DUCK
TRACKS
By ELBERT HAWKINS
Take it from George “The iMad
Russian” Varoff, all you need to
set world records is that natural
periodical diminution of sensation
or almost complete cessation of
conscious life.
With this inertness or torpidity
iim the Land of Nod, Colonel Bill
Hayward or any of his track ath
letes can set all of the records
they so choose. This magic word
reverie, somnolence, or lethargy
merely that state of forty winks
called sleep.
Pole-vaulter Varoff vowed a few
weeks ago that he’d forego all
haircuts until he cleared the cross
*»#r at 14 feet which he topped
several times last season as a
sophomore in setting both the
eWorld's indoor and outdoor rec
iort£s.
But “The MacI Russian” failed
against Washington to clear his
almighty goal, and Saturday
against Washington State was
alike to take but one 12-foot jump
because of a bad leg. And he still
didn’t have that haircut,
|Bo Sunday night Colonel Bill’s
fpote vaulter worked himself into
i that state of periodical dormancy
lcalled sleep—and presto! George
i just forgot all about his bad leg
i and hopped over 15 feet 3 inches
; for a new world’s record. He was
\the first living human to crack
rthfi 15-foot ceiling. And now
;George has his haircut.
Si! si!
Pity the poor helpless pitchers
;wiho have to face Toledo’s Lions
; inn the state baseball league this
.mummer. Why? Nothing much—
they're only going- to have the
problem of disposing of Batter
, Moose Clabaugh about four times
> per game.
Moose Clabaugh, in ease you
dci'Li’t know, played leftfield for
the Portland Beavers last slim
mer in the Coast league, knocked
about twenty home runs, was one
off the league’s top batters, and
rated near the top in runs batted
in.
Moose realized he couldn’t stay
in baseball forever and retired
from active competition to become
a utate policeman.
He couldn’t quit baseball en
tirely though and just last week
»signed to play Sunday ball with
■•Toledo, much to the chagrin of six
pfcate league managers including
JEvigene’s Bill Greene.
imagine Joe DeMaggio in the
Western International and you
way have an idea of what he-spee
Htaeled Moose Clabaugh will look
fife this summer poking ’em over
ist te league fences.
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"I’ll tell you more about how
they rate in the conference after
this Saturday,” says Bill Hayward,
veteran trainer and track coach,
about his Webfoot cinder dusters.
But 35 years of ups and downs
in the coaching- game hasn’t hard
ened Colonel Bill's enthusiasm and
lie's openly pleased with the way
he 1938 edition has developed.
“Look what I had when the sea
son started.” replies Hayward, and
> hen he talks about their recent
*>7 to G4 wins over Washington
state and Washington, two teams
previously doped to beat Oregon.
t,silently he probably feels his
1k),-s will win the northern divi
sion meet, but wants to wait until
after Saturday's dual meet against
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BaseballNine
Practices for
10-Day Jaunt
Eight Players Sure
Of Trip; Ducks May
Play Exhibition Tilt
At Olympia
Oregon’s varsity baseballers
yesterday hastened final prepara
tions for their big road trip of the
season which starts Thursday af
ternoon and may last a possible
ten days.
Coach Howard Hobson declined
to name his complete traveling
squad, although he named eight
players as certain of berths on the
traveling squad.
Three pitchers were picked by
Coach HJobson. Bob Creighton,
right-hander, and Bob Hardy and
John Linde, southpaws, -were the
flingers.
Catcher Ford Mullen, Infielders
Gale Smith, Jack Gordon, and
Wimpy Quinn, and Outfielder Jim
my Nicholson were the other five
men named as the foundation of
the group which will make the
trip into the Inland empire and
then up to Seattle.
Play Idaho
Friday and Saturday the Duck
baseballers clash with Forest
Twogood’s Vandals at Moscow.
Monday and Tuesday the Ducks
will be entertained by Washington
State, and Wednesday and Thurs
day they make the jump to Seat
tle where they play a return en
gagement with the Huskies.
Coach Hobson is angling for an
exhibition game to be played in
Olympia Friday, but word' has not
been received yet confirming the
date. The opponents in case the
game is scheduled would be the
Olympia Townies.
Yesterday’s practice session was
featured by an informal practice
game between the varsity and
John Warren’s frosh.
Pound Freshman Igoe
The varsity pounded the offer
ings of Pete Igoe, freshman mound
main stay, but had a little more
trouble hitting the slants of Lan
ny Allegretto.
John Linde opened on the mound
for the varsity and baffled all of
the first year men except Tini
Smith, third baseman, who collect
ed two blows. Bob Hardy pitched
an inning for the varsity and then
Bob Smith, former outfielder,
took up the mound duties for the
varsity.
Matt Pavalunas started at sec
ond for the varsity and later was
lelieved by Jack Coleman. Quinn,
who hit a home run and a triple,
Gordon, Nicholson, and Gale
Smith were at their regular posi
tions for the varsity.
Cece Walden handled the catch
ing for the varsity, while Tom Cox,
Bob Beard, John Yerby, Ken Bat
tleson, and Masa Kato all took
turns in the outfield.
Oregon State before making any
rash predictions.
Softball is lots of fun, but such
pitchers as Wallace McKenzie, Bill!
Jones. Ed Wheelock, and Gene
Truby in the intramural league
don’t make i< very pleasant for
batters ... a week from tomor
row Oregon’s varsity baseball
team will have but two games left
out of the 115 conference engage
ments . . . we’ll probably know
then whether there's any hopes
for a championship . . . Gale Smith,
Hobby Hobson's smooth fielding
first baseman, lias disposed of 105
chances in eight games without
an error.
Howard college students believe
that course outlines are a definite
aid in improving grades, a recent
poll revealed.
Flings From Port Side
Wayne La Master . . . southpaw pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
of the National league.
Kappa. Softball Team
Beaches Semi-Finals
By EVA ERLANDSON
Walking over Susan Campbell, 31-7, in their third consecutive
victory of the softball season, Kappa Kappa Gamma forged into the
semi-final ranks of the coed softball tournament yesterday. The Kappas
won behind heavy hitting.
Susan Campbell was at a disadvantage with an incomplete, inexperi
enced team which was unable to cope with the Kappa hitters. Dorothy
Bates on the Kappa team hit three
home runs.
Kappa Kappa . Susan
Gamma, 31 Campbell, 7
Lavers .c. Crocker
Roberts .p.D. Olson
M*. Thatcher .lb.L. Olson
Bossinger .2.Kuromski
J. Thatcher .3. North
Bates .1.Chaney
Calavan .r. Cattrall
Anderson .m
Tri Delts 12, Pi Phis 4
Although only five of her play
ers turned up in time for the first
inning. Delta Delta Delta gained
a lead over Pi Beta Phi and man
aged to maintain it to take the
game, 12-4.
The Tri-Delts played a steady,
consistent game, with both infield
and outfield showing good team
work. The Pi Phis were weakened
through frequent changes in po
sition.
Maxine Gahlsdorf pitched a good
game for the Tri-Delts, and Ruth
Hingley, Pi Beta Phi, did a nice
job of fielding.
Delta Delta Pi Beta
Delta,- 12 , Phi, 4
Hossack .c.Wilhelm
Gahlsdorf .p.Weston
Thurmond .lb..McCord
Norwood .2.Riesch
Ackerson .3.Pierce
Smith .s.Hunt
Hinish .1.Vandeneynde
Pell .r.Hingley
Vadnais .m.Evans
Kramer .s.'.....Nock
Chi O 12, Alpha Phi 8
Alpha Chi Omega defeated Al
pha Phi, 12-S. in a close game.
Alpha Chi Alpha
Omega Phi
Diage .c.Goresky
Brookings .p.Shepherd
Cowan .lb.Berni
Norcross .2.Cunningham
Van Matre .3.McClain
Blaine .s.Theobald
Ashley .1.Baker
Harkins .r.Shean
Lemen .m.Howell
Betty Heath Chosen
For Campfire Heads
petty Heath, senior in physical
education, was recently chosen by
the Campfire Girls national head
quarters as one of about 20 girls
in the United States to enter the
executive training school at New
York university.
The training course for campfire
directors is given at the New York
university summer training camp
under the direction of J. B. Nash.
W ashington State
And Orangemen
Win League Tilts
NORTHERN DIVISION
STANDINGS
W L Pet.
Oregon State .7 1 .875
Washington State .5 3 .625
Oregon .4 4 .500
Idaho .3 5 .375
Washington .1 7 .125
Yesterday’s Games
At Corvallis, Washington 3,;
Oregon State 5.
lAt Moscow, Washington State
8, Idaho 3.
Oregon State’s Beavers won
their seventh straight game yes
terday at Corvallis, dropping the
lowly Washington Huskies, 5 to 3.
The victory swept the two-game
series for the Orange.
The Huskies outhit the Beavers,
10 to 7, and played perfect ball in
the field as compared to the Bea
vers’ three errors, but it didn’t
have a thing to do with the score.
The Orangemen bunched their hits
off Sierer, Husky hurler, to push
five counters across and take the
game.
Cougars Triumph
At Moscow, the reviving Cou
gars pounded two Vandal hurlers
for 11 hits, and coupled them with
eight Idaho errors to walk away
with the game, 8 to 3. The vic
tory split the home-and-home se
ries, and enabled the Cougars to
cling to their one-game margin
over Oregon.
Buck Bailey’s men reached Earl
Gregory for three runs in the sec
ond, and pounded Gregory and his
successor, R a n t a , impartially
throughout the game. The Van
dals collected eight hits off AI
Branfors, pushed two counters
across in the first, but the Cougar
pitcher held them scoreless until
the final inning, when they scored
their final run.
Summaries:
At Corvallis— R H E
Washington .3 10 0
Washington .5 7 3
Batteries: Sierer and Parker;
Fenger, McKinney and Orell.
At Moscow R* H E
WSC .031 200 011—8 11 3
Idaho .200 000 001—3 8 8
Batteries: Al Branfors and
Eastman; Gregory, Ranta and
Price.
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