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Husky Swim Team Whips Aquaducks Washington’s all-c onquering swimming team, already conceded to be one of the finest ever to show in the Northern Division, proved too rauch for the Oregon Aquaducks in the Seattle pool last Saturday night us they emerged on the long end of a 62-21 count. Coach John Borchardt's Web foots, although outmanned from the very start, came through with a few sensational performances and generally made things interesting from a spectator’s standpoint. Stanley Comes Through Most spectacular of all was the showing of two Oregon boys who completely showed up the Husky swimmers in their events. Jim Stanley, the Duck's number one diver, served notice that he was ready to take over the vacated throne of Ray Staub for the ND div irg crown at the coming finals here in Eugene. In a strange pool, before a hos tile audience, and on an unfamiliar hoard, Stanley dove rings around the highly touted and favored Jack Newton of Washington. Idahoy WSC Next Next meets will be against Idaho and Washington State in the Men’s Pool on the weekend of February 18 and 19. From then on except for a short jaunt to tlie Beaver pool, the Durks will be at home to all callers includ ing the ND Finals, which will be j held here March 4 and 5. Next on the outstanding list was the fine performance of co-captain Karl Walter, who, swimming again st the ND record holder, not only defeated him but smashed the for mer's record with over a second to spare. Repels Hid by Reagan Swimming all out in the breast and back divisions of the Individual Medley, Walter built up a long lead and had some to spare to fight off the terrific bid of Washington’s Bob Reagan in the final 50 yards of the crawl to break the record of 1:46.0 viith a fine performance of 1:44.S. This is the first ND record for the Ducks since 11)43. Louis Santos, in both the 100 and ‘SZO yard Freestyle events, swam his best times of the season. George Balch deserves as many accolades as any one for his 100 on the relay. (Please turn to page five) Frosh, Rooks Collide Tonight ★ ★ ★ * Lemon-and-Green Eye Cougars Next League Leaders Come South For Two Games After last weekend’s highly successful stand against the University of Washington, John Warren’s cagers are now pointing towards the coming series with Washington State, this Friday and Saturday at Mc Arthur Court. Oregon is in third place, having taken that by downing the Huskies two straight, G5-58 and 70-69. Washington State’s position in the Northern Division will be either first or second, depending upon the outcome of their series with Ore gon State which ends tonight. Take Light Workout Yesterday the varsity went through only a light workout, tak ing it- easy and resting up after Saturday’s thrilling tilt. The Web foots played fine ball in both games against Washington, and John Warren, the Duck Mentor, was well pleased with the showing of his team. Saturday night started off in a wild fashion, both teams hitting consistently and with the lead al ternating all through the first half. With five minutes left in the in itial period, the Huskies posted their biggest margin of the night, six points, at 29-23. Huskies Grab Lead at Half Oregon came back and tied the score at 32 and 33-all before Wash ington hit two fielders, by Bill Van denburgh and Sammy White, with in the last ten seconds to lead 38 35 at half. W a s h i n g t o n kept t he lead through the early part of the sec ond half, until the Ducks finally caught them at 53-53. From there, the score was tied at 55 and 57-all, and neither team was able to get more than a two or three-point lead for the rest of the game. Johnny Neeley finally put the Webfoots ahead by tipping in a KAY SHINES—That’s big Kay Arndt, 240-pound, 6-foot 5-inch Wash ington State pivot, who will go against the Webfoots here this week end. A senior, “Tiny,” as he is sometimes called, is playing his fourth year of varsity ball. bucket and giving' Oregon a 61-60 margin. Duck Margin Trimmed Urban dropped in a free throw, and White countered for the Hus kies. Neeley then potted a long two-hander, only for White to hit from the field, leaving the Web foots with only a one-point lead. Neeley hit again from the field, and Wiley added a gifter with less than three minutes remaining. Almost a minute went by before LaDon Henson tipped in a rebound, promptly answered by a free toss by Paul Sowers to make it 68-65. But Henson sneaked in for a lay-in and Keith Jefferson, the skinny ] southpaw who always gives Oregon j trouble, added another in five sec- | (Please turn to page seven) Eugene Redwings Come from Behind to Defeat Portland by 4-2 Margin in Hockey Engagement Scrambling; back after trailing | 2-0 at one stage ol' the game, the IKugene Redwings retained tlieir »ice-like grip on first place in the Oregon Hockey League by stitching together a 4-2 victory over Port land here Sunday night. Portland Coach Vic Ripley, who showed 'em how when his club not ched a 7-3 triumph over Eugene a while back in the first meeting of the two, was pretty well bottled up this time, and tins helped to account ft r the reversal of the previous de cision. Portland Breaks lee Portland demonstrated to the s lisfaction of all that it hadn't made the trip just to see the seen ety when Joe Howe and Gordon Re saw slammed home the first two goals of the night. This all came about in the second jo riod, and the Redwings hopes! looked pale indeed. However, Eugene's John Olsen had other ideas about the matter ar.d within the space of seventeen j seconds in the same period he had knotted things up, 2-2. Penalties Hurt Visitors The first goal came when Port land was short one man on the ice, and the Redwings’ third one, by Tom Gillespie, also came when Eu gene had a one-man advantage due to penalties incurred by the visitors. The final counter, putting the verdict in cold storage, was manu factured by Will Wall on a pass from Tom Ferris. The game, a bonecrusher all the way, was marked by the customary exhibition of pugilism. Ripley vs Olsen In the second period Ripley and Olsen offered to send one another along to join their respective ances tors, and the result was a brief mix up. Both boys were sentenced to five minutes in the hoosegow. Ripley’s ineffectiveness was due to the concentrated body checking thrown at him by the Redwings. Despite being ganged up on, he played a fine defensive game and generally looked like the best play er on i ne ice. i This encounter left Eugene at the top of the league standings with four triumphs as compared with one setback. Portland is tied with Salem in the runner-up slot with a 2-2 record, while Corvallis (1-4) brings up the rear. are delicious and healthful UNIVERSITY GROCERY 790 K. 11th I'h. 159/ WSC Trounces Beavers 47-41 PULLMAN, Feb. 7 (AP)— The Washington State Cougars, led by Bob Gambold and Ed Gayda, led Oregon State all the way tonight and stopped the Beavers 47-41 to strengthen their hold on first place in the Northern Division of the Pacific Coast Conference bas ketball race. Kirschmen Mix With OSC Five At Corvallis Oregon’s freshman basket bailers take on Oregon State Rooks in an 8 p. m. Corvallis mix tonight with the hope that the third time’s the charm. The first two of the Rook Frosh four game series have gone to the Baby Beavers by 54 49 and 41-38 counts, so the most the Ducklings can salvage is a split in the series. Coach Don Kirsch’s Frosh have had two encounters since last Thursday night’s loss to the Rooks. They had little difficulty in over whelming Newport Friday night, 72-34, but met stiffer opposition the next evening against Hillsboro, v/inning 47-35! Yearlings Bounce Back Although the Ducklings were guilty of loose ball-handling in the first half of the Hillsboro clash, they came back in the second half like vets to outplay their smaller opponents. Forward Bill Clausen led all scor ers with 15 points, several coming on tip-ins. The Frosh may be without the services of Center Jim Vranizan, who is in Portland because of ill ness in his family. Rooks Boast Height Edge The absence of Vranizan would put a heavy load on the big men, Clausen and Bob Gilbert, because of the superior height which their Rook rivals can muster. Kirsch is expected to start a com bination which would put Clausen and Bill Carr at forwards, Gilbert at center, and Ken Hunt and Bill Korpela at the guard posts. Ice Skating TONIGHT—8 P.M. Special Price to University of Oregon Students (40c) SESSIONS: Nightly—8 —also— Sat. & Sun Matinees— 2:30 P. M. Oregon Hockey League ICE HOCKEY 8 p.m. Every Sunday Eugene Ice Arena 1S50 W. 6th Phone 4957 you'll agree But the Coffee's always good and hot at jbel'l 9*m Across from Sigma Xu