[ 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
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