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By Jerry Claussen
Emerald Co-Sports Editor mmm
Basketball is over for the 1955 season, at least for the Ore
gon Ducks, and the 33rd and last Northern Division season
is gone. It has been a season unrivaled by past years in many
respects.
Most important from the Oregon point of view is that
the Duck hoopers nabbed second place, even though drop
ping all four games to champion Oregon State. The col
lapse of Washington, a pre-season favorite with OSC for
the title, helped the Oregon cause tremendously.
Every team in the conference was a surprise in some way
over the 1955 season. Oregon was rated no better than third
before the season started and wound up second, but lost the
series to Oregon State for the first time in eight years. Oregon
State was defending champion but figured to have a tough
time with Washington. Instead the Reavers marched through
13 straight games, including four straight over Washington,
before losing to WSC, the weakest team in the league.
Huskies Disappoint Fans
Washington was the biggest flop that anyone can remem
ber as the poor-shooting Huskies lost two games to Idjho
to cost them second place in the final standings as well as
the four to Oregon State, two to Oregon and one to WSC.
The Cougars provided the upset of the season in inflicting
OSC's lone defeat in 16 games while Idaho gave every team
in the league trouble.
Individually, Oregon’s Jim Loscutoff was the man of the
year in the conference as the Jolly Giant was instrumental
in leading the so-so Duck team into second. The ex-soldier
topped the point-makers as well as breaking the rebound
record during the campaign.
Picking an all-star team for the league is one of the easiest
chores in years with Loscutoff. Washington's Dean Parsons.
OSC's Swede Halbrook. WSC’s Ron Bennink and Idaho’s
Jay Buhler heading the list of performers. A good second
team includes Tony Ylastelica, OSC; Ilarlan Melton, Idaho;
Bill Rehder, WSC; Bill Bauscher, Idaho, and Howard Page’
Oregon.
Loscutoff Top Rebounder
Sonne other most? and bests: Most Unnoticed Player—Bob
Klock, \YSC; Fastest Player—Bill Toole, OSC; Roughest I
Player—Loscutoff; Best Hook Shot—Ylastelica; Best One
Handed Shot—Reggie Halligan, OSC; Best Two-Handed j
Shot—Don Sunitsch, W ashington; Best Team Leader —
Page; Best Rebounder—Loscutoff.
Best Pro Prospect—Loscutoff; Most Improved Player—
Buhler; Least Improved Player—Max Anderson, Oregon;
Best Variety of Shots—Loscutoff; Scrappiest Player—Ron
Robins, OSC; Hardest Worker—Jerry Ross, Oregon; Best
Free Throw Touch—Bennink; Best Reserve—Tex White
man, OSC; Flop of the Year—Jay Dean, OSC.
Sophomore of the Year—Phi! McHugh, Oregon ; Best Bal
anced First Team—Idaho; Most Disappointing Player—Jim
Coshow, Washington; Most Inspiring Player—Jf-rry John
son, Washington; Best Defensive Player—Whiteman; Most
Inconsistent Player—Ylastelica; Best Jump Shot—Buhler.
Hodges Heads Coaches
Best Tipin Artist—Loscutoff; Most Underrated Player—
Reluler; Coach of the Year—Harlan Hodges, Idaho; Worst
Coaching Job of the Year—Tippy Dye, Washington; Most
Excitable Coach—Bill Borcher, Oregon; Calmest Coach—
Hodges; Worst Officiating Performance—Mel Ross; Best
Referee—J. C. Glover.
That just about covers everything, probably more than
everything. This business of giving everyone recognition
for something can be carried too far, such as Best Gum
Chewer—Page.
With a parting look at Oregon basketball for 1955, it is
interesting to note that the Ducks had a first-night record of
2-6 for Northern Division play but had a-6-2 mark for the
second night. Except for the OSC series, they were a come
back team and a credit to Borcher and Oregon.
UCIA Victories
End SD Season;
Playoffs Slated
FINAL SD STANDINOS
W L Pci. PF PA
UCLA II 1 .917 897 760
Stanford 7 S .583 886 857
USC 5 7 417 833 8.19
California 1 11 .083 744 864
UCLA ended up with its best
Southern Division record in the
school’s history after the cham
pion Bruins finished their con
ference schedule Friday and Sat
urday with two wins over rival
USC. Scores were 66-65 and 75- j
55.
The two losses to powerful'
UCLA shoved . defending-cham
pion USC into third place in fi
nal SD standings. Stanford, pre
viously tied with the Trojans for
second, closed out its 1955 sea
son with two wins over cellar
dwelling California, 90-84 and;
77-68.
Bruins Keep Streak
UCLA now has won 13 straight1
games going into the Pacific
Coast playoffs with Oregon State
at Corvallis this weekend, in
cluding 11 in conference action
after an opening round defeat
to Stanford. Their championship
is the Bruins' first since 1952
after they had taken five out of
six from 1947-1952.
Stanford's pair of triumphs
over the Bears was the first time
in history that the Indians had
swept the four-game series with
California. The Indians finished
with a 17-8 mark for the season
while California ended with a
9-18 record. USC post«*d a 15-11
won-lost score for the season.
MrKeen Sets Kecord
Highlight of the weekend was
in individual scoring where Cali
fornia Center Bob McKeen be
came the highest scorer in South
ern Division history. The All
Division giant scored 30 points
Friday and 18 Saturday to wind
up with 267 points for the 12
game slate, the largest confer
ence total in the SD's 28 years.
McKeen's performance eclips
ed the previous conference record
of 238 points set in 1950 by
USC's Bill Sherman. Hon Tom
sic of Stanford also beat Sher
man’s record as he pumped in
44 points in the California series
to finish with 252 markers.
Lulsetti’s Mark Topped
Both McKeen and Tomsic
topped the immortal Hank Lui
setti's SD career record set
while playing with Stanford in
1936-37-38. McKeen finished with
1654 points for four year’s play
while Tomsic ended with 1318.
McKeen also now owns the
three-year conference record for
point-making with 675.
UCLA will go into the coast
championship series with a 21-3
won-lost record over the season
in which they have consistently
been rated in the nation’s top
ten. Four of the five Bruin
starters have averaged more
than 10 points per game during
the conference season for the
well-balanced SD winners, with
Forward John Moore boasting a
17.1 average.
Oregon Grid Stars
Get More Awards
The formal award of Catholic I
all-American football recognition
went to Oregon's 19.r>4 stars,
George Shaw and Ron Pheister,
in a Sunday meeting of the New
man club at the Student Union, i
Shaw, top draft choice of the ;
Baltimore Colts, and Pheister, a
San Francisco 49er selection,
were awarded the honors by Don
McLeod, sports news editor of
the Portland Oregonian.
Eleven presidents have been
Episcopalians. Six, including Eis
enhower, have been Presbyteri
ans.
Rooks Win Pair
In Frosh Action
By Jack Wilson
Emsr.ld Sport. Writer
The undefeated Oregon State
Kooks handed Oregon's Frosh
two heart-breaking Imaketball
losses in weekend action, but
they had to put on last minute
drives in both games to do It.
The Ducklings came from be
hind to tie the score In the flrat
game at Corvallis, but the Kooks
managed to pull out a 88-67 vic
tory. At Kugene Saturday night,
it was Oregon's turn to lead
most of the way. Then, after a
nip-and-tuok second half, the
Kooks pushed past a 55-55 tie to
win, 59-58.
Rooks 68, Frosh 67
OSC's yearlings held a slight
margin throughout the first half
and were ahead 34-30 at half
time. Then the Ducklings tied it
up at 55-all, and the teams
fought to a 65-65 deadlock.
Guard Gary Haynes connected
with a field goal and a free toss
to give the Kooks enough [joints
to wip. Hal Duffy's last-second
field goal wasn't quite enough
for the Frosh.
Dave Gambee had ' 22 and
Haynes 21 for Oregon State. Duf
fy led the Frosh with 18. while
Bob Ayre connected for 14.
Rook. ('■») FG
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FT
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0
5
4
0
PF TP
4 22
4 5
1 6
I 6
0 21
0 2
0 0
Total*
23 22 13 6S
Frcwh (67) FG
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FT PP TP
1 5 11
2 4 in
2 2 8
2 S 8
2 5 6
4 2 14
0 5 2
0 0 0
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13 26 67
Total*
27
Rooks 59, Frosh 58
The red-hot Rooks of the night
before couldn't buy a basket as
the first half got under way.
Oregon jumped out to a fast
eight-point lead and was ahead
22-14 at the 6:35 mark. Then
Gambee, who finished his fresh
man year with a 32-point night,
led the Rooks to within two;
points at halftime, 29-27.
Haynes started off the second
chapter with a field goal that
tied the score for the first time i
since an early 2-2 knot. Two i
Duckling fielders put them back
in front, but about four minutes
into the half Gordy Carrigan hit
the field goal that gave the Little
Beavers thetr first lead, 35-33.
With the score 55-55 and two i
minutes left, Gambee hit a tip-in
and sank two free throws,
enough to win. Last scoring of
the season for the Ducklings
came from Wendy Rasor’s deft
hand at the free throw line.
Last chance for the Frosh
came after Ken Nanson missed
Sports Staff
Desk Editor: Jerry Claussen.
Staff: Allen Johnson, Jack
Wilson, Bob Rogers, Don Lovett,
Jerry Olson.
Patronize Emerald Advertisers
two charity tonnes for the Hooks.
Rasor who tied up, and on the
ensuing jump Haynes on traced
Wimp Hastings for the tonne ball,
missing a layln as the horn
sounded.
Trailing Gambee were Duffy
with 16, and Carrlgan and Wan
aka with 11.
Nook* (!>»>
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Mom, c ,
Stott, n
Haynes «
Frederick, I
Cairigan, g
Zantkcr, f
Kraucin, g
Total*
FO FT PP TP
10 12 4 32
1 ) 2 3
I it 2 2
0 0 2 0
.1 I 2 9
10 0 2
5 I 2 11
0 0 3 0
0 0 2 0
21 17 19 59
Proah (58)
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TotgU
FO FT PF TP
3 5 4 1 1
5 r> 5 16
4 14 7
5 0 5 10
0 0 2 0
4 2 0 10
10 3 2
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
22
23 38
Oregon Loses
Aqua Contest
Th« luckless University of
Oregon swimming team fell be
fore a powerful \4’a*hlngton
Hunky tank squad Friday. 63-21,
In the final Northern Division
dual meet of the season. This
victory was Washington's 41st
straight win and it retained for
them their conference dual meet
swimming crown.
The only first-place winner for
Ducks was a quartet of Phil
Lewie, Harry Fuller, Jerfy
Froe be and Howard Hedinger
who won the 400-yard relay.
Dan Cramer and Captain Dale
Jewett. 1{»55 standouts for the
Huskies, were the only double
winners of the meet. Cramer cap
tured the 50 and 100-yard free
style events while Jewett hit pay
dirt in the individual medley and
the 200-yard breast stroke races.
Both teams will compete, to
gether with the remaining ND
teams, in the conference tank
meet next weekend on the Ore
gon campus. The event will be
gin Friday and end Saturday m
the men's pool.
Results:
,i(tn yaoi nie-ilr) rriav \V,m t>* \V
ton (Orvcl I^rirti, Phil Drips, Don Fi*hrt ».
I iror .1:11 ,H. 220 vard freestyle: Jim
Dyke*. I W; Ladd* Dairympie, l \N ,
Harry Fuller. I’O. Time 2 22 4, 50-yard
ftr style: Dan ( iamn I'M*; Howard fled
mjter. I ‘C>; Don Tin*r|»e. I \\ Time 2J.5.
I ’lO'vard individual medley : Hale Jewett,
rw ; Rot! Tayloi. I * W . Hob Hay* Id.
Tiritr I *2.9, Dimiik (»nry Staple *, I'W;
I‘*hn O'Ciaillgan. C*\\ ; Waif Cntitg. I'O.
Point*. 60.8. 100 yar<1 freestyle : Crainrr.
I \\ ; Hedinger, I d , Thorpe. 1' WTimr
:54.J. 200-yard backstroke John
I'W'; Warrrni Spangler. I'W ; Jim Knit
land. I O. Timer 2:22.5. 200 yard breast*
•trokc : Jewett. I'W; Taylor. I'W : Ha>*.
I (). Time 2 :38.8. 440-yard freestyle I)al*
rymplc, I'W ; Matsushima. I'O; Hill Kel
ley* 1 W Time 5:2.1.5 Mu yard relay:
Won by Oregon (Phil I.rwi*, Harry Fuller,
Jerry Froeoe and Howard Hcdnigci).
Time 3:47.4.
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