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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1946)
By LEONARD TURNBULL The two hoop teams that clashed on McArthur comt last night were out for hot spillings on the hardwoods. Both were keyed up for the tussle, and it is a sure bet that the placers remain in the same status tonight for tori id action. Washington State has been traveling a long, rock-strewn path in the Northern division this year. 1 he bolstering effect of returning lettermen from last year, and the gaining of old bands from the service discharge route upped their point satis faction very little. WILL ALL-AMERICANS CLICK? '['he Cougars arc dangerous—-that is a well-known spotting fact. Just when the all-American aggregation that Coach Jack Tried has will start clicking with win precision is the puzzle that many prognosticators have slipped under on main times this season. Gale Bishop topped the world for points scored in basketball games last year while with the Fort Lewis Warriors. During the present hoopers season Bishop started off with many net swishings. and racked up 26 points and more, regularly against top-notch competition for the soldier five. Since rejoining the alma mater quintet, the scoring pace of the “Mr. Basketball" player has dropped considerably. Bishop takes over 20 trys for field goals during the regular game, but has been hitting for an average of seven per game since his return. COUGAR SUPPORTERS HAVE LONG LIST Vince Tlanson is also on the worry list of Cot*gar supporters. The 6-foot 8-inch center led the scoring parade in the Northern division last year, setting a new record. Hanson's record wras 253 total points in 16 games for a 15.8 average per night on the hard woods. Stiffened competition in the Northern division this year may be the reason for the pivot shot master’s present game point average of 11 digits per setto. Hanson has been off stride but he may reach it soon—maybe last night—but the Duck defense is set. DUCKS SNAP INTO BETTER FORM On the Wcbfoot side of the situation, the season started the same as with Washington State. The Ducks snapped out of an injury lethargy in Seattle against the Washington Huskies, and have continued at a hot pace since the enlightenment in the pavilion. After their final home appearance tonight against the Cougars, the Webfoots will prep for the coming tour to the Inland Empire. Coach Hobby Hobson is saving a lot of travel weariness on the long trip by taking the team by air. The plane travel will take around two and one-half hours, while the same route over tin- rails would be an all-day affair. Series with the Idaho Vandals and Coach Jack FritTs Cougars are on tap for the traveling basketeers, with the season finale at Corvallis with the ever-threatening Beavers. AQUAMEN TRAVEL SAME ROUTE Swimming' Ducks also travel this weekend, over the same country as the higher-flv'ing hasketeers. Coach \ auglm Corley will take a ten-man tank squad on an invasion of the waters in the Inland Empire, with the University of Idaho and Wash ington State offering competition. Coach Corley is hatting .750 at present with a record of two wins against one loss hv his swimmers. I he Ducks fell before a watery onslaught of the University of Washington Huskies, who splashed on to take top honors in the Northern division, with wins over Oregon State. Washington State and a forfeit hv Idaho. The Wehfoot mermen are rated the second best in the league, and will make a strong bid for honors in the conference meet at Corvallis on February 25. BULL WITH BULL Halftime antics tonight at the Duck-Cougar basketball tilt will feature solid tussling between the 7th grade teams of Woodrow Wilson Jr. high school and Roosevelt Jr. high school, both in Eugene—the small-scale hoopers have been competing with each other throughout the season—True, the Man’s magazine, wall sponsor the selection of an all American basketball team for this year, with the selec tions based on votes of basketball coaches and leading basketball writers. cJl&aftinfy Bet Pepd BcSukel Preparing for the coming fracas with the Oregon State Barometer sport scribes the Emerald casaba club take to the hardwoods this Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the mens gymnasium for a tune-up tussle with the independent Law school quintet. Eager to get the team in condi tion fcr the Beaver clash in the near future, Co-coaches Len Turn bull and Fred Beckwith have ac cepted the challenge of Manager Don Walker, pilot of the Lawyer squad, in an effort to iron out the offensive wrinkles in the Emerald scoring machine. Co - strategists Turnbull and Beckwith have scoured the campus thoroughly for available talent to amend the under-staffed sports de partment. No comments are forth coming on the possible starting lineups for the journalists, but it is believed that the scribes will floor a formidable aggregation for Saturday's contests. Bull and Beck are temporar ily confronted with the prob lem of what strategy they will employ in bottling up the Law school’s high-scoring offensive threat, Davis, who has paced his team to an even .500 per centage in the intramural league this term. Walker will probably start Kab ler and James at forward and Sal strom in the center position to give added strength on the backboards. The guard slots will be filled by Davis and Walker."The Law school substitutes include three seasoned veterans of the cage sport who have seen considerable action in the past intramural campaign. The capable replacements, who give the Lawyers plenty of support from the bench, are Andersen, Luoma and Jordan. Phi Delts Win ’A’ Bali League Victors Trip Bums 24-18 In Fast Tilt " Ac Snlstrom Pours 8 Points Through Hoop By Carl Cluff The Phi Delta Theta easaba club added another championship to their trophy case yesterday after noon when they downed the Bums 24 to 18 in a close battle that gave them the “A” league intramural basketball crown. Last Friday the Phi Delt Bees annexed the “B” di vision bunting thus giving the Greeks a clean sweep and the un disputed championship of both di visions. The Phi Delts went on a last half scoring spree that spelled defeat for the Bums. Stevenson tossed in a quick pivot shot from under the bucket just as the whistle ended the half to put the fratmen ahead for the first time in the game. The score board favored the Phi Delts 11 to 10 at this point. Abbey Scores Huffman opened the second half with a free throw to tie up the contest. Abbey quickly took a pass from a team mate going in under the basket at top speed and let fly a perfect hook shot to grab the lead again for the Phi Delts. Eddie Salstrom added a pair of free throws to extend the lead to four points, but Huff man evened the score for the last time by flipping in two gratis shots on Dyer’s foul and a cripple shot from under the net, as the Bums showed pos sibilities of staging a third quarter rally. Phi Delts Lead The third quarter ended with Salstrom swishing another and Congelton following twenty seconds later to put the Greeks aneatl again. The Phi Delts displayed some brilliant floor work as they e (Please turn to page six) Hobsonmen Stage Farewell Igloo Basket Performance Oregon’s crusade for the casaba championship moves on again tonight under the friendly lights of the Igloo, when the battling Ducks collide with the dangerous Cougars of Wash ington State. Tonight’s affair is the second in a two game series, the same clubs having traded baskets in a howitzer parade last night. The Hobsonmen will probably take the floor with the same Emerald WINTER WEEKEND Oregon students have been going up to Hoodoo Bowl on the weekends for just such relaxation as is pictured in the above scene. The skier here is jabbing his foot in the snow for a turn into the slalom gate. Wilkins at the forward posts, jJfe? Hays at the center pivot spot, and Captain Bob Hamilton and Stan Williamson holding down the guard slots. There is* a possibility that Wilkins might not start tonight’s fray, but he is expected to see action. Close at hand, and ready to jump into the fray when they get the green light signal from Coach Hobson, are George Bray, Reedy Berg, Roy Seeborg, Frank Hoffine and Del Smith. Still other varsity men may participate in to night’s cage clash, which must be labeled as a “crucial” as it will have definite bearings on the cham pionship outcome of the Northern division race. Bishop Carries Load Coach Jack Friel of Washing ton State will again post ^is vic tory hopes on the husky shoulders of Gail Bishop, one of the most colorful performers on Pacific Coast pinewood parlors. Bis&trpJ will receive plenty of help from team-mates Hanson, Arndt, Siver son and Johnson. The Cougar reserve strength is estimated as being a little stronger than that of the home guard. It will again he a contest of Oregon speed versus Washington State height. If the Ducks are to win, they cannot allow' the Cougars to main tain the pace or tempo of the game throughout. Bob Hamilton is ap proaching his normal form, and his presence on the court makes a big difference in whether or not the locals emerge triumphant in their latest foray. Emil Piluso and Hal Eustis will officiate the game which gets under way at 8:00 p.m. Final Appearance This will be Oregon’s final home appearance for the season; the^. Hobsonmen must make the Inland Empire trip and will complete their melon tossing schedule at Corvallis for the final game in the Beaver series. A good crowd of supporters is expected to turn out for this | fadeout attraction. Coach Hobson revealed yester (Please turn to page six)
