DUCK TRACKS
By GLENN GILLESPIE
Emerald Sports Editor
It’s been nothing; but Cotton Bowl talk around here lately,
_ and the 1948-49 basketball season has been all but crowded into
the inside columns. But John Warren’s Oregon cagers have
• been in practice since October 18, and will bang into the pre
season game slate tonight at Salem, against the Willamette
. University Bearcats.
Coach Johnny Lewis and his Bearcat quint will be remem
JOHN WARREN
just now warren s new Duck
bered for their upset over Ore
gon last year, one of three pre
season defeats handed the
Ducks in 13 games.
The 16-game Northern Divi
sion schedule doesn’t get going
until next term, and the Ducks
have another 13-game pre-sea
son schedule to wade through
before conference play gets un
derway Jan. 4 against Idaho. In
addition, the Warrenmen will
participate in a conference pre
season tourney in San Francis
co Dec. 27-28-29.
edition will stack up with other ND squads will be determined
■\\ lien the season starts, but from watching the Ducks in prac
tice, we’ll venture the opinion that they won’t be pushovers for
any opponent.
Despite the loss of two terrific guards, Stan Williamson and
A1 Popick, and other steady performers like Dick Wilkins and
Reedy Berg, Warren has managed to build a potent squad from
the remains of last year’s team.
If Mr. 'Big' Goes’ so Will the Ducks
Oregon will still have the best “big” man in the Northern
Division. Center Roger Wiley, seeing his final year of compe
tition at Oregon, will again dominate play under both back
boards. Again, if Wiley goes, the Ducks will go as a team.
Backing Rog up on the boards is Bob Amacher, another
six-foot, eight-incher, who is developing into a sharp defen
sive player. Bob Lavey looks like the boy to take over for
Williamson in setting up Oregon floor play. Lavey is speedy
and a good shot.
If Jim Bartelt’s ankle shows any improvement, the veteran
- forward will also be right in there for a starting place on the
front line. Then there’s Paul Sowers, a transfer from Vanport
Don Peterson up from the frosh, Dick Unis, speed-burner from
last year’s team, Paul Cooper, Bob Don, Kenny Seeborg, and
a host of others.
The material’s there, and the Webfoot basketballers should
- win their share of games this year. The whole Northern Divi
sion hoop picture looks pretty bright, with both Washington
teams and Oregon State also figured to have strong teams. And
Idaho’s “black-shirts” can’t be overlooked.
Cotton Bowl Bid Brings Extra Cash
Back to the Cotton Bowl, and there’s still plenty to be writ
ten.. It's not official yet and probably won’t be for a while,
. but as of now, it looks like the Webfoot football team will net its
school anywhere from $15,000 to $20,000 extra by playing in the
Cotton Bowl instead of Pasadena’s Rose Bowl.
Cotton Bowl Chairman Dan Rogers claims that the Ducks
' will get at least $105,000, and possibly $115,000, as their 42y2
percent of the gate. California’s share of the Rose Bowl re
ceipts is figured to run about $96,500, after deductions for
the Tournament of Roses, the Big Nine, and expenses.
Oregon still gets the same $6500 Rose share to add to its
Cotton Bowl take, or a total of $111,500, possibly plus. Money
comes in big Bowls this year, and no mistake.
Transportation for Long Texas Jaunt
Soon after the big announcement, plans stared snowballing
for transportation to Dallas. Oregon students are reported to
be investigating bus charter possibilities, and the Portland Ore
gon Journal has announced plans to run chartered Pullmans or
a complete train to the Texas classic.
Tentative departure date was set at Dec. 28, with the return
run to leave Jan. 6. Private parties in Eugene and Portland will
probably charter planes for the trip, and many students are al
ready grooming their cars for a long jaunt to Texas. How about
a winter vacation in the land of cotton?
IM Playoff
Action To
Start Todav
m
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
4 p.m.—Sigma Chi vs. Phi Delts A
4 p.m.—DU A vs. Sig Ep A
4:45 p.m.—Minturn A vs. Delts A
4:45 p.m. Delts B vs. ATO B
In the final play of the IM vol
leyball season yesterday, there
were four games played and two
forfeits. Today will begin the play
offs.
The Sig Eps won a forfeit from
the Yeomen in the opening game
of the day.
The same results followed for
the Delts as the Hunter hall team
failed to show up for the game.
In the Sherry Ross-Pi Kappa Al
pha series the Pi Kapps won two
easily by 15-7, 15-8 scores.
The Tekes didn’t have much op
position from the Cherney hallmen
as they won two quick games by
a 15-6, 15-7 count.
The fastest played games of the
day came when the powerful ATO
team completely outplayed and
outscored the six from Merrick
hall. In the first game the Mer
rick men managed to get three
points and that was all, the score
being 15-3. The second game was
perhaps the quickest game played
all season with the ATOs winning
with much ease, 15-1.
The Fizzeds easily won two from
the Wesley house with scores of
15-9 and 15-2.
Pitt Wants Hamilton
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 — (AP) —
Pitt today picked Navy Capt. Tom
Hamilton to direct its athletics pro
vided Uncle Sam will release him
for the job—and Hamilton wants it.
The choice was made by the Uni
versity’s Board of Trustees with a
deep bow to the wishes of the Navy
Department and the fervent hope
the Navy will accept. As an active
officer, Hamilton is prohibited from
negotiating with civilian authori
ties.
Capt. Hamilton will “be offered
the post as soon as it is possible for'
him to properly receive the invita
tion,” a statement by Pitt Chancel
lor R. H. Fitzgerald said.
CAMPUS SHOE
SHOP
On 13th between
Alder and Kincaid
Oregon If Emerald
SPORTS
Yearlings Prepare For
Lincoln High Swimmers
ah men- nisi, appearance or trie
year the University of Oregon
freshman swimming team will open
the coming swimming season at
2:30 Saturday, December 4, in the
men’s pool. Providing the opposi
tion will be a group outstanding
swimmers from Lincoln High
School of Portland. This however
is a regularly scheduled meet for
the frosh.
Five members of the Lincoln
team swim for the Multnomah Ath
letic Club of Portland. One of the
most outstanding of swimmers on
the Cardinal team is Gordon Ed
wards, city in and outdoor 200-met
er champ. He is also one of the fin
est prospects from the state in the
last ten years.
Edwards has been swimming for
Jack Cody at the MAC for the last
four years and has set a blistering
pace. The second outstanding
swimmer for the Cards is Bob Vin
ton also a Cody protege. He is an
outstanding sprinter and is a mem
ber of the PNA junior champioship
relay team. Venton also is the state
AAU junior mens 100-meter champ.
Along with Edwards and' Vinton is
Bill Sturdivant, another fine pros
pect from Portland.
As for the frosh team, Coach John
Borchardt is somewhat handicap
ped because the team is small in
number. However, he expects that
with what swimmers he has they
will show up well come Saturday
afternoon.
The present roster for the frosh
that will make up the team for the
meet will be Bob McKinney, Ted
Antosen, Jack Schiffer, Dick Ruck
deschel, Ralph Hickinbotham, Ali
kan Parrish, Chong S. Choo, and
Pat Blue.
Football Doubleheader?
MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 1 (AP)—Pos
sibility of a football “doubleheader”
here on New Year’s day was report
ed in the making today.
A local group—irate over the se
lection of thrice-beaten Texas to
oppose Georgia in the Orange Bow!
classic—was reported attempting
to bring Santa Clara and either
i Penn State or Tulane here for a
game under the lights, a few hours
after the Texas-Georgia contest.
Bowl Bid Accepted
NEW YORK, Dec. 1—(AP)— An
other bowl program was completed
today when Villanova college ac
cepted a bid to meet Nevada in
the Harbor Bowl at San Diego,
Calif., January 1.
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