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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1946)
Chi Psi-Pi Kap,Zeta’ Hall-Bum Tilts to Open IM Season Today By Dewey Roberts s Leading off the opening of the softball season on Wednes day, eight teams will take to the field, each endeavoring to take the first post-war intra mural crown for its organiza tion. Each organization has a for midable lineup of players, and with the return of so many men to the campus, choice of a favorite is out of the question. In a round robin series, the teams will see action through May 23. With games at 4 p.m., the Chi Psi boys will try to take the measure of the Pi Kappa Alphas on field one, and The Bums, will be all out to trim the lads from Zeta Hall on field two. Following those games, at 5 p.m., Theta Chi and Sigma Alpha Mu tangle on field one, and Sigma Hall __meets the Campbell Club on field two. Probable batteries for the games will be: Chi Psi—Maxwell, p; Metcalf, c. Zeta Hall—-Vernon, p; Hill, c. Theta Chi—Wright, p; Pitts, c. Sigma Hall — Grossman, p; Sovey, c. Pi Kappa Alpha—McFadgen, p; Mass, c. The Bums—(no lineup). Sigma Alpha Mu—Lesser, p; Buchwach, c. Campbell Hall — Haskell, p; Krause, c. Kay Hoff and Jerry Moseby will officiate. Leroy Erickson of the intra mural office suggested today that with the opening of the softball schedule, team mana _^.gers cooperate with the um pires, and see that after each game is played the equipment is returned to the umpires. I Coed Sportlights ... Golf, Tennis, Softball Take Lead in Coed Spring Sports Duck Trackmen Schedule Time Trials Today; Three-Way Meet Set for Weekend By Mary Anne Hansen Finding themselves in the lime light of the coeds sporting world this week are the three spring sports: golf, tennis, and softball. On the softball side of the pic ture several league games have been played this past week. April 18 Highland house downed the Theta coeds 7-1 while the Delta Zetas were losing to the Chi Ome gas 11-7. Lots of excitement was shown in this fracas with catcher Mary Patton of the Chi O’s re ceiving a black eye and ending up for two days rest in the local in firmary. The winning pitcher was Jo Anne Luke. Last Monday Orides topped the Hilyard team 9-0 and Re bec won from Delta Gamma 10-2. Jean Neeley, winning pitcher, struck out seven and walked one. Gamma Phis won their first game from Alpha Delta Pi 19-16 in Tuesday’s af fair. The only home run was hit by Ann Scripter of the AD Pi’s. Directing the softball' tourney this term is Ann Ste venson, sport head for the VVAA. Wednesday’s classics will pit University against the Alpha Gams and Hendricks against High land. April 25 the Tri-Delts will take the field opposing the coeds of Judson house and Alpha Chi Omega will tangle with the Orides. Duck Thinclads to Sport New Uniforms Saturday New all-green satin shorts and shirts will adorn the Oregon cindermen in their first regular track meet this Saturday when they take to the field against Portland and Willamette universi ties, according to Colonel Bill Hayward at yesterday’s work out. Clad in hand-me-downs for the past several seasons, the thinclads noted the attractive uniforms the Oregon State spike sters wore during the Oregon Oregon State relays two weeks ago, and are now anxious to don the “briefs’’ Colonel Bill described to them. Yesterday Colonel Bill asked all his men to list the events ' ’"'They wished to participate in Saturday and had several run offs in the field events to de termine the three leading can didates. One team is set, the high jumpers, with Bill Beifus, Tom Garity and Carl Maxe.v leading the Ducks in that event. With the last intensive practice scheduled for today, Colonel Hay ward plans to set his runners off in time trials this afternoon. The majority of the track men are shaping up now and the time trials should give an indication of the ability of the team in future meets with the other conference schools. First Northern Division meet on May 4 for Oregon, sees the Yellow and Green again as hosts; Washington journeying from their Lake Washington training grounds to pit their speed and strength against the W'ebfoots. Coach Hec Edmundson, Husky track coach, claims his team is not ’"“'balanced and Colonel Hayward knows that his crew isn’t, which should provide an inter esting meet. Sports Staff This Issue Bernie Hammerbeck A1 Pietchman Dewey Roberts John Smith Mary Anne Hansen Nineteen teams are entered this year playing in four leagues. Su san Campbell is the defending champion. Golfers and tennis fans are also playing their first rounds this week. These two sports are handl ed by Helen McFetridge and Bar bara Patterson, respectively. However, not far away from this out-of-door life is the Amphibian group which is practicing daily for their an nual festival Junior Weekend. Beverly Bennett is directing this affair, which will include participation from some fif teen members in various group swimming such as tandem, waltz trio, square dance, and la cucaracha. Other evdnts planned for the coming term include a bicycling trip by the Outing club on April 27; a retreat by cabinet members of the WAA to formulate next year’s activities on May 4-5; and the Archers Guild Telegraphic meet May 18 and 25. Tennis Squad Revamped for Weekend Tilts The Oregon Ducks, undaunted by their defeat last week at the hands of the Beavers, face a busy weekend of tennis, playing both the Idaho Vandals and the Wash ington State Cougars, on the Ore gon courts. The Vandals will be here Friday at 2:30 p.m. and the Cougars Sat urday at 1:30 p.m. The doubles team of Zeiger and Anderson look as if it will be the outstanding team of the northern division. Playing against each other in singles Zeiger has beaten Anderson by just one set. The battle between Carey, Ugle sich, and' VanZandt for 5th and 6th positions is reaching a climax. Uglesich was defeated yesterday by Carey and today by VanZandt. Therefore, the ladder now reads, Zeiger No. 1, Anderson No. 2, Phi lan No. 3, McBride No. 4, Carey No. 5, and Van Zandt No. 6 Les Steers Is a Piker... 8 Foot Cinch in Africa PORTLAND, Ore., April 23.— (UPI—Leapin’ Les Steers, the ex Stanford and' University of Oregon high flyer, holder of the world’s high jump record since 1941, to day pondered his fate since the disclosure of athletic activities of the Watussi tribe of darkest Af rica. Les felt secure after sailing to six foot, 11 inches because no one in this country has since come within a half foot of that mark. But the Watussi—a race of col ored giants who average seven feet from fuzzy crown to calloused toes—were said to consider the American record a mere warm-up. And the high-flying Africans— who might be “ringered” into the South African Olympic squad—use no spike shoes nor Springs to achieve the phenomenal altitude of eight feet, three inches. They do leap off a two-inch mound of sun dried mud, but that’s all in the way of extras. Now that newsreels and maga zines have recorded the king size leap-frog activities of the Vv^atus si, Steers has decided to continue his present ship-building employ ment rather than compete against his dusky brethren. After all, in the African bush Steers wouldn’t rate even a coach’s kind word; the ten-year-olds in the Watussi do better than seven feet and the bet ting doesn’t even start until the, bar goes up to eight. Saturdaylntra-Squad Grid Tilt Postponed May 2 Set As New Date for Second Game; Injuries, Condition Reason for Move There will be no intra-squad scrimmage this coming Satur day night. The game originally scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until Thursday, May 2, according to an announce ment released by Head Coach Tex Oliver yesterday. Specific reason for the postponement was not given, but it is generally conceded that Oliver is merely taking it easy on his boys after mi; iu6gru auumuagc iasL r riaay night. The squad is not in bad shape at present, but neither is it in good shape. No serious injuries have been reported, though a pair did suffer broken fingers Friday night. Howie Frary 215 pound tackle transfer from Colorado State was one of the unfortunates, while quarter back Hon Shaffer, transfer from Long Beach City college, also retired from the contest with a broken thumb. Another injury, though not serious, has one of the boys on the side lines during the early part of this week. Wayne Bartholemy, lanky end from Portland, took several solid blows on the nose during the intra-squad tilt and a week-end diagnosis revealed a broken nose. All three of these men played outstanding ball Friday night and it may be that Coach Oliver wants them back in the lineup before the Greens and the Golds square off in their next tilt. Frary especially looked good at tackle as he piled up several plays at the line of scrimmage. He gave the appear ance of a concrete pillbox in the Green line and may give letterman Chuck Elliott a stiff battle for the number one left tackle spot. Bartholemy also gives a creditable performance from his right end berth on the Greens. “Bart” paved the way for the first Green touchdown when he broke through the Gold line to block a punt early in the ball game. The Greens i took over from that point and went on to score. Shaffer started in the number two Green backfield along with Bill Behrens, Georgie Bell, and Glen Wilson, and this was the out fit that produced two touchdowns on a pair of long- aerial heaves by Bill Behrens and two thrusts through the line for scores, one by Wilson and the other by Behrens. Blond headed Brad Ecklund con tinues to hold down the number one center post in Vaughn Corley’s 1946 line. The big six foot three inch snapperback from Milwaukie played a year of ball on Webfoot frosh eleven before his entry into the service, and his rugged play may prove to be an important fac tor in this year’s Webfoot line. Don Martin of Portland, who saw some service on the J945 Webfoot eleven, is at present the only man under Ecklund that can boast any college grid experience. He has given sev eral good performances al ready this year and may prove to be understudy to Ecklund. Aside from Ecklund and Martin there are some half dozen as pirants for the pivot post who are new to the Wefoot style of foot ball, but who may step into the limelight before the spring season is completed. These include Jack Bunnett of South Gate, Cal.; Swede Carlson of Parma, Idaho; Bill Sempart of Myrtle Point; and Shorty Thomas, Johnny Christof ferson, and Bill Goleman, all of 'Portland. See you in the laundry, Audrey, we can iron things out easily there. THIS IS IT KIDS ! ! The luggage you've been waiting for COME IN AND SEE IT TODAY! Preston & Hales 857 Willamette Phone 665