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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1949)
Ducks Play Blue'nGold Pro Team Oregon’s basketball Ducks, after two defeats at the bands of Utah State and the University of Utah last weekend, will face the Oak land Blue ’n Gold Nuggets AAU team this Friday and Saturday in McArthur Court. The Oakland club, formerly the , Oakland Bitners, holds the Nation al AAU championship, the Mexi can International Championship, the Philippine Invitational Cham pionship, the American Basketball League championship, and the Pa cific AAU championship. Six players on the Blue ’n Gold club will be familiar to North west hoop fans. Chuck Hanger and Mike O'Neil were in McArthur Court about a year ago with the University of California Bears. On the Univer sity of San Francisco squad which played the Ducks last season were Hal DeJulio and John Benington. Dave Minor and Don Barksdale, both stars for the Blue ’n Gold, played on the 1947 UCLA team against Oregon State in Corvallis for the Pacific Coast Conference championship. Now playing with Minor and Barksdale is Morrie •Silver, the tricky little guard from that same OSC champion team. Other players who will toy with the Webfoots this weekend are Dick Fasholz, who has been a top flight AAU player for the past four years, and Ken Gardner, who played on the Marin College Na tional Championship team last sea son. Another former All-American With the Oakland team is Dave Mariani, who played for Santa Clara. Walt Moreno also played with the National champ Marin College team. The remaining man on the squad is Cal Reimcke. Barksdale, Hanger, Mariana, Minor, and Silver are former All Americans. coacn tor the Oakland club is Bob Alameida, who at 28 rates as being one of the youngest big time coaches in basketball. Last year the Oakland Blue ’n Gold Nuggets won 60 games and lost one. That’s right, they lost just one game, to the YMI team of San Francisco, which they later heat in three games by large pcores. VVebfoot Coach John Warren v ill probably start his team ol' Bob Amncher, center; Will Urban and Mel Streeter, forwards; and Paid Sowers and Mel Krause, guards against the Blue *n Gold. Also likely to see action this v eekend are Paul Cooper, Bob Lavey, Bob Don, Jack Keller, and John Neely. Warren said yesterday that he was satisfied with his team’s per # 'nuance last weekend against the tivo Salt Lake City teams, with the exception of a few of the finer points. The head coach stated that he rated Sowers as the best man on the team in those games. As the games this weekend de velop into obvious wins for the polished Oakland team, most of the Oregon squad will probably e iter the game. Regular reserves l .st year who may see action Fri day and Saturday are Dick Unis, Dale Warberg, and Lynn Hamil ton. No Late Permission Late permission will not l»e granted for the Carmen Caval ier o appearance at Willamette Park tonight. This decision was reached as the result of a poll Tuesday | afternoon of members of the ' Student Affairs Committee, com- j posed of students and faculty. Campus Radio Forum Gets Exec Go-Ahead Go-ahead signal was given to a Student Forum radio program by the ASUO Executive Council at its meeting Monday night. The council approved selection of a student board to make plans for the radio program, which will be a sort of “campus town meet ing of the air.” Student leaders will discuss current issues of cam pus interest. First meeting of the board is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday at the College Side. Dorothy Orr, council senior rep resentative and business major, will head the new board. Other | members are Stan Turnbull, Em erald assistant managing editor and junior in journalism; Ed Pet erson, junior class vice president and music major; and Ruth Lan dry, president of Phi Theta Upsi lon, junior women's honorary, and Oregana associate editor, major ing in sociology. Herman Cohen, instructor i n speech, will serve as adviser to help the committee on good forms of discussion. SPOT LITES Right and lefthand mounts 360° I'nil turn Junior and Senior Size thru door or body post mount INSIDE MOUNT OUR PRICE $11.95 Regular Price $18 PACIFIC AUTO SUPPLY 1970 Main Springfield Ph. 7-7066 “The Forum will be completely student-operated with no direct faculty supervision,” Miss Orr as serted. The program was insti gated by tne executive Council. Weekly programs will begin next term when campus station KDIJK begins regular operation. JUST DIAL 4-6209 FOR THOSE DELICIOUS CHRISTMAS CANDIES HOGAN'S GROCERY COOK'S MARKET FREE DELIVERY I I 4A Melon Mold Plum Pudding Oozing with holiday spirits ... Aged-mellowed to perfection 2 pounds $3.00 3 pounds $4.50 Sealed in Wax Plum Pudding Sealed in wax to preserve all the rich flavors indefinitely. Wax easily removed. 1 lA pound $2.50 2Vi pound $4.75 Vintage Fruit Cake Good old fashioned recipes that have stood the test for more than half a century. 1 pound $1.75 2 pounds $3.50 / Russell’s