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Hot Saltzman Throws Four-Hitter By TOMMY WRIGHT CO-SPORTS EDITOR Personally, we have just heaved a big sigh of relief. After getting optimistic about the University of Giegon baseball team to the point where we couldn t figure how the) could |y,se thd’Northern Division Pacific Coast conference title, Ore gon Slate! kicked us in the molars by winning the first two ball games of the all important series. For a week now we have been sweating red and white cor puscles along with the rest of the tried and true Webfoot base ball fans. Was it possible for the Beavers from Corvallis to sweep the series? Tt certainly looked that way. But they didn t and maybe we can get a good night’s sleep for a change. Ore gon did win their fourth straight title and the Northern Divi sion Pennant will theoretically fly over Howe field for another year. Five minutes before we walked into the stands at Howe field yesterday, we were still gloomy over the Webfoots chances of snapping out of the dead-head play which had stopped them in the two previous contests. But when the game began it was apparent that the Oregon diamondeers were back in the batting groove that had given them a rush-away start in conference play and had brought them into the final series needing only one win to clinch the • crown. The team was playing fighting ball for the first time since they clipped the Portland university Pilots 5-0 nearly two weeks ago. Also one could sense that all was^not right with the Ralph Coleman-coached Orangemen. Instead of enjoying a psycholo gical advantage as we expected they would after beating Ore gon twice, they were tense and tight and it cost them the game and the championship. For if they had clipped the Hobsonmen main vesterday. they would be in the favored position for the final tilt today in Corvallis. BEAVER CATCHER WEGNER WAS THE GOAT In the title fight Friday, as there is in nearly every athletic encounter, someone was the goat. Yesterday it was the Oiegon State college catcher Lou Wegner. He just couldn’t make a nickel anywhere. He could hardly he blamed for slamming his glove down in disgust late in the game after being credited with his third expensive error and two passed balls. If any one of the Oregon State lineup kicked himself back to Cor v.-dlis last niuht. that hoy was Lou Wegner. If you want a hero for the game take your pick from Big Hal Saltzman, Jim Norvell, or Dick Rodiger. Or better • still give them all credit and include in the praise the rest of the Webfoot team, which to a man played alert ball all the way. But to the named three goes much of the credit. Saltzman turned in his top performance of the season to jve him a record of seven wins and only one loss. He pitched „ whale of a game yesterday and for the first five innings had not allowed a single hit or run. His fast ball smoked the first half of the game and steamed thereafter when it began to drizzle. Except for the two times he let the ball get away and hit batsmen, his control was superb. |im Norvell, who is capable of better hitting and playing ..Man he has displayed this year, was on in game number three ith the Beavers. He started both of Oregon’s two-run rallies Viith blows hi to centerfiehl. He also scored two of Oregon s five runs, llis performance on the bases was faultless and he took advantage of every opportunity to advance. He led the Oregon offensive all the way. RODIGER STICKS DESPITE NUMEROUS INJURIES To Hick Rodiger. though he went out of the ball game in the final rain drenched inning, goes much of the credit. He called ;. beautiful game from behind the mask, and despite injuries idled on those he has been receiving all season, insisted on sticking to the job until it was done. He took a sharp enough Mow on the arm from a foul ball in the second inning to retire him from the all important game, but he shook it off and came 1 nek for more. Unfortunate! v. he received more and in that final frame took a fast foul off Carl Gustafson's bat that crippled his throw ing hand. In the first Oregon State tilt here last Saturday Rodiger had a fingernail torn loose on the same hand. But credit where credit is due, but don't overlook another important factor. Oregon has won eight Northern Division championships in the last ten years. Six of them 1 have been coached by Howard “Hobby" Hobson. When this season began, no one expected Hobson to have too strong a ball club. He had three lettermen. Saltzman, Bob Tight Play, Oregon State Boots Margin of Victory (Continued frcm fiage one) Oregon State, after making a tremendous bid to get into title contention by winning the opening two games of the series, choked up yesterday. Catcher Lou Wegner bore the brunt of the Oregon strategy employed by Coach Howard Hobson. He was knocked over at the plate twice by hard charging Duck runners and threw another away on a bunt to be responsible for three of the Oregon runs. And one of these three vital tallies was put in scoring position by one of his two passed balls. He was a badly rattled catcher before the day was over. The weather man nearly ruined the day. Showers began in the third inning and the last two innings were played under a steady drizzle. Oregon opened the scoring in the third inning with two, runs. Jim Norvel doubled to center and moved to third on Walt Lozoski’s short single to right. Bob Santee drove him home with a smash to left and Lozoski moved over to third. Santee started a double steal and Lozoski scored when he upset Weg ner at the plate after the Beaver catcher had taken the throw back to the plate from second baseman Harry Richards. Spike Johnson opened the sixth with a walk and went all the way to third when Don Bower threw badly on a ground hall to short. Dick Rodiger, who was forced out of the game in the nintli with a injured finger, dumped a per fect hunt and Johnson scored. In the seventh Norvell again opened with a base hit and went to second when Dick Kohler kicked it. He went into third on Kirsch’s sacrifice and scored when Weg ner’s throw to first was wild. Kirsch moved on Lozoski’s third lay-down of the day and a passed ball by Wegner. Santee dumped a bunt down the first base line and Sauvain made a perfect throw to the plate. Kirsch scored when he upset Wegner and the ball rolled loose. Oregon used six sacrifices and not one of them failed to work. Saltzman kept the Beavers hitless until the sixth when Bower and Richards connected for singles and wound up on second and third when Bower beat the throw from left field to the hot corner. Saltzman then forced Wegner to bounce out and Dorwood Cecil to pop up. Cecil, who wrecked the Ducks at Corvallis Monday, was helpless yesterday. He went hitless in four times and contributed three of the nine strikeouts hung up by Saltzman. Oregon State broke into the scoring column in the eighth with the aid of two Webfoot errors and a passed ball. Kohler opened with a single and moved to second when Lo zoski hooted Bower’s slow roll er. Uodiger let the third pitch to Richards get away and Kohler scored. Richards popped up, but Weg ner drew a walk, one of three given up by Saltzman. Cecil struck out and then Harry Schultze Colonel Hayward III; Will Miss Meet Colonel Bill Hayward, Oregon track coach, was unable to accom pany the team yesterday to the Northern Division meet at Seattle as the result of a sudden attack of illness. Coach Hayward was on his way to the airport to board a plane for Seattle when stricken. It was learned yesterday after noon that Colonel Hayward had re turned to his home on the McKen zie River and will lemain there for the present. Railroad Strike Hits UO Trackmen Members of the Oregon track team were hit by the nation-wide rail strike yesterday and were forced to make the trip to the Nor thern Division meet at Seattle by car. Coach John Warren, Dr. Howard Taylor, head of the psychology de partment, and Bud Lucas drove the 13-man squad to the meet. The squad had originally plan ned to leave yesterday morning by train when it was announced that the trains would be tied up by the strike. Game Cancelled The Junior varsity baseball game scheduled for today with Franklin high of Portland has been cancelled, it was announced yes terday. blasted a long drive to center that Norvel got to but couldn’t handle and it went for a two-run triple. Jack Schimel popped up to end the inning. Rodiger went out of the game in the ninth when Carl Gustafson’s foul ball ripped up his injured finger nail. Tony Crish came in from right field to catch and was instrumental in breaking up the Beaver’s last chance to get in the game. With two out, Kohler smashed a drive off Saltzman's knee and Crish leaped on the ball and made a fine throw to Johnson to end the ball game. The two teams play again today in Corvallis with Oregon's Dick Lehl probably facing Don Cecil in the final game of the 1946 con ference season. Santee and Tony Crish, and a big squad he knew nothing about. Washington State, Washington and Idaho had continued baseball through the war and had veterans at many positions. The Cougars and Huskies with almost all-letterman lineups were figured by most to be the teams who would battle it out for the crown. But Hobson whipped his green nine into white hot shape for conference play. They won seven straight games before they lost one to Idaho. They came off the often deadly tour of Idaho and Washington with only two losses as against ten on the black side of the ledger. All in all it was another success for Mr. Hobson. Box Score Oregon State (3) ABKHPO Kohler, cf . 5 112 Bower, ss .3 111 Richards, 2b . 4 0 14 Wegner, c . 3 10 3 Dor. Cecil, lb . 4 0 0 13 Schultze, If . 3 0 11 Schimel, 3b . 4 0 0 1 Gustafson, rf . 3 0 0 0 Sauvain, p . 2 0 0 0 Don Cecil, x . 10 0 0 AV 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 TOTALS . 32 3 4 24 12 xBatted for Sauvain in the 9th. Oregon (5) Kirsch, 2b . Lozoski, ss . Santee, If . Crish, rf-c . Johnson, lb . Saltzman, p . Rodiger, c . Dibble, rf . Smith, 3b . Norvell, cf . AB R HPO A .31243 .1112 6 .30110 .4 0 0 0 1 .21090 .4 0 0 3 0 .30191 .0 0 0 0 0 .3 0 0 1 0 .3 2 2 1 0 TOTALS . 26 5 7 27 14 Oregon State .... 000 000 030—3 Oregon . 002 001 20x—5 Errors—Kohler, Bower, Wegner 3, Lozoski, Johnson. Runs batted in—Schultze 2, Santee, Rodiger. Triples—Schultze. Doubles — Nor vell. Left on base—OSC 7, Oregon 5. Double plays—Sauvain to Rich ards to Dor. Cecil, Wegner to Rich ards to Schimel. Passed balls— Wegner 2, Rodiger. Stolen bases— Santee 2. Sacrifice hits—Kirsch, Lozoski 3, Santee, Rodiger. Struck ouf by Sauvain 3, Saltzman 9. Walked by Sauvain 3, Saltzman 3. Hit by pitcher—Bower, Gustafson by Saltzman. Earned runs off Sau vain 1, Saltzman 0. Umpires— Westover and Campbell. Time—• 2 hours 14 minutes. _. At Playoffs for titles in three intra mural softball leagues will be held Monday on the intra-mural fields. These playoffs are required as two teams tied for the lead in each of the three different leagues. Af ter these league titles have been decided the intra-mural playoffs between the winners of the four leagues will be held. Monday’s games: Field One—4 p.m., Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs Sigma Alpha Mu; 5 p.m. Bums vs. Alpha Tau Omega. Field Two—4 p.m., Fijis vs. Omega hall. The Bums and Omega hall will meet in a practce softball game on the intra-mural fields at 1 p.m. to day. APPOINTMENT CARD (Continued from page one) ^ pointments, beginning at 8 Sep tember 18. Early Need In order for the cards to be val id, they must be received by the registrar’s office at least two weeks before registering. New students will also be given appointments cards when they en ter, with their times beginning at 8 a.m. Sept. 19. “Old students who use the appointment privilege will have at least one day’s priority in course enrollments,” Constance said. Two-Fold System The cards consist of two parts, one of which is to be filled out by the student and filed immediately as a statement of intention to reg ister next fall, and the other is to be presented at the time of the appointment next fall. Students who miss their appoint ments may register at any later time if they have their stub, but if they cannot show it they must se cure another appointment, accord ing to Constance. Those who are unable to get their appointment cards Saturday may get them later at the registrar’s office.