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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1946)
By LEONARD TURNBULL Defeat and dredges of the bottom that it brings—this was indicative of the emotion of the student body last Saturday morning. Someone lias stated that defeat only serves as a spur to the strong, guiding all on to'greater heights, that is the solution to the problem that I choose. Friday night the forces of the tVebfoots took calamitous lickings in the field of swimming and basketball. Coach Vaughn Corley took it on the chin with a splashing fist as the Washington Husky’s showed championship form in taking a swim meet from the Ducks by the score of 56 to 19. CASABA MEN ALMOST PULL COMPLETE COMEBACK “Hobby” Hobson rambled up to Seattle with the idea of a comeback in the Northern division of the l^acifie conference, and his casaba accs almost did just that. 1 he Husky s had to show almost perfect form to take the first setto by the count of 56 to 47. At the time of receiving news of the casaba loss Friday night a gloomy atmosphere settled around sporting followers on the campus. Saturday morning proved to be a time when cronies greeted each other with: “ 1 ougli to lose last night, and the other guy responded, “Yep, sure was." HERE IS THE WEEKEND TALE—UP AND DOWN Coach “Hec” Edmundson’s charges hardly made a mistake, while the viisting Ducks were off their game. Webfoots pulled a comeback Saturday night and reversed the procedure. Lel)on Henson was stymied in his scoring at tempts for the first time this season. Ken Hays held Schaffer to a total of no field goals for the night. There was power in the Ducks on rebound shots, and the Husky’s made no buckets with tip in shots Saturday, while Friday night they chalked up six by this route. Scrappv Bob “Hammie” Hamilton proved his leadership ability once more in the weekend affairs. Saturday night he started his first game of the conference season. The little guard proved more than a steadying influence on his teammates, and the Ducks were not in a hole at the beginning of the game. NOT ACTIVE—STILL BOB’S IN THERE Little Bob was not able to move around much on the floor— Ids influence was different. Undeniably, the rest of the casaba quintet look to the small-statured guard while milling over the coming attack on the opposition. Coach Hobby Hobson is not running a risk in using Hamilton. At the games over the weekend there was a ‘ Seattle physician in attendance at the Oregon men’s bench at all times, and also, a team doctor from Eugene who was thoroughly acquainted with the nature of Hamilton’s injury. This is for wonderers who fear that the tiny scorer may permanently injure himself on the hardwoods by play ing on a bum leg. In addition to this, Hamilton was never permitted to play more than five minutes at a stretch. He was in for a total of 21 minutes in Saturday night’s fracas, and Coach Hobson is expecting to use him more during the rest of the season, with the gradual clearance of the injury. STANNY PULLS USUAL SPARKPLUG Man \\ lUiamson came through m the clutches, and proved to be another sparkplug for the team in the settos. Dick Wilkins’ fine offensiv e form began to click for the first time this season Saturday night. With 15 seconds to play in the second game, Husky Pomfret tossed up a sure shot for the bucket. Lanky Ken Hays launched into a terrific leap, knocked the ball out and saved the game. During the overtime period, Hays tossed in the winning field goal. According to Hobby Hobson, “the ups and downs of sports arc so uncertain—No one in the student bodv can com miserate with the players after they drop a game, and they surely can t led sorry for each other. The rested conclusion niav be that the students arc inclined to think more of reasons for losing than the players in the different fields of athletics. And all of us arc over anxious to repeat with the championship of last year. BULL WITH BULL Knos “Country" Slaughter will rejoin his old teammates Terry Moore and Harry Walker with the St. Louis Cardinals during spVing training iu Florida, to give the Cards the best men in the business of the outer gardening—ice hockey makes a debut in Fugcne tonight at the arena with members of the I oitlaiul l'.agles of the Pacific coast hockev league giving' a polio benefit performance—golfing pressure reallv whammed Ben Hogan in Phoenix, Arizona—he circled the lip on a four foot putt on the 18th green, throwing him into an 18-hole jdayoff. KELLER IS BETTER Ted Williams is regarded by many baseball experts as the greatest hitter in the na tional pastime today. Staff Writer Bob Reed insists that the New York Yankees’ Charlie Keller is a better hitter. Read his story below this picture. Keller Most Feared Man In AL Loop By Bob Keed To most pitchers in the Ameri can league, the" Yankees’ Charlie Keller is feared more than any other batter in the junior circuit and that goes for those two slug gers, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Wil liams. Tough Customer When Charlie Keller takes a toe hold at the plate and leers at the pitcher, someone in the crowd is most likely to ask in a deep tone, "Hey, Keller, did they sign you or trap you?” But most players regard this question as a singular method of paying tribute to Keller’s ability for hitting baseballs hard enough to break them In half. Some play ers think very sincerely that Kel ler even has muscles in his sweat. Some of the best known ..nick names of Keller are Gargantua, King Kong, The Beast, and Killer Keller. Most customers and even Yan kee fans have forgotten that Kel ler in. 1941 was a more useful hit ter, until he was injured late in the season, than Ted Williams and DiMaggio, the authors of unusual ly brilliant batting achievements. All available evidence points to him as the most resourceful hitter in America when the pressure is on and an extra special effort is needed to salvage an important game. No .300 Man Keller has not batted over .300 since his freshman year, but he is still very much respected for his hitting- prowess. And the chances are he will never hit .300 consist ently. He swings too hard at too many bad pitches. It is a reported fact that Keller swings with such violence .that he had a sprained wrist, self-inflicted for two sea sons. His value to the team is the key to “King Kong’s” effectiveness and the source of Joe Cronin’s open admiration for him. Practically everyone knows that Joe Cronin, manager of the lied Sox, always was willing to trade Williams for Keller. Williams was too much of a clown while Keller in a sense was loaded with a lot of community spirit. The “beast” is back in the ma jors after serving a hitch in the service and he should pick up where he left off. Therefore, a lit tle warning to pitchers, “Beware of Killer Keller.” Varsity Snags Cage|Split With Powerful UW Huskies By FRED BECKWITH Oregon’s varsity cagers grabbed a split out of the week= end Northern division series with Washington, tripping the Huskies on their home court Saturday night, 54-52, after bowing the night previous 57-46. The Hobsonmen had to do it the hard way, gaining their win only after a hectic overtime session, their second of the season, incidentally. Tennis Squad Positions Open There will be a meeting of all students interested .in participat ing on the varsity tennis team Wednesday afternoon at 4 p. m. in Room 1, Johnson Hall. The main purpose of the meet ing is to obtain a list of those planning to play on the team and arrange practice sessions. Coach Washke will be glad to discuss any matters that might be of question to players in addition to the sever al points he will bring up at the meeting. All Positions Open The tennis team has no return ing lettermen and all positions are open this year so all interested have an equal opportunity in mak ing this year’s team. At the be ginning of spring term, a tourna ment will be held to decide who of all prospective players will repre sent Oregon in tennis. The tournament will start with 16 men and by process of .elimina tion the top eight will be chosen. No player will be ruled out until he has been defeated twice. Those who plan on playing with the team should take advantage of all fav orable weather in order to round themselves into the best possible condition. Washke Advises Coach Washke stated, “From past experience, I have found that the players who start practicing during winter term are the men most likely to make the squad. I recommend that all get started by attending the meeting. Frosh Cagers Trip Medford High Five By A1 Cohen Coach Warren’s freshman bas ketball squad defeated Medford high 42-36 at Medford Saturday night. The Duckling quintet didn't know about the game until it was almost time to make the 180 mile trip. The game was tied at 35-35, until late in the game, when the frosh surged ahead with 7 points, and held their opponents to only 1. John Neeley was the big gun for the winners all the way, and totalled 16 counters when the game ended. At the quarter the Tornadoes were in the lead 12-9, at halftime 19-18, and 32-29 at the beginning of the last quarter. Jim Cave led last year’s third place state tour natment team with 8 points. Oreg. Frosh (42) Johnson, 6 Milne, 8 Mold, 2 Huggins, 9 Neeley, 16 Allbright, 1 F F C G G S s s (36) Medford 3, Watson 7, Ross 5, Riggs 8, Cave 5, Bostwick 2, House 4, Singler 2, Stelle OREGON STATE TRIMS COUGARS (Bulletin)—Despite the presence of the highly touted Gail Bishop, the Oregon State basketball team last night eked out a narrow 50-48 win over the Washington State Cougars. The contest was played at Pullman, Washington, and the win enabled the Beavers to move a first place tie with Washington in the northern division standings. Wilkins Hits ’Em Durable Dick Wilkins finally found his scoring stride and topped the Duc'k efforts with a handsome 16 digits. "Salmon” Williamson trailed with 14 points, and Marv Rasmussen bagged 10. High point honors for the game, however, went to Washington’s Jack Pom fret, who cooled 18 points through the mesh. An almost capacity ciowd of 8300 was on hand to view the pinewood classic. The game was riip-and-tuck all the way, with the lead changing hands quicker than the proverbial bunny. Signi ficant in the locals’ victory parade was the appearance of Captain Bob Hamilton, who is gradually shaking that injury which has kept him on the bench so much this season. Tight Race Oregon’s victory in overtime," in conjunction with another win for Idaho over Oregon State at Mos cow, tightened up a Northern division race in w;hich the two leaders, Washington and Oregon State, are tied, and no team has lost more than four games. The Washington Huskies con clude their ’46 series with the Ducks under the Igloo lights Fri day and Saturday nights. Both of the remaining games promise to have a definite bearing on the championship race. Scoring totals for Saturday night’s contest follows: Oregon ~ FG FT PF TP Wilkins, f .6 4 3 16 Rasmussen, f . 5 0 2 10 Hays, c .-. 2 0 2 4 Williamson, g. 5 4 5 14 Seeborg, g . 2 12 5 Berg, g . 1112 22 10 16 54 Totals Washington FG FT PF TP Henson, f . 13 2 5 Pomfret, f. 8 2 1 18 Eckman, f . 0 0 0 0 Eathrne, t . 0 0 0 0 Sheaffer, c . 0 10 1 Gibbs, c . 0 0 0 0 Gill, g . 2 14 5 Dalthorp, g .7 1 2 15 Jorgenson, g . 3 2 2 8 Totals .21 10 11 52 Halftime score: Washington 25, Oregon 22. (Score tied 48-48 end regular time). . Free throws missed: Wilki^Ss (4), Pomfret (4), Sheaffer, Dal thorp (2), Shots attempted: Ore gon 83, Washington 84. YEOMEN CHALLENGE FIJI HANDBALLERS The Yeomen handballers match shots today at the men’s gymnasi um with the Phi Gamma Delta team in the second round of the single elimination tournament of the intramural sports program. In the first round the Yeogien clinched their position by a t\\o to one victory over the Omega team while the Fijis gained their right for further competition by shellacking the Theta Chi boys three straight. Tuesday's Intramural Schedule BASKETBALL 4:00 Sigma Hall “A” vs. Sigma Phi Epsilon “A” 4:45 Beta Theta Pi “A” vs. Lart^ School “A” HANDBALL 4:00 Yeomen vs. Phi Gamma Delta