DUCK
TRACKS
By ELBERT HAWKINS
Maybe not for the opener ten ,
jd.v. s hence, but sometime this
Reason, Oregon’s varsity baseball (
■team is going to blossom out in
natty new uniforms.
The athletic board voted yes on
that Monday night. But with the
good comes bad. Athletic Mana
ger Anse Cornell passes out dis
heartening word that no money
.was allotted for a new left field
fence on Howe diamond.
Six-foot board fences cost mon
ey, and visionary Anse Cornell,
with always an eye toward econ
omy, suggested a wire one to tide
them over.
Coaches want a barrier out
there to stop fluke home runs
which come from practically any
blistering ground ball to which
ge'rs by an outfielder. Publicity
.Director Bruce Hamby says we
M»..y still have a one or two foot
curb out there to stop rolling
hails. Bouncers will have to go
where “dame destiny deeides,”
New uniforms for the Webfoots
also means a Christmas present
fo Coach John Warren and his
Ducklings. They’ll fall heir to the
present nifty - looking varsity
flints. Honest John's baseballers
have been dashing around resplen
deat in everything from tin pants
to football pants.
Tex Oliver simply isn’t losing
type. A glimpse at his coaching
record proves that. Smiling Tex
is also a golfer of some prowess,
the grapevine now tells us. He
toured the par 35 second nine at
Laurelwood in 39 strokes, which
is uo cinch for a stranger.
President Donald M. Erb, on his
first visit to the campus, modestly:
admitted having traveled a very
tough course at Palo Alto in the1
lo\v eighties, and said he plays j
regularly—at least when duties
aren’t as pressing as they now are.
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A friendly little golf match be
tween Football Coach Tex Oliver
cunul University President Donald
M. Erb would certainly be a natur
l*f, wouldn’t it? We might have
Frosh Coach Honest John War
reu. who frankly admits he never
played the game, caddy.
But to return to Coach Oliver’s
record.
When his Santa Anna high
iscbool teams won 27 consecutive
jgsv lies from 1930 to 1932. Univer
sity of Arizona officials simply j
coitdn’t resist. Phi Beta Oliver
w-.s in the limelight from then on.
In 1933 he started, losing only
three games. Since then an Oliver j
coached eleven lias never lost over
two times in one season. His '34
team finished on top in conference
play by percentage and in ’35 and
y3G took undisputed championships.
In thumbnail form here’s the
record of Tex and his Wildcats.
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|Whieh totals 32 wins. 11 losses.
659 points for. and 188 against.
No wonder Oregon fans are opti
mistic.
Playing in yesterday’s game for
Lincoln high against the frosh
were two very smooth infielders
. . . Johnny Pesky and John Bu
bato . . . they've had American
Legion ball experience, and last
summer played in the outfield of
Bend’s state league champions
. , . no wonder Honest John War
ren feared them . . . the all-star
football “scrimmage” between
Tex Oliver’s varsity and a team
of pick-ups is set for Junior Week
end.
Frosh Nine Defeats, Ties Lincoln
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Honest John’s Proteges
Win Opener, 7-6, in Ninth;
Rain Finishes Second, 0-0
By LYLE NELSON
Honest John’s frosh baseball nine, in a game transferred from the
Warren “mud-flats” to Howe field, yesterday put on a ninth inning
rally to beat Lincoln high school I to 6 in the first game of a double
header. The second game was called because of rain in the fifth
inning with the score tied at 0 to 0.
The Ducklings will m§et Jefferson high of Portland today at 2
o’clock on Howe field. Jefferson is the defending title-holder of the
Portland prep league.
Hamer Gets Blow
With one out ahd a man on sec
ond and third, in the last half of
the ninth, Herbert Hamer, lively
Duckling first sacker, stepped to
the plate and banged out a single,
his first and only hit of the game,
to score pitcher Pete Igoe with the
winning run.
The yearlings began scoring off
Lolich, Lincoln pitcher, in the first,
connecting for two hits. Jack
Shimshak and Bill White, first up,
both went out, but Hamer got on
through an error by the Lincoln
third baseman. Elmer Mallory
then banged out a triple to score
Hamer, and the latter scored on
Rathbun’s single to left.
Hitting Divided
The Duckling hitting was very
evenly divided between Bill White,
Elmer Mallory, James Rathbun,
Buzz Renick and Pete Igoe, each
getting two safe blows. Jack
Shimshak connected in the second
for a long home run to center
field. Both Mallory and Rathbun
poled out triples for the frosh,
while White got the only double, in
the ninth inning rally.
The Lincoln team, in spite of the
defeat, showed great promise. They
belted Igoe for eight safeties in
cluding a double by John Bubalo.
Oches, Lincoln pitcher held the
frosh hitters to only two hits dur
ing the 5 2-3 innings he pitched,
but was lifted for a pinch hitter in
the seventh.
Shutout Ball
In the second game “Chuck”
Crosby of the Cardinals hurled
shutout ball for foyr innings. He
set the Ducklings down in order,
not a man reaching first base. John
Bubalo and John Pesky were the
Vpark of the Cardinal infield.
Pete Igoe, yearling hurler, had
his curve ball working in top
shape, fanning 13 Lincoln hitters.
He also clouted out two singles in
four trips to the plate, in addition
to scoring the winning run in the
ninth.
Trio of Cindermen
Accept Challenges
For*Relay Positions
A trio of Colonel Bill Hayward’s varsity trackmen who finished
high enough in last Saturday’s time trials to warrant selection to run
in the Oregon-Oregon State relays on the Hayward oval Saturday
will be on the spot this afternoon,; challenged by a field of aspirants
for team places which includes Letterman Crawford Lyle.
Jack Davidson, winner of fourth in the varsity mile tryouts last
weekend; Don Tower, third place finisher in the half mile; and Dean
Ellis, winner of fourth spot in the
440; are the boys who will have
to look to their laurels to retain
their positions on the Oregon relay
squad.
Lyle. Jim Schriver, Bob Neese,
Wayne Mackin, and Bill Harrow
will do the challenging.
Starts Monday
iThe whole “challenge” business
,started Monday afternoon when
Lyle, who ran in the mile trials
Saturday, walked up to Hayward
and asker for a change to race for
a place on the two-mile relay
team.
Hayward, trying to field his
fastest squad, thought a while,
grinned, and said okay, so Lyle
and Tower will race this after
noon.
Two other “challenges” were
forthcoming shortly afterwards.
Schriver, who was innoculated for
tetna (lockjaw) Saturday, and
was unable to run, will challenge
Dean Ellis in the quarter-mile to
day, while Bob Neese and Wayne
Mackin race Davidson over the
long mile route.
As an added attraction, Ted
Gary, transfer from Oregon nor
mal, will challenge Jim Eacutt,
fourth man Saturday, in the hur
dles.
Hayward may also stage a re
trial in the high jump.
Today’s workout will be the last
hard one of the week for the Duck
Hucksters who will devote Thurs
day and Friday to tapering off
for the relays.
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PASSES DOCTOR’S EXAM
C. V. Langton, professor of
: physical education at Oregon
State college, passed his doctor of
education examination here Mon-!
day evening. His thesis is entitled,
“The Organization of' a College
Health Program.’’
ONTHANK RETURNS
Karl W. Onthank, dean of per
sonnel, will return today from a
trip to Seattle. Dean Onthank j
went north to try to locate open- j
ings for graduates of the Univer
sity.
Seven teams remained in the
unbeaten list in intramural water
polo, after yesterday afternoon’s
games in which Beta Theta Pi de
feated Sigma hall by default, Del
ta Tau Delta swamped Omega
hall, 8-0, SPE won over Sigma
Nu, 5-0, and SAE dropped ATO,
6-1.
Three games in the quarter-fi
nals are scheduled for this after
noon starting at 4 o’clock, Wait
ing for the gun will be these do
nuteers: Theta Chi vs. Phi Gam
ma Delta, Phi Delta Theta vs. Beta
Theta Pi, and Delta Tau Delta vs.
Sigma Phi Epsilon. SAE will play
the winner of the first contest,
and winners of the next two will
meet in the semi-finals on Thurs
day.
The SAE-ATO match was the
most exciting of the day. SAE
played a fast offensive type of
game, with Lafferty scoring two,
Smith three, and Marnie one. My
ers hit the net for the lone ATO
score.
High individual scorer in the
games was Regnart of the Delta,
who ran up six points against
Omega hall. Bockes and Tomasi
i also scored one each.
In the SPE-SNu game, Harris
made 3, Sinclair 1, and Barry 1,
for the 5 Sigma Nu points.
How They Scored
Lincoln B R H O A
Corney, m . 4 0 110
Robinson, r . 3 0 0 1 0
Ellis, lb . 4 0 1 12 0
Pesky, s . 3 2 110
Bubalo, 3 . 4 12 0 5
Erautt, c . 5 0 0 6 0
Roberts, 1.3 112 0
Granada, 2 . 4 12 2 4
Lolich, p . 1 0 0 0 1
Oaches, p.0 10 0 0
Hoyt, p. 1 0 0 0 0
Hancom* .. 0 0 0 0 0
Ogdon, r . 2 0 10 0
Ray** . 1 0 0 0 0
Totals .. 35 6 8 25 10
Frosh . B R H O A
Shimshak, 2b .... 5 1111
White, r . 5 0 2 1 0
Hamer, lb.5 118 0
Mallory, s . 4 2 2 0 2
Rathbun, c . 4 0 2 14 1
Earl, m.3 0 110
Renick, 1 . 4 12 2 0
Smith, 3b. 2 0 0 0 2
Igoe, p . 4 2 2 0 1
Yoshitomi, 3b .... 1 0 0 0 0
Totals . 37 7 13 27 7
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**Batted for Roberts in 9th.
Score by innings:
Lincoln. 00100320 0— 6
Hits. 01110230 0—8
Frosh . 23001000 1—7
Hits. 24001111 3—13
(One out when winning run
scored.)
* Home run, Shimshak. Three
base hits, Mallory, Rathbun. Two
base hits, Bubalo, White. Losing
pitcher, Hoyt. Innings pitched by
Lolich, 1 1-3. At bat off Lolich, 10.
Hits off Lolich, 5. Runs off Lolich,
5. Iinnings pitched by Oakes, 5 2-3.
At bat off Oakes, 18. Hits off
Oakes, 2. Runs off Oakes, 1.
Double plays, Pesky to Granada to
Ellis, Mallory to Shimshak to
Hamer.
Second game:
R H E
Lincoln . 000 00 0 3 0
Frosh . 000 0* 0 0 3
^Called at first half of 5th be
cause of rain.
Batteries: Crosby and Erautt*
Anderson and Hufford.
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