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Webfoots Down Vandals Kirschmen Victors by 7-3 Margin; Smolish, Lokan Star in Pinch Roles j By BOB REED A1 Smolish and Whitey Lokan revealed their value as members of the Oregon, baseball team by the manner in which the former drove in two runs with a pinch fiit single and the latter relief pitched as the Ducks won their second straight game from the Idaho Vandals 7 to 3 yesterday at Civic Stadium. A1 stepped up to the plate to pinch hit for Homer Brobst in the sixth. The bases were full of Ducks, and he promptly brought two runners home by dropping a looping single over the first base man’s head into right field. Lokan turned in an expert chucking job er Brobst in the seventh. He work after rescuing the wallowing Hom ed the last three innings and held the Vandals scoreless and hitless. However, Brobst was given credit for the victory, since Oregon went ahead of Idaho in the sixth. Bartle Hits Well Another sparkling display of bitting was given by Dick Bartle, the Duck first baseman. In three trips to the plate officially, he col lected a single and a double. In the first inning he singled sharply to left, and in the fourth he smashed out a long double. Don Dibble smashed a home run over the left field wall in the sev enth for the longest drive of the afternoon. Joe Whitcomb, the Idaho shortstop, duplicated the feat earlier in the game, when his drive barely cleared the left field wall. As two men were on base When his hit came, he drove in all the Idaho runs. Oregon got an early lead, scor ing one run in the first. Kovenz 1 cached first on an error by the shortstop, stole second, and when the catcher's peg was wide of the bag, moved on to third. Bartle drove Kovenz over the plate with the initial run of the game by banging a sharp single to left. Bropst Starts strong Brobst looked strong during the first five innings. He seemed to have the Vandals baffled until the uprising in the sixth. Up to the sixth, Brobst had given up only three hits, had walked none, and had left only two men on base. But in the sixth, after Beebe had struck out swinging, Brobst lost control and issued a wolk to Mas ingill. Williams followed with a sharp single, ana wnucomD step ped up to drive the ball over the fence. Fred Klink forced Dibble back into right center to take his long fly ball for the second out. Dexter Linck tried to keep thing going by getting the third hit of the inning, a sharp single, but Brobst bore down and made Couper pop to the catcher. Hanky Storm Center During this half of the inning, the attention of the crowd was averted from the run producing intents of the Vandals, and cen tered on the plate umpire, Gus Hanky. A spectator had stepped .onto the field, and was irately storming at Hanky. It wasn’t long before Hanky turned and chased the man from the field. In the seventh, the Vandal tem per caught fire, and Hanky was forced to chase Don Fodrea from the playing field. Fodrea evident ly did not like the calling of play which sent Beebe back to first base after he had stolen second. Box Score Idaho B R II O A T. Masingill, 3b .3 10 3 6 Williams, c .4 12 2 1 Whitcomb, ss .. .4 1111 Klink, If.4 0 110 D. Linck, lb 4 0 2 10 1 Couper, cf .4 0 0 4 0 Munson, rf .4 0 0 0 1 Knikkeberg, 2b .3 0 0 3 1 Beebe, p .2 0 0 0 2 B. Lick, p .1 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 24 13 Oregon Kovenz, If.5 1 1 —i—5 Cohen, ss ..5 0 0 0 5 Dibble, rf .4 113 0 Bartle, lb .3 1 2 13 0 Kirsch, 2b .2 2 13 4 Zurcher, cf .3 112 0 Kimball, 3b.2 0 0 0 1 Wohlers, * .1 110 0 Stratton, 3b 1 0 0 0 0 Burgher, c.3 0 15 1 Brobst, p.2 0 0 0 1 Smolish, ** .1 0 1 0 0 Lokan, p .1 0 0 0 1 Totals.33 7 9 27 13 * Singled for Kimball in sixth. ** Singled for Brobst in sixth. Idaho .000 003 000 Oregon ..100 003 30x c W0.0 Liic auuauuu the argument started. Beebe was on first and Knickkerberg on third. Lokan was on the hill for the Ducks, and when he started his windup to throw to Williams at the plate, Beebe took out for second. But before he could reach the keystone sack, Williams fouled the pitch off. Both umps contended he should return to first. The Van dals, including Coach Chuck Find lay, squawked. Hanky chased Fod rea, and then an arm waving group composed of the two um pires, Chuck Findlay and Don Kirsch and Bill Burgher gathered at home plate to carry the argu ment still further. Ducks Take Lead Oregon was quick to overcome the Vandal lead. In the same sixth inning, they went to work on Ar nold Beebe. Bartle walked, Kirsch singled, and Zurcher hit a ground er to third, which was momentar ily dropped by Masingill, and then picked' up in time to tag Bartle coming into third. Wohlers batted for Kimball and singled to left. The bases were full again. Kirsch on third, Zurcher on second, and Wohlers on first. Burgher waited out the pitcher and got a free tic ket to first advancing each run ner one base. Kirsch was in with the second Oregon run, and Smo lish brought the last two runs of the inning across with his hit. In the seventh after two were out, Oregon put together one hit, two errors, a walk, and a hit bat ter for three more runs. Dibble homered. Bartle reached first on an error, and Kirsch was hit by the pitcher, and Zurcher walked to fill the bases. Bartle and Kirsch then scored when Knickkerberg; let Stratton’s grounder go between his legs. NOTES OF THE GAME: The Ducks are now idle until this Friday and Saturday when they meet the University of Washing ton at Civic Stadium . . .Burgher has a good professional way of anoying the enemy hitters . . . SPORTS STAFF Bob Reed , Bob Reinhart Dick Cramer Sam Fidman Fred Taylor nUliftEi WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 Eugene Redwings vs. Oregon Quacks 8p. m. EUGENE ICE ARENA Admission - Adults 50c inc tax With S. B. cards 30c DregdnW Emerald SPORTS Don Fair, Fred Taylor, Co-Sports Editors - Warron Works Ducks For Couger Cinder Meet John Warren sent his varsity tracksters through a light work out yesterday afternoon in prep aration of the time trials to be held today, and the Washington State meet Saturday which will be Frosh Work For O SC Tilt Preparing for their Friday as sault on the Oregon State Rooks, the Webfoot Frosh nine ran through intrasquad games yester day and Monday, with Coach Bar ney Koch commenting that there has been a marked improvement. Tuesday’s encounter on lower Howe field was between the forces of Coach Koch and those of Jim Hanns, each of whom took the mound for seven innings, with the tilt winding up n a 2 to 2 deadlock. Joe Elkins found Koch’s chucking to his liking as he blasted out a double and two singles in as many times at the plate. Twistie Petitions Due Deadline for freshman girls to petition for chairmanships of com mittees for the annual Twistie sale, sponsored by Phi Theta Upsilon, is today. Petitions for cleanup, finance, publicity, house sales, distribution, booths, posters, schedule and gen eral chairman may be turned in to either June Goetze at Susan Camp bell hall or Laura Olson at the Tri Delt house. the conference opener for the Ducks. For the second consecutive day the oval men worked under perfect conditions as the sun came out shortly after the practice session was under way, aiding Warren in whipping his charges Into condi tion for the Saturday meet. George Rasmussen and Jim Bocehi, first two men in the high jump, were impressive as they both cleared the bar at near six feet. Bocchi is still ailing from a bad ankle and did not attempt to jump for heighth, but worked on form most of the afternoon. Rasmussen how ever, soared six feet one inch be fore Warren called the session to a close. Neither Rasmussen or Don Pickens vaulted yesterday. Davey Henthorne’s leg, which has been Warren’s main headache for the week, showed improvement as the 100 and 220 champ was able to work at half speed in his spec ialties. Henthorne received the in jury in the intra-squad meet last week, but will be on tap for Sat urday. The squad was bolstered yester day with the appearance of Lloyd Hickok, former Portland high school polevault champion and broad jumper. Hickok will be el igible for the coming meet and, providing he can get into condi tion, may prove to be an added strength to the Duck cinder hopes. The meet this weekend with the strong WSC Cougars will mark the initial running of the Oregon harriers for the season, but with the squad shaping up as it has during the past two days, the in vaders may have more on their hands than previously expected. MAKE A REAL HIT! OREGON I vs. | IDAHO & I 1 FORTHOSE fc SPRING TERM f iCOKE DATES— "w Hot sandwiches and steaks— Stop in today at the Rush Inn 13th on the Campus