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It s always easy to criticize the officials during a basketball [
game, and especially so when you're a college writer and
natuially prejudiced, but we think it's worth while to take a
chance by sticking our neck out and saying a few things that
seem to need mentioning.
1 he Ducks were a pretty disgusted squad when they came
home from Seattle three weeks ago after their two-game series
with the Huskies. They were bruised and battered, and plenty
mad over what they considered a "raw deal.” Unfortunately
e were unable to see those games, but when a team makes
live more field goals than their opponents and then gets 23
fouls called against them, something’s wrong! Either some
^fae was awfully jumpy tooting their whistle, or else the Ducks
forgot about the ball game and went out to see how dirty thev
could get.
e did see the Oregon-Oregon State game on February 10
when the Ducks were beaten 55-51 and had 20 fouls called on
them, against 11 for the Beavers. We also saw the game at
Corvallis which the Ducks lost 45-43, and once again it was
Oregon on the long end of the foul column. That night they
had 22 against 15 for Oregon State. This year is about the
first time in as long as we can remember,'or find out, that
there have been over a few fouls difference in a little civil war
game. Also, Slats Gill's Beavers aren't exactly known for their
"Pardon me" attitude this year, or any vear.
—-Possibly some Aggie or an official will be after us with a
shotgun if they read this, but other teams also seem more than
a little dissatisfied with the way the games are called.
All in all, let's hope that the games are called right, and that
it isn't any team's fault if the play gets out of hand. A win is
all that Oregon or Oregon State need Saturday to come out
on top of the league, so you can’t just laugh off the officiating
element.
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Ducks Prepare For Beavers;
Wilkins Tops Team Scorers
Winner Saturday
Cinches Tie For
Hoop Championship
Coach John Warren sent his
Webfoot squad back to work yes
terday after they had rested over
the weekend, and warned them
that it would take plenty of hard
work this week if they want to be
ready for the OSC game Saturday.
The Northern division champion
ship may well be on the block when
the Beavers journey to McArthur
court for the fourth and final
round of the Oregon-OSC 1945
little civil war series.
Oregon State will be able to
field the tallest team in the league
and Beaver Coach A. T. Slats
Gill may use them in the Beavers'
famed, oft-tried, zone defense. The
Ducks have been unable to crack
through the zone in their last two
games, and Warren will probably
spend part of the week sharpening
up the Webfoot scoring punch.
Also on the Webfoot practice
calendar will be finding a way to
stop both Red Rocha and Bob Lab
hart, the two Beaver scoring
specialists. Ken Hays did a stellar
job of halting the high scoring
antics of Rocha in the last game,
but Labhart was poison to the
Ducks with 14 counters in both
games.
With both teams locked in a tie,
having 10 wins and 5 losses, the
winner of Saturday’s game can
fare no worse than a first place tie
with WSC. And should the Cougars
be beaten by Idaho during their
weekend series, the winner of the
McArthur court battle will have
the coveted championship, plus an
invitation to the M.C.A.A, tourna
ment in Kansas City.
Wilkins High Scorer
Dick Wilkins, the rangy fresh
man forward, tops the Duck scor
ers in the 39 games played to date.
Wilkins has seen action in 38 of
the contests. Bob Hamilton, last
year’s Northern division scoring
(Please turn to page jour)
TALL FIR IN' ACTION
Ken Hays, six-foot, seven-inch sophomore center, goes up for the
ball. Hays will be paired off against OSC center Red Rocha in
Saturday’s game here.
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