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Duck Tracks
By JEAN SPEAROW
On a rain-soaked field today the University of Oregon
will make a gallant effort, predestined to defeat, to beat
a superior Cougar track squad. The worthwhile part of this
exhibition, if weather permits any of it to be worthwhile,
will be the performances of Les Steers and Ray Dickson.
There won’t be any record-breaking attempts today by the
world’s champion high juniper, who will compete in the javelin
as well. Hut if the privilege of watching him jump is enough,
then spectators will undoubtedly be rewarded by seeing Oregon
take at least one first place in the meet today.
Natural Athlete
“Les,” said Bill Hayward, “is not only a natural athlete,
but he’s also a good listener. He follows directions to the letter
and makes form work for him in this way.
“It’s a darned good thing,” Bill went on, “that I had
them set the mark up again for Les last Saturday.” Be
cause at practically the same time that Les was thrilling
fans in Seattle, Bill Stewart of Torrence, California, was
trying a little flying of his own without wings. If Les
hadn’t jumped again, or if he had missed his second jump,
Stewart’s record-shattering leap of 6 feet 10% inches
would be the world mark at which Les would now be aim
ing, instead of his own record.
Record May Fall
According to Colonel Bill ITayward, track fans may look
for tlie present world’s high jump record to give up the ghost
on kray 24 when the First Annual Coliseum Relays are held in
Los Angeles. Competing in this star-studded meet, which is an
invitational affair, will he (and here we quote Bill) “Les will
be jumping, Johnny Wilson of U8C, and some boy from the
University of Oklahoma . . . you’d better ask Les his name . . .
be keeps up on all that stuff . . . all I keep track of is the fish
in tiie river.” (Incidentally the Oklahoma kid's name is II. J.
Bo.v dston.)
Ray Dickson, lately better known for his baton waving
prowess than for his athletic ability, is out for track again.
Today will be his first appearance with the team, a grand
climax to not quite one week of intensive training.
Potential Champ
“Foil might say.” said Hayward, “that Dickson is a poten
tial champion if only he’d apply himself. He was out yesterday
and did much better than a great majority of the boys who’vc
be<M out for months. He’s a natural athlete but unfortunately,
baton-waving isn’t stiff enough training to make a track
champion.”
Dickson is competing in the broad jump and high hurdles.
Washington State’s two high-hurdling Bills, Scliade and Zim
merman, are both fast men, with times below 15 seconds for
tins event. Dickson is fast on the flat. If lie can hold out
through a full flight of hurdles with such a short period of
training behind him he stands a good chance to place well.
100-Yard Hope
Jake Leicht, a new lad who entered the University this
term, may show some improvement today in the 100-yard
dash. Football has tightened up his leg muscles, but he is
still Oregon’s fastest man in this event. If expectations are
realized he will really be in shape for the OSC meet next
Saturday. He will be competing today with Pat Haley, a
junior, who ran the 100 in 9:6 as a freshman,
dim Lang and Jack Kellher of Washington State should
have little trouble in taking the 140. Both boys can cover this
stretch o! cinders in loss than 50 ticks of the time-keeper’s
■"a li. Francis Tuckwiler of Oregon covers the same distance
in about 50 seconds hut, if the track is not too bad, might be
expected to do a little better today.
jcsveim uvent isrigtiter
e1 »velin is one of the few events in which Oregon's blaelc
hopes take on ;i slightly greyish tinge, positively bright in
< e. parison. \\’St"s only competitor is Charles Kiemi. There
an other men besides Steers on the Oregon campus who would
l;;. ,e no trouble in beating Niemi, aeeording to Hayward, but
lor some reason they haven’t turned out.
V oefuliy weak in the distance events, Oregon will bow to
W. diington State without a struggle, WSO’s strength in the
ib'’ mee wiil .be utterly wasted on Oregon.
Mike Visits
Worming our way into Tex Oliver’s office along with
a very healthy-looking- Mike Mlkulak who was on a two
city leave from Fort Lewis, v/e inquired about Oregon’s
potential football heroes for 1941,
‘ Well. drawled Tex, ‘They’ve worked pretty hard and
j mete good progress toward mastering the basic techniques. It’s
<>■ of the smallest turnon’s I’ve ever luy.1 but most of them
:> \ good tootball player?;. There doesn’t seem to be so much
tu;. Iwood as usual in the squad.”
At this afternoon’s intersquad game, we shall see.
Inter Squad Battle Royal
To Climax Spring Football
FOOTBALL CHIEF
Ui LilC JUUUldll
Oliver’s No. 1 team will face Corley’s team in an intersquad game,
climaxing spring practice this afternoon on the south practice field.
Whitman Tops Duck
'Murderer s Row’
Batting- keynoted University of Oregon’s varsity baseball team,
as they tightened their grip on second place in the northern
division race.
Dick Whitman, Webfoot captain, picKect up four hits in eight trips
to the plate in the Cougar series to boost his average to .414 and
take over the lead among “murderers’ row.” He also boosted his
hit total to 12 to remain tops in that department.
Don Kirseh, speedy second baseman, crossed the plate seven
times in the Washington State games to bring his run total to
10 and six over his nearest teammate, Whitman. Buck Berry, with
four doubles and a homerun leads in runs batted in with 10,
followed by Hamel and Carney with seven.
Complete averages:
Player B K H
Shimshak, inf . Ill
Crish, out .6 2 3
Rieder, p . 6 3 3
Burns, out . 4 2 2
Whitman, out .29 10 12
Kirsch, inf.25 16 10
Clifford, inf .23 7 9
Carney, out .23 4 9
Hamel, inf.13 1 5
Smith, inf . 6 2 2
Bubalo, inf-out .26 5 8
Berry, inf .27 5 8
Calvert, inf.27 4 7
Igoe, p . 7 11
Begleries. p „.10 1 1
Karterman, p . 0 0 0
SB HR RBI Ave. O A E Pet.
0 0 2 1.000 1 0 0 1.000
1 0 2 .500 0 0 0 .000
1 0 1 .500 111 ,667
0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 .000
1 1 4 .414 14 0 1 .933
0 0 3 .400 18 16 3 .919
0 0 4 .391 55 0 1 .982
0 0 7 .391 11 2 1 .928
017 .385 2 18 4 .833
0 0 3 .333 4 11 5 .750
0 0 4 .308 16 0 0 1.000
0 1 10 .296 11 10 3 .875
1 0 5 .259 32 6 0 1.000
0 0 0 .143 0 5 0 1.000
0 0 0 .100 1 5 1 .857
0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000
2B
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
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233 64 81 13 4 3 52 .347 165 75 20 .932
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Blue,White
Teams Stage
Final Game
By JEAN FRIDEGER
Coach Tex Oliver throws his
two equally balanced football
teams together today in the final
intrasquad scrimmage of spring
practice. Norman Sper, head of
the Sper Movie Tone News Serv
ice, will shoot the scrimmage.
Game time is 3:30.
“Both teams are evenly
matched. Neither team is better
than the other. They are merely
designated No. 1 and No. 2 for
convenience,” said Oliver.
Coaches for the No. 1 squad
are Tex Oliver, Len Isberg, and
Chet Haliski. Hymie Harris,
captain of the Whites, promises
stiff competition for Elliott Wil
son’s Blue Shirts. Jay Graybeal
and Vaughn Corley’s secret ses
sion may mean a stiff offense
that will defeat the No. 2 oppo
sition.
On the White team are Hymie
Harris, Bert Gianelli, and DeWitt
Rucker, ends; Chuck Elliott, Cliff
Giffin, Dick Ashcom, and Pat
Wynne, tackles; Morris Jackson,
Hank Steers, Val Culwell, and
Steve Bodner, guards; Herschell
Patton, Don O’Neill, and George
Van Pelt, centers. At quarter
back is Roy Ell; Curt Mecham,
Clyde Lee, and Frank Boyd,
halves, with Bill Dunlap and
Chuck Taylor alternating at full
back.
The Blue team includes Dick
Stanton, Lou Butkovitch, Jim
Shephard, and Bill Borcher, ends;
Ed Moshofsky, Tom Terry, Ray
Marlowe, Merritt Kufferman, and
Bill Bartels, tackles; Howard
Steers, Paul Formoso, Ed Surles.
and Don Vernier, guards; Elliott
Wilson and Andy Jones, centers.
In the backfield are Duke Iver
son and “Buzz” Baker at quar
ter; “Inky” Boe, Laurence Cas
per, and Larry Olson, halfbacks,
and Jimmy Newquist in the full
post.
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