DUCK TRACKS
By CLYDE FAHLMAN
Girl people and sports! Nuts! They just don’t mix!
Many a great prospective college athlete has been frustrated
by the fact that they (pertaining to girl people of the opposite
sex) exist in our society.
In conjunction with this I might say that many an embryo
sports writer has bitten the proverbial dust. So I am giving up for
a term in hope that I may once again reach a “very happy” norm.
However, this does not have any reflection on the past intra
mural gridiron season. Action was spirited all the way, but before
I do anything I would like to hand the sports office boucpiet to a
fine championship ball club from Minturn. “Overweighed but
never underplayed” seemed to be the g-eneral theme of play for
this rabid Vet’s Dorm crew.
Facts Instead of Plaudits
If you wish facts rather than plaudits, I can accomodate you.
In 7 games Minturn tallied 180 points or an average of 25 and 5/7
points—a very good offensive record in anyone’s book. Minturn’s
opponents averaged .8 of a point per game. That is correct; only
one touchdown was scored against them. Phi Delta Theta con
nected on a pass play from Nick Schmer to Jack Jones.
Minturn played as a well-coordinated unit. It would be very
difficult to find any great weakness in playing ability . . . top
notch passing, an aggressive line, superb blocking . . . what have
yatl... Minturn had it.
To illustrate what I mean by a well-knit unit, I remember one
specific play where heads-up ball play cashed in for pay dirt. Joe
Tom took the pass from center and faded far to his right. He spot
ted one receiver far down the right sidelines; he faked a pass to
him and threw to Bob Fase in the middle of the opposing team’s
secondary. Fase, seeing himself trapped, tossed a ten-yard lateral
to teammate Bob Muirhead on the left sidelines, who promptly
romped to goal dust... and they say you have to watch the “play
for pay” boys before you can see any razzle-dazzle football.
Let's Go back ,
I would like to go back into retrospect for a minute and see
what happened . . . intramurally speaking ... in the “good old
days.” In 1937-38 touch football got its first test.
A husky Yeomen crew upset the proverbial dope bucket by
snaring the crown. Yeomen’s string of victories ran like this : 7-0
over Canard Hall; 1-0 over Sigma Nu (first down) ; 14-0 over the
Sammies; 6-0 over Sigma Hall; 8-7 over Phi Delta Gamma; 6-0
over ATO; and 6-0 over the Betas.
This was the year that featured two “different” headings for
intramural stories: “Donut Football Teams Score Narrow Wins”
and “Sweethearts Thump Alpha by 13-0 Count.” (Donut referred
to IMs and Sweethearts was supposed to designate Sigma Chi.)
Johnny Bubablo and Dick Whitman were the big guns in
1939, leading the Sigma Nus to the football crown. Phi Delta
Theta took the pigskin crown in 1940; laurels in 1941 went to
SAE. (Art Litchman was writing about the intramural situation
in that j'ear).
The war years broke up intramural play, but in 1945 a football
crew entitled “the Greeks” snared the honors. In 1946 Alpha Tau
Omega brought home the pigskin trophy. The Sigma Nus snag
ged king pin honors in both 1947 and 1948. Chi Psi snapped the
honors in 1949. Now Minturn joins the list.
Possible All-Stars
And now it’s about time for all-star picking time . . . I'll make
oiis little prognostication (and I guessed right on Minturn taking
theDfootball crown), joe Tom and Bob Muirhead from Minturn,
and Hobart Marvin, ATO, will be “shoo-ins” for spots on the all
star team. However, no more will be said until the intramural
sports staff, composed of Bob Pierce, Jim Mendenhall, Jack
Faust, and Jack Clement, make the final decision.
“A” ad “B” volleyball take the limelight now, as the drizzle
outside turns to the “cats and dogs” stage. The respective “A”
winners have been in the past three years: Phi Delta Theta in
1947; Sigma Chi in 1948; and Minturn in 1949. In “B” action:
ATO in 1947 and 1948, and SAE in 1949.
Bill Bowerman is working on a schedule for the inter-organiza
tion cross country meet . . . also, semi-intramural swimming
competition is on tap ... is boxing a dead issue?
Professor Writes Geography Book
Students in Oregon geography
classes will have to study their
text next year as never before—
because their instructor wrote it.
Dr. Samuel N. Dicken, head of
geology and geography depart
ments, will use his new book “Ore
gon Geography” as his text fall
term.
Illustrations in the book include
ph^kPgraphs of physical features
of Oregon, contour and physical
maps, photographs of cities, and
maps of early and late political
boundaries.
Dicken divides the state into
physical areas such as the Willa
mette Valley, and the coast, and
discusses them separately. The
book contains about 40,000 words
and 104 pages. It is 8V2 inches by
11 inches with a spiral binding.
To serve all students interested
in Oregon, the publication is on
sale at the trade section of the
Co-op book store, as well as in the
text book section.
UO Theater
Holding Sale
Of Tickets
“Musical, comedy, drama, trag
edy—all yours for $5,” is what
house salesmen are telling students
this week during the annual Uni
versity Theater season ticket sale
drive.
The only sure way to get a seat
to every theater production is
through a season ticket, according
to -Geraldine Hettinger, graduate
student in speech and drive man
ager. Miss Hettinger pointed out
that several productions last year
were sold out and the general pub
lic could not get seat reservations.
Included in the theater season
this year will be “Born Yesterday,”
smash comedy; “Othello,” Shake
spearean tragedy; “Right You
Are,” comedy by Pirandello, pre
sented as part of the greater drama
series; “Anne of the Thousand
Days,” Maxwell Anderson’s recent
Broadway hit; a musical produc
tion; and a, show presented in the
arena theater.
The arena theater will be com
pletely remodeled during Christ
mas vacation, and will be ready for
production number 4 in Winter
term.
An experimental theater night
will be presented to season ticket
holders at least once during the
year. This evening is devoted to
dramatic entertainment that is off
the beaten path; frequently one-act
productions that are unique either
in content or presentation. This
night has become one of the most
popular features of the theater in
the past few years.
| Positions Open
For Teachers
Opportunities for teaching and
other service in American centers
in both the western and eastern
hemispheres have been announced
by the Department of State, ac
cording to Earl M. Pallett, direct
or of the Teacher Placement Ser
vice.
These American centers were
first formed in Latin America
with the cooperation of the host
countries and American residents.
They present programs to stimu
late understanding and friendship
among the peoples of the Western
Hemisphere.
The State Department plans to
continue these centers and to
establish additional ones in criti
cal areas of the Eastern Hemis
phere in order to present a true
picture of the United States and
to counteract misinformation be
ing spread abroad.
Activities of the American
centers consist of English teach
ing, information and educational
programs, servicing programs and
library programs. Additional in
formation on the program and
requirements for applicants can
be obtained at the Teacher Place
ment Service.
Some states are still waiting
for the tax on meals to be removed
that blow below the beit.
LETS GO
TO
CABLES
(DRIVE IN)
Modern Day. Co-eds Fortunate
In Comparison With Those of 1913
Coeds nowadays never had it so good. Back in 1913, things
were really tough, as this story from the Nov. 12, 1913 Oregon*
ian illustrates.
It is headed Coeds Rebel at Rules,” and is datelined Oswegoo
N. Y.:
“Denied the privilege of remaining out later than 7:30 in thev
evening, chewing gum, or munching chestnuts in the street, 10®
‘Co-eds’ of the Oswego Normal School have threatened to re
volt and leave the school dormitory.
“Rules and regulations to go into effect prohibit the girls front;
accepting invitations from young men to eat ice cream, to acceptt
rides^ to and from school in autos or farm rigs, to stroll on On
tario s shores without a member of the faculty, to go without'
hats in Bridge street,'to wear slit skirts, or to go without an um
brella when it rains.”
Coffee Hour Treat
For Music Majors
All women music majors are
to be guests of Mu Phi Epsilon,
women’s music honorary, and Phi
Beta, women’s music, speech and
drama honorary, at a coffee hour
from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the
Carson Hall Music Room.
There will be a program to ac
quaint the women music majors,
both old and new, with the two
groups. Dorothy Gangnath Peter
son, president of Phi Beta, and
Ellen Liebe, Mu Phi, say that
campus clothes will be in order.
Who remembers when homes
were plentiful and the moving man
had a load on his mind every day.
Steam spouted a mile high from
a Hawaiian volcano-making some
of our congressmen pikers.
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