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
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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
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
Eugene Redwings
vs.
Oregon Quacks
8p. m.
EUGENE ICE ARENA
Admission
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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
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