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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1946)
HIS BASKETS WILL COUNT Marv Rasmussen, freshman forward of the varsity basket bailers, will be in the starting crew that faces the Washington State Cougars at Pullman, Washington, tonight. Around The Clock With Duke By Duke Dennison While we are sweating out the Lane County A.A.U. boxing tour nament tomorrow, and you know your boy will be there, another section of the country is getting ready for big doings. It seems that around this time every year in either New York or Chicago the National A.A.U. finals roll around, and this year is going to see as much action as ever. The Windy City will be host to a gal axy of boxers from 31 centers in these United States in what prom ises to be a bang-up affair. Most of the sections are finish ecT“br in the final stages of their tiffs to determine the boys who will be traveling to set their names in lights, and just about this time, a cocky kid comes out of this session with, tall of the glory in the world heaped on his shoulders, and goes out and sets the world afire. This could be the case agaiir this time, and it would be a safe bet to see new faces in the ranks of the pros within the next couple of years. The bouts will be held in the stadium on the nights of February 25, 26 and 27. I look for a lot of titles to go to boys from sections not too well known to the follow ers of the game, which brings us right back to the bouts tonight at the Armory here in Eugene. Up wards of 50 entries have been re ceived and there’s going to be a lot of lumber money tossed around random on the kid from the C L A S SIFIE D_ LOST- Tan “Winbroke” top coat; pigskin gloves in pocket— at Tri Delt House dance last Sat. Reward. Call 4288-J Dick Carlton. other side of the airport. Don’t look now, but that kid’s got a lot on the ball, and will prove it worth your while, and also that of the local Chamber of Congress, which is sponsoring the event. While we are in Chicago, let’s look around a bit. Let’s go back down to the Chicago Stadium and watch the Golden Glovers work out. We look around and notice some of the old faces that have been around for years and pick up some of the artists of the last few years who are still trying to make the big time, and there are ; many. Noticeable among the big j wigs is Leo Rodak, three time win ! ner of the Golden Gloves in Chi cago, who has been offered a luc rative match with the present lightweight champion, Beau Jack, if he can score an upset over Bob Montgomery, recognized as light ^ weight champion in New York, which, incidentally, should be good anywhere. First Go This will be the first main go for the year in the Stadium and should prove to be one of the bet ter fights of the year around the Windy City. Rodak has been go ing great guns of late, and should give Montgomery a lot of trouble, but I don’t think that he has enough on the ball to pull an up set. He’s a good man around Chi cago though, and they will probab ly see a lot of him. SKIERS, ATTENTION! Anyone who plans to go to Hoo doo Bowl on the University of Oregon ski bus this Sunday, should should contact Betty Mack today at 1309. It is necessary to do this in order to set reservations for the outing. An interesting time is expected by all concerned. Sports Staff This Issue Co-Editors: Leonard Turnbull Fred Beckwith Staff Writers: Duke Dennison Larry Lau Chuck Taylor Kenny Hume Marty Pond | A Tout’s | | Report By LARRY LAU aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinpniiiiiniiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiif We can take the General Motors fiasco in our stride but when they start talking- strike at Santa Anita, that’s going too far! The California Thorougljbrad Owners association, which claims 75% of the horsemen at Santa Anita, said Wednesday that they would not lead horses to the sad dling paddock for Thursday’s rac es. Their beef, while not clearly stated, has to do with purses and other related matters. A United Press dispatch Thursday afternoon quoted track officials as saying that Thursday’s races would he run but that the remainder of the fifty-five day meet might be cancelled unless some way could be found to settle the dispute. Just what position the horses will take in such a situation is not easily determiiftd. It is enough to grieve a horse lover’s heart to think of the bangtails carrying picket signs instead of jockeys. Personally, in view of Saturday’s 100 grand' derby, we think the quarrel will be settled pronto. Dangerous At Peak Horses can be over-trained as well as under-trained, and it is when a horse is at the peak of his condition that he will go out and run the field dizzy. These high stepping babies are all set to run Saturday, or at least they should be, and if the strike delays the race a week, a lot of the hotshots will get as cold as a mother-in law’s heart. Chances are that until you get on to the knack of “figuring” a race without the aid of a comp tometer, it will take you so long that by the time you’re through, the race will have already been run, which, by the way, is one way of saving that two bucks. For purposes of illustration, we’ll' say that you’re a little addled in the head like thousands of others, and have decided to attempt to beat a race. Don’t forget to consider the class of the horse with rela tion to the various w,eight differ entiations. A horse with 110 pounds who can run a mile in 1:40 will theo retically run a dead heat with an other horse with 115 pounds whose time is regularly 1:39 4-5. When a price difference between the two is apparent, this general rule may not be followed. It’s best to allow seven or eight pounds difference for each jump or drop in price of $2000. Better yet, completely avoid stacking a plug up against a class horse, whatever the weights. Purse Size The size of the purse is some thing to be reckoned with, especi ally when you’re dealing with the higher priced ponies. If the horse is a very good one, and the race is only for $3000, it might pay to cock an eye towards the schedule and see if there are any 50 “G” races coming up in the near fu ture. Although vehemently denied by horse owners, it is a pretty well established fact that occasionally they “prep” a horse for a big race by running him, not caring wheth er he wins or not, in one or two smaller races. The owner or train er may tell the jock to “run him, but don’t hurt him.” This means that the jock, know ing which side his bread is but tered on, will not take any chanc es with his mount and will lightly, if at ail, apply the whip or spur. In this way even the smartest may be caught in between and it pays to give it a though before cracking upen Junior’s piggy bank and buying a hatful of tickets. PLANS STUDENT INTEREST Not waiting for football season to roll around, pigskin mentor Tex Oliver has been busy lately with a lot of plans for the cowhide sport. He intends showing pictures of the Duck’s out-of-town games as well as throwing one practice session a week open to the student body. Baseball Camp Items From Training Sites Major Leaguers Trim Waistlines Under Healthy Warm Rays of Florida Sunshine By UNITED PRESS Early reports from baseball training camps located over the North American continent from “Sunny” Venezuela to Avalon in Santa Catalina Island, are studded with pre-war optimistic words which have been unused these last few years. Joe Cronin’s Boston Red Sox began their journey to the Southland this week with a group of outstanding rookies of their early 1940 teams who have just been released from Q.D.’s Swim Mark Listed By Oregon Gal Two collegiate records were scratched off the slate Wednesday night in the Gerlinger pool as Mary Anne Hansen won both the 60-yard individual medley and the 40-yard free-style in rfecord time. Breaking her own western col legiate record in the 60-yard in dividual medley was not enough for her as she continued by set ting a new record in the 40-yard free-style, formerly established by Pat Carson in 1941. The new time in the former stands now at 42.6 a scompaieu to her old time of 45.6, and the new record in the 40-yard free-style is now set at 23-1 seconds. Last night was the first of two meets in which Oregon’s best co eds perform. The remainder of the events will be run off next Wed nesday. Results of the meet are: 40-yard breaststroke: won by Rosilinn Enns; second Betty Crabb, third, Joyce Strickland. Time: 33.2. 60-yard individual medley: won by Mary Anne Hansen; second, Harriot Minot; third, Joyce Arm strong. Time: 42.6. New record. 40-yard backstroke: won by Betsy Moffit; second, Pat Mounts; third, Joan Smith. Time: 32. 40-yard free-style: won by Mary and Sea Blues. Among their num ber Johnny Pesky and Eddie Pella grini, stand-out youngsters of two years ago, were the first to re port. Indians Start The Cleveland Indians started their new practice session with out the assistance of Bobby Feller, Frank Hayes and Les Fleming, who are waiting more tempting offers. The Indians don’t have their old “Crying Towel’’ of the Oscar Vitt era however, because from the most recent reports, they have a group of rookies ready to move into the vacant positions. Bucky Walters, the only player still unsigned on the Cincinnati roster, was absent from the first spring drill, but Manager Bill Mc Kechnie of the “always threaten ng” Natonal league club, plans two daily workouts with approximately 45 players to work with. Starting as warm as they finished their season last year, the World Champion Detroit Tigers had “Mr. Sandman,” Hank Green berg on first base during the first drills. The hard hitting left fielder who cinched the pennant for the Tigers last fall, had company along the hitting line. Paul “Dizzy” Trout initiated the first practice tilt with a home-run out of the park. Anne Hansen; second, Harriot Minot; third, Berdella Ball. Time: 23.1. New record. 80-yard free-style relay: won by Team A (Ball, Smith, Minot, Hansen); second Team B (Mounts, Moffit, Sachter, Anderson); Time 44.8.