DUCK TRACKS
By WALLY HUNTER
Assistant Sports Editor
1 hough t!ie University of Oregon has neve? been known
fot producing All-American or all-star athletes in any abun
dance, track coach Colonel Bill Hayward has been one of
consistent producers
of all-star material. Now be
g-imiing- his 52nd year of
coaching—44 of them at Ore
8°b—Colonel Bill has coached
a surprising number of track
and field men of national and
international reknown. Hay
ward is generally recognized
as being one of the greatest
coaches of all-time. A look at
the record: book shows why.
hirst of all, at one time or
another, under Hayward, Ore
gon has held every track and
field record for the northern M
division of the Pacific Coast
BILL HAYWARD
cun lei ence. 1 hat fact in itself goes a long way to prove that
il an athlete of ability enrolls at Oregon his track and field
potentialities can be developed by canny old Bill.
Six Men Listed by Helms Foundation
Hayward has not only developed men that have dominated
theii events in the northern division, he has also produced
national title holders and Olympic men that were far above
average in their day. In 1938 the Helms-OIympic Athletic
.1 oundation produced a book listing the outstanding track
and field performances in the United States up to that time.
Included in that book were six University of Oregon men.
Considering the size of the school and the track turnout that
is a pretty fair average.
Prominent on the list were Ralph Hill, Bob Parke, Carson
Shoemake, Warren Demaris, George Varoff and Mack Robin
son. To the average student of the sport probably the only
* familiar names on that list are Varoff and Robinson. But the
others in their day cut quite a figure.
Ralph Hill was holder of the American collegiate mile
record, and in 1932 was one of the stars of the Olympic games.
His time for the mile run, as listed, was 4:12.4." Bob Parke,
who was also an outstanding football player for the Webfoots
under Prink Callison in 1934, pitched a javelin the Hayward
wav for 220 feet llj-f; inches. This toss gave him the national
collegiate title that year.
VaroiT Held Two Records
Next man on the Helms list was Warren Demaris, who
threw the javelin 218 feet 11% inches in 1935. Carson Shoe
make in 1935 ran a 20.8 220 that was considered a pretty fair
mark. The next champion to show under the tutelage of
Hayward was pole vaulter George Varoff. In 1937 Varoff
broke the world’s record with a vault of 14 feet 9 3-16 inches.
At one time he held both the outdoor and indoor pole vaulting
championship, but lost both to the well-known vaulting twins
from Southern California, Earle Meadows and Bill Sefton.
One of the better known jumpers at that time, although
not as prominent nationally as the other three, was a guy
named Cornelius Warmerdam. His best effort at the time
Avas 14 feet 7 5/8 inches. He Avas not, however, a Hayward
coached man.
Robinson Shows in Olympics
One of Oregon’s best-known Olympic runners was a dash
man named Mack Robinson. He is listed as the top 100 yard
man in the 1938 Olympic games with a 9.5 performance. Pre
vious to this Robinson was at Pasadena Junior college where
he chalked up a 20.8 222.
Final record breakers to wear the lemon-yellow and green
produced by the Duck cinder wizard were Javelin man Boyd
Brown and High jumper Les Steers. Brown came to Ore
gon with absolutely no track experience, and before he left
in 1940 was holder of the National A. A. U. javelin champion
ship. Brown set one of his marks in a dual meet between the
Pacific Coast conference and the Big Ten in 1940. His toss
of 232 feet 7 inches set a new meet record and an all-time
Oregon mark. Incidentally the Pacific Coast won that meet
96-40.
Les Steers Tops High Jumpers
Last man to break records for Hayward, and Oregon, was
Heapin’ Les Steers who still holds the world’s high jumping
championship. Steers set a mark of 6 feet 11 inches on June
7. 1941 at Los Angeles.
Those; men, though not all of the outstanding performers
in Oregons track history, are a few of the reasons why Hay
ward is so well-known and respected in track circles all over
the U. S.
Frosh, JVs Slate Double Bill
With Beaver Juniors at Igloo
With the varsity squad doing'
battle up north tonight the spot
light will be on the junior mem
bers of the Oregon hoop teams,
the rampaging Frosh and the
Jayvees. The former outfit
runs against the Rooks from
Aggieville at 7 p. m., and the
JVs are slated to meet the ju
nior varsity aggregation from
OSC at 8 p. m. in McAr
thur .court. This will be the clos
ing phase of the “Little Civil
War” series.
the freshman team will be gun
ning for the second win in two
starts against the invaders, while
the Jayvees will try to salvage a
measure of revenge by knocking
over their opponent for the first
time. In three other tilts with the
junior Beavers the local stars have
been stopped dead.
Already winners in 23 of 24
games, the Frosh hoopsters will ,
attempt to keep their record
bright. The first year men are
proud of the fact that they are
the only Oregon squad that has
been able to register a win
against a Corvallis cage team.
In the first meeting between the
yearling squads the locals edged
out their rivals 46-43, for the
only Rook defeat this season.
Starting lineup for the Frosh is
not definite, because it is doubt
ful whether guard Rod Downey
will see any action because of
blisters.
Tonight’s contest is the closing
game of the season for the Oregon
junior varsity cagers, and they
Two Webfoot Athletes
Claimed by Infirmary
Both football and basketball are
duly represented in the infirmary
this week. Bob Koch, fullback
on the Duck football team, and
Ed Dick, starting forward on the
basketball team, have both called
time out for awhile.
Additional Webfoota included
on the infirmary blotter are Bar
bara Reeder, Marjorie Bernard,
Jean Girts, Patsy Maloney, Su
zanne Kisky, Gloria Smith, Robert
Redmond, Donald Skoog, Howard
Applegate, Davie Munro, Robert
White, and Robert Wilcott.
Sigma Alpha Mu Wins
In the first of the quarter final
handball matches, Sigma Alpha
Mu defeated Kappa Sigma 3-0.
Democracy and atomic energy
have historical affinity. The atomic
theory was first expressed in the
philosophy of Democritus in 375
B.C.
The class of 1879 at the Uni
versity of Oregon had six mem
bers, three men and three women.
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are anxious to top their indepen
dent league championship with a
victory over their perpetual rivals
from Beaverland. The junior
Ducks have taken 21 of 26 games
this year, while the Aggies have
copped 11 out of 12 starts. Their
only loss was to Vanport junior
college, an outfit that the locals
took when they played here.
Probable starting lineup for
the JVs will be Ken Seeborg and
either Freddy Wilson or Luke
Bacceteri at guards, Jerry
Switzer at center, and Bob Don
and Ed Devaney at forwards.
Jim Bocchi who usually starts
at one of the guard posts will
probably not see action because
of a bad knee.
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