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.
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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
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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
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