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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1948)
Oregon'# Emerald SPORTS Don Fair, Fred Taylor, Co-Sports Editors No Team Gets Two on IM Softball All-Stars By Dean DeLap and Bob Coughlin Intramural softball is over for the year. The games have been played. The champion has been crowned. The players are through with the game and the would-be sports writers get their chance .to mangle it—now is the time for all good men to pick an all-star team. Choosing the men for a dream team is not as easy as it may seem. Thirty-six teams played soft ball this year and every one of them had their candidates for stardom. Talent was duplicated at two or three positions, 13 first basemen were considered and there were a number of good short stops, catchers, and pitchers. Ob viously a man that played for a weak team would not show as well as one who might not be quite as good but had the fortune to play with a team that won the majority of its games. So, with all humility and apol ogies to those to whom apologies are due, the intramural sports writers present their all star team. We think it’s a good one. FIRST TEAM Pitcher, Ed Sanford, Delta Tau Delta. Catcher, Lee Krause, Campbell club. First base, Willie McCullough, Phi Kappa Sigma. Second base, Bob Lavey, Phi Delta Theta. Third base, Bob Gibson, Merrick hall. Shortstop, Jake Leicht, Sigma Nu. Outfield, Merle Aden, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Abe Johnson, Kap ,|>a Sigma; Hoy Baughman, Theta Chi. SECOND TEAM Jim Popp, pitcher, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Bob Taggesal, pitcher, Phi Delta Theta. • Tony Geremia, Catcher, Delta Tau Delta. Bud Helm, first base, Sigma Al pha Epsilon. Bob Kehrli, first base, Delta Tau Delta. Joe Lorenz, second base, Nestor ball. Geogc Huggins, third base, Al pha Tau Omega. Chuck Strader, shortstop, Chi Psi. Outfield, Jim Bocehi, Phi Kappa Psi; Jerry Switzer, Phi Delta Theta; Bill Walker, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Honorable mention . . . Catchers . . .Dick Maxwell, Chi Psi; Bill Hay, Legal Eagles; . . .Pitchers . . . Jerry Barde, Sigma Alpha Mu; Don Wingate, Kappa Sigma . . . First base . . .Chuck Rufner, Chi Psi; Don Crouch, Phi Delta Theta . . . Third base . . . Herb Bachofner, Delta Upsilon. Ed Sanford was in a class by himself as a pitcher but neither Taggesal nor Popp could be dis regarded. Taggesal pitched three no-hitters during the season and took the Phi Delts into the semi finals. Popp was one of the coolest pitchers of the league and the best hitter of them all. Lee Krause and Tony Geremia A crisis isn't as bad as a war, be cause a crisis may go away if ev erybody ignores it. were ahead of all other catchers. Neither was an exceptional hitter but both were inspirational play ers who kept their team fighting till the last inning. Krause’s throws to the bases kept Campbell from having a single base stolen all season. Lavey was moved from short stop where Leicht and Strader, two of the league’s outstanding players had positions cinched, to his old post at second base. In the same manner Jim Bocchi was transferred from first base where there were more good ball players than at any other position, to the outfield which suffered from a shortage of first rate players. Plhi Kap’s Willie McCullough was unquestionably outstanding among the first baseman, but SAE’s fine fielder Bud Helm and Bob Kehrli who led the Delts in hitting were so equally matched that it was impossible to decide between them. Sammies Beat SAEs IM tennis moved another step ahead when the Sammies downed SAE 3-0. Earde turned in the first win for the SAM boys when ■he downed Wadsworth 6-1, 6-4. Light and Bonime defeated Segale and Mount in one doubles match, 4-6, 6-0. 6-2, while Krane and Lippman dropped Popp and Cak adderly 6-3, 6-4 in the other. Four Webfoots in PCC Meet _ _ * * * Tennis Prospects Bright For Next Season; Three Men Lost By JOHN BARTON Oregon's tennis prospects for 1949 look bright at this early date, according to Coach Kermit Smith. Smith said yesterday that the race for next year’s Northern div ision crown should be a three-way affair. Washington, Oregon State, and Oregon should be about equal in strength on the courts next season, Smith asserted. Only three men will be lost from this year’s squad, Smith reported. Nick Reed, Rick Trommlitz, and Fred Howard will be lost to the team after this season. Regulars returning next year will be Bert Bowman, Saal Lesser, Bud Carpenter, Dave VanZandt, and Bob Corgan. To top this list of netters are ATO Winners of IM Championship Alpha Tau Omega is this year’s intramural champion. Though all figures have not yet been com piled the ATOs have a convincing point lead and are in the golf finals. Intramural leaders and their poin totals are: ATO, 603 points with golf re sults not yet in. Theta Chi, 503 points with golf finals to be played. Sigma Nu, 505 points. Sigma Alpha Mu, 471 points, with tennis finals to be played. Phi Delta Theta, 471 points. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 471. SPORTS Dick Cramer John Barton Fred Taylor Dean DeLap Bob Coughlin Elwin Paxon K. Don Fair p fcJunelOto *<3 \ vKan\ • • • \©few» Vies. paian'as‘ I sport sWirts. V<o\seV socks % % HIILIPS-JONES C O R P ., NEW YORK 1,N.Y. MAKERS OF VAN HEUSEN SHIRTS • TIES • PAJAMAS COLLARS* SPORT SHIRTS more prospects, including several veterans of former seasons who did not play this year. Smith said that he expects to see Jerry Bardy, Cork Caskey, and Stan Anderson on the courts giv ing this year’s veterans a fight for positions. Up from the frosh ranks will be Dan Cuddahay. who is a sure contender for a spot on the first five. Smith listed as his two most reliable players, Bert Bowman and Saal Lesser, who played the one and two spots all season. VA Asks Proof For Pay Boost Students in Oregon schools and colleges must furnish the Veterans Administration with proof of addi tional dependents before the new top bracket of $120 monthly sub sistence allowances can be paid, Donald C. Schworer, University VA representative, emphasized yester day. For dependents born in Oregon, veterans are advised to supply full information in person at the near est VA office. The state board of health no longer issues birth cer tificates with all the data needed, but the VA will submit the stu dent’s own statement to the state board for confidential verification. Virtually all other states issue certified copies of birth records which are acceptable to the VA, Schworer pointed out. Rass Rated Threat for Pole Vault Four varsity trackmen and Coach John Warren left by plane Wednesday morning for the first post-war PCC meet, held tonight in the Los Angeles coliseum. Representing Oregon will be George Rasmussen, pole vault; Dave Henthorne, sprints; Skiles Hoffman, broadjump; and Lou Robinson, javelin. Rasmussen cleared 14 feet for the first time this year as he shat tered the ND record in Missoula last week, and has a better-than even chance to also annex the coast crown. His strongest rival will be Montgomery of USC, the only col legian to defeat the j,lender Bend jumper in the Fresno relays. Henthorne and Hoffman placed second in the 100 and broad-jump respectively last week, and Hen thorne also took third in the 220. Both will face top-flight perform ers again today, but should contrib ute a few points to the Webfoot total. The remaining member of the quartet, spearman Lou, Robinson, successfully defended his title in the division finals, and is rated as one of the top performers on the coast in his event. The largest northwest aggrega tion will be sent by the University; of Washington colors. Thirteen Husky centermen are slated to compete today, and Oregon State (Please turn to page Jive) LEATHER GOODS Women’s Wallets, Writing Kits Men’s Wallets, and Robinson Reminders DARK GLASSES at Tremendous Savings ASSORTED ENVELOPES 2 PKS. FOR 15c Take advantage of these savings and many more at your store— U of O44 Co-op”