Ducks Fly To Inland Empire
By LEONARD TURNBULL
I
J
I kittle known,and undersung with a muted breath, the frosh
basketballers are still carving quite a niche in the sports pole
of the state with a. season’s record of 12 wins against three
losses. Coach John Warren, the pilot at the helm of the Duck
lings, is continuing his role of a little known coach who still
brings in the bacon.
A record of trimming the Rooks of Oregon State in two
out of three games played this season immediately places
the freshmen hoopers before the glowing eyes of alumni.
The main idea is the development of such men as Art Milne,
DeWayne Johnson, service bound, Wally Mold, John
Neeley, and George Huggins, at present only a list of names
to most Webfoot rooters. Yet give these men the time, and
the nucleus of future fives on the Igloo basketball court is
in the making.
FALTERING START THEN 12 STRAIGHT
Our frosh had a disastrous start in the current season and
dropped two games to high school fives. Then the Warren men
began to click, and a record of 12 straight wins was chalked up
over competition that included the Rooks, and high school teams
from Lebanon, Medford, Marshfield, etc. And the main idea
here, of course, is to give these visiting possible future students
of the University of Oregon a good look at their alma mater,
we hope.
l\ext week tne irosn win close our me noop season wun
games scheduled against the Rooks, Lebanon, Washington High
of Portland (recently crowned city champs again), and with
Marshfield high school. All of the tilts will take place during
the latter part of the week on McArthur court hardwoods.
EDMUNDSON SET FOR RECEIVING BEAVERS
Strengthened by the return of veteran forward Glenn War
ren, the Oregon State varsity Beavers are set for an invasion ol
the Huskies’ domain in Seattle, according to Corvallis press i
releases. How many packs of snarling Huskies the Beavers will
encounter on the road trip is left to the set plans of Washington
Mentor Idee Edmundson. It is a matter of policy for the Huskies
to give all visiting fives much trouble on their home court. What
happened last week against the Vandals—‘-well, I'll not answer
that one.
Anyway, Hec has his charges keyed up for a final effort
to have face, and the Seattle pavillion is the place for this
bid. How much trouble he will give the Beavers on Friday
and Saturday nights is now being plotted in the practice
sessions of the Huskies. The Beavers may topple from their
two-game tie lead over the rest of northern division com
petition, and our lovely Ducks may emerge a little higher
after the two-game series with the Cougars. Who’s putting
who on a spot—merely conjecture—we have a good chance.
GRIDDERS STILL IN BLUEPRINT STAGE
Around.35 men turned out for the football meeting- with Te>;
Oliver on Tuesday night. Other burly gridders were at such
nceessarv functions as the Choral Union songfest. and several
were with the frosh basketballers in Corvallis, [t still seems a
fair indication that 60 pigskin hustlers will turn out for the
spring practice sessions slated to begin on Saturday. April 6.
The home-and-home football clashes, a sore spot with this
Scribe last season, are out for the duration and more. In the 1946
schedule only one game is scheduled with elevens from Oregon
State, the University of Washington and Washington State.
Now we can lick the Beavers with no fear of a later retribution
reverse bv the Corvallis men. Do not take this as a prophecy,
though. Bull never makes predictions in print.
BULL WITH BULL
Around ten coeds turned out for the football meeting
the other night, ostensibly to view the pictures of the Chi
cago Bears-Philadelphia Eagles professional grid champion
ship battle—U.S.C., Montana and the College of the Pacific
are the new additions to the '46 football schedule—Mike
Jacobs estimates that the gate receipts at the impending
Louis-Conn heavyweight boxing title go will count up to
$2,750.000—add to this the radio and television proceeds,
which chomping Mike predicts will reach $2,350,000, then
you have a total of $5,100,000—whew—as Duke w’ould put
it, “dat ain’t hay”—Bull Reigh. a horse I’ve collected several
two dollar bets on, broke down trying to beat First Fiddle
in the $50,000 San Antonio classic at Arcaria. California—
and with the material for a 25,000-word thesis pounding my
numb skull, all the figures mean, ‘‘shore is terrific!”
GUARDS DUCKS
Ray Johnson; scrappy Cougar
guard, is one of the men the
Webfoots will have to main
tain a check on in Friday
nights’ contest. 5’9” tall, John
son is one of the Cougars best
defensive players.
Hobson Men Hit Road Trip
For Cougar-Vandal Tilts
High Scoring Dick Wilkins Has Ready Eye;
Captain Bob Hamilton On Final Jaunt
Whether or not the Webfoots'will remain in the northern
division basketball crown race will be decided tomorrow night
before a capacity crowd at Pulman. Despite the rigors of the
inland plane trip, there are many who think the local casaba
men will manage somehow to scramble through the entire four
ga meseries without a loss.
It is worthwhile to note the team’s increased scoring aver
age. It reached sixty-five points
per game against the Cougars and
that same kind of scoring at Pull
man, unless Bishop gets loose for
another thirty-two point evening,
could easily bag the first two
games. Kenny Hays, who has
scored 102 points for the Ducks
this season, left with the look in
his eye that said he was out to
throttle another Cougar big gun,
Vince Hanson.
Staters Chances
If Oregon State trips the
Huskies two straight, the pres
sure will really be on Idaho’s
“Cinderella” team. They’d need two
straight to stay in the race, and
facing a Webfoot team flush with
victory wouldn’t make them feel
any easier.
Something in the way of a
novelty, the team that left the
campus yesterday afternoon at
4:30, was nursing no injuries.
Captain Bob Hamilton, who
tallied forty points in two
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHMiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiifliSHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiTrrtWiiiiniiiHiwiiiiiiiijiiiPsniiiiniiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiniiiiiinjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiHini
A Duck Sez - - Sez He
By Lynn Smith
Daniel Callis, beter known as
“Cub" by his friends, is best de
scribed as being the true “fish’
on the Duck swim team. Sharing
co-captainship honors with Bob
Prowell, he has afcnost terminated
another successful swim season
here at Oregon, as this Saturday
will see the mermen in the final
championship meet.
Cub states that although he
thoroughly enojys swimming, he
will be glad when the season's
over and he has a little time tc
rest. It looks as though instead
of Saturday night being the tra
ditional “loneliest night of the
week," he’s really going to find
ways of enjoying his new found
freedom. “Trully,” Cub sea “I'm ir
a dither!”
Ex-Leather neck Pilot
Cub is a twenty-five year old
senior ami a major in architecture
He is just out of the service anc
sez that getting the urge to enlist
again whenever he hears the fa
miliar strains of the Marines
Hymn, well, he would prefer going
off and drowning himself. Al
though he is an all-around good
swimmer and diver, he is at his
best when doing his favorite
stroke, the “Callis special’’ back
stroke.
Cub, like so many boys from
California, lias only one red
desire, that being to get back
to “God's country” and spend
bis summer vacations, and pos
sibly the rest of his life,
“dragging beautiful women,
and especially rich widows, out
of the water.”
It might be prudent to add that
Cub is, by profession, a lifeguard
Rumor has it that the summer 1«
“tended” swimmers at Long Bead
California, more than three thous
and bathing beauties almost
drowned themselves, and when the
Coast Guard was called out tc
help with the rescue work, not a
single girl would allow anyone but
Cub to save her. Popular? Hmmm,
sounds that way!
Flying Pasttime
High in the ranks of what Cub
likes best comes that rather com
plicated avocation of flying. Al
though he does not as yet own his
own plane, he has high hopes that
he will someday. It might be wise
to add that he’s had plenty of
experience in this line, because for
three and a half years he was a
pilot, a first lieutenant no less, in
the Marine air corps. He enjoys
flying and says that above all he
loves the feeling of having a ship
under his control.
“It is the same way with
sailing,” sez Cub. He is the
proud owner of a sixteen foot
sailboat that bears the odd
name of “Mine” on her prow.
He is strictly the outdoor type,
and though he joins hands with
friend 'Prowell in the famous
“wine, women and song” busi
ness, he doesn’t conceal his
obvious love for the great out
of-doors. Close rivals these
two!
As for personal claims to fame,
Cub come in for his share. During
his junior college years at Fuller
ton junior college, he won the
championship of Southern Cali
fornia. “Also” boasts Cub, “our
team was the one that beat
Prowell’s team.” At this point in
hte interview, five minutes were
allowed for him to proudly beat
his chest.
Seniors Ride l"p
Cub is a wearer of the “O,” and
a member of numerous athletic
clubs in the west coast area. He
is well liked and socially', is a top
bracket man. At present he’s the
president of his fraternity, Kappa
Sigma, and if he handles that posi
j tion like he has handled his mer
men, his brothers are sure to bring
i out the “Triumphant Arch” forj
(Please turn to page six)
games against Washington
State in McArthur court,
seems intent on winding up his
college basketball career with
a blaze of glory. The teams
top scorer, Dick Wilkins, left
in top shape, and evidenced a
desire to make an alien out
of all-American Gale Bishop.
Best Position
Psychologically, the first game is
all important. It can give a team
that intangible something that
makes for inspired ball handling.
It’s not life or death, but it is,
in or out ?
Coach Hobby Hobson left
Eugene yesterday with no pre
monitions of disaster in Pull
man, but pronounced the squad
in the best physical condition
of the year. After the Friday
and Saturday night’s games
with the Cougars, then the
Ducks will travel over to Mos
cow for a Monday and Tuesday
night affairs on the Vandal hard
woods.
Prognosticators place the Web*
foots in the role of favorites for
the Cougar series, then reverse the
procedure when the lemon and
green wearers face the men from
Moscow. The final game of the
year is on tap - with the Beavers
from Oregon State next Saturday
in Corvallis.
Highland Coeds Top
Gamma Hall Five
By Karen Martin
A snappy Highland quint, spark
ed by speedy Captain Robbie Mul
key and ace-forward Margy Beck
ett won a hard-fought victory over
the Gamma hall hoopsters 21 to
17 Wednesday, to tie up the cham
pionship of their league with the
Tri-Delts.
Beckett, high point man, cincfS""
ed 13 points to put Highland lasses
on top, McKellan was high point
lady for Gamma with eight points.
Esther Fires
Esther Paronen got the game off
to a fast start with a basket in
the first seconds of the fray. Gam
ma’s Bostwick retaliated with a
quick one, and the Gammas soon
gained the lead and kept it for
the first half, leading 7 to 5.
Beckett tied the score at the
first of the second half and kept
sinking the baskets that put High
land in the lead for the rest of
the game. The defense of Gamma’s
captain Bev Wadsworth coupled
with fast-moving forwards Bost
wick and McKellan kept Highland
on their toes throughout the game,
but they couldn’t seem to over
come the Beckett-Mulkey combi
nation.
Sports Staff
This Issue
Co-Sports Editors:
Leonard Turnbull
Staff Writers:
Bob Chapman
Larry Lau
Duke Dennison
Lynn Smith