French Powerhouse Rolls On In intramural “A” basketball ac tion on Tuesday, four games were played, while two were forfeited. French Hall rolled to an easy 54 to 23 victory over a hard fighting, but completely outclassed Stitzer team. The Stitzerites kept the game fairly close in the first half as they trailed only 19 to 22, at the midway point, but in the second half the Frenchmen began to hit and won going away. The main factors in the French victory were the fine rebounding of Harry Johnson and Jerry Ross, and the sharpshooting of Loyd Lewis. Lewis registered -22 points for high point honors. Following Lewis in the scoring column were Highlander with 9, Pavlat 7, John son and Ross 7 each, and Barker with 4. High point man for Stitzer was Dick Everest with 8. French (54) (28) Stitzer Highlander 9 F. 0, Nordling Barker, 4 .F. 0, D. Lewis Johnson, 6.C 4, Schneiderm’n Lewis, 22 .G... 6, Blackledge Pavlat, 7 .G. 8, Everest Subs: French; Ross 6. Stitzer; Hinkson 5. The Counselors defeated the Legal Eagles in a hard fought, but rather loosely played game. The score was only 4 to 2 at the end of the first quarter. The halftime score was 9 to 6. In the second half the Counselors pulled away a little bit to record their victory. High point man for the game was Abraham of the Counselors with 7 points. The top scorer for the Legal Eagles was Moore with only 5 points. The score by quarters was 4-2, 9-6, 14-8, and 18-12. Counselors (18) (12) Legal Eagles Schmidt, 0 .F.... 3, Mansfield Deatherage, 4 ... F.. 0, Johnson Ball, 3 .C. .. 3, Mosgreve Abraham, 7 .G.5, Moore Williams, 4 .G.0, Smith Subs: Counselors; Demarsh. Legal Eagles; Givan, Tolliver 1, Ainsworth. The hard fighting Phi Psi B team registered its most easy vic tory of the season as they won from Lambda Chi Alpha by forfeit. With the towering backboard strength of Larry Schweinfurt and Jack Viskov and the deadly accu racy of Viskov’s shooting Merrick had no trouble in subduing Sherry Ross. Merrick jumped to an early lead, heading Sherry Ross 8-5 at the first quarter mark and 17-10 at the halftime. Following Viskov in scoring was Dick Reneberg of Sherry Ross with twelve counters. Schweinfurt and Bob Bond of Mer rick each counted for nine points. Merrick (36) (23) Sherry Ross Schweinfurt, 9 ....F ... 3, Baltimore Behind, 0 .F. 6, Briles Viskov, 16 .C .... 12, Reneberg Bond, 9 .G 2, Kleeman Veron, 2 .G. 2, Sjolund The Theta Chi B team nosed out a very close win over Beta Theta Pi B's in B league action. In the first half both teams used strict ball control with the half time score tied at 7-7. The third quarter saw much faster action with the Betas taking the lead. 14-13. Theta Chi fought back hard in the final frame, leading 20-17 with two min utes remaining, and protected this lead to win 22-20 over the fighting Betas. Theta Chi (22) (20) Beta Theta Pi Jones, 4 .F. 9, Adams Harber, 2 .F. 3, Reeves Hebrand, 3 .C. 4, Jackson Hutchinson, 3 ....G. 0, Koehler Keller, 2 .G. 4, Atkinson Substitutes: Theta Chi; Babb, 4; Kern, 4. Philadelphia House A’s won over the Yeomen A’s by forfeit as the Yeomen were unable to field a full team. TRACK Phi Gamma Delta took an easy victory over the Kappa Sigma tracksters in Intramural track ac tion Tuesday, with the Fiji’s wind ing up in front by a point toal of 39to 2OV2 for the Kappa Sigs. Winners in the events are as fol lows : Shot: Lloyd, Fiji—42’ BJ: Jackson, Fiji—18’ 5”. HJ: Fawcett, Fiji—6’ 0". PV: Lekas, Fiji—9’ 40 yd. hurdles, Fawcett, Fiji. 40 yd. dash, Novikoff, Kappa Sig. Shuttle Relay, Fiji. % mile run called off. Tennis Meeting Tonight Candidates for University of Oregon’s varsity and freshman tennis squads are asked to at tend the season’s first meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight in room two, ROTC builSing. The Emerald Tuesday incorrectly stated that the meeting was to be held Tues day night. Ducks Ready For Series With Staters Oregon's Ducks, in preparation for the opening of their Civil War series this weekenil with the Beav ers from Corvallis, raced through a lengthy scrimmage against the Frosh hoopers Tuesday afternoon. Bill Borcher’s quintet is expected to be at full strength when they meet the fast improving Oregon State aggregation. The Webfoot’s torrid fast break was running effectively, anil the team showed marked improvement in their rebound ing. The same five hoopers who have dominated the starting quintet most of the season are expected to open the game Fri day night. Chet Noe. Oregon's leading point getter, will hold down the center Tickets on Sale For Corvallis Tilt Oregon students may pur chase tickets to Saturday night’s Oregon-OSC game (in Corvallis) this week for $1 at the athletic department offices in McArthur court. To be admitted to the game on these tickets Saturday, the student must present his stu dent body card, also, the athletic department said. General admission price to the game in Corvallis is $1.50. Oregon plays OSC in Kugene Friday night. spot. Noe ranks third among the conference scoring leaders. For wards scheduled to start are Ed Halberg and Keith Farnam. At the guard slots will be Ken Wegner, fifth in league scoring, and Barney Holland. Hoping to jump off to a fast lead in the Civil War series, the high scoring Webfoots, who have averaged 67.1 points per game for the season, will use their fast break whenever possible. Staters Are Young Oregon State is planning to re taliate with a lineup comprised of four sophomores and one junior. It would be the same five which led the Beavers to their Saturday i ALL MEMBERS, OR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS, OF The Oregon-Hawaii Tour of 1953 ARE INVITED TO SEE MATSON'S FILM ON "THE LURLINE" AND HAWAII 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM BAMBOO ROOM EUGENE HOTEL THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 The Oregon-Hawaii Tour is limited to 20 members. The number below is the number of vacancies left on the tour. 7 Suyeae Sesurice Ph. 5-8431 Eugene, Oregon MEADOWS' DERBY Seton Hall Retains First Ranking As Twenty Victory Mark Nears Ry Martin Meadows Emerald Sporltwriler The undefeated Seton Hall Pi rates remained on top in this week's national basketball ratings as final exams curtailed lust week's schedule of games. While the Pirates neared the 20 victory mark with their 19th win, ’.a 103-85 romp over hapless Mem phis State, the Washington State Cougars gained the distinction of .becoming the first team in the .■country to lose 20 tilts by getting whacked twice by Washington. The Cougars have four wins. LaSalle Second In the battle for second, LaSalle took over following a 79-52 deci sion over St. Joseph's of Philadel phia. The Explorers, who climbed from third, now own a 15-2 record, both defeats coming at the hands of DePaul. Third place is held by the Fordham Kams (13-1), who hut ted a stubborn Army squad Into submission, 63-54, thus sneaking ahead of North Carolina State. The latter, possessors of a 16-3 slate, fell from second to fourth after losing by an amoeba’s eye lash, 70-69, to North Carolina’s Tarheels. The Washington Huskies solidi fied their grasp on the number five niche with their previously mentioned double triumph over Washington State by scores of 75 41 and 60-48. This ran the Huskies’ record to 15-1, including 12 con secutive victories. night victory over Idaho's Vandals. Among the starters would be Ted Romanoff and Tex White man, forwards, Tony Ylastelica, who countered 28 times at Idaho Saturday, and at the guard slots Johnny Jarboe and Bill Toole. The Beavers are liable to employ the same type of zone defense which worked so effectively in the first game of their pair with Washington State. Last season the Webfoots were able to collect three wins in four outings against the Oregon Staters. In a preseason contest played in Portland the Beavers nabbed an overtime victory. Both teams are desperately in need of the triumph Friday night, with both the clubs in a battle for second spot in the conference with Idaho. The Oregon five now holds a slim margin over the other two. Friday night’s encounter is scheduled for McArthur Court, and the return engagement Saturday will be at Gill Coliseum in Corval lis. The Webfoots are rated slight favorites by comparison of the two opponents’ past records this sea son, but the Beavers are sure to be out for blood'and there is every indication that the pair will be evenly matched. Featuring i FOAM i RUBBER RECOVERING RESTYLING REPAIRING Retail Sales on Fabrics & Supplies Will & Johnson UPHOLSTERING 736 Charnelton Ph. 4-0115 pressing close octnmi is Kansas State (9-2). The Wildcats regain ed their stride nnd clawed out a 94-85 margin over Missouri to stay ahead of Indiana’s Hooaiers. The Hoosiers, who advanced from 12th after plastering Purdue, 88-75, have been beaten only by Kansas State and Notre Dame and cur rently lead the pack in the rough Big Ten conference. They have the same 9-2 card as Kansas State, but are 8-0 in league play. The strong Blue Grass state outfits, Pastern Kentucky and Western Kentucky, are lodged in the eighth und ninth slots, re spectively. Eastern (11-2) turn ed in a 74-65 seore over Murray, while cross-state rival Western played two games of a three contest jaunt through the south. In the first one, the Ililltoppcrs smothered Miami of Florida hy a 98-56 count, und then throttled Loyolu of New Orleans, 84-75, to hike their ledger to 14-3. Back in the top ten after a two week absence is Illinois, which posted its ninth decision in 11 starts by outshooting Michigan State, 76-64. Indiana and Illinois replaced Oklahoma A&M and Tul sa, both of which were upset last week. Kio Grande Undefeated Ria Grande, paced by record breaking Bevo Francis, has the most wins in the nation and boasts a 25-0 mark, but has not played any major competition and is prob ably overrated at 49th. The week's schedule will dish up a choice list of games, such as: North Carolina State-Villanova to night; Fordham-St. John's Thurs day; Tulsa—Oklahoma A&M Fri day; Seton Hall-Villanova. Notre Dame-DePaul, Eastern Kentucky LaSalle, and Wake Forest-North Carolina State, all on Saturday. Here are the rankings, including Saturday's games: 1 Set on Hall (19 0) 2. LaSalle (15-2) .L I' -r. 1-otiisvillc (13 3) 17. Manhattan (10 2) . ' I>« Paul (11 4 ) 19. ()kla City (113) J1 >. (»<•«. Wash. (9 3 ) 21. Miami (). (10 3) 22. Seattle (15 2) 23. W. Forest (11-4) 24. Penn (10 2) 25. No. Car. (13 3) ?.(>. KatVk.'m (9-4) 27. < ai. (9-5) ' ■ 29. Mar s I;,ml f 9 * > Jo VVc»t. Va. ( 11 ) 31 \ iafcara ( 1.1 ' j 22. ( olumbia (91) .13. i sc m j) .*4 11 • .1 > ( (7 1) .1 5. Si. I amis ( 8 f,) .10. Navy (9- J) .17. I nnj.lr (114) IVLA < H» 5) 39. Told.. 4.1. 1 )u<|iie^i.r i ! ft ') 44. Wv<*min« (1 l n) 4 5. Mich. St. (74) 40 Marshal! ( 12-2) 43 Marquette (8 6) 4K V Ulanova (11 4 ) 49. K !<» (Ji amir < .’5 1 •) 50. iVnn St alt (8 4) Baseball Meeting Set There will be a meeting of all varsity and freshman baseball prospects on Thursday night, -Jan uary 29, in room 101 PE building at 7:00 p.m. Those attending are requested to bring fountain pens. Politeness" Wins (Continued from par/c one) personalities that appeared in the 19.r»2 Olympics. Particularly out standing, according to Hamilton, was Emil Zatopek of Czechoslo vakia, who won three running events. Hamilton said that the runner ran as if "the next, lap would be his last." Hamilton also gave Zatopek’s secret of running: "Run until you get tired and then lean forward and run faster.” Hamilton also described the games as "a breath of fresh air" in a troubled world and held out the hope that the games would have an influence in bringing or der out of chaos. Dr. Leland A. Huff Optometrist *3 W. 8th Ave Ph. 5-3725