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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1943)
THE ( APTAJX AM) THE C OACH .... . . . .Johnny IJubalo (right) amt Howard Hobson (left) chat about the rigorous road trip that awaits them during the next seven days. The trip can either mold or “fold” ihe Ducks championship hopes. Ducks Bask in Y Marc Look to WSC Contest By GEORGE SKORNEY Rejoicing over the defeat of the University of Washington was stilled Monday as the Ducks, piloted by venerable Colonel Bill Hayward, looked forward to an afternoon session with the Washington State Cougars this Saturday on Hayward field. Injuries hit the Oregon machine after the northern jaunt when Don Wilson, the star miler, came down with a strepto coccus throat. On top of that Kston Way sprained his ankle and will probably be on the shelf for half the week. Win Places Second In the Huskie meet Way gar nered a tie with Mail of Wash ington by jumping' 12 feet 6 inch es. The dependable Thomas took first with 13 feet still'far from his last season’s form. However thi • i . Homer's first official jump for this year. The javelin department occu pied most of Coach Hayward's time yesterday. Bill Porter, who threw for the first time this sea son, heaved the javelin 1U5 feet 4 1 inches. According to the Ore gon. coach Porter is rapidly im proving and so far has replaced Wes Carpenter as the number on man in that event. Maurice, the big' high jumper, is turning a hand also in case he is required to throw. Against the Seattle boys Porter was out-thrown b\ 3 7 feet. Coach “Italic" Hollinglierrv, who undertook track duties this spiing wlitm it was diseoveied that there was no coach, has eight lettermen returning from the 1*112 championship squad. Led by Pat Haley, sprinter and hurdler, the country lads from Pullman are very formidable. The other lettermen are Larry Brown. I.es Liebel, Max Dodge, Curt Sports Stuff: Rollie Gabel Sports Editor This Issu Bill Dyer Doug' Donahue George Skornev Phyllis Lloyd Fred Beckwith Fred Treadgold Bowers, Scott Witt, Bill Zimmer man. and Pete McRae. Akins t ersatile A1 Akins, the boy who has been rating al lthe publicity from the Cougars, was the big gun in the win over Idaho, 89-412. He won the century in :10.3. the 220 in :02.G seconds, placed second in the shot put with the distance of 41 feet, and was a member of the winning relay team. All tins amounts up to 14 L points. Washington State has three sprinters that ca ndo at least 10 seconds in the 100-yard dash. They are Al Akins. Pat Haley, and Roseoe Balch. Against Wash ington Browning "Mahatma M' Ghandi" Allen had a very poor start in the hundred, which may account for the slow time of : 10.1. The other Duck sprinter is Skiles Hoffman. After this Saturday’s dual meet, Colonel Bill will be minus the services of one Kay Dick son, letterman. Kay is Hay ward's star hurdler and broad jump man. His distance in the broad jump against the Huskies was 22 feet 7 inches. Oregon swept the broad jump last Sat urday with Dickson, Hoffman, IiROWNIE GONE . . . . . . Glenn McQuillen, fence-bust ing' St. Louis outfielder, who flirt ed around the .300 mark last \ear, is now in the army. and Shanahan placing first, second, and third respectively. Coach Hollingberry has one man, Pete McRae, in the sandpit event equal this trio. McRae jump ed 21 feet 5% inches against the University of Idaho. Neverthe less Ray will be on hand against the Huskies for the last time as an Oregon thinclad. He will leave Sunday for Paris Island, South Carolina and from there to Quan tico, Virginia to be schooled as a Marine officer. Overlooking; Not Overlooked By Steve Bristol To start with let me say that a promising young, up-and-com ing ball player named Steve Bris ing player named Steve Bristol was the star of the Canard game. The game, but for this lad, would have been uneventful to say the least. His prowess at the plate and sparkling fielding put real life into an otherwise dull game. Timely hitting with men on base and almost impossible catches in the outfield are the basis for this statement. It is rumored that Hobson is looking this boy over. This should not be misconstrued to mean over-looking him. Ducks Enjoy Half-Game Lead in Race By FRED TREADGOLD It's off to the ND flag races for Oregon’s adorable Ducks, now teetering precariously on a rick ety ene-half game advanta^ over a yowling Oregon State end place Beaver. Our Hobsonmen, fifteen strong' with one hand on their warclubs and the other firmly clutching firmly onto rabbits’ foots, horse shoes, and like good luck tokens, pulled out from the Southern Pa cific depot yesterday at 2 o'clock and by now should be safely transported into the midst of a hostile Pullman, Washington, company of WSC Cougars. Marathon Begins For the long-awaited road trip marathon into the northern reaches of the conference circuit has begun, with the first test coming this afternoon for our Walloping Webfoots. Those win-happy Cougars, af ter getting into the victory col umn when they bopped the helijk less Idaho Vandals twice, will m all teeth and claws in an effort to mangle Oregon title hopes be yond recognition. But just as the WSCers are storming for more triumphs to stuff in their win hamper, so are our green and yellow batsmen raring to add another victory to their already impressive string. Hobson Sweating After watching his lads bow twice last week, to Portland U and the Camp Adair Timber Wolves, Mentor Hobby has been slaving by day and thinking by night as to what will be the best thing to throw at Jack Friers Catmen. Several revisions in the lineup, which folded twice in the stretch, have been appraised, with the veteran Oregon coach still undjB' tided as which group he shouW field. With the long six-game trail stretching out before the Ducks in treacherous fashion, Hobby must use judiciousness in the manner and use of his tiny hurf ing squad. He packed Nick Beg leries, John Bubalo, Hal Saltz man, and Whitey Lokan as his pitching duffel. Supplementing this group, in case things get too hot for the starters, there are two outfielders, Bob Caviness and Art Murphy, who might come in handy as relief men. Probable Lineup Today’s Oregon starting ap pointment against the battling Cougar clan will undoubtedly be fall Begleries. Little Nicholas, w’hen his curve is booming across the plate, is almost untouchable, A three and nothing league hurl ing record stamps him as the loop's best pitcher at this w'rlt ing. Remainder of the Duck lineup will probably consist of Bubalo at first, Don Kirsch at second. Bob Farrow at shortstop, Bill Hamel at third, Roy Carlson at catcher, Art Murphy at left field, Dick Burns in center field, and either Caviness or Barney Koch in right field. The fifteen man traveling squad included the above and re serves Frank Petersen, catcher; Bob Santee and John Gitzen, iiw fielders. W Busy Ducks Another game tomorrow with the Pullman Cougars and then the Ducks buzz over into Idaho’s (Please turn to page five)