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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1942)
VAUGHN CORLEY . . . . . . was head football coach of the University of Oregon .for two days. The happy-go-lucky Texan is now a lieutenant, junior grade, in the United States Navy. (Courtesy Eugene News) SAMs Spotlight I-M Softball With Star-Studded Action By JOE MILLER The Sammies are the sensation of the IM softball league- They have played !5 innings in two games, had no runs scored on them, scored 20 runs themsulves, given up five hits in that time, made only cue error in the field, and looked like a championship ciul> in general. Their pitcher, Leu Unpick, has established himself as one of the top chuckers in competition, while their entire team is well-rounded. me jjus, aeiencung cnamps. are also right up there. They dumped a hustling' Fiji team and heat the toughest opposition in their league, the Theta Chis, 6 to A. In Paul Wren they have with out a doubt the fastest pitcher in the league, and if he can con trol his wildness they will be mighty tough to take. Their field ing is spotty, but they have pow er hitters like George Dugan and Ed Niklas to make up for possi ble errors in the field. Bob Dry den at third base is coming' fast. All in all, they have a powerhouse aggregation. Another club that shows ter rific potentialities is the “bogey man" of the easaba league, the Awful Awfuls. In Elmer Olson they have a hurler that per forms amazing tricks with the grapefruit. He gave the Phi INIs one hit, and two days lat er he buried a no-no against Gamma hall. In the meantime Ills mates were backing' him up with It runs in the Psi game and 10 in the Gamma game. Their hatting power lies in the strong arms of Gerry lluestis, Johnny Carr, and Arne Jensen. The Sig Eps are a hell-bent for-leather team. Their main threat is the pitching, hitting, and running of "Porkehops” An drews. His basketball mate, Arch ie “Horse" Marshilc, is a long-ball loiter and helped the SPE bat ting order with potency-plus. They have a fast, hustling infield that shows a lot of coordination. And their base-running tactics, sparked by Andrews, are to al ways go for tiie extra sack. They, along with these others, should be the toughest in the loop. Newman dull Elects The following officers were elected to head Newman club for the school year 1942-'43: Charles Murphy, president; George Dale, vice-president; Helen Flynn, sec retary: Ferdy Reinke. treasurer: and Mary Mercier, social chair man. Ducks Meet OSC Today On Fairwav j This afternoon at the Eugene country club it’s Oregon vs. Ore gon State in the first 1942 home matches lor the golfing WJeb foots. Last Saturday Oregon’s defend ing champions went down 17 VL> 91 j at Seattle against the Uni versity of Washington with close matches being played. Oregon State’s links team will be open ing its season. Dick Hanen, record-breaking junior from Marshfield, shot IS holes in G3 last Saturday and is ranked No. 1. Don Cawley, the team's manager, is No. 2. Dick Maier plays No. 3. Bill Barash ranks No. 4. Bob Duden is in No. f>. and Ken Bergstrom will be in No. t>. Oregon State lias three of lasl year's team returning, in eluding Kay Weston, top-rank er from Portland. Frank Smith. No. 8 last year, and lVte Mead, No. 5 in 1911, are the other re turning varsity men on Slats Gill’s team. I .aw l)pan Fpaiurptl In Matia/inp Article Wayne L. Morse, dean of the University school of law. will be among the “headliners" to appear in the April issue of the “Current Biography" magazine. In the ar ticle Dean Morse is referred to as a “prodigy among educators and labor mediators." According to the magazine. Dean Morse lives on "a farm near Eugene, where he trains halkv horses in his spare time," and says, "labor mediation and horse-breaking require the same basic approach patience and re alism." The magazine can be seen in the Eugene local public library. Webfoots Play Opener Ini Beaver Town Today U House, ADPi, Orides Pace Coed Ball Loops At the end of the second week of play in girls’ intramural soft ball, Orides, A. D. Pi in League 1 and Highland house and Chi Omega in League II remain undefeated in “A” competition. University house, Hendricks hall and Hilyard house have over whelmed their opponents. Chuckers Bev Goetz and Mildred Thomas of Hendricks and Hilyard, respectively, are two of the top-notch Lingers on the campus and have enabled their teams to rank with “A” league contenders. Physical education majors’ tournament games were rained out Thursday, leaving the Sophomore sluggers in the lead. Standings are: “A” League I Orides . A. D. Pi . Kappa Alpha Theta Susan Campbell .... II Highland . Chi Omega . Kappa Kappa Gamma . Sigma Kappa. University House Delta Gamma .... A. O. Pi . Pi Beta Phi . Hilyard House .... Hendricks Hall .... Zeta Tau Alpha Alpha Chi Omega Sophomores Seniors . Freshmen ... Juniors . “B” League I II W . 1 . 1 . 1 . 0 w . 2 . 1 . 1 . 0 P. E. Major League W . 2 . 1 . 0 . 0 L 0 0 1 o L 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 i L 0 0 1 2 Pet. 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 Pet. 1.000 .500 .500 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 Pet. 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 /^o2 0fyecj&+i The first game of the Univer sity of Oregon’s northern division baseball schedule was k.o.'d "be cause of weather,” but there are more coining. Below is the Ducks’ 1942 conference season, official but nonetheless tentative "be cause of weather.” April 18—Oregon State April 2”—Washington State* April 23—Washington State* April 27—Idaho* April 28—Idaho* May 1—Washington* May 2—Washington* May 8—Idaho May 9—-Idaho May 11—Washington State May 12—Washington State . May 13—Washington May 14—Washington May 22—Oregon State* May 24—Oregon State * Home games Mississippi State college's ros ter lists a student named "State Right Jones,” who recently was chosen “best dancer” in a college popularity poll. Dr. Staples Attends Dr. Lloyd W. Staples, assist ant professor of geology at the University, will attend the annual meeting of the Cordilleran section of the Geological Society of America at the California In stitute of Technology at Pasa dena April 17 and 18. Dr. Staples will read a paper on quicksilver deposits of Ore gon and will take part in a dis cussion on geology and the war effort as related. NOW IS THE TIME ALL fishing supplies can be purchased now from our COMPLETE stock. See Quackenbush Hardware 1(30 E. Broadway W eather Dampens Ball Game* Thwarted yesterday by “Old Man Weather” in their attempt to start the drive rolling; for an other Northern division baseball crown, Oregon’s baseball team moves over to Corvallis this aft ernoon where they will tangle with the Beaver on Coleman field at 2:30. The two ancient rivals were slated to battle it out amid all the festive dressings of an opener on Howe field yesterday but the aforementioned gentleman stuck w his clammy hand into the affairs and the game was called off. Injuries Hit Beavers Over Beavertown way Coach “Coley” Coleman has been moan ing of injuries and claims he won’t be able to field a complete team. Vic Brown and Bill Mc Cluskey are two of the lads he claims won't be able to trot onto the field when the ump yells “play ball.” Up Igloo way “Hobby” Hobson brushes the “bear stories” aside and cautions that the Beavers will be at full strength for the belated opener. Eight starters for the Duck crew seem fairly certain. Ted Pil lip will take care of the receiv ing duties behind the plate, John ny Bubalo will draw the first sack, Kirsch will take over sec ond, Bob Farrow will handle shortstopping duties, and Bill Ha mel will cover the hot corner. On the Mound Hobby1 has not announced the man to take over the mound du ty but it will probably be either Nick Begleries, Bob Rieder, or Bubalo. In the outfield will be Bill Carney, Dick Whitman, ai^, Dick Burns. Glenn Elliott, southpaw hurler, though clouted around roughly by the Ducks last year, will prob ably start on the mound for the Orangemen. Coleman has War ren Simas or Wade Patterson in reserve in case the Ducks may swat Elliott's slants. Disregarding the “bear stories” the Beaver starting lineup should be Strode at first, McRae at sec ond, McCluskey at shortstop, Heineman at third, Peters in left field, Pederson in center, and Weaver in right. A survey at Stephens college. Columbia, Mo., showed 47 per*1 cent of the 1,750 girls wanted courses in motor mechanics. KEEP THE CAR IN CONDITION Any and All Repairing- Done at DANNER'S (Directly in back of Seymour’s)