DUCK TRACKS By DON FAIR Co-Sports Editor Olympic contributions from the various colleges and uni fversities throughout the nation have been made public, and lOregon’s donation was a credit to the school. The University ranked 14th in the country, ■♦with a contribution of $1545.50, ,which was fourth on the coast. Southern California, UCLA, and Washington were ahead of Oregon, as the former three un iversities donated over $2000 apiece. Ohio State- with a to tal of $7329.06, was tops na tionally and Yale second. But the interesting factor about this is that Oregon ' State, which has a peculiar VKOulJ t-AfA i’OfJCK 'fancy of taking slams at our country club" school made the least contribution on the Pacific Coast with with $17.30. Yes, t the Aggies are always dwelling on their laurels of winning records, but just how are they going to explain this? Eugene's Showing Merits Mention Perhaps they’ve spent so much time compiling such won '■ilerful records that the Beavers neglected this minor point. When you stop to realize that a city the size of Eugene was I able to place 14th on a national scale in donations, the Web foot school can feel mighty proud of the showing. Baseball coach Don Kirsch has heard nothing official about the selection of the northern division winner— —whether by percentage or by games won and lost. How ever Kirsch explained that per cent would probably decide the eventual outcome. A look at the standings now means that Idaho must win out of the two remaining games with Washington State to keep alive Oregon’s chances at the crown. If this happened, the Ducks will have to capture their final two contests from Oregon State- and then the Webfoots and Cougars would be knotted for the title. A Playoff Would Be Necessary Oregon would have 10 victories and 5 defeats and WSC 8 and 4, both for a .667 percentage. If this quirk of circum stances should occur, it would probably necessitate a playoff between the Ducks and Cougars to select the nine which would meet Southern California for the Pacific Coast toga, and a shot at the NCAA championships. For some home life news- A1 Popick became a proud father Sunday when his wife gave birth to a girl in Port land. Frank Zazula- Oregon backfield coach, is expecting to be passing out cigars any day now. Zaz has been in such a fuss that he has missed instructing gym classes the last couple days. But an old hand at the experence, line coach 1 Dick Miller, has been taking over in his absence. Miller is a father—a boy, Barry Lee—of three months now. Zazula is making no wild speculations as to the outcome, but may be counting just a little bit on a girl. Passing statistics kept on the spring practice grid workouts show the Oregon quarterbacks have attempted 637 passes and completed 366 for 57 per cent. Norm Van Brocklin naturally leads the throwers with 252 completions in 414 tries for an av erage of .60. Understudies Earl Stelle and Joe Tom have per centages of 54 and 46 respectively. Charts Determine Good Plays One big reason why these daily passing charts are kept is that they give a key to the coaches as to the success of the dif ferent aerial plays. For instance if a new pass play is used with continued success in the scriminages, chances are then head man Jim Aiken will adopt it in his system. But if a play meets with little success, it can be junked before spending too much fruit less time on it. Team baseball batting averages skidded to .255 from .264 this past week. First baseman Dick Bartle is still top man with the willow. Bartle has 18 safeties in 48 trips for a swat mark of .375. Only other .300 hitters on the Webfot team are Pat Wohlers, with .353, and Johnny Kovenz, with .315. Of note about Wohlers’ average is that every one of his 12 blows has been a single,—not an extra base clout in the lot. Bartle has scored the most runs 14, hits 18, homers 2, and runs batted in 11. Kovenz, Bartle. Bill Burgher, Hal Zurcher, and Don Dibble each have a lone triple; and Burgher and A1 Cohen lead in two base hits with three. Kovenz leads the stolen base department with three. Idaho’s upset win over Washington Tuesday was the first loss of the season suffered by Husky righthander Max Soriano. Kirsch rates Soriano, Ward Rockey of Washing ton State, and Chuck Sauvain of Oregon State as the three * top hurlers faced by the Webfoots this year. Victims of Mortar Board to Retaliate Men who made the Mortar Board waterbag list are uniting to fight the women, it was rumored last night. Mortar Board has “request ed” that violators of women’s week be present for water-bagging at 12:30 p.m. today in front of the Side and the male victims have urged each other to bring paddles with them and turn tables on the women. Men of Oregon unite! Bring your paddles! 12:30 at the Side today. Oaks Buy Lombardi OAKLAND, Cal., May 19—(UP) —Ernie Lombardi, long-time ma jor league catching great, today was sold by the Sacramento Solons to the Oakland Acorns for an un disclosed amount of cash. President Clarence (Brick) Laws of the Oaks announced the deal, and Yubi Separavich, business manager of the Solons, confirmed it. Lombardi asked the Sacs for the transfer to Oakland so that he could be near his wife, who is se riously ill in an Oakland hospital. A prohibitive price is what keeps one from buying a luxury he couldn’t afford anyway. Warren to Take Nine Thinclads to ND Meet Varsity mentor John Warren an nounced yesterday that a nine-man track squad will represent Oregon in the Northern Division finals to be held at Missoula, Montana, Sat urday. Two additional thin-clads, Don Pickens and Jim Porter, broad jumper and weight-man respectiv ely, who have been on the injured list for some time, were pronoun ced ready for action this week. Warren has been having difficulty in securing berths for the pair on the flight Friday, but said that if the necesary arrangements could be made, the roster will be expand ed to include them both. Among the Webfoot cindermen selected to face the best that the ND can offer, are four defending champions from last year’s meet in Seattle. They are, George Ras mussen, Lou Robinson, Ray Heid enrich, and Dave Henthorne. Ftole-vault ace Rasmussen and Robinson in the javelin are unde feated thus far in the 1948 season, and are strong favorites to retain their crowns. Double title-holder Dave Hen thorne, the little sprinter who an nexed both the 100 and 220 last year, has been on the side-lines during most of the current season with a pulled thigh muscle. This combined with the inclement weather whicn nas prevented him from reaching the peak of con dition may hamper his chances for a repeat performance Saturday. The remaining member of the "Big Four,” discus-hurler Ray Heidenrich was out-thrown in the University of Washington meet, but is still a strong contender for top honors in the platter event. Remaining members o f the squad are: Jack Doyle, high and low hurdles: Bob Weber, 100 and 220; Skiles Hoffman, broad-jump: Pete Mundle, mile; and Merc Brown, broad'-jump. CHICAGO, May 19—(UP) — Lennie Merullo, Chicago Cubs shortstop last year, has been sold to Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League, the club disclosed today. Don Johnson, also an infielder, has been optioned to the Des Moines club of the Western League subject to recall, the Cubs said. "We Object!” OPEN LETTER TO NEW YORK CANDIDATE THOMAS DEWEY Dear Sir: I Your campaign committee published our names without our consent in | a large, expensive political advertisement last Thursday in the Portland Ore gonian, stating that as war veterans we were supporting you in the Oregon primary. The name of James F. O’Neil national commander of the American Legion, was also printed in very large type without his authority in the same ad. \ We are not supporting your candidacy. j As veterans and young men we are not familiar with the rules of politics, but we are sure that we have the right to say whether our names shall be used in this way. It may be that you do not know of the deceitful misrepresen tation by which your political managers are trying to deceive the people. We feel, however, that this trickery is going too far. / Mr. O’Neil has sent a telegram which shows that he also feels that this is improper campaigning. His telegram reads as follows: “Use of my name in any manner to infer my support of ■ Thomas E. Dewey unauthorized. Neither National Commander jl nor American Legion could indorse any candidate even if he or I iti so desired.” (Signed) JAMES F. O’NEIL, I j National Commander American Legion I As war veterans we believe in honest politics. PLEASE STOP THIS TRICKERY. ; We have personally raised the money to pay for this ad. Rodney E. Dickinson, Sherwood, Ore, Merle Aden, Wilsonville, Ore. Robert P. Dunn, D.illas, Ore. Ted Baker, Eugene, Ore. Robert Steeves, Salem, Ore. Herb Ray, Salem, Ore. Charles Poindexter, Astoria, Ore. Dar Johnson, Lake Grove, Oregon Alan Hollowell, Oregon City, Ore. Ed Anderson, Eugene, Ore. Jim Popp, Eugene, Ore. Merle Helm, Portland, Ore. Richard Logan, Bend, Ore. j Bob Wallace, Eugene, Ore. George Reese, Eugene, Ore. Marty Pond, Portland, Ore. Maxwell W. Angus, Portland, Ore. Ernest C. Burgard, Portland, Ore. PAID ADVERTISEMENT BY THE ABOVE-NAMED WAR VETERANS Paid Adv. Ernest C. Burgard, 6345 N. Albina