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[ DUCK TRACKS By DON FAIR Co-Sports Editor . For the first time since the Northern Division undertook a 16-game schedule, it appears quite probable that the eventual league winner this year will suffer at least six defeats. The only time tnat a winner lost tnat number of games happened in 1938 when Oregon captured the toga, in a 20-gante cam paign. Washington State, leading the Division, has suffered four losses, but the Pullmen quint has a quartet of almost suicide games left—two with Oregon State at Corvallis, and a pair against Oregon on the Web foot court. The Cougars can feel mighty lucky if they gain an even split against the Ag SLATS GILL luiiigm ana tomorrow mgnt. Oregon State has lost only one contest of six on the home floor, and that was the 42-41 defeat handed them by the Ducks. V hen the Cougars bump into the Webfoots, on the tailend of the four-game invasion, they are going to meet an Oregon team which is revenge-minded for the two one-point setbacks suf fered at Pullman, three weeks ago. John V arren’s cagers have been pointing to the WSC series ever since returning from the disasterous Inland Empire in vasion. Four contests in five nights isn’t going to help the Cougar cause either. Webfoots Could Spoil Aggie Hopes Slats Gill's Beavers, in the runnerup position, have the two Cougar tilts to hurdle, and then the Corvallis “simon-pures” finish the ND slate against Oregon. Again this puts the Web foots in the very favorable spot of bringing out the crying towels in Bearverland. Third place Washington already has suffered the quota of six setbacks, and finish out the season with a pair of games against Idaho in Seattle. The pesky Vandals might spring another upset on the Huskies, but the chances are pretty slim. There is a big possibility that the Northern Division crown might wind up in two teams’ hands, which would necessitate a playoff before the eventual winner goes South to meet the Southern Division titlist, with California having all but math ematically clinched the crown. The winner of this best two out-of-three series then goes to Kansas City for the NS A A W e s t e rnJ,o.u r n e y. uni vs Uriel bnouid De interesting Action should be hot and heavy in Corvallis tonight when the two so-called deans of the ND coaching staff. Gill and Jack Friel, match skill. The two mentors are inclined to be of the whining variety, in that both never sit still or stay on the bench during a game, where they belong. Perhaps because they have the longest service record in the league, Gill and Friel believe that they possess some inherent rights which newcomers Warren, Art McLarney, and Chuck Finley apparently haven’t earned. Nothing looks much cheaper, from the spectators viewpoint, then to see a coach leap up at the slighest opportunity to complain to the referees or scorekeepers about some technicality. \ Another interesting factor concerning Gill and Friel 'is that they are the only coaches in the loop who, when playing on their home floor, have a talk with the officials at halftime to express the opinion of hu\v the white-shirted men are calling the game. Could it be that Gill and Friel predominate in these fields because they are trying to pull mediocre ball teams to the pennant, by hook or by crook? After All, This Isn’t Cricket The Oregon State publication, which has nothing to relate but tear-jerking stories about the Oregon basketball team re cently came up with a new angle. After the declared ineligibil ity of Rook Don Fulgham, who played a year under Warren before transfering to OSC, the Corvallis sportswriters placed the whole blame for the loss of Fulgham at Oregon’s feet. Their conclusion was absolutely correct, but their im plication that the Webfoots are a bunch of big bad boys for doing such a thing was a sour one. What do they ex pect us to do here, waive the league rules so that the Beav ers can play men who, according to established league standards, are not eligible? This you-scratch-my-back I’ll scratch-yours attitude just doesn’t belong in athletics. It’s clearly apparent that in Northern Division play this year, the home town cage quint has an advantage of some sort or another. Washington has won five of six in Seattle; WSC five of eight in Pullman; OSC has taken five of six on the Cor vallis floor; Oregon has a record of four and one at the Igloo; and even Idaho has captured all three of its league wins on the Moscow maples. Frosh Slate Defending Champs; Will Urban Still Leads Scoring By GLENN GILLESPIE Continuing their practice for a game with the Marshfield high Pi rates, scheduled for this Satur day night, Coach Carl Heldt’s Freshman basketeers performed on the Mac court maples yesterday afternoon in a long scrimmage with the Varsity. Heldt’s starting live, Will Ur ban, Bob Taggesell, Ernie Wilde, Jack Keller, and Don Peterson, looked good, managing to beat the Warrenmen in one 10-minute ses sion. Center Taggesell turned in a top performance under the back boards. The Ducklings, in quest of their 12th win in 16 starts, will have a light practice this afternoon before leaving for Coos Bay early Satur day. Bill Borcher’s Pirates, de fending state tourney champs, are expected to provide the Frosh with their toughest high school compe Cougar Five Girds For Oregon State; Loop Lead At Stake Washington State’s Cougars face a stern test in their struggle for the Northern Division cham pionship tonight when they match baskets with second place Oregon State at the Men’s Gym in Cor vallis. Tonight’s game is the first oi WSC’s Willamette valley series which sends them against the Beavers again tomorrow night and the University of Oregon Mon day and Tuesday nights. Slats Gills charges hold twc early-season triumphs over the Cougars, 49-33 and 43-38. However Vince Hanson, Cougar center, was n’t scoring as he has of late anc Oregon State can expect to en counter a much tougher ball clut this weekend. Probable starters for the Coug ars are as follows: Norm Lowerj and Ed Gayda, forwards; Vince Hanson, center; George Hamiltor and Bob Elliott, guards. Gill is ex pected to counter with Clifford Crandall and Alex Peterson, for wards; Len Rinearson, center; Dan Torrey and Dick Ballyntine guards. Louis, Walcott In June Scrap CAMDEN, N. J., Feb. 26—(UP) -—Jersey Joe Walcott announced tonight that he had agreed tc meet Champion Joe Louis in a re turn heavyweight title fight at Yankee Stadium on June 23. His announcement was made personally in the jammed conven tion hall where the Negro challen ger was presented with a “world Heavyweight Championship Belt’ by the Police Gazette. Walcott will sign for the return bout at 2 p. m. tomorrow at 20tb Century headquarters in New York. He will receive 20 per cent of the net gate and of the radic and television receipts. Louis will receive 40 per cent of all receipts Tonight’s announcement follow er I nearly two-months of bickering among the Walcott and Louis camps and the 20th Century Club Sports Staff Don Fair Fred Taylor Sam Fidman Elwin Paxson Glenn Gillesppie Dick Mace Beth Basler I tition to date. The prepsters have already cinched a spot in this year’s tournament. Grants Pass has been the only squad to defeat Marsh field this year. The Frosh scoring record contin ues to look the same, with Urban still on top with 148 points and a 9.8 per-game average. Peterson is second with 124 points. The 148 counters scored in the last three games brought the Frosh total to 810 points, for an even 54 average. The opposition has totaled 586 points, a 39 per-game average. Scoring Totals Urban.148 Peterson .124 Keller .1Q71 Coleman .82 Taggesell .7ft Fullerton.58 Slade .43 Artzt . 41 Wilde .33 Mase .22 Barde .21 Hover.21 Miner .12 Ford . 10 Lebenzon.8 Dasch.4 810 TO U. OF O. WOMEN . . . 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