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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1947)
DUCK TRACKS By WALLY HUNTER Assistant Sports Editor l'ootball Coach Jim Aiken may not lie the busiest man connected with the Oregon campus, but you’ll have to con cede that he is in the running for the title. Soon after Aiken arrived on the campus he agreed to make a lengthy tour of the state contacting alumni groups and the Duck’s gruff v o i c e d Eleanor Roosevelt really is covering the ground. Take a look at his itinerary for the remainder of the month. Yesterday he spoke at a luncheon in Bend, in the evening he attended an alumni banquet at Lake-' view. Today it’s the Rotary club in Lakeview. Tomor row the Webfoot grid head BILL HAYWARD moves to Cottage Grove for a luncheon meeting with the Lions club, and he ends up in Coos Bay the same evening for dinner. Upon his return from Coos Bay, on Thursday, Aiken will complete plans that have him scheduled for an alumni dinner in Seattle prior to the Oregon-Washington basketball game. On the following Monday he hits the road again. This time for a trip that will cover banquets, luncheons, and alumni meeting, scheduled for Feb. 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28th. On this jaunt Aiken will contact alums in Hood River. The Dalles, Pendleton, Baker and La Grande. Hayward Honored Again Latest honor to be bestowed upon University of Oregon’s track Coach Colonel Bill Hayward came at the Silver anni versary of the annual Michigan State Relays held at East Lansing, Michigan, Feb. 8. Colonel Bill is a member of the Quarter Century club that was honored at the meet. The 'Quarter Century group is an honorary organization formed of coaches who have actively coached track for at least 25 years. Hayward—with 52 years as an active instructor—is deaii ‘of all track coaches in the United States. Welch Would Consider Change From up Seattle way comes word that there could possibly be a change in the coaching staff at the University of Wash ington in the not too distant future. Royal Brougham in the Seattle P. I. reports that Coach Ralph “Pest" Welch has in dicated that he would be open to coaching offers from Purdue or any other college. Brougham doesn't take a definite stand on the issue, but points out that friends of Welch say that he (Welch) is making a coaching record that is being noticed by schools in other conferences and thus people in the home town will appreciate him more. Of course there is also the angle that people may be prone to say, “Let him go if he wants to go.” This small murmur isn’t .exactly a new thing, though. There was a group of alums that were all for a big, sweeping clean-up when Jimmy Phelan was handed the ulti matum. They wanted to clean the coaching set-up of the Phelan influence and are probably dying-hard. '47 Football Sked a Good One Oregon’s 1947 football schedule, which is complete, should ^please most Duck football fans. It isn't a killer, but it’s a good tough one that starts off with a bang and ends the same way. It goes like this September 9, University of Texas at Portland October 4, University of Nevada at Eugene Octoebr 11, U. C. L. A. at Los Angeles October 18, University of Washington at Portland October 25, University of San Francisco at Eugene November 1, University of Idaho at Eugene November 8, Washington State College at Pullman November 15, Stanford at Palo Alto November 22, Oregon State College at Eugene. Of the nine games only the Nevada and San Francisco games can be labeled as “question marks.” The only definite breather on tap is the Idaho battle. Even at this early date that much can be said. If the Vandals Lose Three Should the University of Idaho Vandals lose their re maining three basketball games it will be the first time since the Vandals came into the league that any team lost all of its conference ball games. And the possibility that the ’•'Moscow lads will have an open slate in the winning column is great. Two of their games are with the league-leading OSC Beavers, arid the other is with the second-place WSC Cougars. Theta Chi, SX, SAM, Betas Advance to IM Hoop Finals IM FINALS TODAY A League 4:00—Theta Chi-Sigma Chi. B League 4:45—Sammies-Betas. The Theta Chi victory over Kap pa Sigma by a score of 32-23 high lighted the intramural “A” league basketball playoffs yesterday. In a closely-contested battle the Sigma Chi quintet defeated the Delta Up silon hoopsters 25-24 to win the oth er berth in the final playoff sched uled for today at 4 o’clock. In the Theta Chi 32-23 victory over the Kappa Sigs, the Kappa Sigmas took a 6-2 lead after three This year’s Emerald All-Star in tramural.. basketball teams (“A” and “B”) will be chosen by popular vote of the team managers of all teams participating during the sea son. All managers submitting selec tions should select first, second, and third choices. All nominations must be in the hands of the Emerald sports editor by noon Monday, Feb ruary 24. minutes of play. Sparked by Guard Bill Hutchinson, the Theta Chi quintet rallied and by the end of the first quarter tied the score 6 all. In the opening minutes of the sec ond quarter, Vic Risby put the Kap pa Sigs ahead 8-6, but this proved to be the last chance for the Kappa Sigs to threaten the sharp-shooting Theta Chi quintet. By half-time the Theta Chis had tallied 18 points to the trailing Kappa Sigs 12. The second half was dominated by Theta Chi scoring- as the Kap pa Sigs slowly faded from the contest. However, Risby paced the Losers in a rally which brought the score to 27-18 but failed to close the gap of the Theta Chi scoring. Risby of Kappa Sigs and Roy Baughman and Philip Hodgins, of Theta Chi, all tied for high point honors with 8 points each. Sigma Chi Wins In a close contest, the Sigma Chis defeated Delta Upsilon 25-24. Sig ma Chi took an early lead, but the DU quintet tied up the score by the end of the first quarter 7-7. The second quarter followed the same pattern with the score tied at half-time 12-12. With the DUs leading most of the second half, the Sigma Chis rallied and paced by Dick Burns, cut the DU lead to one point with 45 sec onds to go. With the score 23-24, the Sigma Chis put the ball in play from the sidelines after a DU foul, and Jerry Hoiland scored the win ning basket with ten seconds to go. SAM Win Close The Sigma Alpha Mu quintet de defeated Sigma Nu 25-23 in a close ly contested battle. The opening minutes saw little action by the teams, but by halftime Sigma Nu led the Sammies 6-5. The winners then rallied and dominated the scor ing throughout the remainder of the game. Viv Menashe paced the SAM quintet with 10 points. Beta Theta Pi defeated Kappa Sigma 19-18 to win a place in the final B league playoff against the SAMs. The Betas took an early lead and dominated the scoring throughout the game. Hoy Halla bough sparked the Kappa Sigs in a last minute rally but was unable to cut down the Beta lead. Chuck iKt chell led the Betas with 10 tallies, and Hallabough scored 6 for the Kappa Sigs. SX Wins In Handball Intramural handball action yes terday, Sigma Chi defeated the Chi Psis three matches to none. Schopf’s Jayvees Play Host To Beaver Hoopers Friday A chance to achieve a measure of revenge for past whippings will be offered the Oregon junior varsity hoop squad Friday night at McAr thur court, when they meet the Oregon State Jayvees in the fourth “Little Civil War” battle of the sea son. The contest will be the last scheduled game for the locals this season. The junior Beaver squad has been responsible for three of the five defeats suffered this year by the Duck team. In the last con test the visitors had the least trouble Of any previous enecoun ExchangeTickets Needed for OSC Game All students are reminded that exchange tickets will be required for admittance to the Oregon State basketball game March 1. They may be obtained free of charge Monday, February 24 through Saturday noon, March 1 at the ASUO office, McArthur court. Students wishing admittance to the game must present botli ASUO card and exchange ticket. No exchange tickets will be issued after noon, March 1. Sports Staff This Issue: Bernie Hammerbeck Wally Hunter Fred Taylor Don Fair George Skorney A1 Pietschman Bob Reed Elwin Paxson Chuck McDonald Dutch Princess Born SOESTDIJK, The Netherlands, Tuesday, Feb. 18 (AP)—Crown Princess Juliana of The Nether lands gave birth today to her fourth child—a girl, n*————■ ter, as Guard Whitey Konstad paced his mates to a 63-50 vic tory. Konstad racked up 24 points in that game, 18 of the.m in the first half. Konstad isn't the only potent man. that the Aggies possess. Forward. Ward Paldanius connected for 16 points that evening, and Rube Wirkkunen, a mighty active pivot man, swished 15 counters through the hoop. A former all-state guard from Baker, Dick Ballantyne, is also a capable man in the point making department, besides being a tricky ball handler. The local collegians haye played a much m'ore extensive schedule this season than have their rivals. The junior Ducks, who copped the Eugene indepen dent league championship with a record of 18 wins against 2 de feats, have played 26 games so far. The Corvallis crew has- played only 12 games this season. Only victory registered over the Beaver outfit this season was by the Vanport junior college quintet two weeks ago, 58-51. When the Vanport team played the Oregon. Jayvees a month ago the locals won, 51-48. Husky Swim Coach Named NCAA Boss SEATTLE, Feb. 18.—(AP) — Jack Torney, University of Wash ington swim coach, has been named manager of the 24th annual national collegiate swimming meet, set for March 28-29 at the university pool. For several years Torney has been Facific Coast representative on the4 10-man NCAA swimming rules committee, under whose direction the University will stage the first NCAA tourney ever held in the Far West. ICE-SKATING Afternoons Evenings IS FUN! The ICE ARENA On West 6th Phone 4957 \