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Webfoot-Pilot Beef Appears • Doubtful as Hours Progress l-’AKMJIANDS GET CHANCE . . . . . . With Hit' loss of their stellar stars, the New York Yankees have to depend upon farmhands such as eatehers, Aaron Kobinson, left, and Kollie Henisley, riffht. Highland, Orides, Hilyard Teams Strong Favorites v.wru myituciii lwwiy • t tjn. vvl vit oouragement yesterday, when the ■weather brightened a little. The strong- entrants so far only by the fact that they have 'had more practice than their sister teams are Highland Orides and Hilyard. In the finals last spring, Ori des, co-champion, entered the matches as _a heavy favorite. /They had previously downed Highland house, 7-5 for the “A” league championship. Hilyard had an easy time overwhelming1 Uni versity house, 25-10, to win the “B” crown. In the final round, Orides their way to a 20-11 victory over llil yard house for their second eon f-eeutivo. The winners were led l>y i\Iar\ Lawson and l’ele Law son, and Mason kept tile losers :it a distance. Opening Day ( lose With opening day but two weeks off, the teams hardly know the meaning of the term softball. Should the necessity arise that the girls fail to get a goodly number of practices a pos sible postponement of the games may be in the offing, according to Josephine Reginato. Houses Sign I p Bach house will receive an en try blank by Monday at the lat est. These blanks should be turned in to Miss Petroskey, the If the house managers haven’t signed up for their team's prac tices yet they are urged to do so immediately. 1’HILI.IKS I'KOBLK.M . . . . . . The National loop is in an up roar lieeauso Kil Levy, trailed to Philadelphia Phillies for first tSaeker ,\irk Klten, rofuses to re port. Begleries to Start If Weather Permits By FRED TREADGOLD Chances for Oregon’s impatient baseball Ducks to finally show their wares today before a Portland crowd in the Rose City against the Portland U Pilots appeared about as remote as a Jap citizen being elected to Congress. Because of unde sirable conditions (about which we must remain mum) it seemed that the Duck-Pilot beef would have to be written down in the record books along side the Willamette and Linfield games, under the heading “unfin ished business.” Anson B. Cornell, university athletic graduate manager, said yesterday that “we would have to wait until 7 o’clock Saturday morning (today) before we will know if the game will be held.” If the “all-clear” sounds from the metropolis to the north. Pinch coach Dick Whitman and his tiny band of horsehiders will plunk themselves into autos and by S o'clock will be on their way to the city on the banks of the Wil lamette. UIKKS IjIIUV .’iUllUU However, if the game, which is due for a 2 o’clock hilling this afternoon, falls in line behind the rest of the postponed en gagements, it’ll be just another day of rest for the action-seek ing Webfoot gang. For yester day practice was suspended again because of unfavorable conditions, much to the conster nation of Acting-mentor Rich ard, who had hoped to have the local apple-knockers in some semblance of shape by the time his bossman, Howard Hobson, returns to the campus April 4. As it is the game-less Oregons have been able to sneak in about three good workouts during the past two weeks. The defending champs, our darling Ducks, are in the same scow as the rest of the northwest collegiate clubs, kissing off important practice games with reckless abandon as Old Man Winter continues to lin ger in these parts. Assuming that today will be suitable for baseball participa tion, the Ducks will probably tear the cover off the '43 campaign with a powerful, mainly-veteran unit, which sparkled so brilliant ly over the abbreviated practice season. Infield Solid The infield seems to be solidi fied with Johnny Bubalo, Don Kirseh, Bob Farrow, and Bill Hamel answering "here” to the starting roll call. Not as lucid as the inner de fensive quartet, the outfield could Cougars Loom as Title Contender Optimism covers the Washing ton State campus as the Cougar baseball crew looms as a potent contender for Northwest honors. Several important letterman are back to bolster Coach .1 aek Uriel's pennant chances. Unlike many of the othei league nines, the manpower shortage has not yet dipped into State’s athletic reservoir. If Uriel so inclined, he can field an entire veteran squad without us ing any of the promising frosh and transfers. With a large sup ply of steady veterans, the Cou gars will depend on defensive strength to i':irry them through the season. Mound Staff Green The mound staff is promising' tint green. Only returning e>bow er is Hoy Olson. However several strong armed freshmen are up to holster that department. The new hinders include Wally Kramer, varsity gridder, dark Kadke, and Boh Seal/o. t atehing is ably filled by vets Diek Dodge and Hoy Cranston. Turning to the infield, we find letterman Don Aries at first. Like Oregon’s John Bubalo, Aries also doubles as pitcher and in the outfield. Another vet, George Davison covers the key stone sack while two freshmen, John McCallum and Bob Rennick are fighting it out for the short patch position. Bob Dan, senior letterman at the ’‘hot corner” rounds out the infield. Akins on Squad Two first string outfield berths have already been nailed down by Toni lirar.nigan and \1 Akins, the speedy basketball guard. The third spot is open to several promising rookies. The Cougars will have several practice games with the Seattle Kainiers who are training at nearby Lewiston to give them needed warning. Sports Staff: Fred Beckwith, Fred Treadgold, Co-Sports Editors | Rollie Gabel Don Lonie Bill Dyer George Skorney Doug Donahue Illll!lll[!!lllllll!lii3 GOLFER LOSES . . . . . . Byron Nelson, former Open Golf champion, was handed an army reject. The portly Nelson still tops the nation’s best golf ers. be any one of several possible choices. Dick Burns, the ground covering junior, is a shoo-in at center field, but the other two spots will be fiercely contested by Bob Caviness, Tom Oxman, Art Murphy, and several others. Battery selections seem all but definite. Little Nick Beg leries, again Mr. No. 1 on the Duck pitching list, will swing into his first game action with Freshman Roy Carlson handling his offerings. Relief twirling, if needed or wanted, can be kept well in hand by Bubalo, Cavi ness, Whitey Lokan, or Hal Saltzman. If today’s Pilot scuffle is wash ed down the drain, the Ducks will bound into the northern division ring April 9 stone-cold, with not one regulation tilt under their belts. Opening Day Close Less than one week from today, next Friday, the gun will sound to speed the five loop members on their way in the mad, ruthless scramble that is humorously call ed the conference race. Starting things out in the right vein, our Duck timber-wielders meet up with Oregon State in a tough pair of warmer-uppers. Fri day they open in Corvallis and then return to home surroundings, nnin i..Mi imnj..n.im., 11 r\..,mih. and Howe field, for Saturday's big local curtain raiser. That begins a three-week home stand Which pits the Hobsonrnen against all four league oppon ents. Idaho comes on the bill of fare next April 16-17, Washing ton State April 21-22, and then a brace of skirmishes with Wasi^ ington's potent outfit April 28-i^P’ Then it’s farewell to familiar surroundings for the treacherous seven-day Inland Empire mara thon. The games pile together in ominous fashion—six over a per iod of a week! - Inland Trip Tough The Inland Empire trip is one full of pitfalls and ambushes Many a fond hope for league pen nants were torn asunder when a team collapsed from the strain of it ail. Contrary to the rule, Ore gon’s Ducks provided the excep tion last year in taking, five of the six toughies on the jaunt. The loop rag was won on that trip. Following the Washington-Ida ho state tours, it's home again May 17 after one more crack at Oregon State in Corvallis the previous day. ■! 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