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Show B Coacls Bezdek Honored JH By Oregoo Students j and- Iwnspeople I EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 10. "If I don't f Set tlie war bug and college conditions EH I are normal, I'll be back next year." 1 uo,i TT-,rni"i:m' .1 i "Dsn These were the last words of Coach Hugo Besdcli as he slipped aboard a southbound train tonight lo the crowd of students, faculty and townspeople who gathered at the depot lo speed him on to "second victory over the east," as coach of the Mare Island marine ma-rine football team in its New Year's day game at Pasadena. "We are sending Coach Bezdek south to demonstrate once again that, in athletics at least, the west is superior su-perior to thQ east," President Camp- bell, who preceded Coach Bezdek. said. "Wo arc confident that under his guidance the marines will administer to whatsoever team comes from the east just such a defeat as the University Uni-versity of Oregon gave Pennsylvania at Pasadena last New Year's. Wherever Wher-ever Coach Bezdek goes the hearts and best wishes of every man and woman in the university go with him." Just before the coach boarded the train. James Sheeny, president of the associated students, presented him with the football with which Oregon won from the University of California, the ball which otherwise would have gone into Oregon's collection of trophies. tro-phies. On it was painted the score, 21 to 0, and the date .and it bore the autographs of Trainer "Bill" Hayward and every man to win his letter with the Lemon-Yellow team this year. |