Aquaducks Sink Ag Paddlers 63-12
Ducks Tip Orange in 'Closie'
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VC VC
Collects 19
Huger Wiley, big pivotman on
Oregon’s hoop squad, dunked in
five field goals and nine free
tosses for a 19-point night
against the up-state Aggies.
Nichols and Co.
Drill for Ducks
Washington’s basketball Husk
ies, third placers in Northern Di
v sion standings, are going through
intense workouts this week to pre
, p,*re a warm welcome for the
league-leading Oregon Webfoots
Friday and Saturday nights.
Coach Art McLarney's charges
were the pre-season choices to
v, altz off with the Division flag
this year, but have waxed hot and
cold in splitting two-game series’
v ith Oregon and the cross-state
Washington State Cougars. The
Huskies may be on the road to re
covery, since they stomped nil over
the Cougars in annexing a 51-3G
triumph Saturday night.
Ja.ck Nichols has been the fair
haired lad for* the Huskies in the
games up to now. The big center is
leading the Division in scoring by
averaging 17 points in four con
tests. Should he keep up his pres
ent scoring pace, Nichols will
1 reak Vince Hanson's Northern Di
vsion 1945 record of 253 tallies.
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Huskies Next;
Rasmussen Out
Rest of Season
Oregon’s band of hot-and-cold
basketball Webfoots managed to
get a bad ball game out of their
system at Corvallis, and’ still win,
Saturday night before invading the
lair of the highly regarded Huskies
in Seattle Friday and Saturday
nights. The Ducks were definitely
cold as they came from behind to
fashion a 42-41 triumph over Ore
gon State’s equally frigid defend
ing champions.
The Ducks went back to work
Monday perched at the top of the
Northern Division standings and
minus one capable forward, Marv
Rassniussen, for the remainder of
the season. Rassmussen aggra
vated an old knee injury while
warming up on the slippery floor
of the Men’s gym in Corvallis.
Crucial Point
The completion of the Washing
ton series this weekend marks the
crucial point in Northern Division
warfare for both teams. Washing
ton is close on the heels of the
Ducks in the conference standings,
and a sweep for either team this
weekend could make title hopes for
the losing team mighty dim.
Following the Seattle invasion
the Webfoots will be at home a full
week to prepare for the grueling
four-games-in-five-nights routir.«
in the Palouse country against
WSC and Idaho. The Cougars are
scheduled first, February 3 and 4.
Cooper Moves Up
The loss of Rassmussen moves
Paul Cooper, a sophomore trans
fer from Sacramento J.C., into the
first line of reserves. Cooper was
a firebrand in the second half
comeback against the Beavers, and
he displayed flashes of brilliance
that tabs him as a contender for
a starting- berth before the season
ends.
The hostile crowd and slippery
j floor did not aid the Duck cause
, The Oregon fast break was ham
pered as hard driving Stan Wil
liamson, and other players from
both teams, fell often while at
tempting to stop quickly. The
opinions of the officials brought
thunderous booing from Beaver
fans many times while Oregon
players were at the free throw
line: which the most loyal Duck
fan will admit was justified at
times.
Beavers Dead at Half
The Ducks didn’t gain a lead un
j til 11:38 of the second half when
1 Dick Wilkins canned a long set
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Lost for Season
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The forward spot left open when
Marv Rasmussen reinjured his
knee will he a tough one for John
Warren to fill. Warren’s Ducks
invade the Puget Sound country
this weekend.
shot, and Cooper followed with a
hook from the key. This gave Ore
gon h three-point lead, 36-33, and
they were never headed although
the Beavers came back strong in
the last few minutes. The score
was knotted' at 11-11, 12-12, and
13-13 in the first half and 21-21,
and 32-32 in the final period. Ore
gon State held a 21-20 halftime
margin.
Both teams tossed in 13 field
goals, and the game was actually
won from the free throw line.
Roger Wiley, who used his height
to good advantage and took scor
ing honors with 19, hit nine for
10 free tosses to provide the Web
foot winning margin. The Beavers
had the better average from the
field, casting off 01 times while
the Webfoots took 61 chances.
Sports Staff:
Don Fair
Elwin Paxson
Glenn Gillespie
John Barton
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Oregon Swimmers Win
Despite Loss of Stars
By ELWIN PAXSON
Despite the loss of two key performers, Oregon’s varsity swimmers
outswam the OSC paddlers in every event Saturday afternoon in the
men’s nool, soundly drubbing the watershy Staters by a 63-12 count.
Benny Holcomb, number one Duck diver, aggravated a former back
injury in his workout Friday afternoon, and was unable to compete.
Roger Harmon, an excellent breaststroke transfer from Pacific, was
also scratched from the roster Friday when it was learned that he was
ineligible to compete in varsity
athletics until fall term.
Oregon opened the festivities in
rousing fashion, as the medley re
lay team composed of Earl Wal
ters, Bill Amburn, and Bill Van
natta outstroked their foe by a
full-length to give the Webfoots a
5-0 advantage. This margin was
widened since the Aggies salvaged
only two runner-up spots in all
eight events. One of these was in
diving, when the coaches agreed to
award five points to Oregon and
four to OSC after it was discovered
that neither Holcomb nor Ray
Staub, defending ND champ, would
compete.
The most thrilling race of the af
ternoon was staged between Wal
ters and Beaver A1 Van Et'ten in
the 200-yard breaststroke. Walters,
who had'already taken part in the
medley relay and backstroke,
trailed his fresher rival until the
last few yards, and then overtook
and passed Van Etten to snatch
first place for the Ducks.
Another Dream-taking duel was
staged in the 100 free-style be
tween Aquaducks Moorhead and
Vannatta who matched strode for
stroke for the entire five lengths
with Vannatta touching the end of
the pool only inches ahead of his
teammate.
Top individual performance of
the day was turned in by Duck
free-'tyler Paul Thompson, who
easily annexed first-spot in both
the 220 and 440 foor a total of 10
points.
Summary: Medley Relay—Won
by Oregon (Walters, back; Am
burn, breast; and Vannatta, free
style). Time—3:19.6.
220-yard Free—Won by Thomp
son (O), Weddle (O) second, Hall
(O) third. Time—2:37.2.
60-yard Free—Won by Moor
head (6), Dahlen (O) second, Dahl
(OSC) third. Time—:31.4
Diving—No competition. Oregon
awarded first, OSC second and
third.
100-yard Free—Won by Vannat
ta (O), Moorhead (O) second,
Gromachey (OSC) third. Time—
:57.2.
150-yard Backstroke—Won by
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