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DUCK TRACKS By DICK CRAMER Emerald Co-Sports Editor Oregon State fans who made the long trek to Seattle to see their Beavers split a two game series with Art McLarney’s Hus kies a couple of weeks back have been complaining since then about the frigid atmosphere in Edmundson Pavilliqn. That’s not referring to the Washington rooters, who rank pretty close to Washington State and Oregon State as the most rabid in the Northern Division. A Barometer sports writer was considering instead the actual temperature. He said that the home floor of the Huskies was not quite as cold as the Cow Pal ace in San Francisco, but it gave it a close fight. While not blaming the cold for the Beaver defeat, it was in ferred that it played no small part. If it is close to being, (it was around 40 degrees,) as cold as it was reported in the Cow Pal ace, John Warren’s fast-improving cagers might be a little both ered too. They liked the floor in the San Francisco court but didn’t like the cold at all. Cougars Being Boosted for Title Washington State, before the Webfoots came to life against Idaho, felt that Oregon would be a good bet for the Northern Division cellar, at least according to the school paper, the Ever green. And they also, hinted around that the Cougars might sneak home with the title. Could be. The Cougars have been doing very well so far, but then, they have yet to move off their very friendly home court. Coach Jack Friel figures his boys have the best defense in the conference, which could well be true. But they still have to score points to win, and without their own rooters behind them, they might find that a little more difficult. WSC has the best overall season’^record so far, as well as a spotless slate in ND action. But that 17-1 record will be endan gered when the Cougars move away from Pullman. ® vSFU is still rolling along in hot style, having lost only one game in chalking up 14 wins. More and more the Don attack is centering on pivotman Joe McNamee, who dunked in 38 points against Santa Clara a couple of weeks back. But he’s beginning to get some help from Don Lofgran, like McNamee, a 6-foot 6-inch lad. Lofgran outscored his teammate in the Nevada ser ies, getting 36 tallies to McNamee's 31. New PCC Hoop Coaches Doing Well Some of the new hoop coaches in the PCC have gotten off to pretty good starts. John Wooden, who was an All-American in * his playing days, has started well at UCLA, despite a reported shortage of material. With a.squad built around Chuck Clustka and George Stan ich and averaging 6-foot 3-inches, the Bruins figure to cause Stanford, the co-favorites in the Southern Division, quite a bit of trouble. Whether they win any more games or not, Idaho’s Vandals are another much-improved team. And we think the Vandals have several more wins in their system. Coach Finley has brought his quint to a high degree of effectiveness in his second season at the Moscow school. Rooks Loaded With Material Oregon State is howling to the skies about their freshman team, opponents for Don Ivirsch and his Duckling quint this Fri day in Corvallis. The Rooks will boast a big height advantage and on paper have it all over the I'rosh. The key man in the Rook attack is Bob Edwards, a 6-foot 6-inch stringbean from Corvallis who was All-State last year. Edwards paced the Spartans to the state title last spring and was I rated one of the top prospects in the tourney. Another highly-rated eager Paul Valenti has in tow is Jackie Orr, who stands four inches above six feet. Orr, who hails from Grants Pass, didn’t get to the state tournament, but was out standing both for his scoring and ball handling ability. Don White, who was second string on the tournament team, is slated to open at one of the guard posts. A slim southpaw from Washington High in Portland, White is a smooth ball handler and a good set shot artist. That’s just some of the Rook stars, and they have plenty more. But don’t sell the Frosh short. They’ve been improving rapidly, with the emphasis on team work. They surprised al most everyone when they dumped a favored Oregon Tech quint last Friday. Maybe they can repeat this F'ridav. Leahy Quits as Athletic Head wnr vet., ocx.il. -lo-v •rt-x ) —Frank Leahy said today he would step down this year as athletic di rector at Notre Dame but would re tain his position as head coach of the Irish. Leahy said his assistant, Ed (Moose) Krause, probably would J ouci-ccu nun as m 111t in uinxiur, At the same time, Leahy said re ports that he was considering ac cepting an offer to coach a profes sional football team were “abso lutely false.” “I am very happy at Notre Dame and I contemplate making no change,” he said. 'B'Teams Dominate IM Action For Second Consecutive Dav TODAY’S SCHEDULE 3:50 Court 43 Chi Psi B vs Delta Tau Delta B 4:35 Court 43 Minturn Hall B vs Alpha Tau Omega B 5 :15 Court 43 Pi Kappa Phi B vs Phi Delta Theta “B” basketball teams held sway for the second consecutive day in the Intramural league as five squads came through with an equal number of victories, most of which were marked by low scores. The afternoon's play got un der way with Phi Kappa Psi dis posing of the Sherry Ross “B” quintet in 32-16 fashion, and by the day’s end Lambda Chi Alpha had defeated Campbell Club 12-11, Delta Upsilon had downed Pi Kappa Alpha 18-13, Theta Chi had done likewise to Stan Ray Hall by a 28 4 count, and Sigma Chi powered Merrick Hall into submission, 42-19. Sigma Hall Forfeits A sixth game was forfeited to Sigma Alpha Mu B's when Sigma Hall failed to put in an appearance. With Buss Ward hitting the hoops for 15 points and Basil Koc kos for 11, Phi Kappa Psi encount ered little trouble in rolling to an easy victory. Sherry Ross trailed all the way, and with the Phi Psi’s fast break working successfully, never really threatened. Lambda Chi Alpha had to go into an overtime in order to pull out its one-point triumph over Campbell Club. Ken Hanson turned in a master ful performance for the victors, sinking nine points, while Hanes Wold was dipping in five for the los ers. It was an 11-11 affair at the end of the regulation game, but Lambda Chi Alpha was not to be denied and came through with the win. Pi Kappa Alpha, paced by seven points thrown in by Ben Barton, put on a spirited battle before falling before a Delta Upsilon quintet that plugged away steadily until it had the verdict in the sack. • Theta Chi Rolls Making all their points in the first half, Stan Ray Hall was belted from pillar to post by a fired up Theta Chi squad then walked off with a lop-sided 28-4 triumph. The Sigma Chi “B” club had an easy go of it as they lumbered their way to a 42-19 triumph over a Merrick outfit that was never in the ball game. MORE For Your Money • SNACKS • MIXERS • ICE CREAM • GROCERIES • FRESH MEATS • DAIRY PRODUCE • BAKERY GOODS AT ELLIOTT’S ONE-STOP GROCERY 13th & Patterson Phone 95 SALE! Real Savings on every pair! Nationally Advertised MEN'S SOCKS Men ! Get yours NOW ! Prices will go right back up after this sale. 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