DUCK TRACKS
By Tom King
Emerald Co-Sports Editor
We bumped into the weazened little guy with a trim black
goatee the other day, and between sips from a glass he was
studying before him, he gave us an earful.
“You know what a sham is, brother?” he began. “Huh? Well,
I’ll tell you just exactly what it is. It’s this Sanity Code that is
supposed to control college athletics. The guys that allegedly
enforce it are doing a hangup job of kidding themselves. You
know the spiel about glass houses—well—”
We eyed this weazened little man skeptically. We also of
fered him another drink. In return he simply glared at us until
we slunk back in our seat, twitching a little. As for the drink, it
disappeared.
Situation Is Really a Travesty
“Listen, brother,” he began, leaning toward us, “this cradle
.snatching business of the colleges is just a burlesque.”
This we questioned, but the weazened little guy with the
trim black goatee just frowned, and continued.
“Just for a starter, let me tell you about some high school
boys down in a certain Pacific Coast metropolis.
“This is the straight stuff. I din’t get any of it second-hand
ed. These boys were playing last Fall and they are going to play
next fall.
“It just so happens that four of five of ’em are All-Staters,
with enough press clippings to make George Wilson blink.
“For example, one kid was showered with small, trivial gifts
by a group of anxious alumni. Then, and listen to this, brother,
he got some other gifts that weren't small and trivial. Every two
weeks this kid went to a certain bookstore, owned by a college
alumnus, and picked up a paycheck.
“That went on for several months, and by the time he decid
ed to enroll at this PCC school he had collected quite a flock of
shillings. What was he paid for? I’ll tell you. He was paid for
work which went down in the books, but which never actually
was done.
Players Show Up at Oddest Places
"That isn’t all. It wasn’t unusual to see a couple of these kids,
still in high school, suddenly turn up on a campus over 400 miles
removed from their home. That one of them who made the trip
elected to go there is strictly coincidental. Coincidental—ma
larky it was!”
The weazened little guy with the trim black goatee, was
building up a full head of steam now.
“However, the worst is yet to come. It seems that one day
during the last Summer these kids were told they would have
to go on the carpet before Vic Schmidt, Conference Commission
er. For Schmidt it was a routine checkup, and he got routine an
swers.
The kinds were briefed on what to say by alumni. To ques
tions like “have you received any money of any kind?” “who
have you met?” “have you seen the campus?” “what have you
been promised?” etc., the boys either shook their head, or simp
ly said, “I don’t know.”
In any event, these kids dodged their way through the inter
view, and Schmidt went home happy, the PCC was happy, and
that made the who.le NCAA one jolly, Janus faced family.
It's a Bonanza Once Player Is Really in
“Things are even more fascinating after they really enter
school,” the weazened little guy hastily added. “Better athletes
get such items as automobiles at prices wholesale and less; they
get loans without interest, and also loans on better terms than
that; they get $75 per month if the want to water the grass for
a few hours—meanwhile punching the clock between classes.
They receive smaller favors like free tutoring.
And each week they pick up a handful of tickets to the com
ing game and promptly sell them to scalpers. In cities like Los
Angeles or ’Frisco, where the demand is heavy, a player can
make well over $500 per season by peddling tickets alone.”
“Anyway, the climax to the whole smelly program came the
other day when Nebraska’s Potsy Clark accused a school of
paying $3,500 to hook a junior college transfer. The school un
mistakably was Washington, and the player Ansel McCul
lough.”
"The Kids Deserve Everything ..
This erased our doubts.
“Yeah, these colleges are playing it nasty,” we agreed ging
exly
The weazened little guy with the trim black goatee rose from
his seat, downed a last one and then winked.
“Now, don’t get me wrong, brother,” he called over his shoul
der. “I think the kids deserve everything they can get. They
make the school enough money in one Saturday to support a
dozen other sports which are pure dead weight, financially.
° “My peeve is that, like I been telling you. the colleges are
waving olive branches in one of their hands. In the other, hidden
behind their back, is that long, folding green stuff.”
Aluscfe Action Spots IM Play
In'A'and'B'League Tilts
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
3:50 Court 40 Pi Kappa Phi A vs.
Phi Kappa Sigma A.
Court 43 Sederstrom A vs. Min
turn A.
4:35 Court 40 Phi Delta Theta A
vs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon A.
Court 43 Cherney A vs. Nestor A
5:15 Court 40 Phi Kappa Psi A vs.
Alpha Tau Omega.
Court 43 Sigma A vs. French A.
Intramural action was high
lighted by rough and rugged ac
tion throughout the afternoon,
with several surprises showing up
in the final results. In the days
round, Sigma Alpha Hu squeezed
by Kappa Sig, 12-11, SAE sur
prised Sigma Nu, 14-8, Theta Chi
ran away from Phi Sigma Kappa,
38-13, Sigma Chi downed the Fijis,
24-8, ATO rallied to down Tau
Kappa Epsilon,17-12, and in the
only "A” game of the day, Omega
hall downed Hunter hall, 21-7.
Game Thriller
The Sammy-Kappa Sig game
was a thriller all the way, with
never more than a few points sep
arating the two teams. The Sam
mies jumped into an early 6-5 lead
at the end of the first quarter, and
were ahead at the halfway mark,
10-7.
Neither quint was able to hit the
bucket in the last half, but the
Sammies, who hit only a single
field goal after intermission, man
aged to keep the lead. At the end
of the third quarter, the margin
was 12-11, and though both teams
peppered away at the hoop in the
last canto, both failed to score.
A1 Lippmann paced the winners
and played a fine floor game;
George Bell bucketed four for the
losers.
SAE Downs Nus
A fighting SAE five was never
headed, as they downed Sigma Nu
14-8, Bud Helm was the sparkplug,
as the winners moved into a 6-1
lead at the quarter, and led 10-6 at
half. A long one-hander by Darrell
Robinson of the Nus was the only
score in the third period, but the
winners held their opposition score
less to win going away.
Helm wound up with eight points
for his work. Next closest was
teammate Jim Popp, who hit two
long buckets in the final stanza to
get four points.
Theta Chi Too Good
Theta Chi simply had too much
height and ability for the Phi Sigs to
handle. The winners posted quar
ND
Heavy snows on the coast range
during the last month have afforded
Oregon State skiers some of the
best conditions in many a year. Dep
th at Mary’s Peak is around three
feet and with fortunate conditions,
a portable tow and clear roads this
close-by area is strong competition
for Hoodoo Bowl.
Slated for this Sunday at Hoo
doo is the Jeri Gillis Memorial meet
for junior boys. The Bend Skyliners
headed by Marian Gerke are the
sponsoring organization. Jeri Gillis
was the father of Gene Gillis, well
known Olympic star. Meet starts
at 11 o’clock.
It might be well to save the week
end of January 29-30 for the over
night trip to Hoodoo with the U. of
O Ski Club. Night skiing isn’t really
as bad as it sounds. They string up
lights. An extra day's skiing for
$1.00 lodging fee can’t be beat. A
schottische dance will top off your
Saturday work-out.
Check yesterday’s Emerald for
transportation details being hand
led by Hendershotts.
Snow conditions this week-end
will range from good to excellent.
terly leads of 11-0, 22-7, 29-11, and
38-13. Forward Jerry Leslie paced
the winners with 13 points, fol
lowed by Harry Kannasto with 8.
Sigma Oh is Roll
The same was true of the Sigmjt
Chi-Fiji tilt. The Sigma Chis rolled
to a 6-0 lead in the first canto, led
12-2 at half, 18-5 after three quar
ters, and coasted to the final 24-8
margin.
Johnny Jones paced the winners
with eight points, with Lynn Ham
ilton and “Swede'' Johnson, who
played a fine game on the boards,
clipping in with four. Lloyd Hick
ock was high for the losing team
with three.
ATO, Tekes Rough
In the roughest game of the day,
the Tekes fought ATO to a stand
still for three quarters, only to fall
before a final rally and lose, 17-18.
The first quarter ended 2-2, bqt
the Tekes moved into a narrow lead
at half.
Just before the third quarter
ended, ATO forward Larry Huh.
dunked a fielder to tie the game
at 10-10 at that point. Then Eddie
Chrobot hit a free throw and fal
lowed up with a hit from the field
to give the Taus a 13-10 lead. They
coasted in from there.
Omega Winner
In the only "A" game, Omejga
had things all their way. They held
Hunter scoreless until the third
quarter, while hitting for 11 points
themselves. Howard Anders©*!
paced the winners, rolling up eight
points during the tilt.
IM Handball
In IM handball play yesterday,
the Legal Eagles downed DU 3-0.
Hay of the Lawyers beat Lokgp
21-8, 21-17 and Brophy bested
Stockstad 21-12, 21-11 in singles ac
tion. In doubles play, MacDonald
and Dick dropped Brock and Bump
21-19, 9-21, 21-16.
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