DUCKTRACKS
By BERNIE HAMMERBECK
Sports Editor
W hen surly weather fouls up the Northern Division base
ball schedule the teams having the wet-diamond difficulties
have but two alternatives—other than going ahead with the
gcinw m sjme or ueia condi
tions. If a two-game series is
scheduled'the first game can
he postponed until the follow
ing day and can be made up in
a double-header. If on the
second day it is an impossibil
ity to go ahead the games are
canceleld . . . and there is no
.provision for making them up,
or rescheduling them at a later
date.
The decision as to whether
the game should go ahead on
schedule is up to the discre
tion of the home team.
And that sometimes poses a
knotty problem for the coach
to solve. As in the first
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the weather would break the first day, but would be too
rough to play in yesterday. As it worked out yesterday was
much better for ball. So the home-team coach has to make
the decision and hope for the best.
Percentages Can Name Winner
In this league it is not unusual for weather conditions to
put a crimp in diamond plans, and the record book will back
this up. So provisions have been made to cover any such possi- |
bilities. If at the end of a conference season where a game or
games have been rained out, the pennant goes to the team
having the best win-loss percentages.
In the year 1930-34-37-41 and '42 the title-holder did not play
the regular 16 game schedule out. Only in 1930, when Washing
ton won the pennant, and again in 1937 when the Ducks copped
the honors, has the winner played fewer games than the second
losses—Oregon State pulled up in second place with 11 wins
place club. The Huskies took the title with 10 wins and 3
and 5 losses. Oregon took the '37 bunting with 12 wins and
4 losses.
Next week Coach Howard Hobson packs his Duck base
ballers off on the much-dreaded swing through the Inland
. " . .
Empire . . . and this year it will be as tough as usual and
possibly more so. The home game split with both Washing
ton and Washington State adds just enough pressure to make
the going rough. Starting on May 7 the Webfoots hit the
Bailey Circus at Pulman in a 2-game series, then hop over
to Moscow for a go-around with Idaho. Incidentally Idaho
has been out of the cellar in conference standings only three
times in nine years of MD. play. . . . and those three times
found them in third place or further down the ladder.
hitteen Allowed to Travel
After the Ducks complete the Vandal pair they’ll head for
Seattle and Art McLarney's crew again. All of which brings
up the traveling squad situation which some coaches in the
Northern Division have been known to deplore. A squad on the
move is limited to 15 ball players and there are those that say
this isn’t enough.
■The pitching staff by necessity should number around five
men, and many times it’s a good idea to have an extra catcher
around in case the No. 1 man gets hurt. That doesn't leave
many extras around. And that six-games in seven days is pretty
tough for a college crew. If Hobby does take a five man crew
on the trip lie will probably name Hal Saltzman, John Day,
Harold Walker, Whitey Lokan and Norm Henwood. Henwood
is the ch,ticker known for his fence-busting tactics at hat.
Burns Leads Hitters
Leading Duck hitter at present is first-baseman, fielder
Dick Burns. Yesterday in four trips to the plate he rapped
out one single, giving him a .367 average for 19 times at bat.
Washington’s Bill Taylor, who was one jump ahead of Burns
in division standings, failed to get a hit and dropped from
.407 to .354.
Statistics are not available on WSC’s Chuck Braytou. hut
the Huskies Sammy White jumped from .416 to .423 by virtue
of one bingle in two official times at the plate.
The Babe Says Start Early
When 58.000 fans paid homage to Ceorge Herman Ruth last
Sunday at Yankee stadium the old Bambino told the asseuy
blage that to he a great .ball player one should start voting—
preferable at the tender age of six or seven. Oregon State’s
Bud Fortier, who is taking his turn at pitching and shortstop
ping for the Beavers, and is in the meantime hitting .571 is one
athlete bearing out the Babe's statement
Four Cindermen to Depart
For Exhibition Performanrp
By AL PIETSCHMAN
Four of Colonel Bill Hayward's
trackmen leave this morning for a
guest performance in the southern
Oregon high schobl meet at Med
ford. The roster of Ducks taking
the trip south with John Warren
Drill Resumes
s
Today for JVs
With four days of rest since the
20-1 shellacking handed the Beaver
junior varsity, the Oregon JV base
ball squad slates its first practice
session of the week this afternoon.
The JVs are on the road twice this
week. Friday Coach Barney Koch
will take his team to Corvallis for
the third meeting with the Beavers
and on Saturday afternoon the jay
vees are guests of Vanport college
in Portland.
In the last game, Koch substitut
ed an entire new team including the
battery combination as the jayvees
turned a contest that started out as
a ball game into a batting practice.
The Ducks, led by A1 Smolish and
Wally Scales, proved they were hit
ters when they jumped on the of
ferings of the Beaver pitching staff
—Bob Knapp, Joe Conners, and Bob
Hammond—for 15 hits. Pitcher
Norm Henwood's two home runs
with the bases loaded highlighted
the game.
Against Paul Valenti’s Staters,
Koch will probably start Henwood
with Dick Rodiger or Bob Schiewe
behind the plate.
Top ND Hurlers
EUGENE, April 29 (AP)--Four
pitchers are tied for the lead in the
Coast conference northern division
baseball campaign with perfect
records. Strike-out leader is Hal
Saltzman, Oregon, with 20.
W L ERA
Day, Oregon .3 0 .667
Kramer, WSC . 3 0 1.40
Kruger, OSC .2 0 2.79
Cone, Wash .2 0 2.90
Goot, Wash .2 1 2.33
Ellingsen, WSC .1 1 0.50
Jorgenson, Wash .1 l 0.73
Torgeson, WfcTC .1 1 2.32
Saltzman, Ore .1 2 1.83
Sauvain, OSC .1 2 5.67
Robinson, Idaho .0 1 0.00
Only 5 of the original cherubims
in the New York cast of “The Green
Pastures” remained small enough
to last the first five years of pro
duction.
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“Doc” Ireland, Prop.
Cor. 13th and Alder
includes Dave Henthorne, Jim Por
ter, George Rasmussen and Don
Pickens.
Although the meet is strictly a
high school affair, invitations are
sent to the universities and col
leges in the state asking for guest'•
performers. Colonel Hayward had j
originally scheduled to have most!
of the team perform, but with the
Washington dual meet in Seattle
Saturday he revised his roster.
Henthorne will run the^quartei -
mile, while Porter takes hi3 jave- i
lin down for demonstration pur
poses. Oregon's number one and two
pole vaulters, Rasmussen and Pick
ens' packed up their bamboo poles
last night in preparation for the
meet. j
Yesterday’s workout for the cin
dermen was under the direction of
John Warren as Bill Hayward had
the men Monday. Hayward and
Warren are not selling Coach Hec
Edmundsen’s Washington Huskies
short even though they did fall to
California last weekend.
The Huskies soundly defeated
Oregon State in their only confer
ence appearance and have shown
power in nearly all the events. Ore
gon’s injuries are in the races that
they could pick up points, and the
loss of Jake Lcicht, Carl Maxey |
and Merce Brown is not going to be
easily replaced.
Leicht probably won't be able to
go in this comming tussle or the
following contest with Washington !
State at Pullman. He tested his legs '
out Monday but they were still far!
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Aiken Works
Duck Squad
The Duck gridiron mahine went
back into action yesterday, after a
chree-day lapse due to the absence
of Coach Jim Aiken. Aiken, who
has been in San Francisco for the
Pacific Coast meeting, sent the 60
gridders through a heavy workout;
topped by a lengthy scrimmage bo
tween the first four elevens.
For the first time during spring
training the mythical starters went
on the defense during a scrimmage.
Giving either team the ball on the
20-yard line, Aiken let them keep
it as long as they could under game
conditions. The scrimmage was
complete even to the try for extra
point after a touchdown.
Norm Van Brocklin at quarter
back, Don Stanton at tackle, Brad
Eckland at center, and Dan Garza
at end were impressive throughout
the scrimmage, and appear to be
standouts among the Lemon and
Green hopefuls.
The first football game was
nla.ved at the University of Oregon
in 1896.
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