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About The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1925)
Saturday Evening, Fetrn Page Six THE EUGENE GUARD nry 11 GOLFERS FEELING TOUGH OF SPR1NI IE LIST THIN-CLADS SET NEW RECORDS IN TRIO OF EVENTS CAN ROGERS HORNSBY EQUAL BIG RECORD OF TYRUS COBB? Nina Batting Championship! In Row Is Feat Which Famous Georgia Peach Performed. 220-Yard Low Hurdles, High Jump and Broad Jump Records all go Glimmer ing Under Performances of 1924 . ' AT BE WORST r 4 OREGON WHSSIT GOES INTO FIRST PLAGE ON COAST The popularity of the new Kugene Country club links in steadily Increas Ing as spring draws near, according to Todd Centner, club professional. Many persona have braved the recent heavy rains to enjoy the game. Un usually fine drainage due to an old riv er bed under the fairways quickly car ries off excess- water, thus making the course accessible the year round. This is 0110 of the unusually flno fea tures of the new grounds he ex plains. lty converting a farm into a links, the Kugene Country club today is in possession of a course embracing practically every situation favorable lo first class gedf. New Site Sought About two years ago the members of the club, Ifocnming dissatisfied at the mountain climbing variety of the gamo they were playing ot the links south of town, began a search for a new site. A pioneer farm a scant half milo from the Willamette, bridge on the Coburg road was selected as a suitable location. When negotiations wero complete, the members found themselves in possession of 1(H) acres of land and' farm equipment bb fol lows: One orchard containing cherry, peach, pear, prune and apple trees; one three story farm house; one large hop house; 20 acres of cultivated land; one picnic grounds; one creek; portions of a buttej and the only large Btand of virgin timber in the near vicinity of Kugene. All of the land is gently rolling in topography, and overlays a former river bed providing thereby excellent drainage facilities. Nino Holes Complete Today with nine of the holca com plete and work progressing steadily on the second nine, the ex-farm 're sembles but slightly its former Bclf. Three fairways have been cut through the orchard. Running through the tall virgin timber are emerald fair ways kept evergreen through the year by sprinkling. The creek has been cleaned out making an ideal water hazard to worry the unwary player. Instead of hop houses and stray farm buildings dotted on ' small 'patches of cleared ground, the golf er is greeted by a great green play ground. A few trees have ben trans plantd at points of vantage which in time will provide foliage over the en tire course . - Members of the club have succeed ed in establishing a state game pre serve on the course, insuring protec tion for all animal and bird life. The possibility of damming the creek on the links and planting trout therein is being dlscuBsed seriously by a number of the members. When the trout have become aufficiently great in numbers and with a limit per member, all might partake of the rod and line pastime by stepping but a few feet from the beaten fairways. This plan, if followed, would be car ried out in the summer upon comple tion of the second nine holes. Nurmi Going up Against Big Test In Race Tonight NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Paavo Nurmi will receive his greatest test tonight when he runs two miles in the Mew York Athletic club games here. Nurmi will enter his fourth race in Ix days with the record for the dis tance out almost to nine minutes by Willie Rltola. Kitola's accomplhrhnient In racing to victory in nine minutes, 8 8-5 soconda almost overshadowed the breaking ot three records by Nur mi himself. Last night Nurmi ran sec one to Uottlich of ryractiBe univer sity in a mile race, in wjilch the col legian was given a 63 yard advantage. However, Nurmi caught Gottlieb with plenty of distance to go, but either could not or would not extend himself when his opponent staged hii final dash to the tape, Nurml'a race tonight will be a spe cial event against Verne Hooth, and Harry Helms and possibly the great Yale runner, McAulay Bmlth. TUtula, riant, Frigerlo, Schola and a host ot college athletes will compete in these lames. Multnomah Quint Loses to Cougars POrtTJANn, Ore., Feb. 1-1. The Multnomah club basketball tenm lost ' lo Washington Slate hern last night, 83 to 1!7, largely as the result of superior team work by the Washing ton teasers. Washington Stato took an early lead and held it throughout the game. Aggies Cop One From Bulldogs CORVAI.MS, Ore., Fell. II. The Oregon Aggie bssketball team added another victory to their string here !at night bv defeating the (ionsngu nniverslty quintet. -J(I to IS, The Ag gies led at the end of the tin If, 10 to nine. Brief Sketches JOE W. SEWELL Shortstop, Cleveland Indians Horn Titus, Ala., Oct. It, isiis. Major I.ragip Career Joined Cleveland Inle ill lift) season, follow ing tragic end of liay Chapman, lame from New Orlr.ui of Southern Association, lirndiiato AUibama ('Di versity. Outstanding Kenls Halted ..1.Y1 In 10J.1. lias played in over games nrh season for the past four campaigns. MEDF0RO TEAMS WIN nOSKIUMtU, Ore., Feb. I I. Med io rd high school won two hnskcthall games from Hnsehiirg, Inst night, the girls team defeating the ltosebtrg girls, 15 to 17, and the boya winuing 25 to 10. ' , , HIGH . ' oom. -N- BOB LEGENDPE ecoD JUMP , THREE WORLD'S R ECORDS, SHATTERED Year Name Event Stood New Old 1923 . Brooking 220-Yd. Low Hurdles 25 Yeara 32.2 a ' 23.6 a. 1924 Oaborne High Jump 10 yeara 6 ft 84 In. 6 ft 7 5-16 in. 1924 Legendre Broad Jump 1 3 Yeara 25 ft. 6 In. 25 ft. 3 in. 1925 7 7 ? 77? 7 7 7 . 7 7 7. 7 7 7 By ART CARLSON J7VEUY year usuully finds at least one outstanding performance by an American athloto in track and field competition; nn effort do luxe whore in a new world's record Is created. As the ecu sous speed along old marks fall. Hero and there they arc shattered on the cinders and turf alike. It makes little difference. One tumbles after another until It would seem thnt just about the maximum of accomplishment bad been reached. And then bang! and more marke are blotted out under the bombard ment of 'the thinclads. Real Performances Given Taking into consideration only the 15 fitHndard events such as go to mnkoMip a collegiate meet, one finds that during the past ' two seasons thero have been three what might he termed extraordinary performances on track and field. One of these, of course, was the aensntlonnl mark ining up by Char ley 11 rook line while competing for the University of Iowa in 1023. llrook llne negotiated the 220-yard low hur dles in the remarkable time of 23 1-j seconds, brenkiug the furmer figure by two-fifths of a second. And not only that but in establish ing the feat, Brook ling smashed a re lord that had withstood the tent of time for a quarter of a century. For It was buck in 18U8 that Alvin Kraes lein of the University of Pennsylvania hung up the former mark. Broad Jump Record Beaten At the Olympic games last summer, Robert Legendre. one-time luminary . at Georgetown University, leaped 25 feet 6 inches in the running brvad jump. And in bo doing, shattered the old record set by Ned Oourdin of Harvard, in 1021, by a full three inches. The third record-breaking effort was made by Harold Osborne, one of the greatest athletes ever turned out at Illinois. Osborne, last May, clear ed the bar In the high jump at 0 feet 84 inches, almost an inch higher than the best previous performance made 10 yearn before. There we have the three outstand ing feats of the past couple scions tirooklins, in the low hurdles; Os borne, high jump, ami Lege od re, broad jump. And they were made by a 'trio of remarkable' athletes. , Each la Versatile Athlete For lirooklins, besides being a timber-topper par excellence, cun alsj run the 220 and 4-10-yard dash events in close to record time. Osborne Hud Legendre rate as crack all-round per formers. Osborne won the decathlon at the Paris games Inst year, setting a new world's mark, and Legendre pluced third in the pentathlon gainst a great field of Kurupeans. Who will he the next to bre.ik through the jamboree to a new rec ord? Jn what event will it be? And will it be accomplished this season V Those are a few interesting questions as the coming campaign approaches. SPORTLAFFS Fighter Surprises Fans by Making Short Speech That Almost Stops the Show By BILLY EVANS OME years ago Scotty Mimtallli, who used to man ni;e Johnny Dim tiro and who now pilots Iouls Kill Kaplan, feather wrlght champion, lmtl a boy in his srablu named Sam my Mnrino. Marino tt the original sphinx. Either native dumhnosa or a natural disinclination to talk, Marino would go days with out uttering an unnecessary word. Marino fought In the, ainsll clubs on the coast and became quite popu lat with the fans. Whenever lio was at tha rlngsldo aa a spectator tha fans would de mand that he be introduced, and then they would clamoT loudly for a speech knowing his reputation for lack ot chatter. Always Mnrino would crawl through Iho ropes, how this way and th.it way, and then go back to hia sent without even parting his lips in a amile.' Hut tho" fans never gnra up. They kept right afteir him and one night Mnrino gave them the shock of their lives. As usual he crawled through the ropea and took hia bows, and, while demands for "apeech" hroljo In din about his head, Marino lifted hia hand fr ailenre, oloared IvU throat and spoke na fxdlows: "Ladiea and peepull I fight any body my heavy, winner take 'em ev entiling.'' It is laid thnt it was this apeech that Inspired the lordlier School of Knglisb iu Ainoricn. NUT am BY- JOE. V I LLIAM S VOU enn always spot an average ball player; he's always out then playing for his average. The Nebraeku Mule legislature gave Illg Munn n rising vote, , , . This proves it is not hard to get a rise out of Neb raska legislatures. In practically every respect the ecllirae was a grand sun-ess hut it did not succeed in eclipsing tha won derful Nurmi. Mr. X.iegfcld profits tlit average show girl hss hollow legs, or Ihnl, as we any at the bridge club. , . . What he probably menus Is hollow minds. The horrible (art uf Muui. Cnr- I 1 J.r a. pcntler'a announced Intention to Co mo to America again la that a lot ot snps will probably walk right up tc the box office aud pay good lnouey to lea him. t Kngland'a women tennla plny.irs have decided not to compete here for the Wightman cup this year. . That mcana the wholo auiutucr ta shot for us. In New York stnte bribery of bull players Is a felony. , . In the llaint'i clubhouse, accordug to published tei timony, it is merely a lot of good Datum! torn foolery. I'layers rame out of the Chlcagi polo tourney with broken jaw, beads and arms. ... In fact every thing was brokru except the attend ance record. a a Lew Tendler claims he did not se) tha punch wilh which Jack Zivic knocked him out. . , .It may be safo. ly presumed, however, thst he felt it. ( a e Nick All rock Is on the tvad touring with a cage team. , . We can remem ber the time when Alt rock waa will eonugh to be caged. Mr. lUidotph Valentino of the mov ies la taking Icmous from Deuipi-v, and we suppose Mr. Dempsey, in turn is taking loving lessons from him. Mr. Rudolph Valentino of the films is taking boxing lessons from . Dempsey, and we BtippoHc .Mr. Dempsey, in turn, is taking loving lessons from him. Willie Hoppe fell and cut his nil linrd hand. . . . The boys who have to play him hope the - accident is nothing trlvisl. President Follows Waiting Policy in Armament Problem WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. Presi dent L'oolidge is following a waiting policy toward the problem of furthet armament limitation, but he is watch ing developments abroad carefully inn will be prepared to act whenever he considers a move toward a new arms conference would bo opportune. Thus far he haa not departed from his an nounced intention of permitting the European powers to develop what cao be accomplished toward disarma ment through the project launched Inst year t Geneva under the league of nations. He announced in his mes sage to congress in December that he would do nothing until tjint project ha-i reached a point indicative ot suc cera or failure. If Great llritaln should Lake (ho view that mora could be accomplish jo through a conference called by the I nited States, that development doubtless would have weight in any re-assessment of the situation which might be undertaken here. Three Deaths are Recorded as Toll Of Eastern Flood HUSTON. Keb. U. Three deaths, the destruction of bridges and dams and the disruption of rail, telephone, telegraph and highway communication in various sections were listed to day among the results of the flood and ico jams that have occurred throughout New Kugland during the last two days. Pete SHrcr lost his lire, while help, lug to strengthen a railroad bridge in New Hampshire, I'nrl Hooper, a lumberman, was drowned Jnle trsing to prevent logs from being carried away in Alaiuo, and AUIrn I,nring, H yeara old, waa drowued in a brook at Stcnrham, Mass, MIKE DUNDEE WINS VOKTLANI), Ore., Feb. 14 Mike Dundee, Hock Island, 111., feather weight, won the decision from George Mollis, Salt !.ake. In the main event here Isst night. Dundee had a shade in nearly eveny round. Psolilr Cw Conference W. Pot. Oregon . . . O. A. V. .. Washington Idaho Montana . .Mont. Opp. W. S. (.'. .. . .:l 1 l l 4 u .750 .714 .tlot) .I'SO :mo '.im Ak Montana docs not pluy the name iiuniin-i of Xante wiin eurh leu in iu the I'ac.tic I'odiU cjii.urcrjcc, na Hcurt'D d 1101 -uum iu tauuiaiiti!,' the 8 and ii yd ui it h uppuueuttt. I In ttwu tftuijduifci., huwuver, arc tubulut ed. liy SAM WILDKKMAX . Oregon Agricultural i olluge will play Luiverttiiy uf Oregon here next r'r.day iu a bjuketbuil game that may help to decide the Pacific coast con fen'Qce race. Oregon now ii ut the head uf the percentage, column, with itie Aggies second and Washington th.rd. 'ilie. game with Oregon will be the .hsi lot Hie Agg..i and should they will, ihey will jiot only gain the lead, uui will lie in a position where they can't lose and have every chance to win the cliumpiouahip. rihou.d they iriiu Oregon, tneu the Weuiootern iiiiiHt win their thrcC-roud games in c.ud.ng that uguinst Wasii-ugtun, to i.e the Aggies. Wash.bg. on, un the other hand, to remain a iuj running, must wjd .ioiu Oregon ut Seatue, and then in turn win both its games uu the loud, ugumst idano ut .Misituum and Wash Uigion stue ut Moscow. The advantage is nil with the Ag gicH, although it tsbou.d be w.th Ore gon. i-.ach team is supposed to be ut its oi'.sl ou the home tioor, but while the game agamst the Aggies will be here, xei.uii.ie of the auiu utiow, wtut-ii will be ut the urmory, the WJebfooters will have tu forsake practice ut the ar mory for tlirea days. Consequently, .hey will have uo udvautage over the Aggies us i he school gym in which (hey will have lu praet.ee no more resembles the urmory, tlmn lluywuru I tied resembles the CalilorutU stud i 'Uin. The remaining gehedule in the coast oinerenctt of the three leaders fol ows: - Kebrunry 0 Oregon Aggies ver sus Oregon at Kugene; Washington versus Washington State at Pullman. February liL W'ushiugion versus Idaho-at Moscow. ( February IM Oregon versus Wash ington State ut Pullman. February Jl Oregon versus Idaho ut Moscow. Febryary 28 Oregon versus Wash ington at Seattle. II 'Jkm. YyzwzzJ--- L- IV BIIjLY EVANS Cobb 13 points. Ty being the .... I nn. BY BILLY EVANS Can Hogers llornshy equa!, better yet. beat Ty Cobb's greatest feat? When Hans Wagner led the Na tional League for four consecutive years the baseball world marveled. Then along came Ty Cobb. lu his second full sennon in the majors, .1H07, Cobb showed the way to the rest of the American League butKinen. For nine years he performed the remarkable feat of leading the swat ters in the league pres'ded over by Byron Bancroft Johnson. , Cobb had set his goal as 10 years in a row but Tris Speaker spoiled his fond hopes in 1910 by topping Cobb 15 points. Ty being the runner- up. However, the Tyger star was only temporarily halted, for he resumed his batting ways in 11)17 and for three years led the American League iu batting. Twelve firsts and one second, nine firxts in a row, is some batting achievement. , It seemed that Cobb had set one record that would stand for years if not all time. Perhaps, it will. But n,ow wo have Hogers llomsby of the St. Louis Cardinals flashing c cross the horizon. L'irt ht-'iis n llornshy butted? .424. University of 0r(.S(m step more in the eh. " - iv,f. e.::': conferences, when it J,., '"" versify of I,l10, 4S . "" l tall last night i the ," b"k" gamo was the fastest and 1 n Oonal play,.,, her, ,h " ! " " when it piled ,lp 17 . " . iii0 first jO minutes n T'1 were working mnon Moot,,, and broke through til , " '. for a basket. ' "" mk The Vandals, however ; , gon a speetai-ular rallr J one of their own nn.l U ' ,t,n't point, before thei' lU ed from ts tranee Th. w,k' that stage f tho 17, Idaho 14. That, hott-erer, was th. , Idnho came to trior ,t,. ""'W Although the margin teams often was ,i J C" ays was in the lead u , f," the score was: nreB ',i , , '"' margin to lit pi,;,8. '"S'J " 10 points aud Westergre. IV' topped the scorers. S, '"' Oregon (4K ""f"?- Hobson (ltl).. t- y'" W'U (iownns (5... y "" 1 "' Okerherg (... "( Westergren (15)1(J nt'r J"t (-') u. ; ." Gunther s cfcrce.Jth Coliaii" Jack Delaney is Halted by Youth NEW YO!tK.lrn.j1(.k , laney of Hridget.rt. Conn., Ini aspirant to the miii,tiu.;.i,. . . . CUB- i pionalnp now held hy Harry (irrt 4 ,iiuuin, agaiu.nas been slnjipri, tits upward rlimh hy tile 'Ju-yesr ixiKuiii irum i .in into, Jimmy jSj. tery. Ilelnney lots r-i,iiiniprn,t o..i lenbach and Tiger Flowers throu;) ""","""i -vrl "ISI nignt in Madison Sqimrc Harden the dungprimi ruii whs powerless nj:iniist nn all-Wfi ing attack und Slattery won tlu k-: siou on points. NORMAL FIVE BEATEN roltTI.AXD, Ore., Feb. 14-Non Pacific Dental college baskethall tnn i of Portland defeated the Mnnmont!; j Oregon, stnte noi'inul school five hot I Inst night oo to ID. . V i J i i .y "There goes a customer "that'll come back! There is no substitute for Quick Starting Shell Gasoline" SHELL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA Quickjtarting Qualify originated by SHIEILIL maintained by SHELL soldeverywiiereby SMELL
