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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1946)
•i By FRED BECKWITH CO-SPORTS EDITOR Our up-and-down Ducks garnered a split out of last week end's basketfare, tripping the OSC Beavers on their home court and bowing to the Orangemen under the local Igloo lights. The win and loss gives the Hobsonmen a record of two victories against three defeats, and still a mathematical chance for the Northern division title. While the varsity was getting an even break against the Staters, Idaho and Washington divided their two game series evenly. As a result, Oregon State remains at the top of the heap in the league standings. POOR PASSING Oregon was again outclassed Saturday night, but the funny thing about the loss was that Oregon State wasn't particularly impressive in winning. The locals’ passing game was poor. The Ducks were robbed out of a number of potential baskets by I >ame Fate. More than once Wilkins, Berg or Williamson would cast off anjd groan when the unpredictable ball would spin tantalizingly out of the hoop. Red Rocha enjoyed a big night in the Igloo, quite a contrast to his last outing in these parts. Besides pumping home 21 points for his club, Rocha’s passing and defensive games were exceptionally good. The Hobsonmen were just cold. They have a tough schedule ahead of them and it will take a lot of breaks to keep them in the thick of the ND race. BULL PLAYS HOST , Leonard Turnbull, our side-kick, played host to a group of scribes from the Barometer (OSC) sports staff Saturday night. Chi hand were the female boss, Priscilla and her star reporter, Russ Sackett. Russ, who used to be co-sports editor on the Barometer when your informant was at Oregon in 1942-43, just got out of the army. He’s the lad who has been exchanging column quips with Bull lately. Bull responded to the occasion by setting up the house with cokes, meanwhile patching up relations with Priscilla. Meanwhile our ace cartoonist was doodling instead of drawing. Dick Wilkins was the only eager to actually get tossed out of Saturday night’s melon fracas on the accumulation of five personal fouls, but there were about three or four other men on both clubs that were on the danger line. Oregon’s “boo-tiful” rooters kept up their weekly practice of heckling the refs on every decision that did not favor the Webfoots. Oregon State may not have had a very large delegation of followers present, but at least the Orange-and-Black fans did not display any poor taste by remaining silent w’hen the officials singled out Beaver men for personal fouls. It's pretty tough to call a game with 100 percent accuracy. The referee calls ’em as he sees 'em. lie’s down on the floor, not up in the bleachers, and he has the best vantage spot from which to make his decisions. Some of these grandstand experts would look pretty pathetic if the}- ever changed shoes with a referee and had to call a ball game bv themselves. . FRESHMEN SHINE This even-stephen stuff seems to be pretty contagious. Earlier Saturday afternoon,'John Warren’s mysteriotis fresh men five split a doubleheader in the Igloo, trouncing Reeds port High in the opening fray, and dropping the nod to Grant High School of Portland in the nightcap. Especially impressive for the yearlings were johnny Really, George Huggins and l>el Milne. Really is a scrappy little kid and really moves up _ -and down the •court with a world of speed. Huggins set a num ber of scoring plays up w ith accurate passes, and Milne perhaps had the best scoring eye of the three men. News of the return of Gail Bishop to Washington State College may be welcomed by all Northern division spectators. Bishop, who led all scorers in the ND in the 1942-43 season, will be a big help to the Cougars, currently floundering around in the basement position of the league race. ANOTHER GAME? Our sports department has been challenged to a basketball ATO Registers Dual Intramural Victories RAMBUNCTIOUS ROCHA RAMBLES The Hawaiian lad, 6 ft. 9 in. Ephraim “Red” Rocha, more than gave the Ducks a personal share of trouble during the first three of the four game mutual enmity clashes. Last Saturday night, tlve lanky pivot man waxed hot in the second half, toss ing in 21 net-sw ishings for the visiting quintet from Corvallis. game by the Barometer staff. This offer opens the way for the renewal of an old rivalry. Last time the two sets of writers met the OSC pencil-and-paper boys signed up a gang of "ringers" and walloped our local scribblers. But we are cheered bv the thought that perhaps Priscilla will play in the game, too. Hume Paces Greek Team In Easy Win It was strictly an Alpha Tau Omega show last night in the men’s gymnasium as the Tau boys from out 18th street way came home with a double win in intra mural play. The ATO “B” club had little trouble disposing of the Campbell Club “B” 37 to 18 in the opener but their bigger brothers on the "A” squad found the Omega Hall lads a little tougher and had to fight hard for three quarters before they were insured of their 28 to 17 victory. ____ Hume Hits 29 Kenny Hume was the big gun as he calmly slipped in 29 points for the Bees in the con test with Campbell Club. The big Portlander wasn’t content with carrying the scoring load for the Greeks and did a mas terful job of controling the backboard. So completely did Hume dominate the game only three opponents managed to toss in counters. Krause gar nered 16 of his team’s total to pace the losers. ATO Fast Omega Hall kept on the heels of the ATO “A” boys right up until the final quarter. But fast action and snappy ball handling proved too much for the dorm boys and the frat kids walked off the floor with their first victory of the sea*— son. Elvert “Little Ox” Wilson notch ed 12 points for individual honors while his teammate, Thomas, swished 7 through the hemp. LINEUPS: Alpha Tau Omega “B" Hume (29) Crocker Donovan Reuse (4) Franks‘ Uhle Miller (4) Cavanaugh Beckwith Campbell Club (37) “B” (18) F Cooler (1) F Krause (16) C Wright G Bowder G Merrifield S Nole S McNeill S Hicks (1) S Bouren S Sturges Officials Alpha Tau Omega “A’ Fendall (3) Wilson (12) Bocci (4) Thomas (7) Steinhoff (2) Puffinbarger and Dion. Omega Hall (28) “A” (17) F Van Zandt (5) F Pickens (5) C Magruder (2) G Reed G Adams (ST Officials: Puffinbarger and Dion. HENSON LEADS DIVISION SCORERS G FG FT PF TP Henson, Wash. 6 Hanson, W.S.C. 4 Pyne, Idaho 7 Quinn, Idaho 7 Mortenson, Ida. 7 Datthorp, Wash. 6 Kocha, O.S.C. 5 Carbaugh, Ida. 7 Phoenix, Idaho 7 Crandall, O.S.C. 5 Williamson, Or. 5 Berg, Or. 5 Hays, Or. 5 Anderson, O.S. 5 Warren, O.S.C. 5 Arndt, W.S.C. 4 McGrath, O.S. 5 Pomfret, Wash. 6 30 17 10 77 39 15 5 73 30 10 23 70 23 22 17 68 20 22 18 62 24 12 11 60 18 14 17 50 17 16 17 50 18 12 14 48 15 15 13 45 14 16 15 44 19 5 16 43 14 15 12 43 16 11. 15 43 9 19 20 37 14 7 11 35 9 16 12 34 14 6 14 34 " INTRA ERROR Contrary to the report in ing the intramural contest be tween Sherry Ross and Zeta Hall, the Zeta team defeated Sherry Ross 29 to 21.
