Webfoots Level Idaho, 70-37
Frosh Trip Oregon Tech, 43-37
Taller Owls
lead Early,
Fade to Lose
By DAVE TAYLOR
Don Kirsch’s slow-starting
'l'rosh basketballcrs, although
■hampered by a spotty passing
attack, defeated.the touted Ore
.gon Tech Owls 43-37 last night
at McArthur court.
Bob Gilbert, fiery Duckling
• center, spearheaded their drive bj
i hitting- for 12 points to take top
scoring honors, although he fouled
-out midway in the second half.
The taller Owls from Klamath
i Falls moved into a quick 5-0 lead
•’before the Kirschmen could get set.
’ Then Gilbert broke the scoring ice
with a lay-in, and the first tug-of
■ war was on.
Frosh head
After two more fast field goals
I by Gilbert and a free throw by Bill
Carr, Jim Vranizan put the Yearl
■ ings out in front for the first time in
1 the .game, 9-8.
Paul Heines, who had a 17-point
uper-game average before last
i night’s contest, dropped in a long
•*one-handed push shot to recapture
1 the lead for the Techmen.
Gilbert Hits
But the white-hot Gilbert dunked
eliis fourth and final field goal of the
i first half to nab the command foi
’the lemon and green team. Aftei
this point, the Frosh took over and
were never headed. The halftime
» score ended 20-18, Frosh.
During the last half, the Duck
* li ng advantage stretched between
■mine and three points, the only Owl
i threat coming midway in the second
) frame when Fred Kunz pumped in
* two howitzers to bring the count tc
S7-34.
Korpela Hits Ten
Bill Korpela, little guard from
Astoria, fortified Gilbert's 12 points
«, with ten of his own, while Jim Vran
> i,:an added seven more to the Frosh
■ cause.
Kunz and Heines were the Owls
i ‘pacemakers, as they sunk 12 and
> ten for the visitors.
Box score:
FROSH POS. OWLS
Clausen (5) F. (2) Parrisli
• Carr (5) .F. (5) Bellot
Gilbert (12) C. (5) Hilfikei
1 Korpela (10) ...G.(10) Heines
i Hunt (2) .G. (12) Kims
Substitutes — Frosh: Vranizan
(7», Kittilson (2), Owens (1), Joy
ce, Settecase. Oregon Tech: Mont
..gomery (lp Wade (2).
Warsity Aquaducks
Slate Meet Today
Oregon's varsity swimming
team is scheduled to meet a for
> anidahle combination of transfers,
■ frosh, and ineligibles today at
15:80 in the men's pool. This is the
first meet scheduled for the
'Aquaducks this year.
The varsity crew is expected to
lie pressed b> the newcomers, and
. several records are sure to he
■ broken, according to Coach John
my llorcliardt. Oregon students
■ will tie admitted to the meet with
•student body cards.
Initial competition with North
ern Division schools will he un
■ <lerway next week, with a dual
• meet hero against Oregon State.
! Oregon Football Mentor Jim Aiken Shows Enthusiasm,
|Ca//s Intercolleqiate Grid Rule Changes Constructive
EUGENE, Jan. 15—(AP)-1The
Intercollegiate football rule
changes were heralded yesterday by
University of Oregon coach Jim
Aiken.
Aiken, who led his Webfoot foot
ballers to a co-championship of the
Pacific Coast Conference, greete'd
the revisions with enthusiasm, say
ing, “It looks like all changes are of
a constructive nature.”
He expressed particular enthus
iasm over the decision to allow un
limited substitutions when the ball
changes hands. Aiken believes it is
an advantage to a squad lacking in
manpower.
Elimination of the single substi
tutions after every play did away
with coaching from the sidelines
and will also speed up the play, Aik
en believes.
Returning a punt from behind the
goal line with a touchback instead
of a safety the penalty for being j
tackled in the end zone will help the
offense and give the safety man
more initiative, Aiken says.
Regarding the fumble out of
bounds, Aiken believes bringing the
ball back to the spot of the fumble
will eliminate fluke gains.
Southern Division
By Associated Press
BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 15 —
Stanford scored a 66-65 basketball
victory over the California Bears in
a Pacific Coast Conference game
last night. A packed house of 7,500
saw the Indians score the thrilling
victory by their accuracy from the
free throw line.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 UCLA’s
bustling Bruins—paced by Chuck
Clustaka's three overtime baskets
—handed Southern California its
first Pacific Coast Conference cage
defeat last night, 74-68.
The result threw the PCC South
ern Division race into a three-way
tie among UCLA, USC and Stan
ford.
UW Hits Frigid Night,
Lose 44-30 to Cougars
PULLMAN, Wash., Tan. 15 — (AP)—Washington State
College won its third straight Conference basketball victory last
night by setting back the University of Washington Huskies,
44-30.
The Huskies trailed 29 to 14 at the half of the Northern Di
vision Pacific Coast Conference game witnessed by 5500 per
sons.
Big Ed C.avda, Washington State forward, hit the basket for
three field goals and a free throw
in the first five minutes of play as
the Cougars ran up a 10-0 lead
over the Huskies.
Huskies Colil
The lid was on the hoop last
DUCK TRACKS
By GLENN GILLESPIE
Roger Wiley, Oregon's six-foot, eight-inch basketball magi
cian at center, has taken an early lead in Northern Division scor
ing, but it's not too significant since the Webt'oots have play
ed two mores games than the other ND teams.
In four Conference games, excluding last night’s Idaho
clash, Rog has sacked away 16 field goals and 12 free tosses for
44 points. Washington’s Sam White follows with 28 points in
two conference games.
'Wiley also holds down sec
ond place in total Division scor
ing, including all the pre-season
contests. Clift’ Crandall, number
one man in Oregon State’s cage
attack, holds a three-point lead
over Wiley in total scoring-, with 189
counters in 16 games. Wiley's 186
points were racked up in 14 games.
Eddie Gayda is right behind Wiley
with 172, also in 16 games . . .
A LOT OF interest and specula
tion will probably be generated ov
er the University of Utah's bid to
join the Facific Coast Conference.
The movement, started by Utah’s
student daily newspaper, The
Chronicle, has been brewing a long
time, and may bring results.
In a bannered story, the Chron
icle urged the university to ap
ply for PCC membership, declar
ing <4 hat the lTtes have proven
they can compete with bigger
schools on an even basis.
A statement that Utah could out
draw several PCC schools in its 30,
000 capacity stadium doesn't carry
much weight, since Coast schools
are planning additions to increase
attendance*
WHETHER PCC moguls will
give consideration to the Utah pro
posal remains to be seen. The Utes
would have to apply first. After
that, present Conference member
ship would be questioned, since ten
schools more than fill available
places now.
Utah probably wouldn't accept a
token membership similar to that
of Montana, and that’s probably all
the Conference would offer, even if
a place were open . . .
Oregon's intramural sports pro
gram has been given a recent shot
in the arm, and it’s something
that's been needed for a long time
in I-M athletics.
The plan, known as the Aid Fund
for Intramural Sports Injuries, has
been proposed by the Interfraterni
ty council, and will go into opera
tion as the fund grows.
EACH MEMBER organization
contributes $3.00 a term until a $300
pool is reached and maintained with
injured claimants receiving mone
tary aid from the fund. It’s a great
idea, and should prove its worth in
the future . . .
Those rugged Redwings from
Eugene play another Oregon
Hockey League game Sunday
night at the local arena, this time
meeting the Corvallis Beavers in
a game starting at 8 p. m.
The Eugene team d<?Teated Sal
em 5-3 in a rough and tumble affair
last Sunday, and are favored over
Corvallis.
night for the Washington team
and not until nearly six minutes
were gone did Guard Andy Opacich
net the first Husky score with a
free throw.
Part of Washington’s early mis
fortune may have been due to
Guard Sammy White leaving the
game temporarily with an ankle
injury received just two minutes
after play started. The Huskies’
top scorer returned to play a few
minutes later but was held to only
two free throws for the night.
Gayda, Connects
Gayda continued to pour the
points in as the Cougars ran their
lead to 22-7. With Guard George
Hamilton taking up where he left
off.
Center Jim Mallory finally con
nected with a field goal and a free
toss for Washington. Forward La
Don Henson and Guard Lou Sori
ano added a single goal each, as
Washington tried vainly to make
up the deficit.
The Washington crew came back
after the intermission to find the
lid still on the basket and failed to
register a field goal until mid-pe
riod.
Cougar Subs
Cougar Coach Jack Friel took
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Ducks Take
Second ND
Win Easily
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on the play, the foul being on the ,
Laddie Gale-coached Idaho center,
Nick Stallworth. That made the
score 47-31, but the rout had just '
begun.
Sowers Hits Field
Paul Sowers potted a jump shot
from the key on a pass from Neeley,
took another pass from the same .
Neeley for another bucket, and laid
up another on another fast break,
following a free throw by Wiley. -
That gave the Webfoots a 54-31
margin, and at this point the reser
ves came in to mop up.
Idaho held the lead only once in
the game, when Joe Grove scored
the opening point of the game on a
free throw for a 1-0 Vandal lead.
But Jim Bartlet countered with a
field goal and the Ducks were never
headed again. They rolled to a 13-1
advantage before the Vandals scor
ed again, and nine minutes had gone
by before Idaho’s Dick Geisler buck
eted their first field goal.
From there on, the Webfoots
lengthened out their lead to the 30
17 halftime margin. At that point,
Urban was high for the Ducks with
seven and Neeley had six for second
honors. .*
Idaho Opens C]pl
Idaho opened up after intermis
sion, and for a while it looked like
they might overcome the Webfoot
lead. Preston Brimhall, who was
outstanding for the Vandals, paced
the rally with three long one-hand
ers, and closed the gap 38-31, Hvhen •
John Warren’s boys opened up.
After that 16-point splurge, with
eight minutes left to play, Wen
Christensen promptly dunked two
free throws but Don Peterson coun
tered with two gift tosses and Bob
Don and Lynn Hamilton both tallied
fielders before Idaho scored aagin.
With the score 60-33, Dex Linck,
who had the crowd on his back all
night, hit the last Vandal field goal,
a one-hander from behind the key.
That was with five minutes left,
and all Idaho got after that were
two free throws.
Reserves All Over
Meanwhile the Oregon reserves
were all over the court, completely
outplaying their opposition. It all
wound up with Mel Krause tallying
the 70th point on a gift shot.
In winning their second Northern
Division win against three losses,
Oregon out-fought, out-played and
out-thought the Inland Empire
quint, and held command almost all
of the way.
Wiley, Sowers High
Top Oregon scorers were Roger
Wiley, who played his usual steady
game at center, and flashy Paul
Sowers, both with 12. Urban was
close behind with 11.
See box 'score, page 8
ICE HOCKEY
EUGENE REDWINGS
-vs
Portland Blackhawks
SUNDAY NITE 8 P.M.
, U of. O Men and Date
admitted on one ticket
Eugene Ice Arena
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