THE
Firing
Line
By PAT FRIZZELL
Probably you aren't worrying
about it. Very possibly you haven’1
even noticed it. But whether yor
have or haven’t noticed, this sports
page is undergoing a bit of a
change. The department is chang
ing hands.
This column, which your corres
pondent has thoroughly enjoyed
dishing up, is on the threshold oi
a dormant spell. You may have
taken liftle of it and cared to take
less. But I got a kick out of bat
ting it out.
# * *
Taking over the Emerald sports
page are two capable and earnest
young men who have been work
ing hard and well all year.
John Pink, the Astoria Baro
meter baiter, and Elbert Hawkins,
sports philosophist and psycholog
ist par excellence, are the lads.
Hawkins and Pink know the
ways of the diamond, the cinder
track, the gridiron, the maple
court, and all the other fields of
athletic endeavor. They’ll have a
capable staff assisting them a
staff which has made possible
your sports page this year.
Messrs. Pink and Hawkins will,
rumor has it, take turns at ham
mering out pithy dope column for
your coffee glance each morning.
The lads can do it well, and they
will.
Your correspondent will see you
again, now and then, through the
old ‘‘Firing Line” medium. I’ve en
joyed writing this colmun regular
ly and am sorry to leave. But that,
somebody has said, is life. I apolo
gize for the mistakes I’ve made.
They have been plentiful.
So, Messrs. John Pink and El
bert Hawkins, take it away.
If you’re interested in what your
ex-correspondent may have to say
in the future, read the Eugene
News, starting next week.
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As Commentator Pink told you
yesterday, this weekend will be
one of the fullest, athletically
speaking, in several blue moons—
at least since last spring term. Al
ways insert an ‘jIF” in eapital
letters somewhere in any sports
prophecy, however, for O. J. Plu
vius is, they tell us, still lurking
around in the murky skies.
Anyway, it ought to be a lot of
fun. Deciding- whether to watch
Bill Sayles work against the Bea
vers or to take in the ^relays will
present a problem to many. Then
there’s a football game after that, j
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If Hobby Hobson's Webfoots can
split with Oregon State, they’ll
not have to listen to any state
championship clams of Willamette |
and Portland U. this season. Spec
Keene’s Bearcats had every right
to the mythical title last spring
and the Pilots were runners-up.
But the present edition of dia
mond Ducks have split with both
Bearcats and Pilots. Those teams
can bounce Oregon State all
spring, and it still won’t matter a
whit. Just two games from the
Beavers, and Oregon has as much
hold on the state championship as
anybody.
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New Pledge Rule
Not to Be Blocked
By Administration
The University of Oregon ad
ministration has nothing to do with
any resolutions concerning pledg
ing of men, passed by the inter
fraternity council, Virgil D. Earl,
dean of men, said yesterday.
This statement clears up any
doubt concerning the resolution re
cently passed by the council elim
inating the necessity of a specified
prep decile rating for men before
they can be pledged.
Enrollment in the University will
be the only requirement for pledg
ing in the future, Ed Reames,
inter-fraternity council president,
said yesterday.
Send the Emerald to your friends.
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ThetaChisBeat
Comets in Nine
Canto Slugfesl
Win 17-15 asFourHomc
Runs Hit; SAEs Domi
Sigma Hall, Phi Deltt
Take Zeta, 4-3
By BILL NORENE
! Putting across two runs in th<
ninth inning after their two rui
1 rally in the eighth had been null!
fied by a similar rally by the
Comets in their half of the eighth
the Theta Chis yesterday defeatec
Don Casciato’s Casciatoless
Comets 17 to 15.
Herb Clark opened the nintt
with an infield single. Howarc
Percy parked a fly between cen
ter field and second base, whict
was good for two bases, but Clark
was held at third by the throw in,
Herb then scored on an infield
out, while Percy moved on to third.
Percy scored on Deraid Harbert’s
singrle over third.
Set Twin Killing
A1 Krietz started what appeared
to be another Comet rally when he
beat out a bunt down the third
base line. Abe Merritt fixed that,
however, when he sent a high fly
back of second base which Paul
Cushing took, and then threw to
first doubling Krietz. Jones, next
man up, sent one to short, which
was too hot to handle and was
safe at first. He was forced at
second a minute later and the
game was over.
In the eighth inning the Theta
Chis garnered their two runs on
a single by Bob Street, and a home
run over third base by Cushing.
The Comets came to bat in their
half of the inning, and Abe Mer
ritt beat out an infield hit. Jones
walked, and both runners ad
vanced on Bob Patterson’s long
outfield fly. Frank Day walked,
and “Honest Waldo’’ Caufield
singled through the box to score
Merritt and Jones. Tommy De
Freitas forced Day at third, and
Bob Albi walked. With a chance to
be the hero of the day Howard
Overback sent out a long fly
which was gathered in, sending
the game into extra innings.
Three Other Homers
There were three other home
runs during the afternoon's festi
vities. Vern Hanscom pounded one
between Jones and “Honest Wal
do” in the first inning with Cush
ing and Fred Loback aboard.
Howard Overback, Comet’s
pitcher and right fielder, hit one
over third base with Albi on base
as the result of a Texas leaguer.
Bob Patterson, Comet third base
man, also hit one over third in the
third inning with the bases empty
for once.
I hi Doits 4, Zeta Hail 3
The Phi Dolts won their fourth
consecutive game yesterday at the
expense of Zeta hall, 4 to 3, when
they pushed over one run in the
seventh inning to break the 3 to
3 tic.
Hob Smith doubled, and Clarry
White brought him in with a
single to score the winning run.
Vadnais opened the game :by
reaching first on Shelby Golden’s
error, took second on an infield
out, third on a passed ball, and
scored on Ken Shipley's single.
Golden Leads
Shelby Golden led the Zeta hall
offensive, scoring in the second
inning on Landeen's double, dupli
cating this feat in the fourth in
ning, and hitting a home run in
the sixth inning, to score all of
Zeta's runs.
The Phi Delts scored their other
two runs in the sixth inning.
>SAKs 14, Sigma Hall •>
Pounding Dick Miller for 14 runs
in five innings, the SAEs had lit
tle trouble in. downing Sigma hail
14 to o for the second softball vic
tory in two day3.
The SAEs climaxed their bat
ting spree in the fifth inning in
which they batted around before
the game was called, and scored
seven runs.
Ed O’Reilly opened the inning
by beating out a bunt. John Lewis
reached first on an error, and both
runners advanced on a passed ball.
Bob Arnaldus singled scoring
O'Reilly and Lewis. Conger
singled, Graves walked, and Hod
gen doubled scoring Conger,
Graves, and Arnaldus. Arnaldus in
the meantime scored on Conger’s
hit. Ebright hit over third scoring
Hodgen, and scored a second later
on O'Reilly’s second hit.
The SAEs also punched over two
runs in the first and five in the
second innings.
Varsity Golfers
Leave For North
Ducks Face Puget Sound
And Washington Divot
Squads on Tour
Oregon's varsity golfers leave
for the Puget Sound country this
morning, where they will match
strokes against College of Puget
Sound and the University of Wash
ington Huskies in a pair of 36-hole
i tilts. Six golfers will make the
trip.
The Ducks clash in their open
ing match with the Loggers over
the beautiful Fircrest country club
course in Tacoma Friday, then hie
to Seattle for Saturday's return
scrap with the Huskies on the
University golf course.
“19th hole” gossip figures the
unbeaten Oregon team to win both
matches, with an 18-9 victory al
ready scored against Washington
in their first meet, held here, and
with the Huskies decided victors
over the Puget Sound golfers.
No changes were made in pre
viously listed team personnel.
Golfers making the trip are Coach
Captain Sid Milligan. Walt Cline,
Doug Ramsey, Dave Hamley, Bill
Watson, and Bill Stockton. With
Milligan in No. 1 position, the re
maining team places will be fill
ed in the order named.
Cline, Hamley, and Watson are
leaving early this morning ahead
of their teammates, to get in a
practice round on the Fircrest
course.
18-hole doubles matches will
open both days’ meets, with the
18-hole singles following in the
afternoon. Tentative doubles pair
ings for the Ducks list Milligan
with Hamley, Cline with Ramsey,
and Stockton with Watson.
Baseball Team
Holds Snappy
Batting Drill
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Club Opens 1937 Series
Friday Against Gill’s;
Oregon State Beavers1
At Corvallis
Coach Hobson’s Webfoot base
ball club, idle for the first time
this week, indulged in a light field
ing and batting drill yesterday
afternoon in' preparation for the
northern division opener which is
but two days away.
The Ducks will engage in a prac
tice with John Warren’s freshman
nine this afternoon. Friday they
travel to Corvallis to open com
petition against Slats Gill’s Or
angemen who finished fourth in
last year's race.
Big Eugene Premier
Oregon State fans, not to be
outdone by Eugene boosters, are
planning a little opening celebra
tion of their own. Starting at 12:30
Saturday, with a parade down
town, citizens from all over Lane
county are planning on giving
Coach Hobson and his boys a glori
ous start in their first big home
stand.
For Howe field Saturday, the
local booster committee has ar
ranged one of the biggest pre
game ceremonies in years. Presi
dent George W. Peavy of Oregon
State has consented to throw the
opening ball to President C. V.
Boyer of Oregon. Chancellor F.
M. Hunter will attempt to clout
his first hit -off Mr. Peavy.
Amato In Garden
In an effort to strengthen the
Duck ball f earn, Coach Hobson
shook up his infield, and against
Willamette here Monday placed a
brand new combination on the
field.
Hobby moved Ralph Amato
from third base to center field to
replace Jimmy Nicholson. Ford
Mullen was placed at the hot cor
ner where his steady fielding has
been outstanding.
Coleman Steps In
Coach Hobson left Sophomore
Squad Eases
Up as Event
Draws Near
—
Meet May Be Shifted to
Corvallis Is Rumor;
Time Now Scheduled
Same as Ball Game
Oregon's varsity track squad
concluded their intensive pre-meet
training program last night with
tentative lineups for Saturday's re
lay carnival with Oregon State
being announced by Coach Bill
Hayward.
There was a rumor in the air
that the meet might be run at
Corvallis as originally scheduled,
but up to press time there had
been no confirmation of the re
port.
Hayward has been drilling his
men steadily since the change of
weather last week, and the whole
squad is due for the tapering off
process for the remainder of the
week.
Set for 2 o’clock
The meet will probably start at
2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon
although efforts have been to
change the starting time to the
morning so as not to conflict with
the opening conference bastXbp.ll'
game also slated for Saturday
afternoon.
Teams Listed
Hayward listed his probable
teams subject to change and re
vision as:
440 and 880-yard relay—Frank
Lloyd, Gib Schultz, Stan Carlson,
Ben Forbes.
Two mile relay—Crawford Lyle,
Ken Miller, Chick Hardisty, Eldon
Fix.
Mile relay—Jim Schriver, Ken
Miller, Bill Harrow, Sam McGua
ghey.
Shot put relay— Bill Foskett,
Chan Berry, J. Smith, Dutch Hol
land.
High jump relay—Frank Lloyd,
Mel Fitchard, Dutch Holland, Stan
Warren, Chick Hardisty, John
Davidson.
Four mile relay—Sam McGua
ghey, Crawford Lyle, Pete Draper.
Shuttle hurdle— Milo Lacey,
Harold Weston, Eob Goodfellow,
Distance medley—Jim Schriver,
Ken Miller, Crawford Lyle, Eldon
Fix.
Rained-Out Tilts
In Donut League
Scheduled Today
—
Six of the intramural softball
games that were postponed during
the recent flood were scheduled to
be replayed today by Nephi Jor
gensen, PE graduate assistant in
charge of donut activities.
The games will be scheduled
from day to day as rain is almost
certain to interrupt the activities
again.
Games scheduled for today as
follows:
•1:00, Field 1—Alpha hall vs. Sig
ma Phi Epsilon.
4:00, Field 2—Alpha Tau Omega
vs. Phi Sigma Kappa.
4:00, Field 3—Canard club vs
Pi Kappa Alpha.
5:00. Field 1—Omega hall vs.
Zeta hall.
5:00, Field 2—Delta Upsilon vs.
Phi Gamma Delta.
5:00, Field 3—Gamma hall vs.
Kappa Sigma,
Gale Smith at first base, and
moved Jack Coleman into Mullen’s
former hole at second base. Jack
Gordon is holding down his job at
shortstop.
Five outficlddrs have been carry
ing the load for Oregon in recent
games. Besides the present com
bination of Courtney, Amato, and
Hurney, the Ducks have a capable
reserve pair in Nicholson and John
Verby.
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Five-sided Affair on
Hayward Field
The honor of officially opening
the 1937 track and field season on
the Oregon campus will fall to the
Webfoot freshman squad when
they act as hosts to Albany, Cor
vallis, Eugene and University high
school teams in a five-way meet
tomorrow afternoon on Hayward
field.
George Scharpf, captain and star
miler on last year's varsity, has
been assisting Bill Hayward in
coaching the yearling prospects.
A full schedule of 14 events has
, been listed for competition.
The meet is slated to get under
! way at 2 o’clock.
Last night Scharpf announced
his tentative starting men and
events as Kirman Storli, Harry
Hildeburn, E. F. Buxton, middle
distances; Wayne Mackin, Bob
Mitchell, distances; Dean Ellis,
Howard Jones, Bob H o c h u 1 i,
hurdles; Carl Mercer, Tommy De
Freitas, pole vault; Elved Steele,
Bob Samuel, broad jump; Gordon
Anderson, javelin; Jim Buck,
sprints.
Coed Intramural
Softball to Open
Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sigma
Kappa will clash today at 4 :00 on
Gerlinger field in the opening soft
ball games of the girls intramural
sports calendar. Following this
match will be the battle between
the Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha
Omieron Pi at 6:15.
All girls who are working for
WAA checks should be sure to get
in their two weekly practices dur
ing the intramural hours on Tues
days and Thursday at 5:00.
The tentative schedule for the
week beginning April 26 is as fol
lows: Tuesday at 4:00—Alpha Phi I
versus Chi Omega: 6:15 — Orides '
versus Alpha Chi Omega. Wednes
day at 4:00 - Pi Beta Phi versus |
Alpha Gamma Delta; 6:15- Hen
dricks Hall versus Alpha Phi.
Thursday at 4:00 — Gamma Phi
Beta versus Alpha Xi Delta; 6:15
-—Alpha Delta Pi versus Delta Del
ta Delta.
The remainder of the schedule
will be run in the Emerald later.
W. E. Moore Accepts
Harvard Fellowship
Wilbert E. Moore, graduate
assistant in social science, has ac
cepted an appointment to an en
dowed graduate fellowship in soci
ology at Harvard university for
1937-38.
The fellowship requires no ser
WebfootsAfter
ThirdStraight
Relay Victory
Hayward’s Cinder Squad
Faces Oregon Staters
Saturday in Eugene in
Tenth Annual Meet
When Oregon and Oregon State
track teams meet here Saturdaj
afternoon on Hayward field ir
their 10th annual relay carnival
the Webfoots will be out to make
it three straight over the Orange
men.
The meet was inaugurated in
1928 with the first competition be
ing held in Eugene, and Oregon
walked off with first place. Since
that time the Webfoots have won
four other carnivals, the Beavers
three with the 1934 event ending
n a tie.
The oldest records on the books
shuttle hurdles of 1:01.6 set in
1931 by Martin, Dunkin, Prentiss
ind DuFrane, Oregon State, and
the distance medley also set in
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cords follows:
440-yard relay—:42.6, seconds,
set in 1932 by Oregon (Starr,
Hamilton, Holman, Bale).
Two-mile relay—1:28.6, set in
1936 by Oregon (McGaughey, Mil
ler, Dropp, Scharpf).
880-yard relay— 1:28.6, set in
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Shepard, Clasper, Guggisberg).
Distance medley— 7:41.8, set in
1931 by Oregon (Starr, Marrs,
Moran, Hill).
Mile relay— 3:23.4, set in 1936
by Oregon (McDonald, Freeman,
Hall, Patterson).
High jump— 23 feet 8 inches,
set in 1936 by Oregon State (Eck
man, Hessig, Ackerson, Kidder).
Shot put—171 feet 8 inches, set
in 1936 by Oregon (Foskett, Berry,
Walker, Huston).
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