DUCK TRACKS ]
By FRED TAYLOR
Assistant Sports Editor
To be successful a football coach has to be a psychologist
these days, along with the regular requirements. And in this
psychology*department Coach Jim Aiken faces his biggest
task of the current season with the Webfoots in their next
two games. The Ducks face oft-beaten Washington State
and Stanford on the latters home soil in conference tilts. The
Eugene club will be heavily favored to take both games by
virtue of their 6-0 triumph over Washington and the recent
pair of 34-7 victories, and here
is the root of Aiken’s problem.
Any team which has pound
ed out three consecutive vic
tories is going to feel pretty
sure of itself. And when two of
the games were by lop-sided
margins confidence is likely to|
Ire soaring. So it is up to Aiken
to bring his charges down to
earth again. Neither one of
these next opponents are going
to be pushovers, despite their
poor showings thus far.
The Cougars will be play
ing before a homecoming
crowd Saturday, and with the
relatives watching them - are
going to play their best brand
of ball. Helping them will be
big Bob George, a helfty, hard
JIM AIKEN
running fullback, who will lie back in the lineup for the Duck
fray. George is a plunging type of ball-carrier the likes of Bob
Koch, and his absence from the team because of an injury defi
nitely crippled the Cougar offense.
Look Out for Indians
L. H. pregory in his Oregonian column warns the Web
foots that Stanford is laying for the Oregon squad. The In
dians have not registered a victory this season, and with three
games remaining—USC, Oregon, and California—have picked
the Ducks to fall as their first victim.The Palo Alto eleven gave
a supposedly superior Oregon State crew an exceedingly bad
time before finally bowing 13-7. So Oregon will have to play
its best"brand'of ball to keep on the winning trail'.
In seven games this season the Webfoot gridders have yet
to play in the rain, which must set some kind of record for
this country. They have performed upon soaking-wet turfs, but
thas hSs little effect upon actual ball-handling, as a dry pig
skin is introduced for every play. Last week rain fell right till
the kickoff, but then the sun broke through and the game was
played in summer-like brightness. In the Nevada tilt a light
drizzle did fall for a few moments, but with little,effect.
Hoop Games Will Be Crowded
The hoop season is just around the corner, and almost all
the Northern Division schools will again be faced with the
problem of over-flow crowds. Oregon's McArthur court, with
its capacity of slightly over 8,000, will not be able to hold all
the fans who want to see the Webfoots in action, and tickets
will have to be parcelled out.
Oregon State has taken steps to relieve their cramped bas
ketball situation. On order for the 1948-49 season is a new
basketball pavilion, with seating for 10,000, The $1,500,00
structure will be constructed so that 85 percent of the spec
tators will be seated along the sides of the court, with the
remainder at the ends. There will be no supporting posts to
obstruct the spectators’ view, such as in the Igloo. Included
in the building will be offices for the coaches, dressing
rooms, showers, and equipment rooms, so the hoopsters will
have a self-contained unit.
Speaking of basketball the Pacific coast professional league,
which depends upon its racehorse style to draw the customers,
has taken further steps to cut down game-slowing whistle tac
tics of the officials. The pros' rules, which have already featured
a minimum of officiating, have been even more abridged. Now
a fouled player must run to the free throw line, and shoot the
gift shot as soon as the ball is handed him by the referee,
without waiting for his mates to 'line up. A player who commits
five fouls mav now return to the game after spending two
minutes in a penalty box, as in ice hockey. A sixth personal
foul puts the hooper permanently out of the game.
College Officials Might Take Note
Put the most significant rule change, and one which col
legiate court circles might well take notice, is on which does
away with the calling of minor fouls in the backcourt which do
not affect the ball. Too much time is consumed in college bas
ketball by whistle-minded officials who call every infraction
on the floor and turn the game into a continuous march to
the free throw line, instead of the fast-moving affair it is
supposed to be.
Lower Division 'B'
Teams Hot in Race
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
3:50, Court 40—Sigma Nu B vs.
Sigma Alpha Mu B.
3:50, Court 43—Campbell club B
vs. Sigma Chi B.
4:35, Court 40—Delta Upsilon A
vs. Yeomen A.
4:35, Court 43—Tau Kappa Ep
silon A vs. Sigma Hall A.
5:15, Court 40—Phi Delta Theta
A vs. Sigma Alpha Mu A.
5:15, Court 43—Sigma Alpha Ep
silon A vs. Westminster house A.
By WARD BEBB
Four teams of the “B” volleyball
circuit jumped on the bandwagon
and were among the leaders of the
league in their division yesterday
afternoon as the “lucky” seventh
round slipped by with only four
winners spiking out convincing
wins. Two forfeits marred the day’s
action and the Phi Delts and Delts
garnered easy victories as the hall
men of Omega and Sigma hall
failed to make an appearance.
Pi Kaps Down Chi Psi
An aroused team of Pi Kaps
came from behind in the third
game of their series with the
third game of their series with
the courtmen of Chi Psi as they
gained their first win in “B” com
petition on the PE activity courts
in the opening game. The Pi Kaps
could not find their range in the
first encounter as they were
announced 15-6, but came back in
winning the second game 15-4. The
final contest saw teamwork and
good set-ups as the Pi Kaps held
their edge and won 15 to 13.
Delts Win on Forfeits
Delta Tau Delta slipped by their
opponent as the volleyball players
of Sigma hall made no showing on
court 40 to give the Delts a win by
forfeit. This puts them in a close
race with the other top contenders
in the “B” league, as many team’s
are in the upper division with two
or more wins.
Betas Over Phi Sigs
The Betas squeezed out a 15-13
win in the opener over the unde
feated Phi Sigs, but good net play
and accurate serving was the final
factor as the Betas lashed a quick
attack in the second contest and
dropped the surprising Phi Sigs by
the score of 15 to 4. In rotation vol
leyball a team should have height
and by setting up the ball on the
left of the net a good spiking game
can be used. The Betas showed
promise in this as did many other
teams.
Omega Hall Forfeits
In the second forfeit of the day
the Phi Delts added another win to
their column as the hallmen of
Omega failed to produce a team as
scheduled. This also moves the Phi
Delts up another notch and possi
ble possession of the lower-division
“B” award.
Fijis Win
The best frayw of the day was
the Fiji encounter as they repeat
edly held the net play and kept the
serving honor by dropping the
Kappa Sigs twice 15-11 and 15-5.
The game showed fine teamwork
especially on the Phi Gamma Del
ta outfit, and with perfect set-ups
a volley was in play for many
times. With the decisive spiking of
Ray Heidenrich the Fijis gained
valuable points in both contests.
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Good court action on the back line
was in evidence also.
SAE TRIUMPH
The last game saw the SAEs
bump the French hall sextet by a
shutout in the first fray 15-0 and
with good play downed them 15-8
to close the two out of three.
By AL PIETSCHMAN
SPORTS: The talk about Oregon
in the Rose Bbwl continues, but the
Rose Bowl idea often ends up like
a pitcher tossing a no-hit ball game
—as soon as you mention it, the
bubble breaks. Let’s keep our fin
gers crossed and see what happens.
WOMEN: Some of these “new
look’’ coats (yes we still are harp
ing on them) cause men’s eyebrows
to lift but one of the longest and
most attractive is the coat worn by
Marilyn Turner. And just to keep
one little lady happy, (she wears
pink and green sometimes) we
mustn't forget Sue Mercer.
FASHIONS: Men are always
complaining about the way their
shirts look if they aren’t laundered
a certain way—suggest you send
them to EUGENE LAUNDRY
where they try to please and send
you shirts you’ll like.
And a hint about shirts: turn up
the collar of your shirt when you
put it in the laundry bag. This will
insure its being laundered with the
collar unfolded, help make the col
lar last.
SPORTS: There are some mighty
big feet tromping up and down
Mac court these days. Trainer Tom
Hughes was recently fixing up Rog
Wiley’s basketball shoes—size 14
mind you. Bob Ifehrli and Bob Am
acher are almost in that category.
One of the most modern depart
ment stores in town is ROBERTS
BROS. They have branched out
! from Portland and have a new
store on Willamette street. And for
the men, ARROW SHIRTS in their
men’s section. Give ’em a look.
JAM: Nellie Butcher, who will
close at New York’s Cafe Society
in mid-month will get a minimum
of $1750 per week in the best thea
ters—as a single. Last June Nel
couldn’t even get started for more
than a hundred!
CAMPUS: We’ll take this time
to extend a hearty invite to you to
the Dolt house dance Saturday
night. Drop in, we’ll be glad to see
you.
And let’s keep Marty Pond
smiling, get those dimes, quarters
or what have you into the coffer
for the WSSF. ’Tis a worthy
cause they say and if Mart worries
Gladys Hale will be sad too.
House dances again rule the so
cial calendar this week, besides
Woody Herman, and for your flow
ers give EDDIE’S FLOWERS a
quick buzz—also might be a good
idea to make sure you have the
flowers for Homecoming, Novem
ber 22. Their number if 265.
SPORTS: About the only chal
lenges heard so far on the campus
are the interfraternity and the so
rority feuds. But Bob Chapman
came up with the idea of a chal
lenge to USC on November 29. Bob
is figuring Oregon to win the next
three and hopes the Trojans lose to
UCLA. “Beat Troy,” might be the
battle cry if such a challenge could
be worked out.
A good place to get good food is
IiENELLS. They have the food you
want and like—so, if you haven’t
had a good meal at the house, drop
down for a snack. The coffee keeps
you awake for your morning class
es.
WOMEN: Cheerful face on the
quad the other day was none other
than Gloria Fick’s. Gloria dropped
down for a day and was swarmed
around by all her friends. She has
an intellectual job in Portland now.