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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1947)
Storemen Drop Jayvees By FRED TAYLOR Oregon’s junior varsity hoopsters, strictly on the down grade, dropped their third straight contest last night, to a fired-up Outdoor store s(|uad, 4a to 3o. 1 he independent out fit used only five men in the whole tilt, and still outpaced the collegians. It was the sixteenth city league game for the Jayvees. ' Turning ll,c tables on the locals, the Storemen were the team to cut lose with a blistering attack in the late stages of the game. With only three nun utes remaining, anti the Jayvees slowly chopping away until they were only two points behind, 34 tc> 32, the Outdoormen really opened up. “Ace" Platli dropped three straight free tosses through to extend the lead, and then little A1 Weinstein stole the ball and dribbled the length of the floor for a lay-in. Immediately following “Hooks" Robertson intercepted a pass and repeated the performance. Wein stein copped three more points, as her put up a lay-in and then sank a gift toss. By this time the case was hopeless for the Jayvees. The Jayvees, whose vaunted fast-break has evidently burned itself out, couldn’t get into the lead even temporarily during the evening. The closest was just one minute before the half, when three quick baskets by Perry Holloman, JKred Wilson, and Bob Don tied up tlie count at 16-ail. This was the way the half ended. After the rest period lanky Cal Bonney, who was high point man of the game with 16 counters, and who turned in an outstanding performance under the backboards, pivoted in a, field goal, and his mates were off again. might minutes of the first half passed before the junior Ducks could find the hoop. The Outdoor squad took an early lead as Bon ney sank a free throw and then a hook shot from the side. Jerry Switzer broke the ice with a lay in. First half action was extremely stow, as the eagy independent (fuiutet played a deliberate type of hall, against the collegians’ favorite race-horse style. In the second stanza the Outdoor team iopened up and ran witli the locals sporadically aiul out sped the youngsters. The backboards were Mieeessfuily controlled by Kenney and husky Everett Fox for the Storemen, and tiiis proved to be disastrous for the .TVs. Coach Ted Sehopf used his cus tomary two lineups, alternating the squads every ten minutes in * (Please turn to paeje six) Duck Swimmers Gird for Meet With the Oregon-Washington tussle only a day away the Duck swimmers foamed through an hour of time trials last night. John Warren said that the official traveling squad roster, partially determined by performances in the clockings would be posted this af ternoon. The hackstrokers began the swimming parade at four o’clock. Karl Walters watched from the side-lines with an ailing hack and as a result Johnny Miller churned out a clear cut decision over his nearest rival. Don Kessler. In the breastroke Bill Seal hauled in first place by a com fortable margin, with Dave Hays finishing strong to edge out Bill Anderson by a stroke. Team cap tain and number one competitor in the event Ralph Huestis failed to put in an appearance during the trials. George Moorehead pulled well ahead of the pack in the 100 yard free-style. Bob Ferris and Paul Thompson staged a neck-and neek duel in the struggle for sec ond place with Ferris forging ahead«by a nose at the finish line. Dick Hazard was breathing fan Mooreheads neck for the first two laps, but tied up before the race ended. Although clocking were not con ducted in the distance events, Don Hush, Alden Sundlie and Boh Hi att will probably represent Oregon in those races. Hiatt lias posted several good times in the 440, furnishing plenty of competition for veteran Don Kush. A pair of accomplished divers, Benny Holcomb and Tom Corbett, are listed as the University en trants in their event. Thus far in the season Holcomb has been rat ed slightly above Corbett in their exhibitions. Today the mermen will loosen their muscles in the tank for a cJ/aap fleiUem ... ^hick Wilhinl I By AL lMETSCHMAN Beset by hoop-hitting trouble! early in the season, Forward Dick I Wilkins hit his stride against Idaho last week and potted twenty points. This sudden torrent of buckets by the speedy forward made him high point man for the game and it is the highest amount of points col lected by any Duck this year. Portland high school fans remem ber Dick’s aggressive and fiery ball jpflay for the Lincoln Cardinals, Wil kins was the main spark on the prep club and was named to an All-City1 berth in 1943. While at high school, developed several shots that are almost impos sible for an opponent to stifle, one ol them is a beautiful set shot from! the corners. His agile and strong wrists supply the power in Ids set shots and little arm movement is used. To the unwary opponent it Appears that Wilkins is getting ready for to a flip a high pass, in stead he easts off. In 1945 Wilkins was one of the nation's top scorers for the Ducks as a freshman with the team that won the Western NCAA champion ships. In the early part of this sea son, he was ineligible, but this was rectified and Dick rejoined the Ducks. The coining two-game series by the invading Huskies from Wash ington is going to be a track meet in Dick’s estimation. He figures that Oregon has a very good chance of I heating the highly touted Seattle club even though he knows they Will tie tough to edge. “If we can get by Washington ! and get rolling again we will be hard ' to beat. The attitude of the team is good despite the fact that we have lost five games, and that is an im portant thing," he said. Watch out for Idaho! Dick pre diets that the Vandals are going to knock over some teams this season and will not continue their victory starvation much longer. He believes that Idaho is the team that will give Oregon State a cou ple of black eyes before the OSC-! Idaho series is over. The addition of tall center Jack Phoenix has made the Vandals a potent team, and they have just what is needed to knock the Beavers down a notch in the league standings, according to Wil kins. ... Although the Beavers have a good ball club, he says that they will be knocked over a lot before the sea son is over. “Oregon can do it, too." he said. Wilkins is versatile. He likes all athletics and particularly enjoys baseball, football and golf. Playing the drums is his favorite hobby, but" teammates said that he also can play the piano and sing. Roy Seeborg (left), Bob Lavey (center), and Reedy B jrg ... are all leading contenders for first line positions on Coach Howard Hobson’s hustling Vertebrates. Seeborg is a senior and is playing his last season for thtr' Ducks. Red-headed Reedy is a junior and Lavey is a freshman. Fast Break Battle Anticipated With Washington Hoop Team A long hard-running scrimmage continued the plan of the day for Coach Hobby Hobson as he point ed his cagers for next week’s Mc Arthur court series with the Wash ington Huskies. “W’e can expect a hard-running, l'ast-breaking pair of games with Coach Hec Edmund son’s quintet,” commented Hobby, “and the best way to get ready for the Huskies is to run hard our selves.” One casualty occurred during the afternoon when Forward Dick Wil kins took a solid elbow in the right temple during a melee under the backboard. He was helped from the floor, but the injury was not be lieved to be serious. The entire lemon and green squad showed signs of its old form as it started the afternoon’s 60-minute scrimmage. In typical Oregon fast breaking style the two teams corn few minutes and then report for a rubdown in Mac court, as they prepare to head north Friday morning. bined to sink their first six field shots in rapid succession before a single try missed the hoop. Stan Williamson and Wilkins each hit two and Centers George Bray and Roger Wiley each hit one in the opening barrage. Hobson again experimented with his early-season starting five of Williamson and A1 Popick, guards; Wiley, center; and Ed Dick and Ken Hays, forwards. This first five, commonly called the Greens, gave a creditable performance register ing its first decisive triumph over the Whites or Vertebrates in some time. Looking especially good on re bound work was Hays, who dom inated both offensive and defensive boards from his forward position. Rugged scrimmage sessions are planned for the remainder of the week, the Webfoots remaining idle until the Husky series Monday and Tuesday of next week. The Wash ington five plays Oregon State this Friday and Saturday night at Cor vallis, in a series that is labeled one of the most important of the season. Also on next week’s hoop menu is another Oregon-Oregon State bat tle scheduled for Saturday night, February 8, at Corvallis. Ski Bus to Visit Hoodoo A bus, sponsored by the Univer sity ski club, will leave the College Side at 6 a.m. Sunday for Hoodoo bowl. The bus will return to the campus at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 each and are on sale today and Fri day at the Co-op. The HOLLAN D Eugene’s Leading Club for Floor Shows and Entertainment PRESENTS FOR ONE WEEK ONLY * DUSTY & NORMA Fast Musical Act Formerly with Tommy Dorsey Casey Thompson ♦ Bill Smith Sensational Tap M. C. and Clever Banjoist Make Reservations Now — Phone 4080 for That Dinner Party STEAK and CHICKEN DINNERS At $1.25 Plus Tax MENU INCLUDES Cocktail—Fruit or Veg. Juice Soup—Holland home made Salad—Gelatine with fresh Veg. green veg. 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