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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
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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
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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
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Canadians
Puck
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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.
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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
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