DUCK TRACKS
By BERN IE HAMMERBECK
Sports Editor
With the Oregon WeMoots back in town Tuesday was the
day for the weekly basketball bull session. Coach Hobby Hob
son was on the spot for the usual number of ciuestions, but
one of the most interesting
subjects aired was that of of
ficiating'.
Complaints were numer
ous, not in regards to the
five Oregon losses but to of
ficiating in general. Too
many fouls can ruin any *
game, and such being the
case many a game has been
ruined already this season
from the spectator’s point of
view.
Even at that, the foul-call
mg’ cannot all be blamed upon ML fHSPMB
the referees. Much of the dif- WENDELL BROYLES
ficulty lies in the theory behind the present regulations.
The ammendment allowing a player five personal fouls in
stead of the previous four has clone little to help the game.
In fact about all it has done is result in more fouls. To all
appearances just as man}' men %are fouling out of the game
today as under the old four-foul rule.
Out on a Limb With an Officiating Plan
Yours truly, after witnessing more than his share of games
in the Eugene city league, is willing to climb way out on a
limb with a few proposed revisions. In the first two games
of a tripleheader at McArthur court Monday night 81 fouls
were called, and that makes no one happy.
Here’s the proposition. 1—Revise the rules so that many
minor fouls are no longer called, for example slapping and
bumping in back court or away from the ball where no play
er’s progress is impeded. In many games the foul total
could be cut in half by so doing.
2— Give two points for each free throw made good. This
would put a real premium on the free tosses.
3— Eject a player from the game after being charged
with his third personal foul. This would put the fear of
the bench into many a careless hooper.
You say it puts too much emphasis on foul shots and foul
ing? . . . Well, perhaps so, but it’s certainly food for thought.
It is doubtful if the game would be any worse off than it is
today. It would cause a player to think twice before de
liberately fouling, it would speed up the game by reducing
the fouling, and it would give the boys who get bumped
around a real chance to cash in at the foul line.
Why Not Grade the Refer ees?
Coach Hobson has an angle, purely from a curious point
of view, which he would like to see tried at some future date.
Take several basketball experts of considerable experience
and scatter them around the crowd. Let each observer chart
the officials as to performance, grading them as to what they
miss and to what they call correctly. Then compare the notes
after the game.
That sounds like an interesting idea, indeed. Many a fan
and many an expert has wondered just how correct his re
actions to the game are. The plan might not prove anything,
but it would certainly be interesting. And after all, movies
-^-di-ave proved the officials wrong at least a time or two^
How About a Northern Division Statistician
Just received today, are the statistics on the southern di
vision hoop race, all nicely compiled by Norrie West, director
of the University of California athletic news bureau. And
that is something that is sadly lacking in the northern division.
The Southerners contribute a few bucks apiece to the man
releasing the poop and then rotate the job around the di\ ision.
That way accurat® statistics as to the division as a whole are
always available, each school submitting records to the statis
tician.
Inasmuch as it is not done in the ND division at present,
that is probably the best reason for not doing so in the
future. The northern division bosses would earn the ever
lasting thanks of the hungry sports-writing populace, how
ever, if they would come through with a similar plan. It’s
too late for the present basketball season, but the plan would
work equally as well in baseball.
The PR men at the various schools—Wendell Broyles,
Washington; Don Carlson, Idaho; Howard Greer and Stan
Matava, WSC; Irwin Harris, OSC; and Art Litchman, here
-*bn the Oregon campus—would undoubtedly be willing to
cooperate, and as to Litchman’s support there can be no
doubt as he has spoken in favor of the plan on several oc
casions.
DUs, Hubbies, K Sigs,
Phi Delt, ATO Victors
By GEORGE SKORNEY
Delta Epsilon grabbed the top
spot in yesterday’s Intramural
“A” league basketball games by
clipping Sigma Alpha Mu 19-10
for their fifth win in as many
starts. Other contests saw the
Married Vets edge Sigma hall 21
20, Kappa Sig clout Delta Tau
Delta 31-18, Phi Delts drop Legal
Eagles 20-11, and Alpha Tau
Omega down Sherry Ross hall
32-4.
The Sammies, who experienced
their first loss, nabbed their only
lead of the game on two baskets
early in the first quarter..Sparked
by Herb Tainer, the lanky DU’s
pulled from behind to lbad 9-6 at
intermission time. A very tight
defense by Delta Upsilon forced
the Sammies, who lacked the
height, to shoot from outside the
key. In the last half the fast
breaking Sammies missed many
of their long shots to lose 19-10.
Paced by Paul Brattain with
18 points, the Hubbies barely
edged' scrappy Sigma hall 21-20.
Sigma missed an opportunity in
the last five seconds to knot the
score when a foul shot hit the
rim and bounded back.
It took a last quarter spurt by
Kappa Sigma to smother an in
spired Delta Tau Delta five, 31-18.
Trailing 11-4 at the half, Delt
George Kikes started a rally by
dropping in two baskets, one to
the right of the key and another
from close in. Kappa Sig traded
shot for shot with Kikes, who
canned two more field goals, to
maintain a scant 18-16 edge at the
end of the third period. In the
final stanza Kappa Sig led by
Jack Burris pulled ahead against
the dying Delts to win.
Sigma Nu’s accurracy and Hal
Zurcher’s 13 markers claimed a
sure 30-8 victory from SAE. SAE’s
speed failed to break a tight Sig
ma Nu defense.
Behind 11-6 at the end ot the
second, period, the lackadaisical
Legal Eagles lost their eye and
the sight of the hoop in the last
half to lose 20-11 to the Phi Delts.
Guard Ivan Congleton was high
for the Phi Delts with seven tal
lies.
Alpha Tau Omega with- Kenny
Hume’s 13 points helping, found
easy pickings in defeating des
perate Sherry Ross hall, 32-4.
Sherry Ross was powerless
against the ATO fast break and
in turn found it impossible to
penetrate the ATO defense.
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Cougars Lose Gayda
PULLMAN, Jan. 29 (AP) —
Coach 'Jack Friel reported today
that Eddie Gayda, starting for
ward for the Washington State
College Cougars, sprained an
ankle in last night's workout and
may be out of the line-up for Sat
urday’s game here with the Uni
versity of Idaho. Friel shifted'
Bob Gaston to the vacant spot.
Idaho also has been'bothered by
orders of the medicos who this
week sidelined stars Fred Quinn,
with a recurrent back sprain, and
Bill Carbaugh, who is suffering
from a skin rash.
Storemen
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an attempt to keep his charges
fresh and driving. In spite of this
the Outdoor team’s slow-down type
of play gave them no chance to
open up.
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Devaney .F. 2, Fox
Hamilton, 4 .F. .. 6, Robertson
Switzer, 7 .C. 16, Bonney
Kirsch, 1 .G. 11, Plath
Baccelleri 1 .G .... 10, Weinstein
Substitutions: for Jayvees—
Bocchi 2, Don 4, Amacher 3, Hol
loman 2, Wilson 9, Robinson.
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Feb. 3—Pleasant Hill at S
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Feb. 8—Klamath Falls at 4
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Feb. 4—St. Mary’s at 3 p.
m. here.
Feb. 4—Oregon City at 4 p.
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Feb. 7—Klamath Falls there.
Feb. 8—Ashley Chevrolet at
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Feb. 14—Lowell ct 3 p. ni.
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Feb. 14—Medford at 4 p. m.
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Feb. 15—Oaltridge at 8 p. m.
here.
Feb. 15—University at 4 p.
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Feb. 21—First game of double
bill—OSC Rooks.
' March 1—Washington at Eu
gene.
BASKETBALL SCORES
By Associated Press
Georgia Tech 65, Auburn 49.
Villanova 45, Army 42.
Dartmouth 73, Boston Univer
sity 52.
Davidson 74, South Carolina 43.
Louisiana State U. 62, Vander
bilt 52.
Butler 79, Wayne 26.
West Virginia 83, Waynesburg
60.
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