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
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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
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