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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1949)
DeltSf Sigma Chi Capture IM Titles DUCK TRACKS By DICK CRAMER Emerald Sports Editor it seems tne JNortnern Division doesn t have a corner on rab id crowds. Word comes from Stanford that more than one game in the Southern Division has nearly ended in riots, with more than one person surprised that they didn't. The big trouble in the South is not only the rabid fans but, as is so often the case, their lack of knowledge of the rules. This, combined with the officials calling technicals on the crowd for booing almost brought the house down in a recent tilt between California and USC at Palo Alto. It seems that in the opening moments of the game Bill Shar man. the Trojans top eager, was awarded a foul shot. The fans . .urmered slightly about it, and Sharman was awarded another gift toss. He missed the first and the second, but the men in strip ed shirts let him shoot until he dropped one in. The Cal students weren’t too happy about that, and were es pecially displeased when USC wound up the winner by one point, 58-57. The Indians, rated as the best Southern Division team before DICK MILLER the season began, have emulated Washington here in the North and' folded but good. Already they are eliminated from the race in the South, dropping out right after their Berkeley neighbor, California. Bruins Cry-Babies in the South Now the race is between UCLA, the “cry-babies" of the loop, and USC. The Bruins have made a habit of charging the offici als whenever a foul is called on one of them. And its not the guy who committed the foul but all five of them. ' ..... ... Their new coach, John Wooden, is apparently one of the big reasons for this attitude. According to our Stanford source he is as bad if not worse than any of his team. He not only charges the officials but also throws in an occasional rush at one of the oppos ing players. He pulled that little trick against Stanford, yipping and yapp ing at Steve Stephenson, the Indians center. Stephenson, who has a reputation of almost never getting mad, was ready to go after the one-time All-American but was held back by his teammates. The Bruins whining tactics have made then one of the most unpopular quints in the loop-, but it has paid off in wins. Before last night’s games they were tied with USC for the loop lead and have a good chance to take the title. ND Winner Has Big Advantage in Playoff If UCLA does take the honors in the Southern Division, its doubtful if they would go much farther. The Northern Division winner has a big advantage in playing on their own court. That doesn’t guarantee that the two most likely winners in the North will automatically win the playoff but it would give Oregon State and Washington State a big advantage. Its getting close to the end of the season, which means all kinds of all-star teams will be appearing in the near future. The All-Coast team will probably be dominated by boys from the Southern Division since it is picked by sportswriters and most of them are in California. That will mean a misrepresentation of the actual situation, just as the AP poll on the best teams in the nation is off-balance. We thought USF had a good team, but not the eighth best in the country. They got that way strictly on their record against East ern teams. And then when they did not drop in the poll after splitting with the Webfoots shows again the unbalanced situation. Roger Wiley should pull down an All-Coast berth,' but the California sportswriters could well keep him out. Loss of Miller, Zazula to Hurt The loss of Dick Miller and Frank Zazula to North Dakota University is pretty serious. They have been with Jim Aiken a long time and know his system back and forth. It will be hard to get adequate replacements. We wish both of them a lot of luck. They have helped Oregon football for the past two years and can well give the Dakotas something to talk about. "\\ e have an idea they will. They will be missed for their coaching, and Zazula’s ability as a scout has helped tlie \\ ebfoots no little the past two years. He could really spot the other teams weaknesses. Loney Sinks 11 In Leading SX To '8' Bauble By ROGER EDDY Sigma Chi hauled in an arm ful of points as they annexed the 1949 Intramural B Basket ball title yesterday by turning back a late surge by Theta Chi to win, 28-24. Sigma Chi had poured through three field goals and another free throw in the first period to build up an 8-3 lead. egy worked. At the three-quarter mark, it was Sigma Chi by 20-19. Sigma Chi got the better of the barrage in the last stanza and pull ed out with a 26-24 lead. BILL LANEY led Sigma Chi with eleven markers, and John Jones canned seven. Theta Chi was sparked by Rog Mockford and Harry Kannasto. Theta Chi B (24) Sigma Chi B (28) D. Ruth (5).F..B. Sanders (0) D. Coghill (3) ....F.J. Jones (7) R. Mockford (6)..C..D. Johnson (2) Kannasto (4) .G....B. Laney (11) R. Clark (6) .G Richardson (6) Subs: Theta Chi — Bill Gregg; Sigma Chi—Bill Collver (2). Last Quarter Onslaught Nets Triumph in Finale By Dave Taylor Led by the big IS points of Bob Kehrli, Delta Tau Delta ‘A’ an nexed its first Intramural basketball championship by turning back a scrappy McChesney hall five, 33-28. The battle was a see-saw affair throughout the first three quarters before the combined efforts of Kehrli and Rarrell Hawes put the game out of danger with a fourth quarter onslaught which the vets dorm team could not match. BERT BERGSTROM, McChesney center who was high for me losers wim 11, openea me game with a quick lay-in, but the Delts came back immediateely with lit tle Dave Robathan and Wade Han son hitting the hemp for two-point ers before Kehrli dropped in his first field goal of the game. McChesney turned on the heat as Don Bowman sank two fielders after Bergstrom had racked up a free throw on Kehrli’s foul to take the lead momentarily. But Kehrli hit another to give his team an 8-to-7 edge at the end of the first quarter. THE SECOND FRAME was a duplicate of the first with Hawes shining on defense as he stole the ball time and again from the Mc Chesney players and set up the Delt defense for the kill. Sigma Alpha Mu Downs ATO To Cop Handball Championship Sigma Alpha Mu’s veteran handball team slammed its way to victory over Alpha Tau Omega yesterday afternoon to win the intra mural championship for the third year running and retire the trophy. It was Saal Lesser and Itz and Marv Horenstein who made for the sweep. Lesser easily disposed of Lyle Rodgers, 21-0, 21-4 in the singles and the Horenstein brothers clipped Bob Harrison and Ed Chrobot, 21-12, 21-19, in the doubes In winning, the Sammies also maintained their streak of not having lost a single game throughout the season. The halftime score read 12-11, Delts’ favor. Three one-handed hook shots by; Bergstrom put the vets dorm squad back in front 19-to-18 before Kehrli unloosed a terrific seven point attack to give Delta Tau Del ta a 25-to-22 lead at the close Of the third stanza. McChesney (28) Delta (88) Aplet.F. (5) Sheldon Bowman (6) .. .F.(5) Robathan Bergstrom (11) C. (15) Kebrtl Mase (5) .G. (5) Hawes McKean (6) ...,G. (3) Hanson Has she got SPRING FEVER? Make it Complete j hy sending her 1 FLOWERS From : WAYNE'S 849 E. 13th Ph. 7172 WHERE ? Mac Court WHEN? To Night WHAT ? The Military Ball