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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1947)
✓ DUCK TRACKS By WALLY HUNTER Assistant Sports Editor Below is a portion of a column written by sportswriter Marlowe Branagan of the Portland Journal, on the subject of Oregon s ex line coach, Vaughn Corley. The sentiments that are expressed here are typical of what many people ac quaintea with the athletic set up at Eugene have said in the past. Corley is no longer a part of the Duck athletic set-up. having accepted a coaching- position at University of Arizona, hut it might lie well to cpiote Branagan because Vaughn made many friends here , even though most will agree that he was no world-beater. Said Brana gan, “The last orchid in the Tex Oliver floral piece which graced VAUGHN CORLEY um>usu) 01 wiegon mutual i tame has departed and, for one, we’re downright sorry to see Vaughn Corley hike off to Arizona . . . If one would stick to .the fact \ aughn Corley being line coach at the U. of O., chances are his departure would be hailed with glee by a lot of \\ ebfoot grid fans, as there was just an element of truth in the statement last fall (that) the Webfoots didn't have a line .... At least not much of a line.” "He Never Did Get a Chance" In fairness to Vaughn Corley, he never did get a chance to follow the dictates of his own conscience. When a guy signed as assistant to Oliver it seems all he was supposed to do was show up for a picture with which to grace pro grams, yearbooks and various and sundry school magazines, fade into the background and there remain until time for another film.” "It isn't entirely known just how much—or how little— an Oliver assistant was supposed to do in his daily trip to a practice field. Suffice to say, they didn’t generally get a chance to do much under their own power.” •4 Up at University of Portland the sports moguls are set ting the Pilots up with a better than average football schedule. In spite of a dreary season last year the Portland club has a nine-game schedule that includes some pretty fair compe tition. Included on the docket are St. Mary’s, Oregon State, and Washington State. Johns Has Ineligibility Trouble On top of having to fight their way down the home stretch for the southern division title UCLA is also having player trouble. Coach Ned Johns lost Center Marvin Lee and Guard Ronnie Pearson via the scholastic ineligibility axe. Johns is switching Dave Minor, who substitutes for Don Barksdale, to center to 'take up the slack at the pivot post. He is supposed to have plenty of forwards to take up where Pearson left off. Loss of only two substitute ball players might not be so tough in an ordinary year, but when the team is pounding its way into the home stretch it could be disastrous. Williamson Chosen by Friel When the University of Idaho picked their all-opponent all-star basketball team the Oregon Webfoots failed to have a ball player listed on the mythical outfit. However Wash ington State Coach Jack Friel did a little better for the Ducks. On Friel’s outfit he named Cliff Crandall and Red Rocha (normally a center) of Oregon State at forwards, Jack Nichols of Washington at center, Lew Beck of Oregon State and either Stan Williamson of Oregon or Bobby Jorgenson of Washington at guards. Blanchard Ruled Out of IC-4A Meet Back at the West Point Military academy things don’t seem to be going too well for the Army’s all-American foot ball player Doc Blanchard. Blanchard has been chalked off the entry list of the Saturday night IC-4A meet in Madison Square garden, because he skipped a class at the Academy. In 1945 burly Doc won the shotput championship in this meet. This same thing happened when Blanchard wasn t al lowed to enter the national A.A.L. track and field meet a week ago. DANCE EVERY SATURDAY For table Reservations Call Springfield 8861 9:30 - 12:30 Wayne Ryan and His Band SWIMMER'S DELIGHT 3 Miles east of Goshen. Call Spr. SS61 Beauty Parades for Sports Staff, Choice Not Revealed The Emerald sports shack played host to its Cover Girl candidates last night with three anonymous judges observing the performance with great care. On hand to blink shyly at flashing camera bulbs were representatives from five ath letic teams. The brilliance of the display caused the senile trio no end of con cern. Blood pressure rose, and jaws sagged. A decision was impossible. They retired to the Side, then to Taylor’s. Finally in desperation they invaded the Igloo only to find Beavers cracking jokes about nice Oregon girls. The judges had a bitter night! They guarantee a decision some time today. Present at the sports shack ex travaganza were: Gloria Albertson, Hendricks hall, track. Wanda Shaw, Pi Phi, skiing. Joany Larue, Theta, basketball. Joanne Utz, Delta Zeta, golf. Nancy Fitzhugh, Chi O, football. Unable to attend the “get ac quainted” session was Harriet Van natta, Kappa, representing the swimming team. Though only one of the entries is slated to represent the sports page in the Emerald Cover Girl finals, all sportsided candidates will be in cluded in a welcome committee to help usher in the state high school basketball tourney at McArthur court March 11-15. The coeds will cooperate in hos pitality deluxe to the teams and fol lowers of the 16 schools entered in the high school tournament. Spring Graduates Offered Positions Graduating students are literally passing up good opportunities when they fail to file their credentials and letters of recommendation with the student placement bureau, accord ing to Dean Karl W. Onthank of the University personnel adminis tration. He pointed out that inter views between prospective employ ers and graduating students are ar ranged largely on the basis of these credentials. A representative of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company will con duct interviews Friday with job seeking students. The Aetna Life Insurance com pany representative is scheduled to be at the University placement bu reau Tuesday. Two men are wanted to fill posi tions in the National Carbon com pany sales department. Full details on jobs now avail able to graduating students, can be obtained at the placement office, room 6, Friendly. Contribute your breakage fees to the Student Union. JOIN • for health • for fun • for relaxation it’s RIGHT DOWN YOUR ALLEY at at DORSEY’S U-BOWL 29 W. 11th Zazula Arrives Newly appointed backfield coaeh Frank Zazula arrived on the Uni versity campus yesterday to assume his duties under grid mentor Jim Aiken. Zazula was former coach at Ak ron, Ohio, before he was selected for the Oregon job. He placed high school football under Aiken, and was a teammate of Dick Miller, re cently named line coach by Aiken. Oregon Chessmen Win Initial Match In its competition held last Thurs day evening at the community cen ter, the University chess club de feated the Eugene chess club by a score of 9 to 7. Hugh Noland, the University’s number one man, lost the first game but won the second in his match with Roy Copping, Eugene champion. U. of O. Eugene City Hugh Noland 1, Roy Copping 1. George Swift 2, Dr. E. L. George 0. Ted Odland 1, L. Howe 1. Robert Wilhelmi 0, Fred C. Crafps 2. Shubert Fendrich iy2, O. N. Hult 1V3. John Laxson y2, J. Cooper 1 \'2. Jim Calhoun 1, James Olsen 1. Ralph Osborne 2, Dale Rumforfi (frft). Total 9 Total 7 SX Wins Handball In the last of the quarter-final matches, Sigma Chi defeated the Legal Eagles 2-1. The Sigma Chis split the single matches and took the double match from the Eagles. Lubrication Expert Tires Batteries Car Washing DANNERS SERVICE STATION West 10th and Olive Phone 2614 RECORDS FOR EVERY OCCASION We Have Them <£ 5936-W 58 West 11th