EMERALD SPORTS
Not Easy Playing
For Disciplined Gill
CORVALLIS (AP)—It wasn't
easv to plav basketball for Slats
Gill.
“He had such high standards,”
said Paul Valenti, who played
for him, became his assistant and
finally succeeded Gill, who died
Tuesday after 44 years at Oregon
State He was 64.
“Yet the ones who disliked the
discipline at first became his
staunchest supporters They learn
ed that the principles he set
could carry over into the years
after college, and then they knew
Slats had just been trying to get
them started." said Hal Laman,
former sports writer and long
time friend of Gill.
Gill was hospitalized March 26
with what was described as a
mild stroke. A few days iater. he
was reported much improved.
Condition Worsened
However, his condition wor
sened and he was in critical con
dition Tuesday morning. He died
at 3:25 p m.
Gill missed part of the 1960
season after suffering a heart at
tack while in Seattle with the
basketball team. Valenti stepped
in until Gill recovered.
Gill was christened Amory T.
Gill, but became Slats to every
one while a skinny young basket
ball player in Salem. Ore., where j
he was born.
He was a standout player for j
Oregon State, became the fresh-j
man coach and then head coach;
for 36 years. He moved up to j
athletic director two years ago. |
His teams ran up a record of 599
392, but while he became one of
the most respected coaches, he
was denied the thing he wanted
most: a national championship.
OSU Misses Chance
Several times his teams came
close. Perhaps the closest was in
1955 when Bill Russell and l.is
University of San Francisco team
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State missed a shot that would
have turned the tables in the last
seven seconds.
San Francisco went on to defeat
two other opponents easily and
won the national crown.
‘■\Ve won, and you would have
too,” wired a San Francisco sports
writer who saw all the games.
A past president of the National
Basketball Coaches Association,
Gill was a keen technician of the
game.
But his players remember
something else he taught them—
that after the pain and discipline
of practice tinally comes a joy
and a pride in competition.
“Way of Life”
“Competition to him was a way
of life. He was always a gentle
man whether it was competition
in basketball, golf or recruiting,
but he always was fierce about it,”
said Laman.
Gill could adapt, but would not
until convinced he should. That
was why he clung to the two
handed, between-the-knees meth
od of foul-shooting long after
others abandoned it.
It was not until 1959 that an
Oregon State player finally was
allowed to shoot a free throw in
any other way.
“I just had to come to it.” Gill
said with a tinge of regret. “It
got so that none of the players
coming from high school even
knew what the underhand style
was, and they could do better
with one hand ”
“What we remember most is
the high standard he set for him
self and those who played for
him." says Valenti. “Oregon State j
and athletics have lost a great j
man. and I've lost a dear friend." j
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be held,
at 10:30 a m. Friday, at the OSU j
Coliseum, which is better known
by its unofficial name—Gill Coli
seum—in his honor.
Gill, who would have been 65
years old May 1, is survived by
his widow; a son, John, Corvallis;
a daughter, Mrs. Jack Stephen-j
son, Beaverton; two brothers,'
Luke of Corvallis and Harry of
Portland; two sisters, Mrs. Robert1
Newton and Miss Elizabeth Gill,
both of Los Angeles; and three i
grandchildren.
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Oregon Meets Pioneers
By BILL MORRIS
Sports News Editor
Oregon faces always • lough
Lewis and Clark in a single base
ball game Thursday at 3 p m. on
Howe Field.
Lewis and Clark currently is
sporting a 3-1 record in North
west conference play, owning two
wins over Whitman and one over
the College of Idaho.
The Pioneers sport a strong
pitching staff that has had a to
tal of four runs scored against it
in four Northwest Conference
games.
Former Madison high school
standout Steve Chamberlain hurl
ed a one-hitter Monday against
Whitman College, striking out 11
and winning 10. Teammate Vern
Olsen followed Chamberlain’s per
formance by beating Whitman in
the second game, 2-1, when he
threw a three-hitter and was near
ly as effective.
Last Saturday the Pioneer’s
Bill Zelinka limited the College
of Idaho to just one hit, when he
shut the Coyotes out, 10
Ducks Edge PSC
The Ducks edged Portland
State Tuesday, 5-4, in 10 innings
at Portland, as Dennis Baldridge
continued his hitting rampage
that has raised his batting average
to well over .370 since the Ari
zona trip at the beginning of the
season. Baldridge went three for
six against PSC.
Shortstop Ron Delplanc'ne, and
line-drive-hitting Rich Armstrong
continue to hit at well over .300
to pace the Duck offense along
with Baldridge.
The Ducks currently own a
four-game winning streak over
small college teams. They have
beaten Pacific, 19-1, Portland, 5-1,
9-8, and Portland State, 5-4.
Phil Olrich doubled home Ted
Amato in the bottom of the 10th
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South Field. Campbell
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Upper Field, Alpha vs.
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South Field, Theta Chi vs.
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DENNIS BALDRIDGE
On Hitting Rampage
inning Tuesday when the Ducks
edged PSC. Amato opened the
inning with a single and was sac
rificed to second by a Wayne
Smith bunt before Olrich decided
the game with a 3 2 count double
Ken Hadden gained the win
for the Ducks, pitching in relief
of Steve Bunker in the sixth in
ning. Jerry Gjesvold started the
game for the Ducks and lasted
until the third inning when Bunk
er took over.
I,es Fahey was the loser for
WRA Ball Teams
Sets Spring IMs
An organizational meeting for
the Women's Recreation Associa
tion softball intramurals will he
held at 4 p m. Thursday on the
Gerlinger field
Two leagues, playing Tuesdays
and Thursdays at 5 pm, will he
scheduled. A member from each
house that wishes to participate
in the IM competition is asked
to attend the meeting.
Portland, pitching only in the
last inning
The Rucks picked up 12 hits
during the three hour and 15
minute contest, Baldridge and
Amato contributed three singles
apiece.
PSC's record is now 2 10 The
Vikings snapped u string of 111
consecutive scoreless innings in
the third inning when two walks
and Hutch Lindblad's single broke
the spell.
Baldridge Singles
Baldridge knocked in the first
two Oregon runs in the fifth
inning when he singled home
Smith and Olrich and put tho
Rucks ahead, 2 1.
PSC tied the score in the bot
tom of the fifth, but the Ducks
came back in the seventh with
two unearned ruas, following an
error, a Ron Delplanche single,
two sacrifices, and a single by
Amato.
The Vikings came back in the
bottom of the seventh to tie
the score at 4 4, when Paul John
son hit PSC's first home run of
the year after Pat Hergert had
walked
Oregon coach Ron Kirsch said
that lie thought the Rucks may
Ik- only a so-so club Kirsch said
that they should have good hit
ting, but that the pitching may
be a question mark
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