DUCK TRACKS
By FRED TAYLOR
Co-Sports Editor
Saturday night's officiating was quite an improvement over
the previous evening's activities. Friday's game the Ducks had
33 fouls whistled in them, and Washington was charged with
31, for a total of 64 violations,
a new conference record. But
in the Saturday night contest
which was jiist as rough, only
16 violations were whistled on
the Ducks, and 22 on Washing
ton. The second game was fast
moving all the way through,
instead of dragging as the
night before. Which is the way
the game should be run.
W hat caused this turn
about on the part of the offi
cials? A good reason might be
the d u b i o u s ‘power of the
JAKE LEICHT
press. Because the officials, especially the young newcomer
Dwight Scheyer, certainly took a lambasting from the sports
writers who viewed the tilt. High school .refereeing it was called,
and it certainly was. Its a good thing in the prep league, where
the cagers haven't fully developed yet and fast- hard action
might be harmful. But Mr. Scheyer and company are with the
big boys now, who are plenty capable of mixing it up, and as
long as the game doesn't get out of hand there is no excuse for
keeping such a close check on the action. A faster, more in
teresting game is the result of liberal officiating, which is the
aim of the sport.
It Takes Team Play
Best example of real team play occurred in Saturday night’s
battle by A1 Popick. Popick dribbled into forecourt with Dick
Wilkins racing alongside and only one .Husky defenseman
between them and the basket. Popick had a chance for a shot,
but Wilkins was in the clear, and without hesitation A1
bounce-passed to Dick who easily canned the shot. Thats the
kind of play needed to build a championship squad.
Next Saturday’s first ‘Civil War' battle with Oregon State
looms as a real donnybrook. The Staters, with only one regular
from last season's championship outfit. Cliff Crandall, grabbed
two contests from the highly rated Washington State club, 49
to 33 and 43 to 38. Last season the Beavers swept the four game
series in a wild high-scoring set of games. The last time Ore
gon whitewashed their Cornvallev rivals was in 1937. In 1945,
when John Warren filled in as head hoop coach the Web
foots split the series, two games apiece.
The Athletic Department's plan of closing the student
ticket doors* at 7:30 p.m. at basketball games in order to sell
more tickets to the general public is going awry. Apparently
the idea was that by having all students in Mac court by that
time the excess space could be estimated, and then more tickets
sold. But for both of the weekend tilts a sizable group of stu
dent fans failed to arrive at the required time and were locked
out. Aftet much shouting, scuffling, and swearing the doors
were reopened both evenings by the deputy sheriffs on duty,
and the latecomers admitted, thus defeating the plan.
Better Policy Is in Order
Seems like it would be a much better policy, since the
game is supposedly for Oregon students, to set a constant
figure of possibly 5000 for student attendance, and then sell
general admission tickets for the rest of the space. The de
partment knows how many activity books have been issued,
and it seems certain all home games draw nearly a 100 per
cent turnout.
A new football opponent for the 1949-1950 seasons has been
announced by the Athletic Department. A home-and-home
series has been arranged with the University of Colorado, with
the first in Eugene. Leo Harris, athletic director, is in New
York for the NCAA meeting, and is reported to be angling for
several intersectional series frays with “big name” schools. The
1949 season schedule is plenty rugged. After Idaho the AA’eb
foots meet UULA, AA’SC. Colorado, and L’SC on successive
weekends; then an open date, followed by games with AA’ash
ingtom California, and Oregon State. And Harris is trving to
line up a game for the one rest period of the season.
Speaking of football, Jake Leicht, Oregon’s scatback
halfback, picked up another honor. Leicht, who recently an
nounced his professional contract with the Cleveland Browns,
was awarded an honorable mention as the state’s ‘Athlete
of 1947.' Jake led the nation in punt returns last season, and
also paced the coast in ground yardage.
Basketball Scores
Princeton 55. Dartmouth 42
Fordham 70, Pratt Institute 53
Denison 81, Rio Grande 35
Capital 81, Kenyon G8
Wisconsin 60, Iowa 51
Indiana 71, Ohio State 54
Missouri 66, Nebraska 54
Adrian 49, Hillsdale 42
Tennessee 64, Mississippi St, 57
Georgia 70, South Carolina 57
Westminster 90, Juniata 51
Marshall 65, Evansville 60
Theta Chi, Phi Delt
SX Take IM Tilts
Today’s Basketball Schedule
3:50 Court 40 Sigma Hall A vs. Sigma Alpha Mu A
3:50 Court 43 Kappa Sigma A vs. Delta Sigma Phi A
4:35 Court 40 Stan Ray Hall A vs. Chi Psi A
4:35 Court 43 Delta Upsilon A vs. Phi Sigma Kappa
5:15 Court 40 Merrick Hail A vs. Alpha Tau Omega A
5:15 Court 43 Beta Theta Pi A vs. Pi Kappa Alpha A
Handball
Beta Theta Pi vs. House of Lords
By JOHN BARTON
Winter term intramural sports
opened last night in the physical
education building with the open
ing round of basketball games.
The action filled round saw Theta
Chi defeat Phi Kappa Psi, Phi
Delta Theta down Minturn hall,
and Sigma Chi ride roughshod over
Sigma Phi Epsilon. The first hand
ball match of the season went to
the Sigma Alpha Mu team on an
automatic forfit when the Villard
hall team failed to show up for the
game.
Theta Chi, 22; Phi Kappa Psi, 8
In a game that saw shots a
plenty and baskets few, the red
clad boys from Theta Chi beat out
a hard-driving squad of Phi Psis.
Theta Chi established an early
lead and built It up to 13 to 6 at
the half time. High point man for
the Theta Chis was Roy Bough
man, who also took high honors
of the day with 15 points. Vic Seil
man potted four points to take
honors for Phi Kappa Psi.
Phi Delts, 19; Minturn Hall, 16
Phi Delta Theta outlasted the
team from Minturn hall in the
closest game of the afternoon.
Both teams used a tight defense
and found trouble locating the
basket in the first two quarters.
Two Country
Jump Possible
Eastport, Ida., Jan. 12—(UP)—j
North America’s only interna-. |
tional ski jump may be rebuilt and
put to use again as the result of
recent interest in the once-famous
course by Sam Wormington, Kim
berly, B.C., sporting goods dealer,
and others.
The original jump, built in 1931,
starts in Idaho near this little
town. In mid-air, jumpers crossed
the international boundary line
and landed on the Canadian side
in the village of Kingsgate.
Wormington is heading a group
of sportsmen who are considering
the advisability of rebuilding the
jump for use in the near future.
New Speech Class
Open To Students
Students at the University who !
wish help in correction of speech 1
difficulties were reminded yester
day by Dr. Kenneth S. Wood of the
aid offered at the speech correction
and hearing clinic at Emerald hall.1
Dr. Wood is director of the clinic.
The clinic, which offers its ser-j
vices to all interested students,
deals with various kinds of speech
and hearing problems, including
hearing tests as well as determin
ing possible need for hearing aids. j
Those interested are asked to call
at Dr. Wood’s office in the rear of
Emerald hall.
Desk Staff:
Bob Stephensen, desk editor
Herb Lazenby
Don Smith
Margie Scandling
Janet Swin't
Bill Wallace
Oliver Larson
The tally stood a; 0 to 2 in favor
of the Phi Delts at the end of the
first period. The Phi Delts found
the hoop for three more points in
the next quarter while holding the
Minturn quint to one point, the
scoring standing 6 to 3 at the half
time with the Phi Delts still lead
ing.
The game openend up in the
final minutes and finished 19 to 16
in favor of the Phi Delta Theta
team. Jerry Switzer netted six
points to be high man for the Phi
Delts while Bob Moore was close
behind with five for Minturn hall.
Sigma Chi ,24; Sigma Eps, 7
A strong drive in the third quar
ter gave Sigma Chi a one-sided
victory over the Sig Ep boys in
the final game of the afternoon.
Several minutes in the first quar
ter elapsed, before either team
found the basket. The score at
half-time stood at 5 to 3 in favor
of Sigma Chi. The Sig Eps tired
in the final period and found
trouble keeping up with the blue
and gold men, but kept driving
to the final whistle. Sigma Chi’s
Jerry Hoiland was high man with
seven points and Jack Hannam
of Sigma Phi Epsilon followed with
four.
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California
Top Team
In SD Loop
Southern Division
Team W iL
California 2 <0
Southern Cal 1 il
UCLA 1 il
Stanford 0 3
The University of California
climbed to the top of the heap
in Southern Division basketball
play by trodding over the Univer
sity of Southern California, 53410,
Saturday night at Olympia Audi
torium in Lo3~ Angeles. Chuck
Hanger, Cal forward, paced his
mates with a spectacular 27-point
performance, which accounted for
over half of his team’s total.
Hanger’s spree set a new individual
scoring mark for a Bear player.
UCLA’s. Bruins won their first
Southern Division game Saturday
night by conquering Stanford "B6
47 .The defending Division titliat
Bruins had suffered one defeat
previously. The winners trailed30
9 at one yoint in the first half, but
UCLA forward, Johnny Stanioh,
opened up with his long one-hander
specialty that melted the margin
and thrust the Bruins into a 26*22
lead at halftime. Stanich tallied il6
points for the victors, while Motley
Thompson rolled in 17 points for
Stanford.
Sports Staff:
Don Fair
Fred Taylor
Dick Cramer
Dick Mace
John Barton
Elwin Paxson
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