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Duck Tracks By KEN CHRISTIANSON, Co-Editor of Sports I ip for \\ ashington State basketball opponents this season: “W e won t be beaten by a zone defense this year," said Jaek 1'ilel, following' the Oregon-W ashington State game Saturday night. He further intimated that Oregon’s zone was a bit of duck soup for his particular style of attack. But then most everyone who saw the Cougars knock off the Webfoots would say that it isn’t likely they'll be beaten very often by any defense during the current pennant race. They have a good club which combines a fast passing attack with plenty of scoring power. In the series Friday and Satur day Washington State's plays worked with amazing ease and there was nothing the Ducks could do to stop them. A man-for-man defense has been the most effective to date against Friel’s hoopers. Oregon State used it most of the time against the Cougars and it worked—for two wins. Oregon in using a zone kept pushing the Cougar attackers out. As a result, the fast passing attack worked perfectly for many baskets. Ac cording to Friel, the Beavers just clung back next to the keyhole and calmly awaited the Washington Staters. Tough Ducks or Not Webfoot fans are just a little perturbed by now. Just how strong is the Oregon basketball team? Oregon was blown to the skies for the eastern trip. That's only natural, because a lot of publicity is necessary to drag in the money. This is sent back east and it filters back out to the coast: So it is barely possible that there has been too much ballyhoo on the Ducks—all this about superior bight and a driving attack. Then there is an alibi which comes in handy. Oregon’s team was riddled with the flu and colds. There is only one flaw in that. George “Porky” Andrews was roused from bed Friday afternoon to play in the game that night. He was the only Oregon player in the series to drive like the Ducks of the past two or three years. Twice in quick succession, he drove past Paul Lindeman, the six foot seven, 225-pound Cougar, and scored a couple of baskets. Incidentally, Lindeman may be a tower of strength on re bounds and so forth, but he seems weak defensively—Andrews proved it. Hobby Hobson was able to use Andrews only spar ingly both nights. Saturday night he rvas used mainly in three or four minute intervals. When he left the game, he was so weak that some thought he would be lucky to make it. But the point is that, of all Duck players, Andrews was probably as weak as any. Yet when it came to playing the driving game, Andrews was the only one who seemed to remember what it rvas all about. Beaver-Duck Game Next Undoubtedly, the Webfoots were under the weather, but the question is one of how soon they w ill recover. Will they be back in a better form for the Oregon State game Friday, January 17? But even if Oregon is an improved club by then, the Ducks will have to play a whale of a ball game to beat the Beavers. Oregon State whittled the Cougars down and beat them by two or four points. Washington State in turn cracked Oregon by eight and 15 points. So if comparative scores arc any criteria, then Hob son's club will have to rear back on its hind legs and fight. Friday night’s game was indeed a surprise. Oregon took only 53 shots from the floor—53 shots by a team which is known as being one which shoots upwards of 75 times in an evening. But the Ducks couldn’t help it. The Cougars had them bottled up most of the time. And the unusual part of it was that Saturday night, Friel claimed that simple defensive errors of his team were to blame for 10 or 15 of the Duck points. But that can go both ways. Oregon was not strong defensively. Another thing stands out in prime importance. Why is Oregon ineffective at the backboards? Consider Oregon's height with Wally Borrevik at six foot eight and a half, Archie Marshik and Hank Anderson at six foot seven, and Warren Taylor and Bill Borcher at six foot five. Washington State has Lindeman at six foot seven, all others arc six foot two or under. Rebound figures i Were even Friday night with 45 each way. Saturday night was a different tale; Washington State got 56 rebounds, Oregon got 42. But regardless of that, as soon as Oregon becomes better co ordinated, the Ducks will he one of the toughest teams in the con ference. A team like Oregon just doesn’t play the same game in two different series. The 1939 champs looked badly against Oregon State in one game. Ducks Eye Beavers; WSC Five Forgotten GUARD •\w;u-.i<kkwa;i-.kw.wv.u,.»..* Don Stitt, guard on Coach Slats Gill’s 1941 Beaver hoop machine will face Oregon Webfoots Friday night. Jim Harris Joins Duck Swim Team Hoyman Optimistic Despite Handicap Of Small Roster Stock in the none-too-promis ing swimming situation took an upward trend this week when yesterday “Blacky Jim” Harris, outstanding all-around athlete, joined the squad to compete in .the 50 yard sprint and the tree style relay. The addition of Harris, two year football letterman and record track performer, brings the var sity swimming squad to ten— comparatively small by coast con ference standards. Hoyman Optimistic Mike Hoyman has high hopes for his small squad, citing the fact tht in 1936 the Webfoots took the co-championship of the Pacific coast with six swimmers and two divers. Rule changes, however, make chances of a repetition of the performance unlikely, for the loser of a relay no longer re ceives points as previously. The defending champions, the Washington Huskies, will not lie affected by the rule for they usu ally carry a squad of about thirty five men. Girls Given Extra Swim Hours in Pool The pool at Gerlinger will be open to girls who wish to swim between 11 and 12 in the morn ings on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 5 to 6 p. m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The social swim will remain at the same time, from 7:30 to 9:30 on Friday evenings. This time is reserved for both boys and girls. FORMER INTERCOLLEGIATE KING MISSES i. i ' 1 - Billy Soo&e, joung scrapper from Scranton, Fears syjvania, it shossn missing a left jab in one o! the ..f ‘ly r ;,7 , ol v, 5x<4i W.tii 2C_ “t I'3W .’Of*. La-ObS, Vvilj v. d - txictj UdtiuUdi ijO - collate chaicp v,mie at Ftaa State-, vea a class 13 rouacl decision. Hobby Confident Of Comeback Against Staters Webfoots Seek First League Win Over Orangemen BY JOHNNIE KAKANAM I Then came the flawn, and Oregon enthusiasts who thought the Oregon-Washington State basketball series was a horri ble nightmare, woke up to the discouraging fact that Hobby Hobson’s “best ten-man squad" had been out ball-hawked by a faster Cougar outfit the first night 48 to 89, and virtually smothered the night after, 55 to 40, as the Webfoot opened their 1941 cage struggle with two home-games. nowever, tnougn some tair weather pals might be slightly de flated, Hobby and the Webfoots are far from a moping hunch. Last night saw the Ducks bounding about, trying to disentable innum erable quirks undressed in the Cougar game. And they were dead serious about it, for Friday Oregon hikes over to Corvallis for the first two-game series with its traditional rival, the Beavers— who, incidentally, slapped WSC twice on the formers’ home floor. Cougars Fade Though both OSC victories were squeaky affairs for the Beavers and more than disheartening for WSC—the Cougars led at half time in both games, and at one time in the second had the foe plodding IS points in the rear— ' “Oregon will have to step to stay in there with OSC.’’ This came from a WSC player, some guy who should know, and as such should be taken at face value. Nothing should Ihj deleted from the tremendous effort Ore gon launched against the Cou gars, but the Ducks will liave to devise something to break its shooters in the clear with more success than up to now, and some sort of sneak-through proof defense. How WSC players Paul Linde man and Dale Gentry collaborat ed to stifle Hank Anderson's mir acle shot, something thought next to impossible around these quar ters, was both beautiful and sick ening. On defense Oregon was rather ineffective too. Finding the man-for-man system inade quate for handling WSC’s faster ball-hawks, the Webfoots shifted into a roving-zone. However, at intervals the wall would crack down the middle, and Cougars would pass or sift in to score. Andrews Stars This leaves Webfoot Coach Hobson with a prodigious job on his hands before the OSC meet, but the sober chief seems unper turbed. He is convinced, as well as most Oregon fans, that the Wcbfoots can play better ball, and that they’ll go the limit against Oregon State. A partisan Crowd at Satur day night’s game handed a de serving oviation to “Pork Chop’’ Andrews, who, buttling Hot li WSC and a mild flu attack, managed to ring the gong for 14 points before being removed late in the second half. Paul Lindcman, monstrous Cou gar center, again pulled down in dividual scoring honors with 15 counts, one more than Andrews, j Box score. W. S.'K. (50). 1'g Gentry, f .4 Butts, f .0 Lindedeman, c . G Sundquist, g . 2 Gcbert, g . 5 Hooper, f .2 Gilberg. f . 2 Akins, f .0 Zimmerman, c . 0 Mahan, c . 0 Hunt, c . 1 Dosshey, g . 0 Kt I’f Tp J 2 4 10 2 1 2 j 3 3 15 3 4 7 0 3 10 0 0 4 j 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 V 0 0 0 Totals .... Oregon (10j Marshik, f Bnrcher. f Anderson e . Townsend . Andrew:, g Met'' cclcy, f .22 11 17 5o Kg Ft Pf Tp ...1 0 3 2 0 o n n 1 3 2 11 ...2 o 2 0 . G 2 0 11 ..Jr .. w .2034 FORWARD Wlifii tln> Ducks face O.S.C. Friday at Corvallis, George Mc Nutt will lie in the lineup of the defending champions. Phillips Injured In Ring Workout Veteran Jack Fruit Will Take Over Light-Heavy Duties The. injury jinx moved in oil Coach Vaughn Corioy and his varsity boxing squad yester day when Warren Phillips, num ber one lightheavy, was knocked out of competition with a bro ken thumb. The injury will, according to Corley, shelve Phillips for about a month. The accident occured dur ing a light sparring session late Friday night. Fruit Hack Corley is lucky, however, in hav ing an experienced fighter to re place Phillips. He is Jack Fruit chunky 175 pounder veteran.with one year of varsity work Dehind him. Fruit is a rugged, aggres sive fighter who has proven very popular with Oregon fight fans in the past. Gill Getner, a new import from Piedmont, California, has attract ed the attention of Corley and is now heading the list of 105 pound ers. Gctner's background is found in San Francisco amateur clubs, where he has met many of the top-flight Bay area simon-pures. Volleyball Exams Scheduled Friday Women’s National Official Hat ing committee has established a volleyball rating board which will administer written examinations Friday, January 17, at 5 p. m. in room t21 Gerlinger. All those passing this written examination may take the practi cal exam on Wednesday evening, January JJJi, at 7:1.'> in Gerlinger. Representatives from Willam ette university, Oregon State, and Reed college will be present to take the exams. Miss Josephine Persicano is chairman of the committee for the examinations. Miss Hupprich of Oregon State and Miss Janet Woodruff of the University com prise the rest of the committee. Sidesinger, g .0 0 0 0 Borrevik, f . 0 0 0 0 Fuhrman, c.0 0 10 Jackson, c .0 0 1 0 Anct, g ...0 0 0 0 Kirach, g.0 0 0 0 Totals .10 10 It 10 Halftime score: W. S. C. 2'\ Oregon 17. Mir.rrj free throw: Gentry 2, Zimmerman 1. Sunquirt 1, Hebert 1, Hunt Taylor 1. M'Neeley 1, Borcher 3, Anderson 1. Townsend Field shots taken. Butts"Gen try 7. Linedeman 17, Gebcrt 13, Sundqmst 3, Gilberg 7, Zimmer man 2. Hunt i. Hooper 2, W. £>. total bo. Oregon, Anderson 20, Borcher 2. Mar.hU. • rownseDd 3, Andrews ft. Taylor 3. Krrt :h Borrewik 1 Jackson 4, M'NeePy 1, Oregon total 62 CJ:_ _ . 7 - land, and Ned Nelson, Moscow. 'Grunt, Groan' Competition In Full Swing Elsasser Champ In Intramural 115 Pound Class Gaining progress ns the days rollbye, the intra-mural wrestling matches continued to hold the in terest of hundreds of male stu dents on the campus. The 12G pound division neared its com[ 'etion when it reached the quarter finals. Only division fin ished at this time is the 115 pound, with its only entrant, Will Elsasser, champ. ' The 126 pound division results: R. Raison, ATO, over G. Coug ill, Phi Sig; default; C. Paine, Chi Psi, over O. Stendall, Phi Psi; 2:23; R. Merryman, Sigma Nu, ov er R. Stendall, DU; default; L. Lonigan, Fiji, over L. Waggoner, DU; 5:00: G. Mosher, Campbell, over W. Wood, ATO; default; 135 Pound J. Ripper, DU, over N. Huckle berry. SAE: 7:00; W. Scharf, Plii Delt, over H. dcElbe, Independent; default; J. Bowlus, SAE, over D. Jahn, Sigma Chi; default; E. Cobb, ATO, over R. Carlton, Phi Delt; 4:15: F. Lockwood, Sigma Chi, ov B. Welsh, Alpha hall; decision; J. Six, Phi Delt, over J. Wong, Gamma hall; decision; D. Hay, ATO, over R. Blair, Sherry Ross; default; L. Bailey, Sigma Nu, over D. Hanen, Sigma Chi; decision. R. Burns, Sigma Chi, over H. Jackson, ATO; 2:30; E. Ingold, Phi Delt, over .T. Raffette, Sigma Nu, 4:20; F. Bosh, ATO, over J. Lyle, Theta Chi; 1:05; B. Mayo, ATO, over M. Conlin, Fiji; 1:30; A. McNaught, Chi Psi, over C. Wilcox, Phi Psi; (default; C. Steele, Phi Delt, over J. Maize, Dolts; 1:10; N. Ambrose, Chi Psi, over R. Crommel, Sigma Nu; default. 175 Pound Division A. Samples, Kirkwood, over D. Cambell, Sigma Nu; 4:30; A Van Duyn, Phi Dell, over F. Hotlowell, SAE: default; V. Collins, ATO, ov 1 er S. Rice, SAE; decision; M. Ri j back, SAM, over M. Miller, Sigma Nu; default; R. Dilling, DU, over It. Peters; 5:00; G. Brown, ATO, over A. Pederson, Sigma Chi; deci sion; C. Baker, Canard, over R. Moore, Theta Chi; :35; K. Smith. ATO, over R. Wolman, SAM; 2:15; R. Dunn, ATO, over R. Rudolph, SAE: :48; 10. Lee, Phi Sig, over R. Foster, DU; 5:00; J. Rathburn, Beta, over H. Luckower, SAM; 1:22; W. Charleston, Kappa Sig, over E. Hoyt, Chi Psi; default; O. Kvenson, Sig Ep, over W. Lyon, Beta: 1:50; W. Fugit, ATO, over B. Vandenburg, Sigma Chi; de fault. Unbeaten Frosh Given Hard Drill Freshmen Hoopsters Gather Two Games Dick and Simensen Lead Frosh Scorers In Ragged Dallas High Contest A bunch of freely perspiring and gasping frosh basketball men filed into the locker rooms Monday afternoon after what ap parently had been a rather busy workout. Warren was not content to let the team have an easy work out, resting on the laurals after their 54 to 28 whitewashing of Dallas high school team, but seemingly ran them through a hard drill. Prosh Ragged Saturday's game with Dallas high school was pretty much a repetition of the contest with Lebanon. The play was ragged, passing was wild at times, but the driving frosh made up for errors with baskets. Rob Sheridan tallied early in the game and three more bas kets were dropped in before the high school team could score. Not waiting for anything, the frosh continued tlielr “run ’em ragged” play and copped an Swim Dates? Set By Coeds Intramural swimming meet dales are set for the Cth and dates are set for February (> and 18, Jane MeCardy, ••hair man of the meet, announced Monday evening. Last year this meet attracted much attention on the campus, and the competion was staged be fore capacity crowds both even ings. Chi Omega, Alpha Phi and Pi Phi paddled off with the swimming crowns. Several chal lenging freshmen will change the complexion of the house standings this year, however. Lesher Baric Margaret Lesher, the outstand ing freshman mermaid, is already a veteran of many major meets. Jeannette Torney, Beverly Goetz, Pat Carson, and Betty Nims are expected to place among the win ners. Miss I’ersieano, advises Unit every one practice as much as i possible, and that slio will be there oil Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings to help swimmers with llic.ir starts, strokes, and turns. Five prac tices and swimming in the meet will lie enough to earn a YVA A •■heck. The intramural meet winners will be tlie ones to represent Ore gon in the Western Region of the national intercollegiate telegraphic swimming meet to be sponsored by Oregon this year from Febru ary 15 to March 15. early l(i to 3 lead and never stopped going. The closest the prep boys got was at the half, when they crept up to a 26 to 12 score on two quick baskets by Blackley and a successful shot by McMorris. Scoring Divided McMorris and Blackley of Dallas split high point honors with nine points apiece. The frosh di vided their scoring, with nine men getting at least two baskets. Box score: Frosh Fg Ft Pf Tp Sheridan, f .3 0 0 6 Dick, f .4 0 2 8 Jackson, c .2 3 2 7 Kresse, g .3 0 2 6 Newland, g .3 117 Sertic, f .2 0 14 Wren, f .2 0 2 4 Christenson, c .2,004 Schiewe, g .0 0 0 0 Simensen, g .4 0 0 8 Totals .25 4 10 54 Dallas Fg Ft Pf Tp Dunn, f .0 0 0 0 Boyston, f .2 2 0 6 KKroeker, c .0 0 2 0 Richardson, g .1 2 2 4 Blackley, g .3 3 0 9 McMorris, g .3 3 0 9 Totals .9 10 4 28 Coed Basketball Schedules up ' Coed basketball lineups for winter term intramural games were posted Monday by Miss Jo Perseeano, director of women’s physical education. Opening games will be played January 21 by Alpha Gamma Del ta and the Orides; Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Omieron Pi, and Co-op A and Tri Dell. Gamma Phi and Hendricks hall, Susan Campbell and Alpha Xi Dglta will play Janu ary 23. Practices The Co-op team won the cham pionship last year for the third successive time by defeating the AD Ti's, 21 to 14, in a hard fought battle last February 24. 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