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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1940)
Frosh Tossers Play Here Today—Bar Rain John Warren's Crew Faces Pleasant Hill Stew Fredericks Draws Hurling Assignment Unless Ole Jupe Pluvius inter feres, Coach John Warren’s frosh diamond stalwarts will face their first home game of the year this afternoon at 3 o’clock with Pleas ant Hill high school. The game will be played on a McArthur field. For the past week Warren has been whipping his team in shape, and last night he announced the probable starters in this after noon's contest. Fredericks to Start Stew Fredericks or Bob Rehberg will occupy the mound, and the job behind the bat will go to either A! Sorensen or Howard Robertson. Robertson has been looking good in practices, and according to John has a good chance of stealing top man honors from Sorenson. Holding down the infield posts will be Chuck Clifford at first base, Don Kirsch at second, and Wim berly or Lindquist at third. Best bet for shortstop is basketballer Don Tuttle. Outfield Uncertain Warren was a little uncertain about his outfield but named Burns and Van Lydegraf as two prob abilities. The third man out in the tall grass will remain a mystery until tomorrow afternoon. Boasting a team of experienced men, “Honest John” admitted last night that, “We have a fair chance of winning.” Several members of this year’s squad have seen service with the Silverton Red Sox, one of the nation’s best semi-pro teams, and all of the boys have plenty of high school’ ball under their belts. Footballers Scrimmage By Bay Foster Football practice on the upper mud flats swung into mid-spring form last night as Coach Tex Oli ver divided his forces into work ing groups and included some slam, bang scrimmage sessions in the day's drill. Oliver tried out plays on a skel eton line composed of a center, a guard, and a tackle. These three for a time were Duke Iverson, Ray Segale, and Val Culwell. Transfers Tommy Roblin and Larry Monroy carried the ball for the offense. Coach Mike Mikulak and Vaughn Corley kept the big tackles and the fast halves busy by putting two backfield men on the tackle and letting the man with the ball go around, if he could. Speed burners Frank Boyd and Hal Johnson did some fast stepping, as did the driving Buck Berry. Tackles Jim Stuart and Tom Terry broke through the opposi tion most frequently. Big Jim looks like the bulwark of defense that may make him a candidate for more than just all-coast next fall. 2 FINE PRINTS from each of your good negatives on every 8 exposure roll you send. Only O GV Gef q u 0 1 * f * Unly pictures and prompt service. Satisfaction guaranteed. Send coin. Reprints 2c each minimum order 25c. WESTERN PICTURE CO. • "Sot the largest but one oj the best.9 Ba» 4265Portland, Oregon Takes Over Today W hen Hobby Hobson, Oregon basketball and baseball coach, returns to Eugene today, he will don spikes and uniform and direct his 1940 diamond crew in practice. Hobby traveled to Kansas City to attend the casaba coaches’ convention last week. Trackmen Work Out On Hayward Cinders The University of Oregon track team worked out on Hayward field cinders yesterday afternoon for the first time this term, in preparation for its meet with Portland university at Portland this Saturday. WPA workers finally decided to give the Ducks a break and put on the pressure for a day—the result is a cinder path to train on. Saturday will be the first time in many years that a full Oregon team has appeared in the Hose City. Last year the Pilots came to Eugene to absorb a 95 to 36 defeat, in the second link of the new Ore gon-Portland track rivalry. Kleinfeldt Shows Promise Rea Kleinfeldt was the only man entered in the Hill relays at Port land last Friday night, and al though he failed to place, he ran a smart race and gave promise of resuming his winning ways in the coming intercollegiate meets. Kleinfeldt, previous to the Cun ningham mile, had been undefeated in four years of regular high school and frosh track competition and had won the state meet for three straight years. Rod Hansen, star polevaulter, tried out his injured leg on the hard track today and felt no twinges, but will refrain from any strenu ous workouts for at least two weeks. Hansen pulled a muscle in ^faiS/EI3J2I3J3iSEiS15®SJ3I313ISISiaf3fai5I^' 1 Believe It or Not DON’T GUESS CALL JESS Godlove The Plumber 31 East 7tli Ph. 547 his right leg while working out on the concrete-like surface of the un finished area of the Physical Ed building last week while preparing for the Hill meet. The following men make up the complete roster: sprinters — Bob Diez, Bob Keen, Dutch Schultz; 440 — Les Clever, Hal Pace, Ed Reiner, Merle Hanscom; 880—Kirm Storli, Ed Storli; mile—A1 Bran son, Bob Mitchell, Verlyn Wolfe; two mile—Jack Bryant, Rea Klein feldt, John Loback, Bill Ross; hurdles—Kernal Buhler, Ray Dick son, Jim Ruck, Martin Luther; high jump—Clair Adams, Jim Har ris; broad jump—Dickson, Keen. Ehle Reber, Scoggin; pole vault— Dickson, Rod Hansen; javelin — Boyd Brown, Porky Andrews, Bud Hoff; discus—Bud Hoff, Bill Reg ner, Dick Horne, Wally White; shot put - Elmer Olson, Regner, Frank Emmons. Hobson To Take Baseball Reins _ Oregon Headman Returns From NCAA Hoop Meet in Kansas City; Ducks Book Liniield Wednesday By KEN CHRISTIANSON Hobby Hobson will be back on the campus today to take over the reins of his baseball horse and attempt to lead it down to the fintth line with the northern division pennant again in the hands of Oregon. Coach Hobson has been busy during the past week or two with basketball. Although his hoop team was through for this year some time ago, Hobby has been giving the NCAA basketball finals in Kansas City a thorough going over. He re linquished his one year’s claim to the national championship Satur day night when he presented In diana’s Coach Branch McCrackeu with the trophy emblematic of the national title. Indiana defeated Kansas. During Hobson's absence, Play er-coach Cece Walden has been Frosh Thinclads Begin Work Coach Ned Johns Orders Exercises For Candidates By BERNIE ENGEL Exercises—those stiffening mus cle-crackers necessary to achieve limber tendons and pliant limbs— are the order of the day for Ore gon’s freshman track team. Beginning today, the prospective cinder-churners are slated to start nightly drill for the dual relay meet April 20 at Oregon State. Coach Ned Johns, ex-Stanford pole vaulter, started his men yes terday on general loosening up. A shortage of shoes and the mushy condition of the Hayward field track are expected to cramp the thin-clads’ style for a short time, but the track is to be worked over again soon and the shoe situation is under consideration. Record-Holder With the turnout so far limited to about thirty men, there may be a handicap in lack of sufficient competition during practice. How ever, there are a few likely pros pects. Bob McKinney holds the Idaho state half-mile record—two min utes flat. As a junior at Payette high school, the loose-jointed fresh man turned in a :51.6 quarter. Both of these times are exceptional, con sidering that Idaho has a colder climate than Eugene. Elliott on Hand Holding the South Pasadena high school record in the high jump—six feet, two inches—Bill Beifus also boasts various California meet marks. Chuck Elliott, a Eugene boy, holds the state shot put mark of 54 feet, 2 inches. Another good weight prospect is Walt LeClair of Gold Beach, Oregon. LeClair was runnerup in the state last year and has been flipping the 16-pound ball around the 45-foot mark. SAVE 15% NOW on your meal tickets We’re offering1 our regular $5.50 meal ticket for only $4.75 until April G • The Anchorage £?JSce ■ ‘ 5 . - * ’• ‘ ; . . . . working with the squad, trying'to whip it into shape. Due largely :to a capricious weather man, the Ore gons have been held to hitting practice during all of last week. Rain stayed away yesterday long enough for Walden to work with, the infield for the first time this season. Two of last year’s starters, Wal den and Bill White, are nearly sqre of positions Wednesday in the Web foot’s trial run against Ldnfield. This game will give Hobson a chance to discover his team’s po tentialities. Both Walden the catch er and White the outfielder bat well over .300. Another starter, Jack Shimshak, who toured the outfield last year, has been moved in to second base and may find a berth in the infield. Pitching Rooks Up The other two positions in the outfield probably will be filled by Dick Whitman and Bill Carney, plus .300 batting sophomores. Any guess hazarded as to probable starters in the inner circle defense would be worthless. Thus far, first base has three prospects in Hank Anderson, Lloyd Beggs, and Herb Hamer. At second Walden has Shimshak, Bill Calvert, and Tom my Cox lined up. Tini Smith looks like a bet at shorstop, but Cox can fill in there. Arba Ager, Jack Yoshitomi, Kenny King, and Virg Libke are prospects at third base. The pitch ing is looking up with lettermen A1 Linn, Jack Jasper, and Pete Igoe backed up by Virg Thaynes, Bob Reider, and Lee Dragoo. It’s Spring —and dial moans more clothes for sports, dances, picnicking, and many oili er activities of Spring! Let ns keep those clothes clean and in good condition. Start now—the Ne.w Service way New Service Laundry Phone 825