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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1943)
Grab off all the wins that you can while you can, is a flaw less, substantial motto which our darling Ducks are employ ing now—with very good results. After all, who knows what naay lie ahead when you venture out of your domain on cruel, heartless road trips? And so Oregon, after enjoying all the comforts of home for the past three weeks, gets the urge (or shall we say the confer ence schedule demands it) to hit the road on the annual visi TjaJsfo-irot the states of-Washington and Idaho. /’‘ AVAude idle ‘boys will see a lot of new scenerv, meet some - lovely .people, have the chance to get jam-packed into some crowded, stuffy pullman car (if they are lucky enough to get a Pullman), this little jaunt will certainly not be just confined to social calls. The boys can pay respects to their northerly neighbors, but only as a secondary act. What this zip-zip, move - here - and - there trek amounts to is a baseball marathon. Six games are covered in seven clays (from May 5,th»#©y.the 11th) and only on Sunday, the ninth, will local lads be able to relax one afternon and eve Li'l Abner’s latest fate Pullman First first off the Ducks preamble over the swelling hills of the Palouse country to Pullman for a two-game shot at the WSC Cougarmen. Now the pupils of Howard Hobson massaged the Cat pitchers on the friendly grass of Howe field twice already, but the Cougar at bay in his lair will be slashing out with everything he has. After things in the Pullman baseball pits cool off, the itinerant Webfoots grab a ticket for Moscow, just nine miles over the border .into Idaho. The Vandals, like Wash ington State, have yet to claim a victory of their own, but you can bet your latest war stamp that those Moscovite baseball fellows will be putting out to the nth degree to show hometowners that they aren’t doormat material again this year. Those four tough games in a row seem enough to satisfy even the cruelist Simon Degree schedule-maker, but it isn’t over yet. The most crucial test of this rigorous slate is crouch ing in wait at Seattle. Back on Road The, by now, travel-torn Ducks have one clay to reach the 1’ug'et Sound metropolis before they go through game mo tions again. Come Monday, the 10th, and it’s back on the job again for Hobby’s valiant warriors with these same Washing tonians that just finished up a two-game tenure here. If the pitching holds up and the hitting continues as in past, many soothsayers can see the Dusks getting through the rugged week with their pennant chances not impaired, but rather the rugged week with their pennant chances not im paired, but rather bolstered. A near-sweep of things like last year, when Oregon grappled to their sides live wins in the half-dozen outings, would mean that old championship bunt ing would waft in the Eugene breeze for another year. Heavy Duty Hurlers Needed It’ll be a big job for Hobby's tiny hurling clicjue. Xick Beg leries, whose chucking record is already waxing fat with three straight wins, can be counted on for at least two games. Hal Saltzman, the rookie with the smoker, should be able to work two also, as should Johnny Bubalo, the convertible first-sacker with the knuckler. But if the enemy was able to get the range and would batter one of these starters all over the country side, the whole plan would be tossed to the fishes. For insurance against such a possible uprising, Hobby will probable- call on the inexperienced but powerful arms of Whitev ^okan, sophomore moundsman; Suds Sutherland, varsity bas ketballer who has been effective though wild in practice en counters, or Bob Caviness, freshman southpaw. Pitching Vital Upon the pitching the outcome of the whole trip will de pend: Oregon’s hitting attack, improving with age, should be able to fathom the slants of an}- league hurler. That includes you too, Doug Ford ! So, the week, May 5-11, inclusive, will be the deciding point in the Ducks’ baseball life for this year. Oregon's two injured catchers, Bill McKevitt and Peter son, are both back in suit after spending the better part of the early season on a hospital shelf. McKevitt fractured his left wrist in batting down a foul tip, while Peterson broke a finger. They will be a welcome addition to the sadly-overworked ■tching spot but will find some tough competition awaiting them. Frosh Roy Carlson has been superb, holding down the pitchers flawlessly. His hitting has been good too. And Frank Peterson, another yearling receiver, will be a hard man to dis lodge from the reserve spot. THIS PHILADELPHIA BASEBALL DUO DIDN’T LAST VERY LONG . . . Connie Mack (right), Philadelphia’s ancient, b'loved manager, is shown welcoming Benny McCoy, sought after infielder, after McCoy had signed for $45,000 a few years hack. This duo didn't remain in tact. McCoy is now in the army while Mack is left with a spacious hole in his pocket-book and only th oughts of better days of the past. Iltllll]l:illllllllll!lllllllllllllll!g Two Tracksfers Go; Wilson Cuts Time By GEORGE SKORNEV Late, strenuous workouts was the word Tuesday as Colonel Bill strived to shake his trackmen into condition for the Huskie meet. Don “Baggy-britches” Wilson was clocked at 3:15.1 in the three quarter mile. He hit the time, set for him by Coach Hayward, right on tlie nose. The Webfoot spikesters lost two stout men from their fold when Steve Bodner, shot putter, and Don Martin, number two man in the mile were called to the colors over the weekend. With the departure cf Martin, Coach Hayward will only have Wilson to run in the mile. The loss of Bodncr left a big gap to be filled in the weights. Good Showing Ray Dickson, Skiles Hoffman, and Duane Weiden turned in ex cellent practice sessions yester day in the second workout of the season. Should Bob Mueller im press Hayward in vaulting before Friday, he may merit a trip to Seattle along with varsity Homer Thomas. Being limited to 19 men in the dual meet, Colonel Bill will have to call upon more than one Duck to run in two or more events if he wishes to present a formidable squad Saturday. Lacking sufficient runners, the Webfoot mentor will have to toss the mile relay event to the winds. The concensus of opinion is that it is better to save these runners for another event than run, lose and not be able to use the men again. Huskies Said Tops Reports circulated by the Seat . tie college’s sport heads rate the Huskies as the big gun for 1913 in track. After a glance at their roster the average fan may be tempted to agree. Captain Gene Swanzey, the conference's number one 880-man, turned in times of 1:30 in the 660 yard run and 3:10 in the % mile. Howie Nace, number two in the Northern Division last year, was to have galloped the cinder path with Swanzey this year. His kiss off of track was a big chock to “Hec” Edmundson, Huskie men tor. L our men are battling it out for the two positions in the 440 yard run in Seattle. Letterman Suds McLean has taken a beat ing from three Tacoma lads— Gerald Bell, Evert Pitman, and Dick Clinton. A bit of good news for Edmund son and a bit of bad news for Hay ward was forthcoming when Bob Smith, Northern Division champ in the 100 and 220-yard dashes, was rejected by the army. Smith finished third in both the sprint events at the Pacific Coast con ference meet last season. Weight Department In the weights Ray Russell and Dick Yantis have been turning in creditable performances. Walt Harrison, center on the football squad, threw the discuss 45 feet in the shot put in a recent work out. The javelin looks like a point winning event for Coach Edmund son with his two strong arm boys --Bill Kydd and Merrill Haagan. Kydd threw the javelin 188 feet 4 ORDER OF O MEETS I An important meeting of} the Order of the O is sched- J tiled for the Beta house today g noon. All members are urged g p to attend. ^I!llllllllllll!l!lll[ll!lllllllllllllll!lllll!lll!!l!ll!ll!l!lllll!llllllll!ill!l[lllillllllilll!llllltllll]lllti. Tuesday's Coed Softball Scores Hendricks hall 9, Kappa Alpha Theta 2. Highland house 17, Chi Omega 1. Orides 23, Alpha Gamma Delta 2. Susan Campbell 11, Gamma Phi Beta 4. Webfoots Take Two (Continued from page four) gle Husky, and he fanned six men. Ford, on the other hand, is sued four passes, while fanning two batters. The Bubalometer figures show that olive skinned John, the league's leading hitter, garnered a two-for-three average to swell his league average total to .581. Both clubs executed a double play. The game was short, being over in one hour and twenty-four minutes. inches during a spring workout. His partner Haagan was close be hind with 184 feet 6 inches. m i SERVICE I m&nk Greenberg HIT 2*9 HOMERS FOR DETROIT AND WAS VOTED MOST VALUABLE plavbR in rue league twice! HANK WENT INTO THE ARMY AS A PRIVATE IN 1941 AND HAS WORKED HIS WAY pP TO A CAPTAINCY/ 5ENP Y®« ©©IUkklKS dmt© tmi paean? g ' BUY MORE WAR BONDS
