The chips are down. This red-hot northern division pen
nant race is rounding the far turn and it’s wide open down
the home stretch in what promises to be a photo finish.
A lot has happened since the last Emerald rolled off the
press. One contender—Oregon State, who was hot on Oregon’s
he^ls—has been shaken off with absolutely no mathematical
chance to get a hand on the circuit bunting. In Oregon State’s
place has risen, like the Phoenix bird, an even more serious
contender which ominously threatens Oregon’s seemingly im
pregnable first place position.
It is Washington which has to be reckoned with and is
teasingly approaching the Oregon stronghold with unerring
steadiness. For obscured by the Webfoots’ scintillating five
wins-in-six-games on the dreaded Inland Empire tour, the
Huskies have been plunking down victories with machine-like
regularity. Right now those howling Huskies’ breaths can be
felt on Oregon’s necks, as just one slim game separates the
two clubs.
Ducks Hold Advantage
^ The Ducks still have the inside track with two contests re
maining on the slate, both with those pesky Beavers from
Corvallis-way. Washington has four tilts left, with Washing
ton State and Idaho. Standings to date read thusly:
Games Games
Won Lost Pet. Left Behind
Oregon . 10 4 .714 2
Washington .. 8 4 .667 4 1
Here’s the situation as it stands: Providing Oregon can
get past Glenn Elliott anil the Beavers in both games, they
are assured of at least a tie for the title. A playoff would then
he forthcoming. ’
If the Ducks do sweep the remaining two tilts, the Hus
kies would he dropped from contention if they couldn’t
duplicate this sweeping of their four game series.
Slips Will Count
In all events, this week’s contests will bear close watching
by all northern division partisans. Any slip by either the
Ducks or Huskies will be near-fatal. With the championship
at stake, the chips are down and it’s the heads-up ball club
that comes out with the laurel Avreaths while the fumbling,
stumbling club is relegated to the ash-barrel.
Saturday’s Oregon-ttregon State feud should be a oerker.
The Beavers, built up so much for the league pennant and po
tentially their third northern division athletic championship
this year, have slunk dourfully home, badly whipped and mu
tilated from their disastrous Inland Empire invasion. In the
friendly confines of the Beaver lair, the Orangemen have
been glumly licking their wounds, plotting and planning a
retaliation stroke for this weekend. They will be out to salvage
a little glory at the Ducks’ expense after that unprecedented
debacle which was somewjiat like Napoleon’s retreat from Mos
cow quite a spell ago.
Hobstm>a«d Ducks Prepare
But fully aware of Beaver intentions is Coach Hobby
Hobson, who has had his men in bivouac for a week now,
resting’;- plugging any gaps that might have been rent open
on their road trip. By Saturday the Dueks should be at top
strength—pitchers Begleries, Bubalo, Sandgren, Rieder, and
Wimer all ready to step into the breach in case of an Orange
break-through.
\It will be the final windup for several of the Duck players
wno will be trying' fervently to repeat last year’s champion
ship coup. Captain Bill Carney, that fancy-fielding flyhawk
who showed the fans more circus stuff out there in left, than
you’d see at Barnum and Bailey’s, won’t be back next year.
Dick Whitman, the kid who talks loudly with the willow and
shows plenty in the field, too, .will also be doing his last bit
for the Ducks.
Behind the bat for this final appearance will be fiery
tiny Ted Pilip, that compact little backstop, who was Hob
son’s answer to his catching; troubles. A battery mate of
Pilip’s, lanky Bob Rieder, will also be before Oregon fans the
last time. Rieder, who works slowly, deliberately, claims
the best twirling record for the Oregons—four wins, no
losses.
Huskies Play Crucial Tilt
While the Ducks will be having their hands full this week
eiJTl. one eye will be cast northward to Husky-\ andal and
Husky-Cougar mixes. For these contests are of equal im
portance to Duck pennant chances.
The Vandal series will be almost a surety for Tubby
Graves’ troupe. That is unless the Vandals pull a surprise
IM Play-Off Slated
21 Houses
Vie Saturday
Two hundred seventy-five con
testants for the intramural track
and field championship, known
as Sigma Delta Psi, will meet
Saturday morning at 0 Vc'ock on
Hayward field to battle it out.
Twenty-one house teams are en
tered in the meet, averaging 12
men, and' the 10 events scheduled
will last until 12 o’clock.
Dick Ashcom, general direc
tor of the event, has requested
all officials to be present at
8:30 and all the contestants at
8:45. Events will be run off on
schedule, he says, regardless of
the fact that some of the com
petitors may not be there.
Divided Into Squads
The entire field of contestants
has been divided into squads by
alphabetical order. These squads
will sit in places designated for
them in the west stands, and
their squad leader will instruct
them in their events. There are
nine squads in all. The leader and
assistant will mark the score
sheet, decide with the officials
on any infraction of the rules,
and see that every event is fin
ished in fifteen minutes.
General Information
Where the events will be held:
120-yard low hurdles—east
side of the track; 100-yard dash
—west side of track; high jump
—north and south pits; shotput
—south end, Hayward field; jave
lin—varsity practice field, south
of Hayward fiqld; football kick
—New IM field; baseball throw
old sawdust field; rope climb—
northwest corner of bleachers;
... ■ U I
nimui
■M
m
| 9*U>ui*nu^al OjfficiaU
General director, Dick Ashcom;
announcer, Dr. Paul Washke;
scorer, Paul McCarty.
100 yard dash—starter, Raj
Dickson; timers, Jack Robinson,
Bill Davis, Bill Morris, Ed Wy
att, Ray Blatchley, and Gordon
Stanley.
120 yard low hurdles—starter
Owen Day; timers, Brown, Jini
Popp, Bob Reynolds; Bill Craig,
and Dick Smith.
Mile run—starter, Ray Dickson;
timer, Owen Day; tabulator,
Dick Ashcom; recorder, Paul
McCarty and Ken Hartman.
Javelin—Jim Shepard, head;
Gitson, assistant.
Baseball throw — Bill Reed
head; Walt Mellenthin, assistant
Football punt—Hank Steers
head; Lercy Norquist, assistant
Rope climb—Clark Weaver
head.
Shot put rings (one and twol
—Fred Foster, head; Howarc
Steers, assistant; Ken Stamber
ry, assistant.
High jump (north pit)—Verr
Frosh-Rook Game
The Rook-Frosh game sched
uled Tuesday was called off
and reliable sources state that
it is doubtful as to whether
it will be made up.
broad jump—north and soutl
pits; mile run full track, Hay
ward field; time schedule—If
minutes per event.
There will be two shot pu
rings and two high and Ijroac
jump pits.
CAPTAIN BILL CARNEI . . .
. . . matches bats with big Norm
Peters in the crucial contest Sat
urday.
upset like they did against Oregon State a week ago. Chances
for a Vandal “putsch” are slim for the Washington pitchers
have been growing stronger as time goes on, their hitters
are getting the range, and then there is always that sieve
like Idaho infield to spot the Huskies to unearned runs.
The 'Cougar series might be different. Catcher Ted Pilip
figures the WSC nine as being generally stronger all-around
than Washington. Hence the Buck Bailey crew might grab
off one win, or with proper breaks, two. However, Big Doug
Ford, dean of the Husky twirling staff, will probably work
one Cougar tilt. That almost assures Washington of that game.
At any rate developments during the next half-week should
prove most interesting.
Ward, head; Joe Miller, assist
ant.
High jump (south pit)- Jack
Morris, head; Lenord Ray, assist
ant.
Broad jump (north pit) Bill
Bloodworth, head; John Mac
Dougal, assistant.
Broad jump (south pit)—Ed
Atiyeh, head; Hick Atiyeh, as
sistant. ;(• •
Squad Leaders:
Squad I — Wilson Maynard,
leader; Paul Bocci, assistant.
Squad II — Scotty Deeds, lead
er; Gordon Childs, assistant.
Squad III —- Bruce Maxey,
leader; Don Galbreaith, assistant.
Squad IV—Tom Boylen, lead
er; Tom Houston, assistant.
Squad V—C. Lokan, leader;
Fred Kuhl, assistant.
Squad VI Ed Moshofsky, lead
er; Jim Mamie, assistant.
Squad VII—Floyd Rhea, lead
er; A1 Popick, assistant.
Squad VIII — Bob Signer,
leader; Ed Storli, assistant.
Squad IX—Tom Terry, leader;
Stan Watt, assistant.
Sherry Ross
Bumps Alpha
Sherry Ross smashed their way
1 to the inter-dorm softball cham
pionship by overpowering' Alpha
1 hall 6 to 1, to break a league tie
between them.* Walt Reynolds,
• sparked by a fast infield and out
* field, held the Alphans to three
hits in the seven-inning stretch.
The Sherry sluggers drove out
10 blows, one a long homer by
Oly Rigo, from the offerings of
§ Red Holloman.
The Rossmen scored first in
the fourth. Johnny Kahananui
led off with the first of his
three singles, Dick Lawrence
fired a blow into right field,
| putting Kalian on third base.
He stole home as Trask went
down swinging.
Sewed It Up
Sherry sewed it up in the fifth.
Bob Reynolds singled, Joe Miller
crashed a,, (double,! ,to left, Walt
Reynolds; singled*, and Rigo blast
ed out his long fourmaster up
against the left field wall.
Reynolds lost his shutout in
the seventh when the dormant
Alpha hitting power put to
gether a .single and a double to
score a run. Jimmy Oswald and
Elwin “^ke” Brown came
through with the blows, but
“Bus” settled down and retired
the side.
The Alphans appeared to be
badly handicapped by the loss of
their heavy hitter and center
fielder, “Benny” DiBenedetti.
Sherry Ross 000141 0— 6 10 2
Alpha Hall .000 000 1 1 3 1
W. Reynolds and Haley; Hol
loman and Oswald.
Regional Opera Contest .
Calls Miss Zimmerman
Margaret Zimmerman, sopho
more in arts and letters, will go
to Portland on Sunday to compete
in the regional contest of the
Metropolitan opera assciation.
V. inner for Oregon, she will
compete with the winners from
Idaho and Montana. If she is suc
cessful, a recording of her voice
together with recordings of 11
other regional winners will he
sent to Cincinnati. Four lucky
persons will be chosen to sing in
the Cincinnati Opera company
this summer.