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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1941)
A TIRELESS PITCHER The automatic pitching machine pictured above was used at the St. Louis Cardinal training camp recently. The gun “pitches” balls and the batter can bat to his heart’s content. At left, Scout Joe Mathers feeds the machine as Rookie Martin Marian, right, takes a cut. Hayward Pessimistic As Relays Draw Near Little chance was given yesterday by Colonel Bill Hayward, Oregon track chieftain, for his varsity Ducks to usurp the relays crown from the brow of Oregon State when the two clash Saturday. However, the venerable Webfoot tutor said that Oregon would be shooting for a stalemate with the potent Beavers, but that they “would have to be lucky to tie.” Two weeks ago Oregon’s chances for a successful invasion of Bea Golfers Play OSC Next Annual rivalry will be re newed when the Oregon var sity golf team meets with the OSC divot diggers in the sec ond conference match of the year at Corvallis Saturday. Little is known about the Bea ver stick swingers but Coach Captain Bob Engelkc expects a great deal of trouble from them. The Oregon team will start with the same line-up which de feated the University of Wash ington defending champions, last Saturday. The team includes Dick Hanen, ex-Oregon junior champ and a tournament veteran, Cap tain Bob Engelke, Shelby Golden, Don Cawley, Chet Keller, and Bob Duden. All are lettermen except Hanen and Duden, who wear sophomore moleskins. Oregon Mothers Elect New Officers Officers elected for the coming year by the Oregon Mothers’ club at Tuesday’s meeting are Mrs.* F. G. Findtner, president; Mrs. R. R. Huestis, vice-presi dent; Mrs. H. W. Moor, secre tary; and Mrs. C. L. Roberts, treasurer. The club voted to add $25 to the revolving fund of Miss Janet Smith, employment secretary. They also made plans for an open house for visiting mothers. 71 FRED’S CAMPUS SHOP Men's Haberdashery by 'Wilson Brothers Across from Sigma Chi Cleaning Ph. 3141 ir venana naa an even more de spondent tang. Since then Hay ward feels that his thinclads have been strengthened and have ac quired enough polish to give the Staters a run for their dough. Oregon Leads Series For the last two years the Bea vers have come through with flying colors. Prior to that Ore gon had a run of five straight years without a reversal. Stand ings to date for the past 13 years see Colonel Bill's outfits on top with six wins while Oregon State claims five. Twice ties have pre vailed. A 28-man corps will be con veyed to the Corvallis battle front—Bell field—for the strug gle which is slated to start at 2 o’clock. One. of the Ducks’ strongest foursomes is the high jump group, led by skillful Les Steers. The other three components are Jim Harris, football end; Bill Beifuss, and Harvey McKee. Working in the shotput will be Bill Regner, lettermen; Chuck Elliott, ex-state prep titleholder; Fred Foster, Curt Mecham, and Steers. The shuttle hurdle entrants are the. versatile Steers, Rolph Fuhr man, Zenos Butler, Jim Crocker, and Mecham. Gridders Entered Doubling up in the 440 and 880 yard relays will be captain Ehle Reber, Footballers Ken Oliphant, and Jake Leicht, Bob Keen and Ross Gearhart. Bill Scharpf, Ed Reiner, Bob McKinney, Francis Tuckw’iler, and Allan Rouse will enter the' mile, while Earle Russel, Scharpf, McKinney, and Tuckwiler are billed for the tw’o-mile jaunt. Four-mile joggers are Bill Ross, Bernie Engel, Chuck Mal lory, and Tony Nickachos. Editing Assignment Done by Proxy Roy Vernstrom and Lyle Nel son hit upon an ingenious way to give recitations when they pre sented their editing class assign ent by electrical transcription. COED GOLFERS All women qualifying for the women’s golf tournament must turn in their scores by April 24 to Nancy Lewis. WAA Starts New System In order to facilitate the next year's officers’ duties, Hope Hughes, president of WAA, re quested all individual sports heads to hand in their methods of awarding checks. At a meeting yesterday, it was decided to incorporate the follow ing check system of awards in the constitution: fifteen checks will be necessary for senior awards, eight checks for active participation in sports, seven checks for an “O'’ award, and four for active playing. Transfers must participate a term here for an “O” award, and a year here for a senior award. Hope explained that checks may be transferred from another WAA system if the custodian here receives the specific details and checks with custodian of an other college. Water Polo Winners Sigma Alpha Epsilon was last night toppled from their water polo throne by the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon, 3 to 1. Two other teams, Delta Upsi lon and Pi Kappa Alpha ad vanced by default over Sherry Ross hall and Alpha hall, re spectively. Lineups: Sig Eps — Freeman Sinclair, Earl Shackleford, Morrie Solo mon, Paul Williamson, Hal Har ris, A1 Conyne, Ole Evenson. Subs: Rudy Kalina, H. William son, Marvin Helon. SAES — Jim Marnie, Gabe Bouret, Bernie McCudden, Ray Segale, Homer Thomas, Fletcher Skillern, Mack Hand. Subs: Pat O’Reagan, Frank Middleburg. Instead of interviewing each other in person, the two students recorded the interview and sub mitted their results to the class for criticism and discussion. Professor Hulten, who had a class in the next room, has en tered a plea for sound-proof walls. Jupe Pluvius Stops Freshman Nine Again Coach John Warren was perfectly Hilling, the boys were mad be cause they couldn't, and there was plenty of opposition handy, but Jupe Pluvius cast a dissenting vote and the frosh again called oil festivities. The Duckling ball team was ready to hit it off with the t’niveri Ity high nine Wednesday afternoon but weather conditions, which ‘ho Ducklings Gird for OSC Meet By WALLY HUNTER While the Oregon varsity is praying nightly for some mir acle to give them a "David over Goliath*’ win in the annual Oregon State relays, the Ore gon freshman team is working quietly and steadily despite the "California rain" and will ask for no quarter from the Orange babes. While the Oregon State rooks have one meet already behind them, the Oregon Ducklings have nothing more to boast about than a few days of weather that was good enough to really practice in. There’s plenty of unexploded dynamite being carried around concealed in. the mud and slush covering the spikes of the frosh. Battle Looms When the Duck Beaver relays come off the afternoon of April 19, track fans should see one of the fiercest “champ against champ" track duals that has ever taken place on the Bell field oval. The two participants in this typical Beaver-Duck battle, will be Don W'ilson, Duck miler, who last year ran away with the state high school title, and one Bob Fischer of the Orange Babes. Both men have out classed the best that their re spective varsitys have to offer this season. After Fischer won first place in the first meet OSC had, with Willamette, his coach Grant Swan said, "Fischer is living up to my prediction and should go a long way in the Pacific coast confer ence." Things aren’t exactly set yet but these two will probably clash as anchor men in the three mile relay though neither coach .has released his final choices for positions. Squad List Coach Ned Johns last night an nounced that he will take 14 men to the Corvallis carnival. He also released a tentative list of men and their places in the meet. Johns said that the men will not necessarily run in the order men tioned. Roster: 3-miJe relay—Don Wilson, Ken Sawyer, Jim Briggs, Marion Huf foid, Stan Skiilieorn. 440-yard relay—Stan Ray, Bob Newland, Jim Coleman, Veryl Alexander. Mile relay—Dick Shelton, Ray, John Gleason, Coleman. 880-yard relay — John OBrien, Owen Day, Coleman, Rod Munro, Alexander. Medley relay — Ray, Shelton, Wilson, Briggs. Comedy - Love - Music! “Love Thy Neighbor” Jack Benny - Fred Allen Mary Martin — plus — “Beyond the Sacramento” with Bill Elliott newspapers chose to call 'fair," or "local showers’’ turned the practice field into a pond whit h even the Ducklings were reluc tant to wade into. Hit the Road In quest of the fairei and some-* what drier pastures on the other side of the hill, Warren, w ith some 11 ball players will leave Eugene Friday morning, Portland bound, to play with thiee of the local nines. The frosh will open thoir northern trio of games VH'if* Grant Friday afternoon, Lin coln Saturday morning, and Jefferson Saturday afternoon. With the weather's damp hand holding a tight clinch on baseball affairs for the frosh, Warren sent his pitchers into McAithur court to work the kinks out of thvif arms. For the other player?) it was a brain session with Warden to pick up a few pointers on tac tics. DeNeffe’s the home of CAMPUS WEAR featuring the very newest for spring SPORT COATS $13.50 to $25.00 Gab. and Covert SLACKS $6.95 to $9.95 FINE SWEATERS $2.95 o $5.95 VEST SWEATERS $1.95 to $3,95 SPORT SHIRTS $1.00 to $5.90 HATS, SHIRTS, TIES, SOX, ETC, I Complete new . . showing of Jarmen Shoes for Spring And don’t forget PALM BEACH COATS still lead for weekend dress DeNeffe’s Your Down Town Campus Shop