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Duck-OSC Track Meet Today - Maybe Rain Stops Duck Nine For Sixth Straight Time By GLENN GILLESPIE The words “game called off—no practice’ were again written fin the blackboard in McArthur court yesterday. Coach Don Kirsch's frustrated Webfoot diamondnien had to be content for the sixth consecutive time to forego a scheduled pre-season contest, this time with the Salem Senators, and limited their ball playing to a light workout indoors. If the inclement weather continues and washes out the double-headers set with Willamette university and the Uni versity of Portland Friday anil Saturday, Kirsch’s Ducks will be forced to go into Northern Division play with nary a prac tice game unaee uieir Dens. The 1948 ND openee for the Oregon nine is slated here at home April 14 with the defending cham pion Washington State Cougars, coached by Buck Bailey. A second WSC game will be played the fol lowing day, the Idaho Vandals (»lay here April 19 and 20, nad two more home games are set for the Ducks April 23 and 24 with Art McLarney's Washington Huskies before the Webfoots hit the road. In order to give his squad some kind of game experience before the regular season starts, Kirsch has an inter-squad practice game with Barney Koch's Frosh slated this afternoon. This contest de pends, as efer, on the weather. If the rain ceases before this weekend, the Willamette and Port land games may haev to be played on lower Howe field, if the Civic stadium diamond isn’t in shape by that time. If they ever do get in a practice game, Whitey Bokan is still tick eted for the starting chucking as signment for the Ducks. Bill Bur gher will open behind the plate. Don Kimball at tahird, A1 Cohen at short, Walt Kirsch on second, and First baseman Dick Bartle complete the infield. John Kovenz will be in left field, Hal Zurcher will cover center and Pat Wohers will open in right fied. Newcomer to Eleven Adds Halfback Power By DICK MASK A cinch to bo in the thick of tilings when Jim Aiken considers tiie merits of his left halfbacks is John McKay, Purdue transfer. Mc Kay is built along the lines of the departing Jake Leicht and is blessed with the necessary speed and quickness that could make him a tough man to root out of a start ing backfield assignment. Prior to McKay’s 194G season, liis last in a college uniform, as a regular halfback at the Boilermak er institution, he played service ball with the Third Air Force Gremlins at Greensboro, North Carolina, and high school football, basketball, and track at Shinnston, West Virginia. London Fight Given Okay LONDON, April 6—(UP)—The Bank of England today sanctioned a dollar payoff to permit Gtis Les nevich to defend his light heavy weight boxing championship here against Freddie Mills July 26, promotor Jack Solomons announ ced. A crowd of 43,700 is expected to view the battle at the White City stadium. Originally, Solomons had said that 80.000 would see the tight, but crowd restrictions limit the capacity of the stadium to the lower figure. The wise employer does not both er the help when they’re busy. ——w— THE STUDENT SHOP Charlie Elliot's UNIVERSITY BARBER SHOP 1239 Alder St Close to the Campus Georgia’s Charley Trippi, and Bob Kennedy, ex-WSC fullback lunmin ary, played in the Gremlin back field along with McKay. The 24-year-old back also knows his way around on a basketball floor, 'to put it mildly. He played at Maxwell field, Alabama, in 1945 and was picked on Arch Ward’s National All-Servtce quintet. Ward is the well-known sports editor of the Chicago Daily Tribune. Selected along with McKay on the all-star aggregation was Guard Bill McCahan, now famous as the Oregon W Emerald SPORTS Don Fair, Fred Taylor, Co-Sports Editors Freshmen Awarded Numerals Frosh numerals for members of the 1948 Oregon basketball and swimming squads were approved Monday night by the student ex ecutive council at their regular meeting. Thirteen Duckling cagers were recommended for numerals while nine Baby Aqua-Ducks will get awards. The Frosh basketball team finished its season with 17 wins in 22 starts, including an even split in the traditional four game series with the Oregon State Rooks. The swimming team of the Yearlings was undefeated. Basketball players receiving nu merals are: Eddie Artzt, Jerry Barde, LeRoy Coleman, Wayne Ford, Brad Fullerton, Gene Hover, Jack Keller, Don Peterson, Rod Slade, Dick Mase, Bob Taggesell, Will Urban, and Ernie Wilde. Swimmers earning the Frosh awards are: Paul Dahlquist, War ren Braucher, Art Bayly, Bud Brown, Stan Hargrave, Leon Campbell, Tom Nekota, Jim Stan ley, and Louis Santos. Philadelphia Athletic pitcher that hurled a no-hit, no-run game against the New York Yankees. McKay and the other service all stars traveled through Mexico, and hit Madison Square Garden and Chicago stadium on their tour. McKay will be a junior this fall and from all indications he will be very valuable in the next two years. WE'LL STORE YOUR FURS SAFELY ALL SUMMER— Matthew's Fur Shop The Master Furriers 111 West 7th Ave. Phone 3567 Bears Defeat W I Nine, 6-4 BERKELEY, Cal. April 6—(UP) —University of California’s nat ional collegiate baseball champions hung a 6 to 4 defeat on the profes sional Victoria Yanks of the West ern International League today. The Golden Bears put across four runs in the second inning on two singles, a walk and two errors. They added the clincher in the fourth on Right Fielder Cliff Mc Clain’s two-run homer. The Yanks were able to gather only six singles off the combined efforts of three Bear hurlers. Rocky Able to Fight On Missouri Box Cards ST. LOUIS, April 6—(UP) — The Missouri athletic commission today had bestowed its official blessing on middleweight cham pion Rocky Graziano. Although the problem child of boxing never officially had been banned in the state, it had been tacitly understood that he would not be allowed to fight in Missouri. The commission at an action taken here last night O.K.’d his Seven Still Uncleared By Official Weather permiting, the Univer sity of Oregon track squad will meet the OSC Aggies in the first - relay meet of the season this after noon, on the Hayward oval at 2 p. m. Yesterday for the third con secutive time, the weather man threw a wet towel on Mentor John Warren’s hopes of meeting the Eeaver cinder burners, forcing the Oregon squad to hold but a short practice session. There is still no word as to the eligibility of the seven members of the squad declared ineligible last Saturday because of late re gistration. However, an official clearing is expected from Dean Orlando Hollis within a day. All of the men declared out are ex pected to play prominent rt>Jes| in the Duck cinder hopes this year. The Webfoot speedsters embark for Moscow Thursday, where they will officially open the Northern Division cinder race against the Idaho Vandals. Oregon walked away with the meet last year, and is picked to do so again, providing the seven men are declared elig ible. j appearance and there is said to be a possible St. Louis engagement in the offing. 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