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By Chuck Mitchelmore
Emerald Sports Writer mmm
Winter sports have nearly passed from ns. so before the
lull during which spring activities get ready to come out
of hiding, it falls to us to tie tip a few loose end?.
Everything has just about been covered in the way of
basketball for the final Northern Division year and the
wire services, magazines and general experts-at-large are
in the midst of their annual flood of all all-stars, but there
remain a few items worth perhaps passing comment.
Oregon seniors Jim LoscutolY and Howard Page provided
the highlights that kept 1954-55 Webfoot basketball from
being just another routine season. I.oscutofT pleased crowds
with his antics and Duck fans with his scoring and rebound
ing. as well as maintaining a steadying influence on the
team.
It was Page who led the little men with his hustle and
guided operations out front for Bill Borcher’s crew. Al
though criticized throughout his hoop career, he finished
it with many praiseworthy performances and played the
role of Duck co-captain well.
As Borcher remarked. “Lefty just played too many of
his best games away from home.”
Loscutoff Honored
Lusky received a bit more honor this week when he
was named honorable mention on the NCAA district 8
all-star team in Collier’s annual All-American article. Col
lier's top squads, picked by 234 members of the National
Association of Basketball Coaches, manage to include most
of the nation’s- top stars, but the players look somewhat
strange in the surroundings given them by the XARC.
First team honors went to Dick Ricketts and Si Green
of Duquesne, Robin Freeman of Ohio State. Don Schlundt
of Indiana and of course Tom Gola of La Salle. San Fran
cisco’s pride. Bill Russell, was relegated to the second
five and Furman’s Darrell Floyd, a usual top-mention pick,
was stuck on the third team.
Washington's Dean Larsons was the only northwest play
er on the star squad for district 8. which includes California,
Oregon. Washington, Idaho and Nevada. Russell and Cal’s
Bob McKeen were two other picks, along with high-scoring
Ron Tomsic of Stanford. Ken Sears, the Santa Clara smoothie
who nearly bounced Oregon single-handedly, tied for the
fifth spot with L'SC’s Dick Welsh.
Holbrook Ignored
Honorable mentions tor XD men in addition to LoscutfT
went to W SC’s Ron Bennink and Tony Vlastelica and Jay
Dean of Oregon State. Swede Haibrook missed recognition.
IncidentaHv. district 8 representative on the selection board
was Tippy Dye of Washington.
In district 7, the Rocky Mountain area, familiar names
receiving honorable mention were Brigham Young’s Terry
Tebbs and Utah's Morris Buckwalter. Buckwalter was
an all-state selection while at La Grande high school.
Coach Yern Sterling's freshman wrestlers provided the
most success in Oregon’s second year of intercollegiate
wrestling. The Frosh lo>t only to Lebanon high school and
finished in the middle of a three-way match with Klamath
Falls and Grants Pass.
Matmen Good on Road
The varsity matmen had their best success on their recent
road trip to California, where they topped San Jose State.
Stanford and California. They’ll try for some individual wins
next Friday and Saturday at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
meet in San Luis Obispo.
University students will be allowed to view games dur
ing the coming state high school basketball tournament
for student prices except on Friday and Saturday nights,
according to the ticket office. Adult prices will be charged
on these playoff nights. Season tickets will be good only
for high school students.
•The athletic department moves into Leo Harris' pride
and joy, its new offices, this Saturday. The change will
make room for the new varsity lettermen’s room and give
the ticket windows a frontage outside Mac Court so fans
won’t have to dodge athletes who take laps in the main hall
of the gym.
Enqineers Award Buildinq Contracts
SEATTLE (AP)-1The Seattle
district of the U.S. Army Engi
neers announced the award of
nine military construction con
tracts totaling $419,600 Monday.
Washington and Oregon con
tracts awarded by the engineers
included:
A post exchange and reeration
building with a security fence at
the Condon Air Force station,
awarded to Walt M. Young, of
Hermiston. for $50,700.
A post exchange and recration
building at the Curlew Air Force
station, Wash., awarded to Scho
enberg and Kaiser of Chewelah
for $41,810.
A gunnery range at Board
man, Ore., awarded to the Co
lumbia Builders Supply of Her
miston, for $99,160.
Oklahoma City,
Bradley Teams
In NCAA Field
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Bradley and Ok
lahoma City university were add
ed to the Nutional Collegiate
Basket ball Championship field
Thursday and immediately join
ed a half dozen other teams in
looking around for a used Cin
derella outfit to wear in the
tournament.
The two "independents" from
the midlands area, whose com
posite record this season shows
16 victories anil 35 defeats, were
chosen for "at large" berths by
Reaves Peters, chairman of the
western selection committee, who
pointed out that they're not as
bud as they look.
Oklahoma City (9-16) and
Bradley (7-19) probably huve
as good a chance to don the
Cinderella garb Bradley wore
last year as Williams, Villa
nova, Miami, Ohio, lVtm State,
Memphis Stute or Idaho State,
all of whom are in the NCAA
tournament.
Bradley’s Braves carried a
mediocre 15-12 record into last
year’s tournament, but they went
clear to the final before losing
to La Salle 92-76. The only other
time they were in the NCAA
tournament, in 1950. they were
runnersup to CCNY. Oklahoma
City has been selected for the
past three years but never got
past the first two rounds.
These teams split a pair of
games this season anil Bruilley
eliminated Oklahoma City in
the first round of last year’s
The Bradley -OCC winner
will meet Southern Methodist
in the regional tournament at
Manhattan, Kan., Mareh 11-12.
The other pairing there is Colo
rado, the Big Seven ehumplon,
against the still undetermined
Missouri Valley Conference
champion. Tulsa and St. lands
are tied in that league.
The other district playoffs
March 8 line up tins way:
At New York LaSalle, de
fending champion, vs. Southern
; Conference champion: Williams
| vs. Canisius and Villanova vs.
Atlantic Coast Conference cham
pion or runner-up if ineligible
North Carolina State wins. The
three winners will join the Ivy
! League champion in the Phila
i delphia regional.
At Lexington. Ky.— Miami O.
i vs. Marquette and Penn State
vs. Memphis State, winners to
meet the Southeastern Confer
ence and Big Ten champions at
Evanston, 111.
At San Francisco — Idaho
State vs. Seattle and San
Francisco vs. Border Confer
ence champion Texas Tech or
West Texas, winners to meet
winner of L'CLA-Oregon State
Pacific Coast playoff and
Utah, Skyline champion, at
Corvallis, Ore.
All four regional tournaments
are scheduled for March 11-12
witlf the semi-finals at Kansas
City March 18-19.
F
ND Swim Meet
Ends Saturday
"Washington was favored to
come out on top, despite the
balance of the five teams, as the
Northern Division swimming
meet opened this morning at the
Oregon pool.
This Is the first time the
Duck tank squad has hosted
the meet since ItMIt hut the
Welifoot team Is expected to
end lip fourth In the standings
of the two-day contest. Wash
ington Is defending champion
Frosh Track
Meet Ready
Championship action in the
Frosh dormitory track tourna
ment will be today at 3:45 p.m.
between Omega ami Scderstrom
halls, due to a postponement of
the meet originally scheduled for
Thursday afternoon.
The meet will definitely be held
today In the unfinished area of
the men's gymnasium "in spite
of rain, snow, sun or all at the
same time," according to Bob
McCollum, assintanl track coach
and meet director.
Should Sederstrom, consola
tion winner of the tournament,
defeat Omega today, a final meet
will be held Monday afternoon to
determine the champion. Omega
is undefeated in comj>etitton thus
far.
UO Billiard Team
7th Nationally
Led by F ’-ank Tilley's score of
86, good for tenth place in the
individual high division, the Uni
versity pocket billiard team took
seventh place in the national in
tercollegiate meet conducted this
week by mail. Bob Boyle and
Stan Williams completed the
team.
The straight rail billiard team,
composed of Bob Boyle, Pete Ty
erman and John Wilson, did their
shooting this week also, and are
waiting for the results. W'ilson's
score of 61 is expected to place
high nationally.
And the three-cushion and co
ed shooters will try their luck
in the national running next
week when they do their shoot
ing at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
IM Keglers Slate
Four-Club Playoff
The winners of last night's
Delta Tau Delta-Local Yokels
intramural bowling match will
join Nestor hall, Pi Kappa Alpha
and Alpha Tau Omega in the
final roll-off Tuesday evening
at 6 p.m.
Nestor won the freshman
league, the PiKA’s took the
Tuesday title and the ATO’s cap
tured the Wednesday crown. The
Dc-lt-Local winner represents the
Thursday league.
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anil ar<> favored In repeat wllli
Oregon Stale anil Washington
State fighting It out for sre
ond.
Kvents began at 0:1.% this
morning with the 1500-meter
free style which wn« to be fol
lowed by prellmlonriea In diving.
The 60-yard free style prelims
will begin with the 200-yard
backstroke, the 220-ynrd free
style, the 200-yarrt breast stroke
and the one-meter diving events
following.
Finals In all the afternoon
events will be held tonight us
well as the 400-ynrd free style
relay. The meet continues (Sat
urday morning beginning ut
II:SO mn. with the three-meter
fancy dicing contest. More pre
liminaries in swimming events
will come in the afternoon with
the finals and the SOO-yard
medley relay slated for Satur
day night starting ut H:S0.
Oregon's best chances for
points will come from Howard
Hedinger In the 50-yard free
style. Bob Hays in the bark
stroke, Harry Fuller in the 440
yar<l freestyle and the 400-yard
free style relay, in which the
Duck quartet is undefeated this
season.
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