We bear charges of eastern superiority in basketball, with
an amused, take-it-with-the-grain-of-salt attitude. The New
York University publicity drums have been resounding in stac
cato fashion from old Manhattan lately. And the Violets cage
mentor has been flounting claims of the east’s right to the
crown of the melon-tossing sport.
What is highly amusing, is the fact that statistics over the
past five years will clearly show that the casaba teams of the
Pacific Coast, have, in intersectional contests, annexed some
PD per cent of their games with eastern opponents.
It Often Happens
Every year, the icy-covered eastern slopes bellow forth with
words about some new basketball five, who are promptly dub
bed by Gotham scribes as the “Gems of the Generation,” un
beatable, unsurpassable.
Tt wasn’t so long ago that Long Island University sent a
number of agents around the country, (dressed like peacocks
or rescmbling'the same) to describe their awe-inspiring quintet.
“Our club,” modestly bragged the L. I. U. representative,
“hasn’t been beaten in forty-eight straight games.” The Pa
cific Coast promptly picked up its ears. Such a challenge as
this one always merited western attention and action.
It so happened that there was a bunch of basketball kids
kicking around down on The Farm in those days, the Palo
Alto campus of Stanford University. One of these shy
creatures, a lad by the name of Angelo Luisetti, had devel
oped quite a reputation on these fertile slopes for dropping
•the leather through the hoop.
At any rate, Stanford managed to schedule a game with
Long Island University along with some other 12 teams on a
tough eastern barnstorming schedule. The eventual result of
this trip to the east was eleven wins and one loss. The loss,
dear readers, was not to Long Island University. Nope, the
Indians waxed that untouchable team by the count of 51-35,
with Luisetti canning 15 digits to take scoring honors. Stan
ford's only loss was to Temple University, a team they later
defeated.
Same Style
W hat was interesting was the contrasting styles of play.
The eastern attack was based on set-shot work. The west
coasters cashed in on running one-handed efforts. These styles
of play have not changed today.
The Oregon champs of ’39 took to the east in the NCAA
finals and walloped the eastern representative. Washing
^ton and WSC have both beaten a majority of their eastern
foes. Even Idaho has held her own with intersectional
rivals. Oregon State has a fine barnstorming record, as
have the California teams.
Tiny Montana State has a splendid intersectional basket
ball record. And here’s the funny angle. Obviously, our teams
are at a big disadvantage in these cage junkets to the east. The
Pacific kids are playing on strange floors on make-shift touring
schedules, having no time for practice, stepping off a train,
playing a game, and then stepping onto a train again.
Double Accomplishment
That’s what makes it all the more amazing when you con
sider the high win-loss record compiled by the Pacific Coast
conference teams. Varsity Coach “Hobby” Hobson is cur
rently compiling a statistical chart of all the PCC teams’ inter
sectional records for the past five years.
The results of his not-as-yet-completed survey should
^prove to be very interesting.
A post-card came in the mail the day before yesterday from
a fan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s very interesting to know
that our literary efforts are read way out thar. Anyway, the
correspondent demands a retraction for a previously printed
statement to the effect that Washington State, on her 1943 east
ern tour, tripped New York University in basketball.
The Time Will Come
If the reader will look up that certain issue, he will find that
it was the City College of New York who was the victim of
the WSC defeat.
The remaining space on the post-card was devoted to su
perlative adjectives about the "great, invincible, undefeated”
New York U. cage team. Which just about brings us back to
•' ■ start of today's column.
Some one of these days, some college outfit is going to smear
that highly touted Noo-Yawk aggregation, and the moaning
from the east will hardly be classified as a "Manhattan Sere
nade.”
Oregon Swimmers Speed;
Squad Takes Form for OSC
A MIGHTY COG . . .
. . . Bob Hardy was one of the
famous Oregon “Alleycatters".
Oregon to Emphasize
(Continued from fiat/e four)
running mate, and “tall-as-a-tele
phone-pole” Roger Wiley, center.
Fuhrman has been labeled the
“most improved” Oregon ball
player this season by many of
the league scribes. Inconsistent
last year, the smooth 6 foot 3
inch boy from Coquille poured a
torrent of points through the
hemp against Washington in the
first game Friday. Coming in as
a substitute in that tussle, his
brilliant all-around play, includ
ing a devastating backboard
game, has earned him a starting
role for tonight.
The rugged Mr. Taylor is def
initely due to go on a scoring
tear some of these nights. Sec
ond best point-maker last year
for Oregon, he has failed to
reach a consistent stride as yet.
The center of the controversy
regarding illegal stoppage of
field goals in a protest by Hec
Edmundson, Washington boss,
Roger Wiley is expected to pro
vide a rough time for the Huskies
at Seattle. Not only the best
scorer for Oregon, but a capable
defensive man (with the excep
tion of a few rough spots), Wi
ley’s presence in the lineup means
a two-edged sword for the Ducks
to wield.
Guards for the Ducks
Remaining guard slots are in
question as to just who will fill
them when game time comes up
Puget Sound way. Captain Don
Kirsch is almost a certainty to
get the nod for one position,
while anyone of the following
have a chance for the other:
Bob Wren, shifted, temporar
ily at least, to guard; Bob New
land, regular till the shake-up
this week; A1 I'opick, sophomore,
and tiny Stan Williamson, the
pint-sized frosh.
Edmunson will probably un
leash his scoring wolves—Doug
Ford, Merlin Gilbertson, Chuck
Gilmur, Wally Leask, and Bill
Morris—in an effort to rake in
By KOLLIE GABLE
Predictions from outside sourc
es saying that the Oregon State
team has the Oregon team
whipped before they get into the
water is both whetting the Ore
gon’s team desire to get into com
petition and wetting their bodies
a trifle more than in the past,
in order to throw these optimis
tic predictions to the wolves.
Small Squad
The team, with the exception
of Chuck Nelson, who has a case
of influenza, is in good physical
condition. Jack McCauliffe, who
has been laid up with a bad cold,
is feeling better, and will be a
welcome asset to the compara
tive small squad. Th|e team’s
mental condition, which is vitally
important for the coming meet
is equally as good. The team is,
as a whole, champing the bit to
get into competition as the team
has been practicing since the be
ginning of last term. Coach Mike
Hoyman is really putting the
team through the mil! this last
week, and the boys are respond
ing; imagining an Oregon State
boy is swimming in the path next
to them.
According to Coach Mike Hoy
man, the Beavers will really be in
for a rough time tomorrow, and
they will find' the "Oregon team
of Ducks are not just a bunch of
decoys.” ■
Plenty of Power
The situation was summed up
by Co-captain Ralph Huestis, in
saying: “We've lost more men
than they have, . hut notwith
standing this fact, the meet
should be the closest one that the
two teams have ever competed in.
We are really anxious to find out
for ourselves the water power
the State team has, because we’re
not going to accept the fact that
the Oregon State team is good
until we actually see the team for
ourselves. The conference meet
will be the- time and place that
the Oregon team will shine be
cause of the fact that we are
strong in three or four events and
by winning first place in these
events we will have the advan
tage of getting a good number
of points. The other teams in the
conference will have to split up
the remaining points.”
Dick Smith, the other co-cap
tain also remarked on the com
ing meet. “We are weaker in
some positions than we were last
year in a couple spots, but we
are strong enough to put up a
good battle, and to make it hard
for any team, no matter how
strong they are. The Oregon
State team will have to beat us
in the water and not on paper.”
And as a closing statement,
Co-captain Smith, said this about
Co-captain Huestis: “I don’t care
how strong a team they might
have, they certainly won’t beat
Huestis in the backstroke.”
a double-win and bolster the
Washington position.
A second game will be played
Saturday night.
Probable starters:
Oregon Washington
Fuhrman.F. Ford
Taylor.F. Gilbertson
Wiley .C. Gilmur
Kirsch, c.G. Morris
Newland.G. c, Leask
Sports Staff:
Fred Treadgold,
Fred Beckwith,
Co-sports editors
Mart Pond
Doug Donahue
Rollie Gabel
Ned Liebman
HEADS NORTHWARDS . . .
. . . Wally Bnrrovik, lotterman
center, has rounded into form,
and goes to Seattle to battle the
Huskies.
Hilyard Hot
Edges Kappas
By MARY ALBERSON
Sigma Kappa and Hilyard
house remained undefeated yes
terday afternoon as they battled
out wins from Kappa Kappa
Gamma and Alpha Chi Omega.
23-12 and 18-8 respectively in
girls’ intramural basketball.
Women Shoot
The smooth working forward
combination of Pat Carson and
Pat Howar d gave indications that
the Sigma Kappas will be hard
to beat. They scored long and
short shots alike and gave the
strong Kappa guards a workout.
The Kappas played' smooth ball
and were right in the thick of
things all the time. Barbara
Hawkins scored 8 of their 12
points while Alysone Hales and
Martha Jane Switzer played a
nice game at the guard position.
Third Win
Hilyard won their third victory
of the year but met plenty of op
position from the Alpha Chi Ome
gas. Peggy McGuiness,. Alpha
Chi O and Dorothy Mills and
Phyllis Lloyd of Hilyard tied for
scoring honors with six points
each. Jo Reginoto of Hilyard and
Mickey Campbell of Alpha Chi
O stood out at guard.
Wednesday afternoon contests
found Helen Johns going on an
18 point scoring spree to lead her
Delta Gamma teammates to a
21-15 victory from the strong
Hendricks hall six. The Delta
Gammas showed plenty of
strength both a guard and for
ward positions. Beverly Goetz
played a very good game for Hen
dricks.
In the other game Wednesday
the AOPis lost to the Alpha
Gams, 30-18. Bonnie Umphlette
led the Alpha Gam offense with
13 tallies while Gladys Sterenson
starred for the losers with 11
points to her credit.
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