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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1948)
Webfoot Nine OpensReason Today Tracksters Prime For OSC Relays In their last strenuous workout before the Oregon State relay meet Saturday, the Oregon track men went through their paces yes terday, running for time. The dual meet with the Beavers will be held on the Hayward oval. “The team is still in dire need of middle-distance men. Anybody who lias ever had any experience at running the 440 or 880 should turn out now, as they can be used,” said Coach John Warren. He also disclosed that managers for the thinclads are needed and candi dates should report to Athletic Director Leo Harris at McArthur court when applying for the pos ition. These managers will go on the road trips which the harriers have on the slate this season. Henthorne Tops Stocky Dave Henthorne again looked the best of the sprint men. The piston-legged performer, run ning anchor position on the 440 relay team, covered his distance in the fastest time of the candidates, galloping away from the rest of the pack. Team Incomplete The fourth man to compete with George Rasmussen, Jack Doyle, and Merce Brown in the shuttle hurdle relay is still not def inite, although Art Milne was try ing his hand at skimming the bar riers. The fourth man on the fouifr mile relay team is still not decided, with the meet only a day off. Today the thinclads will have a day of rest before the OSC reays. The Beaver thinclads captured the meet last year by a 7-1 edge in the eight events. Stars Edge Indian Nine HOLLYWOOD, April 1—(UP) — Pinchhitter A1 Libke hit a sixth inning outfield fly tonight that scored two runs to gives,Hollywood a 7 to 5 Pacific Coast league base ball victory' over Seattle. The game before 2800 shivering fans at Gilmore field gave Holly wood a two to one lead in the open ing series. Bob Hall, rookie right-hander who opened on the mound for Seat tle, gave up two runs in the first inning. He was knocked from the mound in the sixth by Hollywood's four run spree which started when two men he had walked scored on Fred Vaughn’s double. Don Ross and Lou Kalin singled and were scored by Libke's fly. Hollywood added another tally in the eighth on another brace of sin gles by Ross and Kahn from Seat tle pitcher Tom Reis. The Rainiers scored twice in the third and took a brief lead in the fifth when singles by Ramsey, White and Lou Novikoff scored two runs. They tallied again in the sixth. Vernon Kennedy, who relieved in the sixth inning, got credit for the win. To get a reputation as a liar, a fellow has only to keep complain ing that he's being misquoted. Oregon W Emerald SPORTS Don Fair, Fred Taylor, Co-Sports Editors Oaks Drop Bevos, 5-4 Oakland, April 1—(UP)—Loyd Christopher scored both the tying and winning runs tonight as the Oakland Acorns marked up their first victory of the Pacific Coast league season, a 10-inning, 5 to 4 win over the Portland Beavers. The Oaks trailed 3 to 4 from the end of the second inning, but ral lied the tying run in the eighth inn ing and the winning one in the last of the 10th. Christopher tripled in the eighth and was scored by Ray Hamrick, who hit a looping double over sec ond base. In the deciding tenth, Christopher hit a 350-foot double against the left field fence, Dario Lodigiani grounded to Ford Mullen at second and Mullen, trying to catch Chris at third, threw high. Christ scored before the ball was recovered. Prepper Tops College Stars NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 1— (UP)—Jack Taylor, a 17-year-old high school senior from Akron, O., churned his way to a sparkling tri umph tonight in the 1500-meter free style race which opened the forty-fourth renewal of the AAU indoor swimming championships at Yale’s Payne Whitney gymnasium. The blond, baby-faced represen tative of the Firestone swim club was clocked in 20:08.2 and beat fa vored Matt Mann, 3rd, of Michigan. IM Schedule Plans The spring term intramural schedule for softball, tennis, and golf is on the presses, and will be mailed out to the living organ izations tonight, according to Paul R. VVashke, intramural di rector. Action starts next Wednesday. Three softball fields will be avail able for league play, and squads are urged to be on time, or for feit the games. Idaho Opens Spring Work MOSCOW, Ida., April 2—(UP)— Candidates for University of Ida ho’s 1948 football team reported yesterday to Head Coach Dixie Howell for spring training. Most members of the 1947 squad, which won four out of eight in cluding victories over Stanford and undefeated University of Utah, will be out for the team. Biggest hole to fill will be the left halfback slot, occupied last year by triple-threater Billy Wil liams, who led the Pacific Coast conference in yardage gained with 1148 yards to his credit. Seals Win Third Tilt By Defeating Solons SACRAMENTO, Cal., April 1— (UP)—Brilliant two-hit pitching by Boston Red Sox castoff Tommy Fine gave the San Francisco Seals a 2 to 0 victory over Sacramento’s Solons here tonight, their third con secutive victory in the opening Pa cific coast league series. Town meeting seems to be not only the best kind of government, but also the one with the most laughs. NOW YOU CAN OWN A PERMANENT RECORD OP The priceless documents on Freedom Train AS A LASTINO AND CHERISHED PART OF YOUR HOME Heritage „ Freedom By FRANK MONAGHAN Historical Consultant of the American Heritage Foundation, which sponsors the nationwide tour of the Freedom Train THIS official Freedom Train book is the first and only book to give the history and mean* ing of the basic documents of American liberty.'' It contains the complete texts of most of the im*' portant documents, many shown in photographs -> of the original manuscripts—and the significant,1 > portions of all the others. ||| 127 documents, 160 pages, quarto, 35 pages of illustrations, '*■ ' Cloth-bound, S3.50, paper-bound, $2.00 U. of O. "CO-OP" i :■} Lokan Starting Pitcher Against Willamette Nine A 22-man baseball traveling squad leaves the Oregon campus at 9 a. m. Salem-bound where the nine opens its season today against Willamette university in a doubleheader beginning at 1:30 p. m. Both games will be abbreviated seven-inning affairs and will be played at Water’s Field. Coach Don Kirsch announced his tentative pitchers for the first game as Whitey Lokan for the first three innings, Bob Thomson two innings, and Jim Ekstrom two innings. Hinders for the-second contest will be Bob Charlton, starter, Homer Brobst, and Will Stradlev. The squad was cut from 25 to 22 Thursday afternoon when pitchers DeWayne Johnson and Dick Wilkins, and catcher Duff Kimsey were declared tempo* arily ineligible. Going into the initial contests, Coach Don Kirsch pronounced his team as defensively good, but the batting strength is untested. “The big question mark of the team, which is for the most part inex however, is the pitching staff perienced,” Kirsch explained. Veterans Start The remainder of the tentative starting lineup for the Webfoots this afternoon is: Bill Burgher, first base; Walt Kirsch, second base; A1 Cohen shortstop; Don Kimball, third base; and Johnny Kovenz, Hal Zurcher, and Pat Wohlers in the outfield. No infield reserve were taken on the trip, which continues to Port land Friday night where the Ore gon team meets Portland univer sity in another twin bill at Colum bia Park, Saturday at 1:30 p. m. Other pitchers on the traveling squad are Norm Henwood, Jim Kays, and Dick DeBernardi. The reserve catcher is Dick Rod iger, while other outfielders slated for duty are Don Dibble, Johnny Jones, A1 Smolish, and Russ Nie haus. The Willamete diamond squad is also of untested quality, as the two games today will be the first of the season for the Bearcats. Following the Saturday games, the Oregon team will return home to meet the Salem Senators of the Western International league in single games, Monday and Tues day afternoons at the Civic stad ium. Don Lee Cars Entering Race INDIANAPOLIS, April 1—(UP)! —Wilbur Shaw, president of the Indianapolis Speedway, announced today that three Don Lee specials and two other cars had been en tered in the 32nd annual running of the 500-mile classic at the motoE track here on May 31. The five entries brought the to tal nominations to 27, Shaw said. Besides the Don Lee entry, owned by the Thomas Lee enter prises of Los Angeles, cars were entered by Les Anderson of Port land, Ore., and Ralph S. Miller. 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