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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1950)
i ■*- ' • — ■— Deadeye Ducks Drop D6gs JACK KRAMER I Kramer Said (Best in World iBy Bob Riggs By FRKD T V VI.OK When Bobby Riggs' professional tennis troupe puts on an exhibition jn McArthur Court February 8 the star of the matches will be Jack Kramer, world's professional tennis champ, whom Riggs has called “the greatest tennis player of all time, except Bill Tilden.” “Except for several unfortunate bouts of illness and a hitch in the Coast Guard, Kramer would prob ably have the most impressive rec ord in tennis history,” Riggs has said. Kramer vs. Gonzales Explaining why he matched Kra mer and Pancho Gonzales together, lyggs said he wanted to give Gon zales, who is only 21-years old, the benefit of playing against and learning from the great pro cham pion. “Even though Pancho won the National Singles title for the past two years. T still feel that he’s an up-and-coming player," Riggs con tinued. “He has improved tremend ously in the matches, already, and Is winning more often." Kramer started his tennis career in San Bernardino. Cal., captured two U. S. single titles, turned pro fessional, grabbed the U. S, profes sional championship in 19-18, and extended his grasp to the world’s pro title last year. The 28-year-old registered a sensational tour dur ing the remainder of 1949, and earned $125,000 from his court ef forts. Both I'm' Power Kramer is a‘power player, as is his opponent, Gonzales. He uses a blistering serve, backed by an ag gressive net game. He couples these factors with good control, and a terrific forehand, a nearly unbeat able combination. Nearly 1000 re served tickets have been sold for the exhibition, which will also fea ture a single match by Frankie Par ker against Francisco Segura, and ;; doubles event. Student tickets are 50 cents, while regular general admission is 90 cents. There is only one thing worse than a family quarrel and that is a church quarrel. Aqua-duck Season On Today at 2 Oregon’s varsity swimming team opens its 1950 season with an intra-squad meet at the Mens’ Pool at 2:30 this afternoon. Coach John Borchardt’s splashers will meet a squad composed of fresh men and varsity men who are in eligible for Northern Division com petition. The varsity has been crippled by the loss of five regulars who are sick or on the injury list, and Coach George Moorhead of the freshmen and ineligibles is expect ing to win the meet. The disabled regulars include Bill Vanatta, Rod Harmon, Joe Nishimoto, Art Bay ly, and Wade Hanson. Neverthe less, the Ducks are expected to hold their own in this afternoon’s encounter. The Ducks travel to Corvallis a week from today and open their Northern Division season against the Oregon State Beavers, who were twice defeated by Oregon in 1949. The Ducks battle Washing ton State at Pullman on Feb. 10 and then travel to Moscow, Idaho and meet the Vandals. Oregon State’s swimming squad travels to Eugene for a return meet with the Ducks on Feb. 18, and the reg ular season will be closed on Feb. 25 when the University of Wash ington Huskies, defending cham pions of the Northern Division, at (Please turn la paitc six) Bob Sullivan Quits; Replaced By PE Major Tom Ragsdale, senior in Physical Education, has replaced Bob Sulli van as equipment manager in the Webfoot atheltic department, it aws announced during the week by Athletic Director Leo Harris. Sullivan has resigned from his position as equipment manager and assistant line coach on the Duck football coaching stuff. Coming to Oregon two years ago as a graduate student, Sullivan helped Coach Jim Aiken with the line coaching chores last year. He formerly played football at the University of Nevada. Ragsdale, a navy veteran from LaGrande, has served as a student trainer under head trainer Tom Hughes in the atheletic department for the past three years. He was president of the Delta Tan Delta fraternity during the past year, and also served a term as house manager there. Ducklings Whip Redmond In Preliminary Tilt, 81-19 By JACK LANDRUD The Oregon Frosh Basketball team completely outclassed the Redmond High quintet, 81-19, in the preliminary to the Oregon Washington varsity fray last night at McArthur Court. NO Height for Redmond The Redmond hoopsters suffered notably from lack of height and al ter the Ducklings had run up a 23-5 lead at the end of the first quarter the contest was never in doubt. The Frosh stalling five, which consisted of Jim Livesay, Ken Tor gerse’n, Hank Bonnemann,' Jack Sherman, and Sam Conchetti was relieved at the beginning of the second period by Curt Barclay, Chet Noe, Nick Sehmer, and Bud Covey, with Livesay remaining at a forward berth. With two minutes remaining in the first half Fred Mueller, Tom Matthews, Ted Johnson, and Frank Kittridge came in for the Frosh and ran the score up to 43-9 before the whistle blew. First String Not Needed The starting lineup began the second half and again the game was Girls' Swimming, Hoop Play Starts Monday in Gym By LOKNA DAVIS With anxious aquamaids furious ly splashing in the pool and basket balls pounding a tune on the up stairs floor at Gerlinger, it is evi dent that practice time is dwind ling for the annual swim meet and basketball intramurals. Teams from 18 women’s living organizations will vie for the bask etball championship with games beginning Jan. 30. Volleyball, even though basketball seems to have re placed it in women’s sports, is still being played in the outlying com munities. Several students are offi ciating at high school league games in towns near Eugene. Divers to Plunge Divers and swimmers have their chance to see how thew can pei form against competition in meets scheduled for Feb. 10 and 22 at 7 p.m. Entry blanks can be obtained from house athletic managers and must be turned in by 5 p.m. on Feb. 6. Each entrant may participate in three individual events and two group relays. Three practices must be performed before eligibility, and a heart check will be taken td de termine physical fitness. Divers may qualify if they can do the running front and jacknife dives. _mi ~. —in it's the JUMBO BAR-B-Q for the best in SHAKES HAMBURGERS SANDWICHES COFFEE 8/3 loth E rh. 4-5976 completely dominated by Green men. As a matter of fact, at one time the Frosh tallied 17 straight points before the prep five was able to score. 'The third period ended, 65-12, and, with Curt Barclay potting the last five Frosh field goals, the Ducklings finished on top of an 81 19 score. Noe. Bonneman, and Torgerson had control of both backboards throughout the contest, and the guard twosome of Covey and Schmer played their usual sterling defensive game. The contest was well-fought on both sides, and was highlighted by the fact that only nine personals were called in the entire evening, five o ntheFro sh and four on Red mond. Fouls Out FRANK GUISNESS, who left List night’s Oregon-Washington game with five personal fouls in the second half, was guarded tightly throughout the game by Oregon Guard Jack Keller. Guis ness, however, did pick up 13 points for the Huskies. Soriano, Guisness Stopped The University of Oregon Web foots, red-hot with a .333 shooting average, overhelmed the Washing ton Huskies in McArthur Court last night, 57-49. Art McClarney’s Huskies were throttled by Coach John Warren’s collapsing-man-to-man defense. This was a man-to-man guarding situation in front of the key, but when the ball penetrated to the forwards, the Ducks slipped into a zone and froze it. At the half-time, the Ducks led, 28-23. At the beginning of the sec ond half, Oregon went wild and started potting baskets—long ones and short ones—free throws and lay-ups. Ducks Fight All The Way The Ducks were a fighting, win ning team all the way. Washington got ahead at one point early in the game and tied it up four times in the first half. Little Guard Jack Keller put fans into hysteria with his consistent swishing of the bucket from way out, and with his tight guarding of Washington star Frank Guisness who made 13 points before he foul ed out of the game. Center Duane Enochs also left the game on per sonals. Keller Makes 16 High man for Oregon was the in comparable Keller, with 16 points. Paul Sowers, who looked like his old self with quick long shots, piled up 13 points for second Duck hon ors. For Washington, it was LaDon Henson with a tricky over-the head shot who led all Purple scorers. He pulled in 14, and Guis ness followed with 13. Little Louie Soriana, usual Hus kie dead-eye, made only seven points, on a three for 15 field goal average and one free throw. Amaeher Comes Through Big Bob Amaeher, huge Duck center who has seen little action this season, came through last night when Oregon needed him. He collected only four points after be ing inserted into the game in the second half, but again and again grabbed rebounds and controlled the backboards in critical moments of the second half. When the second half began, Ore gon rushed to an 11 point lead, but the Huskies crept back and narrow (Please turn to page six) —l Greetings! To Oregon Dads From Eugene's Own Utilities EUGENE WATER ~&r ELECTRIC BOARD MUNICIPAL UTILITIES