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They don’t get l»ijj headlines in the Portland papers when
they win or lose a game, hut the Oregon junior varsity basket
ball team plays a vital part in the local hoop picture.
l'or one thing, they practice with the varsity this year, not
separately as frosh teams did before* the freshman eligibility
ruling, and tiles thus are guinea pigs for any new schemes Bill
liorchcr's crew is planning to use against h’rank Duisness and
company, or the other Northern Division teams.
in connection with that, this year is unique in that the
freshman ruling has been rescinded for next season, so the
basketball and football setups will return to separate fresh
man and varsity teams.
As it is now, the Oregon JV team is composed of a com
bination of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. The frosh don’t
predominate as much as you might expect, because of the
abnormally slim crop of high school stars who entered Ore
gon last fall.
Such prep hot-shots as Bill Toole and Ron Robins went to
( >St , w hile hugene high school's own 1 lean Parsons was a com
plete traitor to the cause, as he enrolled at Washington. In
cidentally he is seeing considerable varsity action and will be
here for the forthcoming Husky .series.
Three Sophs in Starting Lineup
- Anyway, getting back to the < )regon junior varsity, the
lion Rirsch-coached Ducklings have a record of five wins and
three, losses in competition with other JY teams, and tw o vic
tories against one loss in frosh competition.
'I be regular starting lineup for the Ducklings includes Ron
Phillips and Howard Page at guards, Doug Rogers at center,
and Don Seigmund and Hugh Marxcr at forwards.
Phillips, a sophomore from Roosevelt high in Portland, is
tabbed by Kirsch as one of the better shots on either the var
sity or JV squads. If he possessed more speed or defensive
skill, Kirsch thinks the six-foot, two-inch guard would see a
lot of varsity action.
Howard Page is a freshman who played for Borcher last
year at Coos Bav. The six-foot-tall southpaw has a deadly
shot, hut Kirsch says he also lacks in speed for breakneck
varsity competition.
A Salem boy, Dong Rogers is another sophomore who scored
f>5 points for last year’s frosh squad. The six-foot, threc-inch
center i> cited bv Kirsch a> a good team man and a capable de
fensive performer.
Seigmund is Baseball Hurler
AImi a promising baseball pitcher is left-handed Don Seig
tnund. a husky forward who rounds out the trio of sophomores
on the starting lineup all of whom played for the 1951 frosh.
His coach calls him an outstanding rebounder, although not an
w especially potent scorer. He carries 200 pounds on a six-foot
frame. • •
An ex-Washington high school performer is Hugh Marxer,
the other forward. The former Colonial does everything fairly
well, according to Kirsch, but lacks somewhat in aggressive
ness. Marxer is six-feet, two-inches tall.
Another JV who has seen considerable action is Bill Choat.
six-foot, six-inches of basketball center material from North
llend, a stones throw from Borcher’s stamping ground. Choat
is the tallest man on the squad, but to bis height he has a lot
to add in the way of coordination.
Wayne Johnson, junior and football end in season, turned out
late, and Kirsch says he also needs a lot of work. Built like
a basketball player, Johnson is a forward, six-feet, four-inches
tall.
Kirsch Says JV's Have Good Spirit
Freshman Bill Blodgett from Grant high in Portland is an
other recent addition to the JV squad. Blodgett is a forward in
basketball, and additionally a rather promising baseball luirler.
Paul Bylirc of Washington high and Rex Davis of Milwaukie
are two other frosh hoopsters who also have potentialities on
the diamond.
Ray Hempy from Berkeley, Cal., is the only out-of-state per
former on the squad. Hempy, another freshman, is a lean six
foot, three-inch forward.
Two men who were counted or. for much help are scholastic
ally ineligible this term. They are Larry Chamberlain, guard
from Salem, and Dick Kofford, who hails from La Grande.
Of the JV team as a whole, Kirsch says:
_ In general this team is a little below par in natural ability,
but they do have a fine spirit. They are playing for the fun of
it, but they like to win, and they try very hard.
Dorm Bowlers
Win Alley Games
Intramural bowling last night
saw the Frosh councilors split with
I’i Kappa Phi 2-2, Merv Englund
bowling a high scries of 520 for
the councilors. In the Minturn-Sig
Ups dash, Mintorn decisioned their
opponents by a 3-1 score. For
Mintum, Clifton Dickerson hit an
even 500 series while George Troeh
of the losers had a 223 game and
a series of 546.
The Yeomen and Fijis also split
in their games each winning two
of the four tilts. In the last set
of the evening, Sherry Ross hum
bled ATO three games to one. Bill
Perkett of the winners led his
teammates in total score with a
529 series and Jerry Shaw of the
losers had the highest series of the
whole night with 556.
Although there were not to many
who bowled over 500 last night,
Lou Belissimo recreation manager
it the Student Union, stated that i
league play is steadily improving, j
Baseball Season Arrives?
Baseball has started informally
this week, as pitchers and catchers
began their warming-up exercises
in the unfinished area of the P.E.
building. Next week the rest of
the squad may turn out, as Coach
Don Kirsch has erected nets in the
unfinished area so that batting
practice may be taken. In this
way, Kirsch hopes to have his
players in good shape when the
season arrives.
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New OSC Track Coach
CORVALLIS — (U.R) — Hal Moe,
freshman football coach, has been
named varsity track coach at Ore
gon State College, school officials
announced today.
Although the appointment be
came effective immediately, Mae
will continue his football and teach
ing duties. George Fullerton, far
mer OSC distance runner, wUfc
assist Moe.
Attention
VETERANS
Saturday, Feb. 2
Last Day for Drawing Books or
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Campus Interviews on Cigarette 1 ests
No. 34...THE FERRET
Descended from a long line of distinguished
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there’s but one true test of cigarette mildness.
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After all the Mildness Tests .. •
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