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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1949)
Ducks Face Linfield In Exhibition Today To Open '49 Season Three Pitchers Figure to Twirl In Local Debut Oregon’s Varsity baseball team opens its pre-season schedule this afternoon at 3 p. m. against the Linfield Wild cats on one condition. The con dition, weather permitting, is well remembered from last year. Lower Howe field, already soggy from rain, will be the site of the game, if played. Today's tilt starts the Ducks’ 12 game pre-season slate, which pits them against the Willamette nine tomorrow afternoon here, and sends them to Portland Friday and Satur day for double-headers with Lewis and Clark and Portland University. LINFIELD, of unknown quantity and quality, usually fields a good team in the Northwest Conference, and is coached by Henry Lever, who lias been head man there for a num ber of years. Webfoot Coarli Don Kirsch, who is beginning his second year in that position and guided last season's team to second place, in the North ern Division, has an experienced M)iiud back with the exception of the catching slot. The pitching- staff is also now a question mark, as the eligibility of t ’.e number one hurler, Southpaw Dewayne Johnson, is doubtful. IF JOHNSON is declared defi nitely ineligible, the pitching corps v. ill have to be built around the two ( nnaining lettermen, Homer Brobst a id Dick DeBernardi. Both will probably take the mound for a three-inning stint against the Wildcats today, with Sophomore Jim Hunns also likely to see action. Three catchers, Dale Warbcrg, dial Torkelson, and Gene Hose, ap pear to have the inside track for the position. Warberg, who caught Fur the Vanport Vikings last sea sum, is tlie likely starter today. Both the infield and outfield are well stocked with veterans, chal lenged by last years' Frosh and jun k r college transfers. PROBABLE infield starters against the Wildcats are Dick Bar telt at first base, Walt Kirsch at second, A1 Cohen at short stop, and T on Kimball at third. Kirsch will probably use Hal /liv elier, Pat Wohlers, Don Dibble, Ray Stratton, Norm Henwood, and Johnny Kovenz. in the outfield. All six are lettermen and give the thicks more than adequate depth in the outer garden. All-Webfoot Meet Set for Tracksters First preview of Head Coach Bill Bowerman's overhauling of Oregon track and field in an effort to get it back to its pre-war level will be seen when he sends his Varsity cindermen against the Frosh harriers here Thursday and Friday afternoon. Weight of field events are scheduled for Thursday while the distance running matches have been set for Friday, Bowerman said. Bowerman is tackling his first year as head cinderman of the Ducks. He replaced John warren, VYebl'oot basketball chief, who pinch hit during the 1948 season for the late Colonel Bill Hayward. HOWEVER, BOWERMAN has only eight returning lettermen to mold the 1949 edition around. Com ing back to the Duck fold for an other year of competition are Geor ge Rasmussen, ND pole vault king, Lou Robinson, PCC javelin champ, Ray Heidenrich, Dave Henthorne, Jack Doyle, Pete Mundle, Don Pick ens, all two-year lettermen, and Bob Weber, a one-year sprinter and broad jumper. liowerman has introduced a new coaching aid on the Duck Irack this season by taking movies of both varsity and freshman candidates in practice. These moving pictures have help ed a great deal to bring the Web foots along in early season drills. THE POLE VAULT and javelin throw will be the strong points of this year’s track regime. Topped by Rasmussen, the Ducks will have three and perhaps four men in the pole vault who are capable of chalk ing up points. Behind Rasmussen, Bowerman has Don Pickens who has shown considerable improve ment since last year when he us ually copped the runner-up spot be hind Rasmussen. Back of these two. are Lloyd Hickok, co-City cham pion in Portland while vaulting for Grant, and Don Reeves, top vaulter from the Frosh last season. Led by Pacific Coast Conference Lou Robinson, t lie Ducks should an nex points consistently in the ja\e lin. With these point laden years al ready behind him, Robinson will be winding up his Varsity track career this spring. BOWERMAN SAID Robinson would consistently throw tire spear better than 200 feet all season. Back of Robinson are Earl Stelle, former state high school champ from Medford i Ixeitlr DeCourcey and Bus Newcomer, giving the Ducks plenty of depth in this event. Remolding the distance events has been the task that lias given Coach Bowerman pre-season wor ries. — NOTICE — IH'K TO 'I'lll-. REQUEST, OF Ol'R M \\V l-ATROXS AND FRIENDS THEANCHORAGE CAFE “WILL NOW BE OPEN SATURDAYS" TUESDAY through KR 1 DAY, open S AA1 to S l’.M. SATl R I >A\ ami SUNDAY, 11 :30 A.M. to PAL CLOSED MONDAYS I XDI'.K \T,\Y M WU'.KMKXT l>‘)7 Franklin Hlvtl. Your Now Hosts, l'.rnio Cv Dottie Myers Ph. 30 However, a lot of hard work by Walt McClure in the half-mile, Pete Mundle in the mile and two-mile, and Pete Mut er in the hurdles has plugged this gap quite securely. Linksmen Journey to Victoria For Initial Meet on April 16 Oregon’s 1949 varsity golf team i will get its christening on April 16 when it treks northward to Vic- j toria college to match shots with that Canadian stronghold. This will mark the first of seven scheduled meets and will serve to sharpen up the boys for the North ern Division season which gets under tow the following weekend, April 22, against Idaho. Hub of this year’s outfit are Captain Dom Provost, John Price and Bob Sederstrom, all let'termen. Writers Wanted! 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