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Howard c;rcnicr and Hob Houston, "stratospherekids" of the \'nndal and Cougar quintets, poised fora takeoff in the fir.t Idaho-\\'. S. C. clash at Pullrnnn.7aLijLj 7 oo 7 onflhPlaying Coach Hec Edmundson's WashingtonHuskies, five times winner of the northerndivision crown in the last six years and eventualCoast champions, proved to be too tough anassignment for F ox's boys in the first conferencetest, and they fell like every other team thatinvaded the Husky camp. They gave the Washingtonoutfit a fig ht, t hough, and matched thegreatest offense on the Coast, field goal for fieldgoal. Each team looped in 24 counters from thefloor, but the Vandals couldn't get the breaks ontheir free shots.In the first game the score was tied with onlrseconds to go as the wild-eyed crowd of 4,000watched the frenzied efforts of both teams toscore. H al Lee and Clyde Wagner hit the basketin quick succession for the Huskies, and Wagneradded a couple of free throws to cinch the gameat 35 to 29. Bob Galer, reco rd breaking fc rward,scored 17 points in the second game to lead histeammates to a 31 to 25 victory.The Vandals showed only temporary flashesof form in the H uskies' return engagements atIoscow a week later, and went down, 39 to 29and 34 to 30. Galer continued his sensationalscoring spree with 25 points to bring his countto an even 50 for the four-game series.HowARD GRENIERCenterLEFTY KASLUNDForwardWALI.Y G ERAGHTYGuard