W ith basketball already in conference play it may seem just
a little out of place to mention a few tilings about the trip cast
taken by the team, but while rummaging around in a stack
ol papers the column ran across a few tidbits and several ideas
that appeared interesting.
It s interesting the various types of basketball played in
the different hoop circuits across the country. The hoop fol
lowers in the Pacific Northwest have taken the “run and shoot’’
type ot ball played here as pretty much matter of fact. If any
team shows up on our court and plays a slow type of ball,
like the Reavers are prone to do on occasions, the spectators
are bored. And still another phase of the game which they
have accepted pretty generally is the one-handed shot.
JFflst Break No Good?
A et look at this excerpt from an Associated Press story re
leased in the east following one of the games which the barn
storming Duck dropped. “The visitors' defeat can be attributed
to a tactical blunder. They started shooting onehanded shots
from all angles without being set.”
To us on the coast, who have seen the fast break and one
handed shot used so much, and so successfully, that state
ment seems funny. But just bear in mind that your style
of basketball play is regional. Of course, the eastern style
is the extreme opposite from th; west, and particularly
our region. They stress defense. The western teams that
have invaded that section in late years have had a decided
influence on eastern teams, however, and offense has
pepped up.
The column, can understand the raised eyebrows of eastern
sport writers when they sec an Oregon team go galloping up
and down the floor tossing baskets at a furious rate. It, the
column, received its introduction to college basketball over in
the Big Seven conference in Colorado and Utah and when it
saw its first Oregon game, it checked with the program to see
whether it was a basketball game or a track meet.
It’s not that they play slow ball over there—the games are
fast and scoring is relatively high, but they don’t employ the
fast break, nor the “cast off from anywhere” tactics. One
handed shots aren’t a novelty by any means but they don’t
use them from way out on the court, nor do they use them on
the run. But some of the players in that league can get a set,
two-handed shot off just about as fast as any Oregon player
AvTTf unfurl a one-hander on the run.
Cool ^Heoded Mr. Andrews
Also ran across an interesting bit in the Chicago Daily News
about “Corky” Andrews, written by Dick Gordon. He writes,
.“ 1-nfortunately for their peace of mind, most basketball-mind
ed persons are not as cooly indifferent to their profession as
George “Porky” Andrews, who could forget all about his
responsibilities as captain of the Oregon University basketball
team and sincerely enjoy last night’s Blackhawk-Ranger
hockey game.
. “Porky,” a streamlined specimen now but on the stout
ish side some 15 years ago when he received his alias, keeps
his girlish figure during the summers playing lacrosse with
Lynn .Patrick, New York Ranger wing, and he unhesitat
^iagly admitted as he watched his pal perform at the
stadium that hockey was a ‘much faster game’ than his
chosen field of basketball.”
Which goes to prove what has been known around here
for some time: that “Porky" is a plenty cool lad on a basket
ball floor. As one of the players put it, “He doesn’t for a
minute during a game think that we're going to get beat.
Athletics Continued
“The athletic board feels it .is the University’s duty to fol
low trends set by the army and navy in providing all possible
physical training for young men. Our plans, of course, are
subject to adjustment, which may be necessary because of local
conditions.”
This was the statement released by Earl W. Pallett,
chairman of the University athletic board summing up
- their decision to continue the athletic program of the Uni
versity.
■#-While there was little doubt in the minds of most fans that
any curtailment would be made—Anse Cornell has previously
said that he thought that no limitations would be placed on the
University’s atllietic program—the decree makes it certain.
Soph Quint
Shows Up
UO Starters
his own teammates, Linuli
and Norm Dalthorp, who each
canned 10. Paul Jackson got sev
en and was followed by Maynard
Wi son and Archie Marshik, each
with six.
The Huskies set up a bewilder
ing defense in the first half that
hovered between a man for man
and a zone, and held a feebh
Webfoot offense to a measly 5
taskets in the first half.
“Porky” Andrews gave the
Ducks their only lead of the
game in the first minute; a foul
by Da'thorp. Ford countered with
one fiom the side. Lindh hit one
from the foul mark. .Warren Tay
lor evened it with a follow-in
shot after fighting away from
two Huskies. Linh added four
more, two on fouls and a basket
to up the score to 7-3.
A flurry of baskets, a heap
of fouls—halftime—Oregon 16,
Washington 33. “Mighty Ore
gon” roars out from the band
and Oregon's not very mighty
Dark are back. Washington
continues to roll.
I Maybe
I tonight,
I huh..?
Warren Taylor looked pretty
Rood at forward for Oregon last
night, but the Huskies looked
much, much better.
Betas, SPEs
(Continued from page four)
of a ball game from Zeta hall,
24 to 8. They could not make the
layups, but the “toughies”
swished through the net with un
erring accuracy. The game on the
whole was pretty sloppy and at
times more resembled volleyball.
A1 Coyne and Rich Hofford were
the big guns in the Sig Ep of
fense scoring 20 markers between
them.
In the most even game of the
afternoon, Phi Sigma Kappa
came home on Jim Parsons’
ioeper in the final moments to
sneak by a fighting Kappa Sig
ma aggregation, 16 to 15. This
climaxed a personal duel be- *
tween him and Jack Lansing
for scoring honors, both amas
sing 10.
Dean McKay, Phi Sig sub
guard, created the biggest noise
of the game when his head col
lided with the floor after missing
a pass. He was out cold and re
vived after a tew minutes.
Amphibians
(Continued from payc four)
National 300-yard Individual Med
ley Champion Jack Dallas and
Pacific coast 100 and 150-yard
Backstroke Champion Sherm
Wetmore, and which threatened
to crop up again when Back
stroke Hope Cub Callis left school
last week.
Robinson will augment the
niche in distance freestyle events
partially filled by Letterman
Dick (Stu) Allen; Nelson will
step into Wetmore’s and Callis"
very big suits; Ralph Huestis,
brother of Captain Gerry, is
Hoyman’s hope in the furious
breaststroke wake left by Cham
pion All-American Dallas; Irvin,
All-American as a frosh, will
thrash with Gerry Huestis in the
sprints.
Smith college, in a move to con
serve fuel for defense, has ap
pointed “heat cops” to close win
dows in the morning and to watch
temperatures throughout the day.
IM Managers
All intramural managers
are requested to start recruit
ing handball players who are
to represent their houses in
the forthcoming intramural
handball competition. Sched
ules will be sent out imme
diately, according to Intra
mural Director Paul R.
Washke.
Ford takes over. He sinks a
foul, a bucket from underneath
the basket, and again on a clear
shot to up the score to 38 to 16.
Five minutes have slipped by in
the half before Oregon scores;
Andrews hits, score 38 to 18.
Sophs in
The sophomores enter the
game. The Washington total
mounts up to 40, then Bob New
land connects. The score moves
up to 46 to 21 and the varsity
tromps back on the court.
Washington continues to pull
ahead. The Ducks cast off from
all over the floor hitting every
thing but the hoop and shots
that hit rim the hoop and fall
out into waiting Washington
hands. The score moves up to
51 to 25 and Hobby shoos the
sophomores back on the court.
Wilson Maynard connects from'
way out. Husky George Fliflet
matches it. Maynard misses a
foul but grabs the rebound and
tallys The score, 53 to 29. May
nard hits again but “Boddy” Gil
bertson counters. The sophomores
hang on and match Washington
point for point.
, Huskies Win
With time near gone Bob Wren
gets his money’s worth on a foul
and Bob Bird yets an extra toss
for a technical. The gun bangs
and the Huskies are on the sub
stantial end of a 60 to 34 waxing.
The fouls were evon-Stephen,
each team collecting 19. Wash
ington made good on 16 out of
19 while the Ducks hit 10 out
of 19.
Oregon cast off with a grand
total of 74 shots and hit with a
miserable 12. Washington’s aver
age was a good deal better with
22 hits in 69 attempts.
Summary:
Washington (60) - FG FT PF TP
Lindh, f.2 6 1 10
Ford, f.6 3 1 15
Gilmur, c .3 3 2 9
Morris, g.2 2 3 6
Dalthorp, g.5 0 3 10
Bird, f .1 0 2 2
Fliflet, f .1 0 2 2
Nelson, f.0 0 3 0
Gissberg, g.0 0 0 0
Leask, g .1 0 0 2
Cummins, g .0 0 0 0
Gilbertson, f.1 2 2 4
Totals .22 16 19 60
Oregon (34) FG FT PF TP
Taylor, f .2 0 1 4
Fuhrman, f.1 0 12
Marshik, c .2 2 3 6
Andrews, g .1 12 3
P. Jackson, g.2 3 3 7
Newland, f .1 0 2 2
Wren, f .0 13 1
L. Jackson, c .0 13 1
Christensen, g .0 2 1 2
Kirsch, g..'....0 0 0 0
Maynard, g.3 0 0 6
Totals ..12 10 19 34
Halftime score: Washington 33,
Oregon 16,
Missed free throws: Lindh 2,
Bird 1, Gilmur 1, Nelson 1, Dal
thorp 1, Taylor 2, Fuhrman 1,
Wren 2, L. Jackson 1, Andrews
2, P. Jackson 2, Maynard 2.
Field shots taken: Washington
69, Oregon 74.
Officials: Heniges, referee;
Luete, umpire.