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
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. . . 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.”
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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
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By Lynn Smith
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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
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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