Oregon basketball fans will be in for a strange sight next
fall when they drop in at McArthur court for a Duck home
game. For no longer will the familiar keyhole shape be seen
under each basket. Twelve-foot foul lanes, twice the old
distance, will be in effect in collegiate basketball as they have
been for several seasons in the proleague.
The rule makers of the NCAA—famed for tampering
with free throws—have decreed that the shift to wider foul
lanes is necessary to reduce the domination of the tall men
on the game. In this respect, they at least have the best
interests of the sport at heart, but it remains to be seen
if a mere six-foot extension will make up for such stagger
ing height advantages such as possessed by Swede Hal
brook. Bill Russell, etc.
Probably one thing the new regulation will wipe out is~
the quick tip-in on missed free throws. This might have cost
Oregon many a basket this past season, with Jim Loscutoflf
a past master at ths maneuver. But in the professional game,
the effect of the wider lanes is to speed up play, keep the
center cleared and force the larger players to become more
mobile.
Top Basketball in Pro Playoff
La>t weekend’s championship series for the National Bas
ketball Association title between Fort Wayne and Syracuse
was basketball at its best, with the Syracuse team finally !
taking the series four games to three. Curiously enough,'
the Nats won all their games on the Syracuse floor, while the
Pistons were also able to win only at home. The losers fell
victim to a jinx which has whipped them 27 straight times,
on the Syracuse court. ,
In the final game, whch went to the Nats by a 109-104
count, such sights as 6’ 9” Dolph Schayes sinking 30-foot
set shots and littls guards driving through the forest of
big men cracked the century mark, it must be remembered
that the pros play 12-minute quarters.
Arguments directed against the pro game have accused
the teams of relaxing on defense, not scrapping all-out on
rebounds, and generally performing in a listless, spiritless,
way. While the teams have on unwritten law against the I
use of the zone defense, these final games showed no lack of
hustle and drive on the part of any of the players. The oc
currence of several fights on the floor illustrated this.
Ex-Northwesters Star
Quite a few ex-Coast and Xorthwest stars were active
in the playoff series, as well as in regular season action. Red
Rocha, an All-American center at Oregon State in 1947, held
down a forward spot for the Nationals, while ex-Washington
great Rob Houbregs was a top substitute for the Pistons.
Oregon’s Bob Peterson, playing less than half the sea
son, showed up well for the New York team and Dwight
Morrison of Idaho showed his all-Northern Division form
as a member of the Boston Celtics.
The pros have pioneered one phase of basketball with
their wide foul lanes. Now, thanks to the NCAA, amateur
fives will have their chance at this regulation. It will be just
one more interesting addtion to the ’56 hoop season.
New Life for Athletics?
Not to disappoint some. 32.00Q opening-day fans, Kansas
City’s brand new Athletics managed to chalk up a win over
the Detroit Tigers in big-league action. Rut will the fans
“love us in September as they do in April?” to cpiote a Mil
waukee Brave pitcher when the Tribe first moved from
Boston. This could apply to Lou Boudreau’s A's as well.
The third such switch in three years, it has promised new
life for the American League. Baltimore made a successful
start last year with the old St. Louis Brown team in everv
way but in the standings. They finished seventh, just above
the team that now' represents Kansas City.
However, anything might happen. Milwaukee, as Boston,
had finished sixth in 1952. But the switch to the Wisconsin
city turned them into a scrapping pennant contender when
their young players began to develop. The Athletics have
many young players too, and if Bobby Shantz regains the
pitching magic that won him 24 games in 1952, things will
be O.K. in K.C.
Gridders Start
Spring Practice
In Monday Drill
Footballs will fly again Mon
day as 65 grid prospects start
spring practice under the guid
ance of Head Coach Len Casa
nova. Two-hour workouts will
continue five a week until May
14. when the annual Spring
Sports Day Intrasquad game will
climax the drills.
Twelve halfbacks, six fullbacks
and five quarterbacks are expect
ed to respond to the call. Only
three of these are lettermen. Lar
ry Rose won his monogram at
fullback, and Tom Crabtree and
Dick Jame3 won theirs at half
back. though both are listed as
quarterback prospects.
Out of thirteen end hopefuls,
only Phil McHugh has won a
varsity numeral, but four trans
fers have bolstered the situation.
Bruce Brenn, George Slender.
Pete Swanberg and Bill Tarrow
were all highly rated junior col
lege wing men.
Eight out of the twenty-nine
linemen are letter-winners. Line
-mentor Vern Sterling can build
his forward wall around stal
warts like Chuck Austin, Lon
Stiner, Harry Johnson. Jim Pot
ter. Reanous Cochrane, Jerry
Nelson. Art Weber and Nick
Markulis. Transfer linemen in
clude Jack Pocock and Jack Hil
fiker.
Letterman Quarterback John
Keller, currently handling short
stop duties for the Duck baseball
squad, will not work with the
team.
AF Gunners
Shoot Today
With an eye toward national
prizes. Oregon's AFROTC rifle
team will fire its rounds at 1
p.m. this afternoon in the an
nual Secretary of the Air Force
postal competition.
Tentatively slated to go to the
line for the Webfoot squad are
Rich Buffington, Gary Alden.
Richard Ramsey, Don Tonole and
Mike McKenzie, team captain. •
Stan Hodges, Owen Watkins and
Mike Smith are listed as alter
nates.
The matches will be on a 40
round, four-position basis with
final judging by the National
Rifle association in Washington,
D.C. All AFROTC units in the
United States are eligible to en
ter two teams of five each, ac
cording to Sergeant Busch, Ore
gon coach.
In the recent sub-area 3 com
petition with Oregon State, Wil
lamette and Portland university
at Corvallis, the Oregon rifle
men finished second behind OSC.
Next scheduled competition is
the regional shoot-off among all
Pacific coast AFROTC teams,
slated for later this month.
The Oregon rifle squad, con
sisting of top Army and Air
Force ROTC cadets placed sec
ond in Willamette Valley Gun
Club league competition complet
ed recently.
Ex-Duck New Coach
for Pendleton Eleven
PENDLETON (AP)- The new
head football coach at the high
school here is Dale Warberg, 28,
a former University of Oregon
player.
Warberg, who coached last
year at Grant Union high at John
Day, also will aid in some other
sports. In basketball he succeeds
Wayne Scott, who will begin
full-time academic work.
Relays Attract
Prep Cindermen
Continuing rains will not cause
cancellation of the 18th annual
Hayward relays, Oregon'* big
high school cinder carnival, al
though the competition sched
uled for Friday and Saturday,
may be moved to the Intramural
field, according to Hay Hend
rickson, meet director.
A field of 79 teams has estab
lished a new record for entries,
and more than 1000 prep cinder
men are expected to be on hand
for action in four classes.
Henley, five-time rhamplon
in class C, und F.staeada, last
year’s B tltlist, will begin de
fense of their crowns at 12:80
p.m. Friday with field com
petition. Running events In the ,
small school dl\ Isions begins
at 2 p.m.
Medford's strong Black Tor
nado thinclads, who have com
piled a 10 for 13 record in going
after the top Metropolitan award,
will try to take up where they
left off Saturday morning at
10:30 in field event competition.
A two-time champion in class
A, Marshfield heads up its divi
sion, which also begins Saturday
morning. Running action is slated
to start 12:30 p.m. Saturday for
the A and Metro classes.
Schools entered in the record
breaking field:
Metropolitan (17» Benson,
Cleveland, Eugene, Franklin,
Grant, Qranta Puss, Jefferson of
Portland, Klamath Falls, Lincoln,
Medford, Roseburg, Roosevelt,
North Salem, South Salem,
Springfield. Vancouver (Wash.),
and Washington.
CIuhh A (151 Albany, Ash
land. Bend, Corvallis, Cottage
Grove, Crater. Prineville, Mc
Minnville. Marshfield, North
Bend. Oswego, Redmond. St.
Helena, Sweet Home and Leba
non.
Class B (22i Bandon, Cascade
Union,, Clatskanie, Central Un
ion, Douglas, Coquille, Eagle
Point. Estacada, Elmira, Myrtle
Point. Oakridge, Pleasant Hill.
Stayton, Sutherlin, St. Francis
of Eugene, Seaside, Scappoose,
Serra of Salem, Willamette,
Itainier, Junction City and New
port.
Class C (251 Crow. Coburg,
Columbian, Colton, Drain, Gates,
Gervais, Glendale, Henley. Jack
sonville, Jefferson, Lorane. Lo
well, Mapleton, Monroe, Mohawk,
McKenr.ie, Mt. Shasta. Calif.,
Hogue River. St. Paul, Siletz,
Scia, School for the Deaf of
Salem, Waldport and Yoncatla.
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