In the overtime period the LaV-"' School hoopsters found the range with a field goal, and a free throw that marked them as victors. High scoring honors of the game went to Sahlstrom with 11 points while Baker of the Shmo-hawks placed second with eight. Tonights Intramural Basketball schedule will bring together Phi Delta Theta against the Campbell Ci'ub five and Sherry Ross will match skill against Theta Chi. Beta Theta Pi (41) Jones, 14 Rauf, 8 Jackson, 11 Fortmiller, 4 Smith, 3 Haugsten, Reed, 3 Sigma Phi Epsilon (11) 0 Smithrud 2 Will 2 Carl 2 Kay 2 Grossman Harlan Erlanson Mead 3 DeBenedette Law School (27) (24) Shmo-hawks F F F C G G G Conklin, 3 Jordan, 2 Sahlstrom, 11 Luoma Davis, 9 Kabler, 2 F F C C G G G 1 Amgujj^-— 6 Roth 8 Baker 6 Goldstein 2 Doge 1 Williams Bachman ED? We hear Ed is looking good for tennis this season. Ed, if you don’t ace them the first lime, “keep a’ swingin’.” Skiers Ticket Sale Members of the University Ski ci'ub who signed last night for this Sunday’s trip to Hoo doo Bowl will pay for their bus fare at the Co-op today be- ' tween the hours of 12:30 and 2:00 p.m. There is room for a limited number of others, but President Jack Hessel speci fied that they will have to come early to the sale of du cats today in order to get a seat on the bus. to say that it’s a little early in the-* season to be expressing them. It’s just as well, because, as the old saying goes, “Action speaks louder than words.”