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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1949)
Ducks Nudge Willamette, 5-4 Squeeze Bunt Works For Webfoots in Ninth By DICK MASE A neatly-executed squeeze play in the last had of the ninth inning gave the Oregon Ducks a narrow 5-4 victory over the tough Willamette university Bearcats yesterday afternoon on lower Howe,field. The game marked the second practice win in a row for the \\ ebfoots. Third baseman Don Kimball was the key man in the winning play, as he laid down a bunt to the left of the Willamette pitcher, Larry Stocks, winch scored 1 tick Bartle with the winning run. Coach Don Kirsch’s Ducks luicl been on the short end of a 4-3 score going into the bottom of the ninth, when the fireworks started. Fireworks Start Second sacker Walt Kirsch op ened the rally with a sharp single between third and shortstop, stole second, and trotted home with the tying run on Bartle’s lusty and timely triple to left-center field. .Bearcat Coach Johnny Lewis had his pitcher walk both A1 Cohen and Eon Dibble intentionally at this point, which set up the game-win ning squeeze play. Mills Started Webfoot Sid Mills was the start ing pitcher and held the opposition to a pair of singles and no runs in his three innings on the mound. Willamette picked up two runs in the fourth inning off the offerings of the second Oregon hurler, Rube Eesada. The big blow was a single by first baseman Bruce Barker, who drove in three of the four Bear cat runs for the afternoon. A wild pitch by Besada sent Bar ker across home plate after he had reached third on Center Fielder Bobby Douglas' double down the nght field foul line. Kovenz Helpful The Ducks got to Lou Scrivens for a single run in both the third and fifth innings. Both times Duck left fielder Johnny Kovenz con tributed a single. Mel Krause took the mound for the locals for the final three in r. ngs, and, although he was nick ed for a pair of runs, allowed just three hits. Both Willamette tallies were scored in the eighth frame on Dick Erouwer’s fly ball double, which outsiders Ray Stratton and Don Dibble treated in Alphonse-Gaston fashion, a dropped fly by left-field er Kovenz, and a single by Barker. Krause Impressive Larry Stocks relieved Scrivens in ti e seventh for the visitors and was euarged with the loss. Krause re ceived credit for the win, and in do i- g so exhibited a good curve ball and plenty of promise to help out a mediocre Duck pitching staff. Kovenz was the leading hitter for the winners, collecting three hard hit singles in four times up. Bartle added a single to his triple, the lat ter being the longest hi t of the year on Howe field, in four trips to the plate. Sims Reliable Bob Sims was the starting back stop for Kirsch's clan and served notice that he would be a valuable addition to the untested catching staff. He got a single and scored a run in two official times at bat. While Sims’ performance was good news, the injury of Don Peter son, who had taken over for Sims in the sixth inning, was completely the opposite. Peterson Out Peterson re-aggravated a knee injury received during basketball season and Kirseh has announced (Please turn to page five) I-M Rivalry Set Monday MONDAY’S SCHEDULE Softball 3:50 Kappa Sig vs. Sig Eps Fizzeds vs. Sigma Nu Lambda Chi vs. .Omega hall 4:55 Phi Delts vs. Sammies French hall vs. Phi Sigs Pi Kappa Phi vs. Minutrn hall Action in intramural sports cir cles will start Monday afternoon, Jim Vitti, intramural sports man ager announced. All teams are urged to arrive on the field ten to twenty minutes before all contests, to warm up and to enter lineups with the um pires, officials of the PE depart ment said. This rule particularly applies to softball teams, where the one hour playing limit has been established, causing several disagreements in the past years. Vitti also said that if two or three more softball teams are in terested in entering intramural competition, a new league would be formed. Entrance application may be made at the intramural sports office in the PE building. Howe Field Again Ready for ND Baseball Opener Against Idaho It's spring, me sun dances in and out behind black clouds. It’s cold, it’s baseball time at the “U.” After extensive work on Howe field, Coach Don Kirsch and his Oregon baseballers will again be able to do battle on their home dia mond when the Northern Division season opens April 13. Only the job of returfing the in field remains, before the playing surface is ready for conference ac tion. Remaining practice games will still be played on the lower field. During winter and spring terms of 1948 the University physical plant and the athletic department combined to work over Howe field. A sprinkler and drainage system was put in, the field was graded and a new turf was planted. Howard Lemons, University ath letic business manager, reports that the turf and infield will be in good shape. Bucks Chance Gone No longer will WSC Coach Buck Bailey have valid reason to march to the mound, accompanied by the strains of the distant ROTC band, and smooth the dirt or chuck rocks off the playing field. Back in 1923 the baseball field was in its infancy at the Univer sity and little interest was shown the sport. me uiamunu wtis taucu - mous field till April 25, 1936. By 'this time baseball was an impor tant part of the athletic activities of the Universiy. On his date the field was named after Professor Howard Crombie Howe, the Uni versity faculty representative in the Pacific Coast conference. YVPA Helps In 1938 the WPA came through with $7,500 and constructed the cement ticket booths and the fence that now borders Howe field. The iron work gates were pur chased by the school from dona tions from graduating classes. The entrance was dedicated to 47 alumni, students, and faculty members who died in World War I. The dedication was made by Karl W. Onthank, who was then dean of the University. Howe field has risen from a dirt lot with an anonymous name to a baseball diamond to be proud of. With an improved outfield, the center fielder’s feet will no longer be invisible to the crowd in the stands. The prospect of the short stop losing a front tooth on a bad hop off a rock has been remedied, and pitchers can even throw downhill now, since the old mound has been worked over. YOU ARE INVITED TO HEAR The Southern Evangelist REV. FRED BROWN SUNDAY 11 a. m. FOOD FOR A HUNGRY WORLD 7:30 p. m. TWO PAY DAYS and Kverv Night Next Week at / :o0 1'. M. Song Leader—Joe Brill Soloist—MRS. FRED BROW N FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. Vance H. W ebster, Pastor Broadway at High Oregon %’ Emerald SPORTS Spring Gridders Ready to Go The pads are dusted, footballs inflated, and the lower practice field is neatly trimmed, all in preparation for herds of cleat-footed spring footballers who are after spots on Oregon’s 1949 football team. When Duck gridders take the field early next week, Coach Jim Aiken and Walt McClure, Aiken’s new assistant who arrived on the campus today, will start their search for a passing quarterback to replace last year’s All-American, Norm Van Brocklin. Van Brocklin, who has signed a professional contract and won’t compete for the Webfoots this season, plans to assist Aiken with coaching duties this spring, and may be playing pro ball next fall. 'O' Baseballers Slate Weekend Games Don Kirsch s Oregon baseball crew, victors in two practice games so far this season, take to the road this weekend looking for additions to their preseason victory string. The Webfoots have ten remain ing games before the Northern Di vision season starts at home against the Idaho Vandals April 13 and 14. Lewis and Clark is the slated opponent for the Ducks this after noon in a double header at Port land. Portland university is sched uled in another pair of games Sat urday afternoon on the Pilots’ home field. The Oregon squad returns home. Monday for another game with Portland U., and Pacific university here on Tuesday. m % 'Bra things every cdleg&nisMt’shoulcI kteowi m 7 This is a nightshirt. A flannel channel. Made Grandmother see red. But tickled Grandfather's fancy. He took it with a nightcap (or two). Only kind of sleepwear "Manhattan" doesn't make. This is a hint.. .for really restful snoozing, slip into a pair of roomy "Manhattan'” pajamas. 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