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DUCK TRACKS By GEORGE PASERO, Co-Sports Editor, Oregon Daily Emerald Thank-s to Carl King of Cot tage Grove, northwest scout for the Detroit Tigers, we at last leave some definite doj>e about •lusher Smith, Bob Hardy, and •A>rd Mullen, the three 1939 Ore gon stars who went to spring training with Beaumont of the T'evas league. King, the man who was lustru rnesfal in signing the three play er, for Detroit, comes through with s >me Beaumont newspapers which provide a semi-complete resume, and then personally tells us a bit more. Smith and Mullen, according to King, are definitely with Header sou of the East Texas league, now. Hardy, however, is one of Beaumont's pitching ‘ big five,” Scout King believes Smith and Mullen were good enough to stay with Beaumont except for the fact that the Tigers severed rela tions with their only Class A A farm, Toledo of the American Association,-and had to send their surplus players to Beaumont, a class A-l club. The two ex-Oregou infielders were doing all right until Detroit farmed four players, including an infielder and out fielder, to Beaumont a week or so ago. Who Said Feller? This Henderson team is a fine one to play for, Kins says. Last year il won the East Texas pen nant. It is managed by Jake \tz, :*« old-time Portland Beaver, who j ■cully knows his baseball and kikes youngsters. Besides, King I relieves that Ford and Bushev may bt* recalled to Beaumont if It: ■ Exporters get into a jam or a liKayer or two doesn’t come through. Talk about Bob Feller’s no hit, jio mu performance, and every or has the last few days . . . v, Bob Hardy had a hand in ota March 22. He and two other Beaumont pitchers, Les Mueller ami Joe Irwin, each hurled three hitless and scoreless innings to wallop the Texas Aggies, 4 to 0. Hardy also collected a hit. This no hit affair wasn't the only highlight of Hardy’s spring .season . . . not by a sprinter’s mile. He and Mueller were hit pretty freely by the Houston JJ .ffs as the Exporters were beat en, S to 1, March 23. However. Southpaw Bob, a big fellow with lots or' stuff, came back strong against the powerful New Or I *aus Pelicans, April 2. He allowed only one run and three hits in xi.x innings giving way to three rookie pitchers who lost the go ne, 10 to 4. Orchids for A1 Here's what the Beaumont En r ' I * MK. ami MKS. NF.WT tcrprise has to say concerning Hardy’s performance: “Lefty” Boh Hardy, former cage center from Oregon, pitched five scoreless innings before giv ing up a tally in the sixth, but his successors, Clarence Gann, Joe Irwin, and Jim Masters, were wild and ineffective. The result was the Pels got three runs in the seventh to tie the score, and shoved over six in the eight to win out.” King also confirms the new found slugging ability of Bush Smith since he was moved to the outfield. What’s more, he says Mullen might have made the Beau mont club, regardless of competi tion, had he not suffered spike wounds to both hands. Credit should go to A1 Linn for his performance in the Oregon State opener. *A1 worked seven innings and had the hard-hitting Staters swinging most of the way. Linn oozed confidence as ho strode to the mound to relieve Pete Igoe at the start of the sec ond inning, and his confidence seemed to pervade the crowd. Gold Baseballs, Yes? A hand, too, to Tommy Cox, fiery little third baseman of the Webfoots. The fans like this pep pery infielder . . . they like to see him make those almost impossible stops . . . and they like his line of chatter. Yesterday he pulled a couple of jim-dandy plays, and then muffed an easy grounder to let a run score. The fans began to heckle him, but he soon had them back on his side, for he slammed out a long home run on his very next trip to the plate. The northern division does not give any trophies for champion ships won, and consequently the boys on the 1939 Oregon nine got nothing . . . not even the gold baseballs so universally given to pennant winning diamond teams. We hear now that the athletic board is going to vote on whether or not the school should present the tossers with these souvenirs . . . and we want to add our sec ond to the idea. A Red Sox Booster Bast fall, the use of a strip of tape by the Oregon football team, whenever it attempted a place kick, drew a considerable yowl from Seattle, the Puget Sound second-guessers claiming that the Ducks used it as a tee, which of course would be illegal. Truth is that the Ducks used the tape only as a guide for both the kicker and the man who held the ball . . . and this is perfectly okay. Most teams dig a cleat mark in the turf for the same purpose. A number of baseball bugs throughout the nation are jump ing on the Boston Red Sox band wagon this spring . . . some think the Red Sox have the better team, and some just think the law of averages will step in . . . after all the Yanks have won four straight. We still think the Y'anks count too many guns . . . but we've found one well-known Webfoot who figures the Sox and, what’s more, has seen both teams. . . . lie's Chicarelle Jonathan Ziadi. a native Bostonian. Ziadi saw the Sox whip the Yanks five straight in that memorable series last summer. "Boy,” says Chic, "Bos ton was really a wild town . . . the papers carried two to three inch banners.” Ziadi really boosts this boy from the San Diego sandlots. Ted Williams. "He's going to be one of the greatest sluggers of all time." Ziadi predicts. Three hundred students at Nor mal college. Ypsilanti. Mich., took part in a college circus. OSC Relays Here Today This Joe Bats Man with mighty bludgeon on his shoulder is Joe Gordon, the Yanks’ second baseman supreme by way of the U. of O. Joe start ed his third year in the big time this week. Hayward Field Sees Thirteenth Running Frosh Runners Ease Training For Rook Meet Coach Ned Johns Fears State Sprint Ace Jesse Truax By BERNIE EXGEL A potentially strong Duckling track team takes over part of Hayward field today against a highly-touted Oregon State rook outfit in the annual Rook-Frosh relays along with the varsity squads from both schools. After three hard drills this week, Coach Ned Johns gave his cindermen a day off Friday. The track mentor doesn’t expect a victory over the Orange today, but he does expect his forces to win a few races. Wednesday’s session saw the Oregon squad sweep all events (Please turn to page seven) Duck Golfers Meet OSC Here Today By MILTON LEVY Fore! Fore! This familiar call of golfdom will ring out on two Eugene golf courses today when Oregon's northern division defending champs meet the varsity golfers from Oregon State and the frosh tangle with the rooks. The varsity meets the Staters’ senior team at the Eugene Country club for a 36-hole match, and the frosh and rooks play it out over the Laurel wood course, both match es starting about 9 o'clock. This is the second conference match of the season for the par shooting Ducks. Oregon played its first match with the Univer sity of Washington Huskies in Seattle, where they were defeat ed. This is Oregon’s only confer (Please turn to page six) Entries for Today’s Relays Varsity 440 yards: Oregon State—Smith, Graves, Cross. Holloway, Carl son, Rogers; Oregon- Buck, Deiz, Dickson, Schultz. Record, :42.6 set by Oregon in 1932. Two miles: Oregon State—Blair, Mullett, Hampton, Niblock, Smith; Oregon—K. Stoili. Mitchell, Kleinfeldt, Clever. Record, 7:52.8, set by Oregon in 1936. 880 yards: Oregon State—Smith, Graves, Cross, Hammock, Nib lock. Rogers; Oregon- Buck, Deiz, Dickson, Schultz. Record, 1:27.3, set by Oregon in 193S. Shuttle hurdles: Oregon State—Carlson, Miller, Holloway, Ab bott, Woodcock; Oregon - Buck, Dickson, Buhler, Luther. Record, 1:01.6 set by Oregon State in 1931. Four miles: Oregon State—Vaillancourt, Hammock, McCormack, Nelson, Gilpin: Oregon—Wolfe, Mitchell, Kleinfeldt, Ross. Record, 18:19 set by Oregon State in 1936. Mile: Oregon State -Graff, Blair, Mullett, Hampton, Niblock. Smith; Oregon—K. Storli, Buck, Clever, Reiner, Schultz. Record, 3:21.1, set by Oregon in 1938. Shot put: Oregon State -Blackledge. Christy, Hansen. Schultz; Oregon - Emmons, Regner, Short, Olson. Record, 183 feet 2 inches, set by Oregon in 1937. High jump: Oregon State—Woodcock, Abbott. Harris, Ettinger; Oregon, J. Harris. Lang, Hansen. McKee. Record, 23 feet 8 inches, set by Oregon State in 1936. Freshmen Three miles: Oregon State—Waterman, Gelbrich, Saunders, Lockhart; Oregon. Watt. Meher, Michachos, Lyon. Record. 13:40 held by Oregon. 440 yards: Oregon State —Oxenrider, Hammers, Findlay, Truax; Oregon- Ralston. Soper. Gearhart, LeClair. Record. :43.4, held by Oregon and OSC. 880 yards: Oregon State Oxenrider, Hammers, Findlay, Truax: Oregon Cougill, Soper, Rudolph. Ferrall. Record, 1:29.4 held by Oregon State. Mile: Oregon State- Daggett. Duba. Lisbeth, Hathaway: Ore gon Watt, Mallory, Riley. Rucker. Record. 3:27.5, held by Oregon. Medley: Oregon State—entries not selected; Oregon—LeClair, Gearhart. McKinney, Engel. Record. 7:53, held by Oregon State. By BOB FLAVELLE Coach Bill Hayward’s troubled track squad will play hosts to the strong Oregon State cinder* men today at 1:30 in the 13th an nual running of a series that be gan in 1928. Both Hayward and Doc Swan, coach of the Beavers, will give no sign of optimism concerning the outcome of the meet and it is expected that a tight battle will be waged for victory. Oregon has won six of the twelve previous meets, Oregon State copping four and two ending in ties. Spring football has added woes to the veteran coach’s training plans. Jim Harris, who jumped six feet two inches against Port land university two weeks ago, returned to Hayward field yes terday and the best he could do #was five feet eight inches as a result of the battering received in grid practice. Harris was expect ed to lead his mates in the high jump but the chances of a win in that event are slim with Ed Woodcock of Oregon State having recently posted a mark of six feet five and a quarter inches against the Portland university team. Shotputter Bill Regner showed up for practice today with a sprained wrist received on the football field. Ordinarily he would not toss the shot so soon after injury but lack of a substitute makes it necessary for Regner to do as well as he can with a taped wrist. Both squads have had one meet so far this season and if compar ative scores mean anything, the Beavers will win in a walk. They walloped the Portland Pilots 107 to 30 while Oregon had to be con tent with an 81 to 50 victory. 1:30—Three mile relay (F), high jump, shotput (V) 1:45—440 relay (V) 1:47—440 relay (F) 1:50—Two-mile relay (V) 2:00—880 relay (V) 2:05—880 relay (F) 2:10—Shuttle hurdles (V) 2:15—Medley (F) 2:25—Four-mile relay (V) 2:45—Mile relay (F) 2:50—Mile relay (V) Sabin Waxes Key On Court,6-0,6-3 By TOM WRIGHT Wayne Sabin, high ranking U. S. amateur player had little dif ficulty in smothering the efforts of Oregon's Larry Key in an ex hibition match here yesterday to win by straight sets, 6-0, 6-3. Key, playing number one po sition on the Webfoot varsity team, was constantly in hot wa ter against Sabin, and the Port land ace virtually ran him ragged. Some five hundred tenni3 fans were out to see the Key-Sabin match. The doubles team of Larry Key and Len Clark beat Sabin and Wes Hartman in straight sets, 8-6, 6-2, in another exhibi tion match. Oregon's varsity team defeated a team representing the Leader shop of Portland, 4 to 3. Summary: Singles, Larry Key (Oi defeat Walt Davis (L) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Vic Ramis (L) defeated Werschkul (O) 6-4, 8-6. Len Clark (O) de (Picase turn to page six)