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By Sam Vahey
Emerald Sports Editor
Oregon fans will see bigger and better athletic teams in the
futiii«• if the university s newly adopted grants-in-aid program
is half as successful as early indications point it out to be.
ndei the new plan, the grants-jn-aid scholarship will be in
creased from the present fX) to a future 100. This will not only
allow more scholarships in the sports which are already being
helped, but it will also give help where help has never been
given before, bor example, the football grants will be increased
from -40 to approximately 70, including 25 to the freshmen
players.
Basketball players will be offered 20 scholarships instead of
10. Twelve of these aids will go to the varsity team, eight to
the frosh. In baseball, the number Will be increased to eight;
the same will be true in track.
In order to finance this increased program, the budget will
be increased from this year's $27,500, to a new goal of $60,000.
J hi' goal may be increased to $90,000 in the following years to
allow for a reserve.
A new office has been set up in the athletic department to
take care of the administration of this program. Hill Bowerman,
frosh football and track coach, has been appointed to the posi
tion of Assistant Athletic director with the specific job of ad
ministering and supervising the system.
As Athletic Director Leo Harris and Bowerman point out,
this is not a change in the school s policy' to provide "unauthor
ized and excessive assistance” to the university’s players. "It
is merely an effort to provide more adequate manpower under
a . . . program of aid to those athletes in need of financial help.”
Oregon Gets New Frosh Coach
A new face will appear in the coaching ranks of the athletic
staff at the university next year. It will belong to Willard “Bill”
Hammer, who will take over the duties of frosh football coach,
and also be the mentor for the university’s newly organized in
tercollegiate wrestling team.
Hammer s job, before his Oregon appointment, has been line
coach and head wrestling coach at the United States Coast
Ouard academy, New London, Conn. Before his coaching at
the military school, he .was line coach and mentor of the mat
squad at Springfield college in Massachusetts.
Basketball Hopes Not So Dim
Oregon's hopes in the Northern Division basketball race for
the 1953-54-55 seasons aren't as gloomy as they were at the end
of this year's season. At first, Webfoot backers put on a pessi
mistic aire for Coach Bill Borcher's prospective 1953-54 crew;
not because the Ducks wouldn't be good, but because the Ore
gon State Beavers would be better. With a host of speedy anti
lengthy returning basketeers, the OSC gang looked like the
team to beat, especially since they would be joined by 7-foot
plus Swede Halbrook, who completely rewrote the Rook scor
ing records.
But now, with the acquisition of O.ary Nelson, a rather impos
ing seven-footer from the prep ranks of Washington, the Ore
gon hopes are on the up and up. Although the elongated Elma,
Wash., lad won't be eligible for varsity competition in his
freshman year, he will be around for the next three seasons to
at least slow down, if not surpass the hoop antics of his equally
tall rival-to-be from Corvallis. In a comprehensive analysis of
next year’s basketball squad, one must not overlook the fact
that Ed Halberg, Barney Holland, Kenny Wagner, Bob Hawes,
and Bob Stout will all be back for more service under Borcher.
'Murals Let Everyone Play
We might take space here to give a little rundown on some
sports that you Mothers and Dads probably don’t know your
sons are starring in—the extensive intramural program.
Much can .be said in favor of the intramural program, but
the basis advantage of it is that it brings sports in the uni
versity down to the level where anyone (almost) can partici
pate in them. The only requirement is that the participants
be bona fide members of the school. According to Dr. Paul
Washke, intramural director, and Gene Evonuk, the assist
ant director, intramurals have climbed to the best position
they have held in university activities in many years.
Evonuk estimates that more than lift}' per cent of the uni
versity males are active participants in the program. To incite
interest, perpetual trophies are awarded to the winners, includ
ing an all-sport cup which goes annually to the team which
racks up the most points during the year.
A total of eleven sports are divided into the three terms of
school. They include everything from rough and tumble foot
ball in the fall to a relaxing golf tournament in the spring.
Again we must emphasize a point. The intramurals allow every
one to become a star and get athletic recognition. Although
they don’t get as much off-campus recognition, the ’murals are
nevertheless one of the most important parts of the campus
sports schedule.
Packed Slate Set
For Duck Moms
With the annual business meet
ing of the Oregon Mothers at 9
a.m. today in the Student Union,
the Mothers Weekend program
gets underway.
The Madrigal Singers, under
Donald Allton’s direction, v/ill en
tertain. Speakers wi}l be Mrs. John
Caughell, president of the Oregon
Mothers; Arthur Priaulx, president
of the Oregon Days, and Pat Dig
nan, ASUO president.
Next event for “moms” will be
the All-Campus Luncheon at 11:45
on the old campus.
From 2:30 to 4 p.m., mothers
may attend a tea in Alumni hall j
in Gerlinger. The affair is spon
sored by the Eugene Mothers' club, '
Associated Women Students, and
YWCA.
Mothers will view the Junior
Weekend float parade as it arrives
on campus about 4:30 p.m.
Highlights of Saturday’s activi
ties will be the All-Campus Sing
in McArthur court at 8 p.m.
Sunday’s schedule includes a 9
a.m. Mothers Executive board 1
meeting at the University Faculty !
club.
Sunday dinners honoring moth
ers will be served in living organi
zations at 1 p.m. At 3 p.m. Sun
day, the two winning All-Campus
Sing groups will perform at the
Sunlight Serenade near the music
school.
Registration for mothers will be
held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the
second floor of the Student Union.
Trophies will be awarded at the
Sing for living organizations with
highest percentage of mothers
registered.
Day Features
Three' Contests
(Continued from paqe four)
game series in the Willamette val
ley that could determine the out
come of the ND baseball race.
The Benton-Lane county rivals
are presently running one-two in !
the conference scramble with the
last four games against each other.
OSC After Third Straight
The Beavers will attempt to win
their third division championship
in a row, having served as co
titlists in 1952 with the Washing- j
ton Huskies. OSC Coach Ralph
Coleman, in his twenty-second year
at the Beaver helm, has a host of j
returnees from last season’s west- j
em regional winners.
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