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DUCK TRACKS By DON FAIR Co-Sports Editor The Oregon-Oregon State basketball game scheduled at Mc Arthur court, February 20 is a complete sellout, and no tic kets will be sold at the door either for Webfoot students or adults. Since this is the last day for University rooters to pick 'up their student activity books, they had better do so im mediately if they want to see those Duck-Aggie battles. Dick W ilkins, classy Webfoot forward, has moved into sec ond place in the ranks of the all-time Northern Division scoring leaders, with 584 points in 56 'games, for a 10.4 average. Wil kins trails the current titled holder. Red Rocha of OSC. by only 50 points. With seven games still re maining on the Oregon sched ule. Wilkins stands a better than even chance to crack the existing mark, by averaging just over seven points per con test. However Wilkins has had the advantage over Rocha, in 'that the Duck eager was able DICK WILKINS to put in four years of varsity competition because of wartime | rules. Other Active High Scorers | • Other ND basketballers, who are playing this year, and rank among the top ten in total scoring are Vince Hanson of WSC, and Jack Nichols and Bob Jorgensen of Washington. Hanson is fourth with 520 points, followed by Nichols with 503. Jorgensen, another four-year varsity man, is seventh with a 478 total. Two other Webfoot hoopsters are also in this select [group. Laddie Gale is eighth, and Slim Wintermute tenth. In the Southern Division, the only active eager who has a high point-gathering ability is Andy Wolfe of California, with 336 markers for fifth high. Stanford’s great Hank Luisetti is the holder of the SD record with 612 for 36 games or an even 17 point average. There is an interesting story how the Idaho teams came to |he tagged with the nickname Vandals. In 1919 when the Ida hoans were running roughshod over Northwest competition, j one Moscow professor remarked that the basketball team played a fierce brand of ball “like the Norsemen of old.” Sports Editor Sticks on Name The sports editor of the Idaho campus newspaper at that 'time picked up the phrase and from it stuck the moniker of j"Vandals" on the Idahoans. This tag was not officially adopted I by the football and baseball teams until two years later, but since then. Idaho has been known by no other such descriptive , term. That 27-23 Washington win over Oregon State last Sat urday seems to have left a somewhat doubtful impression in league circles. Apparently Slats Gill. Beaver coach, instructed .his team to pass, pass and pass some more, until they had [worked free-for an almost certain basket. The result, one time, was that OSC made 34 consecutive passes before firing at the basket. Art McLarney, Husky men tor, could do nothing about the tactics except tell his cag:ers ;to avoid overchecking and fouling the Aggies. This added up jto a grand total of 50 points for both teams. Spectators Want Colorful Action Whether this was good strategy on the part of Gill is his problem alone, but this brand of basketball doesn't do much !to help gate receipts. Spectators don’t slap down their hard yarned $1.20 every weekend to see a cage game of ring-around jthe-rosy. What the fans yelp for today is race horse, fast break, hell-for-leather basketball. That's one reason why the Webfoots are so popular in Seattle. When they get out on the floor, the crowd knows that it is in for an evening of colorful, spectacular hoop sport. With the Frosh playing Salem tonight, look closely at this Capitol city five. According to Yearling mentor Carl Heldt, theVikings are the best drilled team which the Frosh have played this season. However Heldt said that Salem might lack the height and reserves to go too far in the state basketball tourney. The Duckling mentor listed Klamath Kalis as having the best all round squad. He feels that the Pelicans have 10 men pf about equal merit, which makes them an exceptionally tough club to defeat. The Northern Division officiating situation doesn't seem to be getting anv better. Two referees have already resigned, in cluding promising Dwight Scheyer. Paul Warren is out for good with a heart ailment. With the blood-hungry crowds :hat are now in the gyms for every league contest, it’s no won ’er that the whistle-tooters have the opinion that there must *»e an easier, and safer, wav to make a living. I Sig Ep, Amazon Vets, Phi Psi, Lambda Chi, Take IM Tilts Today’s Schedule 3:50 Delta Tau Delta A vs. French hall A 3:50 Cherney hall A vs. McChesney hall A 4:35 Sigma Phi Epsilon B vs. Phi Kappa Psi B 4:35 Phi Gamma Delta B vs. French hall R 5:15 Phi Sigma Kappa R vs. Cherney hall R By DAVE TAYLOR In an intramural basketball play yesterday afternoon, four quintets posted reasonably easy victories over their opponents while two others were handed wins via the forfeit route. Re sults were: SPE edged out the Legal Eagles 33-27; the Amazon Vets thumped Phi Sigma Kappa 17-10; Psi Kappa Psi rolled over the leomen 27-18; Lamda Chi Alpha annihilated Sherry Ross hall 34-12; Pi Kappa Alpha and the House of Lords were given credit for their games when YMCA and the Independents failed to ap pear at game time. Spees O' er Eagles A concerted drive in the elast half by the Legal Eagles fell short of its goal as Sigma Phi Epsilon defeated the Lawyers by aa 33-27 count. Bucketsmiths Gordon Al bright and Jack Hannon dropped in Handball Results In intramural handball action yesterday afternoon, Alpha Tau Omega shut out the Kappa Sigs 3-0. Handball team managers are requested to turn in lineups of their teams before game time. This lineup must state the posi tion the participant will play that day and give the games of the doubles team. This lineup must be turned in to Jim Vitti, intra mural sports manager, as soon as possible before each scheduled handball game. 12 points apiece to lead the Sig Ep attack. Vets Down Phi Sigs The Amazon Vets combined a smooth passing attack and strength under the backboard to Warren's Oregons (Continued from page four) and Reedy Berg were given the go-ahead sign by Warren. This will be one of the few times that the plucky Berg has started for the Ducks this year, a reward which he gained by his steady, dependable playing throughout each contest. Reserves to See Action Warren hinted that he would be using lots of reserves, with Bob Don, Kenny Seeborg, Lynn Hamilton, Jim Bartelt, Bob Lavey, and Bob Amacher all slated for a good share of duty. The Vandals will be using their hang-tough five of Dick Giesler and Linck, forwards; Jay Gano, center; and Joe Grove and Brim hall, guards. Other members of the Idaho traveling team are John Evans, Jack Rainey, Wendell Christensen, Harold Jaussi, Bill Eimers, Gerald Gunnels, and John Taylor. Brimhall Leads Leading scorer for the' dark horse Vandels is Brimhall, with 71 points. Linck, who has been a starter in only the last three games, has 46 points to his credit, including 22 against Oregon in the second game at Moscow. Tomorrow night the same two teams will be at it again, starting at 8 p. m., proceded by the Frosh Oregon City tilt at 6:15. , Basketball Scores By UNITED PRESS CCNY 81, Dickinson 52 Columbia 52, Penn 50 Georgia Tech 73, Georgia 64 Baylor 48, Texas 39 Virginia 61, VMI 47 rack up a 17-10 score over Phi Sig ma Kappa. After the first quarter, the Vets completely dominated the floor play. Wayne Hemm led the >1- ’1 the victors in point-making with seven. Yeomen Lose A stubborn and greatly im proved Yeomen crew fought bitter ly but vainly as it was beaten into submission by Phi Kappa Psi 27-18. The Yeomen showed a better or ganization in this game than at any other time this season. Russ Rohwer's ten points was tops for the Phi Kap gang. Hallmen Drop One In the finals of the afternoon. Lambda Chi Alpha rambled over Sherry Ross hall in a 34-12 tri umph. 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