Well, the heat goes on today for Hobson’s Duck diamond iers up in Pullman. Oregon, despite their league leadership position, enjoys anything but a safe lead. For breathing hot and heavy on the feathered Ducks’ necks are those pesky Ore gon State Orangemen from the Corvallis farm lands. 1 he Beavers have made mince meat of both Idaho and A\ ashington State so far on their little jaunt, ■which covers the 1101 thern B'ams in the same manner as Oregon’s current trip. :j^> the Staters now stand very firmly on their second-place pedestal with nine wins and only two defeats. Oregon's record leads seven wins and just one setback, a better percentage, but still a slim percentage. Therefore, those gay, ball-slapping Webfoots can’t af ford to slip-up at any time during this trek or their name (and record) will be mud.” It s no easy task to rage through six tough games with out a hitch, but if the Ducks can even grab off four of the six they will still reign as favorites to wind up this 1943 cam paign as “king of the mountain.” 1 ake a page from last year’s northern division historv book if you doubt that such a thing can be done. Pros Draw Crowd ^ hen the Camp Adair 1 imber W olves finally came to town last week after their game had been rained out so many times, over 250 spectator-folk swarmed out to the make-shift diamond in Howe field’s outer garden to see the ex-pros play. _ Roy (“Beau”) Bell, former St. Louis Brown hitting star, Wturned up as the only game performer, though Jack Knott, last year with Philadelphia's Athletics, as a starting hurl er, did warm-up intermittently on the side lines. Bell connected just once with a pitch and sent a terrific double to left center. The rest of the time he would either top the spheroid or cut under. But what a swing that big boy had! He put his whole body (must be close to 200 pounds) into each cut and when lie rapped the ball on the nose, it just didn’t have a chance! Versatile, Too! With the Timber Wolves Bell held down first base, al though he did spend considerable time as an outfielder in the majors. But like all those big time boys, they can shift around pretty easily without losing any of their effectiveness. Another tilt with the Corvallis doughboys is in order later on this season and local baseball followers are hoping that Mr. Knott will do more than just toss over a few bull-pen pitches. ^)!one! Bill's Boys Last Saturday’s startling track upset when our under rated Oregon thinclads whammed the vaunted Washing ton cindermen 68 to 63 is our nomination for the number one upset of the year. No one figured that Colonel Bill Hayward’s tiny track club had a ghost of a chance to even make things interesting with the big bad Husky. But Colonel Bill and his runners with real tenacity, stuck their heads in the lion’s (Huskie’s) mouth and then proceeded to twist his tail to boot. That’s a real feather in Bill’s hat and a deserving one, es pecially when you figure that the likeable mentor onlv had a handful of lettermen to work with at the season’s start. Tops in Coaching As we’ve said before, if any of the boys have any stuff at all in them, Hayward will bring it out. Bill’s that kind of a coach. So, this year’s track season, if the Washington meet W-an be classified as any kind of a test, should be the best in years. And that’s even counting the Oregon State vic tory in the relays a week ago. Intramural softball is rounding the far turn and coming into the home stretch. The powerful Delta Upsilon outfit, led by Bob ("Birdie”) Wren, varsity basketballer, who has done a double “no-hit no-run” job already this season, seem to be the heavy favorites to pluck off the title. No one seems to be able to touch the DU’s, especially since the Sigma Nus, last year’s champs, lost their ace hurler of 1942, Johnny Mead. THE BEST PAPER MONEY CAN BUY/ r US. WAR BONDS * STAMP* imiiiiiHiiimui, MuilMNlVUiUMUHUHIunHJRU||Bi DU Squad Halts March of SAM Playoffs of Winners Friday, 4:00 h1n Ev:7thr!nf h^pe”ed yesterday on the intramural softball diamonds. Finally coming to club S 1 , p Pn r uSqmd reaChed the t0p °f thdr leaSue ** they downed the sIm club 5 to 3. Roger Dick, brilliant Sigma Nu hurler reached the heights of pitchingdom when he tossed a no-hit no-run game against Theta Chi winning 18 to 0. to Alnl-,,,3^ °n ^e,t,a ^hCQ^Pl vvhacked Chl psi 7 to 3; ATO had a field day racking 15 runs ZT: f,ra6r„s ?; sr oss fe",o Canard c,ub 6»2- ™ •- . .Delta Theta i to 1 in the other contests of the day. Performance Good Dick's pitching performance was something to write home about. Against the potent Theta Chis he showed perfect control and always had the situation in hand. The powerful bats of the Sigma Nu sluggers rang out as they hit the pitches of Davis, The ta Chi hurler. Henry Steers rack ed four runs to lead the parade followed by Kimsey, Williamson and Hog Dick with three. Bunny Potts, Davis, Norton, Stroud, and Emmons were the guiding lights for the losers. The win advanced the defending champs to the final round of their league and they face ATO tomorrow for the de ciding tilt. Picking up where rain forced them to leave off, DU and SAM again locked horns in a tight pitchers battle. Puziss, of SAM, and Bob Wren, DU star, were both in top form but Wren also collected a mighty blow to help his own cause. He got his hit in the first frame to knock in three runs to account for the winning margin. Elvin Cliristinson, mighty DU shortstop, was the hit ting hero of the day clubbing out three for three and scoring two runs. Wren fanned 11 SAM boys, but they got to him for two runs in the first when Barde drove out a long drive to bring in the scores. Except for a final tally in the fourth they were helpless before Wren’s tosses. Phi Gamma Delta fell to Phi Delta Theta as Roy Erickson, Phi Delt hurler, let the Fijis down with six hits and a lonely run. Marty Conlin tossed a nine hitter for the losers, but walks and a couple of errors, combined with some timely hits, downed his ef forts. Going' into the final frame, the Phi Delts were ahead, and as a parting gesture three more scored. Stanberry, Bloomquist, Wiley, Davies, and Simmons led the winners attack, while Folquet, Wilson, McKevett, and Conlin were big guns for the Fijis. Glen Lay of the losers scored the only run in the fifth inning on the second of two hits. Betas On The Betas were on yesterday and behind the steady hurling of John Miller whacked out a score of bingles for 7 runs. Going into the fifth and final frame, the Betas were behind by one run, but Blair, Moller, Miller, and Side singer got the range and loosed a barrage of base hits to put the game on ice. Up to the final frame Houston, Chi Psi chucker, hurled steady ball but he weakened long enough to be charged with a de feat. Chi Psi got their only runs in the first frame on successive hits by Gunn, Hancock, Mills and Fenton who all played stellar ball. Alpha Tau Omega gained the finals of the league by virtue of a convincing 15 to 8 triumph over Alpha Sigma hall. Ken Hume, ATO hurler was again back in form holding the hall club to 4 hits. The winners managed only six hits from the combined efforts of Sherman anil Fargle but were issued 10 bases on balls to score at will. Gabel, Lester, Crocker, and Allen each scored two runs to spearhead the drive. Jordon, Paris, Schmidt and Bennett com bined hits with some errors to score five runs in the final in ning. Canard club racked up its sec STaSIJTh j"sERVlcF E ‘FIE© LYONS WHO WON 259 GAMES FOB. THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX IN 20 YEARS- /H CLUDIH6 A NO-HlTTePJ. THOUGH Ted MI5SED SPRING TRAINING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2o YEARS, HE'S IN BETTER SHAPE TXAN EVER TS A MARINE UEUreNANr AHD HAS FINISHED HIS Ihl DOCTR/NATlOrt TRAlHlAlGf n-—-i EVERY BOND YOU BUY IS A STRIKE AGAINST THE AXIS < Hilyard, Highland Teams Annex Lopsided Scores Bedecked splendidly in gay pastel spring-colored uniforms of ruby red and tropical purple, (he girl softball teams pranced merrily out onto the field of Gerlinger and proceeded to put their all into the coming fray. What with some two-inch fingernails chipped off, and what with some beautifully propped up hair-dos dangling somewhat obtrusively into the eyes at the end of the hour, the girls came through with some impressive scores. Mary Al'derson, Star The outfit from Highland house pushed over the compara tively weak one from Susan Campbell with a score of 25 to 2. This lopsided score was due to the beautiful hurling of Mary Al derson of the mighty Highland house contingent of softballers. Mary, in turn, received marvel ous support of two female Joe Gordons, who each hit the “Bur ma Shave’’ advertisement on the far back fence for home runs. The support also came from a tightly knit infield who blockad ed every potential hit that slipped through the dual alliance of pitch er-catcher. The Highland house remains undefeated in league play and if its strength is retained will he one of the very strong contend ers in the finals that are coming up soon. Another team that remains un defeated in teague play thus far in the season is the fiery Hilyard house team who waxed the Ori des yesterday on Gerlinger field by another, if somewhat modi fied lopsided score of 9 to 2. Mildred Thomas, stellar pitcher of the Hilyard ten, held the Ori des to a scanty few hits which ond consecutive win as they ov ercame Sherry Ross 6 to 2. Nel son of the winners chucked good ball while his mates were climb ing Arnett for six tallies. Can ard’s big innings were the first and the fourth as Nelson, Save lich and McCallum counted runs. Unkeles, Smith, Arnett, and Ching were the outstanding hit ters for the Sherry Ross crew. Intramural Softball Schedule Wednesday, May 5 4 o’clock Field 3—Kappa Sigma vs. Sig 1 | Kps Field Z—ATO vs. Sigma Nu viiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiminiuiiiiiiiiniiimiini! resulted with only two plate walkers. The Thomas girl is ver satile when it comes to play ing softball, as she not only held the Orides to two runs, but also contributed to winning her own ball game by.hacking out a four bagger.. ,.„n Gets Support Thomas enjoyed marvelous sup port from her infield players with Ruthie Forman, who held down the hot corner, Dorothy De Foff, who roamed the center strip, and Leona Parks. With the advent of beautiful spring weather the girls have gotten the spirit of softball and have been playing their respec tive hearts out to win the covet ed cup that goes to the winner of the finals. Ducks Enjoy (Continued from pa</e four) potato state for an abbreviated series with the Vandals Friday and Saturday. Following that little escapade, the Duck “traveling men’’ next shift the stage to Seattle where they encounter Washington Mon day and Tuesday. Then it’s back to the home state for a bit o’ fun with Oregon State at Cor vallis. The season’s finale comes at Eugene May 17, also against the Beaver-born, Beaver-bred Corvallisers.