By FRED BECKWITH
CO-SPORTS .EDITOR
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A large stream of “bear” stories began floating out of
• Corvallis two days ago. Slats Gill, the very able Oregon State
‘ basketball coach, was shouting “Wolf!” to his Orangemen
in respect to their approaching cage conflict with our own
Webfoots. In a press release designed to lower the odds on
Saturday night’s game. Gill simulated ignorance of the true
nature of the defeat the Hobsonmen suffered at the hands
of Idaho Tuesday night.
The Oregon State mentor chalked up Oregon’s loss to the
fact that the team was handicapped by injuries. This state
ment is, in part, true. A badly trussed-up Hamilton was of no
value on the court other than to' inject some morale into his
club, and Dick Wilkins, although cashing in on the point
column, was far from his normal condition. He was only able
t°o go a little less than half the route. But aside from all this,
Oregon was out-played and did diot deserve to win.
Coach j-Tobson has had a tough problem on [us hands tjus
year. Injuries have cut down key^ men at critical times. Just
wl\,cu one quintet of men are beginning to shed their kinks,
a chauley-hor.sc or the 'flu hug steps, in. 0
NOT FOOLING ANYBODY
Shits Gill has a fairly good idea of Oregon’s actual strength
at'present. He isn’t kidding anybody with these “bear" stories.
He is merely trying to balance the current opinion of the fans,
who have unofficially established the Beavers as 10 point
favorites. Mr. Gill would enjoy the role of his boys playing
underdog to the Ducks. He would be very eager to obtain that
so-called psychological “lift." We are very much afraid that we
will have to discourage Mr. Gnl from carrying out his plan.
The Oregon cause is far from hopeless, but facts are facts,
and you have only to re-check the performances of the two
clubs in action against a common opponent, Idaho, to get the
picture. It is true, however, that the Vandals turned in a far
better game against the local varsity than their efforts at
Corvallis.
So high is the current Idaho morale, that the kids from
Moscow figure they have as good a chance as any of the other
clubs to romp home a winner in the Northern division race.
It is too early, of course, to side in with their beliefs, but cer
t; iniv they enjoy the same mathematical chance as OSC, Wash
ington, Washington State and Oregon.
RETURN TO EUKM?
We believe, or rather, strongly hope, that the Webfoots
\\ ill play the kind of ball against Oregon State that carried
them to the Northern division championship in 1945. They will
have to improve over the performance they gave against Idaho
if they expect to match baskets with the Beaver boys. Collec
tively, Oregon State can field more man-to-man height than
Idaho possesses.■ That means offensive and defensive back
board control.
Although the Hobsonmen have been “hot" in caging free
throws in all of their practice sessions, they have not shined
in the charity toss department in two contests already played.
Believe it or not, those little points count up in a ball game.
The rigid officiating thus far°in league play, brings out the
fact that with so many personal fouls being called, it behooves
the players to be “on" their free tossing game. Idaho dropped
their first game against OSC partly because of their in
ability to cage free throws. Look at the Vandals’ record in
their following three games. They had a high average of
foul-conversions in each of these affairs.
John Warren has kept a tight censorship on the activities
o' his ireshmen basketeers. Upon question, he maintained that it
was too early in the season to tell exactly what.material would
develop in the first year men’s team. According to all reports,
he has a number of players who just couldn’t make the varsity
at the present time, and fit in better with.the frosh than the
newly formed junior varsity (super varsitv).
RESERVE STRENGTH
Several of Oregon State's first-stringers from 1945. have
had to absorb splinters on the bench while Andy .Anderson and
O.icn Warren, a pair of returning veterans, have been leading
the Beaver parade. Red Rocha, the gangling sophomore center,
is the only member of the Orangemen's first string team of a
} ear back, to hold down his old berth. That gives vou a fair idea
o w hat the Oregon State reserve strength is at the present time.
Dick Strite of the Register-Guard informs us that Gail
Bishop, the ex-Washington State star, will probably not re
turn to his alma mater this season, even though he receives
that military discharge. Bishop may accept a professional
baseball offer instead. If Washington State can bounce back
from their twin trimming at the hands of Washington they
will be in the thick of the race.
Omegas, Yeomen Win
IM Hardwood Tussles
CORVALLIS COACH
Coach A. T. “Slats” Gill
orings his big Beavers to Mc
Arthur court Saturday eve
ning for the first of a series of
four games against the Oregon
Webfoots this year. Coach
Gill’s. Orange squad rates one
of the outstanding cage teems
in the conference and has been
chosen • slight favorites in the
initial tilt with the Ducks.
Ski Fans Prepare
For Hoodoo Trip
Loyal Webfoot ski fans are
busily engage:! waxing hickories,
greasing boots and preparing all
necessary articles that will be
needed this weekend on their two
day outing at Hoodoo Bowl, popu
lar skiers’ resort, bedded in the
heart of the Cascade range.
All members of the University
Ski club and any others interested
will rise at the crack of dawn to
board busses that have been char
tered for the sole purpose of whisk
ing them to their anxiously await
ed destination.
Good Weather
Weatherman assures good ski
ing over the weekend, with a fresh
fall of powdery snow yesterday
that will guarantee a fast even
trail and smooth icy base. For the
convenience of skiers, both lifts
wifi be operating Saturday and
Sunday.
Leaving at 7 a.m. Saturday, the 1
two bus loads of skiers will have I
two full days to test their ski legs, I
snow-plowing, kriating, and sitz-l
marking down scenic North San
tiam Pass, (no broken legs, please!
The infirmary is full now) before
returning to the campus Sunday
evening at 8:30. An economical
hint is offered for all budget skiers.
Pre-prepared tasty snacks to
answer the pang of hunger will
cut down the expense of the trip
considerably.
Female Scribe Joins
Lo anil behold the heavens shine,
and a lady sporls scribe has joined
the staff of the Emerald as of 20:30
last night in the big room of the
Journalism building that usually
contains male characters tearing
out batches of hair.
Fran Haffner, Alpha Chi Omega
newcomer, appeared with a sport
ing technique and many ideas for
covering the activities of the
Women's Athletic association. Coed
team managers are urged to con
tact Fran at the Alpha Chi house
for publicity on games played.
The new lady writer has a world
of information concerning athletes
and athletics in all fields. The
blonde-tressed sportswoman urges
cooperation from the different coed
team managers.
Fijis, ATOs {Beaten lij
As Hoop Race Opens
RESERVE MAN
Another of the many out
standing basketball players
from the city of Astoria is Ted
Idenningsen of the Oregon
State Beavers. Ted ranges
above the 6 foot 4 mark and is
one of Coach “Slats” Gill’s de
pendable reserves on this year’s
Orange team.
OSC Harriers
Strong In 1946
When Grant “Doc” Swan starts
bdllding his first Oregon State
track team since 1043 this spring,
he will have four lettermen on
hand as a nucleus. They are Bob
Stevens, defending Northern divi
sion champion in the shot-put; Bill
Blackledge, who will be trying a
comeback in the shot-put and dis
cus after five years as an officer
in the navy; Marlyn Waarvlck,
javelin thrower; and Bob Ileiman,
shot-putter and discus thrower.
Don Bower, hard hitting second
baseman from Salem, registered at
Oregon State winter term and so
far is the only baseball letterman
in school. Bower played a leading
role In bringing Coach Ralph Cole
man’s Orangemen a tie with Ore
gon for the Northern division
championship in 1943, the last year
the Beavers fielded a baseball
team.
Infirmary List Rising;
Influenza Top Villain
Hitting- an all time high for this
school year, the campus rest-camp
is almost overflowing with 18 vic
tims bedded between its walls.
Although 8 students went home
within the last few days, their
places have been taken mainly by
influenza victims.
Those listed on the infirmary
rolls are Dorothy Carlson, Eunice
Friedland, Lois Emerson, Jean
Carpenter, Margaret Ellertsen,
Betty Clark, Helen Hackleman,
Dorothy Davis, Henry Tobey, Bob
Hanlock. Claude Buckley, Bill
Anderson, Harold Larson, Kenneth
Bakkum, Jay Matteson, Don
Campbell, Ronald Harris and Bob
Hamilton. •
Intramural basketball got away
to a big start yesterday afternoon
in the men’s gymnasium, when
Omega Hall and Yeomen quintets
pulled a double win over the Fijis
and ATOs. In the curtain raiser,
the Omega gang annexed a con
vincing 33-21 game from the fra
ternity boys.
Dave Van Zandt split the Fiji
defense wide open to cage 16
points, which not only made him
the game’s high scorer, but the
entire day’s point king. Caviness of
the losers managed to ring the bell
for 6 digits. It was the Hall boys’
game all the way, and they gave"'"""
strong indication they would be
in the thick of the championship
fight all the way in the “A” divi
sion.
Tau Rally Short
After holding a 14-8 lead at half
time, the Yeomen managed to
stave off a late ATO rally, and go
on to win, 26-21. The Yeomen’s
mainstay was Henry Kokko, who
contributed 8 points to the victory
tide. Little Mo Thomas bagged 8
for the Taus, and he was closely
followed by teammate Dick
Steonhoff, with 7 points. The play
was a bit ragged due to the fact
that neither of the teams had
played together before. Both clubs
showed' promise, and will offer
stiff competition for the rest of
the league teams.
Scheduled games for today in-'—
elude the 4 p.m. clash between
the “A” teams of Delta Upsilon
and “The Bums.’’ At 4:45 p.m.,
Sigma Hall “A” takes on the Beta
“A” team.
Line-ups and point summary on
the two games:
Omega Hall (33) Fijis (21)
Adams, f, 3 Taylor, f, 4
Van Zandt, f, 16 Caviness, f, 6
Pickens, c, 10 Benham, c, 4
Reed, g, 2 0 Pond, g, 2
Van Vactor, g, 2 Ralston, g, 3
Malator Anderson, f, 1
McDonald Lewis, g
Bryant Lonigan, g, 1
Marcotte
Yeomen (26) ATO (21)
Gardner-, f, 6 Fendell, f
Beier, f, 4 Wilson, f, 4
Callahan, c Bocci, c, 2
Derrickson, g, 6 Thomas, g, §
Dennison, g, 1 Steonhoff, g, 7
Kokko, f, 8 George, f
Brown, g
Holland, c, 1
Helier, g
Golf Set For
Action Again
Golf will again put in an ap
I pearance on the University campus
| when the Northern division schools
j go into action again this year after
a wartime layoff, Anse Cornell,
athletic manager, notified the
Emerald recently.
Oregon’s schedule opens April
the 13th against Washington in
Seattle, followed by Oregon State
at Eugene, April 20; Idaho at Mos
cow, May 3; Washington State at
Pulman, May 4; Oregon State at
Corvallis, May 11.
Northern division championships
will be played in Eugene May 25
at the Eugene country club.
Young man, where is your
chivalry ?
Just turned it in for a Buick.