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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1949)
DUCK TRACKS By DICK CRAMER Emerald Sports Editor Well it looks like Oregon is finally out of the Northern Di vision race, as far as they themselves are concerned. With six losses, the Ducks can't do much more than tie for the title, and that looks pretty doubtful. Washington State will be tough for the rest of the season, despite playing all but one of their remaining six games away from home. They would have to drop three more games for the Webfoots to tie them, providing John Warren’s boys can win all the rest of their games. The Cougars have two games each left with Oregon State, Washington and Idaho. They could drop two to the Beavers, their opponents this weekend, but that looks doubtful. Jack Friel is keeping his quint in the Willamette Valley, rather than face the Beavers, worn out with a week of traveling. Washington State, despite their disadvantageous schedule, has the inside chance for the loop championship. After their two games with Oregon State, they have only to get by a fad ing Washington five in Seattle and an erratic Idaho team. EDDIE GAYDA i ne leavers have tour games with Uregon tollov*ing this weekend, and that won’t be an easy series for either outfit. It could mean the pennant for either one, or at least a tie for the championship. That will make it even more blood-and-thunder than usual. And they usually aren’t quiet. What happened to Washington this year? The Huskies were slated to fight it out with Oregon State in January, but current ly their battling Idaho for the bottom spot. No Center Hurts Washington It makes Art McLariley look like a one year flash, winning the PCC title one year and coming close to if not in the cellar. And if they do wind up fifth in the five team league, it will be the first time in history that a Washington casabo quint has wound up in the cellar. The main reason is probably the lack of a center. Jim Mal lory just doesn’t fill the bill. Another possibility is the unfortu nate trick of fate that gave the Huskies an outstanding ball player like Sammy White but didn’t send along the right mater ial to allow McLarney to make use of him. White is one of the best cagers in the Northern Division, but he hasn't had a chance to shine in his usual way. He is the whole hub of the Washington team even when in backcourt. He hasn’t scored the points that Bill Vandenburgh has, but he would rank high in assists of they counted those in basketball. Gay da Top Notch Player Another top-flight eager that has been, to a certain extent, handicapped by the material around him, is Eddie Gayda, the re bound hound of Washington State. Gayda really works the boards, probably better than any one else in the circuit. He showed his value Saturday night, when he generaled the Cougars to their 50-48 win over the Webfoots. He didn’t score a terrific number of points, only eight, but he set up plays that Ron Button and Bob Elliott scored on, and his ball-handling and backboard work were the key to the WSC win. Saturday night shows what WSC can do when they have a little rest. They were on the train coming from Pullman for 26 hours before they reached Eugene at 6:15 Friday night. They were a little tired that night. When Inland Empire teams get hot, the}- really boil. Fri day night it was Idaho’s turn, and they hit from the field at an even .500, trnely amazing! And Washington State’s average Saturday was above .450! That is remarkable shooting. Maybe its a good thing Oregon is through with the Inland Empire teams for this year. Dons Boast of A-A Candidates The University of San Francisco, the Webfoots opponents this Friday and Saturday, has been putting out a lot of publicity about two of their starter's in hopes of boosting them into All American contention. One, forward Don Lofgran, is the leading Don scorer, averaging about 13 points per game. He stands 6 feet and 6 but is a stringbean, weighing only 180. The other candidate is also light for his height, weighing only 139 while standing 5-9. His name is Rene Herreias, and his main feat is defense. He is supposed to be a good ball handler and a fair shot, but he doesn’t shoot much. Anothe Don ace is pivotman Joe McNamee, the same height as Lofgran but heavier. Fie has averaged better than 11 points per tilt, besides scrapping on the boards. Highland House Tops Hendricks To Share Lead Playing by far the fastest game of the season in both scoring and foot work, Highland house II downed a spirited Hendricks hall team 19-18 in WAA intramural basketball play yesterday to put the two teams in a tie for first place in League I. Because this was the first de feat for the Hen hall squad in this double elimination tournament, a play-off will be staged today to determine which team will enter the championships. Though the losers trailed by only cne point at the quarter and closed the gap more than once during the game, somehow they couldn’t man age to head the strong Highland team. The co-op led 12-8 at half time. Alpha hall's failing to appear with a complete team gave Alpha Xi Delta position in the finals in League II with play-off to be today when they meet University house, so far undefeated. Winner of League III is Wiki Wiki with Rebec house also in that position in League IV. Sigma Nu, Sammies, Kappa Sigs Triumph TODAY'S SCHEDULE 3:50 Court 43 Sigma Chi B vs Delta Upsilon B 3:50 Court 40 Pi Kappa Alpha B vs Phi Gamma Delta B 4:35 Court 40 Delta Tau Delta B vs Phi Sigma Kappa B 4:35 Court 43 Theta Chi B vs Chi Psi B 5:15 Court 40 Phi Delta Theta B vs Tau Kappa Epsilon B 5:15 Court 43 Alpha Tau Omega B vs Pi Kappa Phi B Yesterday marked the beginning of the final week of IM bas ketball play. In the opening tilt the Sigma Nu B team won their game by taking a forfeit from the Sherry Ross five. The Hall men were using some players of other teams. The next game was a bit of a thriller as the Lambda Chis were edged out by the Kappa Sigs 28-27. In the final game of the day, the Sammies completely overran the Campbell Club, 43-12. The consistent scoring of Kappa Sigs Bob Anderson and Jack Countryman was the main reason that the Kappa Sigs won a close one from the Lambda Chi’s. 13 For Anderson Anderson hit for thirteen count ers and teammate Countryman ac counted for eleven. Heading the scoring parade for the scrappy Lambda Chi five was Ken Hansen with twelve. The Sammies didn't have much trouble in handling the Campbell Clubmen a 43-12 shelllacking. Vic Menashe and Saul Lesser had a field day in scoring. Menashe hit for twelve and Lesser tallied ten. Turns Into Runaway The game itself was a runaway for the Sammies as the Clubmen couldn’t hit the hoop in the first half. The intermission score was 12-4 for S.A.M. The winners tallied 31 points in the last half, most of them coming from Menashe and Lesser. TONIGHT Millrace Meeting For the benefit of Eugene and the University • • • • All interested persons are invited to attend • • • • TONIGHT 7:30 Chi Psi Lodge 1018 Hilyard