McArthur Court
M( Alt fill It ('<)( ICT liMikcd like thin ulicn It wan
completed in 1927. Kxcept for a few minor changrn—
on<- of thiHn a new nwn nlgn In front—tin* court ha*
kept tin- name Konerai appearance. It will take on a
new look in the near future, however, with the addl
■. mmi ■ i
lion of new stairs, which will be built in the southwest
and northwest corner* of the building (front center
In the picture). The«e new stairs will be enclosed
with vertical metal Hiding, and will extend to the roof.
Athletic Department Plans
Changes in Igloo' Seatino
by Sam Vahey
Emertld A%»'ttant Managing Editor
Seating capacity in McArthur
court, L'niveratty of Oregon's apa
cious basketball plant, will be in
creased to almost, 10,000 before
the 1954*55 hoop season.
Blueprints for the improvement
call lor several marked changes
In both the inside and outside ap
pearances of the pavilion.
Included in these changes are
the removal of four of the posts
supporting the roof; the addi
tion of a new truss-type roof
structure which requires only four
corner posts; the addition of a
two tier balcony; and the addition
of stair wells which will extend
Up the outside of the building.
Cost of the remodeling will be
rornewhere between $110,000 and
$130,000, according to Leo Harris,
director of athletics. This Is quite
a contrast from the original costs
ol the building.
Construction on McArthur court
v.as begun in the early 1920's. Af
ter several delays, the concrete
and steel structure was completed
In 1927, at a cost of approximately
$220,000.
Many Improvements
Since 1927, an additional $20,000
has been "poured" into the physi
cal improvement of the plant. Most
recent developments have been
during the period between 1949
and 1953, when new “rollaway”
bleachers were installed in the
student sections and theatre type
seats were installed in the east
side and portions of the west and
north balconies.
Altogether, over the last 27
years, the court has cost roughly
$240,000, which is "the best bar
gain Oregon has ever got” ac
cording to Art Litchman, Athletic
news director.
Gill Coliseum, Oregon State
college's ultra-plush basketball
court, cost $1,800,000 when it was
constructed in 1949. It has a 10
500 seating capacity, but "seat
for seat” it was built at a cost
aix times higher than McArthur
Court.
Present seating capacity of the
university's hoop plant is- 8,100,
although 8,300 fans were crowded
into the last Oregon-OSC bas
ketball contest.
Court Finished in 1927
When the fieldhouse was com
pleted in 1927, it was regarded by '
many as a “white elephant." At
that time few people ever thought j
that the 8,100 seats would be too1
few for local basketball enthusi-!
asts.
Nevertheless, the court “fa- j
Oregon Frosh
Lose Mat Duel
The Oregon Frosh dropped a
close 21-16 decision to Roseburg
high's wrestlers in the southern
city Tuesday night. A forfeit by
the Ducklings in the 123 pound1
class gave Roseburg the match.
Dave Newland and Ken Kesey
turned in falls for the Frosh. Ke
sey pinned his man in one min
ute of the first round while New
land stacked up his man in the
second period. Two decisions by
Neil Butler and Jerry Djxon ac-,
counted for the Ducklings' other |
points.
Winners for Roseburg were Gil
Harvey, Dave Parkhurst, Wayne
Price and Rod Atterbury.
Results:
115 lb — Gil Harvey dec. Don
Lovett (C) 8-7; 123 lb — Rose
burg won by forfeit; ISO lb —
Nell I'utler (O) dec. Bob Moore
6-1; 147 lb — Dave Newland (O)
pinned Bob Thomas; 157 lb —
Dave ..Parkhurst pinned ..Yondis
Miller (O); 167 lb — Waye Price
pinned Cecil Knman (O); 177 lb
— Rod Atterbury dec. Jack Hen
drickson (O); 191 lb — Jerry
Dickson (O) dec. Don Jacklin;
I'nllmitcd — Kesey (O) pinned
Shaffer.
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thers" had much foresight and
planned for future expansion.
When the pavilion was built, a
concrete ledge was constructed
along the outside walls so that
it might support a future balcony.
In addition the architects placed
metal brackets on the posts which
hold up the roof with the thought
in mind that these brackets would
someday hold up a tier of seats.
Hanging Balcony
When the blueprints were drawm
up earlier this year for the pro
posed balcony, the planners dis
regarded the post supports, and
instead chose to hang the balcony
from the roof. This nesessitated
removing the present roof struc
ture and replacing it with tw'o
steel trusses which will run the
length of each side.
Because of this, the builders will
be able to remove the posts along
each side which have been a both
er to the fans sitting behind them.
Instead of having just one tier
of balcony seats which would im
pair the view of the sidelines, the
planners have drawn up blueprints
which call for two separate tiers
of seats. Each balcony w'ill have
900 seats.
The new' stairs will go from the
ground floor to the third level of
seats. Not only will they provide
easier access to the seats but also
make it much faster to clear all
the fans out of the building.
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Halbrook Dominates
P.C.C. Scoring Race
Wade Hal brook, Oregon State's
I K*ant sophomore center, dominated
the Northern Division basketball
statistics released today by the
Pacific Coast Conference Com
missioner's office.
His performance through Feb
ruary 6 placed him atop the field
in total scoring, field goal shoot
ing percentage and rebounds.
I Barney Holland, Oregon guard,
was the only player to break Hal
brook’s monopoly, as he maintain
ed his leadership in free throw
| shooting.
Halbrook has a game scoring
average of 23.3, having scored 80
field goals and 73 free throws for
233 points in his first 10 outings.
Trailing are Ron Bennink, Wash
ington State, 17.9; Dean Parsons,
Washington, 14.3; Dwight Morri
I son, Idaho, 14.2, and Ed Halberg,
Oregon, 13.2.
Halbrook is shooting an even
50 per cent from the floor with
80 field goals in 160 tries. Next in
line are two Oregon men. Halberg,
48 per cent, and Max Anderson,
45.5 per cent. In the rebound de
partment, Halbrook has 11.7 per
game, to 10.9 for Parsons and 9.8
for Morrison.
Holland has dropped 28 of 33
| free throw attempts for a mark
j of 84.9 per cent and the lead over
•lay Dean, Oregon State, 79 per
| cent, and Harlan Melton, Idaho,
78.3 per cent.
In team shooting, Oregon leads
Oregon State by the smallest pos
sible margin, 38 per cent to 37.9
per cent. The Ducks have scored
222 field goals in 585 tries. Idaho
leads in free throw shooting with
64 per cent on 194 points in 303
attempts. Oregon State has the
best rebounding game with 344 to
i their opponents 300, and Idaho the
i best scoring average, 63.6.
Defensively the Beavers also are
top-ranked, allowing foes but 53.1
points per game. Oregon has held
opponents to the lowest shooting
mark, 31.7 per cent.
Washington journeys to Oregon
State for a 2-game series this
weekend, while Oregon meets Ida
ho at Moscow the same evenings.
Should Oregon State, as favored,
beat the Washington Huskies this
weekend to complete a four-game
basketball sweep this winter, it
would be only the second time
since the Northern Division was
formed that the Beavers have
been able to accomplish such a
feat and the first time under the
present 16-game schedule.
Dig These
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making of a good bartender.
When athletic greats finally
acquire the proper amount of
culture, there is always some
one like Rod Taylor who is glad
to make bartenders out of peo
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Reed.
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