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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1947)
Varsity Paddlers Dump Frosh tHoopmen Set Final Warmup Drill iBefore Holiday Canadian Invasion By DON FAIR Basketball Coach John War ren scheduled light limbering-up drills for the cagers today in their last practice session before the two opening games with the University of British Columbia, li. C., November 28 and 29. The 12-man traveling squad re leased yesterday included two centers, five forwards, and five guards. Making the trip are Bob Amaeher, Marv Rasmussen, Rog er Wiley, Jim Bartelt, Archie Ga cek, Bob Don, Stan Williamson, Bob Lavey, Kenny Seeborg, Al Popick, Reedy Berg, and Lynn Hamilton. Amaeher, Gacek, Don, Rates High on UP Poll ... Ughtnin' Juke Leicht, Oregon’s speedball at halfback, who rated sec ond only to Southern California’s tackle John Ferraro in vote-getting when the Cnited Press named its All-Coast team. In addition to making the UP team he rated the first string nod on the INS dream team and was a second string choice on the Al’ squad. You'll Find Everything for Your THANKSGIVING DINNER at ELLIOTT’S ONE-STOP GROCERY 13t!i & Patterson Phone 95 Seeborg, and Hamilton are non lettermen. Wiley has been named captain for the two contests which will start at 8 p.m. on the Canadians’ court. Warren said his starting quint for the first game will be forwards Amaclier and Bartelt, center Wiley, and guards Wil liamson and Berg. All of the players will be able to go home for Thanksgiving din ner, but will assemble in Portland tomorrow night to entrain at 11 p.m. for Vancouver. The squad is to arrive at its destination noon Friday. The team originally planned to fly to the games, but weather conditions prevented such an arrangement. The British Columbia five is of unknown strength, but have won two of three contests this season. They boast a pair of 6 foot 6-inch candidates although neither are on the first five. Starting for the Thunderbirds will be Harry Kermode and Nev Munro at forwards. Kermode is the taller of the two at 6 feet 3 inches. Bob Haas will hold down the pivot slot for UBC, with Pat McGeer and Bobby Scarr at guards. Although not on the first quint, Frank Bell, a 6 foot 6-inch center and newcomer to the Canadian team, is regarded as the Thunder birds most potent threat. John For syth, another center, is the same height as Bell. Other first-rate reserves for the Thunderbirds are Jim Mitchell, Dave Campbell, and Jerry Steven son. Two years ago, UBC had one of the strongest teams in the Northwest, but last year’s team failed to measure up to preseason expectations. Warren made no comments about the game, but said, “the Oregon squad could probably use lots of luck” in its Openers. The team will leave Vancouver at 8 a.m. Sunday and arrive in Eu gene 12 hours later. From Eugene, the Webfoo't cag ers travel back to Portland to play the Pilots from the Rose city, Mon day, December 1. Tuesday, De cember 2, Oregon followers will get their first look at the Duck cagers when they meet Portland at the Igloo in a return match. t Frosh Free-style Sensation Churns to Double Victories A game but out-manned frosh swimming team could not match the varsity’s all-around strength, and was submerged 48-27 by their more experienced rivals in a thrill-packed stroking duel in the men’s pool yesterday. Outstanding performance of the day was turned in by frosh sensa tion, Jim Anderson, who copped both free-style sprint events. The Duckling ace was only one second off the varsity pool record in the 60-yard sprint. He whizzed the distance in 30.4 and hit the water again in the 100, to reel off a very creditable 56.3. The varsity grabbed an early lead in the contest as the medley relay team composed of Earl Walters, Bill Amburn, and A1 Dahlen won the opening event by a wide margin. In the next race, the 220 free-style,the frosh apparently had victory within their grasp after Tommy Nakota, a dimiutive Ha waiian speedster, passed varsity stroker George Moorehead, who had forged into an early lead. Nakota, however, stopped with two laps remaining, thinking that he had gone the required distance, enabling Moorhead to flash past hi mand add another five counters to the winner’s total. The Ducklings made a valiant effort to overtake their foe as Jim Stanley showed classy form in annexing first place in the diving, and Jimmy Anderson notched up another top spot in the 100. But the varsity was not ■ to be thwarted in its victory march. It racked up wins in all the re maining events, three of them by easy margins. In the 150 yard backstroke, the 200 breastroke, and the sprint relay, the veterans had little difficulty in subduing the frosh, but the 440 proved to be the most breathtaking battle or the meet. For the entire 24 laps Paul Thompson, a 1946 letter winner, and .yearling Tom Nakota matched stroke for stroke, and in a finish that brought the crowd to their feet Thompson edged ahead of his dead-tired opponent to win by a hand’s length. Summary: 300 yard medley: Won by var sity, (Walters, Amburn, Dah len). Time 3:31. 200-yard free-style: Won by Moorehead, (V); Tom Nakota, (F), second; Jim Stanley, (F), third. Time, 2:30. 60 yard freestyle: Won by An derson, (F); Bib Vanatta, (V), second; Harmon, (V) and Fer ris, (V), tie for third. Time, 30.4. Diving: Won by Stanley, (F); McCullough, (V), second; Cof fey, (V), third. 100 yard freestyle: Won by Anderson, (F); Vanatta, (V), (Please turn to page six) FOR THOSE COLD DAYS AHEAD I at the store where— \ “It's a pleasure to serve you.” GBtMk 61 E. Broadway WEEK - LONG SOX SALE! 50% off on nationally advertised brands —A wide variety of styles and colors for your inspection and selection. jggO E. 13- ST