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Medford Edges Grant for ‘A’ Title By ART LITCHMAN CO-SPORTS EDITOR Backs, backs, backs and more backs. Hayward field was full of them last night as Tex Oliver gave the grid fans a look at what to expect when the 1946 sea son opens next September. Jimmy Newquist, Walt Donovan, Glenn \\ ilson. Corky Van T,oo, Norm Van Brocklin, Bill Abbey. Bill Behrens, Bobby Revonlds and a half a dozen others showed the fans a few fanev steps as the club went through its first spring practice tussle. And to top it all off, Boh Koch, Bill Davis, Duke Iverson, Berov Erickson and. it's a big and, Jake Leicht will be added to the roster come September. It’s early, much too early, to tell how much yardage the.boys can tear off when the opposition is one of the rugged members of the conference, but it looked encouraging. Wilson, a 215-pound fullback from Sacramento, may be the answer to the ad Dick Strite ran in the Register Guard the other night for a plunging back with some weight to give him a little authority on those ever-important drives into the line. Wilson is not onlv the possessor of some real heft, but he moves it along at a creditable speed—a very important item. Passers Deluxe Both Reynolds and Behrens put on a pitching exhibition. The receivers had trouble holding Bothy’s throws, hut that might he attributed to the brown hall, normally not used in night games. Reynolds had one toss that the press box crew figured went better than 50 yards. It didn’t change the complexion of the tussle however, as Van Loo was a step short of making it good and a cinch touchdown for the Golds. Behren’s hit Art Milne on the dead run at 50 yards to set up the Green’s second tally. That’s a major league toss in any com petition. It isn't hard to see why “Crash" Crish has his name. The 1041 letter w inner, now spending his afternoons hitting in the four slot for llobbv Hobson's baseball team, spent most of his i veiling last night in the Gold’s backfield. He should make life miserable for a lot of ambitious runners on the coast next sea son. Eight days is hardly enough to determine the strength of the line, but the boys are big and Vaughn Corley will smooth out the ragged edges on some of the blocking and tackling Amos Alenzo Stagg brings the College of the Pacific Eleven to Eu gene next September 28. There are four more of these intra-squad clashes hilled lor the spring “season." Kivarly runs high on the two squads and football fans are missing a real treat if they don't drop out and take in the remainder of the games. The next one is on tup for Saturday night at Hayward Field. See you there. Nip and luck Despite the rain and wind the ninth edition of the Hayward delays jumped off to a great start yesterday. The Class A i hampionship depended on the mile relav and Medford came from behind in the scoring column to take its third title, 30Vo to 30. 'That last race was a beauty. The first three men for both teams were evenly matched and the anchor men went off all ( ven. Medford finally came horn in front by eight yards. Funny part about the whole meet was the fact that nobody considered Medford until the last two events. They had gone steadily through the afternoon picking up seconds and thirds while Klamath Falls and Grant split the majority of the firsts. Then all of a sudden somebody discovered they were in sec < nd place in the team totals. Their only blue ribbon of the after i oon came in the event thev needed—the one that won the licet. Last Event Win Gives Tigers Victory Points By A1 Pietchman Barely winning the mile re lay, the last event, Medford’s strong track team nosed out the Grant Generals 30^2 to 30 in yesterday’s Class “A” com petition in the ninth annual Hayward Relays. With the balance of the meet undecided, Medford, Grant and Klamath Falls Went to the post in the final event, the mile relay, knowing that the winner would have the meet sewed up. The three teams were bunched together in points with 27 for Medford, 26 for Grant, and 24 V2 credited to the Pelicans. Getting off to a good lead, Klam ath Falls led the pack on the first curve only to lose position and un fortunately the race, by tripping on the far corner. From there on, Grant and Medford battled it out. Fans screamed for their favorite to win and the rival athletes were determined that the other fellow wouldn’t win. The race, and the meet, was a tossup until the last lap. Barely five yards behind the Medford quarter - miler, Grant's Paul Stamm edged closer, and brought the frenzied crowd to its feet as he attempted to pass on the back stretch. Staving off Stamm’s thrilling bid, Lloyd Carr, the Medford an chor man, kept his scant lead un til the final stretch hove into sight. Again, determined that Grant was going to head back to Portland victors, Stamm opened up. Straining every muscle and striving to hit the finish line first, both runners pounded down the stretch, neck and neck. Slowly Stamm gave ground and Carr pull ed slightly ahead and crossed the finish some three yavds ahead of Stamm. Runners and spectators both exhausted from the thrilling run, waited for the official an nouncement of the winner. Huddled together and with fing ers crossed, the Generals hoped that the previous score might have been incorrect, but the loudspeaker blasted away with the announce ment, ‘‘Medford wins with 30% points, Grant second, 30 points, and Klamath Falls third, 27 points. Hampered by the definitely poor weather and strong winds, the elite prep stars of Oregon started their running at the scheduled time, and gave spectators many thrills dur ing the day. George Rasmussen, high flying pole vaulter of Bend, set the only individual record of the day when he cleared 12 feet in his specialty. The high soaring lanky eastern Oregon lad was pressed during the 11-foot vaults by Pickens, Springfield’s star vaulter, but left him behind when the cross bar was elevated near the 12-foot mark. Not content with winning the pole vault event, Rasmussen trot ted over to the high jump pit and cleared the event at 5 feet 9 inches, to walk away as number one high jumper and high point man of the day. One other record fell during the afternoon's competition, the 440 yard relay. With two of their last year’s record holding team return ing and running on this year's quartet, the Grant outfit sped around the rain-soaked track in 44.5. Ten new records were set as this was the first year they were billed. Winners and times of the events yesterday were: 440-yard relay (4 men at 110 yeards: first, Grant (A1 Bullier, Frank Farrella, Dick Couch, Jim Wasch); second, Benson: third, Grants Pass: fourth, Eugene: fifth, Springfield. Time: 44.5 sec. (new UO Nine Meets Salenr Today, Idaho Monday Vandals Offer Next Northern Division Competition for First Place Webfoots — Oregon's conference leading Webfoot baseball team travels to Salem today for a twin-bill against the Western Internation al league Senators. Atop the Northern Division race by virtue of two wins over the Washington State College Cougars here Wednesday and Thursday, today’s non-conference double Relays Enter Second Phase Of Competition Scappoose, Sheridan Favored to Repeat Today Continuing the fast and torrid pace of the Hayward Relays from yesterday, the big event goes into its second day_of activity today when 25 of the Class “B” teams and 16 “C” teams take to the field at 1:30 this afternoon. Teams rep resented in Class “B” are those with 500 or less students but more than 150; schools with less than 150 students run in Class “C.” Scappoose, winner of the “B” league last year, is one of the fa vorites in this year’s competition. The 1945 Class “C” champion, Sheridan, is also entered this year and has hopes of repeating its per formance. The nine events the squad's in the Class “B” will run in are the shot-put relay, broad jump relay, high jump relay, discus, pole vault, javelin, 440-yard relay, shuttle hurdle relay, three-mile relay and sprint medley. (Please turn to page six) neaaer will ne tne urst competition with the professional Capitol city club this season. The twin-bill pre viously scheduled for Howe field was rained out. Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock the Ducks clash with the Univer sity of Idaho Vandals on Howe field in the second Northern Di vision series for the Oregons. “■ Big Hal Saltzman, letterman righthander, who was credited with the first Webfoot victory over the Cougars will probably start on the mound in the opener against the Vandals. Clyde Green or Dick Rodiger will do the receiving for Saltzman Monday. Green, who re ceived a slight concussion as the result of a blow on the head in the Portland Pilot game, should be ready to handle his share of the catching duties in the Idaho series. Spike Johnson, who batted in three of Oregon’s runs in the sec ond WSC tilt, will start at first base. Walt Kirsch or A1 Cohen is slated to cover second. Jim Norvell will start at third with Bob Santee or Ranny Smith at short. In the outfield will be Dibble, Tony Christ, Don Kirsch or Jim Long. Pitchers for today’s games against the Salem Senator had not been named but Coach Howard “Hobby” Hobson will probably pick his starting hurlers from Bob Warner, Lyle Pettijohn, Del Smith or Dick Lehl. [Kirsch Leads Oregon Hitters Wfth .555 injConference Play The following are the averages for the University of Oregon baseball team in their PLAYER AB Kirsch, cf-2b . 9 Norvell, 3b . 8 Johnson, lb . 7 Santee, ss . 10 Crish, rf . 10 Saltzman, p . 5 Bropst, p . 3 Cohen, 2b . 5 Rodiger, c . 8 Dibble, If . 7 Lehl, p . 1 Long, cf . 0 Lozoski, If . 0 Jones . 0 Totals . 73 first two Northern R H Ave. RB 2 5 .555 3 4 3 .375 0 1 3 . .428 3 2 4 .400 3 0 4 .400 2 1 2 .400 0 1 1 .333 0 3 1 .200 1 1 1 .125 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 15 25 .329 12 Division games. SB SH PO A E 0 0 3 1 0 1116 5 1 0 19 1 0 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 11 ^ 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 6 0 1 0 12 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 54 26 11 ictuiu, uitra-iva icuuiu ui ‘±‘±.0 eotctu lished by Grant in 1945. 324 shuttle hurdles (3 men, 5 hurdles, 324 yards): first, Hills boro (Ron Hayworth, Jerry Doyle, Jack Doyle); second, Medford; third, Klamath Falls; fourth, Bend; fifth, Grant. Time—38.8 (ties rec ord set in 1945 by Jefferson). Broad jump (3 men): first, Klamath Falls (Tom Edwards, Chuck Thurman, Bob Dodson); second, Medford; third, Eugene; fourth, Franklin; fifth, Jefferson. Distance—57’ 7%” (new event). High jump (3 men): first, Kla math Falls (Joe Zarosiniski, Dee Nelson, Jim Pope); second, tie be tween Bend and Medford; fourth, Hillsboro; fifth, tie among Eugene, oprmgneia, ana uenson. tteignt— 16’ 8”. Two mile relay (4 men at 880 yards): first, Benson (Bob Pope, Lloyu Jenson, Frend Gilson, Byron Baxter); second, Jefferson; third, Salem. Time—8:50.6 seconds (new event). Pole vault (1 man): first, George Rasmussen, Bend; second, Pick ens, Springfield; third, Lee, Eu gene; fifth, tie between Ross of Salem and Young of Milwaukie. Height—11’ HVi” (new record; breaks record of 11’ 11” set in 1944 by Rasmussen of Bend and,_ Bakke of Jefferson). Shotput relay (3 men): first, Grant (Darrel Davis, Don Stamm, (Please turn to page jive)