Varsity Netmen Open Saturday Against ETC University of Oregon’s varsity tennis squad will open its 1950 sea son at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon when they meet the Eugene Tennis Club in a practice match on the Emerald Street courts. Coach Robeson Bailey, a former Harvard player himself, stated that he was as yet uncertain as to his opening line-up. However, the sin gles players will probably be chosen from the following list: Tom Mac Donald, Cameron Thom, Bill Wil liams, George Boyd, Bob Mensor, Fred Zolezzi, and Dan Cudahy, a re cent addition to the group. Despite the fact that only two let termen, Williams and Mensor, are hack from last year’s team, Bailey said that the squad should be able to hold its own, and added that it •will at least have depth. Tennis Club Loaded Among the other candidates for the team are Merv Englund, Jerry Barde, Jerry Berreman, Herb Chin, and Joe Mastrandrea. The Eugene Tennis Club includes such players as Roger Sands, ex Dartmouth man; Bob Guitteau, for mer Washington Stater; Vince Mc Bride, who played for Oregon; and Hank Eaton, ex-Harvard netter. If possible, there will be six sin gles contests and three doubles en counters tomorrow. Probable dou bles combinations for the Webfoots include MacDonald-Cudahy, Mcn sor-ZoIezzi, and Thom-Williams. In regard to the Freshman team, Bailey said that there did not seem to be any interest among the fresh men, and that a junior varsity team would probably replace the Frosh. Hot Time Trials Please Coach Oregon’s track team—the team to beat in the Northern Division this year—ran its first time trials on the Hayward Field oval yester day, and Coach Bill Bowerman af terward expressed great satisfac tion with the way his men per formed. Bowerman was particulai ly elat ed over the results of his sprinters. ”*Dave Henthorne, 100-yard dash man, ran the 50-yard dash against the stop-watch in just 5.2 seconds, which Bowerman called “very, very good—terrific.” He was just as excited when Bill Fell ran the 50-yard dash in the same time. Both men ran individu ally against the watcfi. There was no team competition. Jack Countryman swept over the 300-yard dash course in just 33 sec onds, which Bowerman called good. Walt McClure ran his 660 yard test in 1:25. Bowerman Predicts In the distances, Jack Hutchins and' Pete Mundle both looked good in covering the % mile course, ac cording to the mentor. Jack Doyle and Ralph Risley drew the same comment with their times over the high hurdles. Bowerman made a prediction for the season yesterday. (Please turn to page fire) 9 High School Tank Teams Vie Here Tomorrow The third annual James O. Reed Interscholastic swimming cham pionships will initiate action at the men’s pool Saturday at 10 a. m. University swimming coach and manager for the tournament, John Borchardt, has announced nine en trants: Benson, Salem, Lincoln, West Linn, Grant, Franklin, Jef ferson, Klamath Falls, and Wash ington. Winners of preliminaries will compete in the finals at 3:30 in the afternoon. The public is invited free of charge. Slate Nine Events Nine events are slated in the splashing, sport. They will consist of the 40 yard free style, 100 yard breast stroke, 200 yard free style, 100 yard breast stroke, 200 yard free style, 100 yard back stroke, 100 yard free style, 120 yard in dividual medley, low board (1 met er) diving, 180 yard medley relay, and 120 yard free style relay. The Benson tank crew took the 1949 tourney with a total of 42 points. Runner-up points totalt in last year’s tourney ran as follows: Salem, 32; Lincoln, 31; West Linn, 22; Grant, 19; Jefferson, 12; Klam ath Falls, 7; Washington, 4; and Franklin, 1. Individual high point man was Bob Hamblin of Salem with 14 points. Gordon Edwards of Lincoln was second with 13% [ points. Record Holders Record holders in each of the events are as follows: 40 yard free style won by Don Atcheson of West Linn in 20.5. 100 yard breast stroke won by G. McFall of West Linn in 1;05.4. 200 yard free style won by Gor don Edwards of Lincoln in 2:17.0. 100 yard back stroke won by Bob Hamblin of Salem in 1:17.7. 120 yard individual medley won by Bob Hamblin of Salem in 1:20.0. Diving championship won by Bob Kimball of Franklin in 1:37.17. 180 yard medley relay won by West Linn in 1:51.7. 160 yard free style relay won by Grant in 1:25.3. GGNy McJzei cMiitosuf,. . . National Basketball Ratings By MARTIN MEADOWS City College of New York’s tall pad terrific sophomores captured first place in the final basketball ratings of the season following their 71-08 victory over ex-leader Bradley in the NCAA champion si lips. Tills climax to a hectic year en abled Ct’NY to become the first team in history to cop both the NCAA and Invitational tourneys v the same year. The Beavers, a last-minute choice for the NIT, smashed San Francisco, Kentucky, and Du quesne in their drive to the cham pionship, and then came through v, ith a 09-01 upset of the then top ranked Bradley Braves yi the fi nals. They continued their rampage in the Eastern NCAA, regionals by edging Ohio State and North Caro lina State, which won them the right to meet Bradley again. The latter had rebounded from its NIT setback to whip Kansas f ir the Distriet 5 berth, and then blasted l Cl.A and Baylor in the Western regionals. The Braves v, muni up second in the ratings, Inland ('('NY’s 24-5 feeord. with S'j wins—most In the nation— Against five defeats. Ohio State’s Big Ten champs took third spot after trouncing Holy Cross by a 72-52 margin in -t e Eastern consolation battle. Hioir ledger showed 22 triumphs and four losses. They were followed by North Carolina State's Southern Confer ence champs, who concluded their campaign with a 27-6 slate. The Wolfpack tied or broke all East ern tournament records as they walloped Holy Cross, 87-74. After losing to CCNY, they snared third spot in the NCAA by chalking up a 53-41 win over Baylor. In fifth place were the St. John's Redmen of Brooklyn, who took third spot in the NIT. The Redmen ! (24-51 downed Western Kentucky, \ lost to Bradley, and eased by Du ! quesne, 69-67, in the struggle for j third. LaSalle (21-4) and Kentucky 1(25-5) held sixth and seventh,! j while Villanova, barred from the; ' tournaments by alleged infractions I of NCAA rules, finished eighth with a 25-4 record. Ninth slot was held by Du quesne, which boasted a 24-6 ledg er, and Long Island U. rounded out | the top ten with a 20-5 mark. Holy Cross, long-time leader, and] , winner of its first 26 games, slump I oil badley and skidded to the num ber 14 position. UCLA lost both of its tilts in the Western NCAA playoffs and as a ! result dropped from tenth to 19th with a 24-7 record. Next highest ! j coast outfit was San Francisco in i 27th, while WSC was 44th. Here are the ratings and final records of the teams: 1. CCNY (24-5) 2. Bradley (32-5) 3. Ohio State (22-4) 4. North Carolina State (27-6) 5. St. John’s (24-5) 6. LaSalle (21-4) 7. Kentucky (25-5) 8. Villanova (25-4) 9 Duquesne (24-6) 10. Long Island U. (20-5) 11. Western Kentucky (25-6) 12. Toledo (23-6) 18. Cincinnati (20-6) 14. Holy Cross (27-4) 15. Kansas State (17-7) 16. Syracuse (18-9) 17. Niagara (20-7) 18. Columbia (21-7) 19. UCLA (24-7) 20. Arizona (26-5) 2L Cornell (19-7) 22. Cunisius (17-8) 23. Indiana (17-5) 24. Wisconsin (17-5) 25. 3eloit (24-8) 26. Hamline (29-3) 27. San Francisco (19-7) 28. Eastern Kentucky (17-5) 29. Bowling Green (19-11) SO. Brigham Young (22-12) 81. Nebraska (16-7) 32. Oklahoma City (20-6) 88. Wyoming (25-11) 34. Louisville (21-11) 85. Indiana State (27-7) 36. William & Mary (24-8) 87. USC (16-8) 38. Oklahoma A AM (18-9) 39. Illinois (14-8) (Please turn to fege fire) Duck Nine Opens Fire Today Against Linfield; Ineligibles Hurt Squad Diamond Frosh Eye Fair Season Frosh Baseball Coach Marv Ras mussen greeted over 40 yearling' diamond aspirants Wednesday af ternoon as practice opened for the 1950 Duckling team. “It is too early to make any pre dictions,” commented mentor Ras mussen, “however, the boys have a lot of spirit, and if they live up to their expectations we should have a good ball club.” Early standouts seem to be four youths who participated in last summer’s Shrine Charity game in Portland. They are Jim Livesay, catcher from Jefferson High, Ed Cohen, infielder from Lincoln high, Jim Barnes, shortstop from Eu gene, and Herb Cook, an outfielder from Oregon City. The squad will be somewhat han dicapped due to the scholastic in eligibility of infielder Dewey Keller, and pitcher Bob Mircovich, both from Portland’s Grant High. The complete squad roster date consists of: pitchers, Jack Pyle, Sam Olson, Lloyd Brown, Hank Bonnemann, Merlyn Smith, Mai (Please turn to page five) With one eye on the weather re ports and the other on the eligibility lists, Head Coach Don Kirsch will open the 1950 Webfoot baseball sea son this afternoon against Linfield College at McMinnville. Kirsch was glum Thursday night after receiving word from Dean Or lando John Hollis concerning ineli gible players. The likeable mentor reported that several key players would be out of the lineup over the weekend because they failed to complete registration in time. He hopes to get the green light on the ineligibles in time for the April 4 game against Portland University here. Hollis’ note, coupled with several injuries left the varsity nine at questionable strength for this af ternoon’s Linfield scrape and Satur day’s tilt with Willamette at Sa lem. Besides the two mentioned stumbling blocks in Kirsch’s path, he has been left with the chore of filling seven positions that were emptied by graduation and profes sional baseball raids. If the presently dripless Oregon weather can hold' out, Kirsch plans to use a trio of pitchers against the Linfield club, each taking mound duties for three innings. He was un certain. of his pitching assignment (Please turn to page five) get a line on these pin-up beauties! V. • Van Gab sport shirts Completely washable!. . . just as sure as their name is Van Gab. And what gabardine!... like you’ve never seen! Silky-smooth gabardine ... with a new luxurious softness. Finer-woven gabardine ... that wears and wears and wears. Conies in a variety of colors and fabrics . . . shown here is famous California Lo-No model with exclusive two-way collar . . . smart open or with a tie ... only $4.95. Other models, $2.95 to $5.95 9 Van Heusen Reg. T. M. "the world's smartest” PHILLIPS.JONES COUP., NEW shirts V. 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