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By BERNIE HAMMERBECK
Sports Editor
tomorrow night is Beaver-hunting night for Coach Hobby
Hobson and his greenclad Webfoots. Their invasion of the
Corvallis campus will mark the first of four attempts to salvage
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ing- a disappointing Oregon
football team. Will they suc
ceed? That's a good question!’
The -Reavers right now are
labeled the giant-killers be
cause they looked great in
two-game series with Wash
ington State. But let’s not
forget that they have also
looked bad upon occasions. In
the first half of their Madison
Square Garden appearance
against Long Island they al
most smelled the place out.
Against Canisius they eked out
an overtime win.
Then the two big wins
over Washington State and
we are to believe they' are
among the “chosen”—well,
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maybe so, but yours truly isn’t convinced ajid is rather well
acquainted with a certain 15 green-jerseyed Webfoots who
aren’t either.
Undoubtedly the Beavers have a tremendous team. Quali
fied observers have so stated. But qualified observers also
stated that Coach Hobson also had a great team, one that “at
times could be as cold as it could be hot.” The Ducks have had
their cold pair, and Saturday it should be their turn to roll.
Highlight of the game should be the battle of the guards.
Oregon rooters are well aware of the exploits of the mighty
mite—Stan Williamson. How any guard could show much
more is hard to conjecture. Yet Oregon State’s Lou Beck cer
tainly "has it” too. Dick Strite of the Register-Guard has
labeled Beck as tops in the division.
Maybe so. It should be a whale of an exhibition Saturday
night when they take the floor, both with lame legs, and
b'dlh carrying the hopes of their respective teams. ’Tis indeed
a shame that Oregon rooters can’t be along to witness the
performance.
"Honest John" Proclaims Innocence
One of the more comical scenes of the day has its setting at
McArthur court, where John Warren holds down his coaching
office. "Honest John” is a former Oregon athlete, and knows
his way about the state about as well as any man in the athletic
department.
Recent speculations by various writers have John down
at present. He is the recipient of well-meant congratula
tions on ... . the job of dean of men so graciously bestowed
upon him by the speculating columnists. “Honest John” has
adopted an air of innoncence which would do well to a three
day old offspring. “I know nothing about it,” he proclaims.
So let it hereby be known. . . . "Honest John” knows nothing
about !t- . -i aSiifc’ .
About Coaches and Directors
How rumors do fly on the vacant coaching and directorship
berths. Among the latest is a three-man parlay which will
cover the field . . . dean of men, director of athletics, and foot
r ball coach. The prophet that can hit all three of those, let
alone any one, should retire from school promptly. Get in
your <3wn league and play the Irish Sweepstakes!
Latest plug for the coaching berth is for Murius McFad
den who admitted during the holidays that he was interested
in the berth. McFadden produced some outstanding teams
at San Mateo junior college before the war and served in the
navy as a lieutenant.
Another candidate, Charles Wilkinson, is reportedly
playing the field. Latest dispatches also have him applying
at Drake university in Des Moines, Iowa.
Don’t put too much faith in coaching rumors, however;
the athletic board had already narrowed the field down to
“nine or ten,” and President Newburn and the soon to be ap
pointed athletic director will undoubtedly have strong opinions
of their own as to who the new mentor should be.
Tex Is Third (Vice-President)
Local members of the Oliver club had reason for cheer
earlier this week when Phi Beta Ivappa lex r\as retained in
the limelight of the American Football Coaches Association
as third-vice-president. Please, no cracks on being third;
*- Jimmie Phelan of St. Mary’s was elected first vice-president
and the Gaels lost three games themselves.
It sounds like the same gang, year after year—Lou Little,
Tuss McLaughry, and company. Oliver was a trustee last
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Underdog Webfoot Hoopsters
Drive Through Stiff Scrimmage
Oregon’s under-dog hoopsters
ran through their last stiff work
out Wednesday before the first
game of the annual “civil war”
series against thpir arch-rivals
from Corvallis in the Oregon
State men’s gym Saturday night.
Hobson will probably start the
usual five composed of Hays, Dick,
Wiley, Williamson and Popick
against the favored Orangemen
but the tall men have been pressed
for starting positions by three
new-comers to the squad this
term.
Two former lettermen, George
Bray and Jim Bartelt, have been
giving Hobson’s regular crew of
Frosh Cagers
Travel Today
Oregon’s unbeaten Frosh bas
ketball team takes to the road
today at 3 p. m. for two week
end tilts with the Oregon City
Pioneers Friday night and Med
ford Black Tornados the follow
ing evening.
Coached by Dan Jones, the Ore
gon City quint has had only a so
so season. The only potent foe
which they have measured is
Baker.
The Pioneers were formerly a
member of the No Name circuit
and for the last 12 consecutive
years they have won that league
and an automatic berth in the state
tournament. But they dropped from
this league and are at present an
independent outfit.
Jones employs a fast break
with his men, and specializes in
out-shooting the opponents, with
long cast-offs from any spot on
the floor. Number-one cog in
this system is forward Don Hoff
man, a veteran from last year’s
team.
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Pioneers are Swede Johnson, a
stocky well-built candidate at the
other forward, and Rod Thompson,
6 foot 4 inch pivot man. Proof of
Thompson’s efficiency with his
height is the fact that he poured
in 22 points in one game against
Molalla.
In their other game with Med
ford, the Frosh will be running
into an up-and-down squad. Hank
Anderson, former Baker mentor
and hero of two Oregon last-second
wins in 1941, is handling the reins
this season for the Pearpickers.
As Medford is not a team to
employ the fast break, it will af
ford the Frosh a good chance to
use their running game. Crack
shot for the Tornados is Earl'e
Stelle, holdover from last year’s
third-place state quint.
Stelle dumps most of his points
in with a deadly one-handed push
shot. He is aided at the other
forward post by another point
getter Fred Chez. Bill Singler is
another outstanding man on the
Medford squad.
Coach Ted Schopf will use his
usual hang-tough five of Don
Kimball and Bill Green at for
wards; Roger Mockford at cen
ter; and Rod Downey and Pat
Wohlers at guard as the Duck
lings will be gunning for the
eighth and ninth successive wins.
Heart Hop Petitions Due
Petitions for committee heads
for the Heart Hop, progressive,
girl-dates-boy dance to be held
February 14, should be handed in
at the YWCA not later than to
day. Petitions can be picked up at
the dean of women’s office.
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tall men a run for the starting
nod. Another man showing prom
ise is Bob Kehrli, a reserve for
ward from last year’s squad.
The Webfoots have been work
ing hard on their offense, and
defensive tactics that were weak
against the Cougars last week,
scrimmaging against both zone
and man-to-man systems. A ta
pering off drill is slated for Fri
day.
Over Corvallis way, Slats Gill
has been drilling his Beaver squad
on offensive play. Although his
squad proved very effective de
fensively in their clean sweep
against Washington State, the
OSC mentor was not satisfied with
his squad’s offense.
Fans who are fortunate enough
to get a seat in the Beaver gym
will have an opportunity to eomJ
pare four of the top courtmen Iii
the Northern Division. Duck Guard
Stan Williamson will match hi#
speed and drive against that of
Beaver Lew Beck, whose bad leg
seemed to bother him very littl#
in the WSC series. At the Othe?
extreme will be Oregon’s giant
center, Roger Wiley, against hi#
equal in height, 6-foot 8-inch Red
Rocha of Oregon State.
Rocha lias started the Season
as one of the division’s leading
scorers and Wiley will have an
opportunity to prove himself as
a defensive pivot man if Hobson
employs a man-to-man defense.
Rocha is known to be only fair
on defense and the “Hot Dog”
might be able to boost his scor
ing total.
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