Ducks Ace Out WSC 56-52
Williamson Leads Scorers
With 17; Sivertson Gets 13
By BILL STRATTON
Assistant Sports Editor
A favored University of Oregon basketball squad came
out on top in their first conference tilt against Washington
State Monday night to the tune of 56-52, but the Cougars
were a constant threat throughout the game. 6700 screaming
fans packed McArthur court. The two teams meet again to
night for the second game of the series at 8 p. m.
Last night’s victory was the twelfth straight for the Ducks
and a record for any Oregon team. The Alleycats of 1938
held the record previously with a string of 11 straight.
Both squads had a bad night on their shots taken at the
basket. The Webfoots hit 22 field goals out of 83 attempts
and Washington State made 21 goals out of 74 chances.
During the last 10 minutes
of play, the score was tied four
times. The Cougars missed
their chance to tie up the game
when they missed four free
tosses during the final 10 min
utes.
The Webfoot attack, was paced
by little Stan Williamson who con
nected for 12 points in the first half
and five more in the final stanza.
His total of 17 gave him scoring
honors for the evening and Sivert
gon of WSC was second with 13.
WSC took the first tip off, hut
they were immediately crossed up
by ball hawking A1 Popick. He stole
the ball and dribbled almost the full
length of the court for a lay in and
the first tally of the game. Big Gene
Sivertson tied it up at 2-all and
Sheridan put the Cougars ahead
4-2 with a lay in.
Wiley Hits .
Roger Wiley tied the ball game
up when he uncorked a howitzer
from the key, but WSC went ahead
■5-4 when George Hamilton made a
charity toss. Wiley again tied up the
ball game when he made a free
throw and 20 seconds later Hays
tipped one in off the board that put
the Ducks ahead, 8-5.
They didn't stay there long,
however, when Hamilton potted a
long howitzer and a free throw to
tie up the ball game again. The
Cougars went ahead for the third
time when Sivertson made a lay
in, but Wiley came through again
with a tip in to tie up the game
at 10 all.
Dahl countered with 2 for WSC,
but the ever-present Williamson
came back to freeze the game at 12
all. Don Andrews missed a pair of
free throws for WSC and William
son repeated to give the Webfoots
a slim 14-12 advantage. Midway in
the first half Bob Gaston put the
game on even terms again when he
sank one from the side, but Wil
liamson made another from the key
and the Ducks went ahead for five
minutes.
Cougars Tighten
Wiley fouled massive Ray
Arndt and the Oregon margin
was shaved to one point, but
Williamson uncorked another and
and Oregon led 18-15. Popiek
sank a one-liander from the side
but the aggressive Cougars tight
ened up and went ahead 22-20
with six minutes remaining in the
half.
Hays tied it up again, and after
Ed Dick sank a free toss, the Ducks
stayed in front for the rest of the
half with the halftime score 31-24
in favor of Oregon.
The Webfoots managed to main
tain a slim lead until the second half
was 10 minutes old and the Cougars
went ahead 45-43 when Arndt sank
a hook from the key. Berg brought
Oregon up one point with a free
throw, but Dahl repeated for the
Cougars and Sivertson tipped one
fven Ilays . . . who tossed in 10 points for Coach Howard Hobson’s vic
torious Oregon team in the Igloo. Hays, a towering lad of six feet, seven
Inches, is especially effective under the backboards. ' i '
Reedy Berg . . . slim red-haired
Reedy took over at the guard spot
when A1 Popick fouled a Cougar one
time too many. Berg a two-year let
terman stands ti-2.
in to give WSC a 48-44 lead. Wil
liamson came through in the clutch
again with a hook and Dick tipped
one in off the board to tie up the
game with 7 minutes and 40 sec
onds remaining to play.
Dick sank a free throw, Ham
ilton tied it up again with his gift
toss and things looked rough for
Oregon when Gaston’s hook shot
put the Palousemen ahead 51-49.
Dick took the rebound from Hays’
shot, however, and tipped it in to
tie the game at 51-all with 5l/2 min
utes remaining, and Wiley’s hook
from the side put the Webfoots
ahead where they stayed for the
rest of the game.
Hays tipped one in and William
son sank a free throw with a minute
and fifteen seconds remaining. The
eager Cougars tried desperately to
hit the hoop, but they were shooting
wild and a free throw by Wayne
Hawk two seconds before the gun
gave them their last point.
Washington State FG FT PF TP
Gayda, f .
Sheridan, f .
Sivertsoii, c .
Hamilton, g .
Dahl, g .
Lowery, f .
Hanks, f • .
Gaston, f .
Svendsen, f.
Arndt, c .
Elliott, g ..
Andrews, g.
. 3
. 2
. 6
. 2
. 3
. 2
. 0
. 2
..... 0
. 1
. 0
. 0
Total .
Oregon
Dick, f . 2
Hays, f . 4
Wiley, c .:. 4
Popick, g . 4
Williamson, g . 7
Wilkins, f . 0
Wren, f . 0
Bartelt, f. 0
SeebQjg, g . 0
Berg, g . 0
4
2
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
6
4
13
8
7
4
1
.21 10 16 52
2
4
1
5
0
1
0
0
0
10
10
9
9
17
0
0
0
0
1
Total .22 17 12 56
Free throws missed: WSC—
Gayda 2, Sheridan 1, Svendsen 2,
Dahl 2, Andrews 2; Oregon—Dick
2, Wiley 2, Berg 1.
Officials—Hal Lee and Hal Eus
tis.
NIGHT STAFF
Warren Miller, night editor.
Ann Brady
i Bobolee Brophy
Dick Wilkins ... a iwu-jcai ——*- - -011
when the Ducks rolled last night. Though Wilkins failed to score last
night he was one of the team’s leading scorers last season.
Cougar Cagers Harried
By Traveling Difficulties
By AL PIETCHMAN
Beset by traveling difficulties,
the Washington State College bas
ketball quintet pulled into the Igloo
dressing rooms just a few minutes
before game time and hurriedly
prepared themselves for the big
game.
A trio of Cougars, Wes “Bing”
Dahl, Don Andrews and Bob Elliot
came up by taxi from the hotel
ahead of their teammates who
fought Eugene’s bus system and
barely made game^ime after their
team missed connections in Port
land.
Dahl is one of the big guns of
the Jack Friel team and is also
the student of the group, accord
ing to his teammates. Andrews
and Elliot pointed out that it was
Bing who was the “wheel” of
their team, but lie said they were
putting it on pretty thick.
Elliot is married and mentioned
that WSC is the “marriagegt” team
going as more than half of them
have-wives. Despite this handicap,
the boys seemed in good psycholog
ical state before they took to the
maples and the howling crowd.
A quick check of the Cougar ros
ter verified a statement made by
Elliot that they have a lot of Swedes
on their team. Most of them, inci
dentally, are local Washington
boys and not imported hoopsters.
Talk got around to the upset
handed Santa Clara by the Coti—
gars last week, and the boys
pointed out that the 3rop.es have
a sharp shooting club that really
sink shots with uncanny accura
acy.
“They were tired and their coach
had only seven men to use. Two of
them were badly banged up, but he
had to use them anyway. They tired
quickly and we were able to turn on
the heat,’’ was Dahl’s modest state
ment when questioned about the
rugged Broncs who had previously;
knocked over all tough competition
in the south.
Grades Mentioned
Surprisingly enough, chatter
shifted to grades (women were men
tioned, too, but grades are more in
teresting to readers). Washington
State has the semester system and
finals stare the ball club members
in the face just three weeks hence—■
and they haven’t been in class for
more than a month. Their long jun-*
ket and the many pre-season games
have kept they away from profs
and the Cougars ar e really wonder
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