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Mountaineers To End Host Com , 1 ' ' it I. ';, ., wry i . -IT Xii F 1 ' YT "" I Vikings erence Play E6C Wfedds two' Wiris For Pfdvbtt osc - lop-ran JUNIOR GUARD Mel Holmes, formenfcajGrande prcppcr shows Jhe form that he. hopes vyi gtop the Portland State Vikings this weekend as thciiftmntain eers wind up their OCCschcdulc.against tltffiJUcrs in a two game series in the Coliseum. Eirtii'r0ji season .Mel set a new scoring record of 30 points and he will .be firing for that basket again this weckeuB f v. I (EOC Plioto) l-r n : p r : 's i(J. S Faces Russia In By KEITH DALTfjN Observer Stf. Writer , , A tournament brrth hangs in tl(e i balance this weekend as the Moui- Uiuecrs of atera Oregon Co'lrtfe take on the Finland State V'Uiinjjs in a puir of g-m?s which loom as crueials t The Mountaineers need both names from the Vikings to claim a berth in the NAIA pluyolls in Portland. A team Vill be selected to represent the northwest in the tournament in Kansas City next month. , .... ! Tl" Vikings are currently in third place in the Oregon Collegiate Conference with an 8-5 m: rk while the Mounlies are renting in fourth place with a record of six victories J and eight defeats. This week .-rd should see a battle I of height versus sored as the Viks jsei'd a tall-timber : learn on , the floor against a spi-edy Mountaineer ou'tit. Portland State boasts a j starting five which av?ra;jes 6-4 ; with Bob Grant ft-3 and Ray Tor ; geson 6-4 at the forwrd positions, j Dun Bridges 6-2 and Don Powell 3 9 at guards and 6-S Jack Bertell playing the center posjUoq, .., Bridget, Powell Top Scerert. . Bridges and Powell have pro ! vided the scoring , punch .for the I Vikings thi season. In their .Jast j outag ..agaissl, the Mounlies in i Port'and, Powell , garnered , 24 ! points aid Bridges tossed in 23 to , lead the Vikings to an (3.58 win j over, the Mountiss.. In the other giino in that series, the Viks de : tested -Eastern Oregon 57-40.. , . Coach Bob Quinn's Mountaineers. while not being tall, arc excep tionally spedy and can run the ball well. This weekend the outcome of the scries will depend tn the hall handling of Ron Hunt, who has done a fine job a'l season in leading the Mount ie floor game and on lite nonkshnts of th "Bounding Basque," Pasco. Arri tbla. Arritola is currently in third place in the UCC scoring race with a 14.5 average. Frank Chaso and Bob Oliager will be seeing a lot of action in the Mounlies clfort ajjeinst the Vi kings. Chase, a,t 3 Junior forward, is one of the smoothest, bu.ll plry--ersr on 4he, Kasterp .Oregon tam, u uiingor nas been the most . i ... i consistent ulaycr for Inff Mounlies all season, M Holmes, who ho'ds the coliseum scoring record with 30 points, .will be in the lineuo at frrward. to round out thejeam . Lt Gam? On Slate Slated to Fee action this weekend also will be ."Bear" MoCaddrn, who had a gocd weekend against the Oregon Tech Owls two weeks ago 7Kt will be the last weekend o bask"tball for fie Mountaineers unless thev manage to cop a siot in the eliminatioi tournamtnt in Port'and. .On the season, the Mounlies are 8-18. A pair of wins this weekend would no, only im prove that record but would make the season a success. In 'Other leegue action Oregon Tech battles Oregon Cellege in an attempt to gain a tie with idle outhrn Oregon college. The Red Raiders have computed their schedule with a 10-6 mark while Tech rests in second with 8-6. Faces stilted California By United Press International OicfMi State's baikutball team meets Idaho toaight aed mighty California Saturday night while Oregon has a siigle weekend rntf Satu-day ocam Idaho. Orego.1 Slate, hoping this week end lor its millionth fan at Gill Coliseum since il opened in ltHU, has split in two games with the Va'iduls this season. The Beavers haven't yet played the Bears who spcrt a lt-l :ecord and are rated the top college team in the coun try. - Bill Wild. Oregon State regular guard, has a badly sprainrd ankle and likely will be rcplascd by .'Ophcmore Bob Jaeobson of North Bend. . , . . So far (190.263 funs liave Attend ed games in Gill Coliseum. This is 9.735 short of the million mark. CSC officials hcue lor about 4.000 for the Idaho game aid 6.000 for the California gamu. At Kugene, Coach Steve Bclko warned his Wcbfouts they can ex pect a tough test from Idaho Belko's alma mater. The Ducks need a win Saturday night to stay ia the race for an NCAA at-laige tournament berth. Tigers End Face Baker League In Final Play; Two Bv NEIL ANDERSEN Observer S'aK Writer La Grande's tourney-bound Ti gers take le the rsed this weekend for the final touxd of luler mouniain Leagu? basketball play. The Tigers journey to Baker for a pair of.gaiiics.witn the revived Bulldogs, winners of their last two Finals Top I Jenkins, the slim figure J from Colorado Springs, J Syi'AW VAI.I.KY "I'PI llm-fc i 2 ey's Ya'ikep dtcdle damlirs lr1 1 t the I'nited States into hat coulil lie a ba-im-r dav for l;prle Sam t in the Winter Ulymoic Games In t day J Tticte wrn fnr gold medals up i for grubs and the U S had a gocd chance at twii of them, the I men's figure skating chamiion I sh.p and the women's slalom. J But even if they win David sxaier one of J the girls on the slalom team ( their triunihs rouliln't possibly dim. the lustre of two team tri l umphs Thursday: I The eager, sii: ited Yankees i who heat the favored Canadians in hoekey. 2-1. Thursday night to remain the only untlrfealed team J in the hotkey competition. . . The Kinland 40 kilometers iUi mile cross country relay team , which nosed out Norway in one of the closest races m Winter Olym- pic hislory.i thanks to a 33-year- old lumberjack.. ,..... ' Russia Capture Medal . r 4 , There was individual glory and gold, too, for another ftus J sian .spei-4 skater. ............. ..... t Viktor Kosichkia captured . the 5,000-meter speed skating event J to give Russia its . fifth sped e skating medal of the games. J ., But the Yanks the develish a piKkwen were the heroes of a screaming mob, of 8.000 which J jammed Blyih Arena to chejer e e e : e Canadians Puck U TV Clash Sees Machen Face Hunter NEW YORK i CPU Eddie Machen. the heavyweight divi sion's "fjreless, cooker." meets aggressive Billy Hunter tonight in a conteHcrs". TV fight at Madi son Square Garden. . Machen. now campaigning out of Portland. Ore., is a knockout puncher and a good boxer: but his lack rf fire his defensive attitude-makes him a slight un derdog tonight. Rangy Hunter of Detroit, comparatively light hitter whose punch has been improving re cently, is favored at 11-10 be cause of his aggresiveness. ' - Their 10-rounder, in- which Ma chen makes his Garden debut, will be televised and broadcast nationally, by NBC at 10 p.m. est It's a significant bout for 27-year-old Eddie, now ranked fifth among contenders by both the Ring Magaiino and Ihc National Boxing Association. A victory would start his rise tcward the ton. contender's- -rung ko 'ocehplcd back in 1938, when he unfortunately encountered In- Lgemar Johansson "of Sweden and was, knocked out in the first round. Johansson, went on to be come world champion. them on I rc'e Sam's txiys methodically look tlv Caaaiiutis aiia.t in the first t.O perlcds. Innlilins tin a 24 lej'l, and tlieu sat luck and played the finest delensive game of liiej lives iu the last pcru.l Whii it was all over (hey mohed their gnalie, John McCiu tan of St Haul. Minn. They picked him up. they jumped on him and then hiiilt a "Ion pile'' in the middle of the ice whh Mc Ca. tan on the botlom as they "congratulated" hint. He had made 39 saves during the game and was under eentinual bom bardment during the iasi period. Hut he survived and is ready to take on all omers. We feel we have proved our selvesto ourselves.' he said aft er the game. "Now we feel that we can beat the hell out of any- W ' , Te Meet Russians They'll get thai chance Satur day; Thoy tangly, iUh the -Russian bear duleMtlsng champions and games favorites. -despite the fact they have beenhold to a draw. by 'Sweilen . . But ,ihc gold niedal , jiroapcvts fo '. Uncle Sam were bright today. Penny I'itcu. Laconia. N. II.. with second place finishes in both the downhill and giant slalom is a good bet to win .the. .world's ladies' Alpine championship. All she has to do is linisi) 10th. And many believe that., barring tough luck, i-he will win the Olympic Hold mednlin the event. Knuckleball Ace Inks Oriole Pact MIAMI a'PI Kr.uckleball ace Hoyt Wilhelm today signed his 1961 Baltimore Oriole contract for a repotted $22,300, a $4,500 pay raise over last year. Steelheaaing On Weeicehd , Nerrheast: Steelheading good in main John Day from Spray to Picture Gorge: north, kirk of John Day between Kimberly and Mon ument excellent; Columbia) river poor: Umatilla river fair to good;, upper Grande Route near Island City fair: steelheading .should be gcod. on low er Wallowa and Mi nam rivers; Imnaha river excel lent. - - - - - MATCH WELTERWEIGHTS NEW YORK .lUPli ; Welter weights Guy Sumlin of Pritcbard. Ala., and Antonio alarcilla of Ar gentina have . beea , matched- for the co-feature , lu-round bout at Madison Square Garden, March 4. . The other 10-round co-feature, which will be televised and broad cast. . pits, middleweight Yama Bahama of Bimini Islands and Victor Zalaiar of Argentina. terminrtion and fight. They could very w?ll upset La Grande should Hie Tigers success cause them to let up in the last content.., t , la addition . to the Pendleton lltrinistoo battle. The Dalles will mret Prin:vd'e and Bend squares off with Redmond. . ,. The La Grande-Baker game Sat urday night is the only one slated for league teams.. Bend .will, meet Prineville Mar. 4 In a non -counting contest as the final, with the exception of. tournament gaines, battle fcr Intermountain League quintets this year. .- ' OlSltVlfe I Nail Andersan games. , , since the first meeting of the two . Friday night jt contest will Ting clubs as two victories will Diove. down the curtain en league play The Bulldogs are short on height but the two teams will battle again and experience but long .on de- Saturday in a non-counting fray La Grande needs a win in the first game to preserve a po-'hle title tic.. Front-running Hernustun takes or Pendleton and sbouTd the Bulldogs slin La Grands can force a. play-off for the right to repre sent 1he Intermountain League as th number one team. , Baker,. .winlAs in U league starts ., until last, weeke nd .upset Projeville Friday night 58-41 then made it two victories in a row with a 56-47 win over The Dalles. '- . ' ' " ' -. Tiaers Defeat Baker Twice . Jack Rainey's quintet holds two victories over the Bulldogs already this season. The , Tigers slapp:d Baker 51-36 in a league encounter and then turned the trick 59-36 in the kmt's-x tussle. ., ,' ' La Grande's lineup should con sist of the some, bunch that has started most of the season's games. Buck Corey, off two good contests last week,., will open at .center. The backcourt.1 tandem of.. Ray Westenskow and . Steve Smith will get the call at tip-o'f time, along with Rod Chandler and Jimmy II il liard. fj.,. ,,,.,., i;, . aulMofc Lena On.Fiaht Milliard has been jrovidinj the Tigers . with their . scoring punch in the last two frays. .Against The Dalles, JumpinV Jimmy netted 31 points, the highest individual total by., Tiger this season., .Baker has come- a long way mm NOW THRU SAT. Feafu'ra: 7:2010:43 A 0IAMA Of IB11CAI TIAUSI thi stokv or swoN rtria or aauuc . TICMNICOtOM) PANAVIWONe FEATURE TIME SAT: , . - ' 2:19 5:43 :06 Observer, La Grande, Ore., Fri.f Feb. 26, 1960 Pagt 2 pride pays . . .Scores By United Press International WEST . L't;ih 87 Brighain Young 75 I"tah. St. 89 Montana St. U. G3 Careful homeowners cart earn cash savings with General's "All-ln-One" Homeowners Insurance ... and here's why. Careful, responsible persons naturally have fewer losses. They deserve the finest coverage at the lowest possible cost. 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