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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1940)
DUCK TRACKS By ELBERT HAWKINS, Co-Sports Editor Oregon Daily Emerald Hobby Hobson, tlie Webfoot baseball coach, speaks some really complimentary words of his pres ent ,\-l outfield of Whitey Austin, l)>i.ek Whitman, and Bill Carney. Rays Hobby, “They’re the best out field I ever had.” The trio got through the Lin fic-ld and Portland games this week with nary an error, which is awfully nice when you consider the Oregon outfields of the last few seasons, and it shows signs of being a tough offensive group. Centerfielder Dick Whitman, the boy who won all-American semi pro honors with Silverton’s Red Sox last summer in the national tournament, leads his mates by a healthy country mile in hitting to do te. His two for four (including a. homer; Wednesday coupled with four to four yesterday lone being a triplet makes a season's av erage of six hits in eight trips up ... or .750 batting. Hobson has a real problem in picking his infield what with two fairly equal men for every posi tion but third where veteran Arba Ager works efficiently. At short there's Tini Smith and Bill Calvert, At second .are Tom Cox and Jack Shimshak, and at first are Lloyd Beggs and Herb Hamer. Too Many Reserves? May la* Hobby said a mouthful yesterday when he jokingly re marked, “we have a lot of reserve strength this year—they’re all re serves . . . that’s the trouble. Tell ’c.in (thei public) we’ve got the ln—,t reserves we ever had.” Actu ni, I l y . Oregon’s infield problem could be a loi worse defensively . . . offensively it’s not so promis ing'. The Webfoot coach returned this week from a trip East where he saw the national AAU hoop tour nament in Denver, saw a new col legiate champ crowned, and at- j tended the convention where Un-; cl - Sam’s coaches got together to ponder rules changes. Just as you'd expect, Hobson was asked in a radio interview back there just how his national champions of 1940 (the Anet, Jo hansen, Gale, Wintermute, and j Di.ck five) would compare with thej 1911 champ, Indiana, and the run-, ner-up, Kansas. Tae '40 Champs by 10 Points ! The Oregon mentor honestly be-| Iieves his 1!H0 crew was 10 points hotter than this year's top teams Ic collegiate play. He figures it1 tlius way . . . the Welifoot titiistsj beat all of the top ones (including ©tiio State in the finals) hy at least | If! points. Hob says this of the *41^ chibs: “All of those teams thatj competed had plenty of rubs'' . . . j meaning they barely squeaked] through to win in getting to the! national finals. Kansas, for in- j stance, whipped Southern Califor ni i by one little point. USC's con querors were led by Coach Phog Allen's own son. “Papa spank!" quipped tire Duck coach about that! father and son combination. “He; knows what lie's doing out there." There's no definite schedule of Oregon's third annual hoop trek to New York and Madison Square C vrden ready for publication but the December trip is a certainty. It'll be the best eastern trip Ore gon ever had, according to Hobby, and the proposed six or seven game schedule will include only major basketball powers . . . no, more tilts with weak Teachers’ in stitutions. A couple of dates al-j re niy settled are DePaul and Brad ley Tech on December 20. 21 . . .' the whole trip is centered on games id Philadelphia and New York. It'Sj rt credit to Oregon that the Web- j foots were invited back for a third' time despite their loss of the last northern division race. It speaks Well of the popularity of fast breaking baseball with eastern fans ... a poor drawing team would never be selected to play in Madison Square Garden. Mike Challenges His Classes Mike Mikulak, the Oregon back field coach and instructor in the school of physical education, makes a standing proposition to all boys in his classes: “I’ll give an A toj every man who can beat me at this] game,” he tells his tennis and hand ball classes. Powerful Mike is just good enough in both sports to beat most of his students ... so he doesn’t give too many A’s. One sport Mike can't find time to play and can’t get tremendously inter ested in is golf ... he has a matched set of clubs worth over $100 and offers them for sale at $65. Are there any takers? If not, Mike figures he’ll play once in a while. Wimpy Quinn. Oregon's slugging third baseman of last year, is back with the Vancouver Capalinos in the Western International league —the club which took him last summer when he quit college base ball with a season still left. Wimp, and Shortstop Elmer Mallory, who could have been playing with the Oregon varsity this season, too, were with the Los Angeles Angels in spring training. Elmer is still with the Angels but Wimp was optioned to Vancouver this week. Hobby continues to maintain that the strong-armed Quinn has possibilities as a pitcher ... or possibly at first base or in the out field. Hobby says Wimp threw a ball as fast as Bill Sayles, the fireball Webfoot of three seasons ago. The Webfoot coach caught Quinn one day when he was prac ticing a few deliveries from the mound and came up with this statement: “He can throw that ball right through you!" Donut Volley Play Advances Intramural volleyball—both “A” and "B" variety—advanced a step further in the season's standings last night as Canard club, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Alpha Mu won their re spective tilts. In "A" league the Fijis forfeited to’ the Canard volleyballists. The Sammies downed the Pi Kaps in two straight games. The Pi Kaps were completely outclassed. The Betas won by forfeit from Signia hair in "B" class. The SAEs eked out two straight wins over the Delts in the other game. V'!'l'J''l’,l'TTTTTTTT'i,T t'TM'l' T4'-i f When Passing Through to Port land and Way Points Stop at the SPA for a ‘JUICY JUMBO’ I HAMBURGER $ Double Milk Shakes Also S {i $ E • I f> I *• b b — ONLY A DIME — SPA SALEM fH+S +++++++++++++ MANAGERS NOTICE! All freshmen interested in managing frosh track call Dean Vincent, 318. Portland Meet Nears for UO Cinder Squad Sprinter Schultz Is Hurt; 18 Men Slated To Travel Today Another setback hit the Uni versity of Oregon track team yes terday when “Dutch” Shultz, sophomore sprint ace, turned his ankle in a hole on the soft surface of the Hayward field cinder oval. Schultz had been entered in the meet with Portland university on Saturday, but it is doubtful that his ankle will be strong again by that time. His absence leaves Coach Bill Hayward with a short age of sprinters. He will rely on Bob Deiz. dusky veteran from last year to garner points in the 100 and 220-yard dashes. 18-Man Team Hayward picked an 18-man team to travel to the Rose City tomor row. But six of these entries are veterans, the rest are sophomores or transfers. Despite the apparent lack of experience, the Duck team is expected to present a strong out fit that will produce some out standing stars before the season is over. Bob Deiz, Captain Kirm Storli, Bob Mitchell, Boyd Brown, Ehle Reber, and Jim Buck are the veterans. Trials were run off in the shot put and discus throws yesterday | and saw Bill Regner and Frank i Emmons, both football players, j qualify for the Portland U. meet.! Dick Home may be a last minute entry in the discus. A mile relay team composed of Kirm Storli. Bob Mitchell, Merle Hanscom, and Ed Reiner was slat ed for action this weekend. Clever Injured Les Clever, flashy transfer in the 410-yard runs, is suffering, from a leg injury that will keep him out of action for the rest of the week. Also on the injured list, and definitely out for at least two weeks is Rod Hansen, dark-haired pole vaulter. Hansen is working Frosh Club Opens Against Grant Today Coach John Warren’s frosh baseball team opens its baseball season this afternoon at 3:30 against Grant high of Portland on Howe field. Bob (Dutch! Rehberg, right-hander from Estacada, has been nom inated to start for the frosh with Howie Robertson catching. Chuck Clifford will be at first base for Warren’s crew, Don Kirsch at second, John Tuttle at short, and John Bubalo at third. Ooutfielders Named Outfield assignments will go to Dean Van Lydegraf and Hank Burns. The third flychasing post is open at present, but may go to Warren Taylor, frosh basketball star. While Rehberg is the starting choice of Coach Warren, he will probably work only part of the game. In that case, big Stew Fredericks, pitcher for Silverton last summer, will take over for a stretch. Frosh Trackmen Face Five Meets Rook Relaymen to Come to Eugene on Saturday, April 20 A schedule of five freshman track meets was released yesterday by Coach Ned Johns. Besides a meet with Eugene high, for which the date is not yet set, Johns lists a meet with Uni versity high of Eugene here Wed nesday, April 17. The following Saturday, April 20, the frosh are scheduled to vie with the Oregon State rooks here in a relay meet. May 4 the team op poses Bill Bowerman’s powerful Medford high squad on the Pear pickers’ oval. A dual meet with the Oregon State rooks on May 11 will wind up the season. Following is the time schedule for daily workouts: sprinters and hurdlers report at 3:15; quarter out daily and will be ready to make his first jumps in the Washington meet. April 27. • The entrants: Mile- Bob Mitchell, John Lo back. 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