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Softball All-Stars! The Emerald announces its 1936 softball all-star team today. Read about those honored in G. T. Smith’s story on this page. EMERALD SPORTS Dan E. Clark, II . Sports Editor Pat Frizzell .. Assistant Sports Editor Bruce Currie, G. T. Smith, Ed Robbins, Kenneth Klrtley, Robert Dean, Hubard Kuokka, Wendell Wyatt. Coed Reporters: Irmajeun Randolph, Marionbeth Wolfden. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MAY $ 1936 Eleven Players Awarded Positions on All-Star Intramural Softball Team; Betas Place Three Men on Mythical Aggregation; ATO’s Get 2 By G. T. SMITH Eleven men were given places on the 1936 all-star intramural softball team, chosen by tlje Em erald sports staff yesterday. Beta Theta Pi, winner of the softball crown this season, placed three men on the mythical team, while Alpha Ta^i Omega, second place winners, placed two players on the donut all-star. Speedball Jones Top Pitcher Much good pitching was done this season, nearly every team en tered in the race having a reliable tosser. At no time, however, did the writer see/a faster ball than that of Bill Jones, smokeball ace for the DU nine. Bill had so much steam on the old horsehide that batters started swinging after the ball was in the catcher’s hands. Wildness and sloppy support cost him his first game,but from then on out, he pitched superb ball to rank as the number one twirler of the year. Close behind him was Don Anderson, ATO pitcher. Andy had more coiftrol than Jones, and also tossed a mean fast one, though nothing like Jones’ sizzl ing slants. Six other chuckers stood out from the rest, and are listed in the honorable mention section. Lawrence Catcher A number of good backstop men were on the receiving end of this pitching. Amos Lawrence of the Phi Delts wins the first place be cause of his masterful play, and the ability with which he sparked the entire team with his chatter from behind the plate. Dave Silven did some nice work in hanging onto the zooming tosses of Bill Jones for the DU team, as did Keith Wilson of Anderson’s slants for the ATOs. The problem as first base was the most difficult of all to solve. Ed Jacobs of the Abba Dabbas and Willie Jones of the championship Betas were very evenly matched, and any decision would be an in justice to the man not chosen. An attempt was made to solve the problem by awarding Jacobs the all-star first base position and creating a utility position for Jones. Willie was the most con sistent hitter of any man in the entire year’s play. McCredie on Second Hugh McCredie, who cavorted for the Beta nine, won the key stone sack job on the Emerald nine. The second basemen, com pared with the players in other positions, as a general run, were weaker than other men. The third basemen were plentiful, with Kenny Allen’s Band Sunday — 8 to 12 McLean’s Orchestra Saturday Nite DANCE WILLAMETTE PARK 110 Full Color * COLLEGE PENNANTS! With Every vl CUdopoint: wREAUTE PENCIL! TEN snappy pennants—ideal decora- l tions for room or car or grip —now free! Authentic designs; each pennant j bears official seal of each University in : group. Now given with each Ai’TOPOiNT or Realite pencil. Seven 10-pennant set altogether; each set different; collect them all! See Autopoints and Realites today, with the exclusive easier-writing Grip* Tip and modem simplified mechanism that always works! Leads can’t wobble. All sizes, styles, colors, 25c to $3. AT ALL LEADING DEALERS i 1936 ALL, STAR INTRAMURAL SOFTBALL TEAM Catcher—Amos Lawrence, Phi Delta Theta. First Base—Ed Jacobs, Abba Dabba. Second Base—Hugh McCredie, Beta Theta Pi. Third Base—Ken Phiilips, Theta Chi. Shortstop—Marv Stroble, Alpha Tau Omega. Left Field—Masa Iiato, Omega hall. Center Field—Harry Shleifer, Sigma Alpha Mu. Right Field—Budd Jones, Beta Theta Pi. Pitcher—Bill Jones, Delta Ep silon. LTtility—Willie Jones, Beta Theta Pi. HONORABLE MENTION Catcher—Dave Silven, Delta Epsilon; Keith Wilson, Alpha Tau Oinpi'a; Hackney, Phi Kappa Psi; Wellnitz, Abba Dabba. First Base—Wayne Scctt, Al pha Tau Omega; Ed Stro hecker, Phi Delta Theta; Bob Nevvlands, Delta Epsilon. Second Base—Pickens, Phi Del ta Theta; A1 Davis, Alpha Tau Omega; Bill Gassman, I’i Kappa Alpha. Third Base—Elton Owen, Pi Kappa Alpha; Norm Daniel son, Alpha Tau Omega; Dewey Carpenter, Beta Theta Pi. Shortstop—Vic Kosenfeld, Sig ma Alpha Mu; Sam Liebovv itz, Abba Dabba; Bob Seufert, Phi Gamma Delta. Pitcher—Les Goldschmidt, Sig ma Alpha Mu; Johnny Mae der, Phi Gamma Delta; Guy Benson, Phi Delta Theta; Bob Parke, Beta Theta Pi; Bob Kidder, Omega hall; Cannon, Abba Dabba. Outfield—Marcee, Abba Dabba; Dick Kriesene, Phi Gamma Belta; Don Owen, Pi Kappa Alpha; Ben Grout, Alpha Tau Omega; Herb Clark, Theta Chi; Don Tower, Pi Kappa Alpha. Kenny Phillips of Theta Chi get ting first call over such classy hot corner men as Carpenter of the champions and Danielson of the runners-up. Owen of the Pi Kaps was one of the heavy sluggers of the season. Shortstop honors go to Marv Stroble, sweet shortfielder for the second place ATO team. Stroble handled a great many chances with a minimum of errors. Other stars at this position were Rosen feld, Seufert, and Liebow'itz. Outfielders Abundant The good outfielders were in abundance as usual. Kato of Omega hall made the most sensa tional catches of the season, with Beta Budd Jones, and Sammie Harry Shleifer turning in consis tently good games both in the field and at the plate. Six men were given honorable mention in these positions. All the men on the team were chosen on three bases: fielding, batting, and teamwork, which means also a good baseball head. There was no attempt to award places according to teams or favoritism, but merely an effort to put the best man in each posi tion. Freshman Nine Drops Eugene Hi Sayles Pitches No Hit Game For Ducklings; Errors Mar Tilt Bill (Cliic) Sales acheived the ambition of all baseball pitchers when he held Eugene high without a hit on the yearling diamond yesterday afternoon, struck out 10 men, and allowed not a single walk. An error with two out in the seventh and final inning en abled the Axemen to score a run to slightly cloud his performance. The final count was 2-to-l for Johnny Warren's Ducklings. McIntyre, first Eugene batter in the seventh, swung and missed on a third strike, but Catcher Walden dropped the ball and the prepper raced to first. Hamer sacrificed McIntyre to second. Sayles got Doug Caven on a third strike, but Walden again dropped the ball, and as he hep^ved wild to first base, McIntyre scored the spoiling run. Thuneman rolled out, Ford Mullen to Gale Smith, and Sayles picked Caven off third for the final out. The five freshmen hits were ac counted for by Mullen, Gordon, Sayles, Coomler, and Anet. Score: R H E Eugene . 10 1 Freshmen . 2 5 2 Igoe and McIntyre; Sayles and Walden. Subscription rates §2.50 per year. Shinola White Shoe Cleaner Will Not Bub Off . Western Thrift Prices 10c 31c 29c WESTERN THRIFT Mar-O-Oii Shampoo 50c Size . Chocolate Covered Cherries 1 lb. Wholesome Candy . Open 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. 804 Willamette Street SPECIAL FOR MOTHER'S DAY A BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS BRICK OF BLUEBELL ICE CREAM Other Special Bricks Also in Stock Eugene Farmers’ Creamery Phone 638 Editor’s Note: With a pop and a fizz the Highball takes its bow. Ol’ Doe' Highball, that begrizzled veteran of the prophets union, affiliate of the assoeiated seeing see-ers, who has batted .1000 in pieking the winners so far this spring, will now take over this eolumn in all his hoary wisdom. With one foot wrapped around a water pipe and other swinging idly out the window, the Doe’ pieks ex perimentally away at the type writer keys, great elouds of smoke rising above the heating plant in the meanwhile. Ladies and Gentlemen! The Doe.'! TUST a year ago. during Junior " Weekend, the Oregon baseball and track teams took on the Huskies from Seattle. The Ducks were then in the same position in the baseball standings they now occupy, third, having won four and lost three. Washington was at the top with four and one. and Oregon State, which broke into the win column the other day for the first time this season, was second with four and two. Oregon took both of those games last year. McFadden won the first with the help of Hurney and Gor don, who poled homers in the first part of the game, 6-5. The second game was generally conceded to Washington, becaufee at that time Oregon didn’t have two winning pitchers ... so they said. The start of the second game found a lad named Cece Inman on the mcund for Oregon. Inman hadn’t done anything startling so far in the season, but it was buzzed around the stands that when he was on, he could tie the batters in any college league up in knots. Well, Inman was on that Saturday and set the then league, leading Huskies uown with three hits. The Emeaid columnist had quite a bit to say about Inman the next day: “Inman’s victims, the lads from Seattle, said that Inman had as much stuff in winning Saturday as ‘Iron Man’ McFad den had in trouncing- them the day before. Displaying control, a nice fast one, and a treacher ous hook, Inman held the strug gling Huskies hitless until late in the game, and allowed but three hits, one walk, and one hit batsman.” This year the Webfoots have (Please turn to page four) THE Dudley Field Shop On the Cumpus Affiliated With MeMomtn & Wasliburiie Exclusive Eugene Agency for JA.VIZEN SWIM SLITS I Come in . . . (Jet Acquainted Meet Clay Pomeroy Maurie Van Vliet Hallie Dudrey Ducks, Huskies in Crucial Tilts Oregon Set For Husky Track Meet Duck Win Would Make Webfoots Northwest Cinder Champs The track meet with the Univer sity of Oregon and Washington Saturday on Hayward field is the last barrier between the Webfoots and a Northwest championship. Comparative scores and times of the two schools indicate a close meet. The Oregon cinder men are look ing forward for the chance to avenge last year's defeat at the hands of the Huskies. The C91 a - 011. victory that Hayward's men won over the Cougars last Satur day may place the Webfoots as slight favorites. Scharpf, Angle to Iltin The highlight of the day should develop out of the mile when Cap tain George Scharpf of Oregon meets the great Washington rniler, Jim Angle. Scharpf ran his fast est mile last Saturday to defeat Washington State's famed Roy Carriker in a time of 4:21.3. That same afternoon up at Seat tle, Angle was busy licking Matt Clasper, Oregon State star in the mile. Angle reeled off the required distance in 4:22.5. The Husky ace, rumored to have been in a weak ened physical condition at the time of the race due to loss of blood, is expected to be in the pink of form for the battle with Scharpf. Shooniake Favored Another personal duel is likely when Oregon's brilliant Carson Shoemake and Washington’s Hum ber flash down the cinders in the sprints. Last year, Shoemake de feated Humber by a very narrow' margin. Shoemake, who has not been pressed hard this year will probably have to open up against the Husky sprinter. Hay, another brilliant Washington sprinter will bolster the Washington dash power, but the Ducks have Squeak (Please turn to page four) Oregon Nine Meets Crack Washington Team Today at 3:30 Huskies Hold League Lead Now; McFaddeu Hurls For Wdbfoots; Teams to Play Saturday Oregon’s Webfoots will fight the Husky hobde of Washington for first place in the northern division baseball chase in a feature of Jun ior Weekend on Howe field at 3:30 this afternoon. A second contest is scheduled tomorrow. Washington tops the loop at present with three wins nnd a sin gle loss, while the Webfoots are in third place with three victories and a pair on the chin. A win for Oregon today will put the Ducks on the pinnacle. MeFadden to I'itch Don MeFadden, aee pitcher of the northern division for two years, will start his third game of the season for Oregon, and opposing him on the hillock will be either Jack Daly or Rudy Enquist. For years prior to the rise of Oregon in 1934, Tubby Graves' Washington teams monopolized northern division baseball. The Ducks broke through for cham pionships in 1934 and ’36, but this season Graves has a crew that packs the punch demanded of a ti tle winner. Thus the two-game se ries will be an important test for Howard Hobson's crew. Huskies Favorites Washington is a favorite over the Webfoots on the basis of com parative scores. The Malamutes clubbed Idaho into the dust twice, while the best Oregon could do with the Vandals was split. Both teams divided double bills with Washington State. Coach Hobson will not change the batting orders that won from Idaho on Monday. That means that Ralph Amato, centerfielder, will lead off. 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Red shirts are to be awarded to the winners in the log rolling con test. For any further information about the carnival call: Dick Rosenfeld, Den ('asciato, or Ed Farrar. Bud Goodin, third base; Andy Har ney, right field; Johnny -Lewis, shortstop; Bing Crosbie, left field; Bill Courtney, first base, and Mark DeLaunay, second base. Washington Veterans Washington has a veteran line (Please turn to page jour) - - _ , , ,, Portland U Tennis Team Drops Ducks Rose City Raqueteers Take Second Tilt 6-1; Match W on hy Winslow Portland university handed the Oregon tennis team a 6 to 1 beat ing on the University courts yes terday afternoon. In the first meet ing at Portland, Oregon had lost 4 to 3. Norman Winslow, playing num ber five for Oregon was the lone point winner for the Ducks. He de feated Bill Young in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, and 6-0. Although both ered by a weak right arm, Winslow knew too much tennis for his op ponent. In the feature match of the af ternoon, the first doubles team for Oregon, Worth Chaney and Bill Zimmerman, lost to Bill Walker and Charles Hoff. The match went three long hard sets, before the Portland team was able to pull out a 7-9, 6-4, 9-7 victory. In the .other singles matches, Walker, number one, downed Lar ry Crane 7-5, and 6-0. Darrel Kel ly, Portland number two, defeated John Economus 6-2, and 6-1. Lloyd Hager downed Jack Crawford 6-4, and 6-1. Hoff, number four, de feated Chuck Eaton, Oregon 1-6, 6-2, and 6-4. In the second doubles Kelly and Hager, Portland, won from Crane and Crawford, 6-2, and 6-3. Portland had definitely the bet ter team, and the outcome of the match was never in doubt. Oregon meets Oregon State here Saturday, varsity in the morning and frosh in the afternoon. Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscription rates $2.50 a year. s Give War tin It ingle tut Silk H ose { I Whatever her age, she will appreciate these beautiful, full fashioned hose. 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