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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1947)
Cougars Clinch ND Pennant Bailey Boys Pound Huskies 13-7 As Torgeson Stars in Dual Role PULLMAN, May 20—(AP)—Washington State college to day won the Northern Division Pacific Coast conference base ball title defeating the University of Washington 13-7 with a seven-run spurt in the sixth inning sparked by two more runs. Arnie Torgeson, Cougar relief hurler, started checking the Huskies with tight pitching in the fifth inning and gave Wash ington State its tenth victory in the sixth when he hit a three run homer. With only four losses, the Cou gars could drop both their remain ing two games with Idaho and still win the pennant. They will play the Southern Division cham pion for the right to represent the Coast conference in national play offs. The Huskies were ahead 7 to 5 when the Cougars launched their big sixth-inning attack. Chuck Brayton collected a two-run homer off Gott, and Washington sent Bobby Jorgensen to the mound with two Cougar runners on base. Torgeson hit the first ball Jorgen sen hurled for the three-run circuit trip. Torgeson entered the game in the fifth inning, relieving starter Ward Rockey, and pitched two-hit scoreless, ball for the next four innings. Washington State .defeated Washington 7 to 2 yesterday in a pitching duel between the teams’ pitching aces, Wally Kramer of the Cougars and Max Soriano ot the Huskies. Washington 200 230 000 7 9 6 Wash. State 022 107 Olx, 13 11 5 Gott, Jorgensen (6), and And i„:-:en; Rockey, Torgeson (5), and Wilbur. Dobbs Pulls Muscle . DALLAS, May 20 (AP) Gil Dobbs, famed miler, suffered a puled leg muscle while working out here. It was not determined whether he will be able to fill an engagement to run in a track meet at Phoenix, Ariz., next Friday. BUCK BAILEY . . . Rotund, raid11 Washington S t a t e college base hall coach whose Cougars yesterday tripped off with the Northern Divi sion baseball championship. ART McLARNEY . . . University of Washington baseball coach. McLar ney’s Huskies were unable to check tlie rampaging WSC sluggers and consequently the Seattle lads took two on the nose its the Cougars clinched the 1947 baseball title. Webfoots Prime For Remaining Battles With Coleman's Bevos Oregon's baseball team, definitely eliminated from the northern division chase, continued preparation for the two remaining games with Oregon State this weekend. Howard Hobson’s nine, by winning both of the contests, could end up in a tie for second with Washington in the final standings with 9 wins, 7 losses. Friday, the Beavers and Ducks square off at Corvallis, with the final t*ay billed for Howe field Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. It will be the final games for Webfoot seniors Hal Haltzman, Tony Crish. DicK Burns, ana boo shiuw. Saltzman will probably start on the mound Friday, with John Day do ing the finale honors. Graduation of Santee, Burns, and Crish will take the power punch of the Hobsonmen this year. Burns has been clubbing the ball at a steady .350 pace, while Crish and Santee have supplied the long blows and batted in the telling runs. Last season, Oregon State whipped the Ducks three out of four but even this couldn't stop Oregon from winning their fourth consecu-1 tive title. This season the two teams are wrestling for third place in the division, with the Webfoots current ly holding a one-game edge. .11 dropping Monday’s tilt to the Ducks, Aggie mentor, Kalpli Coleman, saved his ace Chuck Sun vain who is tagged to Open at Corvallis Friday. The Bearers j arc a rejuvenated ball team with tlie addition of hustling Frankie Itoelandt behind the plate.. DU Tennis Team Drops Phi Delts The DU netsmen advanced to the quarter-final round in the JM tennis eliminations yesterday by virtue of a 2-to-l win over the Phi Delts. The DU points were tallied by Herb Trainer who took the meas ure of Phi Dolt Jim Thoburn in the singles 6-4, 6-1, and the dou bles combination of John Weisel and Jim Nelson who put down Tom Davis and Don Nowell 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. The Phi Delt point was earned by the doubles team of Don McCollom and Bob Feasely who defeated Doe Payne a n d Larry Holden 6-8, 6-3, 6-3. The libraries of United States institutions of higher learning con tain more than 62.000,000 bound volumes. Oregon Footballers to Demonstrate For Prep Coaching Clinic Thursday COACH JIM AIKEN . . . whose University of Oregon football machine is putting the finishing touches on demonstration plan:, fo. the first an nual high school coaches’ clinic. Aiken is also trying to arrange r, warm up game for his athletes before the Ducks hit the University of Texas next fall. By WALLY ADAMS With five weeks of hard work under their belts, Oregon football' hopefuls tapered off with a light scrimmage session yesterday in preparation for ::ie Coach’s clinic this weekend. The usual practice ended with a lengthy, but light scrimage. Aiken announced he was dis appointed by the passing perform ance yesterday, after a brilliant showing last Saturday. However, he praised the work of the line, and singled out Halfback Keith DeCourcey for his outstanding scrimmage. Part of the session was devoted to changing several assignments, in an experiment to get more pow er into the backfield running at tack. Aiken did not state whether this would be a permanent part of his system, but it will likely re main in the test stage until next fall. Efforts are being made to se cure a game prior to the present University of Texas opener next fall in Portland.. Aiken doesn’t want the Ducks to go against the Longhorns without a game under his system behind them. One more serious injury was added to the list when Guard Don Rueker went to the sidelines with a bad leg injury. The other men hurt during spring practice were Halfback Bill Behrens, and Full back Deane Bond. The Webfoots will run through a demonstration period for the bene fit of the visiting high school coaches Thursday and close their spring practice Friday with a final full-length game on Hayward field. Great Grid Season Foreseen By Coach SPOKANE, May 20 (AP) — Fritz Crisler, University of Mich igan football coach, predicted to day that fans all over the country will see the greatest football sea son of them all in 1947. Visiting Michigan alumni and friends in the West, Crisler said veterans returning to college rep resent “a five-year accumulation i of football talent” which will be organized this year as it could not j be last season. Predicting “There will not be an undefeated eleven in the Big Nine j next November,” Crisler said that j "On any afternoon any one club in the conference will be able to heat any other club.” He will visit Seattle tomorrow and Portland, Thursday. Track Mark Equalled BEREA, O., May 20—(API — Harrison Dillard of Baldwin Wal lace, America’s hurdling cham pion, equalled his world record of 22.5 seconds in the 220-yard low hurdles today, but Ohio State’s cindermen upset his mates, 86 to 41. in a dual meet. Dillard hit the tape seven yards in front of his teammate, Norb Badar, to equal the mark which he j set last year. the CLUB Barber Shop 814 Willamette everybody loves the iiew eat treat! EL PRONTO 17th & Willamette | CORSAGES— • Sultry suggestive onions • Perky radish rosettes • Lemon and nut leis • Asparagus clusters that bring out the green of his eyes • Funnels, mops, brushes UNIVERSITY GROCERY 790 E. 11th Phone 1597