DUCK TRACKS
By WALLY HUNTER
Sports Editor
Following the weekend hoorah wherin people from Nevada
said, ", . .our athletic policies are as pure as the driven snow . .”
and Oregon’s Jim Aiken said. ’’. . . I didn't say what they
said I said. . comes a letter from Sacramento deploring the
whole situation. According to I
the person, or persons sending
the letter under the signature
“A group of Oregon Alumni’’
the affair was. a bit on the sor
did side, and should not hap
pen again. One and all con
cerned would agree to this.
But this letter goes further on
a couple of points.
He, or they, say, “The point
is that Oregon knows nothing
about Aiken. . .Alumni in this
state have never figured out j
how Aiken deserved ?. chance |j
at Oregon when coaches ga- g bill HAYWARD
' lore and Oregon graduates |
who could have been considered . . . Aiken was never meant
. for the big-time and he sold the committee that hired him a
bill of goods. For heaven’s sake tell the man to close his trap
and either coach football or get out. . . .”
"Oregon Knows Nothing About Aiken ..."
Without going into details of the gambling and eligibility
incident, it is safe to say that if Aiken did sell the committee
a bill of goods that it must have been the McCoy. Take a check
on conference standings and both Aiken and Oregon look good.
Thus far he^eems to be doing a fair coaching job. So, from what
source does»<this, . . close his trap and either coach football
or get out. P. come ?
Except That His Teams Win
, New on the matter of the Oregon alumns in California not
being able to understand why an Oregon graduate was not
hired for the job. Well, just what makes it necessary that
those alums understand? This state, and every state in the
Unioin is packed full of old grads who feel it is their duty
to “understand” and have a voice in the athletic affairs of the
institution from which they graduated. What dread disease
is this which grabs every third member of each graduating
class and makes them feel that without their advice and
guidance the school’s athletics would fold?
First they (the alums) want a winning football team. . . .
then when they do get a winning football team they moan be
cause an Oregon graduate isn’t coaching it. . . you figure it
out. If ever there was a group looking for an egg'in its beer
this letter-writing group in Sacramento should take the No. 1
spot.
From Coast Conferecne Commissioner’s office comes word
that the western representative to the Rose Bowl will be
, chosen Monday. Said Victor O. Schmidt, “There is no for
mula by which the faculty men vote on the Rose Bowl par
' ticipant. They merely attempt to select the most representa
tive team in the Conference to play the game.” That could
be interpreted as a gentle slap at the people backing Oregon
for the Pasadena spot. All of which is a little on the foolish
side anyway. The way it stands now Oregon has a mighty
good football team, but it doesn’t stand a tfery good chance
of gaining many faculty representatives’ votes when the
Bowl choice is made. They’ll piay it straight and pick the
team with the best record. That wouldn’t be Oregon.
- Honors for Colonel Bill
Plans for the Homecoming game dedication to Oregon s
famed Colonel Bill Hayward are rolling along in fine shape.
A goodly number of University graduates who benefited from
his wizardry as a trainer will undoubtedly be on hand as well
as the many champions he coached. Though illness may pre
vent his attendance at either the fish fry or game, plans will
still go ahead on schedule.
"Desperate OSC Football Squad .. ."
An interesting sidelight on the Oregon State-Washington
State game at Corvallis is reported by observers. It seems
„ Coach Lon Stiner named right end Dick Miller, a two-year
letterman, as captain for the day. That in itself isn’t unusual
... but then Miller didn’t get into the game.
This is the tongue-in-the-cheek department. Publicity re
. leases from OSC say that. . . a desperate Oregon State foot
ball squad is preparing for the game . . .against . . . Oregon
. . . Saturday . . .” And the Bevos are listing ends Bob Grove,
Dick Lorenz, and Dave Anderson; center Jim Swarbrick, guard^
Pay Crane, and back Iven Carpentar as on the injured list.
Chances are that list could be trimmed a bit . . . but then it
would shorten another Stiner bed-time story.
Intramural V-Ball Chase in Home
Stretch as Season Nears Finish
By BOB REINHART
The 1947 intramural volleyball
race roared down the home stretch
yesterday afternoon on the PE ma
ples as the lower division bracket
took over the driver's seat in the
respective pennant races.
Leading the parade in the low
er division were the ATOs who
Gals Complete
Prelim V-Ball
Eliminaitons
By BETH BASLER
Monday’s games finished the
preliminary eliminations in the wo
men’s volleyball leagues. Rebed
and Sigma Kappa were in. a tie
in League I, Delta Gamma won
League II, Highland and Univer
sity of League III tied, League IV
winner was the Sinner's team from
Susan Campbell, and Alpha Phi
had the highest standing in League
V.
The only semi-final game played
today was between the Sinners
and Alpha Phi with the Sinner’s
finishing on top with the decisive
46-12 victory. Halftime score was
23-6. The smooth playing of Bar
bara Richter, Coralee Thomson,
and high point girl for the game,
Thelma Chaney turned the game
in favor of the Susan Campbell
team. Maryanne Hansen was a
consistently good ball handler for
the Alpha Phis.
The other two games were play
offs of the league ties. Sigma Kap
pa left Rebec house behind to the
tune of 63 to 18. It was mainly the
playing of Jackie Tetz in the front
center position which made the
Sigma Kappas outshine Rebec.
Jackie was also high point man
with 14 tallies, and Betsy Moffett
followed her closely with 12. Dor
is Matson made 4 points for Rebec.
In a game played non-rotation
the whole way, University house
won from Highland house 23-20.
At halftime, University was ahead
13-6.Harriet Minot and Mary Pros
ser were outstanding for Univer
sity house.
knocked off their fourth consecu
tive victim as they took the Sig
Eps into camp, 15-1 and 15-4.
The outcome was- never in doubt
as the husky juniors unleashed
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
3:50, Court 40—A THE vs! Sig
ma Chi.
3:50, Court 43—A SAE vs. Sher
ry Ross hall.
4:35, Court 40—A Sig Eps vs.
Pi Kappa Alpha.
4:35, Court 43—A PI Kappa Phi
vs. Legal Eagles.
5:15, Court 40—A Phi Kappa Psi
vs. Lambda Chi Alpha.
5:15, Court 43—A Campbell club
vs. Chi Psi.
a brilliant net game early in the
contest which pushed them far
into the lead.
In the most thrilling sets of the
afternoon, Pi Kappa Alpha’s “B”
squad eked out a narrow two set
win over the DUs, 15-11 and 15-13
in two games. In both tilts the DUs
jumped into an early advantage as
a result of their tremendous set-up
game, only to see it melt away as
the Pi Kaps found themselves in
the late stages.
Assuring themselves of a spot
in the looming playoff, the Theta
Chi “A” team battled past an
outmanned gang of Kappa Sigs
by posting twin 15-3, 15-3 tri
umphs over the losers to notch
their fourth straight win of the
current season. After faltering
in the initial seconds of each set,
the Theta Chis blew red hot in
the waning moments to grab the
laurels in each tilt.
Hot on the footsteps of their big
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"How old is you?”
“Ah’s five. How old is you?”
“Ah don’t know.”
“You don't know how old you
is?”
“Nope.”
“Does women botha you?”
"Nope.”
“You’s fo’.”
... it is hard enough to get up
these dreary mornings, and if you
are like us, those eight o’clocks
look pretty dismal. So . . . maybe
we can liven the day with a story
like the one above. At least we
shall try the idea for a while dur
ing the gray winter months.
I SPORTS: Usually you can hear
big center Brad Ecklund, but the
\ other day he was having an at
i tack of laryngitis and he was try
ing to describe the game, but all
that came out was whispers.
AFTER - STANFORD: Stories
are still pouring in about the gay
time people had down at Stanford
game and around San Francisco.
One of the stories is that some
where in the melee Kay Schneider
lost her skirt. Maybe she lost her
suitcase too, we don’t know yet.
SPORTS: Some of the campus
dogs came back from the weekend
with red faces—the result of ski
ing in various places. Need we say
that in Eugene for all ski equip
ment, it is HENDERSHOTTS.
They have good equipment. For all
the info on skiing ask Gus Kikes,
supposed to be a demon on the
slats!
AFTER-STANFORD: Here that
Jane Daggett got off the beam
some place down in the big city.
Somebody left a note in the type
writer, “What was Jane Daggett
doing at Coffee Den’s Saturday
night when it only opens after
11:30 p.m.?” We can’t answer it,
maybe Jane can.
CAMPUS: This weekend it is the
big Homecoming game. OSC van
dals are meandering around the
quad. Virginia Fletcher and Phyllis
Kohlmeier are trying to get the
dope and Editor Frazier berates
the policy of the Corvallis cops.
And with Homecoming comes
mums for the game. Place your or
der now via phone with EDDIE’S
FLOWERS. Their number is 265.
PHILOSOPHY: "Nature gave
us two ends—one to sit on and the
other to think with. It is a case of
heads you win and tails you lose.”
How true, but why all these tests,
profs ?
CAMPUS: The local hangout for
K Sigs and the 11th street crowd
of Reedy Berg, Stan Williamson,
Van Brocklin et al is the SPUD
NUT shop. They are featuring ci
der and supdnuts — something
novel for these fall days. And of
course there is always the reliable
coffee and ....
WOMEN: Gal with the problem
this woek is Bill! Jean RiethmiUer.
She heads the housing for Home
coming and is looking forward to
all the last minute requests for
housing. Good luck, Billi.
FASHIONS: Men always like to
have up-to-date shirts and one of
the favorites is Arrow. You’ll find
the complete line of them at ROB
ERTS BROS, department store
downtown. A new shirt for Home
coming.
SOCIAL: Thfit big “yes” on this
page may be confusing to most peo
ple, but not to one gal. Seems she
invited Rich Hopper to a house
dance via a telegram and this is
his answer.