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1A Tout’s
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, By LARRY LAU
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The fact that each track differs
slightly in its speed rating, that
each has its own individual pe
culiarities, should be taken into
consideration when determining a
horse s potential. If you have two
horses in mind, make your, time
comparisons from the same track.
Sometimes this is impossible as
horses are often switched from one
to another during a meet. You
may haye a situation where one
nag runs six furlongs in 1:10. at
Santa Anita and another runs the
same distance in 1:11 at Suffolk
Downs. Santa Anita is the fastest
track in the country, Suffolk
Downs is a slow one. The differ
ence between the two will be over
a full second, therefore, despite
the figures (granting that the
weights are equal) the 1:11 charg
er should get the nod. Bay Mead
ows is slower than Hollywood
fi'k, faster than Fairgrounds,
'“efc. The condition of the track
itself, the length of the stretch,
back-stretch and turns all con
tribute towards what is called the
tracks’ speed rating.
If somebody tells you that a
horse likes Portland Meadows but
not Longacres .don’t get the idea
that you’re being kidded. A factor
such as this is part of that in
tangible something called the hu
man element in racing. Some
horses actually take a distinct
disliking to a particular track and
will not, although able, put forth
their best effort on it. By search
ing the Form and comparing per
formances on various tracks you
should be able to spot these equine
idiosyncrasies.
The physical condition of the
track is something every Form
-$©yer must be aware of before
he can make an accurate analysis.
The official designations run some
thing like this: fast, good, fair,
slow, sloppy, and muddy. A fast
trhck is one where running con
ditions are at their best. Good
and fair mean varying degrees of
slower running time. A slow track
is often one that has been lightly
rained upon or one that is re
covering from the effects of some
kind of a deluge. A sloppy track
is wet, slippery, the mud being
shallow. A muddy track is the
slowest of them all, the mud being
the deepest. Some horses favor
mud and slop, while others will
bog down in it. Don’t make the
mistake of using a horse’s time on
a fast track for a sloppy oval;
you’ll get dumped every time.
Vergez Heads Gael
Return to Baseball
Predictions for the coming- col
legiate baseball season all had to
be reconsidered this Tuesday,
when it was announced that St.
Mary’s would be back in the Pa
cific Coast conference for the first
time since 1943. So far, 20 men
have signed up for this year’s
team, including many veteran
stars. The first practice of the
season has been scheduled for
Monday by the Geals’ new coach,
Johnny Vergez.
Vergez, who has agreed to coach
for only one season, is a former
New York Giants’ star, and .also
former manager of the Oakland
Oaks in the Pacific Coast league
for several years prior to 1943.
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tights that would be startling
even in our day.
With enough material for ten
movies, this one doesn't even get
swamped. It just rolls along un
conscious of the faux pas it’s com
mitting, and manages to be quite
entertaining. At least, you never
know what to expect. I
AN ALL-AMERICAN TOSS
Udic ijisaop icliows througn on a two-point tieid goal tor
the Washington State Cougars during a basketball game with
the Oregon Webfoots Wednesday night. Bishop scored 32
points in the Tuesday night fray, then chalked up 20 on the
second night of the series, boosting his chances for all-Ameri
can honors. Stan Williamson (O-S) and two unidentified
players watch the play. Courtesy the Eugene Register-Guard.
Sport Staffers Add Talent;
Law School Gang Sweats
Slowly rounding- into condition
for their ball game with the Law
school tomorrow morning, the
Emerald sports staff cagers were
strengthened yesterday by the ad
dition of some crackerjack talent.
Bill McLennan, hoop swisher de
luxe, has come into the fold, and
started scribbling at the drop of
a basketball late last night.
Earlier in the afternoon Walt
Yoder, husband of the Oregana’s
editor, revealed his intention to
perform for the local writing
crew, and although he hasn’t per
formed on the hardwoods for sev
eral seasons, Yoder is expected to
contribute to the Emerald victory
cause.
Walker Preps
According to all available re
ports, Don Walker was preparing
his Law school gang for a tough
scrap in the Igloo Saturday at
10:00 a.m.
Stan Williamson and Roy See
borg have been selected as cage
officials for the contest.
The sports staff squad now in
cludes Marty Pond, Larry Lau,
Tommy Wright, Kenny Hume,
Bill McLennan, Walt Yoder, Bob
Reed, Leonard Turnbull and Fred
Beckwith.
The writers face the Oregon
State Barometer staff in a grudge
game a week from Saturday.
AROUND THE CLOCK
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ordeal with fire, tore away from
the U. of Pittsburgh, where he
was operating during this lull, and
took up with the Maryland aggre
gation. Confusing, isn’t it? It was'
confusing to a lot of people, es
pecially to people in D.C., who
expected to see him take over
officially at any time, and happy
about it all when he came back to
Maryland. It has a very ominous
tang. I like it. I like the Redskins.
The Center Jump
I was speaking yesterday about
the center jump in basketball, and
the effect that it would have on
the game should it be reinstalled
to basketball. It makes a playing
team, a team. That’s what makes
the sports’ world go around. The
individualist gets the lime-light
all of the time, but it’s the team
that wihs the ultimate recogni
tion. Take any professional ag
gregation in the American Profes
J sional Basketball League and you
will find a team made up of in
dividual stars, but who play to
gether as a team,throw the ball
around till there is a break-away,
and there ride ycur points. The
Baltimore Bullets are that kind of
a club, and have been up around
the top of that league for the past
couple of years, and will stay
there, with such outstanding stars
as Bloom from Temple, Dubilier
from L.I.U. and Bender from
N.Y.U. Mind you, the majority cf
them are all under the six foot
mark. Give them to this boy. Any
of you fans should have seen the
Kansas City Monarchs play when
they were up in Portland lately
for a fine passing aggregation,
and an all - around centralized
squad, featuring Pep Gates of
Celtic fame.
Spnrtsmariship-Headwork
You can ail say what you want
about that hawk from Washing
ton State being point happy, but
you can’t take it away from him
for team play. He is without a
doubt the sweetest ball handler
to work with that has hit these
parts of late. He’s hungry; there’s
no doubt about it, but he is good
with it, which makes up for a lot
of things happening that happen.
As for the clowning, that goes
over well anywhere. The boys with
the savvy go for that kind of ac
tion, although it does put other
elements ill at ease. Let’s see
more of his kind around this neck
of the woods. We’d like to have
a Gale Bishop of our own, would
n’t we ?
ASpha Phis
Annex WAA
Swim Title
By Mary Anne Hansen
Lady Luck rode hand in hand
with the Alpha Phis Wednesday
night as they handily won the in
tramural swimming meet at Ger
linger pool, copping six out of the
seven events. Upsetting Judson
house and Susan Campbell who
had both defeated them in the
preliminaries came as a complete
surprise to the team. The final
team scores showed that the Phis
had accumulated some 47 points
to Judson’s 3, Susie’s 10 and High
land’s 5. This year’s meet was
under the direction of Lucille
Brewster, women’s swimming in
structor, and Bev Bennett, swim
ming manager.
Telegraphic Meet
Next on the mind's of all aquat
ic fans is the intercollegiate tele
graphic swimming tourney in
which schools and colleges through
out the United States compete for
national honors in addition to dis
trict and sectional honors. Last
year the University of Oregon
placed fourth nationally and sec
ond sectionally. These tourneys
are held in various colleges in the
States and the results of their
respective meets are wired to a
head cfftce where the times are
tabulated, recorded and winners
notified. Oregon’s representatives
in this tourney are now being se
lected on the basis of their re
spective performances in the in
tramural swimming.
Next Thursday marks an im
portant election day for all WAA
members as the new officers will
be chosen. However, in order to
vote, it will be necessary for each
member to present their member
ship card. The nominating com
mittee has been in session select
ing candidates for the following
positions: president, vice-presi
dent, secretary, treasurer, custo
dian, and sergeant-at-arms. All
these positions are elective. Gay
Edwards, present president, wilt
head the WAA voting committee.
Badminton fans are urged to
play thir first round matches in
doubles by this aSturday and both
matches in singles by this coming
Tuesday.
Tensleep Boys
Enjoy Success
By Bill McLennan
Little Tensleep high school, of
Tensleep, Wyoming, has won the
first seven out of eight league
games so far this season with its
12-man squad, which constitutes
half of the male population of the
school. Their coach, superintend
ent and teacher, D. Reser, is con
fident of another championship
crown for Tensleep this year.
The 12-man squad is composed
of four veterans from last year’s
team, who, it is reported, have
played together continually since,
“they were knee high to grass
hoppers.” Two of the team’s mem
bers are looking forward to play
ing college basketball for the Uni
versity of Wyoming next year.
Tensleep is a typical small Wyo
ming whistle-stop, where there is
always plenty of outside work as
well as studying for the boys to
do. According to their coach, j
every spare minute of each boy’s
time is spent in the gym potting \
those long ones'or parcticing toj
speed up those lay-ins.
So, hats off to little Tensleep;
high, and those 12 out of 24 boys 1
who are again proving that it
only takes five men at a time to
play a good game of basketball.
IN THE PINCH
Jr1 rank Hoiiine has been one
of Coach Hobson’s ablest re
serves this season. His special
ty is a dangerous set-shot.
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Idaho Tips Montana
In Cage Mystery
Idaho, co-leaders in the race for
the Northern division champion
ship, again won over the visiting
Montana quintet, 58-57. Led by
Quinn, the Idaho team fought
through a fast first half to come
away with a slim lead of 24-20.
Early in the second half the
Quinn-Phoenix combination got
hot and piled up a lead that kept
them easily out in front in spite
of a rough and tumble last minute
rally by Montana.
Monday night, amid a loud series
of protests and cat calls, particu
larly from the direction of the
Idaho bench, Ed Strichert and
Lyle Smith, officials, made an of
ficial check of the score and dis
covered a scorer’s error that for a
while made it appear that Mon
tana had won by a score of 58 to
57. The check with the official
scorer’s bench revealed that the
score was actually 57 to 56 in favor
of Idaho.
"SERVICE
WITH
A
SMILE"
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