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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1943)
John \\ arren is a pretty hard man to discourage. The war situation has practically wiped out his returning football strength for the Fall season of 1943. Yet John has already con structed plans which will enable him to field eleven men in green-and-gold uniforms when the first autumn leaves start to flutter earthwards. ^ “I ve got twelve kids under the 18 year old age limit." coll ided the genial Duck mentor. Younger Lads I hat's a starter. In fact it leaves us with one able-bodied substitute. The incoming freshmen will probably provide us with a couple of dozen more kids who will turn out for foot ball.” That’s the situation in a nutshell. When the navy and ma rine corps reservists depart in July, John will have little left from his once plentiful supply of gridiron greats. Mr. Warren admits that his future pigskin squads will resemble high school outfits, with reference to age. “The only boys that the army won’t be able to touch will be the 16 and 17 year old kids.” Warren indicated that some 500 army trained lads may be transferred to Oregon by summer, but he is of the opinion that these men will get such a stiff khaki workout for the balance of fte day that they won't relish the idea of football very much, o he isn’t counting on this potential influx of material to sup ply him with any manpower. And that’s the Oregon football picture for this coming fall. Huskies Lead By virtue of a twin win over the hapless Idaho Vandals from the Moscow-neck-of-the-woods, the Hobsonmen are again within hailing distance of that coveted first place region in the Northern Division standings. Currently holding down the hallowed spot are the Washington Huskies, who rose to power via comparatively easy victory path at the expense of the Washington State Cougars. And so the Seattle kids repose in phoist place with a record of two wins, no losses. Oregon State and OREGON are deadlocked behind that mark with three wins and one loss. In chronological order comes Washington State, (0-2), and lowly Idaho, (0-4). Johnny Ryan, left fielder of the Vandals heads armyward 0 June, currently being enrolled in a pre-med course. You will remember him as an aggressive ballhawk on the Idaho basket ball team, that gave Hobson's kids a couple of interesting tus sles on the Igloo boards not so long ago. Ryan and a pair of his team-mates who have played against both our club and the Corvallis Heavers, gives the team edge to the Uncles, claiming them to have a better all-around club. Both Departments The green-and-gold-pitching staff is beginning to blossom forth. Saltzman displayed steady control in his victory over the -potato-patchers Saturday. The veteran Nick Begleries has already bagged two wins and-is currently enjoying the po sition, of-being the league's leading hinder. More prestige for Oregon is'contained in the fact that the Ducks also have the leading slugger of the league, and we do mean Johnny Bubalo, captain of the local nine, who has belted a cool 12 hits out of 16 trips to the plate. The major league scouts would be aqua cadi-ng at the mouth if they were in the vicinity to watch “The ^.ob" go to town. Durable Dick Ashcom was a little perturbed at reports that he does not intend to enter the professional football racket with the Detroit Lions. “You've got the wrong dope,” insists the hulking 200-odd pounder. He maintains that he has a deal with the Army pre med gang and will be around a while longer, possibly to trade pigskin punches for cash. OK, Mistah Ashcom, suh, we’ll be watchin’ your progress. Rumor Squelched Correction Dept.: That great high school miler down south is a resident of San Jose, not San Francisco, as reported erro neously here last week. A word of thanks to Charles Powers, local sportsman, who always catches those little slip-ups. ^ That rumor that the marine corps reservists would be stationed here in July is deader than a 12 weeks’ mackerel. John Warren put the final spike into the last remaining morsel of gossip concerning the Montezuma man-moun tains. Northern Division Standings W. L. Pet. Washington .2 0 1.000 Oregon .3 1 .750 Oregon State .3 1 .750 Washington State .0 2 .000 Idaho .0 4 .000 Results Saturday: At Oregon 6, Idaho 2. At Washington 7, Washington State 3. By FRED TREADGOED With two more victories tucked under their belt over the week end, the tummy of the Oregon Ducks began to swell to pennant size proportions. Saturday’s tri umph over Idaho’s hapless, hope less Vandalmen, coming on the wings of another stirring pitch ing masterpiece (this time exe cuted by Hal' Saltzman) gave the Webfoot wiilowers a clean sweep of tiie series and allowed them to catapult into a second place tie with Oregon State. Washington, by virtue of a twin-killing over a surprisingly impotent 'Washington State crew, has assumed control of the league leadership with a spotless record. A Let-up The apple-knockers of Howard Hobson draw several days’ re prieve before putting their noses to the conference grindstone again. WSC’s Cougars, rated high in pre-game pools, bob into town Wednesday for a two-day lay-over in the Duck camp. Saturday’s tiff was a much tighter contest than the 6 to 0 walkaway which came Friday when Nick Beglerics, star chuck er, slapped on a thick coat of whitewash, cutting the Vandals down with but two hits, only one a solid blow. But Saltzman was pretty heart less himself and had the vic tory-less visitors really earning their eight scattered hits. Trouble Freshman Hal had a little trou ble from the Vandals in the first inning, but managed to extract himself before any great damage had been done. He gave Leonard Pyne, UI shortpatcher and lead off man, a pass. Pyne was pushed on to second when Couper sacri ficed and then Ray Davis banged Box score: Idaho— Pyne, ss . Pauper, 2b Barbour, 2b Pederson, rf Davis, 3b . Konopka, c . White, lb ... Ryan, If . Lewis, cf . Plastino, p ... Totals . Oregon— Hamel, 3b ... Burns, cf. Kirsch, 2b ... Bubalo, lb ... Carlson, c ... Farrow, ss . Koch, rf _ ♦Caviness _ Murphy, If ... **Aiken . Saltzman, p AB R H PO A 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 11 1 1 1 3 1 0 .35 2 8 24 13 AB R H PO 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 12 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 Totals .21 6 8 27 13 * Batted for Koch in 8th. ** Batted for Murphy in 9th. Idaho .100 000 100. 2 Oregon . . 005 000 lOx—6 a single to first to advance Pyne to third. Burly Irv Konopka bashed an other hit to right and Pyne flashed across with the score. Saltzman then bore down, pinched off the rally. It was Oregon's turn to do some fancy clouting next and the Ducks saw their chance come in the third. Pitcher Saltzman, turning slugger for the round', golfed one to center, Bill Hamel walked, and a Dick Burns bunt shoved the runners around an other notch. Donnie Kirsch, Oregon's mighty mite, then lashed out with the “jackpot” bingle with a single to left center. Runners Saltzman and Hamel were as safe at home as your 70-year-old grandmother. Bubalo Shines That furious, hit-happy Johnny Bubalo continued his amazing swatting streak when he pumped a single to center and Kirsch rank up run number three. Ida ho's Oouper bobblcd one off Roy Carlson’s bat and all hands were safe. A wild pitch and a safety by Barney Koch drove in two more. Then the Oregon rally sub sided. In the seventh the Ducks picked up their remaining score, after Idaho punched her last run cou pon on an error, sacrifice and in field out. Hamel was given an “Annie Oakley" to first by a gen erous Mr. Plastino, losing tvvirler. A sacrifice, infield out, and Bu balo’s second blow merged for the score. DIVOT CEO UTER . . . . . . “Bing-” Crosby, who with Bob Hope, has toured the TJSA lately in exhibition golf matches. For a movie star, the right honorable Crosby does okay on the links. . . . The famous Santa Anita race track subject to the restrictions imposed upon horse-galloping plants all over the country.