The Sports Round-up: Oregon in Brief
Bill Hayward’s track and field
gang is working out every day ex
cept Sunday in preparation for
the Oregon State Relays April 24
at Corvallis. (George Skorney
covers the detailes on this yarn )
The Alpha-Sigma haliers roll
ed* over the mighty Sigma Nu
men, 14-5 behind the stout hurl
ing of Jim Oswald. (Bill Dyer,
the red-headed intramural re
porter gives you the lowdovvn.)
And other highlights:
(1) Former Oregonians work
for Uncle Sam.
(2) High school lad chucks dis
cus 146 feet (See Duck Tracks).
(3) Women’s tennis rolls along
as first rounds in singles and
doubles are to he played off by
Saturday, April 17. Girls playing
in singles are: Marian Johnston
and Helen Moore; Jean Morrison
and Betty Sturgeon; Elaine Mc
Farlane and Stephanie Heustis;
Marianne Blenkensop and Bever
ly Padgham; Dorothy Herman
and Betty Stockvvell. Girls are
urged to turn in their results at
the cage in Gerlinger.
And that's the sport picture for
today.
ISy BILE DVF.K
Powering their way over Chi
(“si, the Delta Cpsilon softball
ists led the team* in the opening
day of intramural softball. With
“Buriy” Boh Wren hurling no hit
hall the DCs came through with
a l<> to 0 victory. The other at
traction* of the day saw Sigma
Chi Epsilon squeeze out a nar
row 1 to 3 win over I’hi Gamma
Delta, and Alpha Sigma hall
smother the highly touted Sigma
Nu defending champs l>y a 13
to a score in the big upset of the
day.
Delta Cpsilon served notice
that they are going to be tough
customers as they walked over
the Phi Psi ball club with a show
of powerful hitting and air tight
fielding. With Wien in near mid
season shape, the DUs look like
the team to beat. Although the
game lasted only five innings and
the Dll squad was at bat only
four times they climbed on the
Chi Psi cliucker for 16 runs and
•an average of four runs per inn
ing. Alvin Christenson with 3 for
4 and Connie Grab with 2 for 4
led the winners’ attack. Chi Psi
was helpless before Wren’s slants
and were fanning the ozone all
afternoon. They managed to hit
the pill but a few times, let alone
getting a solid blow. Showing de
fensive strength along with a po
tent offense, the DU club was
charged with only one error for
the contest.
Eiggest surprise of the day was
the downfall of the defending' ti
tle holders. Sigma Nu. Rated as
early season favorites, the Sigma
Nu club showed little of the form
that carried them to the top last
year, and played poor ball. On
the other hand, the boys from
Alpha Sigma were definitely
“hot" and they handed their op
ponents a terrific waxing. Jim
Oswald, as hurler hand-cuffed
tlie Sigma Nu squad and let
them down with a half a dozen
bingles. Stan Skillicorn of the
Sigma Nu defenders opened the
game with a home run as the
fir st man to face Oswald and it
looked as if the champs were at
it again. Then Oswald settled
down and. from there on in was
never threatened. In their half
of the first, the dorm boys got
the range and clubbed out four
runs. Each inning saw them add
to this lead while Sigma Nu
could garner but four more tal
lies the rest of the contest. Ed
Dick, Sigma Nu left fielder came
up with the fielding gems of the
contest with two catches of hard
line drives and robbing oppon
ents of almost sure hits. Skilli
corn at short and on the mound
also shewed fine form.
Others Star
For Alpha Sigma, Bradbury,
catcher: Hevel and Haga also
flashed power at the plate and
on the field. For an early season
performance, the Alpha Sig club
looked potent.
In the tightest and fiero
W-w.'"
Ill: \\ VS DKAFTED . . .
. . . Dick Vslioom, 3 year veteran on tiie varsity football team, was
recently “drafted" by the Detroit I.ions, profession football team. Dick
i, not expected to show up for play, however, as there is a little tiling
like the war going on at present.
ly fought contest of the day, the
Fiji tossers were rinsed out by
the Sig Eps, iast year’s runner
up, 4 to 3. Going into the last of
the seventh the score was tied
at 3 to 3. With Sig Eps at hat
Kelly, first man up managed a
walk. Then Benny Di Benedetto
with a 2 for 2 average was served
a fast ball by Glen Lay, Fiji el
bower, and he smashed it deep
into right field for a triple that
scored the winning tally.
The game was loosely played
with each squad committing five
errors. A bright sun, caused out
fielders no end of trouble and
many an easy fly ball was lost
in the sun. Paul Folquet was the
big hitter for the Fijis with a 3
for 3, including a home run. Mer
vin Borthwick of the Sig Eps
showed plenty of stuff on the
mound and should develop into a
top flight hurler.
Ex-Oregonians
Work for Sam
A track and field star while
attending Stanford university
and the University of Oregon.
Cadet Henry S. Hears, Jr., of Ti
gard, Oregon, is training at El
lington field to become an Army
Air Forces navigator. Following
a nine-week course here, he goes
to another field for advanced
training. There he will receive
his silver wings and second lieu
tenant’s commission in the Army
Air Forces.
While in college, Cadet Hears
also was on the skiing squad. He
is the son of Hr. and Mrs. Henry
S. Hears, Route 1, Tigard.
As a member of the wrestling
team during his college days,
Aviation Cadet Bombardier Louis
R. Salinardo, 21, 119 Roosevelt
St.. Roselle Park, N. J„ learned
the art of throwing his oppon
ent.
Now as a cadet in bombardier
preflight school at Ellington
school at Ellington field. Texas,
lie is learning the art of tossing
bombs at the Axis. He atteended
University of Oregon and Union
Jr. College, Cranford, N. J.
After nine weeks at this huge
for bombardiers and navigators.
Army Air Forces preflight school
Cadet Salinardo will go to an ad
vanced field where he will re
ceive his silver wings and second
lieutenant’s commission in the
Army Air Forces.
His parents, Mr. and Hrs. Jo
seph Salinardo, reside at 119
Roosevelt St., Roselle Park.
OUR BOVS I
WITH THE COIORS]
WITH THE GRACE OF A BIRD . . .
. . . Cornelius Warmerdam clears, the pole vault bar. In the picture
above, Warmy skims over the 15.4 mark. Actually, he has bettered
13 feet, 8 inches.
Football Men Add
Power To Trackmen
A bit of good news has finally
hit Colonel Bill Hayward's cinder
ramp, after a dismal month of
training. With Tommy Iioblin,
Chuck Elliott, Steve Bodner, and
Merritt Kufferman finally out to
complete his weight squad, Col
onel Bill can say that conditions
are better than they formerly
were.
Fred Foster, lone letterman, has
been stbadily developing his form.
“Tailspin" Tommy throwing- the
discus for the first time, tried to
depend upon brute strength be
fore Hayward took him in hand.
Colonel Bill stressed form above
all else. “First the form and then
the distance," claims Coach Hay
ward.
The shot put event will proba
bly feature Elliott and Bodner.
These two boys were a one-two
combination during high school.
The tryouts Saturday afternoon
struck a happy cord in the ven
erable old gentleman. The official
word from the track head is that
the Ducks gave a very good per
formance.
In the 350-yard event, Stan
Ray and Chuck Becltner ran with
in inches of each other and finish
ed in the same fashion—Beckner
first and the barrel-chested Ray
six inches behind. Colored Brown
ie Allen swept from a quick st^T
and nosed out the veteran Ralph
Kramer by a step in the 100-yard
dash.
The tireless Don Wilson trot
ted through the three-quarter
mile with the ease of a two-miler,
barely beginning his long grind.
Dickson Versatile
Broad jumping has captured an
other Webfoot, Ray Dickson, a
versatile letterman of two years
back. Dickson was a versatile
man at one time for the Ducks.
He vaulted 13 feet, 6 inches dur
ing George Varoff's last year un
der Hayward. Dickson was of I'Jm
tie use in the pole vault event
cause Colonel Bill had another
pole vaulter who could better 14
feet. Dickson .has run the dash
es, hurdles, high jump, broad
jump, and middle distance events.