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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1951)
DUCK TRACKS By John Barton Emerald Sports Editor Tippie Dye, new University of Washington basketball coach, has made at least one interesting change in the Husky playing line-up. Frank Guisness, a guard last year and two years ago on the Husky Pup team, has been moved to forward. Guisness, at 6 feet, 3 inches, is plenty tall enough to play this position. But as a scoring threat, he usually was feared last year when he was out front, and starting for the hoop from the outside right hand corner. He’s a driver, and a real threat when he starts boom ing toward that hoop. To the best of our memory, Guisness has never played forward before in his life. In high school he played guard, if memory serves us correctly. That was at Vancouver high, where Guis ness and his team-mates were pretty consistent contenders for the state title. Anyway, he’s a forward now, and Dye probably knows what he’s doing. •Oregon Football History Received an extremely intersting copy of a letter sent to Duck Track Coach Bill Bowerman by Eugene Attorney Lawrence T. Harris. Mr. Harris says that he was looking through his files recently and came across a written account of the first Oregon football game. It came from a copy of “The Reflector,” published by the Laurean and Eutaxian societies. The former was a men’s debating society and the latter the same for women. Mr. Harris and his wife in 1910 collected all issues of The Reflector and had them bound. They can be found today, he says, at theAJniversity’s historical department. With his letter, he included a copy of the story of the game. Its date is April, 1894. The title of the story is, “The. Ganfe of Foot-Ball.” Visionary Dream This was apparently the first college athletics ever tried by Oregon. Before this first game, the story says, college athletics had always been a visionary dream at Oregon. It was Oregon U. vs. Albany. Oregon won, 44-2. Room here doesn't permit the presentation in full of the story, but there are j many interesting, and (today) humerous Observations which can be picked out. \ , T The method of scoring was undoubtedly different in those days, because Oregon picked up 22 points in the first half on three touchdowns or goals (the scoring is referred to by both titles) and one or more conversions. A first down could be had only by gaining 15 yards. No kickoff was used; the teams sim ply lined up and started charging as soon as the ball was cen tered. Eleven men were used, and the positions were the same ( as those we know today. Oregon took the ball and drove literally to a “touch-down” I in just six minutes. Albany then took its try, but failed to gain 15 yards, despite the use of a flying wedge, and had to give the ball up. - Sickness Came The second half of the game, the story tells us, was a repeti “Captain Turner of the Albanies was now carried from the field, being too sick to play.” The second half of the game, the stsory tells us, was a repeti tion of the first half, except that Albany managed to trap the Ore gon fullback, Templeton (whose brother played right tackle, ever heard of them ?) in the end zone for two points. The Albany team was made up of gridiron veterans, while the Oregon boys had never tried it together before. The game was finished with the only injury being the sprain ing of an Albany ankle. Apparently Captain Turner recovered from his illness. The magazine went into considerable dis course about whether or not the game was barbarism or good clean fun like boxing (and you know how they boxed in those days). # The decision was that it was the duty of the magazine only to report the game and congratulate the team for having been able to say, “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” Victory for Oregon was secured, and the game might have come to stay. At least that game had a good turnout. They even sat on nearby woodshed roofs to watch. Ski Team Near Oregon is going to have a ski team this winter. The athletic department asks all persons interested in skiing for Oregon this winter to meet next Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the basement of McArthur court with the coach, Leo Harris. Tryouts for the Duck slat team will be Jan. 13 and 14 at Multi por mountain (that’s near Government Camp) when three other teams will meet with Oregon for a slalom and cross-country ujlg^t. The other scjuads will be from Oregon State, Lewis and Clark, and the University of Portland. More information on Ore gon skiing will come next week. University Schedules Full Theater Season The theater season at the Uni versity will be a full one for the rest of the year, with four major theater productions scheduled, one special professional attraction billed, the Northwestern Drama Conference on tap, and special offerings likely. “Right You Are (If You Think So),” now in rehearsal; “Goodbye My Fancy,” now being cast; “Fin ian’s Rainbow,” to be cast when director Horace W. Robinson re turns from New York; and “Anne of the Thousand Days,” set for pro duction as the last drama of spring term, are the regular plays schedul ed. Angna Enters, celebrated and popular dance mime, will be pre sented as a professional attraction Feb. 12; and the Northwest Drama Conference activities will be held on the campus for the fourth straight year Feb. 8, 9, and 10. The annual experimental theater night will probably be scheduled spring term. The night, exceedingly popular with theater-goers, pre sents out-of-the ordinary theater enterainment. “Finian’s Rainbow,” a musical comedy which won fame on Broad way in 1947 with Ella Logan and Open House Set For SU Sunday A special open house will be held at 6:15 p.m. Sunday in the Dad’s lounge of the Student Union. Three SU standing committees—movie, dance, and concert—are sponsoring the open house for students who are interested in activities of the SU. During this time interested stu dents may sign up for work with one of the three committees. Re cords will be kept of those partici pating add'they will receive prefer ence when committee vacancies oc cur or a committee adds new mem bers. Activities open to students on the movie committee are ticket-selling and ushering during the regular Sunday movies, set-up of chairs, and cleanup. The dance committee is in terested in recruiting students to help in floor preparation preced ing Wednesday night square dances and Friday night mixers. Refreshments will be served and a program of entertainment will follow. Newmans Honor Oregon Student Jane Weber, junior in general arts and letters, was elected pre sident of the Northwest province of the Newman Club at its an nual convention Dec. 26-29 at Pull man, Wash. Also from the University of Oregon, George Yost, senior in architecture, was named regional chairman of extension. Rev. Leo J. Linahen acted as chaplain for the group. The Newman Clubs will hold its first meeting of the winter term at 7 p.m. Sunday in Gerlinger an nex. A ski trip to Santiam Lodge will be planned. Thirty students from Oregon State college and thirty from the University are expected to make the trip, Jan. 12-13. EMERALD TODAY'S STAFF Desk Editor: Joe Floren Desk Staff: Barbara Rubin, Don Dewey, Bud Hurst, Bill Clothier, Phil Bettens NIGHT STAFF Night Editor—Sarah Turnbull. Night Staff—Pat Word, Bill Hol man, Bill Clothier. David Wayne in its cast, will be the big production of the year. It is the first musical comedy attempted by the University Theater since “Of Thee I Sing.” The latter established box office records that still have not been topped here when it was produced and directed by Robinson in connection with Junior Weekend in the spring of 1942. Top tunes from “Finian’s Rain bow” include “That Old Devil Moon,” “If This Isn’t Love,” and “How Are Things in Glocca Morra.” “Anne of the Thousand Days” is a Maxwell Anderson drama which was produced on Broadway last year with Rex Harrison and Joyce Redgrave. It is written partly in blank verse, as are the other “Queen" plays by Anderson—“Eliz abeth the Queen,” and “Mary, Queen of Scots.” The latest Ander son play produced by the theater was “Winterset.” “Anne” will be di rected by Frederick J. Hunter. “Godbye My Fancy,” directed by Ottilie Seybolt, will be the first pro duction of the University Theater in its own “intimate” theater. “Right You Are” is now in re hearsal by Hunter with production scheduled for early February. Activity Dotes Fixed By Christian House Open house will be held at Christ ian House, 736 E. 16th, tonight and Saturday night, with a party plan ned for next weekend. “Faith for These Days,” a series of discussions, will start at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. This series is scheduled to continue through the first week in February. Winter term’s International Tea hours will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday with all students invited to partici pate. IT Student Petitions Due For Red Cross Posts Petitions for Red Cross publicity committee posts are now being call ed for. The work of the committee will continue all term but will be more concentrated during the cam pus Red Cross drive in February. Petitions may be turned in to . Frances Neel at the Alpha Delta Pi house by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10. AVIATION ’ CADETS * GET ON TOP..y STAY ON TOP! IN THE If. S. AIR FORGE Can you qualify for this start toward the top? Find out by seeing the U. S. Air Force Aviation Cadet Selection Team . .. here'. . . on campus. Jan. 9-10-11 at The Student Union £ U. S. AIR FORCE ON DISPLAY FIRST TIME IN EUGENE The World Famous M. G. MIDGET (Series T.D. Sports Car) AVAILABLE NOW Sheppard Motors 61% W. 10th Phone 4-7282 j — AND Here's a good one The Oregon Daily Emerald Sent home to your Parents for only $2 a term. Subscriptions Taken in the Shack between 2 and 4 Monday- —Friday