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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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