I hold no particular peeves against Oregon State. They won
the Rose Bowl game and that's fine. . . . But ye gods, will they
ever cpiit talking about it. Lon Stiner says, via a column in the
Barometer, that he thinks the Beaver fans should forget it
and think of basketball. For the purpose of the column we’ll
believe that. And Martin Chaves with that immortal quote of
hi* about entering the army, “1 can die happy now. That’s
u4tfrt winning a Rose Bowl game means to a fellow . . . .” Okay
Mr. Chaves, you take your Rose Bowl, I'll take about 50 more
. years of good solid existence.
Chatter About the Beavers
Let’s talk some more about tin* Beavers. They're such inter
esting people. Remember the old adage, “Anything can happen
now’’? With that tucked away in a remote crevice of your
mind look at this excerpt from Gregory's story of the Beaver’s
- win over Washington. “. . . astonished 3000 howling fans . . .
. by doing it at the Huskies’ own fast break and galloping
game. ”
Anything can be expected when the Beaver basketball
team starts running with the opposition. Of course, this
^jlcesn’t come as too huge a surprise because a glance at
their scores this jjpar would hint that “something’s been
added.’’ Scores like this, 52-47, 45-53 against the Cougars,
and 45-35 against Washington show what we mean.
With the promise of a running match between Oregon and
Oregon State, Anse Cornell, it seems, could sell enough tickets
to fill the Igloo clear to the rafters, providing the defense board
doesn’t kick.
Who's Lew Beck?
Several people ask, “Who's this Lew Beck that’s playing
for Oregon State?” Factually, he’s a sophomore from Pendle
ton, 5 feet 11, 158 pounds, and listed as a guard.
Specifically, he’s one of the Northwest’s sophomore
finds. If you saw the Ducklings and Rooks' tangle last year
^you’ll remember a short (I doubt if he’s 5 feet 11) stocky
lad with dark brown hair who played guard for the Rooks
and who was a beautiful ball handler. That’s Beck.
To date he’s scored over 30 points in three games and has
played an alert floor game. For a sophomore in his first com
petition that’s doing all right. Jay Graybeal, ex-Oregon foot
baller. on the campus last year, warned the'column to watch
out for the boy. Graybeal, a Pendleton boy himself, has seen
Beck play in high school and had plenty of respect for him.
Beck breaks into a starting lineup that includes four seniors,
Paul Valenti, John Mandic, Sam Dement, and Jack Mulder.
Friday Night's Officiating
Does the memory of that foul battle of last Friday still linger
in^wmr minds? When “Ilec” Edmundson was asked after the
game what he thought about the officiating he paused for a
minute from putting jackets in their right trunks and said,
“Well. I've been coaching basketball for a good many years.
I’ve had teams back in New York, Philadelphia, Podunkville,
and everywhere and” . . . and as he talked on I finally saw that
lie wasn’t going to say anything about the refereeing—why
should lie?—he’d won his game—he was happy.
About Oregon he said, “They’re a good team. Hobby
will probably think up something to beat us tomorrow
night, ’ ’ and he went on with his packing, chewing on that
ever-present wad of gum.
As for Hobby, he wasn’t wearing the sour expression you
would expect on the face of a coach who had just lost such a
one-sided game .. . probably hatching up that bear bait that
nipped the Huskies the next night. Ilis remark on the officiat
ing was. “It wasn’t very consistent,” and then questioningly
with a grin, “was it?”
Pity the Radio Announcer
The next time you listen to a basketball game over a radio
don't berate the announcer in harsh terms. He's got a tough
life. Parked in the press box during the Saturday game I
spotted for the radio announcers. During a Washington-Oregon
game those boys lead a hard time. It goes something like this:
“Morris tosses it in for Washington,"’ and before he can get
another breath lie’s shouting, “Dalthorp takes a one-hander
from the side.” And imagine reading a commercial when the
students in the row right in front of you are staring.
To Earl Russell: Get all the yells in you can. They, the
announcers, love ’em and will pick most of them up over
„ the air because it gives them a breathing space.
Paying his tuition at Univer
§*ty of Cincinnati college of law
with 102 silver dollars, a student
explained the money came from
his sideline as a justice of the
peace.
Mrs. Angelica Mendoza de Mon
tero of Buenos Aires is winner of
a Columbia university scholar
ship awarded by Thomas J. Wat
son. president of the Internation
al Business Machine corporation.
Oregon-OSC Feud
Brewing for Igloo
Orangemen,
Ducks Tied
For Second
By FRED TREADGOLD
What series in the Northwest
seems to attract more fan inter
est than any other? The Oregon
Oregon State, you will probably
answer. Yes, that’s about right,
for whether the outfits are bat
tling for league leadership or wal
lowing in the depths of the cei. ir,
it’s always a thrilling, bitterly
contested game.
Saturday brings these two out
fits together for the 117th time
since 1902, and what’s more they
are at present tied for second
place in the northern division
hoop chase, each with two wins
and two setbacks. There will be
just one game at the Igloo, the
rest coming February 7, 13, and
14.
Just what does Oregon State
have? Six lettermen, several var
sity reserves, and a couple cf
promising sophomores. They have
height, experience, speed, and' of
fensive and defensive talents.
OSC was picked by many sports
experts as the team to beat at
the season's outset.
Mandic at Center
The first line which has started
the conference games of late for
the Staters, is tall with a height
average of 6 feet 2 inches. At
center is big John Mandic, a raw
boned aggressive senior who
stands 6 feet 4 and weighs 195.
Mandic is the offensive spark for
the Beavers and the 171 points
he tallied in conference play last
year will attest to it. Further
more, the gangly center was cho
sen for the past two years on the
northern division conference all
star team.
Orange Coach “Slats” Gill
has a dependable scorer in Sam
Dement at forward. Another
senior at 6 feet 4 inches, De
ment features a strong back
board game and is good de
fensively. At the other forward
spot Don Hall, an elongated
junior, has ousted Jack Mulder,
two-year veteran. Speed with
improvement in shooting fin
esse, has tabbed Hall as a con
stant scoring threat.
Guards Pack Speed
Much of the Orange speed is
packed in its guard unit, consist
ing of two-year veteran Paul Va
lenti and Sophomore Lew Beck.
Valenti is a superb set-shot art
ist, besides being a tough defense
man. When he’s on, Valenti
pumps in the baskets with monot
onous regularity.
This Beck boy is the one that
folks are talking about. For
just his first year of varsity
Dali, he h"s shown much prom
ise, especially in shot-accuracy.
Against Washington State in
the conference opener, Beck
poured through 17 shots, and
leads the Beaver scorers in
league play with 48 points—an
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Webfoot Forward Warren Tay
lor awaits the arrival of Slats
Gill’s Beaver outfit Saturday.
average of 12 per game. Though
Beck is small, just 5 feet 11
Backing up these starters are
several good reserves. Coach Gill
can call on Mulder, George Mc
Nutt, speedy one-year letterman
from Pasadena, and sophomores
Glenn Warren, 6 feet 5, Dong
Martin, 6 feet 7, Budd Hoover, 6
feet 4, and Howard Jeffries, 5
feet 11.
OSC Loses Three
Last year, Oregon State wound
up in second place with 9 wins
and 7 losses. Three of these de
feats were attributed to the Duck
neighbors to the south. All games
were close, and all but one were
decided by, a single point.
The Ducks cppped the first
tilt, 41 to SI at Corvallis when
“Wild Bill” Borcher went on a
scoring spree to count up 10
points in the second half. Ore
gon State had been ahead at
the rest period, 14 to 12.
Hank Anderson, of Believe It
or Not Ripley fame, came
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