Show Trojan Team Finally Wins Coast Crown By fly DENNIS LANDRY United Press Sports Writer CORVALLIS Ore March 12 After three successive years of effort University of Southern 41 representatives representatives rep rep- took back to Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles Tuesday the Pacific Coast conference con con j ference basketball championship Sam Bar Barrys Barry's r y boys won the title Monday night by byh defeating Oregon State 32 31 in itt a al wild and exciting game the deciding contest of a three three- threeS i game bame series between be be- tween the south south-l em ern division champions champions cham cham- and the representatives representatives rep rep- rep rep-I o of the northern division Guttero Gutter The only field goal scored by Ernie Holbrook Trojan forward vas was the deciding blow of a battle ir in which th the lead shifted hands bands as often as a chameleon stranded on a piece of plaid changes colors Holbrook got his crucial shot away In the last 20 s seconds Just ten second see sec cc ond b before tore Oregon State Stale apparently had increased its point one lead to three on a field goal by Tuttle sub subI I forward But a vigilant official I caught a Beaver player fouling on oa the e J play lay and the score was null nullified Findlay who took Lee Guttero's place at center for U. U S. S C. C in the last ten n minutes was given a chance to tic tie the score from the foul line Findlay m missed ed and the ball rolled free Cree into a mass of struggling ling players Holbrook came out of the pile with the ball in his po possession At mid mid- court he arched a shot hot toward the basket His aim was true and the ball dropped through the hoop giving gh ing Troy the two points which put them ahead Before another lineup the game ended and Barrys Barry's three- three year quest for the crown reached suc sue cess The final game was the hardest and the roughest of the three played on the Oregon State court in the title series Four players players players-Guttero Guttero and Oram of U. U S. S C C. Palmberg and Conkling of O. O S. S C. C were C.-were were banished via the personal foul route Thirty personal fouls were called by the perspiring perspiring perspiring per per- officials Oran Landreth of ot Long Beach Cal and Archie Buckley Buckley Buck Buck- ley icy of Spokane Wash Guttero who played about 30 minutes minutes min rain utes led individual scorers with 12 points His total for the three-game three series was 44 Captain Geor George e Hibbard Hib Bib bard toas vas as high man for the losers la last t night with eight points He and Palmberg Palmberg Palm- Palm ber berg shared individual scoring rearing honors honors honors hon hon- ors for the series ries with wit 25 u. u s. s c. c u 32 o. o s. s o. o on 31 I Holbrook Z r. r 1 I 0 00 0 Hibbard X f I. I J 3 2 0 Hupp i I I. I 4 2 f. f 1 4 4 Guttero c. c 4 4 c c. c I 1 2 4 Findlay r g 2 21 1 3 Lyman t It g. 10 1 Oram c. c 0 0 4 g c. c 1 2 z 0 Muth c. c g 0 1 1 Folen 5 c 2 1 1 z 2 Howell c c. c 0 0 3 Tuttle K It 1 0 1 gi Garrison I x 1 I 0 o g 1 KIdder e g. g 0 0 1 Gracin r. r 0 0 1 Totals 1211 12 8 d Totals Total i 10 11 13 |