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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1937)
THE Firing Line By PAT FRIZZELL Spring has come to the Willam ette valley, we hope, and the cro cuses are budding and the lambs are frolicking on the hillsides, even if it is raining. All of which leads logically to that one about the crack of the bat being heard on every vacant lot as the horsehide soars through the blue spring sky. Apparently, however, such is no longer the case. Instead of the crack of a heavy bat on whizzing horsehide we hear the futile "plop" of a slim stick on a big outseam ball, the size of those balls babies roll around on the floor. * * * It's softball, and it seems to be crowding real baseball, the kind Frank Merriwell played, off the back lots. Every year more sturdy lads who a decade or two ago would have been toiling with field er’s gloves and spiked shoes are turning to a game which once was known as “sissy ball.” It was all right for old men and for women and children. But for real he-men, in their athletic prime, it was hardly appropriate. Softball was cheaper. You need ed little or no equipment to play it. You also needed little ability. Ko great amount of science was in the game. Y’ou weren’t even al lotted to “lead off.” So the lads who weren't “good enough” for baseball took it up. Then, suddenly, it became re spectable. It started encroaching on baseball's territory. They called it kittenball, playground ball, puff ball, mush ball, sissy ball. Then they standardized on softball. When the grocers challenged the butchers to a ball game, they meant softball, not real honest-to goodness baseball, the kind the Silver Stars and the Little Giants played when they traveled from one town to another on hay racks and worshipped Matty and Honus Wagner. You could play softball in flan nels. You didn’t have to slide. No one was ever "beaned” by a pitch ed ball. A batter didn't even get to "take his base” when the ball hit him. Ill five or six years, softball made baseball on the sandlots al most a memory. It made baseball a game played only by those who had exceptional ability or phenom enal interest. And there we stand at present. Gloves and catcher’s mitts arc scarce around fraternity houses to day. The boys would rather step out on the lawn and toss a deflated basketball called a softball. Softball is all right, but it com pares with baseball as ping pong compares with tennis. It’s accept able on occasion. There's no harm in it. Why, though, must be have soft ball ONLY'? On this campus the only persons who play real base ball are those who turn out for varsity and freshman teams. Oth erwise hard baseball is dormant — let’s hope not dead. So let's swing into line. Let's have some intramural baseball played with a real horsehide ball, with gloves and Louisville Slugger bats. We can have softball too, and, lord knows, we will. 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Please address: Director of Summer Session UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Honolulu, T‘ It. / Oregon Golfers Defeat Washington Divotmen.,18 to 9 i Webfoots May Face Portland Pilots Today Six Gaines Rained Out During Week; Battles Today Scheduled for Portland By ELBERT HAWKINS It stopped raining long enough this week to allow Coach Hobson's varsity baseball team a two-game | diet, but Old Jupe cut loose again yesterday and caused postpone ment of the Portland twin bill which was to have been played on the Pilots' home field. If it stops raining, the team will travel to Portland this morning for a pair against the Pilot outfit. Coach Hobson yesterday stated that pitchers Bill Marshall and John Lewis, who were untested on Wednesday and Thursday, would probably get the opening call. Two Weeks Remain Two short weeks remain now until Oregon opens its 1937 nor thern division campaign. A week from Friday, the Ducks travel to Corvallis for the conference opener against Slats Gill's Beavers. Ore gon and Oregon State are slated to open festivities on Howe field the next day. At the start of this week Oregon faced eight games, including three doubleheaders for five days — a tough job for any pitching staff. Six of the games were postponed, and at least four will be played during the next two weeks. Linfield Here Thursday Linfield college comes to Eugene next Tuesday afternoon for a single game, and Oregon on Wed nesday moves to Salem for a doubleheader aganist Willamette. Oregon plays a return game at Mc Minnville April 20. Hobby's baseball team got off to a successful start in the mat ter of victories, defeating Oregon Normal, 8 to 6, in a 10-inning af fair on Wednesday, and then post ed a 2-to-0 shutout over Portland university here Thursday behind three-hit pitching by Sophomore Bill Sayles. Sayles Dominates Against Portland, chucker Sayles completely dominated play, allow ing but one man to reach third. Hurler Jim Carlin laced a triple to deep centerfield off Sayles in the fifth inning. Carlin, ace Portland moundsman, also pitched flawless ball, yielding Oregon hitters but four scattered hits. Bill Courtney, Duck leftfield er, and Jack Gordon, shortstop, each collected two blows off Car lin. Not Yet in Stride Outfielder Hurney and Catcher McLean, heavy hitters of last year’s squad, have failed to find their stride as yet. McLean, however, put Oregon out ahead in the tenth inning of Wednesday’s game, by bunting perfectly to score Ralph Amato on a squeeze play. Playing on a dry field at Mon mouth in the season’s first game, Oregon chalked up five errors, but against Portland played errorless ball. Gale “Busher” Smith, Web foot first baseman, tightened his i hold on the first sack by turning in a beautiful game. Hurney and Nicholson in the outfield took care of five chances without a miscue. Time Trials for Track Men Today Varsity, Frosh Runners Will Compete at 2 p.m.; 6 Events Listed Time trials for varsity and fresh man track men will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock. All track candidates, varsity and freshman, including those taking track for credit, are expected to compete. Events to be run include the 75 and 150-yard dashes for sprinters; 70-yard high hurdles for hurdlers; 300-vard run for quarter milers; 660-yard run for half-milers, and three-quarter mile run for milers. George Scharpf, last year’s cap tain and star miler, is in charge of the squad during the illness of Colonel Bill Hayward. Hayward will probably be back in harness next week. First scheduled meet for the Webfoot cindermen is two weeks from today, April 24. On that day the annual Oregon-Oregon State relays will be held at Corvallis. Sigma Nus Shade Zeta HaIlNine,7-5 Two Runs in Extra Frame Win Postponed Tilt for Millrace Team Sigma Nu's softball team took advantage of the crumbling of Zeta hall’s infield to put over two runs in the first half of an eighth and extra inning to win, 7 to 5, in the makeup of a postponed donut game yesterday. Lanky John Dick, second man up for the Sigma Nus in the eighth, was safe at first when Joe Amato, Zeta first baseman, drop ped the throw from shortstop. Wally Johansen hit one to Jerry Cameron, at shortstop, who first juggled the ball and then threw wild to first. All hands were safe. Ed Healy popped out to Cameron for the second out, but Merle Pet ers saved the day with a single to center field. Bob Fairfield’s wild throw-in enabled both run ners to score. Ken Battleson pop ped out to Shelby Golden to end the inning. Fairfield, first man up in the Zeta half of the eighth, singled, but was out at second on a field er’s choice. George Jones then flied out to Bill Van Dusen and Amato to Dick. • Zeta hall's big inning came in the third when successive singles by Golden, Dalrymple, and Jons rud, a long fly by Lance and an other single by Fairfield scored three runs. The Sigma Nus pushed four runs across in a hectic fourth. Van Dusen singled, Hank Nilsen trip led, scoring Van Dusen, Dick singled and Johansen and Healy hit doubles. Johansen, Dick, and Jonsrud, Zeta third baseman, led the hit ters with two bingles apiece. Phil Jonsrud handled six putouts and two assists to lead the field ers. John Dick was the best out fielder, ranging far and wide to play errorless ball. Room for the gang, TAYLOR’S, ad Send the Emerald to your friends. Subscriptions only $3.00 per year. Varsity Netmen' Will Meet Reed This Afternoon Economus, Eaton. Finke, Zimmerman, Crane Compose Squad for Third Time Oregon's varsity tennismen, vic torious in 14 consecutive individ ual matches with Oregon Normal school and Willamette university, this afternoon takes Reed college's lacqueteers either on the Univer sity courts or in the gyms, accord ing to the dictates of J. Pluvius. John Economus will probably ■start at number one position. Play ing there the last two matches, he has taken three love sets out of four played. Larry Crane, number two, has also taken three love sets out of four in the two matches played so far. At number three position will probably be Chuck Eaton, who has taken only two love sets. However, he has dropped only two games in the two matches played. This is a better record than any other member of the tennis team has made to date. Bill Zimmerman, the only Duck to drop a set so far, will probably start again at number four, while A1 Finke, transfer from Oregon State, will again play number five. Economus and Eaton will prob ably make up the number one doubles team, while Zimmerman and Finke will probably make up the number two doubles team as they have in the last two matches. I„ Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .500 1 .500 2 .000 SOFTBALL STANDINGS League A W Alpha hall . 1 Yeomen . 1 Betas . 1 1 SPEs . 1 1 Phi Psis . 0 2 This Week’s Gaines Betas 9, SPEs 2. Yeomen 10, Phi Psis 5. League 15 \\ ATOs . 2 Phi Sigs . 1 Sigma Chis . 1 1 Canard club . 0 1 Pi Kaps . 0 2 This Week’s Games ATOs 5, Pi Kaps 2. Phi Sigs 6. Sigma Chis 4. League C W, Phi Delts . 3 Sigma Nus . 1 Delts . 1 Zeta hall . 0 Omega hall . 0 This Week’s Gaines Phi Delts 13, Delts 4. Phi Delts 4, Omega 2. Sigma Nus 7, Zeta 5. League D L. Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .500 1 .500 2 .000 L. Pet. 0 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 Gamma hall ... Kappa Sigs Sammies . DUs Fijis . No games played during week. League E W. L. Pet. W. 1 1 0 0 0 L. Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .000 1 .000 0 .000 Comets Theta Chis Sigma hall Chi Psis .... SAEs . 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .000 1 .000 0 .000 No games played during week. Gashouse Rookie Swings, Misses Mickey Owens of the St. Louis Cardinals, considered hy manj the- most promising first year man 111 | the National League, showed nothing but promise on this training camp swing. A Rest for San Francisco's Seals I These Seals, who an* entertaining roriland s champion Beavers in a coast league series were taking i‘. easy after a workout late in the training camp season when the above picture Reading clockwise, starting at I o'clock, the Seals are Brooks, Holder, Ted Norbert, Ashle, Ken Sheehan, Jim Graves, and Johnny nice. this week, was taken, y, Jocrndt, Spring Grid Game Slated This Afternoon Varsity Foothallisls Srt For Long Scrimmage; Callison Plans to Use All Candidates _ A full-length, intra-squad foot ball game will be played on the practice field here this afternoon for the purpose of trying out new prospects for the varsity and • to see how different combinations will work. Four different backfield groups and a wide range of prospects for line positions make picking a line up a difficult task for Head Coach Prink Callison and his assistants. Everyone out will get a chance- to play, the game being mainly for the purpose of testing the men. No definite starting time has been listed. Stops will be made occasionally for individual instruc tion. Lettermen Back Eighteen returning lettermen form the largest nucleus that an Oregon football team has had since 1933. This squad of lettermen is considerably augmented by 29 men, mostly sophomores, many of whom are already showing great pro mise. Four backfield units, two com gllltllllllllllilllllllUiillllllilimiillllilHlIllllillililliiiiillllillliliiiiliiiiliilll".. John Economus Named (Captain Of Tennis Tetan John Economus, two-year letter man and No. 1 man for two sea sons, was elected captain of Ore gon's varsity tennis team at a meeting yesterday. Larry Crane is the retiring captain. Melvin Johnson will serve as sen ior tennis manager, with George Humphrey junior manager, accord ing to announcement of Coach Paul Washke. posed of veterans, provide plenty of material for Mike Mikulak, backfield mentor, to whip into shape next fall. The line, with many veterans and more reserves and sophomores, provides plenty of material for Gene Shields. The for midable array of beef, mixed witli teal talent, looms as strong, poten tially, as the famous Webfoot lines of the past. Moore at Center Vein Moore, two year letternran, heads the list for the center post, with Denny Breiid and Erling Jacobsen, frosh pivot man, furnish ing his chief competition. Lloyd Beggs and Bill Stein, former prep centers who played guard positions with the freshmen last season, provide plenty of reserve strength. Five experienced lettermen and five sophomores are turning out for guard berths, and Gene Shields is faced with the pleasant task of choosing three sets from among (Please turn tu page four) Till: DOORWAY TO FINE FOODS College Inin 735 SW Broadway Restaurant — Coffee Shop Portland’s popular rendezvous for all college and high school students. On Broadway next to the Orpheum Theater. OPEN ALL NIGHT ••■••••■lllllllllllll.llllllllll-IJinillllllllllluiillllllltllllllllllllUlIHUIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIililMIMmUlllillHIMIIillltllMIIIIIUIXIIIIimillltllillllUUIIiMIUIIHIII The Season Is On! 10 ii j o y this beautiful er^ursc which is easy In reach by either ear or bus. I'lay your at LAURELWOOD GOLF COURSE •soutli end oi' Columbia street ! STUFF L_ The University of California is rated as having the strongest dual meet track team in the country this year. Today will tell the tale when the Golden Bears meet Sou thern California, last year's NCAA champions. . . . Sammy Baugh, All American quarterback last year, winds up his college career this spring as captain of the Texas Christian baseball team . . . Rut gers, Yale, and Dartmouth will all bo aiming at the third leg of the national intercollegiate outboard championship to be held June 26 and 27 at Saratoga lake in New York. Each has won twice before, with Dartmouth the winner last year. Baylor university In Texas boasts of al All-American battery on its baseball team . . . Both Eddie Waap, pitcher, and Dan Tilden, catcher, are full blooded Indians. (Please turn to page four) Sid Milligan’s Golfers Post Division Win Ducks Outscore Huskies, In Morning Best Ball Play 8 to 1; Singles Matches (’.lose Oregon's varsity golf team de feated the. University of Washing ton Huskies in a match played over the Eugene country club course yesterday, 18 to 9. The Webfoot divot diggers took an 8-to-l lead after the morning's round of bast-ball foursomes matches. In the afternoon’s singles matches Sid Milligan's golfers were held on almost even terms by the Huskies and led only 10 to 8. Cline Shoots 73-76 Walt Cline shot the best golf in the singles as he carded a 73 and a 76 for a total of 149 to defeat Don Simpson of the visitors, 2’: to Vi. Simpson’s scores were 82-79 161. Carl Johnson of the Huskies shot 76-73 149 as he took all three points from Sid Milligan, even though the Webfoot captain reg istered 72-78—150. Don Picht of Washington carded a pair of 80's to defeat Doug Ramsey, who shot 76-82, 2 Vs to Vs. Bill Watson and Dave Hamley came through with three points apiece to pull Oregon ahead in the singles. Watson scored a 77-77— 154 to defeat W. A. Vaughn of the Huskies who had 79-83 162, and Hamley carded 79-79—158 to win from Jimmy Longmuir, whose scores were 82-87—169. Dave Norton, Washington, card ed 79-83—162 to take two points from Oregon's Bill Stockton, whose scores were 77-84 161. Milligan, Hamley Win In the best-ball foursomes, Sid Milligan and Hamley shot 73 and 79 respectively to trounce Johnson and Simpson, who carded 76 and S3. Walt Cline and Bill Watson shot 73 and 79 respectively to beat Vaughn and Picht, whose respec tive scores were 79 and 80. Washington’s single point in the best-ball play came in the third team match, in which Stockton and Ramsey of Oregon carded 76 and (Please turn to page font) Huv your ARROW SHIRT on the campus at (he DUDLEY FIELD SHOP The Rodney Arrow’s conception of smartness is evidenced in the RODNEY, a new style shirt, with a white collar and hile cud's on a dark blue, burgundy, or grey chain bray body. The white collar in contrast to the colored shirt and tic gives just the right neckline relief. For town-wear and semi-formal occasions, ask for the Rodney. $2.50 with 2 separate collars. Mitoga—lailored lu fil Sanforized Shrank \ ARROW SHIRTS ERIC MERRELL “THE ARROW SHIRT STORE IN EUGENE” 8TJ Willamette St.