Football and its allied arts have disappeared front the
Oregon athletic scene for the present, hut George Shaw,
the Webfoots’ most talented grid artist, is still very much
in the spotlight. Awards continue to come in for the great
Duck star, hut the method of honoring him on his own
campus is still somewhat a mystery.
In its meeting of Jan. 13, the ASUO Senate agreed to
recommend the retirement of Shaw’s number 14 game
jersey to be placed in a position of honor in the athletic
department. The action was not to have retired the num
ber permanently, however. Earlier, two Emerald editorials
had urged outright retirement of the number from future
football action. This feeling is still strong in several
quarters.
The athletic department policy is not to take any athletic
number out ot action permanently unless the performer was
a member of a national championship team. Thus the five
shirts from the 1939 NCAA basketball varsity are the only
jerseys which have been honored. m
Van Brocklin Unhonored
Apparently All-American mention is not enough, though
it was originally thought sufficient to hang up number 14 if
Shaw was named to a first team. Norm Van Brocklin, the
Duck standout of 1^48. had neither his number nor jersey
retired despite his being honored on several All-American
teams.
In addition, Oregon swimmers have received national
and even international honors, and Webfoot track men have
won national championships w ithout having their equipment
placed in hallowed spots.
The athletic department’s position on number 14 is
simple; it doesn’t want to start a wave of retirements that
might eventually result in the need for jersey numbers
in three or four figures. The idea may seem a bit far
fetched. but the number hang-up conceivably could get
out of hand.
Even the retirement of jerseys might get bad if it became
the practice to put one away every year. A clutter of shirts
in a trophy case with small identification cards would serve
only to add confusion, rather than honor, to athletes’ records.
Fame Scroll Proposed
We prefer the “Hall of Fame’- idea advanced by Art Li toll
man. athletic news bureau director. Litchman suggests a
scroll appropriately placed in the athletic department for
the listing of only those most outstanding stars who have
brought honor to Oregon throughout their athletic careers.
Each year awards go to the season’s outstanding athletes,
but it is our understanding that the scroll would be re
served for only exceptional players who have achieved
nation-wide attention. Athletic Director Leo Harris en
dorses the idea and we favor it over number retirement,
but there remains one matter to clear up.
Shaw’s jersey has been taken from the equipment room
and is in a corner of Harris’ desk awaiting disposition. The
athletic director says he is happy to have removed the jersey
from acton as suggested, but that it is up to the Senate to
provide the place to put it. Harris suggests a place in the
Student Union might be the best answer.
Meanwhile other ideas for honoring Shaw have been
offered. Backfield Coach Johnny McKay thinks that a pic
ture of George might be placed in a trophy case. “A jersey
is just a jersey to people that don’t know the meaning and
you need 20/20 vision to read the cards they put with them,”
says McKay.
Shaw Deserves Honor
We favor both the Hall of Fame scroll and the jersey
retirement in Shaw’s case. The number hang-up plan has
been proven not feasible, but the Oregon quarterback de
serves the honor of having his jersey in a trophy case.
Shaw did win a national championship in total offense
and his selection as the pros’ number one draft choice
above all the All-Americans has definitely brought honor
to this campus. The Baltimore coach who picked him said,
“We think he is the best quarterback available in the
country.” ^
Scoring Record
Neared Again
By Furman Club
Furman Is on its way to be
coming the first *100-points-a
game" team in major college bas
ketball history.
With hull the season gone,
the South Carolinians ure skip
ping along at a 100.7 point
average through the first 15
games. Including pluy through
last Saturday.
The National Collegiate Ath
letic bureau, which keeps close
check on such things, pointed up
this fact Thursday in announc
ing that Furman still is far ahead
in the basketball scoring race.
Furman actually is shooting at
its own rtcord. With Frank Selvy
leading the attack, the Dixie in
stitution became the first team
to average 90 points a game with
a mark of 90.2 in 1952-53. Last
season Selvy helped raise this
scoxing pace to 91.7.
Furman has scored in triple
figures seven times this season
and x-eached an all-time record
with 154 points against The Cita
del. The Paladians have averaged
93 points during the past two and
a half seasons, scoring 6,603
points in 71 games.
On the defensive side, San
Francisco Is still the country’s
best, holding the opposition to
an average of 49.7 points a
game. No other major college
basket tea II team has contained
foes to a 50-or-under average.
Oregon State is second on de
fense with 51.4 followed by Hank
Iba's Oklahoma A&M slowdown
specialists and Tulsa. OSC has
piled up 926 points while winning
12 and osing 6.
IM Schedule
Friday
Basketball
3:50 Beta Theta Pi B vs. Phi
Delta Theta B, court 40.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon B vs.
Phi Kappu Sigma B, court
43.
4:35 Phi Gamma Delta B vs.
Chi Psi B, court 40.
Theta Chi B vs. Campbell
club B, court 43.
5:15 Sigma Phi Epsilon B vs.
Philadelphia house B, court
40.
French hall B vs. Cherney
hall, court 43.
Handball
4:00 Theta Chi vs. Phi Delta
Theta, courts 42, 44, 46.
Rooks, Frosh
Clash on Mat
Coach Vern Sterling’s fresh
men wrestling team ties into
Oregon State’s Rook mat squad
Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Mc
Arthur court in a preliminary to
the Oregon-OSC varsity meet.
Ray Green will open for the
Frosh against the Beavers’ Yance
Brown in the 123 pound class.
Jack Cooke of Oregon takes on
Bob Kennedy of OSC in the 130
division and Jack McBrien will
greet visiting Bruce Schmitz in
the 137 pound class.
Either Howard Timmons or
Dick Lolcoma of the Frosh is to
go against Gordon Gretz in the
147 pound group and the Duck
lings’ Jay Dearing takes on Kim
Worrell of the Rooks at 157
pounds.
In the 167 pound class either
Henry Doufling or^Scott Henry
of Oregon State will face Don
Dexter. Sterling will send George
Krupicka and A1 Denham to bat
tle Ray Fisher and Dave Josme
of the Beavers in the 177 and
eavyweight classes respectively.
Duck Grapplers
To Vie with OSC
Oregon’s wrestling team Jumps
into action tomorrow against j
Oregon State when the Beavers;
and Duck matmen square off
against each other at 2:30 p.m.
in Mac court.
The Beavers are expected to be 1
the toughest competition the
Ducks have met thus far. The
OSC squad has chalked up wins j
against Lewis and Clark. Port
land State and the Portland YM
CA. They are led by two return
ing Pacific Const champions.
McLain at 123 pounds and Art
Keith at 147 pounds. McLain is
a senior and a two year letter
man, while Keith is a junior and j
a one year letterman.
OSC Sophomores Strong
Coach Jim Dixon of the Bea
vers is pinning the majority of
his hopes on five sophornoreH
from last year's Rook squad. He
will be using Melvin Lehman in ,
the 130 pound class. Lou Taucher
at 157 pound division, Ron Hicks
in the 167 pound group. Bud
Geinger at 177 and George Mey
ers in the heavyweight spot.
Coach Bill Hammer of the j
Duck squad said that the Bea
vers have a fine team which is
welt balanced and experienced.
He also commented that, al
though the Ducks are larking ex
perience, they should not be
counted out.
In the first match Roy Schles
ser of Oregon will grapple with
McLain. Against each other In
previous contests each has won!
one while they have drawn once.'
Darrell Klampe of the Ducks
will wrestle Melvin Lehman, u
consistent winner for the Bea
vers, In the second match.
Bob Williams of Oregon Is
paired off with Orville Swindler
In the 137 pound class. Both are
undefeated in wrestling com
petition to date. In the 147 pound
division Hammer will send Dave
Newland to the mat to wrestle
PCC champ Keith. Newland has
only one defeat thus far, a close
2-1 decision.
In other matches Roland Wil
son of the Ducks battles Lou
Taucher of the Beavers, Oregon'
John Woyat faces OSC's Ron
Hicks ami Webfoot Dick Barker
lakes on George Meyers In the
heavyweight class.
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