Webfoot Five Opens Palouse
Swing Against Idaho Tonight
Webfoot Coach Howard Hobson and his traveling crew of
12 cagemen left Eugene by bus Monday afternoon for their
annual invasion of the Palouse country and games with Idaho
jand Washington State this week. ________
Listed on the traveling team
were Forwards Ed Dick, Bob
Wren, George Bray, Jiin Bartelt,
and Ken Hays; Center Koger Wi
ley; Guards Stan Williamson, A1
l’opick, Bob Lavey, Dick Wil
kins, Roy Seeborg, and Keedy
Berg; Trainer Tom Hughes, and
Manager Russ Bagan.
Favored Over Vandals
The Ducks will be favored in their
two games with cellar-dwelling Ida
ho Vandals tonight and Wednesday.
The defending northern division
champs have failed to register a
victory in conference play this sea
son, and if the Hobsonmen can take
a double win from the Vandals, they
will start the weekend series
against Washington State with
three wins and three losses in con
ference play.
The giant killing Cougars are sure
to give Oregon a stiff test, however.
Washington was dropped from the
thinning roster of undefeated teams
in the nation as a result of Wash
ington State’s two-game sweep last
weekend, and Jack Friel’s crew
handed Oregon its first defeat of
the season in McArthur court two
weeks earlier.
numr
Oregon has a good chance of com
pleting the week with a .500 aver
age with four wins and the same
number of defeats if they sweep
Idaho and split with WSC.
If the dreaded Inland Empire
trip is really successful, they will
be back in the running with the
win-loss column reading five and
three.
Hobson is expected to use the
usual starting five consisting of
Hays and Dick at forwards, Wiley
at center, and Williamson and Pop
ick at the guard posts.
Division Meet Changed
SEATTLE, Jan. 20.—(AP)—The
date of the northern division Pacif
ic Coast conference track meet at
the University of Washington has
been set ahead one week to May 31,
Athletic Manager Harvey Cassill
announced today. Other northern
division coaches agreed to avert a
conflict with the Washington-Cali
fornia crew races here on Lake
Washington May 24, he said.
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Six Games
On ND Bill
Northern Division
Standings
OSC .4 0 1.000
Washington .4 2 .061
WSC .4 8 .511
Oregon .1 3 .250
Idaho.0 5 .000
Games this week:
Tonight and Wednesday—Ore
gon at Idaho.
.... Friday and Saturday—Oregon
at WSC! OSC at Washington.
A final attempt by the Oregon
Webfoots to regain a leading posi
tion in the northern division hoop
race and a two-game series between
the current leaders constitute the
northern division play for the cur
rent week.
The faltering Webfoots need
nothing short of a clean sweep on
their four-games- in- five - nights
tour of the Inland Empire if they
are to stay in the championship
race.
The high-flying Oregon State
Beavers invade Seattle for a two
game weekend series with the sec
ond-place Washington Huskies. The
Seattlites dropped a pair to Wash
ington State over the weekend, 52
49 and 58-54, and should be on the
rebound. The Huskies were unde
feated during the current season
until the dual loss to their cross
state rivals.
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Nichols, WU ,.6
Jorgenson, WU 6
Williamson, Ore 4
Rocha, OSC.4
White, Wash.6
Gilbertson, WU 6
Sheridan, WSC ..7
Hamilton, WSC 7
Quinn, Idaho.5
Hays,( Ore.4
Evans, Idaho ....5
Gayda, WSC.7
Beck, OSC.4
Dick, Oregon ... 4
Gaston, WSC.7
Peterson, OSC . 4
Wiley, Oregon ..4
Dahl, WSC 7
32 17 19 81
18 18 6 64
21 17 17 59
22 12 15 56
21 14 18 56
22 7 23 51
21 9 16 51
18 15 9 51
20 10 13 50
16 14 12 46
13 19 13 45
14 14 17 42
14 13 6 41
14 10 15 38
14 7 11 35
10 12 8 32
12 6 8 30
12 6 8 30
Frosh Grab
11th Straight
The Oregon Frosh, falling hack
into their old habit of winning ball
games in the final period, waited
until the last 20 seconds before
whistling down a hot Grants Pass
team 38-37 on the Cavemen’s floor
last Saturday night.
Ed Gudgel, rock-ribbed guard,
supplied the winning punch when
he let fly with his favorite heave,
a one-hander from the side of the
kfey, which plunked through for
the winning margin.
Taking the ball out of bounds, the
Cavemen surged up floor but lost
the ball out of bounds before getting
another shot off, and the gun halt
ed any further scoring.
Orr Leads Losers
Grants Pass was figured as any
thing but that dangerous to the
Duckling’s unbeaten record which
has now reached 11 straight, but,
paced by Jackie Orr, were canning
shots from all corners of the court.
Ted Schopf’s Ducklings jumped
into an early lead and held a com
fortable 24-16 bulge at intermission.
It wasn’t until the last half-minute
that Grants Pass held an edge, that
one being 37-36, thanks to a prayer
toss from the dead-center-line by
Orr, who notched 18 for his eve
ning’s total.
Mockford, Downey Score
Rod Downey and Roger Mock
ford distributed the scoring punch
for the Little Ducks as both racked
up 10 counters.
The win sets the stage for next
Friday’s tilt with the Oregon State
Rooks, who also boast an unbeaten
string. Saturday the Schopfmen
trek to Monmouth to play the Ore
gon College of Education Frosh and
Monmouth high in a cage double
header.
Lineups:
Frosh (381 (37) Grants Pass
Kimball, 2.F.4, Boyce
Green, 5 .F.6, Grown
Mockford, 10 ....C. 3, Edwards
Downey, 10 .G.18, Orr
Wohlers .G. 4, Knox
Substitutions: Frosh — Johnson,
Patton (2), Lantz (2), Gudgel (3).
Grants Pass—Popken, Moser, Mc
Lean (2).
Officials: O'Neil and Grant.
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Ke*i tcufi.
eMaap. Review-.
By ALi PIETS OH MAX
One of the tallest men in the di
vision and one of Oregon’s most po
tent scorers is Ken Hays, 0-7 for
ward.
This is Ken's last year with the
Ducks and he will get his diploma
from the physical education depart
ment in June. Although graduation
is only a few months away, he is still
uncertain as to what he will do af
ter school. Like most PE majors,
however, he will probably turn to
coaching.
Take it from lofty Ken, Oregon
State lias a good ball club with
very good team work. Oregon fans
agree with Ken after seeing the
Orange performance Friday
night. Ken was especially im
pressed with the defensive work
and admitted that it was hard to
pull them out.
Lew Beck and Cliff Crandall, two
of Slats Gill’s hot hoopsters, are
considered by Ken as the boys to
keep an eye on in future games
With the Beaver quint.
“I don’t think that we have met
our toughest team yet. Washing
ton is going to be the team to beat,
and I think the race will be between
the Huskies and OSC. We still have
a chance, but it is pretty slim now,"
he commented on league competi
tion.
There has been a lot of comment
about the number of fouls called
in the recent Oregon-Oregon
(State series and the roughness of
the first game. Ken thinks the
Washington State contests were
rougher, but the referees just
didn't call them as close.
When asked about the roughness
of the game at Corvallis Ken just
said, "I thought the game was mild."
Ducks Faster
OSC has been boasting of the
speed of its team, but Ken still
thinks the Ducks are faster in get
ting down the court, even though
the Beavers did look fast Friday
night. He remarked that the Bea
vers intentionally slowed down,
while the Ducks poured on the
steam all the way in typical Oregon
fashion, j
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Ken has played ball three years
for Oregon. In his first two years
he held down the center position
but was switched to forward this
season. As to the positions, he pre
fers the center slot, even though
he has shown well in his new for
ward position.
Gets Ribbing
Work in fruit canneries kept him
busy last summer and hunting and
fishing are among his hobbies. Ac
cording to the team, however, he is
just a tall wolf. In his quiet manner,
Ken denied this. Rog Wiley ribbed
Hays and said he wasn't revealing
the truth. All his other teammates
agreed. Ken did admit that he liked
extracurricular activities, but would
say no more.
Statistics from Athletic Pub
licity Director Art Litcliman’s
brochure reveal that Hays is 22
years old, weighs 200 pounds and
lives at Waitsburg, Washington.
His first season as a letter-win
ner with the Ducks was in 1045
when the team went on to the
One win out of three games is a
ROY SEEBORG . . . two-year letterman, is ticketed for action at both
forward and guard posts as the Webfoots open the Inland Empire swing
against Idaho at Moscow tonight.
Tankmen Swamp Bevos
In 1947 Splash Opener,;
The Oregon annexed their first
major sport victory of 1946-47
season against the OSC Beavers
last Saturday, as the Ducks sound
ly dunked their foe 59-16 in the
loser’s own pool. It was the first
swimming meet of the 1947 season.
The meet was a walkaway for
the Lemon and Green, as they
notched up a first place in every
event with the exception of the
diving.
One of the outstanding per
formances of the day was turned
in by veteran Ralph Huestis.
The team captain won the breast
Beifuss Papa Again
Bill Beifuss, Oregon track
star, was passing out cigars
Monday after his wife, Lorine,
gave birth on Saturday at Sacred
Heart hospital to a bouncing
baby giri. The new arrival is
their second child.
The baby girl has been named
Susan Gale, and both mother and
daughter are doing well.
IM GAMES TODAY
“B" LEAGUE
3:50—40 Yeonien-Betas.
—43 SAM-Sigma Chi.
4:35—40 Phi Psi-Theta Chi.
—43 SAE-Legal Eagles
5:15—40 Kappa Sigs-Phi Delts
—43 Sigma Xu-Legal Eagles.
dismal start but Ken hopes the
Ducks will regain their form and
move back into the division title
race.
stroke event with ease, leading
the field by an entire length
when the 200-yard event was
finished.
John Miller, Duck backstroke^
foamed his way to a first place
in that race, after Webfoot Earl
Walters, top man in the event, was
disqualified because of a disputed
turn, termed illegal by the OSG
officials.
Summary:
300-yard medley relay—Won by
Oregon (Walters, Huestis, Rush),
Time, 3:30.3.
50-yard free style—Won by
Moorhead (0); Thompson (0), see*
ond. Time, :25.3.
Diving—Won by Staub (OSC)J
Holcomb (0), second; Corbett (0),
third.
220-yard free style—Won by Hi
att (0); Sundlee (0), second; Oli
ver, (OSC), third. Time, :25.4.
440-yard free style—Won by
Rush (0); Sundley (0), second.
Time, 4:20.7.
150-yard backstroke — Won by
Miller (0); Kiss (OSC), second^"*
Stevenson (OSC), third. Time,
1:53.7.
220-yard breaststroke—Won by
Huestis (a); Lipp (OSC), second;
Seal (0), third. Time, 2:53.9.
100-yard free style—Won by
Moorhead (0); Thompson (0), sec
ond ; Oliver" (OSC), third. Time
:59.
400-yard relay—Won by Oregon
(Walters, Ferris, Hazzard, Hiatt).
Time, 2:53.9.
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