By GEORGE SKORNEY
1. p until the Huskie series the Ducks batted .269 as a team.
I he Boob s average was steadily decreasing and at that time
hi- mark was .581. Barney Koch, the versatile fielder was bat
ting .296. "Slugger" Begleries' bat mark stood at .286. Other
than these three boys, the \\ ebfoots were way below form.
'Don Kirsch, .214, Carlson. .222. Burns. 214. Farrow, .212, Mur
phy, .207. and Hamel. .185, constituted the regular's power.
^ After the two-game win over Washington, Bubalo.
* Koch, Begleries, Kirsch, and Hamel added all the way
from 1 to 13 points to their batting averages. But even
with this, batting was poor. Big “Jawn" added 13 points
to his mark, making it .594. He lashed two hits in three
trips to the plate in each game. Other hitters to improve
were Koch, .300, Begleries, .294, Kirsch, .243, and Hamel,
.187. Roy Country ’ Carlson failed to get a bingle dur
ing the two games. This set his average from .222 down
to .181. The remaining Ducks are batting: Burns, .205;
Farrow, .212, and Murphy, .189.
Ducks Outhit Huskies
Hobson’s Webfoots outhit the Huskies .250 to .231. The
Ducks collected 14 hits in 56 times at bat against 16 out of 69
for Washington.
Although the season has just begun and early predictions
are foolish, we can’t help but gape at the amazing efforts of
the Portland Beavers, now in third place (as the paper goes
to press) with seven wins and four defeats. As a rule the Bea
d's win the first two games and then lapse into a coma. Last
*ar they set a new record for games lost.
1 wo of the four defeats were heartbreakers and both bv
one run. In the last game the rejuvenated Beavers lost 1 to
0, but not until after seven scoreless innings. The Portlanders,
now under new ownership and management, hav e brought in
to their fold fresh talent in the form of old timers. These play
ers have been in pro ball for years and are either 4-F or to old
for military service, which in all makes them gold mines as
long as organized baseball lasts. The other clubs in the Class
AA league are very weak. Managers are depending upon rook
ies (fresh out of high school or college) and untried talent.
Pro-Ciub Shows Improvement
With these facts before us, we are inclined to believe that
the Beavers, the St. Louis Browns of tire Coast league, will
finish in the first division. For the past four years the club has
ended in the cellar.
.browning Alien, spindle-legged negro Hash trom Port
land, has had a new moniker hung on him by his boss, Col
nel Bill Hayward. Allen, who wears glasses for obvious
reasons, now answers to Mahatma M’Ghandi, or M'Ghan
di. Strangely enough the likeable Allen is an exact fac
simile of the original in looks but not in character. It’s
M’Ghandi this and M’Ghandi that and no more “Brownie”
or the formal last name Allen.
Next Saturday the Webfoot tracksters will take on. or
maybe be taken by, the Cougars of Washington State here in
Eugene for their first 1943 dual meet on the familiar stamping
grounds. Last year when the schools met here in Eugene, the
Cougars triumphed over the Ducks. Although the weather was
foul, three meet and field records were broken on Havward
field.
Steers Cracks Jump Record
Les Steers climbed over 6 feet 10V> inches for a new high
jump record. But he was slightly overshadowed by Washing
ton State’s Pat Haley who ripped oft' the 100-yard dash in :9.6
* d then turned in a :21 220-yard effort to erase the old mark.
Last year you will memember. the Pullman crowd romped to
the championship with 48 2-5 points on their own field.
After today’s session in Seattle, Oregon trackmen have
three meets left on the docket. First of all the aforemen
tioned dual meet with the Cougars, May 8 in Eugene.
After this on successive Saturdays, they will run against
Oregon State, May 15 in Eugene; and the big day the
Northern Division finals at Seattle on May 22. This means
that after their return from the Puget Sound city, the
Ducks will be able to have two weeks of Hayward field
before they once more make the long journey up north.
Duck Pitchers Plentiful
f Howard Hobson certainly has enough prospective chuck
^ on his roster. Other than his three regulars, Nick Begler
ies. John Bubalo, and Hal Staltzman, Hobby has Whiter Lo
kan, soph right hander; Art Murphy, Suds Sutherland, Bob
Caviness, and Fred Kuhl. Out of all these boys there should
be more than just three who are capable of seeing service.
Oregon-Washiogton Teams
Test Strength in Dual Meet
By GEORGE SKORNEY
Way up there in Seattle today a small band of Oregon track
men accompanied by their coach, Colonel Bill Hayward will
pit their strength against the mighty Huskie of the Univer
sity of Washington.
Of the 34 tracksters who made the trip, only seven are let
termen. By the process of mental arithmp+ir* r>:u
will have 27 men who will per
form for the first time in a col
lege meet.
Dashes Strong
In the dashes the sprinters are
all green except for Stan Ray,
barrel-chested 440-man. However,
Browning “M’Ghand’i" Allen,
Chuck Beckner, and Skiles Hoff
man are talented dashmen. Beck
ner, quarter-miler has the edge
over letterman Stan Ray. Ray
has yet to reach his form of last
season. Allen has taken over the
100 and 220-yard dashes on the
Duck cinter team with smiling
Skiles running as his mate.
“M'Ghandi’s” event is the 220.
In the century his starts are not
as fast as they should be, but in
the quarter-mile he has a long
enough inn in which to outlast
his opponents with his blazing
speed.
Doii Wilson wilt undertake
the mile for the Webfoots.
Black-haired Don is in top form
because of his tireless efforts
during workouts. A few days
ago he was clocked at 3:15.1 in
a three-quarter mile run. In one
of last year’s meets he came
across with a 4:19.2 mile, good
enough to break the existing
record tor that particular con
test.
Captain Homer Thomas took
with him his poles and another
vaulter, Eston Way, for the
Washington dual meet. Bob Muel
ler who was to have gone along
failed to show up for a tryout
with Colonel Bill. His form in
stead of getting better has taken
a nosedive.
Lettermon in Hurdles
Two lettermen—Ray Dickson
and Ralph Kramer—will do duty
for the Oregon men in the low
and high hurdles. Both are fast
men. Dickson is a lettermen of
two years ago.
High jumpers, Bob “Family
man" Newland and Maurice.
Drenkle, have been skimming
the bar equally well during
workouts. Drenkle, a freshman,
has gone 6 feet 1 inch. This is
one inch more than his highest
distance in high school. New
land is a letterman from last
year.
Muscular Bill Porter, Myrtle
Point boy, will carry the javelin
load for Colonel Bill. Wes Car
penter who was to have been
number one flunked out on his
form and was left behind. If Wes
comes up again, Oregon’s chanc
es in future meets will have a de
cided uplift.
In summarizing Oregon’s
strength in events, the possible
winners are the mile, 440, 100,
220, and pole vault. Even on a
second glance these events look
doubtful. With the loss of Don
Martin the half-mile looks very
weak.
The Huskies are also very
strong in the 440. They have
Suds McClean, letterman, and
three fast Tacoma lads, Gerald
Belt, Evert Pittman, and Dick
Clinton. The return of Bob
Smith, sprinter, with an army
reject in his pocket set “Hec”
Edmundson’s heart to flutter
ing. Smith was northern divi
sion champ in the 100 and 220
yard dashes last year.
Washington is very strong in..
..the javelin. Two men- Bill Kydd
and Merrill Haagan have thrown
the wand 188 feet. In the weight
department, Walt Harrison, foot
ball center, has heaved the iron
pellet 45 feet during workouts.
In the discuss ‘tHec" has Ray
Russell and Dick Yantis.
The Husky captain. Gene
Swanzey, looks like a sure win
ner in the half-mile since Hay
ward has no one of his hettle
running. Swanzey was northern
division champ in his bracket last
year. He has been clocked at 1:30
in the 660-yard run and at 3:10
in the three-quarter mile event.
Coach Hayward has declined to
enter anyone in the mile relay
.vitli two runners lacking.
Summary of events:
Mile—Wilson and Burns.
440-yard dash Beckner, Ray,
md Simpson.
100-yard dash—Allen and Hoff
nan.
Half-mile—Burns and Boylen.
220-yard dash Allen, Hoff
nan, and Beckner.
Two-mile relay- -Wilson and
Boylen.
High hurdles Kramer, Dick
son, and Simpson.
Low hurdles- Dickson, Simp
son, and Kramer.
High jump Drenkle and New
and.
Shot put—Foster and Elliott.
Broad jump—Dickson, Hoff
nan, and Shannahan.
Discus—Campbell, Foster, and
illliott.
Javelin Pcrter and Drenkle.
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