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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1947)
Ducks-Beavers Run Today Oregon Duck Tabbed Favorite To Topple Orange Runners It’s Oregon against Oregon State at 1:00 p. m. today on Hayward field. Oregon will be out for its first dual-meet win with OSC since 1943 and fireworks are liable to result in all events. The big “rival meet will be the last time L.oionei rsin nay ward fields a track team for Oregon on the local field. It is also the “farewell” contest for Jake Leicht and Captain Bill Beifuss. Oregon enters the meet slight favorites on the basis of pre vious performances and by virtue , of the fact that the sprint team of _ i. .aw mmm TRACK COACH . . . Bill Hayward whose Webfoot runners will com pete against Oregon State college today on Hayward field. uave wenmorne, can mascj, Jake Leicht, and Wally Still is at full strength for the first time this year. OSC drubbed the Ducks 7-1 in an early-season relay meet the local cindermen are out to revenge this licking and win far Hayward in his last showing at Hugene. Although the Webfoot thinclads are given a nod on paper anything can happen. The big meet always produces unexpected results. Originally scheduled for 1:30 Ibis afternoon, the meet was moved to the more convenient I :00 time in order to get Jim Aiken’s football game started earlier. The pigskin toters take to the field as soon as the track meet is over. Oregon State has shown strength in the mile, 440, shotput, two-mile, discus, and broad jump in conference meets while Oregon has displayed power in the sprints, 880, pole vault, high jump and high hurdles. Rated even for both clubs is the low hurdles. Oregon is likely to take the 440 yard dash away from State with Dave Henthorne as the key man. CSC has depended on Lyle Sch lavin for points in the quarter all year and he has the excellent time of :49.5. Hayward has kept Hen thorne in the sprints except on rare occasion, but now that his other sprinters are ready to go, he is switching Dave to the quarter. One of the most exciting races ol the day should develop when Henthorne tangles with Schlavin. Henthorne is undefeated this year. He will also be running the M'JO-yard dash later in the after noon and tin'll move to the quar ter-mile for the relay team. Jake Leicht puts on his spiked shoes for tiie last time at Hayward field and conference competition. The well-known Leicht has been plagued with injuries this season but looked good in practice this week and will be a sure point-get ter for Colonel Hayward. Tiifere is going to be a real battle in the high jump, Bill Beifuss makes his favewell per formance in this event anil is out to keep his undefeated ree rolleit over at 6 feet 4 inches anil oiit. Dick Udmunilson, OSU, has Bill did better than this last year tint not so far this season. Beifuss is king of the high junip ers, winning the crown in t li a t cv mt last year at t h e Division lii-'ct in Seattle. Both Leieht and Beifuss, champion trackmen, will give fans a treat in their perform ances. The 1600 different types of posi tions for which the United States civil service commission offers ex aminations, only approximately 200 require a college degree or its equivalent. The third president of Fordliam University was a cousin of Mrs. J a in e s Roosevelt, mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. | GUalt By AL PIETSCHMAN Mile: Probable Time—4:27 1. Floyd Runyan (OSC) 4:27. 2. John Joachims (O) 4:28. 3. Jack Boiler (OSC) 4:31. Will be an exciting race between these three men. Last lap ought to bring stands to feet. 440: Probable Time—:49.2. 1. Dave Henthorne (O) :50.1. 2. Lyle Schlavin (OSC) :49.5. 3. Olden Hughes (OSC) :50 Schlavin has a better mark than Henthorne, but we’re sticking with undefeated Henthorne. He’s a great competitor and hasn’t been pressed yet this year. Watch for a spectacular race. Hughes may run 880. 100: Probable Time—:I0. 1. Jake Leicht :10.1. 2. Dick Edmondson (OSC) :10.0. 3. Carl Maxev (O) no, time available. Leieht is back that means speed. Oregon may get all three spots it Wally Still is in good form. High Hurdles: Probable Time—: 15.3 1. Wyn Wright (O) :15.3. 2. Ray Sering (OSC) :15.5. Jack Doyle (O) This race should go to Wright as he has bettered Bering's mark all season. We're going out on a limb for Doyle—he needs two points for his letter and that should be the incentive to push him into a point spot. Shot Put: Probable Distance—17 feet <i inches 1. Bob Reiman (OSC) 47 feet 6Ys inches. 2 Lamarr Wilcox (OSC 46 feet 6■{» inches. 3. Lou Robinson (O) There is no question as to who is going to get the top two spots. Discus: Probable Distance—144 feet 1. Bob Reiman (OSC) 144 feet 9 inches. 2. Ray Heinderich (O) 135 feet 10 inches. 3. McClintick (O) 132 feet. Again big Bob Reiman will 'take a first place and five points. Javelin: Probable Distance—194 feet 1. Lou Robinson (O) 201 feet 6 inches. 2. Jim Porter (O) 190 feet 5 inches. 3. Bob Martinson 171 feet 1 inch, Porter may beat out Rocky Robinson as Lou's arm has been bothering him. Either way, Oregon should take one-two. Martinson may even be edged by Wally Still if he tosses. High Jump—Probable Height—6 feet 4 inches ! 1. Bill Beifuss (0)6 feet 3 inches. 2. Ken Elliot (OSC) 6 feet 4 inches. 3. Wright (O) G feet 2 inches. Keep your eyes on the high jump pit when the bar gets high. A good battle in store. 880: Probable Time—1:57.5 1. Stu Norene (O) 1:5:8. 2 Olden Hughes (OSC) 1:59. 3. Bill Purcell (O) 1:58.5. Good race if Hughes runs. Swan may switch him to 440 for points as we are strong in this race. Broad dump: Probable Distance—22 feet 8 inches 1. Bob Laidlaw (OSC) 23 feet 5'.j inches. 2. Merce Brown (O) 21 feet 8 inches. 3. Thompson (OSC) 21 feet SC inches. Might be good contest for third between Don Pickens (O) and Thomp son. 220: Probable Time:—21.(1 1. Dave Henthorne (O') :21.7. 2. Jake Leicht (O) :22.3. 3 Jerry Cole (OSC) :21.S. Oregon's strongest event. Keep an eye on Jake his first race in a month. Maxey may bring home the bacon, too. Two mile: Probable Time—9:50 1. Don Cowan (OSC) 9:47.2. 2. A1 Flake (OSC) 10.00. 3. Pete Mundle (O) 10:05. Cowan is strong and Mundle won’t catch him although he has looked good in practice. Low Hurdles: Probable Time—:24.2 : 1. VVyn Wright (Ol :24.3. 2. Jerry Cole (OSC) :24.3. 3. Ray Soring | (OSC). Wright and Cole will put on a terrific race. Cole has improved re 1 maikably and Wright will have to go for all he’s worth to win. Pole Vault: Probable Height 13 feet II inches 1. George Rasmussen (O) 13 feet 9 3 8 inches. 2. Don Pickens (O) 12 feet 9 inches. 3. Dick Slocum (OSC) 12 feet 3 inches. How high George will go no one knows. He's been climbing all year and may keep going. Mile relay: Probable Time—8:25 1. Oregon 3:27 Jake Leicht. Dave Henthorne, Wall Still and Dave Hen thorne. State beat us in mile relay before but watch out now. FINAL SCORE—OREGON 75, OSC 56. Hayward to Retire After OSC Contest This afternoon’s Oregon-Oregon State track meet will be Colonel Bill Hayward’s last official role as coach on Hayward field, the field named in his honor. With the passing of the afternoon, the Hayward tradition will not be gone. Bill will be around—you don’t lose a tradi tion overnight, not one revered and respected by everyone. Hayward came to Oregon 44 years ago. Since that time he has become the most famous track coach in the nation and now holds the title “Dean of American Track and Field Coaches.” The famous “Colonel Bill” is known by all those who have trained under him—and known by thousands more who have seen his team perform. Bill started coaching before he came to Oregon. Forty-four years ago he was coaching. He coached at California five years, Pacific university two, and Albany col lege two before coming to Eugene. Bill came to Oregon in 1904 as trainer and track and field coach. Since then he has held the job of track coach contin uously and also was football coach at one time. One of his football' teams went to the Rose Bowl, a credit to his ability as a all-around great coach. An athlete himself, Hayward can relate some of his unusual per formances. Most spectacular of all was the day in which he partici pated in 22 different events rang ing from running, to wrestling, and to a long race in a rowing shell. I Race Records May Fall Today Four records may be set today in 1947 running' of the O'regon-OSC track meet. Given good w a r m weather Duck runners have a chance of equalling or bettering present marks in the 220-yard low hurdles, mile relay, pole vault, and quarter-mile. Wyn Wright, speedy hurdler, has an excellent chance of crack ing the low hurdle record of 24:4 set in 1931 by Art Holman and tied in 1939 by Jim Buck, both of Oregon. Wyn has step ped off a 24.3 already this year, and with OSC’s Jerry Cole press ing him, may hit the same mark again and set a new record. Coie isn't to be counted out. He ms also dene a 24.3 and if he beats out Wright, he may be the new record holder. Oregon mile relay team may qual the record of 3:22.4 set in 1931 by another Oregon quartet. Iii 1906 he was selected as a member of the United States Olympic coaching staff for the Olympic Games at London. This I honor was repeated for the 1912 I games in Stockholm, 3920 in Antwerp, 1924 in Paris, 1928 in : Amsterdam, and 1932 in Los ! Angeles. ! One of his watch fobs is a sou venier presented to him for his outstanding work as Olympic coach. He has developed many cham pions at Oregon. One is in the making now, lithe George Ras mussen, the sensational freshman pole vaulter. Among the many greats pro duced by Hayward dre Ralph Hill, miler; Paul Starr1 and Carson Shoemake, sprinters, George Var off and Rod Hensen, pole vaulters; Mack Pmbinson, sprinter, hurdler, and broad jumper; Bobby Park and Boyd Brown, javelin; Ed Moel- i ler, discus, and Les Steers, high jumper. It was Bill who instituted the now-famous Hayward relavs for high school cindermen. Hayward saw the need for young athlete's eyeing a goal in relays and brought forth the Hayward relays, now attracting more than 500 high school students every year. lie isn’t just a coach. When someone has a bad leg, be it a football player or basketball player, Hayward is johnny-on I the-spot to tinker around with a , gadget for the injured per former. How he does it is beyond a lay ; man's comprehension. All he has to work with is an old stump for a bench, a little hammer and piec es of aluminum tape and Hayward ‘know-how.” Somewhere along the line, the school figured he didn’t need more than that to work with, but Bill never said any thing. Just worked with his meag er tools and fixed up ailing ath letes. The passing of a law maximiz ing the age of professors cuts —" Bill from the Oregon payroll at the end of this year. But he will still be “track Coach” to the men he trained and to the stu dents and faculty at Oregon he will' officially be known as Bill Hayward, track coach emeritus. June... Moon... Croon... Spoon. 11 We hate to be corny . . . but that’s how it is. You’ve a list a mile long of about-to-be newly-weds you want to come through for with something spe cial. Let us help you find those just-right ‘'some things"— precious bits of English bone china—a figurine for the what-not shelf—a tray—a picture —or maybe a lamp. \\ e've a lot of ideas—come in and see. 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