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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1948)
.Webfoots Edged in Overtime, 66-65 Baby Aquaducks to Swim Action at 4 pm In Men's Poo! In their first meet of the season, the Oregon first-year splashers will entertain the West Linn high swim rcen this afternoon at 4 in the men’s pool. The West Linners have one de cisive victory to their credit thus far, that being over a strong Rain ier high group. This meet is a toss up, and should provide penty of thrills for swim fans. Coach Ray Kireilis has an ex perienced squad ready to perform today, with several records almost certain to be shattered in the four Mj-an relay and the medley relay. Santos, Nekota, Brown, and Stanley are standouts for the Frosh, while preppers Ted Anton sen and Don Pyeatt will bear watching. Those planning to attend the meet will be required to present their activity books at the door. Big Kay “Tiny” Arndt, at left, six foot-five inch, 230-pound al ternate center on Jack Friel’s Washington State hoop squad, wil. he faring Oregon’s Kog Wiley again tomorrow night, When tile two teams square off it Pullman. Cougar Center Heldt's Frosh Shine in Scrimmage ]f veslerdav afternoon’s scrimmage session is any indication, t'ie Oregon b’rosh basketball team is out for revenge against the Oregon State Kooks h’ridav night at Corvallis, l'reshmen -lock rose bv leaps and bounds in the mind of anyone who wit nessed the action in Mac court yesterday afternoon. After running through their offensive plays, the kittle Ducks took the floor in a long intra-squad game, which ended with the skins on the long end of a T-01 decision over the shirts. Keller Hot Flashy Jack Keller, who poked i 11 field goals and one free toss for a 23-point afternoon, was the sparkplug for the skins. His team included Bob Taggesell, Gene Ho ver, Brat? Fullerton, Gene Miner. Bob Ford, and Jerry Barde. Don Foterson headed the other team of Will Urban, Leroy Coleman, Ed e d Artzt, Hod Slade, Dick Mase, a id Roger Dasch. Taggesell, who played a good game under the boards, was sec ond high for the skins with 16 i ankers. Fullerton followed with 11. Newcomer Hover, looking good 0 \ under-the-basket break shots, 1 dumped 10 points through the hoop, while Hiner, a diver who is hard to check, came up with nine points. Coleman Leads Shirts Coleman led the shirts with 15 points, followed by Urban with 13. mostly on tricky lay-in shots. Mase, playing a steady, heads-up game, collected 12 points. After breaking even in another pair of weekend lilts, the Duck lings have only one game this weekend, that being against the Rooks. Coach Carl Heldt’s charges will be out to even things Friday night, after absorbing a 47-41 drubbing in the first Baby Beaver contest. lleldt has been switching line NEW SPRING DRESSES Just Unpacked Print Rayons Print Spuns j Plains sixes 10 to IS Colors: Xavv, Black I’iuk. Aqua. Maize Cit'eeu ami Beiq'e Downstairs j « ■ ■ /^ii i i m— 1/ Corner 10th ami Willamette I.;-;.- ---= ups constantly, trying to find the right combination who will hit buckets consistently. So far this season, the team has been hot one night and then cold the next. Coach Paul Valenti's Rook squad', after winning eight games in a row, dropped its first one last Saturday. The Milwaukee high preppers won in an upset, 33-30. GAMES BROADCAST Radio Station KASH is carrying the broadcasts of the Oregon bas ketball games this week, starting at 7:30 p.m. The second Washing ton State fray will be carried to night, and the Idaho-Oregon games will bo broadcast Friday and Sat urday nights. Wiley Sinks 24 Points But Vince Wins Game PULLMAN, Wash., Feb. 3-(UP) Washington State's ace pivotman,( 6 foot-8-inch Vince Hanson, blazed j the way to victory tonight as the! Cougars nipped the University of Oregon basketball squad 66 to 65 in a sizzling overtimer before 5800 hysterical fans. Hanson, the nation’s leading scorer in 1945, found his shooting eye tonight and poured 23 points through the hoop. But even Han son was surpassed by Oregon’s giant center, Roger Wiley, who bombarded the hoop for 24 points. The game boiled down to a per sonal duel between Hanson and Wiley, Hanson racking up his points on a whirl shot and Wiley making rebound after rebound off the backboard. The victory helped secure the Cougars’ runner-up position to loop-leading Oregon State in Nor thern Division Coast conference standings. The Ducks remain in fourth spot behind Washington. Webfoot Guard Reedy Berg sank a long one to give Oregon a two point margin 10 seconds before the end of the second half, but Hanson came right back and tied the score with two seconds to go, forcing the overtime at 59-all. A field goal and free throw 1 gave Oregon a three-point advan tage early in the extra frame, but Cougar forward Ed Gayda tied it up again by tipping in a rebound and bucketing a gift toss. Hanson then sank another field goal and free throw to shove WSC ahead. Little Stan Williamson, Duck guard, stole the ball in the final minute and made the score 66-65, but the Cougars stalled dur j ing the final sconds and still held : ■ — — their one-point lead at the final horn. The two teams meet here again tonight. Washington State (66) FG FT PF TP Gaston, f.2 0 0 4 Gayda, f.5 3 2 13 Lowery, f.2 14 5 Prehm, c .0 0 2 0 Arndt, c .0 2 2 2 Hanson, c .9 5 4 23 Elliott, g .1 3 2 5 Hamilton, g .2 3 3 7 Heathcoate, g.3 0 16 (Please tarn to page five) Roger vs Vince Highlights Tilts Roger Wiley was up against a capable man last night in one Vince Hanson, big Cougar center. Starting the season as an alter nate on Jack Friel’s team, Hanson has suddenly blossomed forth into one of the top pivotmen in the Northern Division. Hanson capped his upward climb Saturday night by scoring 18 points against the Idaho Vandals, who boast a six foot-eight incher of their own in Jack Phoenix. Phoenix managed to gather 12 points in the battle of the sky scrapers. Hanson dropped out of the bas ketball picture last year, but made a name for himself during the 1944-19-15 season. 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