Word: oregon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Oregon's Republican Senator Guy Cordon let it be known that he based his decision to run for a third term on the conviction that "the voters of Oregon should have an opportunity to express themselves on the questions of fundamental political philosophy...
Indiana Night. The battle was a standoff for the first three quarters. In the fourth, Underdog Oregon State took the lead for the first time, 46-45. But Oregon's Halbrook, overeager, guarded Indiana's Schlundt too closely, and went out on personal fouls (after scoring 23 points) five minutes before the end of the quarter. Indiana won the game in overtime, 76-72, for their sixth straight of the season, thanks in good part to Don Schlundt's 34 points...
Next night Coach "Slats" Gill of Oregon State gave Sophomore Halbrook some special instructions: forget about Schlundt and concentrate on not fouling out. Gill assigned a more experienced player to guard Schlundt and crossed his fingers...
...Oregon Night. By the end of the first quarter, Oregon State's busy Beavers had built up a 20-10 lead; at halftime, by ball-hawking, ball-stealing and hard-driving offensive play, Oregon led 38-24. In the last period, Indiana's national champions managed to draw up to within seven points, then collapsed as Schlundt himself went out on fouls. Big Swede Halbrook dashed halfway across the floor to wring Schlundt's hand-partly in tribute, partly in pure high spirits at the upset in the making. Final score: Oregon State 67, Indiana 51. Scoring...
...points. During the N.C.A.A. championship tournament at Seattle that year, Halbrook was a conversation stopper as he strolled past gaping coaches in the lobby of Seattle's Olympic Hotel. Turning down "dozens" of offers. Halbrook chose to go to college in his home state. As an Oregon State freshman-by then 7 ft. 2 in.-Halbrook scored a record 450 points. As a sophomore, and grown one more inch, 20-year-old Swede Halbrook has averaged 25.2 points a game. Oregonians happily regard him as still just a growing...