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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1939)
DUCK TRACKS ■HBBDBinmiiniiiininmiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimmiunMiiiiumiiimiiiMiuiimiiiini By ELBEKT HAWKINS If history repeats itself today on Howe field when Idaho’s tour ing Vandals and the Webfoots cross bats, the University athletic department will have a bad day, for: 1. It'll rain and thoroughly soak Howe field. i. The weather will cut down gate receipts to only $4.00, which isn’t enough to pay Umpire Spec Burke. 3. Earl Gregory, a two-year let terman hurler from Potlaeh, Ida ho, will set the Webfoots down, 3 to 1, on a skiddish field. The above three bits of misfor tune actually occurred here last spring but there’s every reason to believe the tables will change to day. Pitcher Gregory was batted out of the box in Corvallis Wed nesday when Oregon State won another 23 to 14 comedy of runs, although he’ll probably pitch against Oregon on Friday or Sat urday (Twogood won’t have any more pitchers left by then). The Moscow baseball club wasn't too lucky during its pre-season pe riod, having a snow storm and cold win to contend with while the Webfoots were basking in base ball sunshine. But the Vandals did manage to get ten practice games played with Whitman’s perennial champs of the little northwest con ference. Heaviest hitter on Coach Two good’s batting lineup is Don Met ke, two-year outfielding vet from Bend, Oregon. He hit at a .421 clip. Only three other Vandals who re turned this year were over the .000 hitting mark for the 1939 sea son, when Idaho won seven out of the 16 northern division games. Captain Harold Atkins, a senior veteran from Pocatello, clouted .386 while tending third base. Left fielder Maurice Young hit an even .350 for Twogood (lie came all the way from Defiance, Pennsylvan ia, to do it), Joe Spicuzza traveled from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to. take care of right field for Idaho, and he did it with a .340 batting average. Idaho’s baseball team made tliei ■Willamette valley circuit by bus during the last two seasons, and will have their own private jalopy this time, too—unless they cross us up. Northern division baseball teams pay for tlieir own transpor tation, hence Idaho’s school bus, and they’ll keep on doing so (ac cording to the graduate managers who put out the dough) until one of the schools starts raking in big league crowds. Furthermore, they’ve started a practice of playing all games un less stopped by virtual floods. When the top of the flag pole goes under, they’ll call it off, but other wise it’s a ball game. Expenses continue whether there’s a game oi not, and the northern division doesn't provide for playing post poned games which occur between Oregon schools and the northern schools. Oregon - Oregon State games are played later if they’re rained out because geographical circumstances allow it. Idaho and Washington State work the same way. At least half of Oregon's home northern division games last your \vere wet-weather affairs, but all were played. The first Idaho game netted the aforementioned $100 gate and a Vandal victory, while the second day was just as wet and void of cash customers. The Webfoots won that game, though, quite handily, 7 to 0. Another Knotty baseball prob lem . . . the batter drives a scream-, inK liner out over the infield, lie rounds first base while the hull is being fielded elearly, lint sees a eliuneo to stroleh the hit into a double . . . lie goes into the base sliding, in fuel lie slides right hv file base and is tagged out b\ the seeond baseman who just got the hall . , . (Question: does tin- batter get eredit for tiis two base hit? The answer: No! It onl.v goes in the books as a single, and the hut ter didn't gain a tiling b\ reuehiug the base ... a similar installer comes sometimes when ttie runner makes an attempt to steal second base, and makes it onl.v to go hv . . . lie doesn't get a stolen base , . . another interesting baseball problem: the shortstop picks up a grounder perfectly and whips ii to first base a mile ahead of the runner only to have Mr, first Sucker drop the ball . . . the short slop is given an assist on the plav. I Guaranteed f inishing LKrrbo.vs iwro tnov Webfoot Nine Battles With Vandals This Afternoon i Creighton or Hardy Will Get Starting Assignment; Game Time Set at 3 By GEORGE PASERO Oregon’s longest home diamond stand, and a mighty important one any way you look at it, opens on Howe field this afternoon, with ; Coach Hobby Hobson's Webfoots facing the challenge of Forrest Two [ good’s colorful Idaho Vandals. Game time is 3 o’clock. The two clubs clash again Saturday, and then Monday and Tues day the “one-man circus,’’ Buck Bailey, brings his Washington State Cougars to Eugene. And when the Vandals and Cougars head out of the Willamette valley, fans now riding the Wcb foot bandwagon will know wheth er or not they are heading for Pennantvillo or just drifting about enjoying the scenery. Ducks Break Even In their opening games of the conference season, the Ducks split with Oregon State’s potent co champions, losing the opener at Corvallis 22 to 11, and winning at Eugene, 5 to 1. Idaho, stopping off at Corvallis before continuing to Eugene, dropped her first game to the Bea vers, 23 to 14. The Idaho-Oregon State tussle was even wider than the first Oregon-OSC clash, if that could possibly be. Definitely gunning for four straight wins, Coach Hobson will probably work Burly Bob Creigh ton, righthander, and Bob Hardy, southpaw, against Idaho. Creigh ton is the probable starting choice for today’s game. Both he and Hardy are veterans and mainstays of the Webfoot mound corps. A1 Linn, husky righthander from San Mateo; Pete Igoe, Eugene’s pride; Jack Jasper, smiling south paw; and Joe Manatowa, stocky Indian recruit are in line for re lief duty. Cece Walden, LaGrande sand lotter, will catch today with Jim Rathbun and Mike Kelly in re serve. Million Bucks Worth I Once more, it will be up to Ore gon's “million dollar” infield to head the Duck defensive and of fensive play. Afield, the Duck unit Bush Smith, first; Ford Mullen, second; Elmer Mallory, short; and Wimpy Quinn, third is being com I pared with great Oregon infields of the past such as the one which had Joe Gordon at short, Ray j Koch at second, Harry McCall at first, and Johnny Lewis at third. And at the plate, these four are far from being weak sisters. Bush Smith and Elmer Mallory have topped all hitters to date, and Wimpy Quinn has tremendous power. Ford Mullen, too, pokes them often and long. In the outfield, Slugging Jimmy Nicholson will patrol the center garden, flanked by Letterman Tommy Cox, the Cottage Grove hustler, and Jack Shimshak, sopho more flash. Whizzer White may also see action in the outfield. Utility infielders are Herb Ha mer, first base; Jack Yoshitomi, third; and Tin! Smith, second. Gregory Ace Hurler Earl Gregory, ace Idaho twirler who beat Oregon here last year in a tight duel, 2 to 1, will probably J draw the starting assignment for : the Vandals today. Gregory has an I easy pitching motion, and plenty j of stuff. Merle Stoddard is Idaho's No. 2 pitcher. He, too. is a veteran. Oth er Idaho mound artists are Har j old Jenkins, Ed lianta, and Tony Knap. Gordon Price and Ted Kara will divide backstopping duties for j the Vandals. Price, blond basket ball star, is a pro prospect in For rest Twogood's estimation. In llu' infield for Twogood's elan will be Otis Hilton, six feet, eight inches at first base, either Roy Ramey or Italo Cuccia at second base. Chick Atkinson at short,, and i Captain Harold Atkins at third. | Outfielders are Maurice Young. Don Metke, and Joe Spienzza. Beavers Dump Idaho Nine, 7-3 Oregon State Takes Clean Sweep of Two-Game Series Oregon State calmed down in their second game with Idaho at Corvallis yesterday, winning the litlul of the two-game series, 7 to 3. Wednesday the score was 23 to 14. Clayton Shaw went the route for the Beavers, scattering the Van dals' nine hits well. .Slate inltiched their 10 hits gathered off Merle Stoddard, who pitched the full nine innings for Idaho, in the first and fifth innings. The t}euWo defeat jvat Idaho fa.- ‘ Northern Division Standings W L Pet.. Washington .I 0 1.000 Oregon State.3 1 .750 Oregon . 1 1 .500 Washington State . 0 1 .000 Idaho . 0 2 .000 Duck Cinder Aces Depart This Noon Hayward's Men Will Meet UW at Seattle Tomorrow Colonel Bill Hayward and a squad now increased to 18 men depart this noon for the lair of the Washington Huskies. Saturday’s meet at Seattle will he the first dual meet against a conference opponent for the Webfoots this year. Two Saturday’s ago Oregon's cindermen were nosed out in a re lay meet with Oregon State, 5 to 3, but came back strong the follow ing weekend to steam roller Port land university, 95 to 30. . Listed on the Seattle - bound squad are George Varoff, Hod Hanson, pole vaulters; Don Tower, Don Barker, Bob Mitchell, dis tance men; Jim Schriver, Kirman Storli, Ward Wilson, middle dis tances; Boyd Brown, Fred Hyde, javelin; Bob Diez, Frank Van Vliet, sprinters; Lloyd Dod, Harry Wes ton, hurdlers; and Frank Emmons, A1 Samuelson, weights. Every Man Versatile So small a squad that nearly every man will be competing in two or more events, the Duck out fit was increased from its original 14-man lineup yesterday by the addition of Tower, Weston, Van Vliet, and Wilson. Hayward can count on but three sure first places. Boyd Brown has thrown the javelin nearly 50 feet farther than any Washington spear thrower. Both George Varoff and Rod Hansen have hit more than a foot higher in the pole vault than the Husky vaulters. Kirrnan Storli, regarded as one of the best half-milers on the coast, should give Hayward an easy first in the 880 and might pull through for a win in the 140. Don Barker, veteran two-miler, should add to the Duck scoring (Please turn to page four) Duck Netters Meet Idaho Webfoots Play in Moscow Today; WSC Match Next Oregon's tennis squad is playing tennis at least 500 miles away from home this afternoon. Duck Cap tain Les Wersehluil. Leonard Clark, Dick I’hillippi. Kex Applegate, Oiek Williams, and Norm Wiener will play seven matehes with the University of Idaho-netsters Dick Williams, number five man on the varsity ladder, will play nndet the handicap of an injured wrist, if he is able to play. Dick either pulled a tendon or sprained bis wrist during last Tuesday's match with Linfield college. Tomorrow the Webfoot net art ists will be in Pullman for another e o u f e r c n e e engagement with Washington State college. Oregon's chances for a northern division championship are thought to be good. The team feels as though its greatest resistance will come from the University of Washington. (her in the cellar, and Oregon State ! more securely in top-flight with three wins and one defeat. Summary: R it I*:' Oregon State . 7 Id I | Idaho 3 5* 0 Batteries: C. Shaw and Soller. •M StoddutU -uU Price. Buck Stays Home Jim Buck, star springer on Col. Bill Hayward’s track aggregation, will not compete in the Oregon Washington dual meet at Seattle tomorrow. Buck is nursing a bad leg, the result of a pulled thigh muscle several weeks ago. Chi Psis, SAEs, ATOs, Omega Hall Take Wins In Donut Softball Play By BAY FOSTER ATO’s softball ten called out their entire house last night to watch them blast Zeta hall from undefeated intramural ranks, 6 to 1. It was the third straight win for the fraternity men. The usually steady chucker, Gene Truby, blew sky high for the hall outfit, walking six, including one across the plate. He fed a “sleeper” to A1 Davies, and A1 slammed the ball over the center fielder for a home run, bringing in two runs ahead of him. Don Anderson showed he had a raise ball too, Truby’s specialty, and four hall boys went down swinging at opportune times for the ATOs. Only batter that gave Don much trouble was the danger ous Smokey Whitfield. Smoke worked three straight bases on balls against Anderson. Paul Collins scored the hall's lonely run on some clever base running. The win puts the “hotel” men in a commanding lead in league I, a full game ahead of the SAEs and Zeta hall. Summary: R H E ATOs 003 201 x 0 7 0 Zeta hall 000 010 0 1 5 2 Batteries: D. Anderson and E. Swanson. G. Truby and li. Whit field. Umpire, Donnel. SAEs 10, DUs 7 Sigma Alpha Epsilon continued on the victory march in intramural sports posting a 10 to 7 softball win over the DUs yesterday even ing. Victory puts the SAEs in a a second place tie with Zeta hall in league 1. Seven runs came in all at once tor the DUs in the fifth inning. This tied the score momentarily, but SAE came back with three to end the game. For a time it looked like a massacre, as five runs were scored by DU with none out. Claude Hockley struck out one, then loosened for two more mark ers, and ended the inning. Frank Lukowski got to first on an error for SAE in their half of the fifth. Fierce Mallory walked, and Dealer's hard hit double brought them both in. Dasler scored himself on another emu just to be sure of the outcome. Jerry De Meerleer and Harry l-oue led the SAE attack with two hits apiece. Lowe made a triple in the second. Seven errors for DU men were too many for last year's champs. None were made by SAE. Summary: r h K SAE 241 03 10 S 0 DU 000 07 7 8 7 Batteries: C. Hockley and Mar ine. V. Bakke. W. White, and A. Warren. Umpire, Donnel. TOM HILL’S Salem r ■ 11 Try our famous llot Dojrs an jour next trip north. .. :.•!ttanitaaRW.il 697 N. Capital St. t ■ i lj.i.,i a. i ■ a a .a. By CAUL ROBERTSON Three-hit pitching by Ed Dunck el gave Omega hall a 6 to 1 win over the Canard club in an intra mural softball game last night. Dunckel’s quick rising fast ball had the losers hitting weakly to the infield. Paul Davis pitched fair ly good ball for the losers, but five errors by a rather shaky infield put him in several holes. Omega opened the game with two runs in the first inning on three hits and one error. Four hits and two Canard errors accounted for three runs in the second frame. Summary: R H E Canard club . 001 0— 13 5 Omega . 231 x—- 6 9 2 Batteries: Davis and Baker; Dunckel and Shimomura. Umpire: White. Chi Psis unleashed a seven-hit attack, including three home runs to score a 6 to 2 win over Gamma hall to chalk up their first win of the current intramural season. Batting honors went to Bob Winslow, Chi Psis third sacker, who opened the contest with a Zeiss Cameras, Agfa Film DOTSON’S 1 Before Your §j DANCE LET US SHINE or DYE YOUR SHOES STUDENT SHINE SHOP circuit swat. Winslow came through with a three-base hit in the second inning. Jack Huemmer reached Her man, who went the route for the losers, for a four-ply clout in the fourth and Frank Kramer added another homer in the fifth for the winners. Keith Osborne pitched four-hit ball for the Chi Psis and was given good support by his mates. Summary: R H E Gamma . 001 10— 2 4 1 Chi Psi . 300 12— 6 7 3 Batteries: Herman and Loeffler; Osborne and Sullivan. Umpire: White. Duckling Nine Pounds Out 19-9 Win Over Infantry Warren's Men Take Seventh Victory of Season; Musselmann Allows Nine Hits Austin and Whitman Lead Hitters By JACK LEE Slamming the offerings of three Presidio hurlers for 18 safe blows, the frosh baseball nine won their seventh victory of the season, defeat ing the army boys 19 to 9 on Howe field in a seven-inning contest. Yesterday’s game was a reminder of the slugfest at Corvallis Friday in which the Oregon varsity lost to Oregon State 21 to 11. Bill Musselmann went the route for the frosh allowing 9 hits, and struck out seven opponents. The ■ 30th infantry nine used three pitch ers in a vain attempt to stop the slugging frosh batsmen. After being blanked in the first inning, Warren’s men scored two runs in the second on Carney’s hit, a base on balls and an army error. Army Gains Lead Presidio came back in the third to gain a 3 to 2 lead. After the bases were filled, Hargreaves’ single scored Caldwell and Carroll. Raymore had previously scored on Carroll’s single. This one-run lead of the army proved to be very slim in the big fourth when the frosh garnered six runs on five hits in a big rally. Carrilho started the fourth with a hard double past third base. When the smoke cleared six runs had passed home plate, and eleven frosh had a turn at bat. Frosh Add Runs In the fifth and sixth innings the frosh added eleven more runs to their total, accountnig for their 18 runs. In the late innings, Warren sent in his shock troops, composed of A1 Gray, Max Horenstein, Doug Hay, Virgil Libke, and Jack Waits. The eighteen blows of the frosh were rather evenly distributed. Whitey Austin and Dick Whitman Arrow Headquarters on the Campus 41 Campus Shop Clay Pomeroy Jack Wagstaff , What is your I.Q. on Style? 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