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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1952)
*Duc& —— &UI (ptvutetf Bnmld Bporta Editor Iii football, the platoon system i an innovation which has conic into existence only since the war, hut in Northern IJi \i ion basketball circles it i . old stub", and has been a feature of action in this league ever since Jack brie! too the reins at W ashington State College. And that is a rather long time, Friel took the job way back in 1928, just five years after his graduation from Washington State. Incidentally, he took his degree in business adminis tration and not physical education. Friel Has Good Record And now, 24 seasons later, Fried i- recognized as the dean <d Pacific Coast Conference coaches. This record, in a business where the occupational security is about as good as that of the proverbial snowball, is nothing short of sensational. Part of it, no doubt, can be attributed to the fact that he has won a good share of his games. In 1937, he piloted his % pYaVomrs ti M«***H*rr. Division hoop title. But Stanford, sparked by the great Hank Luisetti, a player who goes on many all-time All-American teams, defeated the men from the Palouse hills for the PCC crown. In 1941, b'riel'i' club again on 11.< CD crown, but this time ( \acted revenge on Stanford h\ topping them for the Pacific Coast title, 1 hey later went on to win the national “Western Championships", but lo t i:i the tn 1 for the national champ ionship to Wisconsin. Lost to Bruins In 1949 the Cougar- trawled to I ,■ \ngelc~ another North ern Division title under their belts, but lost out again to the IT'LA Bruins this time, in a close contest. Last year Friel did not turn out a championship team, hut the Cougars did finish third in the Division with a seven-nine record. This is a good record for 24 years coaching, but at some win at-all-cost schools, the h.-gh pressure of the alumni wolves and clamor for teams which won them all, or nearly all, would have removed Friel long before this. But he has won the respect and admiration of the Palouse school; he is something of an institution there, in fact, and like old man river, he just keeps rolling along. Surprisingly enough after 24 years in one of the most nerve wracking businesses in existence. I'riel looks younger than hi wars and is a very trim figure a- he guides iiis Cougars from the bench. Platoon System Distinctive He is noted for the number of successful high school mentors who have played for him, and also for All-Aineiican hoop stars who won their laurels while performing for him. Among the All Americans are such athletes as (’.ail Bishop, six-foot, eight inch center Vince Hanson, Paul I,indeman, and Kay Sundquist. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of Friel's system of coaching is the aforementioned platoon system. This, of course, means that he very seldom substitutes anything less than full units of five men. Advantages of this of course would stem from much the same facts that have enabled the football platoon system to speed up that game immeasurcably. However, the maple court counterpart of this has not been quite so widely accepted. One advantage would be having a crew of “shook troops” to throw in to rest tired first-stringers, and take the brunt of rugged backboard action. Also there is the consideration that when the units are kept separate, you have a natural feeling of rivalry and teamwork which wotdd not he present if substitutions were made individually. At any rate, you can expect to see the system in action to night in McArthur Court, when the veteran Friel matches w its against Oregon's Bill Borcher, who will be coaching his very lirst Northern Division contest. Consensus of ND Coaches Speaking of the Northern Division again, we see that the Kugene Register-Guard Sports Kditor Dick Stritc has a very informative article on the prospects of the various schools this year. He wrote the conference coaches and obtained the following consensus from them: All four (they didn’t rate their own teams) picked Washington first. All except Tippy Dye picked t Idaho second, while the other three, OSC, WSC, and Oregon, were about even in choices. Which indicates that the coaches think it will be a dog fight between these for third place. Religious Conclave Planned Here A Parliament of Worlr] p*eli gions which will feature represen tatives of Buddhism, Confucian ism, Taoism, Judism, Islam, and Christianity (including Homan Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Protestant) will he held on the campus Jan. 20 through Jan. 24. The parliament will be held this year in place of the annual Re ligious Evaluation Week and is designed to give students a broad er view of the religious beliefs and activities of the world. Believed to be unique in its con cept, the Parliament is being spon sored on the campus by the Relig ious and Spiritual Activities com- j mil tee, the Far Eastern Studies1 committee, the University Relig ious council and the Religious Di rectors association. Read and use Emerald classi fieds. 1 DON'T MISS J SPORTS Interview.. Preceding . . . all 0 r e g o n games every MONDAY eve ning at6:15. KORE, in Eugene Sponsored By Baxtesitk <Jle+uu*ta Phone 4-6011 1022 Willamette Campus Interviews on Cigarette Tests No. 31...THE MOUNTAIN GOAT lie thought they were trying to make him the butt-end of a joke when he was asked to judge cigarette mildness w ith a mere puff of one brand and a quick sniff of another. The fancy foot-work didn't dazzle him! He knew that the pinnacle of pleasure comes from steady smoking ... and that there is only one test that gives you enough time to permit conclusive proof. Smokers throughout America have made the same decision ! It's the sensible test. .. the 30-Day Camel Mildness Test, which simply asks you to try Camels on a day -after-day, pack-after-pack basis. No snap judgments! Once you’ve tried Camels for 30 days in your ‘"T-Zone” (T for Throat, T for Taste), you’ll see why ... After all the Mildness Tests... Camel leads all other brands bybif/fons