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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1947)
Theta Chi Takes W IM Hoop Title; Beta Five Captures 'B' League Flag Hebrard Leads With 19 Points By JERKY McNEVV Theta Chi’s smooth working “iron-man five” basketball team walked away with the Intramural A championship yesterday after noon by trouncing Sigma Chi 37 16. The rout left little doubt in the minds of IM hoop followers as to who is tops, as the winners out shot and out-played their oppo nents to win easily and end their season undefeated in 7 tilts. Gene Hebrard tallied 19 points to lead his team to victory and cop scoring honors for the day. The slim forward couldn’t seem to miss and hit the remarkable percentage of eight out of ten tries from the field and three out of three free throw attempts. Iron Men Theta Chi put on a display of endurance as well as skill—the starting five played the entire game without relief from the bench, for the second time in the three-game playoff. Hebrard gave the winners the initial lead by sinking a gifter and added one from the floor a mo ment later to make it 3-0. Sigma Chi fought back to knot the score in what promised to be a tight fray. Center Roy Baughman re taliated, however, with a hook shot from the key and Theta Chi was out in front to stay. The Sigma Chi boys were still very much in the ball game and were trailing by only five points, 1(3-11, at the end of the first half. Winners Pour It On From then on it was Theta Chi’s show. Bob Hodgins, Theta Chis hard driving guard, scored six points in quick succession and teamed up with his running mate Billy Hutchinson to pass circles around the Sigma Chi defense. Hutchinson set up many of the victors’ scoring plays with his beautiful passing and superb ball handling. The Theta Chi defense began to function also and the Sigma Chi team was held to four points for the entire second half. Glen Kelly, regular center for the win iters, was forced to sit out the playoffs because of a cracked bone injury to his arm, received in city league play. *i Summary: Theta Chi (38) (Hi) Sigma Chi Baughman, 7 ..C. 5, Gloss Harbor, 2 .F. 4, Gassoway Hebrard, 19 .F. 2, Morin Hutchinson, 2 ..G. 2, Burns Hodgins, 8 .G 2, Hoiland Substitutions: Sigma Chi— Maine 1, Larson, Sederstrom, Jones, Bailuss. Officials: Puffenberger and Rey nolds. Eagles Win Handball The Legal Eagles handball squad downed Phi Delta Theta in yester day's intramural matches. The win moved the Legal Eagles ahead an other notch in tournament stand ings. Scores of the two singles games played were: 14-21, 21-14, 21-19; and 8-21, 21-12, 21-18. Today's tournament schedule will pit the Kappa Sigmas against the Sammies in the first round of the semi-final contests. Physics and elementary Latin were requirements for entrance to the University of Oregon medi cal school in 1901. Three of the Duck Hoopsters who left today for the Washington series. A1 Popick, left, and little Stan Wil liamson are both due for plenty of action against the Huskies, but Center Roger Wiley’s status is ques tionable. He has been suffering from a foot injury and sat out the Idaho contests. Dick Injured, Out of Husky Tilts Ace Suffers Leg Infection As Result of Idaho Series Oregon’s hopes for a third-place finish in the northern division hoop scramble took a sudden nosedive yesterday with the an nouncement by Coach Howard Hobson that Ed Dick, starting forward, was in the infirmary with a leg infection. Dick isn’t even making the trip to Seattle when the Ducks play Ducklings Tackle Rook Cage Quint Friday night at 7 o’clock in Mc Arthur court Oregon’s Frosh bas ketball team under the guidance of Ted Sckopf will climax a suc cessful season in a “Little Civil War” battle with the Oregon State Rooks. The Ducklings have posted an enviable record, winning 23 out of 24 games. The only loss was to Ashley Chevrolet, a semi-pro out fit down in Klamath Falls. As it stands now the Ducklings have but two games left, one with the aforesaid Rooks and another with Washington high school of Port land. Early in the season, the Rooks became victim number 12 on the Frosh victory string, losing 46-43. Guard Chuck Rufner saved the game for Schopf with a field goal and a free throw. This is the only game the Rooks have lost this season. Schopf has concentrated all week in picking the bugs out of the Duckling machine. The start ing line-up is as yet uncertain, but Rod Downey, the speedy, little guard, may not see action due to foot blisters. The Little Beavers have a power-punch in Forward Warren Windnagle, a former Portland prep all-city star. Windnagle, handy with either hand, gained much experience by playing with the army in Virginia. Washington this Friday and Sat urday. In his place on the travel ing squad will be Bob Amacher. The Webfoots leave on the 8:30 train this morning for the north land and return Sunday noon. Although Dick’s infection isn’t regarded as too serious by Hob son and Dr. G. F. Guldager, phy sician in charge of the case, they are taking no chances. The cag er’s ailment is the result of a leg bruise which he received in the Idaho series last week. Late last Tuesday Dick was sent to the infirmary for treat ment when it was discovered that the limb was not responding as it should. He was also running a slight temperature and there was a noticeable swelling in the groin. Since he has been under obser vation, Dick has been taking peni cillin shots but is still not in shape for the crucial Husky skirmishes. Hobson believed that he would be in shape for the final game of the season against Oregon State March 1, but wasn’t definite about this as Dr. Guldager could fore cast little yet. In addition to Dick’s loss, it is uncertain whether big Rog Wiley will see much action against Hec Edmundson’s lads. His foot is still giving him trouble and may keep him benched. The loss of these two key men is a tough blow for the Oregon cagers to swallow, especially just before a Washington series, with third place at st.ake. Rumors have been coming down from Seattle that the Huskies are also in a badly crippled condition, but just how true this is is anyone's guess. SPORTS STAFF Don Fair George Skorney Jerry McNew Bob Reed Bernie Hammerbeck Fred Taylor A1 Pietschman BASKETBALL Western Maryland 49, Catholic university 48. Williams 47, Massachusetts State 40. Vermont 64, Norwich 43. New Hampshire 58, Tufts 41. Amherst 61, American Interna tional 43. Holy Cross 59, Dartmouth 48. Kentucky 58, Xavier 31. Connecticut 47, Yale 39. Florida 56, Stetson 38. St. Joseph’s (Phila.) 53, Syracuse 52. Harvard 63, Trinity 50. Wesleyan 54, Coast Guard acad emy 37. Geneva 50, Carnegie Tech 36. University of Delaware 61, Ha verford (Pa) 44. Villanova 77, Bainbridge Naval Training Station 59. Drexel Institute 70, Ursinus 61. LaFayette 49, Bucknell 40. Last Half Rally Wins for Bates Beta Theta Pi annexed the intra mural B championship yesterday afternoon when they came from be hind to thump the Sigma Alpha Mil hoop squad 30-18. It was the sev enth straight win for the Betas in *• IM play as they capitalized on the Sammies jittery ball-handling in the second half to tuck away the top spot. Norton Smith led the Betas witli 12 points and it was his basket at the start of the second stanza that tied up the score and gave the Betas the chance to go on to win. The Sammies got off to an early lead on baskets by Gene Fulop and Hal Saltzman. Tony Crash kept the Betas going with a long two-hander from the side and the play held fair ly even for the rest of the half. The score was 10-8 in favor of the Sam mies at halftime. The Betas came back strong in the second frame, however, and from then on began to click in all departments. Crish sank another looper to put the Betas in the lead for the first time at about the two minute mark. The Betas also began to win the battle under the back boards and the desperate Sammies last the ball repeatedly because of wild shooting. Late in the third quarter the con test became a rout as the losers left the goal wide open in their fight to win. Summary: Betas (30) (19) SAM Smith, 12 .C.6, Saltzman Holm, 2.F.3, Brenner White, 6 .F.4, Fulop Kitchel, 6 .G.1, Light Crish, 4.G.3, Menasha Substitutions: SAM: Louder 1, Hasson 1, Bohnem. Betas: Jackson, McKinney, Svenson, Fortmiller, Ball, Breugger, McCallus. Officials: Puffenberger and Rey nolds. Democracy and atomic energy have historical affinity. The atomic theory was first expressed in the philosophy of Democritus in 375 B.C. |. | jfej Do Your Grocery Shopping Where It Pays To Shop Campbell’s Grocery 1459 East 13th