Viking_Yearbook_50

Vanport's baslr..tbaIJ team, coached by Alba Ager, hung up a 8uccessful 1949-SO aeaaon's record 01 21 wins and nine 10.. 011 for a .700 per eentage. The team Wall a constantly changing one. Ager shifted the Itneup often. as weIJ 08 using a platoon aystem frequerltly. These changes were adaptive ones, and re­ flected the chanqlnq personnel 01 the team. Several members dropped out for various reasons. Experimenting paid off well, for thouqh the Vlkea had their "01/" moments, the crew was Qen. aroJly on "on" oulfil. IUllt prior 10 basketbaIJ lleason the Oregon Collegiale conler. enee WOll formed with Oregon's five slate-supported institutions­ Vanpart. OTJ. OCE. ECCE. and SOCE-all members. Vanpart Jinlahed in second pl~ 1:"_ aeallOn standlnga..:. Leller.winners for the campaign were: Don Koepke. Art Shep· herd. Don Schuberg. Bailey Brem, Leroy Coleman. Lloyd Berg. man, Don Ce88num, Bill McLean. Malcolm Bolen, Jerry Thome. Gen. Hover, and Doug Talbot. Vll:lnge opened lhe seaaon wllh a 65·t0-54 Ibumplng 01 Clark IC. Unfleld and Le-wis and Clark bowed by 64·to·59 and 52·to-SO counls. Lower Columbia fell 59'10·46. Vanparl suffered its tirst defeat when a red·hol Pasadena live won 71·t0-55. Lewta and Clark and OCE dropped the Vlkea by 76-10-50 and 54·t0-42 margins. Vanpert roared back to upset Menlo IC 57·to-42. Another victory was recorded over Clark <;1;...... <11: