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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1948)
Crucial Diamond Battle Set Today Shyster Nine Hits Clerks jfn Softball Brawl at 2 Legal Eagle coaches Ed Dick and Jim "Bonevard" Schiller 'pronounced their law school softball nine in excellent shape y>r its game this afternoon with the BA school's circular-file |lerks. f Game time is 2 p.m. The place—north intramural field. V Yesterday Schiller and Dick sent their 100-plus charges ;:ircmg'h a series of sprints, in jpticipation of much base ruli ng. Fastest of the herd was oe “Hardy Perennial” Grimm. Fhe graceful 200-pounder fair ly flew over the 100-yard ymrse in 50 seconds flat. '/ “With a slight tail wind I “ould have done it in :49.5,” Grimm said. 1 The Eagles will be at least /'.0-deep in every position, not V counting' the men on the hot- * -> Jfc jbm. Yesterday 25 transfers ED DICK pom Purdue and one from the Switches sports to coach Lawyers lHarvard law school were declared eligible by Morris J. “No I-floise” Galen, conference representative, giving the Eagles additional strength at third base. Also, Fred “Halo Head” f{'^JtarI cweather, who was going fishing, might not go, so that the losition of bat boy will be filled amply. Coaches Dick and Schiller have not decided cn their starting battery. But the odds are that “Torrid” Plazel Trollinger will take over mound duties. I Trollinger Ready for Anything ■ Trollinger, the ambidextrous rookie cunnie-thumber, up yrom La Grande, worked a few frames yesterday and caught the Loaches’ eyes. cj “She’s got a fine assortment of stuff—a good high, hard one, \ sharp curve, and a tantalyzing slow ball,” they said. “Those pewriter mechanics won’t even get to base one.” 'J Tentative Eagle lineup includes Sylvia “The Molalla Maul £3r” Mitchell, catcher; Dovey Jo “Stretch” Carlos, first base; mbhn “Trapper” Veatch, second base; Ben "Father of Two” feSoddard, short stop; A1 “Spider” Gray, third base; “Rapid” (Jlrad Fancher, left field; Ralph “Bobo” Currin, center field; Wiene "Round Man” Brown, right field; and programs, one ©liar. Howard to Umpire 1 Calling the balls and strikes will be Professor Charlie ilon’t Worry, John, It Never Rained in Oregon Yet” Howard, teran of three wars. “This game will be played according to American military vernment rules,” said Howard, who was with T. R. on the ter’s mad dash up San Juan hill. Music between innings will be furnished by Loren “Hot ps” Russell and his “Furious Fourteen.” The organization one of the most'unique in captivity, having a 10-man rhythm :tion which includes Willie Ganong on the hot tire pump, irold “Scrub Me Mamma” Johnson on the wash boards, )$elson "The Body” Grubbe on the pocket comb, Bobby Blair |in the gourds, Kermit “Motionless” Smith on the tubs, Jack •il’vicka Jicka” Hill on the onestring guitar, and Wally “Two j,eft Hands” Martin on the 44 (he refuses to play above middle jb 1 Eagles Odds-on Favorites 3. Featured soloist with the “Furious Fourteen’ will be Profes {jor Allan H. “Howlin’ Hugh” Smith, baritone. | The Eagle nine, with its unbroken string of 27 straight vic tories over the BA school, has been made a prohibitive betting favorite. *jridmen Hold ■\ (Continued from page four) &w that Bill Abbey has aban ^ned the turf wars, Aiken drilled Ctirl Stelle and Joe Tom in the Jticial slot. One of the reasons %' the postponement of the intra vAuad grid battle was because the Icond team lacked a pass-throw |g quarterback. jkBoth Stelle and Tom have ex jljeted good throwing arms in practices, but still lack the wesse necessary for the T forma jln. One of the coach’s big prob is teaching the passers to W’.ve the ball in one direction while on the mow in another, which Norm Van Brocklin has mastered so completely, and which is a requisite for trickery from the T. Aiken remarked at the conclu sion of the session that Oregon in the Rose Bowl talk is still going on, despite the fact that the left halfback post is still open in the backfield. Latest to take up the cry for the Webfoots is Bill Lei ser, of the San Francisco Chronicle, who picked Oregon and California firsthand Southern Cal and UCLA second. The Ducks and the Golden Bears do not meet next season. Yearling Nine Slates Twin Bill; UO Thinclads Face Washington UWSquad Favored in Dual Meet By ELWIN PAXSON The Oregon cindermen will play a host’s role for the second week in a row this, afternoon, when they face a powerful University of Washington outfit on Hayward field. Field events will begin at 1:30 and the running contests are set to get underway at 2. The Huskies are firmly estab lished in the favorites’ position on the basis of comparative scores. The Webfoots were soundly defeat ed by OSC in the season opener, a relay affair held on the Oregon oval, while the Washington thin clads had little difficulty in win ning over the Beavers at Seattle two weeks ago. Visitors Strong The visitors are especially strong in the running events, which will also be Oregon’s most vulnerable spot today. The loss of Dave Hen thorne, defending ND 100 and 220 yard dash champ, due to a leg in jury, virtually assures Washington the lion's share of the meet points, regardless of the results of the field and weight events. Such outstanding performers as Jack Hensey in the half-mile, and two-miler Don Wold will practical ly be unopposed in their respective events. Both striders are picked for ND championships in the finals on May 22, and no Duck runner can even approach the times already registered by the point collecting pair. Field Better The picture is a little brighter in the field events. George Rasmussen, stands a better - than - average chance to pick up firsts in both the pole vault and high jump on the basis of his double victory against Washington State last week, Lou Robinson is a strong contender in the javelin, and Skiles Hoffman and Merce Brown are figured to collect several points in the broad jump. Defending discus champion Ray Heidenrich will be opposed by Dave Dalby, who set a new meet record against California last Sat urday, and the platter battle prom ises to be a close-fought affair. The complete Oregon line-up in cludes: Joachims, Portis, and Mit chell, 440; Hoffman and Weber, 100 and 220; Hoag, Butterfield and Bell, 880; Doyle and Rasmussen, high hurdles; Doyle and Pickens, low hurdles; Mundle, mile; Smith and Pietschman, two-mile, Rasmus sen, Williamson and Bocchi, high jump; Heidenrich, McClintock, and Deise, discus; Robinson and Porter, javelin; Robinson and Deise, shot put; and Hoffman, Brown, and O’Hearn or Pickens, broad jump. _ Stanford Lad Sets New Swim Record LOS ANGELES, April 30—(UP) Bob Anderson swam to a new Pa cific Coast conference record in the 50 yard freestyle today as he led Stanford to a 39 to 36 victory over University of Southern Cal ifornia in a dual meet here. Anderson splashed the 50 yards in 23 flat to break the 23.1 record he held jointly with Bob Sellers, CS. Anderson also won the 100. Rogers, Harms, As Frosh Open By SAM FIDMAN Oregon’s freshman baseball ag gregation is waiting with baited bats for their opening games of the 1948 season, as they ram Van port college at 1:30 this afternoon in a scheduled double header at lower Howe field. Barney Koch, Frosh chieftan, will have only three regular hurl ers to rely on for the anticipated twin bill, as Irwin Schoonover, right hander, pulled a leg muscle during Thursday’s practice session. Ready to go will be right handers Jim Hanns and Lyle Rogers, and southpaw Bob Palmer; Koch’s choice on starting moundsmen will not be released until game time to day. All three twirlers are expect ed to see action, and Clyde Elli son, who will start in left field, is in line for relief hurler chores if his services are needed. The starting infield for Oregon will be as follows: Don Peterson, first base; Fred Welch, second; Mel Krause, shortstop; Bob Bone brake, third base. Ken Gennett is in line for the starting catcher’s slot. Ellison will be in left field, Chuch Humble in mid-gardens, and John McGinnis or Joe Elkins are set for right field. Koch has been clicking off long Palmer to Hurl With Vanport infield practices and plenty of long ball hitting the past two days, with “enemy” base runners giving the Duckling chuckers that hot-water feeling, and straightening out the catchers' pegs to second base. Three former Oregon Frosh ball players are now on the Vanport roster: hurler Sid Mills, who played for Koch here last season, Dale Warberg, of two years ago, and Malcolm Bolen. The Vanport nine has managed to play off several games between rains, splitting a double header with Linfield col lege, and throwing a scare into the Portland Pilots before dividing a twin bill with them. Trojans Near Loop Summit LOS ANGELES, April 30—(UP) —Southern California crept to within a game of the Ciba league lead today by scoring a 15-11 vic tory over University of Califor nia in a loose baseball game at Wrigley field. The Bears used five pitchers as their mound staff fell apart, walk ing 18 batters. Walks coupled with a homer with bases loaded in the fifth gave the Trojans 10 runs and cinched the contest. WHERE THERE’S COKE THERE’S HOSPITALITY i * Br'TTLEO U-'O'R AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Eugene * © 1948, Tha Coca-Cola Company 7 “