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. * * * 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 * * s= 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. ■ 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. gjaiaaMisiiEiMiBJSEEiaiaMaEiaiai^ jj DANCE at Swimmer’s Delight Sunday night, April 25, 8:30 till 12, men 40c, ladies 10c. Gus Meyer’s orchestra. For picnic reservations Phone Spr. 33F21 Hayward Lists Tentative Starters for Relay Carnival 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 _ 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. Picture Framing — Oriental Art Shop.—udv. — Qet a shake at TAYLOR’S.—adv. Stop! Before you phone the cleaners ... I Bring it to us for a 1 5'; discount BEST CLEANERS Across from Sigma Chi Cash and Curry Suits 83c l'unts 13c Frosh Trackmen Open Tomorrow! _ Yearlings Play Host for 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 i? Palm Beach SUITS See them at DeNeffe’s All new models in Single and Double Breasted coats in regulars, shorts and longs. Sizes 35 to 44. No change in price. Complete Suits . . . $16.75 Tux Coats 12.50 Single Coats 11.75 Slacks . . . 5.00 Whites are espe cially good for dancing, so better select yours now for the “Frosh Glee.” Buy Palm Beach for smart appear ance, comfort and economy. DeNeffe’s ll!liHli!!iMl!!!fll!i!lll!!IIRliilH!!!!ll!!IIMII9t!!>HU!B|f Sweat is a repulsive word in any conversation, but it is worse in your . . . Clothes Warm weather necessitates frequent changes in linen. Make certain that your clothes are fresh and cannot handicap you. Call 123 Eugene Laundry «n.. . . . . .. . ........... I—!l«iiaillMllM:i«li:ii1!!!IWU:«i:i!»!;Mi!:iTI'Mi:;:l«r"T’:'B ■ n a ■ B 1931 by Oregon's Starr, Marrs, Moran and Hill. The last time an Orange team captured the meet was in 1933, the next year the event ended in a tie, and the Wcbfoots took the 1935 and 1936 meets by comfort able-margins. i The shot put and high jump events were added to the program last year after several season's absence. The complete list of meet re 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 1932 by Oregon (Bale, Holman, Marrs, Starr). Shuttle hurdle— 1:01.6, set In 1931 by Oregon State (Martin* Dunkin, Prentiss, Dufrane). Sprint medley— 1:34.4, set in 1932 by Oregon (Starr, Hamilton, Holman, Marrs). Four-mile relay— 13.19, set in 1936 by Oregon State (Rands, 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). 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