DUCK
TRACKS
By ELBERT HAWKINS
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Bean K. ..VV. ..Leighton of., the
Hfijool of physical .education yes
terday verified reports that Swim
ming Coach Mike Hoyman was
considering a year’s leave of ab
He«ce from the University.
Dean Leighton and Hoyman re
cemtly held an unofficial confer
ence, and the dean thinks Mike will
probably take his year’s leave very
noon—possibly next year.
Which will probably break the
'hearts of a lot of top-notch swim
mers who came to the University
because of Mike Hoyman. The
nmnzing record his teams have
pilled up in the short span of six
years speaks for itself.
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Don’t give up though for this is
nit very much off the record. The
school would have a problem of
furnishing University swimmers
with a coach, and might feel in
clined to offer Mike something
f»i? his fame as a builder of cham
pions. Dean Leighton says very
definitely that swimming would
not be dropped here in Hoyman’s
absence.
It’s possible but not probable
that a boost in salary might keep
M<ke from taking his year away,
but his field is really in health
education, and it’s unlikely that
money would make much differ
ence when he’s pursuing doctoral
wo rk.
If Swimming Coach Mike Hoy
man decides to take his year’s
leave of absence, the University's
big problem is to entice him to
return. An attractive salary
would' probably do that.
■ A.s Dean Leighton says, “It will
certainly be tough on swimming
'here if Mike goes.” The swim
mers would probably grin and
bear it if they knew he would I
rei urn in a year. Of course they
don’t want him to leave at all.
■Swimming would undoubtedly
ftHiiii in Hoyinun’s absence, for
what would there be to entice
more athletes here. Mike has had
mo hard cash to entice swimmers
Jiicve in his six-year reign, noth
ing but the reputation of turning
'mat champions. Visualize what his
lo>i would mean.
Where other schools get far less
in the way of prowess for their
mumming teams, they pay a man
fivr coaching it. But at Oregon
Mike Hoy man has donated his
time to the campus, time be might
swore profitably have spent in
health education.
Dean I.eighton would definitely
favor gi\ ing Hoyman a raise. But
here’s where the Dean fools you. I
He'd make the addition to Mike’s!
regular salary, for that is where
he rates high with the adminis
tration. Swimming would natur
ally take care of itself if Hoyman
were given a salary
his return here.
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warranting ;
Baseball today between Oregon
and Linfield on Howe field. Which
at d seems to bo on the subject
of swimming. Miracles in Ore
gon weather are unusual, and!
they might be out there playing
at 3:30 in gum boots.
Ruth Tustin. only coed to ever
pi vy on a freshman golf team at
the University, had to overcome
several handicaps to play in Sat
urday's match against the var- j
isity.
Ruth first had to got an excuse j
from the dean of women, and then
found herself bucking a rule for-j
bidding women to play on the j
course Saturday afternoons. Af
ter tills ban was lifted she pro- j
ceeded to carve out an 86. not
enough to defeat opponent Kirk
Aldridge's 78.
Clinton Vincent, jLaurelwood
|> ofessional and freshman coach, i
Ducks Play Linfield—Barring Rain
Hamby, Marshal I Assume
Co-Coaching Positions in
Hobby Hobson’s Absence
If it doesn’t rain, and if the field isn’t too wet, Oregon Duck
baseballers will battle Linfield’s Wildcats this afternoon on
Howe field at 3:30 p.m.
However, another day of rain will be nothing new in the
life of the Hobson-deserted Ducks. To date they have had only
i couple days outside.
Accordingly their batting eyes have suffered —? Portland 6,
uregon z—ior example.
Last year Linfield went down to
defeat 13 to 2, but this year the
Wildcats have a few teeth included
in their aggregation.
Have Veterans
Most of the Linfield squadmen
of last year have returned for an
other year of competition and in
addition they have Reynold “Ran
nie” Cook, hard-hitting third base
man, who summered last year with
the St. Helens Papermakers.
According to Acting Coaches
Bill Marshall and Bruce Hamby,
three pitchers will probably work
during the game. Paul Thune
mann, sophomore southpaw, is
slated to start, while LeRov Mat
tingly and Tom Robertson are al
most certain to see service accord
ing to the “coaches.”
The infield will probably remain
the same as in the first Portland
game, consisting of Gale “Busher”
Smith, first base; Jack Coleman,
second base; Jack Gordon, short
stop: and Captain Ford Mullen,
third base.
Outfield Chosen
Patrolling the outer gardens for
Oregon will be a combination of
the groups used in the two Port
land games. Masa Kato will start
in left field, Matt Pavalunas in
center, and Wellington, “Wimpy”
Quinn in right.
l According to Co-Coach Marshall,
football players Bob Smith, Jimmy
Nicholson, and John Yerby will
probably not be able to play base
ball for another week or so at the
least.
Yesterday the squad continued to
practice indoors, with only catch
ers and pitchers reporting. In
fielders had the day off. unless1
feeling ambitious enough to report
for the workout.
Yeomen Trip SAE
Squad in Close
Donut Swim Tilt
Phi Delts, Sigma Chi/
SPEs Also Move Up
In Splash Meet
The Phi Delts, SPEs, Yeomen,
and Sigma Chis were victorious in
the quarter-finals of the intra
mural swimming meet yesterday i
afternoon. j
Most exciting game of the dayi
was the Yeomen-SAE contest,
which the Yeomen won by the close
score of 25-24. Phi Delt beat DU,
31-18: SPE beat Chi Psi, 30-19;
and Sigma Chi beat Beta Theta Pi,
28-21.
Undefeated teams remaining in
the league are the Phi Delts, SPEs,
Yeomen, and Sigma Chis, who will
meet in the semi-finals this after
noon at 4 o’clock. Finals are to
morrow at the same time.
thinks Ruth will be consistently
in the 70's when warm weather
comes. She’s from California, and
a former pupil of such teachers
as Olin Dutra.
Ex-Webfoots,
Varsity Slate
Football Fray
Tony Amato, Mates
Scheduled to Meet
Ducks After Spring
Football Practice
When Tony Amato and his lum
bering- squad of ex-Webfoot foot
ball stars meet at the College Side j
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock
it will be for the definite purpose
of organizing practice for a big
varsity-all-star football game, to
be held at the end of regular spring
practice.
Amato and his cohorts, includ
ing big Del Bjork, who starred for !
the Ducks three years before he,
burned up professional leagues as
a tackle on the Chicago Bears, will
start working out for the “big
game" immediately, it was learned.
Plans for the contest were first
begun two weeks ago. Coach
Gerald “Tex” Oliver, head man of
Oregon grid destinies, put his of
ficial “okeh” on the project last
week, and Amato and Stan Rior
dan. his. chief co-conspirator, im
mediately started diagraming plays
in preparation to starting practice
this week.
Renew Rivalry
The “all-star” contest will be the
first played here in several years.
In 1933 and 1934, led by Mike
Mikulak, present backfield coach,
“all-star” teams decisively defeat
ed the best varsity teams. The
1938 "old-timers” have vowed to
uphold this gallant record.
Among those who have agreed to
take a last whirl at the grid sport
are Vein Moore, Amato, Riordan,
Don Kennedy, Chan Berry, Bjork,
Ross Carter, Dale Laselle, Chuck
Bracher, Jerry Donnell, Pete Bar
bur, who starred at UCLA as a
tackle before coming to Oregon
this spring, Romey DePittard, Joe
Huston, and Ned Simpson. Irving
Schulz, who captained the Web
foots in 1931, was also rumored as
being a candidate for the team.
“Coach" Amato stated Monday
afternoon that he will welcome any
other gridmen who are not included
in the above list and who hanker
for another game. All are urged
to attend the Wednesday afternoon j
meeting.
Anthropology Grad
Gets Scholarships
Fred W. Voget, graduate in
anthropology, has just received
two scholarships for research as
sistant in anthropology, one at
Yale and the other at Chicago.
Mr. Voget has not yet decided
which to accept.
Send the Emerald to your par-i
ents and let them read UO news.
Varsity Golfers Spill
Frosh Team, 20 to 7
Accurate, steady golf gave Ore
gon’s varsity team, defenders of
,the northern division conference, a
(20-7 win over the hapless frosh
Saturday in a 36-hole pre-season
match over the Laurelwood and
Eugene Country club courses.
t Deadly putting by Cliff Smith,
iNo. 1 of the frosh, in the afternoon
singles matches at the country club
earned him a 3-0 shutout over
varsitys’ Dwight “Doc” Near, for
the only upset of the day.
The frosh scored well at the
country club despites their loss.
Although the tricky course was
new to them, most of their scores
ranged in the seventies.
Hughes Hits Par
Only par round was shot by Ben
Hughes, sophomore, No. 4 on the
varsity team. His 72 at the coun
try club bettered Walt Cline, No.
2 varsiteer, by a stroke.
Ruth Tustin, ex-pupil of Pro
Champion Olin Dutra, earned the
distinction of being the first girl j
golfer to play for an Oregon squad
when she served in frosh No. 6
place Saturday.
Saturday’s match was a tune-up
for the varsity in preparation for
next Friday’s season opener with
the tough University of Washing
ton crew. The 36-hole match will
be played at Eugene Country club.
Saturday’s scores:
Varsity Frosh
Near, 0. 3, Smith
Cline, 3 ..0, Hickey
Golden, 2% . %, Keller
Hughes, 2 y2 . y2, Stone
Eldridge, 3 . 0, Tustin
Watson, 1V2 . I1!’. Klostermann
Coeds Turnout for
Spring Softball Tilts
One hundred fifty-six coed soft
ball enthusiasts have signed up^or
the spring intramural tournament
scheduled to start next week.
Practice is being held every day
from 5 to 6 o’clock. Girls may
check out equipment for practice
at this time.
Anyone wishing to officiate at
the games may sign up with Mil
dred Snyder, official chairman. t
Nine Games on
Tentative Frosh
Baseball Sched
By LYLE NELSON
A tentative schedule of the frosh
baseball games was released last
night by the Duckling coach, John,
Warren. The schedule will include
four games with the OSC rooks on
each of the weekends in May. First
game is set for April 12 when the
frosh will meet the Lincoln high
team here.
In the meantime Coach Warren
has been drilling the players daily
in preparation for the opener. A
series of inter-squad games have
occupied the major part of the
practices and have given the Ore
gon coach a chance to look the
prospects over.
Four Hurlers
Four prospective pitchers have
been working for the starting;
assignment, with the main battle
between Pete Igoe of Eugene high,!
and Orlando Allegretto from Port
land. Other pitchers who are likely;
to see service are Alvin Anderson
and Bob Reider.
In the infield at first base, the
most likely starter is Herbert Ha
mer, while at second the fight is
between Jack Shimshak and Tom
^Taylor. Four players are almost
equal at third base. These are Bill
White, Tini Smith, Franklyn Ren
ick, and Jack Yoshitomi.
Elmer Mallory of Junction City*
.appears to have the starting spot
at short stop cinched as does Quen
tin Earl in the outfield,
i The tentative schedule of the
games is as follows:
April 12, Lincoln, here.
Either April 14, 15 or 16 (uncer*
tain) Jefferson, here.
May 7, OSC rooks, here.
May 14, OSC rooks, in Corvallis.
May 21, OSC rooks, here.
May 28, OSC rooks, in Corval
lis.
Woodburn and Siiverton are also
on the frosh slate, but no date has
een set as yet.
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