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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1941)
Duck Tracks By BOB FLAVELLE, Co-Sports Editor Boyd Brown, former University of Oregon track star v. ho no\v tosses the javelin for the San Francisco Olympic club, will hop a plane at Portland some time Friday after noon headed for Los Angeles where he will take part in tue Olympic club-Southern California track meet on Saturday. “This is fin- big meet,” confessed Brown, “I am going to throw against Peoples again.” Two years ago he and Peoples me! three times during the course of the season and Peoples came out on top, winning two of the meets. That year the rl i ujan athlete hurled the spear to a new American record of 2'A and a fraction feet, which still stands on the record books. Brown’s best throw in competition was recorded last year, •when lie tossed the stick some 232 feet. Bob Peoples Holds Advantage Brown won the coast meet in Seat tie from Peoples in 1939 and went on to the National Collegiate at Los Angeles and then to fhe Pacific coast-Big Ten clash back in Des Moines, Iowa. In. the latter two meets, Brown had to be content with second bed »So far this season, the Southern Cal ace has the edge in the distance recorded. Peoples hit the 229-foot mark in a recent fn.eet against California, while the best Boyd has done is a 214 foot toss against Stanford last week, Brown let fly in a workout a. .year ago and flung the javelin a total of 239 feet, which of course was not eligible for the record books. It is highly pos sible that the fourth meeting of the two stars this week will wind up with one or both eclipsing the present mark. Ma Base Umpire in Future Games li looks a> though we will have to resign ourselves to watch ing one umpire trying to be in two places at one time, tor the rennimler of the northern division baseball contests, After last Mo i-.im.biy s near-catastrophic blow-up, it was realized that there wa;-: great need for a second umpire to call plays on the base paths, thereby taking part of the load off the shoulders of one in ei, ]latest word from An.se Cornell's office lias it that it was impossible for Oregon to get another official to help work the games. Tb? northern division bosses have ruled that one man is sufficient to keep law and order at a ball game. So tlie fans will have to go on tearing their hair at the raw decisions for the, remainder of this season at least. Perhaps after a few umpires arc beaten to death by bloodthirsty spectators, the con ference will make provision for a base umpire to share the punishment with tbe head umpire behind the plate. E\ver See a Girls' Softball Battle? Yve strayed away from the usual stamping grounds back of McArthur court where most athletic dirt is uncovered, and •wandered across the street to the girls’ athletic field back of (jJerlinger ball. Ordinarily, our path would not have been In okcu i’rmn the Journalism shack to the men’s fields, but the shouts that were rising from the girls’ sports coliseum the other day were enough to detain any humanity-loving in <11 \ idual. It seems that the gals were having a little game of soft ball This was a surprise in itself, for it sounded more as though a mass-murder was taking place. Girl’s baseball is a game played with a bat, ball, three liases, ten players, and fifty pairs of lungs. The latter ii.cnt is an essential part of the strategy of the game, as you will soon see. An athletic build is not essential, as long aa the individual participating is capable of running the distance from home plate to first base without stopping n ore than twice. bpon entering the arena, 'ho first thing we did was to ask a rmilng young Amazon what the score was. She said she dibit know and we agreed with her. The next bashful ball bo: her confessed that her team was being nosed out by the Kv OTC of 4d tO 0. ‘ Too bad," we said mournfully, trying to console her. ‘•'Oh that ’.s all right,” she gurgled. "It’s only the first b.i.f (>•' the first inning, wait until we get a chance to bat.’’ Coeds Use Hil-and-Scream Play After watching the proceedings for some time, we discovered \. I ore s.-ivaming enters into the strategy of the game, liver Iw.r ( ■' tiin hit-and-run play? Well the gals have one that they ( . • 11:•* hit-aml-scream special. The batter swings at the elusive I ai •! at the exact moment that the ball connects with the every girl sitting on the sidelines who is rooting for the b iM a' b.d. starts to seream. therein unnerving the players * O v i the field. The shrill eri-“s continue until some one catches t1 bal, and the girls then sit back and wait twenty minutes lu. some other lucky batter to strike the ball. The grand climax to a grand afternoon of grand baseball came in the last inning. A member of team "A” smote a Kappa Sigs Capture I-M Water Polo Title 'Colonel* Silent on Husky Go Time Trial Results Not Shown; Steers Wins Two Events As silent as the Egyptian sphinv. That is Bill Hayward, grizzled Oregon track general issimo, when broached upon the possible outcome of the Duck Husky cinder set-to to l>e held In Seattle Saturday. Never one to go overboard even when he possessed a bevy of champions, the genial Webfoot boss refuses to go out on the limb with what he terms as one of the “weakest teams” in his 39 years of coaching. Time trials were held once more on the practice oval Wed nesday. Marks clocked were not divulged, but observers felt that improvements over previous times were made in several cases. Steers Leads Associated mainly with high jumping, versatile Les Steers turned his hand in other direc tions when he wrapped up firsts in two new events. The national AAU leaping champion reeled off a speedy 120-yard high hurdles time and out-grunted other shot putters to take winning laurels in both instances. Jake (Flash) Leicht, shining' football gridder, led the field in the 100-yard dash, ahead of Bob Keen and Kenny Oliphant, who finished in that order. Oli phant’s ailing football legs still have failed to respond to treat ment, retaining their old bind ing stiffness, Hayward report ed. Winners in the other trials were Bob McKinney in the 440 yard dash, Earle Russel in the three-quarter grind, Bill Regner, shotput; Captain Ehle Reber, broad jump; and Bill Ross, miie and one-half. terrific fly to the far read twirler screamed, ran like r ball, for the third out. Evi positions—a remarkable exh minutes no one moved. Then that must be the third out, game is over.” Cub Callis and Dick Horne Outstanding As "Beef Trust" Swamps Betas, 3 to 0; Dallas and Craig Pummelled by Defense By ART LITCHMAN The Kappa Sig powerhouse captured the intramural water polo crown yesterday by sinking the Betas 3 to 0. Cub Callis and Dick Horne combined their talents to lead the “beef trust’s” triumphant surge to the title. Callis tallied the first goal early in the game by swimming from mid-pool to within shooting dis tance of the Beta net and then firing a beautiful shot that banged into the corner oi tne goal jusr pass ing the frantic arms of the goalie. This was the first goal to be scored on the Betas in tournament. The Betas' attack surged down the pool time after time attempt ing to puncture the Kappa Sig net, but the defense turned them back every time. Jack Dallas and Chuck Nelson, Beta forwards, fired repeatedly at the goal but Bill Jameson stopped all of the shots. Horne Scores Late in the first half Jack Lansing, Kappa Sig center back, intercepted a Beta pass and re layed it to Cub Caliis. Callis then made a long pass to Horne in front of the Beta net. Horne swam towards the side of the pool and then turned and shot the ball into the goal for the second Kappa Sig score. With two minutes remaining in the game the Kappa Sigs swept up the pool to score again. A long pass from Callis to Horne and then a quick shot over the goalie’s head ended the scoring for the game. Callis and Nelson staged a bitter duel for sprint honors. Callis won all except two, and one of these was declared il legal because Nelson jumped the gun. Jack Dallas and Johnny Craig, sparkplugs of the Beta attack in previous games, were throttled by the sparkling defense play of Callis and Lansing. The remain der of the Beta offense was held in check by Floyd “Butterbail” Prowlers who raided a book store at Drew university limited their loot to several dishes of ice cream and several pencils. University of Kentucky is add ing a course in advanced sales manship. ies of the pitcher’s box. The tad, screamed and caught the ;ryone in the field held their ibition of self-control. For five some kind soul shouted. “Oh, come on in girls, I guess the FRIDAY, APRIL 25, IS LAST DAY TO ORDER CAPS AND GOWNS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Cap and Gown rental.$1.75 Announcements, each.10c Both cash with order. Place orders at University ?CO ■ OP? Rhea and Jimmy Harris. Dallas had trouble with his marksmanship yesterday. His shots lacked the power and ac curacy of previous games. Craig and Nelson couldn’t get away from the Kappa Sig defense men. Lineups: Kappa Sig (3) (0) Beta Horne, 2.rf.Nelson Harris.If. Craig Callis, 1 .cf . Dallas Crump .rg.Duden Rhea.lg . Lyon Lansing .cb . Finke Jameson.g . McNeely Score at halftime: Kappa Sig ma 2, Betas 0. Subs: Kappa Sig, Belding. STYLE NOTE PALM BEACH WHITE DOUBLE BREASTED and Formal Coats continue to dom inate at WEEKEND CAMPUS AFFAIRS Be sure and see these smartly styled coats at DeNEFFE’S Single Coats $12.25 Formal Coats $13.50 Complete Suits $17.75 Slacks $5.50 BUY PALM BEACH this season for comfort, econ omy, and good ap pearance. DeNeffe’s Your Palm Beach Store