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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1948)
Idaho Hurts Husky Hopes,Wins 43-41 SX.SN Gain 'B' Hoop Finals 'B' Teams Gain Finals ByBouncing Opponents TODAY’S SCHEDULE * Championship Final Games 4:00 Theta Chi “A” vs. Sigma Al pha Mu “A.” 4:45 Sig Nu “B” vs. Sigma Chi “B.” By JOHN BARTON Two “B” teams won games in yesterday’s intramural play at the P. E. plant. Sigma Chi rolled over Sigma Alpha Mu, 29-14, and Sig ma Nu grapped a tough one from Theta Chi, 34-23. Sigma Chi 29; SAM 14 Strong play on the backboard payed off for Sigma Chi in their game with SAM. The Chi men were behind at the of the first quarter, 3-1, but led at the half, P-7, and went on in the final quar ters to build up a steady lead and finish ahead, 29-14. SAM used a zone defense that baffled Sigma Chi in the first part of the game, but the 13th street men used a rapid fast-break to outrun the rap id Sammies later in the g£^ne. Lunn Hamilton of Sigma Chi led all scorers with eight points, fol lowed by Sammie Vic Menashe with seven. Sigma Nu 34; Theta Chi 23 Sigma Nu got going after a late start to down the Theta Chi team in the day’s rough game. Theta Chi grabbed the kick-off and went into the lead. 4-2, at the end of the Professors Speak Of French Display The correlation of modern French poetry and art was illus trated in lectures by Laurence Le Sage, assistant professor of Ro mance languages, and Wallace Bal dinger, associate professor of art, at the art gallery Sunday. LeSage discussed the character istics of “French poetry from Bau delaire to surrealism,” giving ex amples from various poems. first quarter. In the last ot the sec [ ond period, Sigma Nu pulled a se ries of forward passes that found the hoop, and went into the lead at half-time, 14-11. Don Ruth, who led his team with nine points, kept the Theta Chis in the game with his powerful backboard work and accurate pivot shots. The Hilltop pers put on a hard third-period drive and came within three points of Sigma Nu at one time, but the Mill Race boys pulled away in the fourth quarter to win going away, 34-23. Sigma Nu Kieth Welch was high in the game with 12 markers. SD Pennant Bears'Goal Southern Division , W L, Pet. California .8 0 1.000 use .4 4 .500 UCLA .2 6 .250 Stanford .2 6 .250 The California Bears, due to their pair of victories last week, are now asured of at least a tie for the Southern Division crown and are a safe bet to win it in a breeze. The Berkely lads need just one more win in the remaining four games to gain the right to play the Northern Division champion. The eight straight conference wins chalked up by California is the re sult, in large part, of the play of high scoring Chuck Hanger and Andy Wolfe. Hanger has a 15.4 average in eight games to lead the Division in scoring. Nibs Price’s Bears will have i their golden opportunity this week end when they host the UCLA Bruins and Southern California in Friday and Saturday night games respectively. The Trojans meet Stanford Fri day, while UCLA moves over to Palo Alto Saturday in the battle of the cellar-’dewellers. SAVE MONEY ON CLOTHES / , Preserve the color and Fabric. Give your clothes Longer life by having them expertly cleaned at— 643 E. 13th Phone 317 Coach Works Webfoots; WSC Series Next Week Coach John Warren sent his Webfoot cagers through a 60-min ute scrimmage with the Frosh yes terday, as Oregop began a week’s practice for the Washington State games here Monday and Tuesday. In the third 10-minute session of the afternoon, the Duck quint of Jim Bartelt, Die Wilkins, Roger Wiley, Bob Lavey, and Reedy Berg soundly trounced the team of Bill Green, A1 Reible, Roger Mockford, Ji mBartelt, Dick Wilkins, Roger 32-18. The forwards, Bartelt and Wil kins, fired in eight and nine points respectively, while the other three —Wiley, Berg, and Lavey—each bucketed five. In the first frosh scrimmage, the same squad de feated the Yearlings’ Will Urban, Ernie Wilde, Bob Taggesell, Don Peterson, and Jack Keller, 19-13. Wiley was high for the contest with eight points. The other 10-minute frays with the frosh were also captured by the varsity men, with scores of 15-7, 22-15, and 10-6. Bob Don and Paul Cooper were latching onto rebounds repeatedly, as both men are in line for a forward berth. More scrimmage action is sched uled in preparation for the Cougar team, which plays Oregon State, Friday and Saturday nights in Cor vallis. Jack Friel’s WSC team holds to one-point victories over Oregon, 66-65 in overtime, and 60-59. It was these two setbacks which knocked the Webfoots from title contention this season, and the Lemon-and-Green cagers are novy in a favorable spot to return the compliment. SAM Takes IM Handball Sigma Alpha Mu captured the intramural handball championship of 1348 by downing Alpha Tau Omega, 3-0, in the final game of the season. Saal Lesser beat Ramsey Fendall in the first singles match, and Vic Menasche followed with a win from Joe Hall for two SAM victor ies. The Sammies went on to win the doubles match, Marv Horenstien and A1 Lippman winning over Dick Stoinoff and Frank Bosch of ATO. Late Rally Falls Short MOSCOW, Ida., Feb. 24—(UP)- - —Last place Idaho led most of the way and battled off a closing Uni versity of Washington rally to night to edge the highly favored ftuskies 43 to 41 in a Pacific coast conference basketball game before 4,000 widly cheering fans. Preston Brimhall, Sophomore guard, spearheaded the determined Vandals tonight, potting seven. , free throws and five field goals for 17 points. The Vandals held a 21-14 edge at halftime, and after the inter mission ran up a 10-point lead with Brimhall, center Jay Gano and - guard Joe Grove leading the at tack. Washington began making it3 bid midway through the second half. Behind 32-22, Washington’s*., forward Sammy White, center Jack Nichols and forward Bill Vanden burgh began hitting the hoop, clos--“ ing the gap to 40-39 with two min utes to go. Forward Dick Geisler made it 41-39 for Idaho with a gift 'toss and forward Wendell Christensen.. . ran it up to 43-39 with a field goal. The Huskies kept trying, with guard Andy Opacich' sinking a des-* ' peration shot with 30 seconds to go to make it 43-41. The Quaker meeting house built at York, Pa., in 1765 is used each Sunday for services. . - * GIGANTIC REPEAT SALE WAR SURPLUS RADIOS Portable $12.95 Berkeley lighters Windproof .65c Doctor West Tooth Brushes ..19c - i PILLOWS 100% Feather like new 59c Shoe Polish <Shinola) _ 5c G.I. 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