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Duck Tracks By BOB FLAVELLE, Co-Sports Editor The University of Washington baseball nine had just been added to the growing list of victims of the Webfoct batting power and the first thing the Husky coach, Tubby Graves, did was hop on the band wagon with Coaches Forrest Twogood of Idaho, and Buck Bailey of Wash ington State and laud the batting prowess of the Oregon team. “Oregon lias the hitters, said Graves, “no team in the con fere ice has the hitting that you have down here, and I can’t pec anything to stop Oregon from winning the pennant this yea**. “Oregon State is the only team with half a chance of stop ping Oregon,” Graves continued, “but I don't think their pit* hing is quite as good as it was last year, and consequently phouldn’t give your boys much trouble.” Ducks Will Win on Road, Says Graves Washington played a double-header with the Beavers Satur day afternoon and lost both ends, one to Glenn Elliott, ami one to Ciayt Shaw. Elliott set the Huskies down by a G to 0 ftcore while Shaw eked out a close one. 5 to 4. According to comparative scores, Elliott is the more effective pitcher, bnt according to Graves, Shaw is the better of the two men. Elliott has not improved over last season, in fact he appears to have slipped a little, according to Graves’ observations. Shaw on tin* other hand has improved greatly, and is pitching steadier ball than bis left-handed mate. , “Idaho has some of the best pitching in the league,” declared Graves, “.but they don’t have a team to back them up.” What does Tubby think of Oregon’s chances when they make the strenuous swing around the northern division playing six games in seven days?—“Even the road trip shouldn’t hurt Oregon much,” says Graves. “With their Mfcting power, they should be able to carry along with what little pitching they have.” Husky players wore kicking themselves all over the dressing room following yesterday’s loss, mad because they “couldn’t hit the pumpkin-ball that the pitcher was tossing up there.” ItV queer how every player that hats against Nick “Rusher” lJoglcries, feels confident that he will knock the apple down liitfcio Nick’s throat.' Even after striking out, hatters swear thei the next time up they’ll murder tho pill. Sooner or later the rest of the northern division will learn that Nick has quite jt bit on that ball and although it looks like a “pumpkin” floy'ing over the plate, it is next to impossible to put a bat ot v. solidly. Scouts Watch Webfool Players S veral big league baseball scouts saw fit to take in the gene yesterday, in order to get a line on Oregon’s lineup of sku Curl King, scout for Detroit in the Ameriean league, was on l and and had quite a few nice tilings to say about Duck players. The outfield of Bill Carney, Dick Whitman, and Johnny Bubalo is, according to King, “the best college outfield I've ever seen on this coast.’’ King hated to commit himself a:? to whom was the best of the three players, but finally confessed that Whitman seemed to have a slight edge on the other two. In the same breath, however, he declared that Bubalo and Carney were both “plenty good boys.” H Carl were to have the. Duck team to play ’round with, you’d probably sec a slight change in the lineup. It is his belief th■>■(, Bill Ilamel would make a better third baseman than a she. (stop. ‘ Ilamel is fast ami covers lots of ground. He also hits fairly well but his hands prevent him from being an out fits ding shortstop,” King declared. Now what the lieek does hands have to do with making a nboitstop, we thought. Before we could convert our thoughts in a a question, King continued: “I don’t mean the size, or the strength of his hands, hut the way he uses them in fielding a ball. He isn’t fast ei.ough in his hand move m e n t s when handling a grounder.” Berry, Kirsch Impress King "A d like to see Buek Berry ia there behind the plate. Of co v, with Calvert playing the way lie is now-a days, it would bo -illy t.> make the change, hut -someday Berry may gel a c! 1 uoc to oateh and 1 think he’ll do all right." confided King, “bin know, 1 bought him a catchers mitt a few weeks ago — th.d > how much l\l like to see him work behind there." I'm Kirsch is another boy that attracts King’s attention. 11.' tieldii g and hitting are both good enough to carry him • • a way in coast league hall, says King, hut Kirsch’s lack <■ i ught. would hinder lits rhaueos of cracking the big leagues: '*<tl players now-a-days have to be tall to make good in the I- :., leagues, because long, powerful bitting counts up there. 1. wever, Kirsch might be able to hit the ball hard enough, tie'; He h\ sj/.e, to make it in the big leagues," King concluded. The Payoff No Hitters, Yet No Win Elmer Olson, Campbell raise ball artist, hurled ten innings of hitless softball yesterday and yet did not win the ganie. Ol son tangled with John Loback of the Theta Chis in a brilliant pitching duel that was called with the score tied at, 2 to 2, at the end of the tenth. Olson whiffed IS batters and was untouchable except in brief moments when temporary lapses of control put him in the hole. Both runs scored as a result of some fancy base running by the Theta Chis. Potts Steals Home Bunny Potts, star catcher, led off in the first inning with a bunt down the first base line and was safe when Uly Dorais dropped the ball trying to tag him. He promptly stole second base, and after the next batter walked, stole third. Potts then stole home with the first run of the game. The second Theta Chi tally scored when Bill White walked and started running wild on the bases. White pilfered sec ond. third, and home to end the . Theta Chi scoring. Campbell failed to score un til the sixth inning- when Stan Weber smashed a long home run. In the seventh Dick Van nice, Campbell outfielder, walked and went to second on an infield out. The next batter went down swinging and Web er came to bat again. With the count at 2 to 2, he drove the next pitch into left field for a long single scoring Vannice with the tying run. , Yeomen Win Jack Jacobson of the Yeomen let the Chi Psi lodge down with one hit and struck out nine to win easily, 5 to 2. Sam Thomp sen put the game on ice for the Yeomen in the first inning with a three-run homer. Norris Ambrose, Chi Psi outfielder pushed across two runs with a double, the only Lodge hit in the second inning. Behind the steady pitching of Don Maybee the Alder club de feated the Phi Psis, 5 to 4, in the final game of the day. The Phi Psis tied the game in the fourth inning but the clubmen pushed across the winning run in their half of the frame. Theta Chi .110 000 000 0—2 Campbell .„...000 001 100 0—2 (Ten innings—tie) Loback and Potts; Olson and Phillips. Chi Psi .020 000 2 Yeomen .401 OOx—5 Fenton and Hickey; Jacobsen and Phillips. Phi Psi .002 20—4 Alder Club .121 lx—5 Rowen and Kennedy; Mabee and Kitz. Oregon Netmen Drop OSC Beavers, 6 to 1 Oregon’s varsity tennis team surged back after splitting matches on their road trip through the Inland Empire to smash Oregon State, 6 to 1, in Corvallis Saturday. This vic tory made the Ducks’ slate read two wins—this and a 4 to 3 de cision over Idaho in Moscow— and a loss—4 to 3, to Washing ton State in Pullman. Oregon meets the Washington Huskies on the University courts this Saturday, May 10, as part of the Junior Weekend’s huge sports carnival. At the same time the varsity was waxing OSC's Beavers, the Duckling frosh were squeezing out a 4 to 3 win over their OSC rook rivals, their initial thrust against the Corvallis first year men. Oregon’s only varsity loss oc Trackmen Need Places By FRED TREADGOLD “WANTED: Third places against Oregon State Satur day. Urgent. For further de tails see William L. Hayward. Oregon track coach, care Mc Arthur court.” Such an ad might appear any day now in the classified section of the newspaper. “A miracle will have to happen some place if we beat Oregon State, but I don’t know where," the venerable Duck pilot said Tuesday. Though by getting enough third places, he added, Oregon might be able to turn the trick. The glaring Duck weakness in distance events will be difficult to overcome, Hayward felt, while Oregon State seems to have an advantage in the 440-yard dash and broad jump as well. In carrying on his search for third place winners, Coach Bill will conduct time trials today at 8 o’clock. No first place win ners will run, his sole object being to let the second and third placers get the chance to display their wares. Responding to the cry for more tracksters were four new comers who donned spikes for the first time this week. George (Porky) Andrew's, scrappy bas ketball captain; Sauart (Butch) Nelson, of fullback fame; and Warren Finite all have indicated interest in javelin flipping w'hile Footballer Jim Shephard is out for the shot put. A bit late in the year for these athletes to turn out, nevertheless this boost in the track squad population met with Hayward's hearty ap proval. It’s Time to Buy ® Rough Rider Cords • Moleskin Pants THE MAN’S SHOP BYROM & KNEELAND 32 E. 10th Phone 364 curred in the No. 2 singles match, when Hallock of OSC stuck long enough to dump Kern Smith of the Webfoots. Oregon’s frosh dropped the first two singles matches and the No. 1 doubles tilt, but piled up enough stuff in the lower brackets to take the tourney. Summary: Varsity singles: Clark, O, de feated Strong, OSC, 6-0, 6-1; Hal lock, OSC, defeated Smith, O, 7-9, 6-2, 6-2; Baker, O, defeated Hedberg, OSC, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Wil liams, O, defeated Bagby, OSC, 6-2, 6-3; Wiener, O, defeated Downie, OSC, 6-1, 7-5. Doubles—Smith and Clark, O, defeated Hallock and Bruck art, OSC, 7-5, 6-3; Baker and Williams, O, defeated Strong and Hedberg, OSC, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Freshman singles — Druliner, OSC, beat Rooney, O, 8-6, 6-1; Hatfield, OSC, defeated Rick secker, O, 6-1, 6-2; Yardum, O, defeated Rue, OSC, 6-1, 6-2; Far rell, O, beat Nakagiri, OSC, 6-4, 6-2; Larson, O, beat Hulbert, OSC, 7-5, 7-5; Druliner and Hat field, OSC, defeated Rooney and Ricksecker, O, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8; Farrell and Yardum, O, defeated Rue and Nakagiri, OSC, 6-4, 6-3, t, ■ -. ii FRED’S CAMPUS SHOP Men’s Haberdashery by Wilson Brothers Across from Sigma Chi Cleaning Ph. 3141 KOOL-SLAX — lightweight champions of healthful cool comfort New Crosby Square Shoes—unlined —ventilated—light and limber . . . "Pliaflex" construction . . . Sworn enemies of hot-weather ”fag”—-help ing you keep your pep and appear ance up to par. Slip into a pair today. o 0 c o . ° o O $5.50 ° o L* AS ADVERTISED IN ESQUIRE, UFE, AND THE SATURDAY E'rtNINO POST