*Dua& 07’MLC&& —— ■ ^ %>iU (purutaf EmenU Sport* Editor ]’>;i kctball, however tniieli il ha-, heen analyzed ami studied hy keen minds, still remain-, a (jainc in which there is a big element of chance, hor in-lance in Monday night's WSC-Ore g"n contest, Oregon started the game in the distressing con dition of being unable to buy a basket. They didn't hit a field goal until the first quarter wa nearly over, and were placing generally inept basketball, losing the ball on interceptions and off the backboard to the hustling Cougars, who looked like they meant to spoil Hill Borcher’s Northern Division debut. I hings were a little better for < )regon in the second period, as they got five baskets to the \\ SC five and narrowed the Cougar lead to four point . 26-22. But still in the first half they hit just .162 from the field on six for .37 attempts. Athletes Fight Tension I hen Oregon came hack from the <lrc--ing rooms a different balklnb, and couldn't seem to mi- . with a total of 14 basket ,Jor the last two periods. I he reason for this is not something you can figure out like a mathematical problem. But tension1 probably had something to do with it. C.rantland Rice, or some body, said once that ten-ion i the greatest enemy an athlete has to fight. Offhand, you might think that the optimum atti tude for a coach to instill in his young gallants would he one of headlong determination to go out and die for the alma mammy, or at least bark their shins trying. Midi, In: tie and spirit are essential, hut there has to he in clulled in the attitude of an eftective competitor a certain loose tie--. a talent to have a good time while placing, which en ables him to he effective when the going becomes more diffi cult. Doak Walker is a former SMC football player noted for the especially icy water which seemed to run in his veins during clutch game situations. Concerning football, Walker once said he didn’t see any call to get excited about it, because after all it was only a game, just like sack racing. Incidentally, Walker and his SMC mates gave the University of Oregon grid team something of a football lesson in the halvcon days of the 1949 Cotton Howl, when it was actually considered unusual for the (iregon gridders to lose a game. Ah, the dear dead past. Returning to our subject, we hope that the Oregon basket ball team becomes an outfit of real competitors who continue to come through in the clutch a- well as they did Monday night. Peterson Tops Nation Bob Peterson, l>It*shi> heart, is now the top rebound man in the nation. Also, Monda\ night his 21 rebounds against WSC M t new Pacific Coast Conference and Northern Division rec ords in that department. He broke his own mark of 20, set last year against the same WSC team. The whole Duck team must have been rebound conscious against the Cougars, for they set a new XI) record Monday ■♦flight of 66 rebounds recovered in one game, topping the old mark of 57 set by Oregon State. Help for the Duck basketballers won t be forthcoming in the direction of lid Halberg, for the six-foot, six-inch forward trans fer from .Olympic J.C. was injured slightly in a minor auto accident, and is not enrolled in school this term. He had been out since before the holidays, recoverning from a knee op eration. Washington Drops in AP Poll We see where the University of Washington, after having split its weekend series with Idaho, has tumbled from third to sixth on the Associated Press basketball poll. The men of Tippy Dye are the only far western team currently listed in the first twenty. On the squad to aid them arc two elongated young men whom the University of Oregon or other Oregon schools could have used, and perhaps should have gotten, since they are Oregon natives. Dean Parsons, skyscrapping center last year for Eugene high school, is still on the Tippy Dye varsity, as is six-foot five-inch Duane Enochs, former flash at Jefferson high in Portland. Enochs appeared slated for a fire man role this campaign, and the mere fact that Parsons is on the squad as a freshman for a team so highly rated as the Huskies, is considerable accomplishment in itself. Congratulations to Freshmen Again, we congratulate freshmen athletes from the state who attended Oregon schools. Here in Eugene, perhaps the bright est frosh hoopstcr is lanky Ron Bottler, also a top baseball catching prospect. While up in Corvallis Slats (• i 11 is making ( xcellent use of first-year men, including such slickers at guards - as Bill Toole from Klamath balls, and Ron Robins from Coos Bay. Incidentally, Robins is a Bill Borcher product—the irony of it all. Basketball Enters Intramural Spotlight In the intramural basketball activity Tuesday afternoon Itclta 'I'au Delta trounced the Sigma Chi’crew 34 to IX. At the -ame time in Court 40 Pi Kappa Alpha downed Phi Sigma Kappa 20 to 10. Sigma I’lii Epsilon squeezed by Pi Kappa Phi 21 to 10 and Stan Kay hall easily ran over Gamma hall 26 to 17. Minturn had a very ea-y time with McChesney hall as they pounded their way to a 3 to 28 victory. '1 !«■ Delt> did not show their surprising strength until the second period or their game with the Sign. During the first half the action was pretty slow with the lead changing hands several times. About a minute before the end of the half the Sigma Chi five were ahead 9 to 8 but in the last 30 seconds the Delta scored one field goal and a free throw to put them ahead at the half time 11 to 9. The Delts were able to hold and lengthen this lead throughout the remainder of the game. After re suming play in the second half Darrel Hawes, the outstanding point-getter of the game, dumped in three successive baskets to in crease the Delt’s lead to eight points. To add to this performance Hawes' teammates added two quick buckets to make the score 21 to 9 before the Sigs could call a time out. Ceee Hodges was the high point man for the Sigs with 9 but no one could begin to rival the 23 points accredited to Darrel Hawes. Don Hull for the Delts and Don Hedgepeth for the Sigs both showed some fine work under the backboards during the game. Pi Kappa Alpha did not seem to be pushed very hard to come out on top in the battle with the Phi Sigs. At half time the Pi Kappa Alpha "5” was ahead 12 to 6 end in the final accounting they had 20 to the Phi Sig's 10. Oddly i enough Pi Kappa Alpha had one : man. a fellow named Husted, who i made as many points as their op- ■ ponents team. 10. The closest game of the after noon was between the Sig Eps and the Pi Kaps. The margin at half time was only one point with Sig ma Phi Epsilon on top 9 to 8. The j lead changed very regularly during the second period but the Sig Eps were able to come up with a 20 to 19 margin with a little over a min ute remaining in the game. They : put on a stall that would be credi- 1 table to many a college team and held off the desperate Pi Kaps un- ! til the horn sounded ending the , game. During this time they were ' able to pick another point on one of the several free throws awarded thorn. Stan Ray hall rambled to a 26 j to 17 victory over Gamma hall in the last game of the afternoon , largely on the teamplay of their : crew. They did not show any out- ; standing ball player, but they had , several men looking good. Frank ' Miere was the high point man for Stan Ray and the game with 8 point*: ar.J G’c:ss did the honors for Gamma with 6 points. Stan Ray was able to squeeze out an 11 j to 9 margin at halftime and then ( held Gamma to 8 points while they were scoring 15 in the second half, i Minturn hall turned in another win to add to their long list piled up this year. They did not display any outstanding play, but Me Bowling League Schedule Listed Men's intramural bowling league. I sponsored by the Student Union j recreation committee, will begin next Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. Any team which cannot bowl on the night designated should call Loo Naapis, 5-9481, not later than this Friday. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Gamma hall, Hunter hall, Cherney hall, Minturn hall, Lambda Chi Alpha, Nestor hall, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Wednesday, Frosh Counselors, Sherry Ross, Omega, Sigma Chi, Yeomen, Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Tau Omega, Theta Chi, Pi Kappa Phi. Thursday, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Nu, Phi Kappa Psi, Beta Theta Pi, French hall, Phi Kappa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Mu, Pi Kappa Alpha. Today's IM Schedule Schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 9 3:50 C ourt 40— Hunter hall A vs. Cherney hall A 3:50 Court 43—Campbell Club A vs. Philadelphians A 4:35 Court 40—Yeomen A vs. Legal Eagles A 4:35 Court 43—Phi Oelta Theta A vs. Tau Kappa Epsilon A 5:15 Court 40—Phi Kappa Psi A vs. Phi Gamma Oelta. A 5:15 Court 43— -Sigma Alpha Epsi lon A vs. Theta Chi A Chesney was so far off that it made very little difference. McChesney was unable to score until 2 minutes had passed in the second half when Ron Lilienthal dumped in a basket. Lilienthal was runner-up for high 8 points. Ray Coley of Minturn dropped in 8 points for the scoring honors of the contest. Minturn had a half time margin of 14 to 0 and it looked for a time as if they were going to hold McChesney scoreless but they were unable to hold them down for the entire game. It is no surprise that Minturn has a win ning team. Their guards, Joe Tom and Phil Abraham, are regular men on John Warren's Hardware AAU team. This speedy and tricky duo combined with the height of Pat O'Brien and Ray Coley along with the floormanship of Koko Santos makes a mighty fine out fit. i YMCA Hoopsters Start Off Season The YMCA basketball team will play its first game of the season in the YMCA Church league at 6:30 p.m. today at the Willakenzie grade school. The YM will meet the First Baptist Church. Jack Memer, executive secre tary of the YM, asked that all players meet at 5:45 at the YWCA office in the Student Union. Rental Typewriters "Better Machines Within Your Means" OFFICE MACHINERY AND SUPPLY CO. I 30 11th Ave., E. Ph. 4-8035 Putting off that fuel order, may mean that you'll be caught with an empty tank in a sudden cold spell. STANDARD HEATING OIL Delivered at your Convenience MANERUD - HUNTINGTON FUEL CO. 997 Oak Phone 4-1211 or 5-6262 COLLEGE SIDE INN 889 E. 13th Ave. INTRODUCING OUR NEW VENTURE QUALITY PASTRY, CAKES AND COOKIES DELIVERED DAILY BY AN OUTSTANDING BAKERY OKDEKS TAKEN PH. 4-7055