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Sigma Nu Johnny Bubalo's (jacket in the keyhole in the filial two seconds of play Iasi •light broke up one vf the wild est games ever seen on McArthur r ourt ns the Greek ,!A”s grabbed h 26 to ‘11 victory. 2303 thrilled tans watched the fray. The Independents led a'l the way throughout the fiery ball fjame. They jumped out to a 9 to 2 halftime lead sparked by the spectacular play of WU’.t Reyn olds of Zeta hall, who dunked two beautiful buckets and fed Bill <Jraig and Omega's Chuck Boice ior the other markers. Greeks Pushed Back The favored Greeks seemed lushed off their feet by the in spired play of the ballhawking independents. Frank Baker of Slie Sigma Chi clan hit the only J irst half points for the Greeks i n a long set shot from center. Halftime saw the “Swing Veil'’ of Earl It used recorded for the Victor Record Album of College Medleys. Ted Hal lock on the drums, Bob Sell on the bass, and VI ktasujeyer on the trumpet worked with Rus sell anil the assembled student body in making the recording a success. A determined Greek team opened the second half by firing back to within a point of the > ndependentu. There was con fusion over the score, and the Greeks were given four more points by the scoiekeeper than they had by the Associated time clock. Score Changed After an argument the score was announced as 1G to 15, in favor of the Independents. Nob bey Morris, Campbell club, a rug ged l'ioorman got a gifter, and Otnard's Bob Simpson hit a bucket on the run from the left hand side, giving the Indepen dents a comfortable 10 to 15 lead. SAM Center Ossie Redfield, dribbling fast into scoring ter ritory, hi' it bucket outside the keyhole, l»;it Bill Craig hi! liis ‘ hook" shot to keep the Inde j-eiulent.s four print's up. Beta Qucni Sidcsinger spun and lilt a itti a rigid-hand push shot, tint Hoot Bailey, Alpha guard, totted a swish M* from Jo feet, end the Independents were up, 2;> to 1!>. Tom Kobiin dropped ia one at th- free tlirow line, lint (lit' c nnipresent Walt Reynolds get a gilter liimself, 21 to 20. Independent * Start Stall With two minutes remaining the Independents begem to stall. *ihe Clocks fiantic.il y shifted to :■ man-Lo-man. Kappa Sig Bill .Jameson battled his way out of !> pile-up and hit on the run way (town in the right-hand corner. 24 to 22. Sidesinget dumped in a .1 aul ti>ss. but the Independents pot th ■ all with a bare 1 soe i nils in t>■ ■ game. Tom Kobiin ‘ought hi to get the case.lu, rifling it to Ov \\ i'.son, whi in the clear was < topped by a dive l»y 1) m Ma le JUi: II '! I'toyd Rhea gave V.if.i; ti.o shot s after a .tear Op.Ecn\'l§) Emeaalb Sports Staff Fred Treadgold Wally Hunter Erling Erlandsou Tommy Mayea Nancy Lewis Bill Stratton Virginia Wells June Hitchcock Jean Frideger Harry Glickman Joe Miller r By FRED TKEADGOI.D The dressing room was in nn uproar. Pushing- from ail sides were small boys, wildly waving scraps of paper for autographs, news photographers battling in i'cr closeups, and enthusiastic fans crowding in to gel a glimpse of, and perhaps sjiako hand), and congratulate, tiie new champion. In lhe midst of this bedlam quiet ly stood Ray Turner, with a weary but contented smile on his face, desnerately trying to ac commodate everyone. As he stripped off his sweat-saturated number “15” jersey, Turner ad mitted that he was “glad it was over,” but added “I figured that I would crack it.” Has 192 Points For the tall Vandal center had done something that no other hoop star had been able to do in five long- years. His 13 points thrown in against Oregon Tues day night established a new con ference scoring record of 192 points, chucking Wally Palm berg's old 6-year-old mark of 1S7 into tiie wastebasket. Breaks tllasses As lie put it, Turner broke the record “tiie hard way.” With but a minute remaining in the first half and just one point away riot on the floor. Wilson made one of them, knotting the conn I, 2 t-uF. Practically at the gun John Bubalo grabbed a wild pass and banged into tiie keyhole lifting the margin of victory, 26 to 2-4. Tiie gun ended tiie game a sec ond later. Summary: <5reeks (26) Sidesinger, 6 . Bubalo. 6 ... . Redfield. t Wi’son. 3 Potts . Substitutes: 2: Roblin, 3: dents Craigei Referees: R1 (21) Independents F ... i. Simpson F 1, Morris C . 2. Mabee . G 2, Bailey G .... 8. Reynolds Greeks Jameson, Baker, 2. Indepen -, 5; Boiee 2. tea and Prongas. j TallHoopmenDominate | 1ND First String All-Star ) = Height paid off for Northern Division basketball players yes terday when the All-Conference roster was released, showing three 6-foot-4 centers, one 6-foot 3 lad, and a mere shorty of an even 6 feet, to be the proud holders of the first string posi tions. On first string were: John Mandic, Oregon State; Ray Turner, Idaho; Marvin Gilberg and Gail Bishop, Washington State; and Bill Morris, Wash ington. The selection was made 10 players and the coach of each team in th,e conference. Each man voting cast his vote for first string and second string. In the tabulation a player was given two points for each time he was selected on the first and one point for each selection on the second string. Mandic Unanimous Mandic was the only player to be chosen unanimously for the first team by every ballot. Turn er missed by a single vote of being chosen unanimously. Chosen i:n the second team were: Don Durdan, Oregon Stale; Norm Dalthorp, Wash from a new mark, Turner came out of an under-the-basket melee with his glasses smashed and a ragged gash over his right eye. He received medical attention during the half and a loud cheer went up from the Oregon fans following the announcement that he would be able to start the second half. Just one minute and ten sec onds after the second half started Turner flipped in the ‘•big one.” It was a left-handed rebcund shot, taken oil a fel loxv-in which he had missed. On the Oregon side of the fence, little Paul Jackson showed the way with a sparkling 13 point performance in his last game for the Ducks. Captain George Andrews and Archie Marshik. mammoth center, also wound up their collegiate careers with six and seven points re spectively. ington; George Andrews, Fulii Jackson, and Warren Taylor, Oregon. Others who received votes were: Bob Linda, Wally Leask, Chuck Gilmur, and Doug Ford, Washington; Sam Dement and Lew Beck, Oregon State; Ted Thompson, Idaho; and Archie Marshik, Oregon. eat Chi Os in Playoff The Chi Omega sextet proved to be but a temporary stumbling block to the Lame Duck cham pionship drive, but the Indepen dents battled through the two day semifinal basketball match Wednesday to win by a score of 30 to 25. On Tuesday by a free shot at the end of the game the Chi Os pulled into a 19 to 19 tie to prolong the contest another day. In smooth form, the Lame Ducks rolled into the lead at half time with a margin of three points. With uncanny ac curacy I’at Carson and Mar garet Shipler kept the ball fly ing through the loop. In spite of the tension between the bel ligerent teams tiie game was fast and clean. Dropping their third forward in the fourth quarter the Chi O guards were completely baffled by the speed and accuracy of the Carson-Shipler combination. Rob in Nelson made 13 points for the losers. Monday night the Orides swamped Highland Hoopers 26 to 11 to put the Orides in the finals against last night’s vic tors. Friday afternoon will determine the winners of the girls' intra mural basketball championship. Frat Team Edges Out ^ 'B’s, 24-19 The Greek “B"’ stirs fought off a last quarter Independent at tack to win 24 to 19. Rangy Cull Murphy sparked the Greek at tack with 10 points. With Leo Welch and Glen Kelly pacing the Independents they got away to an. early 6 to 2 lead. But a smaller team opened the second quarter for them, and the taller Greeks soon made tj^eir height felt under the backboard. - — Sigma Chi Dick Hanen lofted a deep looper and Cull Murphy dunked a rebound tying the en counter 6-all. Greeks Lead at Half Paul Bocci, Jack Lansing', and Dick Rathbun canned three buckets in quick succession, and the Greeks were far ahead at the half, 12 to 6. The Independents seemed badly tied up, and were missing their shots, although their floorwork was superior to the Greeks. The Greeks kept rolling throughout the third quarter. DU Gordie Jones barrelled into the>^ keyhole to hit, Bocci and Murphy (Please turn to page seven) jenfimen WITH tal %* TOMMY DOMSEY Over DR.Grabow.. I The One and The only correct way to break in a pipe is to smoke it. Linkman's median- | ical smoking ma- ( chine Pre-smokes I every Dr. GRABOW | with fine tobacco. . MADE BY M. LINKMAN & CO.! M&h&ui o{j ||-oli£C6urt f'ipoA. jj See Your Dr. Grahow Pipe at The CO OP