, DucklingsTrounce Lowell, 74-35,
Medford 62-25,Win Doublebill
By GEORGE SKORNEY
Oregon's Frosh turned red-hot yesterday afternoon in McArthur
court, disposing of Lowell high school 74-35 and the Medford Pearpick
ers 62-25, to stretch its basketball record to 22 wins against one loss.
Against Lowell’s Red Devils the Ducklings swished through a fast
first two periods, outbreaking their opposition at every turn, to com
mand a 40-13 lead at half time. In scoring their 40 points, the Freshmen
took but 29 shots, making 20 of them good.
The Red Devils led by Forward Mathews, their high man with 13,
picked up a little of the Duckling
momentum to tally 22 points in the
final two periods. The Frosh, shoot
ing a little wild, managde 34 more
to win by a lopsided 74-35 count.
Medford Weak
Having played the Pearpickers
before, the Ducklings expected
stronger opposition, which failed to
► materialize as their fast-breaking
attack swept Medford to a 62-65
defeat. This was the Medford team
that had beaten Klamath Falls, who
had forced the Frosh into an over
time win the week befroe.
The Frosh opened fast as Chuck
Rufner soiled the score sheet, first,
with a lay-in. Medford’s Bill Wer
ner, high for the losers with 10.
countered with a long shot. Back
came Roger Mockford for the
Ducklings with a lay-in, and he
was followed by Rufner with anoth
er basket. Werner plopped one in
for Medford and the score was 6-4.
Kimball Hits Three
Don Kimball broke loose for the
Frosh, as the pace stepped-up, flip
ping in three field goals in succes
sion. Rod Downey added another
with a push shot from outside the
key and Kimball holed his fourth
basket for the period as the quar
ter ended 17-6.
Coach Ted Schopf replaced the
starters at the start of the second
period with a fresh five. The second
^stringers kept the pace bot with a
free throw and a basket by Elton
Lantz. Bill Singler canned a side
shot for Medfor^ and was met with
a field goal by Duckling Pat Woh
lers. Richard Riggs scored two
more for Medford and the Frosh
followed with two fast-breaking
shots by Tom Patton and Wohlers.
The half ended with the Ducklings
ahead 32-13.
Cage Playoffs
Slated in IM
Championship playoffs in the
A and 15 league intramural bas
ketball tournaments will begin
next Monday, February 17, with
three A league contests and one
B league tilt on the schedule.
Each of the teams that has
come out on top of its respective
leagues in season play will vie in
a single elimination tourney. The
grand champion bf each league
(A and B) will be decided in the
^finals next Wednesday, February
19.
Monday’s schedule is as fol
lows :
“A” League
4 p.m.
Theta Chi vs. Beta Theta Chi
Kappa Sigma vs. Sigma Nu
4:45 p.m.
Sigma Chi vs. Phi Gamma Delta
“B” League
Alpha Tau Omega vs. Beta The
ta Pi
WSC Poolers Win
CORVALLIS, Ore., Feb. 14
(API—Oregon State captured
only one first place today as
Washington State piled up a 56-17
score in a dual swimming meet.
Ray Staub won the fancy diving
event for Oregon State’s lone
first. Oregon State will meet Ida
^.ho here tomorrow in the season’s
final dual meet.
The campus of Drew university
covers 120 acres.
Eligibility Hits
Oregon Skiers
Ineligibility hit the Oregon ski
team last night, causing them to
leave for the Northwest Intercol
legiate meet at Martin, Wash,
minus one team member.
An hour before the team was
to depart, Coach. Jim Popp was
informed by Dean Orlando J. Hol
lis that Chelton Leonard, number
three man, and Bob Johnson,
number six man, were ineligible.
Bob orbes was substituted as fifth
man, but Popp was unable to lo
cate another skier before leaving.
It is not known if the Duck
team will be allowed to compete
as rules state a six-man team is
to be entered.
Mermen Drub Vandals
By EL.WIN PAXSON
The hard-stroking varsity re
serves pushed a spiritless Vandal
squad deeper into the conference
cellar yesterday afternoon, as the
talented Ducklings left the men's
pool with a 5412 to 20 ]2 victory
tucked under their belts. Another
Inland Empire invader, Washington
State, will provide an acid test for
the Oregon varsity today at 2 p.m.
in a clash that will probably decide
the Northern Division runner-up
laurels.
The reserve battlers allowed the
Vandals only a single first place in
the entire meet. They lost no time
in piling up a lead as the medley re
lay team composed of Don Kessler,
George Anderson, and Alan Sundlie,
grabbed top honors in their event
by a comfortable margin, and free
styler Paul Thompson sewed up a
first in hte 220.
Anderson Idaho Winner
In the 60-yard free-style Idaho’s
Don Anderson nosed out speedster
Dick Hazard by a stroke to rack up
the only Idaho win, but Oregon
bounced back in the 100 as Ander
son was soundly truonced by
smooth-churning Alden Sundlie.
Johnny Miller set too swift a pace
for his Vandal foe in the backstroke,
and breaststrokers Bill Seal and
Dave Hayes tallied both first and
second in that contest. Paul Thomp
son grabbed his second win of the
day in the 440 water marathon and
big Pug Mayer finished strong to
annex the second spot.
In the final event, four of the
Duck free-stylists pooled their speed
to take the 440 yard relay and make
the final count show a 34-point
bulge for the green-clad mermen.
Cougars Strong
A crucial and breath-taking bat
tle is expected this afternoon when
a potent Washington State crew
and the Webfooters square off in
the final home encounter of this
season. The Palouse Hill bunch were
able to pile up 29 markers against
the Washington powerhouse, and
the same paddlers that carried off
Cougar honors in that meet will be
on hand this afternoon.
Among these aces are record
breaking breastsrtoker, Doc Fuller,
220 specialist By Canning, and div
er Don Vauter. These boys will
match strokes with such Oregon
standouts as Ralph Huestis, Earl
Walters, Bob Hiatt, Don Rush, Tom
Corbett, Benny Holcomb, anft
George Moorhead.
Medley relay — Won by Oregon
(Kessler, G. Anderson, Sundlie).,
Time: 3:37.6.
220-yard free style — Won by
Thompson (O>; second Lyons (I);;
third Mayer (O). Time: 2:32.8.
60-yard free style—Won by D.
Anderson (I); second Hazard (O)^
J. Anderson (O). Time: :33 flat.
Diving — Points divided evenly
(Idaho divers not familiar with 3«
meter board).
100-yard free style — Won by
Sundlie (O); second D. Anderson
(I); third Ferris (0). Time :58.5.
150-yard backstroke — Won by
Miller (O); second Johnson (I);
third Kessler (O). Time 1:55.
200-yard breast stroke — Won
by Seal (O); second Hayes (O);;
third Farmer (I). Time: 2:37.
400-yard free style relays — Won
by Oregon (Hazard, Ferris, J. An*
derson and Sundlie). Time: 4:11.5.
Final score: Oregon 54ys, Idahai
20 V2.
They’re Poles Apart on:
“What’s Best in Esquire?”
We gave some of your classmates a
sneak preview of the March issue of
Esquire (now on (he newsstands) a few
weeks back. They couldn’t agree oil
what particular feature was best.
CAGE STAR PREFERS SPORTS
"/ always read Esquire's sports stuff
first, anyway. And in this issue, there
are two terrific articles on horse racing
1 got a big kick out of. Second best is
the 'Falling Plasterer.'’’’'’
- STANLEY “Salmon" WILLIAMSON.
’48, Sigma Nu, Captain Basketball Team
PUBLIC SPEAKER SELECTS BOOK
REVIEWS "Book reviewers don’t come
any belter than A. J. Liebling, and this
time his reports on the Bitter Season,
I Mister Roberts, and The Iron Chain
make excellent reading.”
REX GUNN, ’48, Independent,
’46 Speech Winner
EX-SOLDIER PICKS ESQUIRE GIRLS
I don't read all the stories, / admit,
bat 1 make up for it in looking at the
Glamor Gallery. That one special /mint
in" of a beautiful gal playing leapfrog
in a pool has my vote... and hotel”
DOUGEDEN, ’47, Sig Ep,
Ad Manager, "Emerald”
MUSICIAN CHOOSES STORY ABOUT
A SONG '7 practically memorized the
[eh. Jazz issue, and in this March
number my favorite teas the tale of
hole Sweet Adeline came to be written
. . . named . . . and famous
HERB WIDMER, ’48, Theta Chi,
Campus Combo Leader
«ss*
but
they’re all together on:
Yes, they all had their own
favorite among the dozens
of Esquire features. The
athlete preferred sports; the
soldier, the girl; the musi
cian, a story; and the orator,
book reviews. But, when it
came to choosing their
FAVORITE MAGAZINE,
Esquire was a unanimous
selection.
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