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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1946)
HE DEFEATS . . . !§ Ben Hogan Winner of the recent PGA open tournament at San An tonio, the veteran Ben Hogan walked away with $1500 in his pocket. Hogan led a strong field which included Jimmie Demaret and Byron Nelson. ! Frosh Take Twin Casaba Tilts In Spree John Warren’s casaba yearlings added two more wins to their sea son record in McArthur court Tues day afternoon with an overtime 48-47 tally over a hard-running Lebanon high quintet, and a 51-43 edge over the highly touted Med ford high “Tornado.” The Ducklings play again to day in McArthur court, tangl ing with the Molalla high school five at 3:00 p.m. Lynn Hamilton, a lad from Lebanon threw quite a scare into the Frosh in the opening game. Hamilton looped in bas kets from all corners of the court. The Ducklings were nev er able to check him as he (Please turn to page six) . . . TWO OF THE FINEST GOLFERS Jimmie Demaret and Byron Nelson finished a little furtner down the line in the Texas golf conclave. All three of the famous ‘pros’ have been winning big money in the South. Around The Clock With Duke By Duka Dennison Louis Barnstorms Joe Louis musi.be wanting to pull another Cochrane affair in his defense of the heavyweight boxing crown. The title bout is consider ably in the future, but the Brown Bomber must not be giving it very much thought these days. Louis can be found training with a, dance band traveling the country on steak and potatoes. The feature of it all is that Louis doesn’t dance or play an instrument, which brings our mind to that old diddle-ee-do of mazzoola. Joe must be up to his neck in debt to Mike Jacobs when he has to resort to this kind of action, rather than take the necessary tune-ups for the defense cf his title. Dickey Rejoins Yanks The New York Yankees are com ing on hard1 with Catcher Bill Dickey back in the fold, but me thinks that the old catcher is just a hit on the aged side for any backstopping in the younger cir cuit this year. Competition is go ing to run keen with Aaron Robin son, Rollie Helmsley, Ken Silves trie, Ken Sears and Mike Gerbark vicing for the honors. Larry Me Phail thinks that he can hold up under the grueling competition, but Manager Joe McCarthy is def initely of another opinion. He’s waiting, and he is the manager. Natie Brown, the brawling bruiser frotn D.C., has gone in for wrestling, and has been going great guns. It can be remembered when Brown went 10 rounds with Louis at De troit at a time when Louis was conducting his K.O. hysteria campaign, and Brown was the boy who stood right up there with him. Enduring Swimmer Speaking of your endurance ath letes brings to light the recent per formance of Jerry Kerschner of the Bainbridge navy swimming team. Bainbridge met Franklin and Marshall college in a swim ming meet, and walked off with all honors, which is not an un common feat, but Kerschner, who had swum in a couple of other events, came back in the 100-yard dash to set a new record for the event. Kerschener was the boy who won the National A.A.U. Indoors 100-yard dash in ’43 while swim ming for Great Lakes. The new stenog was visiting her girl friend: “How do you like yc|ur new boss, Helen?’’ her friend asked. “Oh he ain’t so bad, Marge, only thing he’s kinda bigoted.” “What do you mean, bigoted?” “Well, he thinks words can be spelled only one way.” Cage Loss Lowers Hope iiMiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiitioimi.il...nr. 1A Tout’s I 1 Report | By LARRY LAU ;illl!!llll!llllll!lllillllllllllll!!ll!llliailll!l!llllllllll!ll!lllll!llllini|||l|!||||l|||||||]i|||||||||||i^ Since the Oregon country is soon to sport its own track, and because a great many of you will eventual ly attend, I think a few tips from a guy who learned the hard way are in order. Systems Vary Most people going to the races will find it hard to resist making a few small wagers. The systems tused by the novice are both varied and weird. The wife or girl friend especially, is apt to bet a horse in the same manner they play poker, wildly and with little reason. The excuse that the jockey’s middle name is the same as aunt Susie’s, or that the Ouija board gave with a favorable signal, is something that the male must be prepared to endure. The way a horse walks, its color, its name or its number is the only way a person (to whom the Rac ing Form is a mystery) may make a selection. This is called the “hunch system” and is as imprac I tical as it is popular. Breaking Even Learning how. to “figure a race is a complicated procedure and is not easily mastered. It is not our purpose to make the readers avid gamblers or track followers, but rather to give the potential turf fan a few of the fundamental facts about racing which, if heeded, will give him (or her) an excellent chance of breaking even. There are seven basic points to be considered. They are: Tl) The condition of the track: Is the track a major, minor or “platter” oval? What is the speed rating of the track ? Does the horse seem to like it? What is the official’s designation of the track condition, muddy, sloppy, fair, slow or fast ? (2) The jockey. Is the jockey a “strong” rider, a fair one or an ap prentice ? Note carefully the jock ey’s strength in comparison with that of his mount. Is the jockey be ing used to bring the race odds eith er up or down ? (3) Type of horse: What kind of company has he been running in? $3000, $10,000 or $800 races? Is he at his best at a sprint or a route ? Is the horse suited to the track condition? (4) The Size of the race: Is the horse over his head or is he being dropped in class ? Is the race being used as a warm-up, or a price build down, for a bigger race in the near future? (5) Previous performan ces: Beaten by whom? In what time ? By how many lengths ? Car rying how much weight? (61 Workouts: Is the horse working well and in good shape? How long has it been since he’s had a race? How does his workout time com pare with that of other horses in the same race ? What v/eights have been used in these trial runs and over what distance? In the time charts, are his workouts listed as “handily,” “breezing” cr “driving” ? (7) Time: What is the fastest possible time the horse may be ex pected to traverse the course with the assigned weight? One length equal 1-5 second. Figure the length of the race in comparison with the weight differences. The longer the race, the more important weight be comes in computing time. These considerations are not listed in any order of importance; each item is equally important in making your final' analysis... As space permits, a detailed explana tion will be given of each. This old horseman’s adage is so true as to be worth repeating: “You can beat a race but not the races.” Wilkins Scores 17 Points; Locals Trail Throughout Tilt These men got a number of breathing spells, however, and a flock of subs headed by Tiny Arndt and Bob Bayless took over where the bigger brothers left off. The result was almost the same, the Hobsonmen couldn’t close the gap. ine pace of the contest was fast. and furious. It told on the spent frames of the Ducks who suffered by substitution. The kids did their best. Angular Ken Hays had per haps his coldest night of the year, repeatedly missing his favorite brand of tip-ins. Hays was out there trying the entire route, but his efforts went for naught. Boos Again The usual undercurrent of poor' sportsmanship prevailed and the brilliant Bishop exited from the affair shortly before the final gun amid a montage of cheering and catcalls. The officiating certainly wasn’t as bad as some of the die hards made it out to be. Stan Williamson was first as signed to guard Bishop, but the husky Cougar forward peppered away successfully at the bucket. Hays and Rasmussen had a crack at the lad from the Palouse country all to little avail. The ma jority of Bishop’s points were fired within close range. Time and time again he breezed past the Duck de fenders to lay up “cripples.” When he left the game via the personal foul route, Bishop an swered the catcalls from the Ore gon rooters with the calm and yet terse comment: “Tomorrow night I’ll break the Northern diviison scoring record!” Marv Rasmussen accumulated four personals early in the cage classic and was in constant danger of getting the heave-ho. He racked up 8 points for the evening. Little Johnson of the Cougars suffered a facial scratch in the second half but re-entered the fray in the clos ing minutes. The point summary follows: Washington State (68) Bishop, f ... Sivertson, f Hanson, c . Evett, g. Johnson, g . Bayless, f . Arndt, f . Moos, c . Carlson, g . Borg, g . Oregon Wilkins, f . Rasmussen, f . Hays, c . Williamson, g. Hamilton, g . Bray, c-f . Seeborg, f . Berg, g . FG FT PF Pts 12 8 5 32 2 10 5 4 12 9 3 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 4 0 2 8 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 68 (61) “ “ FG FT PF Pts 8 1 3 17 4 0 4 8 2 3 17 4 3 4 11 7 2 2 16 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 .0 2 0 2 61 A Duck Sez - - Sez He lllllli:illllllll!lllllllllllll!llllllllil|||||||||llll!llllltllllllllllll!llllll!llllllll!lllllllllllllllllllll||||||||||jllil<)lllllllllll|lllllllllllllllllllllllllt!lllllllllllllllli||lllllll||||||||||||||tllllllllll|||||ll|||||||||||||||!ltf By Lynn Smith xuciiij-uvu j'cai uiu oiaii vv 11 liamson, varsity guard, may look like a twelve year old instead of a grown young man, but his method of playing basketball definitely takes him out of the juvenile brack ets and classes him instead as a basketball shark. Stan, an ex-Marine, returned to the University of Oregon last term to take up his ball playing where he left off exactly two and one half years ago. He is a junior now, and his major is P. E. Oregon Boy Stan is a product of the state of Oregon, having been born in the thriving metropolis of Portland. At the age of three he moved with his parents to the small town of As toria, near the coast. He graduated with teammate Roy Seeborg at As torian high school in the spring of 1942, and attended the University of Southern California for one year. Possibly this year spent in Cali fornia’s sunny climate accounts for Stan’s main desire—to be a Holly wood playboy! Life In the Marines Now for some facts about Stan’s life in the marines: two years of his two and one half years of serv ice were spent overseas, in active vv nnc in uic oci viV/C lie pitiycu dogs’ team, and therefore he says he kept from getting fat, and also his numerous activities kept him in shape. Stan was discharged from the marine base in Quantico, Vir ginia, just forty miles from the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Stan values his years in the service, and although he is now back in school there are still times he wish es he’d' stayed in the service. Stan could best be described as the “speedball” of the team, earn ing this monicker by the fact that he gives the appearance of being all places on the court at the same time. His defensive play has been a definite asset in making the Ducks one of the outstanding quintets on the coast. Sports Staff This Issue Co-Editors: Leonard Turnbull Fred Beckwith Staff Writers: Larry Lau Duke Dennison Bob Reed Mart Pond Carl Cluff Tommy Wright FINAL INTRAMURAL STANDINGS “A”LEAGUE Division 1 VV L The Bums .. 5 0 Omega Hall . 3 21 Phi Gamma Delta. 3 3 j Delta Upsilon . 3 3 Yeomen . 3 3 Alpha Tau Omega . 1 4 j Division 3 Sigma Hall .. 4 0 Beta Theta Pi.3 2 Sigma Phi Epsilon .3 3 Law School . 2 3 Shmo-Hawks. 0 4 Division 3 Phi Delta Theta .4 0 Sherry Ross.2 2 Campbell Club . 2 2 Zeta Hall . 1 8 Theta Chi . 1 3 “B” LEAGUE Phi Delta Theta.4 0 Alpha Tau Omega. 3 1 Beta Theta Pi.2 2 Zeta Hall . 1 <j Campbell Club.0 4
