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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1949)
Ducks, WSC to Tangel Webfoot Guard Ready SNO USE We dislike to take the negative approach to the spoit of skiing as displayed by an article in yester days Emerald. Applying certain tactual information especially to the would-be skier and beginner, would direct his thinking toward y more positive outlook. The “staff" of Sno Use intends to collect, edit, and supply any ma terial which will aid ski enthusiasts in the appreciation of this fast arowing sport. This year the University ski team ia being sponsored by the Universi ty of Oregon Ski Club. Some twenty hopefuls include John Carson and Matt Vramzan from Vanport; Saul Kaik, Tom Donahue, Jack Meyer, veterans from last year; and many vewcomers including Dick Poit vvood, Don VanZyl and Jim Dona itue. Time trials will be held within the next few weeks. Meets are being arranged with Portland. U., Van i^ort. Lewis & Clark and possibly ■Weed. There is ample opportunity for the aspiring skier to receive that all too valuable instruction on the slopes this winter with numerous classes being given in several areas. At Mt. Hood the Portland Junior Chamber of Commerce opens its an nual Jaycee Ski school on Sunday to vun for four weeks. At Hoodoo Bowl on the Santiam j^a^s, the Bend Junior Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring classes for beginners. Also a Safety Ski class under the joint supervision of the $tkt Patrol, the Obsidians and the University Ski Club will begin Sun day and last until Feb. Gth. On Feb. 13th proficiency tests will conclude the course and students who pass will be given a 4th class rating. A third rope tow has recently been added at the Willamette area which is an especially fine location for novice skiers. Hendershotts is again chartering busses to Hoodoo and tire Willi&m afcte Pass. This Sunday the bus to Hoodoo will pass Fennel’s around T OO and return about 8:00 in tire evening. Price is $3.50 round-trip. The bus to Willamette leaves at 7:30 and returns at C:30 at a cost of 2.50. ' Except for an occasional over night storm the conditions in the Cascades have been excellent on the regular ski runs for. the past two weeks. Continuous cold weather has left ttie powder powder and that which is packed packed. You'll much less likely break your glasses If you attend some ski school's classes. m j i liETTERMAN BOB LAVEY will be ready for action tonight when John Warren’s Webfoots clash with Washington State at Pullman to night. Lavey, a two-year lettemian, is having his best season yet at Oregon. Official Says NW Back Over CHICAGO, Jan. 7— (AP)— Field Judge Jay Berwanger, asserting he called the play “as I saw it,” said today there is no question in his mind that Northwestern’s Art Murakowski plunged to a touch down before he flumbled in the Rose Bowl game. Berwanger's first comment on the victorious Wildcats’ disputed second touchdown against Califor nia was disclosed by Jim Masker, supervise!' of Big Nine officials, af ter the former University of Chi cago star halfback reported on the game. Berwanger’s only direct state ment to newspapermen was: “All we can do is call them as we see them. On whether it is right or wrong, depends on what part of the country you belong, I guess. “The game has been played, and I think myself and every other of ficial in the game did his job as well as he could.” PCL Authorizes Home Games SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7—(API — This year, for the first time, Pacif ic Coast league baseball clubs will be able to play spring training ex hibition games against other PCL clubs in their home parks. PCL directors, meeting here to day, decided to permit such pre season games up to seven days be fore the start of the regular sched ule. Heretofore, no two teams in the league could meet on the home dia mond of either of the clubs. MANY RADIO JOBS OPEN! Many jobs in radio for College trained men and women. The National Academy of Broadcasting offers an accelerated course in radio for 16 weeks beginning in February, March or June, 194?. NATIONAL ACADEMY of BROADCASTING 3338 lAthSt.N. W. Washington 10, D.C. Webfoots Face Two Key Tilts Tonight and Saturday Oregon’s unpredictable basketball team will meet Washington State’s darkhorse five in Pullman, with the Webfoot hopes for a possible shot at the Northern Division^ crown depend ing on the outcome of the two game series. The Ducks, surprised by Ida ho’s rugged Vandals Wednesday night, will have to improve on that showing to have a look-in against wily Jack Friel’s cagers. The visit ing Oregonians will probably go into the game as underdogs and with a slight height disadvantage. No one Cougar will be as big as 6-foot 8-inch Roger Wiley, but the team averages out well in the alti tude department Platoon System Used Friel is still employing the pla toon system he used last season, when he brought his boys home in third place. The only really serious loss that has been suffered from last season was the graduation of towering Vince Hanson, who held the Northern Division scoring rec ord for a season until it was broken by Jack Nichols of Washington last year. Other graduates off the first team besides Hanson were Norm Lowery, a scrappy foiward, and veteran guard Wes Dahl. That good nucleus. Four Starters Back Still around from the starting five of a year back are forwards Eddie Gayda and Bob Gaston, and guards George Hamilton and Bob Elliott. Hanson is the only loss here, and he has been capably re placed by Sophomore Ron Button, a 6-foot 5-inch lad. Gayda is probably the best back board man on the starting quint. He has tremendous spring in his legs and throws his 200 pounds plus around well under the boards. He scores well, being one of the Cou gar leaders in that department this year. His comrade in the front line, 6-foot 4-inch Bob Gaston, is two inches taller and a dead-eye on long left-handed set-shots from the cor ner. He also works well on the boards. Hamilton Veteran Veteran George Hamilton is starting his fourth season at guard for WSC and he's been a regular all the time. A quick-moving south paw, he likes to take long one Want to buy a radio phonograph combination? ENDICOTT'S Radio and Appliance has them. Also sells and repairs all radios at reasonable prices. ENDICOTT’S 8*1 E 13th The Cougar Big Boy RAY “TINY” ARNDT, 240 pounds of basketball center, is one of Coach Jack Friel’s mainstays in the Washington State lineup. He plays center on the number two unit. leaves seven out of the top ten, a handed push shots while on the move. He and Elliott give the Cou gars a good pair of defensive guards. Elliott can also hit well from out far. Backing up this opening five will probably be another unit with George Heathcote and Bob Gam bold, forwards; Kay “Tiny” Arndt, center; and Reggie Scodeller and Frank Mataya, guards. Gambold and Mataya are football stars, al ternating last fall at quarterback. Gambold New Star Gambold is rated the best of this five, the 6-foot 2-inch sophomore being one of the outstanding finds of the season. Arndt, the 6-foot 5-inch, 240-pounder is big and l’ough under the boards and plays the post well. Gordie Prehm, at the same height but about 70 pounds lighter, sees quite a bit of action relieving both Arndt and starter Button. Just wbo John Warren will start is uncertain. The Wabfoot mentor has not yet been able to find a quint that will consistently pro duce, so he has to keep on looking. With most of the squad lacking ex perience, his job has been tough, and as yet, unsuccessful. Cougars Have Best Record The won-lost record of the two teams gives the Cougars a big ad vantage, especially since one of their wins is a 50-37 triumph over Oregon in the Cow Palace last month. They have only lost one game, while winning twelve. Ore gon, on the other hand, has won five games while losing seven, in cluding the split with Idaho. (Please turn to page eight) GAS-UP OIL-UP GREASE-UP Featuring "S & H" Green Stamps on All Cash Sales GATES and GILLETTE TIRES Roy Copping "THE CHAMPION DEALER" ’ llth and Oak Downtown Eugene Phone 4812
