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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1947)
Ducks Topple Cougers 6-4 Four Run Rally in Seventh Gives Day Win over WSC A four-run blast in the lucky seventh inning and the strong left arm of John Day enabled the Oregon nine to dump hard hitting Washington State 6-4 yesterday. The win gave the Ducks a split in the two game series, and put them in a tie for the division lead with Washington. For the first time in league play this season, the Webfoot l-.atc ramp to life, beating out a steady tattoo of 11 base hits. Howard Hobson's men were meet ing the ball squarely, having at least one blow in each inning. At the outset, it looked like colorful Buck Bailey's crew was going to make short work of Day, nicking him for a pair of markers in the first frame on a walk, singles by Larry Orteig and Tom Aries, and two Oregon errors. Washington State hopped on Day for a loner in the top of the fourth on two more one-base hits and a pair of stolen bases. Aided by some shaky finding l,y the Cougars, the Webfoots got one run in the fourth when, with one down, Vat Wohlers lined a one-baser to center. He advanced to second on a wild pitch, to third on Bill Burgher’s ground out, and scored when the WSC first sacker pegged wildly trying to nip him at the hot corner. The Cougars, behind the some what unsteady hurling of Arnie Torgestson held their 3-1 lead until the seventh when the Webfoots put together two hits, a walk, wild pitch, balk, and an error for a quartet of runs which decided the ball game. Walt Kirscn, nrsi man fouled out to first, hut Hal '/ii roller started things rolling with a walk, the first one given up by the Cougar pitcher. Pete Kurns, working the pitcher to a full count, rapped a little drib bler to second which took a crazy bop, out of the Cougar second sucker’s grasp tor a ait. Johnny Kovenz slapped another hot single through the middle of the diamond, Zurcher scoring, and Burns moving to third. At this point Bailey inserted Ward Rockey, who had been warming up almost constantly for the first six innings, on the mound. As he went into the motion for the first pitch to Bob Bantee, Kovenz made a dash for second, Rockey hesitating in the middle of his motion, wheeling around, finally holding on to the ball. Hobson immediately ran out claiming a balk on the Cougar hiirlcr, which the umpires read ily acknowledged, with Burns scoring the Being marker. This brought the enraged Bailey, mentor of the Pullman team, charging onto the diamond, where he vigorously pushed tile plate umpire around protesting Ihe call. Alter iiVv iimiuifs imu uc-ui sumed arguing' the decision, Bailey still loudly denouncing tlie play, resumed his place on the bench. Bob Santee, picking on the first pitch, bounced a high-hopper to third, which Marier let get through him for a two-base boot, Kovenz crossing the plate with the run which put Oregon ahead 4-3. Bailey hastily jerked Rockey, who had thrown only two balls, and inserted Wally Kramer. The new WSC pitcher promptly wild pitched Santee to third, and after an unsuccessful squeeze bunt, he scored on Wohler’s long fly. The Ducks adedd their final tally in the eighth when Day made the rounds on an error, single, passed hall, and outfield fly. In the last frame, the Cougars scored their last run on a single, error, and John Wil burn’s double, giving Oregon the 6-4 decision. Day went all the way in notch ing his second northern division win, giving up only one earned run, walking one, and fanning three. The next games for the Ducks in league play will be next Monday and Tuesday at Howe Field against the other co-leader Wash ington. Washington State Player AB R H PO A McGuire, cf.4 0 0 2 0 Brayton, ss .3 10 13 Orteigg If .4 12 4 0 Aries, rf.3 0 13 0 Dahl, rf .1 0 0 0 0 Hemel, lb .4 0 0 7 0 Maher, 3b.4 0 0 3 1 Faller, 2b.,.4 2 3 2 1 Wilburn, c .4 0 2 2 0 Torgersen, p .3 0 0 0 1 Rockey, p .0 0 0 0 0 Kramer, p .1 0 0 0 0 Totals .35 4 8 24 6 Oregon Player AB R H PO A Kitsch, 2b .5 0 2 0 2 Zurcher, cf .4 114 0 Burns, lb.5 13 9 0 Kovenz, 3b .4 114 4 Santee, If.4 10 2 0 Wohlers, rf .4 110 1 Burgher, c .4 0 0 3 0 Cohen, ss .4 0 3 5 4 Day, p .4 10 0 1 Totals .36 6 11 27 12 W. S. C.200 100 001—4 8 5 Oregon .000 100 41x—6 11 4 Errors: Brayton 2, Hemel, Mar ier 2, Kirsch, Kovenz, Santee, Woh lers. Runs batted in: Aries: Faller, Wilburn, Ortieg', Burns. Left on base: Washington State 5, Oregon j 9. Struck out by Torgersen 2, Kra mer 1, Day 3. Bases on balls off Torgerson 1, Day 1. Earned runs off Torgerson 2, Day 1. Wild pitch: i Torgerson 2, Rockey 1. Balk: Roc i key. Passed balk Wilburn. Innings pitched by: Torgerson 7 1/3, Rockey plus, Kramer 2/3. Losing pitcher: Torgerson. Umpires Couglan and Taylor. Time of game 2:20. Attendance 4.000. Tops in Majors i Player, Club G AB R H Pet. j Lewis, Senators .6 19 1 9 .474 McCormick, Braves..7 24 6 11 .458 Gustine, Pirates .8 33 9 15 .455 Binlcs, Athletics .5 18 3 8 .444 Fleming, Indians .. .5 16 2 7 .438 Reiser. Dodgers 6 20 7 10 .500 Weather Torecast Oregon -.Fair and warmer Fri day. Saturday increasing high cloudiness. Moderate northerly winds off coast. Aiken Speaks to Club James Aiken, head football coach, will address the members of the Faculty club Saturday night at the regular social gathering. --* Wyoming has fewer ranches and farms today than it had ten years ago. Oregon Jayvees Face Staters At Howe Field This Afternoon At 3 p.m. today on Howe field, Barney Koch’s baseball team will trot out on the diamond in a re turn engagement with the Oregon State junior varsity. A week ago the Little Beavers outhit the Ducks in a slugfest to win 16-11, in the first game for the Oregon jayvees. Yesterday afternoon Koch ended a week’s intensive drilling with a light batting practice. His main dif ficulty, and he is still uncertain, is the selection of a starting nine from a squad of 25. There are at least two candidates for each position. Since both teams have had ample opportunity of a week’s practice, a tight struggle might be in the making. The Duck jay vees showed that thev could hit * when they blasted in nine runs in DON KIMBALL . . . Slated to open at shortstop for the Oregon JVs i this afternoon. Kimball played the same nosiiton for Hills Creek last summer, and also was on the Frosli basketball squad. the fifth inning in Corvallis last week. Outfielder A1 Smolish led the attack with four for five, which included a double and a home run. Catcher Bob Schlewe came through with a double and three singles. Knowing relatively little about the merits of his team in action, Koch was leery about making pre dictions concerning the outcome of the game. His only statement was that the Ducks would be hustling to atone for the 16-11 aloss they had suffered. The battery for Oregon will be Norm Henwood on the mound and Dick Rodiger behind the plate. In the infield Koch will start Dick De Bernardi at first base, Don Dibble second, Don Kimball, the basketball player, at short, and Warner Rick ey on third. Wally Scales in left, Frank Luizzi in center, and A1 Smolish in right will form the outfield. DUy Fijis Capture IM Divot Matches The DUs and the Fijis came through with wins in their matches in the intramural golf tourney yes terday, as the DUs knocked ove^* the Legal Eagles, and the Fijis de feated the Beetas. Chuck Taylor led his Fiji mates to a 7 to iy2 vcitory by firing a sizzling par 72 over the Laurelwood course for the best individual scor ing for the day. The DUs came back in the second half of their match to win going away, 10-2. Scoring: Fijis—Taylor 72, Davis 80, Anderson 82; Betas—Jones 76, Bruegger 84, Barlow 87. Sports Staff: Wally Hunter Don Fair Bernie Hammerbeck Fred Taylor A1 Pietschman George Skorney Milligan Gives Golf Positions George Kikes is going to start in the number five position on the var sity golf team Saturday morning in its match against University of Portland and the number six posi tion man will be namedby Coach Sid Milligan on that morning. Rod Taylor and Jim Dunahoo, regular members of the squad, are not go ing to play. The open position will be filled by either John Ekstrom, Bruce Fischer, or Dick Maier, depending on their performances today. Bob Sederstrom knocked off Dom Pro vost to take over the three place spot yesterday, so the squad now reads as follows: number one, Lou Stafford: two, Glenn Spivey; three, Bob Sederstrom; four, Dom Pro vost; five, George Kikes; and six, open. « Team pictures are going to be taken at 8:30 a.m. today, and Milligan has requested all mem bers to be present. General Douglas MacArthur was the youngest man ever to serve as superintendent of West Point. Here’s a natural for fun. It plays anywhere... . at the beach, on trains, boats...and with rich, * “big-set” electronic tone, always! 2 motors: . Electric (plug it in) or wind up (tubes operate * on battery). • There’s no other phonograph with the unique | * features of Capitol’s “Luxury” Portable. • Remember: it’s produced by a record manu j * faeturrr, to give you recorded music at its best, • when and where yoit want it. Ask your record • dealer for Capitol’s • Luxury Portable. \