Viking_Yearbook_50

Still another [ann reversal found the Vikes on the short end of a 50-t0-44 count aqamal the Oregon Frosh in Eugene. The Frosh poured through nine points In the flnal two minutes while hold· ine;! the Vikes to two. In a tournament sponsored by Vanport on December 29 and 30 the Vikings captured top honors wilh two Impressive w ins. 69-to·55 over Grays Harbor and 58·10·46 over OT!. Vanport downed UnIleld 67,10-51 for another convincing win. ·Page Woolens hald Ihe Greeno(Jnd-Wbites 10 a 65-10-62 · win. Thrllty Drug fell 69,10-51 01 OreQon City. Next the Vikings wripped OCE's Wolves 58-t0-31 to overage an earlier defeat. In the last siX games Ager had taken advantage of transfer students and Was uslnc, two plaloons. with the second squad starting the games. AI tbe various limes the starling lineup was composed of Ben JohllllOtI. Kellh Farnam. Lloyd Bergman. Malcolm Bolen. Don Hoy. and Lloyd &ulIgenboch. Bolen being the only non-trans/er, The firsl strinq was Don Koepke. Art Shepherd. Don Schuberg. BaUey Blem, and Leroy Coleman. Others seeing much action were Bill McLaan. Don CeSlinum, and Doug Ta lbot. Laler. due 10 lnJuTies. Inellgibl.lUes, and translers Jonson. Hoy. Farnam. and Ball withdrew from the team. The Green Machine Qat cr split with OTI in series a t Klamath rolla, winnim.l 64·10·57. and lOSing 70·10-59. Next unlucky oppo­ nents were Centralia, downed to 65-to-57, and Thrifty Drug, los­ ina aaain. this lime 60·t0-44. In cr ' real . thriller at Eugene, Vanporl lost 10 Oreqon's Frosh. 54-10-52_ In a second two-qame serles with O regon Technical Inilitule, the Green Machine could enqineer only another spilt. The Vempor1era ran oway wilh the firsl conleSI 58-to-36, but bowed In the second by 56-to·51 margin in fran I 01 the IOTQeSl home crowd 01 Ihe sealon, £astern Oreqon Colleqe 01 Education wall beaten 63-10·55 Reg· ular aeaaon play wound up With a SWtnq to Eastern Oregon. AAU leaDUI In Heppner and Condon lell 59-10-54 and 78.10-54 respectlvely_ In Pendlelon the leam rolled 10 on 82·10·81 win over ECC£. The .corea were Ibe highesl rocked by both (he leam and by em opponent all season. The nexl DlQht In La Grancle ECCE look' revenge by wripping Vcrnport 72,10.68. Vanpor1 won third place In (he reqional JUDlor collE'C/e (our. nament in Bremerlon. Waarungtan, Arbo Aller's crew losl Ihe firsl con lest to Scaqil Volley 77.10·55, bUI roared bqck Ihe lollow 1119 niqht 40 dump OTI'II Owls 68-10-52­ Don Koepke led Vlke ICOrinq with 352 points. Nexi were Shepherd, 285; Brem, 220; Coleman, 193: Schuberq, 166; Berg­ 149 man, 135; Ceunum, 96; ond Bolen. 92.