BASKETBALL ON THE PACIFIC COAST

Gal) Sorat al s ¢igantic.Golden Bearg are still ridinz at
the head of the parade in the Southern Division of the Pacific

Conference, at this ~riting. Headed by Bill Ogilvie, 6-6 center>
Captain Bob Chalmers, 6-4 forward, and Bill Big-erstaff, 6-5
guerd, the Blue and Gold basketers are heavy favorites to win
the Southern Division title. Their most severe test, in all
probability, ill cone in their second ve game series against
Southern California. In the first secric the trio tenms split
cven but California is expected to have tie edge on her home
floor. Ogilvie, incidentally, is second high scorer in the
southern Division.

Oregon's stalvart quintet leads the Northern Division and
is considered practicselly a cinch to repeat its victory of last
year, in that section. The Webfeet lost the coast title to
Stanford's poverful outfit in 1°38, and have practically the
same team which have Hank Luisetti and his mates plenty of
trouble. Laddic Gale seems bound for a nev individual scoring
record in the north.

Ralph Vau;shn, Southern California's sharp-shooting
forverd, is settinz a fast pace for scorers in the Southern
Division. At this writing, the Trojan star has run up eichty-
one points in five games. His outstanding feat was performed
against U.C.L.4. to weeks avo when he tanked sixteen field
soals and four free throvs for thirty-six points.

Three Pacific Coast teams hed successful barnstorming
trips throuch the East and Middle Yest during the holidays -
Soutnorn California, Oregon, and Santa Clara. The last named
team is probebly king-pin ane: tho "§ndenendents" althoush it
did drop a same to St. Marv's recently. The Broncos are expect-
ed to turn the tebles at the next meeting of these two teams.

Everyone connected with basketball on the coast learned
with regret that Caddy Yorks, head coach at U.C.L.A. since 1922,
will retire pt the end of this season. Caddy has resiened to
devote his entire time to law. Yorks has been a prominent
figure in basketball durine his entire stay at U.C.L.A. and
has developed some of the finest plavers in coast history.

Southern California, pre-season favorites for the
Southern Division championship, is not out of the race yet.

The trojans can clim> back into the lead by beating California
twice on the latter's home court - no small job.

Stanford might still play an innortant pert in the race
by tripping either the Berrs or the Trojans, although this is
not to be expected. The Indians turned in one surprise by beat-
ing heavily favored Southern California in the first game.
U.C.L.A. is out of the race, with five straicht defeats but
might possidly trip any one of the other three teams.