I DUCK TRACKS
By FRED TAILOR
Co-Sports Editor
With the resignation of Carl Heldt. the freshman football
and basketball coach, the way is now open for the athletic de
partment to bring the coaching staff up to full strength, by
o|jpuiuun{j a successor to han
dle the frosh grid chores, and
take over the head track coach
- ing position, relieving John
Warren. Warren has his hands
. full handling varsity basketball
without the added pressure of
„ another head coaching job. No
other coach either here at Ore
gon or at Oregon State is re
“* flwired to take top spot in two
sports. Of course, the past
, year was admittedly tempor
ary arrangement, and the time
is ripe for a change. This is
' about what the athletic depart
LEO HARRIS
merit has in mind, if the right man applies. Don Kirsch would
••• be moved over to handle the frosh basketball team, and the
newcomer would take the frosh gridmen and varsity track
. ^eani- would coach the Duckling gridmen under Head
Coach Jim Aiken s supervision, preparing them to step right
up 1° varsity action without a hitch, which is the way it
* should be handled.
The need for a separate coach for track was shown
early in the season, when the harriers got such a late
starte in practicing because John Warren was still oc
cupied with the basketball squad. The runners got no
real attention until about three weeks later than they
should have. Of course, as it worked out, early coaching
would have done no good anyhow, with the bad weather
holding practice to a standstill all season.
Nominations Are Now Open
Best nominations for the opening that we can think of is
Bill Bowerman, head track coach at Medford high, whose
4 Black Tornado swept the state prep meet at Corvallis last
Saturday, and earlier in the season captured the Hayward re
lays. The main problem here would be to get Bowerman in
' terested in the post, because he is well off at Medford. The
Southern Oregon school system is well organized, providing
- coaches with the best material possible every year, and there
is tremendous public interest in the sport there. As a result,
„ the coaches are well paid, have great public respect, and are
pretty well satisfied with their jobs. But if Bowerman could
be interested, he would certainly be the man, and round out
the coaching staff into a top-notch organization, one of the
best in the Northwest.
* Speaking of track, Oregon’s George Rasmussen did pretty
well for himself in the Fresno relays. He tied for third place
- with seven other contenders at 13 feet 6 inches, but according
to Leo Harris, athletic director who accompanied the vaulter,
- he twice cleared 14 feet, only to knock the crossbar off the
uprights with his hands as he completed the vault. This was
„ the first time this season the sophomore ace has managed to
clear 14 feet, although he hit 14 feet 2 inches last season. The
main trouble has been the bad weather, which has brought
vaulting to a stop, like most other outdoor sports. He still
has two years left of varsity competition, and with some good
coaching and decent weather, will develop into one of the best
in the nation. The crowds gave him a good ovation, Harris
‘ said.
Me/ Patton IS World's Fastest Now
Rasmussen saAv the great Mel Patton set a neAV Avorld’s
record in the 100 yard dash of 9.3 seconds. Patton A\ras co
' holder of the old record of 9.4 Avhich he set just a year ago.
The new time is expected to be accepted by A.A.U., even
j though the course Avas discovered to be one and one half inch
es longer than the regular 100 yards. It doesn’t take much to
.have a record disqualified by the fussy Athletic Union. There
Avas no helping wind at the time of the record-breaking run.
Patton bkrely edged Lloyd LaBeach, a native of Jamaica, Avho
ran for Panama. LaBeach Avas so close behind Patton that it
is quite possible he broke the old record too, but to the winner
, goes the spoils, and Patton gets the credit. LaBeach made
.three false starts before the pack Avas off. Patton said after
the race that if there had been another false start (there Avere
four altogether as another runner made one) he would never
"have been able to Avin, because he Avas so exhausted from the
nervous tension. LaBeach had recorded three other 9.4s this
".year.
Runner Surprised Himself
Patton, and Dean Cromwell, his coach at USC, were
both a bit surprised at the record-breaking race, because
- neither felt that Pell Mel had reached his peak condition
yet. Patton has been Avorking into condition very slowly
this year, waiting for the Olympic trials.
Delt Nine Raps Sigma Nu, 5-3
In Intramural Softball Action
Today’s Schedule
3:50 North Field : Alpha T au Omega vs Delta Usilon
3:50 South Field: Sigma Alpha Mu vs Lambda Chi Alpha
3 :50 Upper Field : Yeomen vs Chernev-French
4:55 North Field : Phi Kappa Psi vs Phi G amnia Delta
4:55 South Field: Merrick Hall vs Westminster
4:55 Upper Field: Chi Psi vs Minturn
’ By DEAN DE LAP
Previously tied softball tilts, and protest games hit the in
tramural spotlight yesterday afternoon, as four more squads
emerged in the victory column. In opening contests Kappa
Sigma trounced Nestor hall 11-4, Phi Kappa Psi squeezed past
Westminster 3-2, and Campbell club out-rallied Legal Eagles
10-8. The day’s top contest featured Delta Tail Delta and Sitrma
Nu in which the Hilltop boys
served notice to all opposition that
they intend to retire undefeated at
the season’s close.
Kelts 5, Sigma Nu 3
The Delt-Sigma Nu tilt was one
of the two protest games, which
was entitled to go the full seven
frames, with the Delts winning
5-3. Sigma Nu, behind 4-3 after
six and onethird innings of play
took over duties at the plate with
one out. Harry Smith entered the
fray pinch-hitting for chucker
_
Johnny McBee, and after recording
one strikeout in the inning, Delt
pitcher Ed Sanford disposed of
Smith and third baseman A1 Grey
via the same route to retire the
side.
Jake Leicht took over mound du
ties for Sigma Nu and proceeded
in passing the first two batters to
face him Jim Dunlap’s single filled
the bases, and after Glenn Kelt
ner was forced at the plate, Leicht
walked Dick Shelton to account for
the winning team's final tally. The
losing squad was unable to produce
any runs in the last stanza, al
though Roger Dick singled and
Hank Steers walked. But first
baseman Jim Bartelt lined out to
end the game.
Kappa Sigs 11. Nestor 4
Kappa Sigma also remained in
the undefeated column by over
powering Nestor hall in a Kappa
Sig slugfest. Winning pitcher Don
Wingate gave up only three bingles
as his teammates pounded out 11
safeties and tallied runs in five of
the six innings. Shortstop Reedy
Berg led the onslought by hitting
safely three out of four times. The
Nestor nine had previously tied
their opponents 5-5, but the second
tilt proved too much for pitcher
Dean Mukle and his mates.
Phi Psi Gains 3-2 Win
Vic Selman’s long timely blow
with two men aboard produced the
winning run as Phi Psi edged the
Westminster nine 3-2 Westminster
took over the playing field in the
last of the seventh canto enjoying
a one run lead, but five straight
singles combined with two out#
proved disasterous for the losing
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Oregon BasebaUers Hit Oregon State
Mirage and Come Out on Short End
By BOB REED
Victory for the Ducks became a
mirage last Saturday night. Some
thing you think you see but isn’t
there when you arrive at the ninth
inning. No sand, no desert, no
stars in the sky, no camel but still
a mirage. Such as last Saturday
night when the Oregon State Bea
vers put across six unearned runs
to wallop the Ducks 7 to 1.
The Webfoots jumped into a.
short lived, slim lead by putting
over one run in the second when
Bartle walked, moved over to third
on an error and a sacrifice and he
scored on a fly to right by Norm
Henwood. “Swede” Johnson looked
good the first four innings. Pos
sibly he would go the full route,
taming the sluggers from Beaver
ville.
Although dazzling in the first
four stanzas, Johnson faltered, thfe
mirage disappeared in the top of
fifth. First, the inevitable base on
balls, the third given up by the big
left hander. Then an error by John
son himself on the next batter.
“Swede” Boots Another
With two men, Sauvain and
Koehler, resting on base, Johnson
faced Richards. Richards trickled
a roller out to the mound and in
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stead of fielding the ball the
“Swede” allowed the ball to roll
between his legs. Gustafson drew
a walk from Johnson which forced
in Sauvain with the Beavers first
run. Victory fading now But no.
Koelandt Fans
There was no deception in John
son on the next batter. Roelandt
struck out on three pitches. Good
old Johnson. Pulling out of that
hole all right.
But when you have a mixture of
walks and errors, and have the
bases loaded, it is hard to keep
base hits out of the picture.
The first solid hit came from the
bat of John Mack who whistled a
double into right field. Two runs
scored And then Harper singled,
the fourth and last run of the inn
ing crossed home. Four runs three
unearned.
Meanwhile, Sauvain had the
Ducks stalled but good. After a
teetering start, he settled down in
the fifth, limiting the Oregon slug
gers to three hits from the fifth
to the ninth. In fact, only four
bingos rang from the bats of Duck
batters during the whole game.
There is not much to say about
the Duck cause. They were sub
dued1. After the second, when they
scored their only run, and were in
a confident attitude for victory,
Oregon seemed to lack strength
at the plate
Johnson went out of the game
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