Marshtfoelcfl 'Wins District 5 IHIoop Crowim
Spirited Last Half
Rally Fails To Stop
Potent Pirate Five
By GEORGE CASTILLO
News-Review Sports Writer
The Roscburg Indians went down to defeat Saturday
night at Marshfield, 52-48, but fans won't soon forget the
never-say-die tribe that countered the od'ds with sheer guts
and almost won.
After trailing by 12 points at the half, 28-16, the Indians
staged a herculean drive in the second half to whittle the
bulge to three points, 44-41, with less than five minutes to
go. Even with the Pirates still hitting with consistency,
Roscburg fought back bravely in the last two minutes and
was just four points short when time ran out.
Although the district 5 title
slipped from their hands with the
loss, the Indians can be proud of a
long uphill battle that almost paid
off. And this in the face of a rival
crowd, on a foreign floor and
against a team that was shooting;
a thumping .429. Kven with these
handicaps, the Pirates cinched the
victory at the free throw line. Both
teams had 20 field goals.
The heartbreaking finish follow
ed a dismal first half in which the
Indians lightened up and couldn't i
buy a basket. The hosting i'irates ;
sank the first field goal in a mailer .
of seconds, Mickey Coen countered ;
10 lie 11 up iwo-au ana me iiiaran-
field five went ahead again 6-2
never to be overtaken. Another bas
ket by Frank Olson and one by
Roy Van Horn made the score, 8 6,
but then the high pitched Indians
began passing raggedly and fren
tiedly shooting from far out. The
loose Pirates, paced by Tom Crab
tree and Spike Ilillstrom, took ad
vantage and were ahead at the first
buzzer, 14.7.
The second quarter proved even
more disheartening for the Indian
offense. The fast break wasn't
working, passing was bad and the
Pirates were just beginning to get
up steam. By in If lime it looked like
a runaway.
Roieburg Warms Up
But the second half was a differ
ent story. Although the Pirates wer
ent story. AAllhough the I'irates
were still hitting at a phenomenal
clip, the Indians were getting more
shots. The fast break began to
click and Van Horn and Kee Briggs
began to connect.
Van Horn set off the last half
surge by calmly sinking two of his
favorite two hand set shots from
the corner. This drew out the Pi
rate defense to allow Briggs to go
inside. At, the third quarter the In
dians had narrowed the sap down
to seven points, 40-33. Van Horn
opened the last period with an
other of his set shols and Briggs
raced in for two more.
This brought the packed crowd
to its feet as the difference nar
rowed to 44-41, but the Pirates met
the threat as Humphreys and Crab
tree connected to pull their team
out of trouble. The game ended
with Marshfield stalling.
Rst.burg Shoots .30
An unofficial statistical shooting
record compiled hy rtnsehurg's Don
Noon for the News Review reveals
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the lopsided odds the Indians were
fighting. The losers shot a com
mendable .303 from the field only
to be countered by a .24(1 Pirate
shooting average. The difference
was even greater in the crucial first
half. Jtnsehurg averaged .235 from
the field while Marshfield was con-nedin-!
for .407 percent. The In
dians made good on just six of
26 attempts.
In the second hair the Kosenurg
fjv Bol jusi iwjce a manv shots at
tne basket as Marshfield. The In- j
dans ma(e 40 attempts and made
tom on 14 for an average of .350.
their 20 attempts, the 1'iratct
sank 9 for a .450 average.
Pirates Sink 12 Charity Tosses
From the all-Important fret
throw line, the I'irates sank just
four more gifters than their oppo
nents, 12 to 8 barely enough 1 0
win the game.
The most amazing individual
scoring show was put on by Marsh
field's sensational Tom Crabtrce. In
seven tries from the field, he hit
exactly seven times. Then to make
it a perfect night he made good on
two free throw chances for a total
of 16 points high for the night.
lOischurg's Roy Van Horn was runner-up
with 14 counters on six field
goals and two free throws.
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Union Defeated
By Wallowa, 60-43
For Tourney Berth
Br Th. Anoclid Preii I
For the first time in years 1
Union's Hoheats, lone the ruling '
power of class B high school sports,'
will not be at the stale class B
high school basketball tournament,
Union tumbled in f)i strict H-H 1
competition Saturday night as the !
! last three teams gained enlry to
the tourney, scheduled at Salem
I Thursday through Saturday,
Wallowa, sporting a record of
i 24 wins against one loss, toppled
the Bobcats, 60-43, in the final
game of the district tourney.
The defending champion, Hogue
River, also will be missing. Rogue
River fell in district 5-B elimina
tions. Joining Wallowa was Gervais
with a 43-3'J win over Cornet! in
district 2 B and Powers with a
2!) 2H victory over Oakland in 4 B.
That completed the district run
offs, and set up the following sched
ule for the opening round at the
Salem tourney Thursday;
Knappa (I B) vs. Phoenix (S B)
at 2:30 p.m.
Wallowa 18 R) vs. John Day (7 R)
at 3:45 p.m.
Powers (4 B) vs. Halsey (3-B) at
7:30 p.m.
Morn IS B) vs. Gervais (2-B) at
145 p.m.
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MARSHFIELD TAKES A TIP Ron Robins outjum ps Roseburos Roy Van Horn (33) as Dale Blanclc
(35) and Alex Byler (40) keep a keen eye on tne ball. Marshfield finally won the game and the
district 5 title, 52-48, after staving off a belated second half rally by the Indians. The Pirates
now head for the state tournament at Eugene starting March 19. (Staff photo)
owers Captures
Bob Hill Pots 20 Points
But Oakland Stall Fails;
Elkton Defeats Brookings
The crowd went hysterical and two Powers rooters
fainted before the Coos county squad finally ball controlled
its way to a 29-28 victory over Oakland and cinched the dis
trict 4 B title at Yoncalla Saturday nijfht.
If you think a stalling Rame is,
dull, any ol the approximately 500 bv teammate Carl Hershberger
spectators who watched the thrill- w-jih 14.
mi! contest can tell you dilicicnliy.
The championship game was in 1
douht from the opening tip off. I
Take the quarter scores for ex-j
ample, (laklond led, it 8 at the end I
of the first quarter; both teams 1
had 17 points at halftime and Oak- I
land was again leading by a single;
point, o-a at tne third btiz.er.
It was the last three minutes j Elkton (65)
that left the crowd limp. Up to" llenderer (11) F
this point the Oaks had held the i Scott (7) F
lead by anywhere from one to .Berkley (IK) C
four points. Now the Douglas
county band was leading, 2ti-25,
and was stalling. Towers got Uie
tip off aftrr a held ball ami sank
a field noal to lurch into the load,
27-ti. The Oaks worked it in and
polled one to grab the lead again,!
JH-J7, with little mote than a min
ute to go. From out of bounds Joe
lloiilin took the ball and raced it
for the final score. Then, alter
.some desperate scrapping, the
Powers five tied up the ball again I
and took the tip. The Coos quin- i
let heat the Oaks at their own
game by stalling it out for the
final minute.
Women F.int
It was during the feverish last
minute stand that Mrs. Merritt
Kelsay, the coach's wife, and an -
other Powers woman fainted.
Kven though his team lost, Bob
Dill was again the scoring hero
of llu day. In that 17-point first
half. Hill potted 16 on his whirling
layins. ()t the team s 28 points, he
made 20. Coach Kelsay of Powers
bottled him in the second half by
) exchanging six-foot five-inch W'ar
I ren Vernon for speedy Duane
! Brady.
I The opening tilt fur consolation
honors was won by Klklun, H5-40,
over
Brookings, aiid was as unin-
l,',,'s,'nf
the championship
was thrilling. Ihcre was
neer any doulit of the outcome
with D:ive Hnrklev roninli'telv con.
trolling the boards and Carl Ilrrsh-
oerger aim uonnie iienuerer
sparking a rapid fire attack. In ad- t
dition the game was prolonged j b- Th a.-oc-uikI Pre.,
with St fouls called. Officials I Ted I.oder of Willamette and
George Krickson and K.rrl I. add Bill Anderson of 1. infield were un
more than earned their money as animnus choices when the confer
Brookings committed 28 infrac- ence coaches picked their 1951 all
tions and Elkton made 26. 1 star basketball team, the North-
Klkton was ahead at the ouar-
tors 21-8, 31-23 and 51-37.
led scorers with 16 points.
Becklcv
followed
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Substitutions
(78) Oakland
F (20) Hill
F (2) Gildersleeve
C (1) Roherson
G (4) D. Brownson
G (0) Rice
For Powers
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Brownson,
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(40) Brookings
(11) Fit7hugh
(5) Johnson
(4) Berger
16) Moore
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Cook (6) G
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Hill, Cornish Tie
In Trap Shoot
Roy Hill and George Cornish lied
for top honors in the Journal tele
1 graphic shoot at the Rosehurg Hod i
j and liun club Sunday by posting
! perfect 25s j
L TI'f rnnnernp spot was also tied
by N. Wasson una Dean Huhar,
, who broke 24 pigeons out of 25.
j In the regular shoot. Ken Oil- i
: keson and T. Bennett scored 24s. j
j Seven men smashed 23. They were!
! Jack Colver, C. Chnstenson, II. '
Hogan, U. Vovtella, Rov Medley,
Hank Shtrtcliff and II. M. Shirt-
cliff. Walt Kdmunds, Charles Kling- i
ler. Hay Carrico. Kelly Brosi, John j
Marks and U Allen had 22 scores.;
A bright newcomer in the 20 or
above group was George Brosi
who hit 21.
Merchandise winners were Ken
Gilkeson, Forrest Solomon, George
Voytrlla. S. Goodman, Norm Was-
. , Hog:ni. Dean Rubar, P.
Thielc and Hank Shi rt cliff
Another regular and telegraphic
shoot is scheduled for next Sunday.
Northwest Loop Coaches
p:, AII.C.-, T-,
' conference announced today
Ties in the voting put six men
on each of the first two teams.
Lodor and Anderson each drew
placei' three men on the first team.
The teams, with vote count in
parenthesis: I
First team Dou Logue, Willi
mettq (S), and Ed Reid. Lewis
i- Clark (7H forwards: Ted I .oiler, I
Willamette (10), center; Bill An
derson, Linfield (10); Hugh Bel-
Basketball Scores
Bv The A.oriattd Press
HU.II SI IIOOl. BASKf, I HALL
ItUtnit l-A tVUyofl
L Grtde 7(1, Oitrlo fit.
lt(rl(t S- Tl-joff
Uilton f i-rwlfr bJ. 1 nr Ul1e 47.
Oitlrirt S-A Tturmmfitl
Bnd ;... Burn- 41.
ItUtrirt S-A Playaff
Mr.hlirld 32. Roscburg 4fl.
IMtlrict (i-A Taurn.im.nl
Eiifrna 4tf. Junction City 4.t
Oitki irtg M, Lniveritity iFiiR.ne) 51,
DUtrirl l-A Tournamrnt
Lebiim 52, Corvlh 4J.
Dittrltl ll-A tournam.nl
Silvertuit Hi, North Marion A3
Saltm 54. Stay ton 32.
DUlrld 14-A Tournamtnt
Scappoota 4S, Ha Inter .13.
Ifitlrkl 1-H louruamcnl
Garvala 4:t. Coitielt U
niilrl.t 4-H Tuurnamtnl
Powers 29. Oakland 2H
ItUlrlcl KB I out nam ant
Wallowa to. Union 4.).
CXIIIHiriOX (i AMDS
Sun da; 'a ftcorra
New York 4. SI. l-ouis (N) i
Uciroil A 7. Cincinnati 4
Philadelphia iNi 4, Hutiun -A) S
BriKikl n 10, Boat on tNt
PilUlnirgh 8. St. Lou it tAi S
Chicago iN 3, Cleveland A 8
New Vork iA 13, Cleveland 'At 8.
Philadelphia "At 3. Wjishinf ton 2
Pltlabuigii "B" to. Sratile PCLl (
1 OI.LE(,E RASkLI HALL
Wahlnlon 71. I'CLA 54
National Invitation Tournament
iHr.l Knundi
St Lou If 7:i. LaSalle 61
St. Hnnaventur 7u, Cincinnati 67
itwo'
ot erltme-t
Scion Hall 71. Belolt 57
Da v Ion 77, Lawreiit-f lech 71
Villanova 7. Siena 37
Cornell tiB, Darimouth 48
Hutttert 3,(. L(aette 4W.
Yjle 72. Harvard 7U
AtnheiHl til. Will Lima 52
Pcnn 74, Princeion ti.l
Muhlenberg Hi), Hucknell 62
Brown til). Providence tt4
Kanaaa :t7. Oklahoma A Si M 27
North Carolina college 81, Lincoln 79
American University 84, Johns Hop-
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PUPS PACE MEET
SEATTLE (.P) University of
Washington frosh churned up 48
points to win a triangular swim
ming meet against all star teams
from northwest and southwest
Washington high schools Saturday.
The north district team, com
posed of swimmers from high
schools at Mt. Vernon, F.verett.
Bremerton, Stadium (Tacoma) and
Ilighline, was second with 27' i
points.
The southern team, made up of
mermen trom Longview
Aherdeen.
Vancouver and Lincoln (Tacoma), who took up the sport only three
made 8la points. years ago, won the Arizona ama-
ieur golf crown yesterday by de
linger, Willamette (7) and Llovd feating 20-year-old Dirk Prather,
Neville, College of Idaho (9), Phoenix, 1 up in 37 holes.
guards.
Second team Larry Smith. Wil
lamette (6), Bill Green, Whitman
.14). and Ole Johnson, Linfield (3),
, forwards; Ed Rooney, Pacific (4),
i center; Dick Fain. Whitman (6),
and Dick Weist, College of Idaho
(31. guards.
Honorable Mention .lack Leo
nard, Linfield: Joe Moran. Paci
fic: Larry Larsen, College of
Idaho; Jack Baker. College of
Idaho; Lou Scrivens, Willamette;
John Fuez. Lewis Clark: Ken
Survas, Lewis 4- Clark; Din
Hawks, College of Idaho: Ted Mc-
Kee. Linfield: Ad Rtitschnun, Lin-
IUflell; Come GaRan- i.indeld.
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! CLOSE BUT NOT QUITE Rosaburtj's Mickey Coen goes up for a one-handed shot in the fourth
1 quarter ratty staged by the Indians at Marshfield Saturday night, but it, like the final outcome,?
was just a little short. Kee Briggs (44) reaches frantically for the rebound as Roy Van Horn
'(33) pays distraught attention. Marshfield pla yers are Tom Crabtree (54) and Alex Byler (40).
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6 The News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Mon., March 12, 1951
Nine Prep Teams Qualify
For State Hoop Tournament;
7 Berths Remain Undecided
By MATT KRAMER
AsHOCiltrd Pre. Staff Urlter
The basketball bombardment re
sumes tonight as 22 high school
teams go after the seven berths
remaining in the class A tourna
ment, scheduled at hugene, March
20 24. !
Five teams qualified Saturday I
night: La Orande, Milton-Freewa
tor. Bend, Marshfield and
anon.
That made a total of nine en-
itrants for the tournament, for district tourneys wilt wind up lo
Klamath Kails, Astoria and the n'Kht. That will he at Molalla,
two Portland teams. Lincoln and where West Linn and Milwaukie
Jefferson, previously won tickets,
La Grande, ranked No. 5 in the I races:
state in the latest Associated Press ! District 6 Oaknoije and June
poll, walloped Ontario, 70-54, to lion City will meet tonight for the
win the district 1 tit le for the third riuhl to challenge Kugene for the
straight time.
Milton-Freewater won in distri 't
2 by trimming The Dalles, 6.1-47.
Bend gained the district 3 crown
PLAYER TRADE ANNOUNCED
SPOh AN h -(.Pi -The Spokane
Indians yesterday swapped Pitcher
ken himball for second baseman
Jimmy Brown, formerly with the
Mo-kton club of the California
Baseball league.
Alan Strange, manager of the
Spokane Western International
League club, said it was an even
exchange. Brown, 24, hit .236 last
year.
NEW GOLFER WINS
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REGULAR
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8:00 P.M.
Roseburg
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by downing Burns In a tournament
Inial, 58-41 .
Marshfield, No. 8 team tn the
stale, edged out Roseburg, 52-48,
in district 5. It was the sixth
straight time that Marshfield won j
a state tournament berth. i
Lebanon, No. 8 team in the latest '
poll, defeated Corvallis, 52-4(1. to
i h (capture the district 7 champion
I ship. i
' Only one of the seven remaining
j will decide the district VI race.
i title tomorrow night
District 8 Mc.Minnville will plav
Dayton and Newher will meet
Central Union of Monmouth Inde
pendence tonight.
District 9 Beaverton will face
(ackle mhbm0 tomorrow night.
,)islrict ,,, , doubc-elimina.
; lion tournevj SatTed Heart (1-1)
: wil, p,.y Mt, Ange, ,nrt si.
vn,lnn .5.,,, u.,n ..,, ,im
enuage
t2-0), the state's No. 2 team.
District 13 Central Catholic,
the
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