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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1951)
tDue607*ac6& Sf ‘PAil Weather permitting, the Oregon Frosh diamond artists will play baseball this spring, 'I he I huklings took a beating from the elements fast April and May, and they apparently spent more time dashing for cover than playing baseball. Despite this handicap, they were capable of providing some fine performances when the opportunity was present. For ex ample, they dropped the Oregon State Rooks 3-2 behind Curt Barclay's masterful four-hit hurling. riuwrvcr, llu'HC moments oi ac tion were rare. It all started when the Ducklings lost to the Eugene Axemen and ncheduled a return tilt. It wan rained out, to use the technical term. Later, the Froah scheduled a second (dash with the Rooks. It was splashed out. They rescheduled it. The elements rerained It out. Why let the athletes get water on the knee ? I'uurh Murv Rasmussen drcid ed I hut the schedule Nhould lx* accelerated. He scheduled game* for three consecutive day*— 4 clashes with Drain High, the Kook*, and Eugene High. So the Oregon Frenhmen baseball nine stepped outside to play Drain. Unfortunately, the only drain in volved was the draining that the field needed after a heavy cloud burst. On the following day. Coach Rasmussen, being optimistic, hiih looking for the silver lining. He found It—clouds of clouds—big billowing, silvery baseball game cancellers. The Eugene game also was non existent ns the Dueklings threw in tile towel i which was needed i when the fury of the elements struck with full force. The lesson is obvious: Don't sche dule picnics when the Frosh are planning for a diamond skirmish. ♦ ♦ ♦ We have a llltle note, confusing but amusing. We don't know how it arrived, when it arrived, or why it arrived. Anyway, it deserves con sideration. In one place, It says: “John dear—Here Is the writeup your lit tle heart desired,” This continues for awhile, and the correspond ent concludes with 11 blast of heart-rending modesty: “This writing (?) Is my own and If you wish to change It please do as It Is sort of blah!" This is sort of a mystery, and we can only say that the "John dear" with tlic* "little heart” is not a mem ber of the Emerald staff. I-enving the search for “John dear" (John Deere?) to tin* Lone ly Hearts columnists or to Walter W'lnchell, we may examine the contents of the communication. Basically, it says this: Carson UjMl captured first place in the five week Women's Intramural Bowling Tournament sponsored by the Wo men's Athletic Association and the Student Union Recreation Com mittee. Alpha Xi Delta was second and Alpha Omicron Pt third. Alpha Del ta Pi, Phi Beta Phi, and Zeta Tau Alpha finished the field in that or der. Another recent development was 1 Oregon swimming squad's second place finish in the Northern Divi- i sion Meet. It is interesting to note ] that the Aquaducks have never fin- i ished lower than third in an ND ' title splash. Oregon has finished 1 third a total of four times, lias 1 taken runnerup honors seven times, i and holds four championships. i This 1m a brilliant record when compared to those of any other ND Hchool except Washington, which haH never finiMhcd below necond and holds nine ehampionHhipx and slx Hecond-place finishes. The Ducks and Huskies have cap tured 13 of the 15 ND titles. W8C and Oregon State took one crown apiece (the Cougars barely edging the Huskies on a questionable de cision in 1B50(, while Idaho has never finished above fourth place. The Aquaducks completely dominated Northern Division swimming during the early years of official league water competi tion. In 1934, when a regular ND swimming schedule was adopted, Coach Mike Hoyman's Ducks start ed a dual meet winning streak which ended four years later after Oregon compiled 21 consecutive dual meet triumphs. Hoyman's splashers seized the ND dual meet erowrn in 1934. 1935. 1936, and 1937 and captured first place in the ND title meets of 1935, j 1936, and 1937. In the championship meets, the Ducks look first place in every event in 1935 and did it again In 1942. The 1912 club also handed San Francisco’* Olympic Club its first setback in five years. Oregon's All-American swim mers have included Jim Reed 119361 Jim Hurd (1936, 1937), Bob .'hilton (1937i, Jack Dallas (1939. 1940. 1941), and Sherman Wetmore 1939, 1910). Coach John Borchardt's 1951 Jocks didn’t take the champion ship, but they provided some out dandi ng individual performances vith Pete Van Dijk and Joe Nishi noto frequently finishing in times hat would have meant All-Ameri an honors only ten years ago. Who coached the Aquaducks In 1947? It was none other than ver satile John Warren, who usually handles the varsity hoop squad, although he also has coached prep football, prep basketball, Duck ling football and basketball, and Oregon varsity football. Warren's swimmers placed econd in the Northern Division neet. Earl Walter captured three )regon AAU crowns. Ray Kirielis tutored the Aqua lucks in 1948, and John Borchardt ook over for the following season. If complicated names signify wimming ability, the 1952 Duck ■arsity will receive strong assist nce from the 1951 Duckling squad, rhich included such tongue-twist rs as Kaiura, Oangdolph, Mihnos, Macek, and Wakinekona. However, they might have to rely ipon middles names in order to im iress the 1951 Duck varsity, which ncluded Kotoshirodo, Ruckdeschel, ’rzynka, Bjornstad, Nishimoto, 3opovich, Paget, Santos, and Van Jijk. Coach Borchardt, Manager >Jekota, and Announcer Dahlquist ilso are adept at this game. Boyer Heads Cast Of Sunday Movie “Fle.sh and Fantasy," a film star ring Charles Boyer, Barbara Stan wyck, Betty Field, Edward G. Rob inson, and Robert Cummings, will be shown in the Student Union Ballroom Sunday. There will be two showings of the movie, at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. The price is 30 cents. Added i[ea t4flyes will be a short on India and a cartoon. The Sunday movie program, which is sponsored by the movie committee of the Student Union Board, is for alt students and Uni versity families. aptaERALP NIGHT STAFF Night Editor: Bill Holman Night Staff: Bill Holman TODAY S STAFF Assistant Managing Editor: Phil Bettens Copy Desk Eciitor: Bill Clothier i Copy Desk Staff. A1 Karr Religious Notes "The Easter Parade" is the topic i for Lutheran Student Association’s j Sunday night discussion period at' Lutheran House, 1378 Alder. Coun-i selor Blanche Fiockne will lead the! meeting which begins at 5:30 p.m. | The installation banquet tor new : Lutheran student officers will be held next Thursday at the Student House. Officers to be installed Include Don Lee, president; Don Neraas, vice-president; Helen Nelson, secre tary; Bob Bureker, treasurer; and Helen Hansen, program chairman. Speaker for the evening will be Washington State College's Pastor AI Dillemuth with the installation service being conducted by Harold Aalbue, pastor of Central Lutheran Church. Plymouth & Cosmopolitan Clubs Square dancing will be featured at the joint party sponsored by the Plymouth and Cosmopolitan Clubs 8 to 12 p.m. Friday at Plymouth House. All students may attend the af fair. Old-time calls for the dance will be given by Bill Byrd, graduate student in English. YWCAaSponsors Rummage Sale A rummage .sale, sponsored by | the advisory board and senior cab inet of the YWCA will be held Fri-1 day and Saturday at the Rummage Center on West 7th. Mrs. Stanley Summers and Sharon Anderson are | in charge. Proceeds from the sale will go to the work of the YWCA Co-op?r- j ative Nursery and summer confer ence projects. Boxes have been placed in living organizations to collect any old clothes, household articles, costume jewelry, and j white elephants, that students may wish to contribute. l Children's Rhythms Classes^Offered Two classes in children’s rhythms are being offered by the Depart ment of Health and Physical Edu-1 cation for Women during spring term. One class for pre-school children! < ages 5 and 6 ) is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Tuesday, and another class for pri-! mary-school children (ages 6 and 7) 3:10 p.m. Thursdays, beginning next Thursday. The fee for a minimum of eight lessons is $3.50, and the enrollment is limited to 15 in each class. Children may be registered in the physical education office (Phy sical Education Building) until next Thursday. The program will include free and creative rhythms, singing, games, dramatic dances, and ex perimental rhythmic work. Extension Division Announces Classes Spring term evening classes of fered by the General Extension Division started Monday night. Re gistration for extension classes will continue during the first two weeks of classes either at the class meet ings or at the extension office. Registration fee for the classes is $5 a credit hour. The minimum fee for a term is $10. Further in formation concerning extension classes may be obtained at the general extension office, 1225 Kin caid. Applications Due April 1 Applications for state fee, Ore gon Mothers’ and Dads’, and Stand ard Oil scholarships must be post marked by Sunday or in before Apr. 1, according- to Miss Dolores Ray, scholarship secretary. Applications are still available and more scholarships are being offered this year than before, Miss Ray said. An Illinois man said he turned robber because he lost his health. He now is confined to his room for eight years. Talent Contest Entries Due Entries for the talent contest to be held at the first mixer of the term Friday night in the Student Union must be made by 12 noon to day. Entry blanks are available in the program office, 301 8U, where they may also be turned in. The talent contest, sponsored by the Student Union dance commit tee, is open to all students. Its pur pose is to bring out hidden talent on the campua, as well as provid ing intermission entertainment at the Friday-night mixer. The contests will continue at mixers Apr. 6, 14, 20, 27, and May 4. 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