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Show Huskies Defeat Vandal Cagers, BEATTTJE, Jaa. T UK Oregon Sfioeeeefuily opened defense ef Its northern division. Pacific coast conference con-ference basketball title last night at Eugene, Ore., by defeating Washington Wash-ington rata, 44 to M. ' At Sesttle, the Washington Hue-kles Hue-kles whipped Idaho, M-M, before 4S00 fane. The Webfoota.- getting off to a good start by scoring eight points -before the Cougars broks trie Ice, led all ths way. Slim Wlntsrmuts, Oregon's six-foot-eigbt-lnch center, scored II points. The largsst crowd ta ever witness wit-ness aa opening aonfsrsnce basketball basket-ball game at the University of Washington athletic pavilion taw Washington show superior speed, checking and ball handling to defeat de-feat Idaho. Dick Voelker, Husky forward, tallied 11 points. The Huekies Isd from ths start, 14-11 at the half, and were 11 points ahead In the second half when a Vandal rally began. Steve Belko, Brendan Barrett and Lyle Smith poured In four field goals for Idaho, Ida-ho, Voelker made ana for Wash-ingtoa, Wash-ingtoa, and Belko came back with a basket and free throw ta cut Washington's lead to three points with six minutes remaining. Barrett went out then, on personal per-sonal fouls, and Voelker added fear more points for Washlngtoa enough to cement the lead before he, too, went out on personals. |