Ducks Boast Perfect Record
M-O Best Pre-season Mark
Since Alleycat Team of 1938
Howard Hobson’s high scoring Webfoots begin their con
ference competition against \\ ashington State tonight with
,oae of the best pre-season records ever established by an Ore
gon team. This year’s team has been the highest scoring squad
it- the history of "the University, and their string of 11 straight
victories was equalled only by the 19.37-38 team that went on
to win the Northern Division championship that year and the
7:30 Deadline
All students are reminded that
they must be at McArthur court
prior to 7:30 p. m. for all bas
ketball (jaiues if they wish their
ASUO cards to be honored.
AH seats still unoccupied at
7:80 will be sold as general ad
mission.
X > Cl law 11 CM.
lowing season.
In 11 games the Oregons have
Tacked up a total of 792 points
and the opposition has been held
to 440 points. Oregon has aver
aged 72 points per game and the
opponents average is 40 points per
game.
Dick Leads Scorers
Dead-eye Ed Dick has paced the
pre-conference scoring with a total
of 130 points for 11 games and se
nior forward Ken Hays is second
in the scoring column with 115
points for 11 contests.
Diminutive Stan Williamson
ranks third with 111. Roger
Wiley, giant center, and ball
hawking A1 Popick round out
the top til e in the scoring column
with 108 and 78 points respec
tively.
The pre-conference schedule was
highlighted by the traditional trip
east where the Webfoots posted
victories over Niagara University
and New York University. Oregon
had trouble with Niagara and
finally squeezed out a 67-60 win in
an overtime period, but the Ducks
came back two nights later in
Madison Square Garden and thor
oughly shocked 18,000 fans when
they trounced an over-rated NYU
squad 81-65. NYU had been rated
fourth in the nation.
Opened Against Grocers
Hobson’s charges posted their
highest score in the first game
against General Grocers of Port
land by walloping them 99-42 in
the Igloo. A last minute attempt
by Roy Seeborg to boost the score
over the century mark failed, but
the Webfoot total still stands as
a scoring record for the school.
The Webfoots met University
of British Columbia next in
Portland and severely trounced
them 88-11. The following eve
ning they gave the Canadians
their second beating in McAr
thur court, 72-41. Cast season
ITU! beat Oregon twice in pre
conference play.
The Webfoots were held to a
pr -37 victory by Bobby Anet’s
Oregon Lumber Sales Firs of Use
F: gone AAIJ league in their next
game. Two of the best guards
in the business, Anet of the Firs
ar.d Stan Williamson of Oregon,
he.it fans on edge with their su
Ducklings Slate Action Today
perb exhibition of close checking
and ball handling.
Will in Portland
Hobson took his squad to Port
land for a two game series ivith
Fees Rollers and a return engage
ment with the Grocerymen. Fees
bowed to a 57-33 count and Gen
eral Grocers looked like a different
squad when they scored 42 points
and held Oregon to 53.
The Webfoots entertained the
Portland University five in Eu
gene before going east and sent
the Pilots home on the short end
of a 56-33 score.
' (Continued from page seven)
Igloo Ready for Conference Opener
By AL VIETSCIIM AN
The Ducks and Cougars clash to
night in the initial conference tilt,
i; th teams are ready, strenuous
pi >season warmups have sharp
ened their play, and they are set to
face each other.
Students and many members of
tin- faculty migrated from the cam
pi s during the Christmas holidays,
but a skeleton crew of athletic plant
v rkers stayed around and put the
It oo in tip-top shape for tonight's
game. The task of preparing the
Court for big games is not as large
ns preparing Hayward field for
football contests, but nevertheless,
there is enough to keep a small
Crew hopping all the time.
| leaded l»y robust George
Thorpe, the crew attends the main
floor maples and' seats of Mae
court. One of the main jobs is
keeping- the playing floor clean.
George, and his chief assistant,
Hob Huberts, sweated away sev
eral extra pounds during the holi
days keeping the floor in shape.
Biggest gripe of these two “wash
n” men is the futility of it all.
Current basketball shoes feature
black soles and these mar the floor
in an ungainly fashion requiring a
periodic cleansing of the maples.
Thorpe and Roberts try to keep
players with the black soles off the
.-ourt, but often there are no sub
stitute shoes.
Red Soles Preferred
All Oregon players now have red
soled shoes and the athletic depart
ment is requesting that all visiting
schools cooperate in the effort to
keep the courts unmarred.
Besides cleaning the court with
their special machines, the clean
up crew sees that all the seats are
in good order, and clean. Since the
Igloo seats almost 7000, this is a
large job, but last night the area
was in good shape and will be gone
over once again for tonight’s tiff.
Madison Square Garden boasts of
its capacity crowds and nationally
famous teams; but Oregon can
boast one of the best aired gyms in
the nation, No smoking is permit
ted inside, and huge ventilators
Rival coaches give last minute
instructions prior to the conference
opener tonight.
Above Coach Howard Hobson ad
dresses a pair of veteran Webfoot
guards—Stan Williamson (5) and
Roy Seeborg (7).
Beloy Coach Jack Friel talks to
a pair of Cougars—Bob Sheridan,
left, and Gene Sivertson, right.
Basketball Results
Arizona 45, Michigan State 43.
Harvard 64, vVestminster 62
(overtime).
Detroit 48, Georgia Tech 39.
NYU 61, Rochester 31.
Colorado 52, Kansas 50 (over
time).
Utah State 58, American Inter
national 40.
UCLA 59, Purdue 53.
Seton Hall 63, Princeton 47.
North Carolina State 52, George
town 41.
suck stale air out and blow fresh
air in.
Dubby Keeps Busy
Putting the Igloo in shape for
conference games is not the only ac
tivity that has gone on around there
lately. Harry Dobson, equipment
manager, has been hustling to keep
the tall Ducks equipped at all times.
He just finished with the maze of
football uniforms, shoes, and other
sundry training items associated
with football, when he had to dig
out all the hoopsters equipment and
issue it.
“Dobby” has one of the biggest
. jobs around Mac court, and through
his efficiency, the Webfoots will ap
1 pear in spotless uniforms tonight,
j minus any “Army fit—too large,
I too small" clothes.
Trainer Tom Hughes had to
make the football to basketball
switch* like Bobson. Fixing the
aches and bruises of the hoop five
keeps him busy, but the training
room lacks the crowdedness it
had when football was in full
swing.
So far, none of Hughes famous
“Remember the Alamo” signs urg
ing Duck victory have appeared in
the locker rooms, but they will be
there before long if he continues the
policy he started during the grid
months.
Publicity for the games have been
covered by Art Litehman. Individ
Four Games on Menu
Against Prep Gagers
Coach Ted Schopf's University
of Oregon freshman cagers return
to action this afternoon in a
doubleheader at McArthur court.
In the first game at 3 p. m. the
Ducklings will face the Battle
Ground high team from the state
of Washington. In the second
game they will engage the Ben
son Tech quintet of Portland.
The Frosh are undefeated
thus far this season having run
up an impressive win record prior
to the Christmas holidays.
Tom<a#row afternoon they again
take to McArthur court for an
other doubleheader — Marshfield
high in the opener and Roosevelt
high in the nightcap.
Both teams are highly regard
ed in state prep circles and should
give the Frosh a stiff battle.
IM Entry Deadline
Set for January 7
All entries for the winter terra
in intramural basketball and hand
ball must be turned into the intra
mural office not later than Tues
day evening, January 7, director
Paul Washke announced earlier |
this week.
Competition is planned for both
“A” and “B” leagues in basket
ball. Handball teams will consist
of two singles and one doubles.
Basketball competition is sched^.
uled to start January 13. j
ual recap sheets have been issued
by him after every Oregon game,
so every school and newspaper in
the nation knows the Oregon rec<
ord.
Microphones are ready, officials
set to toot their whistles, and
coaches prepared for their dra-«
matic roles on the silelines.
All that is needed, is the official1
start, and the Northern Division
basketball race will be underway.
Sports Staff
Bernie Hammerbeck
Bill Stratton
A1 Pietschman
The University Educational Ac-1
tivities Board, was organized itS
July 1936 at the request of the
student body.
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