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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1948)
DUCK TRACKS By LARRY LAU We drove 650 miles to see a basketball game Saturday and decided when we got hack, that we'd do it again if we had the chance. We saw a hard-fought game, savage as a Banzai charge. We saw some of the worst officiating ever seen on the Northern Division. We also saw why the Huskies were pre-season fav orites to win the ND title. I walked through the gates and into the Oregon dressing room about 7:15. Usuallv those long-legged hoop artists are shouting, capering around, and making all kinds of noise. Not Saturday night. Every thing was pretty cpiiet, and just a little grim. They all seemed glad to see, someone from home. Edmunson pavi 11 ion is a pretty big place to get lonesome in. All in all, there were about forty students who treked north to watch. John Warren said some of the boys' parents Stan Williamson iiciu nicuic me mp, Him weie given >eais h nine up. uuu un vey’s folks were there. They had to peek around a post to watch him get thrdwn out of the game by one of the whistle tooting, prison-shirted incompetents on the floor. Even the Huskies booed that one. In the dressing room, big Honest John, dour and unsmil ing, reminded you of a big bear, looking frustrated because he couldn’t do more to help. Dick Wilkins was flexing his wrists when I talked to him. Stan Williamson was busying himself with his shoes. A1 Popick was bustling around, bounce-passing cheer words off everyone’s back, Jim Bar telt was sitting on the bench poker face, waiting . . . and Roger Wiley was taping his feet . . . them great big feet. The team was met at the train station by a bevy of pretty coeds, one per player, and escorted with police escort, to Ed mundson pavilion in open convertables. I don't think John V ar ren or trainer Tommy Hughes drew a coed. Hughes has been taking the kinks out of backs and legs, and giving rubdowns for so long now, it's probably a good thing. Little Stan Had a Rough Time Williamson drew a huge appreciative chuckle from the crowd when he went all out on one play to guard towering Jack Nichols. Salmon's arms were windmilling about Nachol’s head, and he was hopping around like a cat in a skillet. His head was just about even with Nichol's chest. The student section gave Stan a hard time. Every time he’d get the ball and try to call a signal, the crowd would break out in a deaf ening roar, and the Webfoot quintet were never able to under stand him fully. Something for the home rooters to keep in mind. All through the game the players were either getting ready to slug each other, or they'd walk down the floor arm in arm, chatting, shaking their heads, evidently agreeing on the one thing sure, that both officials were blind as bats. Many times we saw a Washington player grin ancl\ shrug his shoulders after a foul had been called on one of the Ducks. The crowd even booed some of the decisions against us, it was that bad. V’e can't say it was the officials who turned the tide tho’. Washing ton was the better ball club Saturday night. Edmundson Pavilion Dwarts Mac Lourt During the third quarter, a black-brown husky dog came trotting onto the floor, with a small boy frantically in pur suit. The crowd gave a big roar, just like we’d have done, had Puddles suddenly flown into the thick of the fight. Ed mundson pavilion is huge. You could put Mac court neatly inside, and throw the music auditorium in for good measure. Thev have a big electric scoreboard, about 10' by 20’, with large, red electric‘lights spelling out the team names and the score. Our own athletic department has one on order, and we’ll have it for the '49 season. Right now. before the next home game, we need bigger numbers to hang up. Lotsa’ people tell me that from the far end of Mac court, you either have to guess, or keep vour own score. Husky Fans Confident of Pennant The halftime entertainment was engrossing. Two of the na tion's top ping-pong artists set up a table in tbe middle of the court and gave a superb exhibition of what could be done with a celluloid ball. We noted that "pigging'’ at the game was an accepted thing. No comment, just thought you might be in terested. We found the Husky fans dead sure that their team would win the Pacific Coast championship. We noted also, that they I were none too sure about their new football coach. Howie Odell. Thev have an awesome respect for Mr. James Aiken up Seattle wav. Several went so far as to predict a Rose Bowl trip for the '48 Webfoot squad. Perhaps they were being polite, but we think they were making a good prediction. Cornell’s Resignation Accepted IM Squads Win Tough Cage Tilts Today’s Schedule 3:50 Nestor A vs. MeChesney A. 3:50 Sig Ep B vs. Minturn B 4:35 Lambda Chi B vs. Phi Psi B 4:35 Fiji B vs. Delt B 5:15 Campbell B vs. French B 5:15 Phi Sig B vs. Phi Delt B Handball Stan Ray vs. Chi Psi. By John Barton Yesterday’s IM tilts again feat tured a ’wild, hard-playing set of “A” teams playing games that kept the referees and the foul lines busy for the full afternoon. The three quints finishing on top were: SAE over Sherry Ross hall, 27-21; Delta Tau Delta over Sederstrom hall, 28-11; and Pi Kappa Phi over Cherney hall in the afternoon’s thriller, 27-23. SAE Over Sherry Ross SAE downed a fighting Sherry! Ross outfit 27-21 in the afternoon’s j opener. Score at the half found the Hallmen down 13-9, and the third quarter intermission told the same story by a count of 16-11. In this period, the Sherry Ross boys had' trouble finding the hoop with their many long shots. High man for SAE was Warren Riehy with seven, and Dick Crang rang up eight for the losers. Delts Drop Sederstrom In the most one-sided game of the afternoon, the team from Delta Tau romped over Sederstrom hall. Led by big Bob Kerhli, the Delts got off to a six-point lead before the Sederstrom team found the hoop. Kerhli, who wound up the afternoon with a total of 10 points, virtually ruled the back boards for his mates. The Sederstrom team played a hard game, but had trouble get ting the ball in under the basket through the ball-stealing Delt de fense. Half time score stood at 17-4 in favor of the Delts. Delt re serves took over in the fourth quarter. High man for Sederstrom was John Belloni with seven points. Cherney Loses One Closest game of the afternoon showed a fighting quint from Cher ney hall go down to a tall boy named Willard Higgins and four other men from Pi Kappa Phi. Wig gins practically owned the back boards during the whole game, while the Cherney team stayed in the game with the sharpshooting of Chuck Humble, who was high t - Athletic Business Manager To Leave Oregon in March Resignation of Anson B. Cor nell, athletic department business manager, has been approved by University President Harry K. ANSE CORNELL Newburn. Cornell’s resignation, predicted by the Emerald late last year, is to become effective March 1, and will be submitted today for approval by the State Board of Higher Education. He has been as sociated with the University since 1936. Cornell is leaving the University because of business connections with the New Service Laundries, located in Eugene and Roseburg. Cornell, who graduated from Oregon in 1916, is credited with for his team with eight points. Cherney was put at a disadvantage in the early part of the game when forward' Bill Hammerbeck was benched with a sprained ankle. Halftime score stood at 16-12 in favor of the Pi Kaps, who gained their four-point advantage at the outset of the game and held on to it to win. Cherney was ahead only for a few seconds when they ran up five quick points in the first period to take the lead momen tarily. Higgins -was high for the Pi Kaps with 17 points to take honors for the afternoon. Handball Results Sigma Nu swept the handball match of the day from Sigma Alpha Epsilon with three straight wins. In the first singles match, Howy Steers won over Ray Segale by counts of 21-10, 22-20, but drop ped one game, 13-21. The second singles game slated Sigma Nu John Kovenz against SAE Jim Popp, who lost by scores of 21-14 and 21-15. Bob Zurcher and Hank Steers played the doubles match for Sig ma Nu and won over SAE’s Allen Littlefield and John Welborn by scores of 21-6 and 21-18. putting the athletic department back into the black during his 12 year tenure. He was originally hired as graduate manager of ath letics, but was named business manager last year when the de partment was reorganized. As an athlete, Cornell earned four letters at Oregon in baseball and basketball, and was named All Coast quarterback his "Sophomore year. He was one of the lightest quarterbacks ever to wear an Ore gon uniform. Cornell, and former Coach Howard Hobson, are the only men in Oregon history to captain two major sports in one year. After his graduation from Ore gon, Cornell went to the College of Idaho, where he was athletic direc tor and football and baseball coach for 17 years. He then went to Pa cific university and held a similar position there from 1933 to 1935. Badminton Slated For WAA Girls Six games will lead off Tues day’s round in the WAA badminton tournament to be held between 4 and 5' p.m. Three of the tilts are scheduled for the outdoor gym and three in the indoor gym. Maryanne Hansen against Yvonne Keith, Bir della Ball versus Kay Richardson and Margaret McKeen opposing Georgene Shanklin are the games slated in the indoor gym. The out door gym will feature contests be tween Sue Dimm and Maxine Arndt, Betty Burkhart and Donna Lyons, and Shirley Brack and Joan McKenna. Saturday's matches saw Joan McKenna defeat Margaret Wil liams, 3 games to 0, and Barbara Denning bow to Shirley Bruck, 3 game to 0. Miss Mary Bowman, faculty ad viser for girls’ intramurals, said there are conflicts in 4 o’clock classes, but defaults will be given if the girls do not report at the time specified. Grid Movies Ton/te Movies of last year’s Oregon Stanford football game will be shown in room 307 Chapman to night at 6:30. A re-run is soiled-. uied to begin at 7:05. No admis sion will be charged. The Oregon-Oregon State game will be shown February 3. Dru ids, junior men’s honorary, is sponsoring the films. 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