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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1946)
Track Mentor Speeds Pace Cinder Crew Adds Talent Jake Leicht Joins Squad for Dash Event, Roster Carries Two Returning "0" Men One of the missing links in Oregon’s 1946 track squad, Jake Leicht, turned out for the cinder sport this week thus relieving the fear that the century sensation would not run for the lemon and green this season. Leicht’s addition to the squad increases the number of re turning lettermen to two, Milton Beifuss, a veteran high jumper is the onlv other former “O” man rm thp cnnarl f)ro. gon.’s candidate for all-American grid honors clocked the 100 yard dash in :9.6 in the spring of 1941 in conference competition to cop all honors in his particular event. Workouts Toughen Wednesday’s workout, the long est and toughest thus far this season, stressed timing and form. Colonel Bill Hayward sent distance men and sprint men through their paces by clocking them in each event. During the afternoon the great majority of harriers ran under their assigned pace and corect timing was not achieved till late in the afternoon. Ore gon’s head mentor achieved the desired times by running the squad members till they began to lose excess energy. Material Needed With the return of good weather Oregon’s cinder squad can expect to see plenty of rough training ahead so as to prepare them for the coming relay meet with Ore gon State April 13. Hayward is still in need of additional track and field men in all events how ever the pole vault and broad jump events are in need of ma terial the most. Individual event work has been neglected in the last two weeks because of lack of material and inexperience of the squad members. Conditioning work continues and Hayward intends to stress light workouts as far as speed is con cerned till next term. A larger turnout is expected this spring but the Colonel doubts if many of the fellows who turn out at that date will be in top condition and run ning form for the Beaver vs Duck ! classic. FINAL TRIP FOR CAPTAIN BOB Captain Bob Hamilton, long on the injured list, is hitting his stride, having scored 40 points in the two previous games with the Cougars. He seems intent on winding up his college basketball career in a blaze of glory. He is shown here making one of his typical one-handed push shots. . RICK HEADS FOR TOP AGAIN Dick Wilkins, the nations sixth leading scorer last year, is currently leading the Webfeet with 112 points scored. This score should be greatly increased by the time the squad re turns from their inland venture. I____ Around The Clock With Duke By Duke Dennison By Duke Dennison I am not trying to steal the Tout's sturf, but it seems to me that that suspension for life hand ed out by the Maryland State Racing commission to seven jockeys and a trainer is a super drastic move to break up question able practices. The only way to check crcoked work in the race game is to make the penalty so severe that it will give those with a playful outlook on life in general, and “the fix’’ in particular, reason to become somewhat hesitant. I always wondered why my pop spent most of his time in the game at Pimlico, rather than Bowie or Havre De Gras in Maryland. Knowledge or Hash Pop had one particular stable that he fostered, and mind you that outfit ran well only in the State of Maryland. The answer is very apparent, but my pappy isn’t going to like this action one bit. It’s a good thing Uncle Sammy is handl ing my tuition, or I'd be slinging up hash somewhere. In the final analysis, re sponsible officials who are sin cerely anxious to keep the sport clean will find ways to do it, or at least make it de cidedly tough for those who try to follow the short cuts to financial gain at the expense of those who patronize the sport. So it’s back to num bers for you, pappy mine. Fanning Feller Ever since Cleveland’s Bob Feller failed in an attempt to! punch his way out of a paper bag! a lot of pro and con has come to 1 pass. Feller himself comes up with a good suggestion. He rants, speaking of pro and con, how’s about Conn, (Billy the Kid) trying the act ? Now you and I know that Conn can punch his way out of tiny kind of bag, but this bag is a little bit different. If you aren’t familiar with the test, the bag is eight feet high and is said to be made of ‘standard four-ply paper,” and the guy inside must wear 16 ounce gloves, and make his way out of the rig. Think you that tis an easy task ? Tain’t. Says so right here. Up to the last accounting, in addi tion to Feller, a marine weighing 250 pounds, and a robust sailor lad have failed in the attempt. Here’s a stunt that’s “in the bag” and they still can’t do it. Sad case. Bivens-Henry If I can recall correctly I men tioned something in relation to the heavyweight picture of a sad affair in Washington, D. C., about a month ago between Jimmy Bivens, current challenger for the heavy weight title, and ever dangerous Henry, formerly from the West Coast but currently from Washing ton. That affair, and I was present, was below the caliber of officiat ing, and should have been re corded as a clear cut Henry vic tory, but the judges have their own point system, and Bivens got the nod. Just the other night in a re turn engagement at the Coli seum in Baltimore, Maryland, Bivens got credit fo a T.K.O. over Henry in the tenth round. The fight had a very unusual climax. Bivens got away to a very good start and iiad Henry in trouble through out the early stanzas until the fight reached such proportions that Henry had to make an all out effort toward a knock-out. Now Henry wasn’t in the pink at this time and was easy prey for a Biven’s onslaught. Came the ninth round and Henry went down twice before a vicious attack which saw him unable to reach his corner under his own impetus. Right Back Puncher A1 Weill, his manager, saw that his charge would be unable to con i' Please turn to paye seven) 'Niiimriimiiiiiiiiiiiiii[iini!iiiii!iiii!!i!i,ii:i!i!iiiniiiiHiiiiiiiiii'it;i;i!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii,n:N.' j A Tout’s | | Report By LARRY LAU llll!llllll!IIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIHIII!lllllllli::illlllllllllll!lllll!IH!lll|llllllll|l|l||[|ll|!]ll|l||i|||llll|lltlS The first $100,000 race of 1946— the kind that keeps horse owners gnawing fingernails as if they were corn on the cob—will be run this coming Saturday at Santa Anita. Because of injuries and obvious lack of class, many of the original entries have been withdrawn. At this writing it looks like eleven hopefuls will make up the field. First Fiddle Good Mrs. Elizabeth Arden’s Maine Chance Farm three horse entry of Colony Boy, Star Pilot and Knock down have been installed as pre race favorites. On the basis of his San Antonio race, First Fiddle looks pretty good to us. Air Rate, winner of nine out of ten starts, Snow Boots, and 1 and i/16 record holder, and Sirde, who has raced with and beaten many of the best, are sure to offer stiff competition. We put out some bum dope yesterday with regards to First Fiddle’s earnings. We’ve got the straight goods now. The all time money winner is Whirlaway with $561,161 to his credit. In between come Equipoise and Sun Beau, and First Fiddle is fourth on the list with $381,595. Still a nice piece of change. Two Bucks on Hatbox Back to doping the races. Say that you’ve decided to bet a couple of bucks on Hotbox. You’d better find out first if he’s in over his head or not. His time may be the best and the weight right, but be lieve me if he’s outclassed, the human element will creep in and all the calculations you've made will be of no more use than a butter knife. Strange as it may seem, horses themselves seem acutely conscious of class and a $1500 horse that usually runs six furlongs in 1:11 will often lose a race to a $4000 horse even if the time be only 1:12. Maybe they get some kind of an inferiority complex; perhaps it's true that horses are snobs, but, at any rate, it’s well to allow 1/15 second for every $2000 price jump. Sometimes an owner will jump his horse way up in class provided that the weight and distance is right, the purse is attractive, and the competition not overly keen. More often they search for a hole to drop him into. If you know the class rating of the horses, it’s a cinch to pick out the $6000 steed that’s been sneaked into a $2000 race and most usually, unless he’s running on three legs, he’ll be worth a bet. Right here is a good place to slip in the fact that stallions and geldings are usually better racers than mares, especial ly in a route. Call it masculine strength if you wish, but it’s an established fact. Great Sprinter Granting that Hotbox is in the proper class, be sure and find out if he is suited to the distance. Some sprint horses wil go 3/4 mile in 70 seconds and then fold up like an accordian if pushed an extra sixteenth. Others never really get warmed up until they’ve gone a mile, so in a sprint affair, a nag like this is better left alone. Some horses are suited for a certain distance and will in variably run their best race at that distance. Anything short er or longer may result in a sub-par performance. By way of economizing, find out how far Hotbox likes to run. O.K., so Hotbox is in the right class and is well suited to the dis tance. A good bet? Well, if the track is muddy or sloppy, you’d better be hunting for some kind (Please turn to page seven)
