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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1943)
■IIU11II UImUIIM|IUIIIUU|U1IUUIIUIIUV|**UJUIUI1I1UUUIIIIIUU'U1IMII.. If past records are indicative (and they usually are) hitting' (power should he one thing that the Devastating Ducks will not have to worry much about. For when the VVebfoots trot out to the green pastures of Howe field today with their war rinks riding on their shoulders to do battle with Linfield (weather permit ting) they will be packing in I hose clubs power a-plenty. Top hitter last season with a phenomenal .-107 mark is “Wild Bill’’ Hamel, the red-headed third sacker. Before entraining on the Inland Empire jaunt last year Ha mel was in the batting doldrums, barely scraping together enough hits to rate a .250 mark. Then came his scintillating spree when he batted Cougar, Vandal and Husky pitching to all corners of the lot. Hamel ended up 17 points above slugger Dick Whitman. “Boob” Hit Often Third best hitter last season is Johnny Bubalo, the versatile guy. “Boob” smacked out a .339 per centage, drove in 17 runs. Captain Bill Carney, poker faced outfielder, came next with .338, and then Bob Farrow, just sophomore, brought up fifth with .31(3, good for his first var sity campaign. The fleet - fielding, southpaw tossing Dick Burns was next in line, smacking the agate for .288 in his first regular season. In a late season slump after a brilliant plus .100 pre-season rec ord, Don Kirsch was able to con nect only 11 times for a .233 per centage way below his usual efficiency. Kitsch, however, was invaluable as a ball-stopper, handling 75 chances without a bobble. And so with this wealth of flit ting power as a nucleus. Hobson won’t really have to fret a great deal about the old one-two swat ling punch. It’s there! I ( M SI. ()!•• Kl'KOK . . . . . . Kd l/‘vv, traded to I’hiladel }>)iia I’hillies for I'irst Saclter Nick l.tten, is the renter of a big ■controversy. Levj won't report to the National loop oellarltes. Can hardly blame him, can you? isisisasa .-tt: > CUB VETERAN SET 1-OR ACTION . . . . . . Long Lon Warneke, wise in the ways of pitching, will be relied upon by the Chicago Cubs to take up the slack in tlieir hurling depart ment. Warneke is hoping for a big year—so is Manager Jimmy Wilson. Injuries Again Hack Away At John’s Varsity Ducks This week it's pads, guards, and helmets for the moleskin boys, and weather permitting, Oregon’s 11143 edition of a football team will get some real body eontaet. Despite tin* fart that John Warren has used the utmost discre tion and rare in the handling of his charges, and there have been no bruising workouts to date, the injury hoax, which so riddled the squad and brought gray hairs to the scalp of Warren and his assistant Man nie Vezie lasl season, has invaded the camp. Two Hurt Ben Holcomb and Marion Rush ing', a couple of lightweight backs from the frosh, have both sustain ed knee injuries which may keep them from any heavy work for a week or two. The l ist three scheduled work outs have been washed out by the rains which have left the football field in such poor shape that John Warren has turned his charges indoors. In place of their outdoor prac tices the team is getting into shape on the basketball court. Friendly little cage games be tween the backfield men and the line players are fast rounding' the squad into shape. Emerald Sports Staff: Fred Treadgold, Fred Beckwith, Co-sports editors Doug' Donahue Rollie Gable Don Lonie Bill Dyer Phyllis Lloyd George Skorney ..llll[!l!lll|llll!ll!!l!illl!l!llllillll!lllllll!lllllllllllllllll!illllllll!lll||||||li^ By FRED BECKWITH Weather permitting, and the odds are against it, Oregon s varsity baseballers take to their own field this afternoon to clash in the 1943 inaugural contest with the visiting Linneld ball and bat squad. The Duck varsity will be minus its head coach, Howard Hobson, who sped east for a basketball coaches’ conference i<®' New York city. In his absence, Dick Whitman, star horsehidcr of last year, has been piloting the emerald and gold crew. Late last night, Whitman de clined to name a complete start ing lineup, but indicated that his infield and pitching battery was definitely established. Only in the outer gardens does there appear to be an air of uncertainty. Vet Infield Combine Whitman has elected to field the infield combination dripping with experience, namely: Captain John Bubalo at first base, Don Kirsch at the keystone spot, Bob Farrow on the shortstop territory, and Bill Hamel at the “hot cor ner.” Freshman Roy Carlson has been given the behind-the-bat call. Pitching chores will probably be handed over to little Nick Beg leries, the veteran curve ball artist. In the outfield pastures, only veteran Dick Burns seems as sured of a starting berth. Well up in the running for the re maining two positions are Tom Oxman, Bill Shade, Art Mur phy and Bob Aiken. Old Man Casualty paid a visit to the squad over the weekend, temporarily robbing the Ducks of one of the more bright utility men of the young season, pitcher-first sacker-fly chaser rolled into one, Bob Caviness. The young left-handed player collided with a team-mate and came out much the worse for the affair, losing some three front teeth and jarring up other molars. Just when Caviness will be ready for heavy duty again remains an unanswered question at present. Lanky John Day, the south paw pitching rave, who has been grabbing all the “alls” and “ohs" at varsity practice, leaves for army camp, as previously report ed, April 6. He could compete against Linfield, but by doing so, would lose a year’s eligibility. He has therefore elected to cheer the boys on to a win from a vantage point on the well-known bench. After the duration, Day will be a handy chucker to have around. Whitman's Call Soon Acting Boss Whitman leaves No Buck Bailey-WSC Lacks Old Color (Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles briefly describing' the pros pects of the northern division dubs. Today: Washington State College.) The once gay. happy Cougars, who were treated to a barrell-fuH of laughs and baseball Knowledge when raucous ex - Coach Buoh Bailey was romping the diamond in an advisory capacity, are more serious this year. They are under new guardianship, Ituskethall Mentor -luck I'riel having picked up the loose reins when Bailey j,vent into the Navy. ••Black Jack,” as the swarthy K ougnr hossman has been tabbed, lias done little baseball director ship of late years, leaf only liar, to dig' back into the far reaches of ids memory to uncover dormant knowledge, long stored there. Ftiel will turn out a pennant contending outfit if reports from Pullman at this early date may Ire considered reliable. He has on deck several veterans who were prime factors in last year's low er division club, plus some new life which shows signs of prom ise. WSC Infield At this writing the Cat infield lines up thusly: Don Aries, pitch er-outfielder. at first; Byron Yo sliino, stellar soph at second: Bob Dau, two-year veteran at third, and John McCallum, promising frosh at shortstop. A duel is going on at the back stop spot between Diek Dodge, who shows plenty, and Kay Cranston, with one-year experi ence. Friel's outfield worries should be more than solved with a neavy influx of flyhawks on his roster. Cliff Chamberlain, Tag Christen sen, Stan Larson, and Tom Brani gan last year’s catcher, are all out for outer garden spots. Pitching seems to be the only weak link. Lack of experienced throwers means that Friel’s de fensive men will have to be on their toes nine innings of every game. Wally Kramer, ex-grid man; Ward Hockey, freshman;' Bob Sheridan, basketball star, and Roger Olson, a veteran from last season, are about the extent of the WSC chucking corps. INTRAMURAL SWIMMING 4 O’clock—Men’s Pool Delta Tau Delta vs. Pi Kap pa Alpha. Sigma Chi vs. Beta Theta Pi. shortly for the army, too. Ore gon’s practice schedule may be revamped should today’s game be cancelled or postponed. The var sity has three other contests on tap, however, before northern di vision play swings into line. The Ducks must face the Willamette Bearcats in a pair of games, and must also collide with the Port land University gang. The Linfield College publicity reports may have been penned in invisible ink, for no dope has tum bled into Eugene recently, regard^ ing the prowess of the McMiniP ville tossers. Ted Hanlon, who did a stretch with the Linfield basketball team last season, is currently guarding the initial hassock for the visitors. Standing by for pitching duty today will be Captain Bubalo, “Whitey” Lokan and Hal Salz man. This trio of heavers will take over should Begleries falter. The ball game starts at 3 o.m., and the student body is invited to be on hand to give the north ern division defending champs a send-off. ‘MORE DOUGH” . . . . . . .or he won't sign. Lou Novi koff, the swatting Chicago “Mu;l Russian,” wants $10,000 this year, is offered $0000 by Cub officials. <§ET THE URGE TO HELP PURGE HITLER/ xst € l