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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1939)
DUCK TRACKS HMmDimiimimiiiinimimiimiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiliimiiMmiiiiMiiiMiiiiiLiuiiii By ELBERT HAWKINS An aggregate 11-game hitting! •average of .394! That’s the reeord Oreon’s flashy infield combination of Wimpy Quinn, Elmer Mallory, Ford Mullen, and Gale Smith car ry into their big northern division opener today at Corvallis against Oregon State. These Webfoots smashed out 58 hits in 147 official trips to the plate in pre-season games. And to that a flock of dou ble plays and you’ve got an idea of how potent Hobby Hobson’s infield is. The infield is only one reason why the Webfoot coach and his j boys think they’re going to beat j Oregon State’s co-champions of last year. Don’t bet too much on this game for the Ducks and the Beavers won’t be playing their se ries on paper—it’ll be on the field. Here are a few things in Ore gon’s favor: 1. Bob Creighton—the big Web foot righthander is Hobby’s proba ble opening day pitching nominee and he’ll go into the box against Oregon State with four wins and no losses on his pre-season pitching record. In those four games the opposition has trotted over only six runs. In other words, Burly Bob is ready. Ralph Coleman’s pitching choice will probably be either Earl Mc Kinney, Ralph Takami, or Clayton Shaw. Takami has been nursing a sore arm, the Corvallis press claims ■ that McKinney isn’t in form yet, and Shaw is rated a bit inexpe rienced for northern division liudl ing. That's Oregon State’s side of it. 2. Games played -if experience counts anything, the Ducks have been in two more games than Cole man’s tossers, 11 to 9. And Hob son’s Oregon's won nine games out of that mess to only seven for the co-c'namps. 3. Who they beat—Oregon swept three games each against ■ Portland university and Willam ette. Ralph Coleman’s Orangemen baseballers dropped a game to each, falling before the Pilots, 6 to 5, and being shut out by Spec > Keene’s Bearcat ace, Bob white. Southpaw Bob Hardy, you'll re-1 ■ member bested White in a hurling duel here last week, 4 to 3. There are reasons for picking, Oregon State, too. Some of the, railbirds claim you should stay I with the champ until he loses. And the Beavers are playing in their own back yard. Better just save that betting money though and put it on the Irish sweepstakes, the Webfoots and the Beavers don’t , respect tradition, dope, material, the law of averages, or anything. They just play ball and somebody wins. * * Kota Tlictu Pi’s high and mighty water polo team, composed of such swimming greats as Jack and Nick Dallas, vSlierin Wetmore, Ualph Cathey, and Jim Heed, went out of the intramural tourney the buck way yesterday when they lost a semi-final tilt, 2 to 1. They lost to another gang of super swimmers ill SAK's Jack l,cvy, Jim Murnie, etc., so there's some consolation for the Betas there. But there’s a chance tlio.se two water polo clubs, reputedly the cream of the donut tournament, may meet again, at least most of the players. The Amphibians have invited this year's champs (either the SAEs or the Phi Pelts) to play a picked team of all-stars in their -annual pageant later this spring. , If the SAEs become champs, and most of the Beta stars twho prac tically swamped their opponents during the season), make the all star, then you're apt to see water flying when the two teams meet • again. The Hayward relays were insti tuted three years ago for the specific purpose of providing a competitive get-together for the state’s outstanding preppers . . . today you’ll have a chance to watch the lads in action again on historic Hayward field, and there's enough topnoteh relay squads cn ’ tcred to provide some classy enter •ialnment. . . . Colonel Bill admits .tliere. is another good reason for having the preppers here, for it they're shown a good time and hkc the campus a few of ’em might cast their lot to work in college here under the Wchlool tutor ol champions . . . that's one good rc.i Son why Oregon State and Oregon like to have the state high school track and field meet on their cam puses biannually ... it invariably attracts prep athletes to the school "Vliich played host to the meet Vliea Uic UUw were weaiur- . . . Oregon Nine Invades Beavertown Today for Opener Webfoot Tossers After Series Lead Hobby Hobson's Crew Piles Up Nine Victories in Eleven Pre-Season Starts; Teams Play in Eugene Saturday By GEORGE PASERO Oregon's bombing Ducks and Oregon State’s Beavers stage their own celebration of baseball’s centennial anniversary this afternoon, clashing in the northern conference inaugural at Corvallis. A second performance, replete with baseball, a parade, cere monies, soda pop, and cracker jacks — a combination more exhilerating than rare wine, is set for Howe field Saturday afternoon. Webfoot tossers have not lost a diamond series to Oregon UO Golfers Travel North To Face UW Webfoots Engage Last Year's Champ At Seattle The University of Oregon golf team leaves for Seattle this morn ing to meet the University of Washington, the last year’s con ference champs on the Huskies' own course Saturday. A match scheduled with the Col lege of Puget Sound that was to have taken place today but notice from CPS has been received that they have no golf team now and are not playing any matches. A Return Scrap It’s a return match with the Huskies this year for the Ducks. Oregon won the match in Eugene on the Eugene country club course by the slim margin of four points. Last year's trip into Washington | was fatal for the Ducks as they lost at the hands of the Huskies for the first time since 1937. Cliff Smith and Fred Davis are the only men on the Duck squad who have not played on the Wash- j ington course. Shelby Golden, I3en-j ny Hughes, and Doc Neer have1 played on the course once and Bill Watson, team captain and coach, has covered the course twice, ini matches with the Huskies. The team seems confident of a j victory although the Huskies [ trounced Oregon State on their I own course the day after they played here and lost to the Ducks. I Shelby Golden will again play in the top position for the Ducks. Golden and Fred Davis have been fighting back and forth for the No. j 1 position since the beginning of the season. Davis has held the top position most of the time since the last match but was dethroned Wednesday by Golden one up. Bill Watson will hold down the third position for the Ducks. Doc Near will be the No. 1 man, Benny Hughes No. 5, and Cliff Smith will' be No. 0. Dry Cleaning Case Bill You look all out of sorts. What’s the matter? Jack Plenty. On account of my rheumatism the doctor told me to avoided dampness anil you've no idea how silly I feel sitting' in an empty bathtub and going over my self with a vacuum cleaner. —Denver Clarion. Watch Stock Rises Fast ~ Buy Now! oti! for some shares in a wateh manufacturing company' Bob Hardy, that southpaw for ward from Ashland, is now the proud possessor of a wrist watch presented him by the people of his home town, Ashland. Hardy is the eighth man of the Duck championship squad to be pre sented with a watch. And, Johansen. Sarpola. and Sandness were given watches by the people of Astoria. Winter mute received a watch from Longview, Washington, John Dick, a wateh from The Dalles, and Laddie tialc one from Oak ridge. Portland university's track coach, George Phil brook, isn't figuring on beating Oregon's cindermen here Saturday afternoon before the big baseball game, but lie's bringing d.*lV,'r ’>’*.1 I • Igid ■ * .• •» State since 1931, and Coach How ard Hobson’s 1939 creation has marked time all week, waiting for the staccato bark, “Play ball!” which will send it against the Or ange co-champions. Crucial Game Nevertheless, today and tomor row's games will be strictly “spot” tests for the Ducks who finished in third place in last year’s confer ence flag chase. Sophomores fill key positions in the Webfoot line up, while Oregon State boasts a veteran crew of lusty hitters. If Oregon's two sophomores — Elmer Mallory, scampering short stop, and Jack Shimshak, right fielder -come through in their debut, Oregon State faces a potent challenge. Have Won Nine In pre-season play, the Ducks won 9 of 11 games, and the Beav ers also posted an impressive string of wins. Only basis for com parison, however, is each team’s record with Willamette. The Ducks swept their three games with tlxe Bearcats, while the best the Or angemen could do was cop two of the three played. Bob White, Wil lamette star the Ducks beat in the ninth inning, tossed a three-hitter against the Beavers to win 2 to 0. Either Burly Bob Creighton, ace (Please turn to page three) Frosh Netters Tip Eugene, 7-0 Washke's Proteges Score Sweep on Home Courts In their second match of the sea son the University of Oregon freshmen dropped Eugene high school’s tennis squad, 7 to 0. In spite of the heavy toll taken by ineligibility, the Ducklings burned up the court in blanking the Axe men. Ladder-leading Jack McCliment had no match in Eugene's D. Zim merman, for he blanked the prep per, G-0 and 6-1. Don Galbreaith followed with a 0-0 and 6-4 victory over Axemen H, Howard. In the tightest match of the day Duckling La Verne Van Marter worked a victory out of W. Coffee, 7-5 anil 7-5. Bill Moxley trounced F. Howard, 0-1 and 6-1. In the (Please turn ro page mice) Hayward Relays Here Today Custodian of the Hot Corner Wimpy Quinn . . . University of Oregon’s slugging third baseman will he guarding his base today in Corvallis when the Webfoots and Oregon State open this year’s northern division pennant chase. Sig Eps, Fizzeds, Theta iChis, Yeomen Triumph In Intramural Softball By RAY FOSTER Porky Andrews saved himself from competition on the basketball this winter for another year, but he let himself go yesterday in a softball game between the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Campbell Coop, shutting out the Kincaid boys without a hit or a run. Final score 3 to 0. Barrel-chested Ole Olson from the Coop made it a real pitching duel, allowing only two hits himself and fanning no less than 14 Sig Eps. Poor support on the part ot his teammates lost for Olson, as two runs were scored in the first by the fraternity men without the aid of a hit. A three-base error on the part of Grant of the Coop let in the two runs in the first to spoil the duel. Both Sinclair and Couler scored for the Sigma men. Andrews hit in the second to let in the final run. Perfect support on the part of his teammates helped Porky no end, as there was not a single muff in the six-inning struggle. Summary: R H E SAEs . 210 000 3 2 0 Campbell 000 000- 0 0 2 Batteries: Andrews and Couller; Olsen and Burke. Nielson, umpire. Tlieta Chi 8, Alpha 3 Theta Chi showed plenty of class as they opened their softball sea Frosh Nine Awaits Portland Contest By JACK IJiK A busy weekend awaits John Warren’s Duckling nine as they invade the Hose City, tangling with two of Portland's top-notch teams. Jef ferson high, last year's champions, will be met Friday afternoon. The Democrats hold a 7 to 2 victory over the frosh earlier in the season, but the big guns of the frosh may have a surprise in store for the Jeffmen. Grant high will furnish the competition for the frosh Win l I I 1 < 1>I a> . The hulk of the pitching duties will be taken over by Bill Mussel nuuin and Leland Dragoo. Warren indicated he was starting Mussel mann against Jefferson, with Dra goo facing I he Generals. Dragoo. chunky pitcher front Albany, has yet to lose a game. /.ultima Ineligible The absence of Nick Zannos. who is ineligible, leaves a big gap in tiie catching position. In yester day's practice session “VVhitcy” Austin was taking over backstop duties. Wintry will open as catcher in both of the weekend tilts. Bob Adrian, former catcher, lias been shifted to the outfield. Jim Goodlier, has fully recovered from injuries and will open at first base. Second base, left open by Austin, wdl be played by Bill Shade Carrilho flashy shortstop will start in his usual opsition a> will Kenny King, "The Coburg Dick Whitman, Bill Carney, and Bob Adrian are scheduled to start in the outfield. Whitman is the leading frosh hitter, having a neat average of .518. Carney has found his batting eye in the last two games, connecting for five hits in nine times at bat against Sweet Home and the Greys. The Democrats will probably pitch Gene Center or Jack Rich ards against the frosh. These two southpaws held the Ducklings to four hits m their first encounter. Batting against left-handed throw ers gives Warren's men a lot ot experience as Gene HI hot, ace rook pitcher, throws from the port sale. Warren's tentative travelling .-•■Iliad includes: Burke Austin. Bill Mussclmann. Lei and Dragoo. Wal ter Gale, Jon Goodhew. Bill Ska.de. Leo Carrilho. Kenny King. Dick Whitman. Bill Carney, and Bob Adrian. These men will leave Lu at a^ o i son with an 8 to 3 win over Alpha hall in four innings yesterday on the south diamond. Speedball Chucker Bill McKen zie had his side arm delivery work ing to near perfection for the Nineteenth street men, allowing only two hits, while striking out eight dormitory dwellers. Carlson pitched good ball for Alpha, being nicked for five hits, but 10 errors charged against his team ruined his chances. Five runs were pushed across the plate in the second inning by Theta Chi, on two hits and four errors. Three more came home in the third with two hits. Alpha's three came in the first, second, and fourth, one at a time. Big Harold Kaschko had a hard time catching for the hall. He< brought a pair of regular baseball shoes, and Umpire Hank Nielsen said no soap. This left Harold play ing in his stocking feet, a hard thing to do in a cut up backstop. Summary: It H E Theta Chi 053 0 8 5 0 Alpha Hall .110 1—3 2 10 Batteries: McKenzie and Cush ing. Carlson and Kaschko. Umpire, Neilsen. Yeomen 3, Sigma Chi l Yeomen had their hey-day yes terday, recalling the happy days of the yeomen in the forests of rural England during King Arthur’s court five centuries ago. The mod ern Yeoman trampled over highly touted Sigma Chi in softball, 3 to 1. in a 5 o’clock game. Able guidance by their leader Jimmy Hatch enabled the Yeo men to push over the two neces sary runs to win in the third inn ing. While not playing in the game, Hatch has his eye trained on ev ery player, getting the most from his band. Woods singled and a two base error by the Sigma Chij catcher was all that was needed. Only two hits were scored by each team in a tight pitching duel between Davis of the Yeomen and Peters of Sigma Chi Peters struck out seven batters, while walking three. The difference showed in j the errors for the two teams, j Three mistakes by Sigma Chi were costly. R H E| 102 00—3 2 21 100 00—1 2 3 P. Davis and Kemp i Sum man Yeomen Sigma Chi Batteries D Peters and C. Phelps. Umpire j Bevy of Prep Athletes to Show Talent Eighteen Schools Entered in Third Annual Show University of Oregon will play host this afternoon to one of the greatest high school track meets sver held in the state, the third innual Hayward relays. A total of 18 teams have sent in entries to the meet. Favorite to take top honors is the strong 22 man Salem squad, Coach Bill Bow erman's Medford Pearpickers, who boast a 24-man squad, and Che mawa. Chemawa won the initial meet in 1936 and Medford walked off with a first last year. Dark horse appears to be Bend, central Oregon entrant, which cap tured a state high school cham pionship last year. More than 250 athletes are ex pected to crowd Hayward field. Eight events will be run off as well as a special event, the shuttle relay as a special event with only Medford and Salem competing. Among the 18 entrants are Al bany, Beaverton, Bend, Chemawa, Corvallis, Cottage Grove, Eugene, Hill Military academy, Jackson ville, Junction City, Lebanon, Med ford, Mohawk, Roseburg, Salem, Sweet Home, University high of Eugene, and Vernonia. Weight events will open the meet at 1:30 p.m. and the running events will follow at 2 o’clock. Ray Hendrickson, University high coach, is supervising the meet. The list of events: 440-yard relay. Record: 45.7, establised by Medford in 1938. Three-mile relay (two 880-yards and two miles). Record: 14:17.5, established by Salem in 1938. Sprint medley (two 110-yard and two 220-yard dashes). Record: 1:10.5, established by Salem in 1938. Distance relay (two 220-yard dashes, one quarter-mile, one half mile). Record: 3:54.3, established by Beaverton in 1938. Mile relay (four quarter-miles). Record: 3:39.4, established by Hill Military in 1938. Shot put relay (four men). Rec ord: 131 feet 4 inches, established by Eugene in 1938. Javelin relay (four men). Rec ord: 378 feet, established by Med ford in 1938. (Please turn to page three) Susie Team Wins Easily Over Hallers Hendricks Loses In 14 to 3 Fray On Gerlinger By MARGARET YOUNG Fourteen runs were stacked up against Susan Campbell's three yesterday by Hendricks hall in their softball "civil war." At the end of the initial inning, the score pointed the other way, 3-0, Susie, but then Hendrick's Barbara Wil liams calmed down allowing only two more hits. Margaret Fisher's only trouble is that she tosses too many good slow strikes. These are easily picked up for hits. A little speed and she ought to be a pretty fair pitcher though. Hendrick's right short, Barbara Bamford, showed well. Barbara hit ^ MEET ^2 g DAISY MAE 5 SAT. NIGHT at the FROSH GLEE McArthur court A dm. $1.00 ^ YOn \\\N SAEs Upset Touted Betas In Semi-Finals of Donut Water Polo Tourney, 2 to I By PAUL McCARTY Sigma Alpha Epsilon upset the favored Beta Theta Pi club 2 to 1 yesterday in water polo semi-finals and won a place in the champion ship contest with Phi Delta Theta, winner over Alpha Tau Omega by a 3 to 1 score. The title match, scheduled for this afternoon, has been postponed until Monday, April 24, at 4 p.m. SAE’s Jim Marnie, varsity swimmer, scored both of his team's goals in its victory over the betas. A rough game from which Jim Reed, Beta, and Jack Levy, SAE, were banished for 50 seconds for roughness, yesterday's contest was an upset in that the Beta squad of mixed freshman and varsity swim mers, along with a member of the “water splashing” coaching staff, had piled up such high scores in previous contests, thus establish ing themselves as favorites. Lead at Half The SAEs led 1 to 0 at halftime and another score in the second half gave them a lead that the Be tas couldn't quite match. Ralph Cathey, Beta left forward, well and assisted in several fast plays. Probably the best individual per formance can be attributed to Martha Wodeage, who caught the only ball that invaded her left field on the fly as she was running at full speed. Not much of a feat you boys say! Maybe not for you, but in coed softball, that play of Mar tha’s stands out. Scores by innings are as follows: R H E Hendricks . 023 27—14 15 2 Susie . 300 00*- 3 8 7 Batteries: Williams and Lind blad. Fisher and Bergess. Official: Betty Giddings. slammed in one goal for his team in its attempted last half scoring drive for a win. Ted Holmes scored all three of his team's points in the Phi Delta Theta 3 to 1 over Alpha Tau Omega. The contest looked like a “walk away" in the opening min utes as the Phi Delts scored two goals in rapid succession but the ATOs settled down and played an effective defensive game the re minder of the first half. Johnny Boone, ATO, put in his team’s only score, that in the second half. Summary of yesterday games: SAE 2, Betas 1 Conger .RF. Reed Mallory.LF. 1, Cathey Marnie, 2 .CF. Dallas, J. Petrie .RG.Dallas, N. Lafferty .LG. McNeeley Levy .CB. Wetmore Shearer.G. Bowman Substitutes: SAE, Desler; Beta, Craig. Phi Delts 3, ATO 1 Blanchard .RF. Fugit Elliott .LF. 1, Boone Holmes, 3 .CF. Buck Hickson .RG. Weston Shipley .LG. Davis Vadnais .CB. LaBonte Lewman .G.l. Sharp Substitutes: ATO, Sears. Referee: Roland Dickie. ARROW HEADQUARTERS ON THE CAMPUS “THE MAN’S SHOP” BYROM & KNEELAND 32 E. Tenth Phone 364 Something new under the sun ■\ ou don't have to play golt to ap preciate the new Arrow sports shirts, slax and pullovers. 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