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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1941)
Ducks Clip Cougars Again, 5 to 4 Crish’s Hit Breaks 10th Inning Deadlock, Buck Bailey’s Heart By TOMMY WRIGHT Buck Bailey headed back for the Palouse country Thursday, a sad and hoarse old man, after watching his Washington State Cougar diamondeers drop their second heart-breaking baseball game to the hard-hitting Webfoots, 5 to 4. It was Tony Crish’s long single to left, scoring Don Kirsch, in the tenth inning that broke a 4 to 4 tie, to give the Ducks their fourth straight, and fifth win of the season. Little Nick Begleries, who started on the mound for Oregon, held the Cougars to two runs in the first eight frames while his teammates were sending in four tallies, but he couldn’t stop them in the ninth and they pushed in two more scores to tie the count. Bushman Baffles Ducks Bushman, taking up the Wash ington State hurling duties in the NORTHERN DIVISION STANDINGS W L Pet. Washington . 4 0 1.000 Oregon . 5 1 .833 Oregon State. 4 2 .667 WSC . 1 5 .167 Idaho . 0 6 .000 third inning, stopped the Ducks in their half of the ninth sending the game into extra innings. Pete Tgoe, replacing Begleries, who was taken out for a pinch-hitter, set the Cougars down 1-2-3 in the tenth. Don Kirsch was the first man up for the Webfoots in the tenth and he slammed a grounder down the third base line for a single. Dick Whitman sent him to second on a sacri fice. Then Crish, who had re placed Chuck Clifford, hit the pay off single scoring Kirsch from second. And that was the ball game. Begleries kept the plate un crossed until a pair of infield singles scored Bill Sewell in the fourth, while Oregon was picking up runs—one in each of the first three innings. Clifford Receives Injury The Webfoots won the game, but they lost the services of First Baseman Chuck Clifford for at least a week when he was spiked on the elbow while sliding into second early in the game. MOTO SWAY LUBRICATION You will want your clothes looking their best for Junior Weekend. Have them tailored at— UNIVERSITY TAILOR 1128 Alder St. Phone 2641 Five stitches were taken in his gashed left arm. Oregon scored its first run on a walk and a single in the first. It was Kirsch scoring the first of his four runs for the, game. He scored again in the third on Whitman’s triple to left. Carney picked up the sec ond of the Webfoots’ five runs on Hamel's single through second. Bushman replaced Washington State starting hurln Max Strait and retired the next 14 men in order. He struck out eight, while allowing only four hits in the eight innings he worked. Butts Hits Homer Vern Butts slammed a home run against the bank in center field for the Cougars only other run. Bill Sewell, Washington State first baseman, led all hitters with 3 hits in four official trips to the plate. Kirsch and Crish each got two for three to lead the Oregon batters. Box score: Oregon B R H O A E Kirsch, 2 .. 3 4 2 3 3 0 Whitman, m .... 3 0 1 3 0 0 Clifford, lb. 10 10 0 0 Crish, r . 3 0 2 0 0 0 Berry, 3 . 4 0 0 4 2 1 Bubalo, r-lb .... 3 0 0 11 0 0 Carney, 1 . 4 113 0 0 Calvert, c . 4 0 0 5 2 0 Hamel, s . 3 0 116 0 Begleries, p. 3 0 0 0 1 0 *Burns . 1 0 0 0 0 0 Igoe, p . 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .31 WSC B Pierson, 3 . 5 Hemel, m-2. 5 Butts, s . 4 Sewell, lb . 4 Hooper, 1 . 4 Gentry, r.4 Van Slyke, c .... 4 Godfrey, 2 . 3 Strait, p.1 Bushman, p .... 2 Daggett, 1 .0 Perry, r-m.1 Chambers, r .... 2 **Brannigan .... 1 5 8 30 14 1 R H O A E 12 12 0 0 2 2 0 0 112 10 1 3 11 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .40 4 12 28x 10 2 *Batted for Begleries in 9th. **Batted for Daggett in 9th. xOne out when winning run scored. Summary: Oregon.Ill 000 010 1—5 WSC. 000 101 002 0—4 Stolen bases, Hamel, Sewell. Sacrifice hits, Whitman 2. Triples, Whitman, Hooper. Home runs, Butts. Double plays, Pier son to Sewel?^'Runs batted in, Sewell 2, Clifford, Hamel, Whit man. Crish, Gentry, Butts. Hits off, Begleries, 12 jn 9 innings; Strait, 4 in 2 innings; Bushman, 4 in 8; Igoe, 0 in 1 inning. Strike outs by Begleries 1, Bushman 8, Igoe 2. Bases on balls off, Beg leries 4, Strait 3, Bushman 1. Winning pitcher, Igoe. Losing pitcher, Bushman. Time of game 2:25. Umpire, Spec Burke. SECOND-BASEMAN DELUXE (Photo by Teeter) Taking a throw from (ho outfield is Don Kirsch, Webfoot key stoner. Kirsch scored four of Oregon’s five runs as the Ducks downed Buck Bailey’s Washington State Cougars here Thursday, 5-4. Sport Activity Heads 'Weekend’ Program Oregon fans will grope through that Arabian haze for a time Satur day afternoon, May 10, and goad Duck athletes on during the flareup of one of the “most concentrated’’ sports programs the campus has ever seen. It’ll be a virtual four-ring athletic carnival—track, golf, tennis, and baseball—announced Bill Carney, head man of junior weekend sporting events. Coach Bill Hayward and Captain Ehle Reber will harness the Duck track teapr up for a gallop with Oregon State’s Beavers over the Hayward cinders. World - high - jump - record - holder Les Steers will be herding together his quo ta of points for the Webfoots in the 120-yard high hurdles, the javelin, shot put, and his favorite event. Frosli Track Sandwiched in between running of the varsity events will be duals pitting Coach Ned Johns' frosh cindermen against a horde of Baby Beavers from Corvallis. Up at the Eugene Country club Duck golfers trudge over the greens with Oregon State swingers, while frosh divot dig gers tee off and match strokes with a bunch of rooks and Sa lem high lads over the Laurel wood course. All the way from Seattle will trek Washington, netsters to ex change drives, smashes, and lobs Finest Briar Money Can Buy 1 GENUINE FILTERS EON MEDICO PIPES PACKED ONLY IN THIS RED R BLACK JtawR, MEDICO Filtered Smoking in FRANK MEDICO Pipes, Cigarette or Cigar Holders is bringing extra joy to armies of smokers. It's the wisest \ dollar you ever spent. ABSORBENT FILTEBSL„ over the University nets with Coach Paul Washke, Len Clark, and company of Oregon. Over oc Howe field John Warren will di rect his freshman baseballers in a skirmish with the Oregon State rooks. Fight in Bulletin Joe Gurley and John Cavanagh continue their "battle of words,” in two articles featured in the latest edition of the “Union Now.” k' Frosh Nine Meets Prep Continuing a busy weei^nd of baseball, the yearling mine will play hosts to the Eugene high club on Howe field this af ternoon at 3:30. The fi'osh club lost a close six inning affair to the "leftovers’* from the varsity after the YVSC Varsity game Thursday, 6 to 5. The slants of Pete Igoe, that proved mystifying to the TV SC beys for one inning, were not so confusing to the yearlings as they grabbed two runs off the varsity pitcher in the first inning. Bud Walker took over mound duties for the rest of the game and gave up six hits and five runs for the rest of the contest. Wimer in Trouble A1 Wimer handled pitching duties for the frosh and limited the varsity to five hits. Wimer ran into trouble in the first inn ing when the varsity turned three singles, an error and a walk into five runs. The deciding run for the ibiig boys” came in the third tin a double by Karterman that fad ed up in a circuit blow wfticm the frosh handled the ball bald ly. Jack Shimshak got two hits in three trips and Dick Burrs hit safely twice in four tries. Aaron Jones or Bill Gissberg will probably get the starting role on the mound for the frosh tomorrow. In the infield it will be Gissberg, Bill Bishop, Bob Farrow, and Ed Crane. In the outfield, Eob Ballard, Dick Fnrns, and Jimmie Vitti will take over. FREDS CAMPUS SHOP Men’s Haberdashery by Wilson Brothers Across from Sigma Cbi Cleaning Ph. 3141! JOE RICHARDS MEN'S STORE Exclusive agent in Eugene for LEE HATS Improve Your HAT-I-TUDEt with a New LEE Water-Bloc* THE CASCADE *5.00 A 2-onncc bat by the famous LEE Water-Bloc process. The Cascade wifi wear longer because it takes three times as long to make. It’s / reliable, foldable and super-serv* iceable. LEE also makes: Aetna, “The Insured Hat,” ?3.50. Look Jor the Lee Hat signs LEE HATS 358 Fifth Avenue, New Ycirt ✓-x tt*AE9. 0.8. PATENT OFF.