■ - DUCK TRACKS
By WALLY HUNTER
Assistant Sports Editor
Boyd Brown, the thumbless javelin thrower who was set
ting records for Colonel Bill Hayward’s track team a few years
ago may possibly tryout for the 1948 Olympic track and field
team, thrown is at present liv
ing in Portland, and as a result
of urging by friends may
follow the lead of high jumper
Les Steers and begin working
out. In 1941 he gained national
recognition as A.A.U. javelin
champion.
Don Johnson, the former
Jefferson high school pitcher
. .who is with the New York
Yankees this season, is tab
bed by Oregon Coach How
ard Hobson as having a fine
chance to go far in the
majors. According to Hobby,
“Johnson should develop
ROY S. KEENE
into one ot the major league s better pitchers. Hobson was
especially impressed with Johnson’s good, hard-thrown fast
ball, and is of the opinion that this is of major importance in
a young pitcher.
Good Fast One a Require ment
Hobby believes that a young pitcher can learn the fancy
stuff eventually, but should be able to toss a good hard one up
there to begin with. The wily Oregon montor believes that
lack of a fast one is what caused Freddie Hutchinson so much
trouble when he took the big step upstairs. While in the Coast
league Hutchinson was considered a prize—but when he ran
into a few of the big boys he was just another guy on the
mound.
Johnson began his baseball career at Jeff and from there was
signed by the Yanks. He was farmed out first to Newark and
then moved to the Kansas City Blues. Both were second divi
sion clubs, but while working for them the Portland lad man
?.(|§ed a better than .500 win-loss average. Last summer he tossed
for the McElroy team in Portland.
Plans for the N.C.A.A. baseball playoffs are still rolling,
and this season should see the first “College World Series.”
. . . Glenn Elliott, former Oregon State chucker, is with the
Boston Braves and is evidently going to stay awhile in the
bigtime. Elliott went to Boston with the provision that if he
didn’t make out that he was to come back to the Seattle
Rainiers of the Coast league.
Hayward Relays Roll Soon
Preparations for the Tenth Annual Hayward Relays are
' going ahead full steam. The meet is to be a two day affair held
April 18 and 19. Duck Publicity Director Art Litchman says
that 55 schools have already entered. Events for Class "A"
schools will be held Friday and events for Class “B" and “C”
schools will be run off Saturday. . . . According to O.H.S.A.A.
rules a high school is classified “A”, "B’’, or “C” according to
enrollment. Class "A’’ schools have a daily attendance of 500
and up; Class “BA 150 to 500; and Class “CA 1 to 150. About
five-hundred plus prep athletes are expected to participate.
Leo Grosjacques, the Portland first-sacker who pounded
out the home-run with one man on in the second game of the
Portland-Oregon series here, is the former all-state basketball
player from Mt. Angel. He made the mythical outfit in 1942.
Had yesterday’s Duck-Willamette game gone the full nine
'innings the Webfoot stickers might have set a new scoring
record. The most runs scored in a single game was in 1939
when Oregon State beat the Ducks 22-11, for a total of 33
runs. The greatest margin of victory by an Oregon team was
marked up in 1943 when the Webfoots wallqped Idaho 23-1—
all of this according to publicity man Litchman’s “Duck
Dope.”
Bell Field to Be Improved
According to the Oregon State Barometer, “The possibility
that Bell field will no longer be a quagmire should the Beaver
football schedule call for several late season games at home was
assured bv Roy S. "Spec" Keene, new athletic director, recently
when they think of improvements. Last fall on a clear dry, day
before next season. . . ." Just for the record the Aggies have
three games scheduled for Bell field next season. In October
it’s Idaho and Portland and Washington State hits the Beavers
in November. No southern schools are scheduled for the Cor
vallis turf next vear. but a lot of schools such as Stanford would
agree with the OSC grid heads that they have something there
when they think of improvements. Last fall on a claer dry, day
the Beavers and Indians plowed around to no avail on what was
"seeminglv a big, green sponge. Then, later in the year, when
the Ducks and Beavers battled in the season finale it was pure
gumbo. That turf could stand some improvement.
Donut Bats Sound Off Again!
Delts, Phisi, SPE
Omega Come Thru
By ELWIN PAXSON
High scoring contests continued
to dominate intramural competi
tion yesterday, as the Sig Eps
downed Stitzer hall 15-2, the Delts
halted Delta Upsilon 6-2, the Phi
Psis upset the Sigma Chi bunch
7-5, and Omega hall defeated Stit
zer hall, 11-5.
Idaho Loop
Dark Horse
MOSCOW, Idaho, April 15 (AP)
—If the Idaho Vandals can learn to
hit they might open their northern
division baseball season with a sur
prising flourish.
Coach Guy Wicks has nine letter
men and some unusually promising
freshmen. With practice restricted
by wet grounds, the Vandals have
not yet found their batting eyes.
Their progress in conference in
conference play is likely to depend
largely on their development at the
plate.
John Robinson, Payette fresh
man, may become one Of the Van
dals’ outstanding pitchers. He
held the Bremerton Bluejackets
in check for three innings and
blanked Whitman 1-0 in practice
games.
Francis Auer, John Dailey and
Gerald Klink are the Vandals’ let
terman hurlers. Sophomore Arnold
Beebe, one of the best pitchers on
the staff, may still be out with a
sore arm when the Vandals open a
six-games-in-seven-days road trip
to Corvallis, Eugene and Seattle.
Frank Viro, regular last year
and Freshman Gene Bose are the
Idaho catchers. Bobinson and Rose,
who played together at Payette
high school, turned down pro of
fers to enroll at Idaho.
Henry Crowley, only letterman
infielder, plays first base. He is one
of Idaho’s better hitters. Two other
Payette newcomers—the Massingill
brothers—are battling for infield
jobs. Cliff plays shortstop and Ro
land is a third baseman. Oswald
Kannikkeberg, another promising
freshman, seems scheduled for sec
ond base.
Idaho has four letterman outfield
ers—Bill Ames, Ed Bybee, Charles
Couper, and Bill Sweet. However,
freshman Marvin Whitcomb and
George Huffman are likely to win
starting berths.
Netmen Face
Big Weekend
With a pair of tennis meets
looming in the next three days—
one with Willamette tomorrow and
a second against OSC Saturday—
Paul Washke’s varsity courtment
filled up their practice session
yesterday with intra-squad
matches, that saw the top five
men on the varsity roster teamed
against the second five.
At present, on the bases of an
elimination tournament, veteran
Jim Zieger heads the tennis ladder
followed in order by Leland Ander
son, Joe Rooney, Nick Reed, Fred
Howard, Bob Carey, George Proc
ter, John Trommlity, and Don
Wells. Either Sol Lesser or Bob
Swenson will fill the tenth and last
spot on the list.
Oregon will play host to both
the Bearcats and the Aggies. The
matches with Willamette Thurs
day begin at 2:30, and face-off
time against the Staters Saturday
at two.
The Delts exploded for four
runs in the first inning to put
their game on ice and added
another pair in the third for
good measure.
The DUs broke into the scoring
column in the third, but for the
remaining innings Delt Hurler
Charley Larson handcuffed the
DU stickmen, allowing them only
two hits.
Sig Eps Win Easy
The Sig Eps had little difficulty!
in routing Stitzer hall, grabbing1
four tally advantage in the initial
inning and then, piling up five
more in the second, four in the
third, and two more in the fifth.
A host of Stitzer errors account
ed for some of the SPE’S counters,
and the remainder were garnered
on seven bingies, including doubles
by Pitcher Jack MacMann and
Willie Christianson.
SX Rallies Late
The Phi Psis almost turned their
battle with the Sigma Chis into a
rout by amassing a five counter
total in the opening stanza on
walks, a wild throw to first, Larry
Lau’s single, and three-base clouts
by Les Hickson and Vic Sillman.
However Sigma Chi chucker
Don Gassier settled down in the
remaining innings, and the Phi Psi
club could pick up only two more
markers. His teammates fought
back gamely in the last inning,
after being goose-egged in the pre
ceding four, to pick up five runs.
Extra Base Knocks Help
The Sederstrom-Omega hall en
counter was a free-hitting affair
that saw Sederstrom twirler Pete
Lorenz and Omega outfielder Bob
Van Vactor bang out triples to
help their respective teams.
Omega bats spojie loud in the
first, fourth, and fifth innings as
they scored a trio of runs in each
frame.
VOTE TODAY! ! !
Every man’s choice—the write
in candidate—Snowhelle for queen.
Sports staff this issue:
Don F.'.ir
A1 P etschman
Elwin Faxson
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