Varsity Cagers Split Husky Series;
High-Scoring Frosh Win Two Tilts
Wiley Slightly Injured
As Webfoots Win,73-58|
BY DON FAIR
Oregon unleased its scoring
punch, spearheaded by Dick Wil
kins and A1 Popick, as the Web
foots rolled to a 73-58 triumph
over the Washington Huskies Sat
urday night before 6600 fans on
McArthur court. The win evened
the series between the two teams
at one game apiece and left them
tied for second place in Northern
Division play.
Along with the encouraging sign
of the Duck win came the an
nouncement from Coach John War
ren yesterday that center Roger
Wiley suffered a back injury in the
game and will “have to take it
easy” the rest of the week. War
ren hinted that Wiley might not
■play in the Oregon State game
Saturday, or would see limited ac
tion.
The Oregon mentor aiso it
wealed that Archie Gacck, promis
ing hook-shot artist, was no longer
cat for basketball. Gacek, who is
preparing for entrance into law
school wished to devote more time
to his studies. Warren said that his
absence would definitely be missed
for the remainder of the season.
Ducks Score First
Tn Saturday’s contest, the Web
foots scored first after one minute
of play when Popick dribbled the
length of the floor for ft cripple.
Although the score was tied on
four occasions in the game, Oregon
never was behind from then until
the finish.
The final deadlock, 8-8, came
with 15 minutes left in the first
half, and Wiley quickly pushed the
Ducks in front by canning a right
hand pivot shot. Wilkins added a
pair of his specialty tosses, a onc
hander from the side of the key,
and a long set toss.
Huskies Close
The Huskies closed the gap to
15-13, but Popick drilled in a short
shot, and added another basket a
minute later to put Oregon into a
20-15 lead. The team traded bas
kets until Wilkins again came
through with a free toss and an
other 30-foot two-hander to give
the Webfoot quint a commanding
20-19 margin.
At halftime, Oregon increased
its margin to 33-24 over the seem
ingly tired Huskies, and the Ducks
kept pouring the points in, through
out the final half, with Popick pav
ing the way. In the first 20 min
utes, Wilkins had his sights leveled
mi the basket, as he tallied 15
points, and finished up with an
evening's total of 21.
The closest Washington came in
the last quarter was 39-31 after
three minutes had gone by and
then Popick took over. He connect
ed with a long two-hand heave,
which Jack Nichols of Washington
watched.
l'opick Hot
Then tin- blond fireball guard for
t ie Webfoots dropped a one-hand
1 oy shot. A pair of baskets by
Nichols closed the gap to 45-37, but
l’opick came steaming back with a
beautiful jump shot from the foul
line,
Jim Bartelt added a cripple, and
Popick. on a pass from Wilkins.
[ it in another lay-up. This spurt,
with the period half gone, practi
cally ruined whatever chances the
Huskies had as they found them
selves trailing 54-41.
The Ducks kept pumping the net,
NORTHERN DIVISION
Idaho .1 0
Ore. State . 2 1
Oregon .1 1
Wash.1 1
Wash. State .0 2
and with 45 seconds led 73-53, but
the Seattle quint added a pair of
buckets to cut the final margin to
15 points.
Oregon Strong
Despite scoring only seven
points, Wiley was lording it over
Nichols under the boards, both of
fensive and defensive, while Bar
telt and Wilkins came up with
plenty of rebbunds. Washington’s
three potential scoring threats,
Sammy White, Bob Jorgensen, and
Bill Taylor, were held to eight
points.
Higlits Points
The total scored by Oregon in
the game is the highest that the
Ducks have ever scored against a
Washington team, while the total
compiled by the two teams is also
a new high. Oddity of the series’
scoring is that both teams totaled
127 points in the two games for an
average of 63.5 per game.
Nichols was high for the two
game stand with 38, followed by
Wilkins 31, Vandenburgh 20, Pop
ick 19, White 18, Wiley 17, Bartelt
16, Williamson 14, and Jorgensen
13.
Oregon (731 FG FT PF TP
Wilkins, f ..9 3 1 21
Bartelt, f .2 13 5
Wiley, c .3 12 7
Williamson, g .1 6 4 8
Popick, g..9 1 4 19
Cooper, f *.0 111
Rasmussen, f .0 0 0 0
Hamilton, f.0 0 0 0
Amacher, c .0 3 0 3
Berg, c .2 10 5
Lavey, g .1 2 1 4
Seeborg, g.0 0 0 0
Totals .27 19 16 73
Washington (58)
White, f.2 12 5
Vandenburgh, f .4 4 3 12
Nichols, c .9 1 0 19
Jorgensen, g.1 1 0 3
Taylor, g .0 0 3 0
Mallory, f .0 0 2 0
Millikan, f.1 0 2 2
Carnovale, f .3 0 16
Bird, g .1 0 12
Engstrom, g .0 2 3 2
Eathorne, g .2 0 2 4
Opacich, g.0 3 3 3
Total .23 12 22 58
Missed free throws: Oregon (4)
Wilkins, Williamson, Wiley, See
borg: Washington (6)—Nichols 2,
Opacich 2, Engstrom, Vanden
burgh.
Vandals Drop
Oregon State
For First Loss
MOSCOW, Ida., Jan. 12—(UP)
University of Idaho’s supposedly j
cellar-bound cagers tonight top
pled Oregon State, 1947 conference
pennant-winners, 47 to 43 before
4,400 rabid fans who packed Me
morial gymnasium to the rafters.
Six-foot-nine center Jack Phoe
nix poured 17 points through the
hoop to pace the fired-up Vandals
through a hectic game that saw the
lead change hands 11 times with
never more than five points separ
ating the teams.
Oregon State, playing its third
game in four nights, lost the magic
sharpshooting touch it displayed in
defeating Washington State twice
last weekend. Guard Dan Torrey
bucketed 13 points to lead Beaver
scoring.
Duck Mermen
To Meef OSC
Mentor Ray Kurelis will take the
wrappings off his 1948 varsity
swimming squad Saturday after
noon in the men's pool when the
Aquaducks open their five meet
schedule against last year’s cellar
dwelling OSC Beavers .
This season’s crew will be cap
tained by Earl Walters, ranked as
number two breastroker in the
Northern Division last year. Other
returning lettermen include George
Moorhead, Benny Holcomb, and;
Paul Thompson. Around this nu
cleus of veterans Kurelis hopes to
form a squad that will at least
equal last season’s record of run
ner-up spot in the final league
standings.
Kurelis said yesterday that the
line-up for Saturday’s water-fest
is strictly tentative. If Jim Waters,
a free-style expert from Califor
nia who attended Vanport College
last term can get his eligibility
cleared by meet time the present
roster will be entirely re-arranged'.
Waters is slated to see aqua-action
in both the 440 and 220, along
with lettermen Paul Thompson.
Staters Impotent
The 1947 Oregon State team
failed to notch a single victory in
ND competition, and unless some
outstanding talent has joined the
team .the Aggies are not expected
to fare any better in this year’s
pennant chase. Although Kurelis
did not make any pre-meet pre
dictions, the Ducks are expected
to outpoint their traditional foe by
a sizeable margin.
The Beaver aggregation will be
paced by Ray Staub, who captured
the conference diving champion
ship last year, and was the only
consistent winner on the last-place
Orange and Black crew.
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Ducklings Top Indians
Colonials, 77-32,50-38
By ELAVIN PAXSON
A red-hot band of frosh basket
eers poured a total of 127 points
through the hoop Saturday after
noon in McArthur court as they
downed Washington high of Port
land 50-38 in the opener, and then
wound up the doubleheader by lac
ing The Dalles Indians, 77-32.
The Ducklings were an entirely
different bunch of players than the
listless group that took the floor
against Benson on the previous af
ternoon. Fired by the heads-up ball
handling passing of hustlers Don
Peterson, Ernie Wilde, and Jack
Keller, the frosh repeatedly fast
broke past the enemy defense for
counter after counter. This, com
bined with the outstanding back
board play of Will Urban, Bob
Taggesell, Wayne Ford, Brad Ful
lerton, and Rod Slade, enabled the
yearlings to win handily from both
opponents.
Guard Leroy Coleman, an all
stater from Klamath Falls, turned
in the most brilliant scoring per
formance of the day as he went
wild in the second quarter of The
Dalles contest to rifle in 12 points
after connecting for 2 long ones in
the first stanza for a total of 16.
High point honors for the initial
battle went to tip-in ace Will Ur
ban who racked up 10 markers,
most of them under the boards.
Washington gave the Ducklings
a tough skirmish in the opening
frame as they matched their foe
point for point throughout the first
few minutes but the potent frosh
gradually widened the scoring gap
throughout the remainder of play.
The Colonials were paced by Don
Schuberg, a real battler under the
buckets, who led his team’s of
fensive with 15 points.
The first-year men just couldn’t
miss in their fray with The"
Dalles. The ball went'"through the -
hoop from all angles and distances^
as the frosh piled up a surprising
total of 37 field goals, while sinking
only a trio of gift throws.
The Dalles also started the bat
tle in rousing fashion by forging^
into a 8-2 lead soon after the open
ing whistle sounded. Jim Barn
house, Don Erickson, and Gene.
Morrow, tossed in three buckets
from the floor in rapid succession.
The frosh, however, immediately
overcame the preppers and by half- ,
time led by a score of 39-22. They^
continued to widen the margin in
the second half, as their reserve
power soon fast-broke the exhaust
ed Indians into submission by add
ing another 38 points to the total.
An unusual feature of the game"'
was the fact that the Indians com-,
mitted only a single personal foul
in the entire first half.
Lineups:
Frosh (501 Washingtoon (38)
Peterson (7).Fii. (5) Krafve-.
Taggessell (6).. F..:. (5) Webb
Urban (10).C. .. (15) Schuberg
Wilde (2).G.(2) White"
Keller (8).G. (9) Nelson
Subs—Frosh: Slade; Coleman, 2;^
Mase, 2; Fullerton, 6; Miner, 3;
Barde, 2; Lebenson, 2. Washington:
Koepke, 4; Murray; Bolas; Norton; -
Patteerson, 2.
Frosh (77) The Dalles (32)
Mase.F. (5) Erickson '
Dasch (2).F. (8) Jensen..
Slade (5).C. (6) Morrow^
Coleman (16.G. (4) Wilkins
Fullerton (8).G..~ (7) Barnhoues
Subs—Frosh: Keller, 8; Peter—
son, 7; Ford, 6; Taggesell, 2; Artzt,
4; Barde, 4; Wilde, 2; Urban, 2;
Miner, 7; Lebenson, 2; Bolen. The”
Dalles: Brumbaugh, 1; Brune;
Larsen; Clements, 1; Bertrom.
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