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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1949)
Flashes Form COGWHEEL — That’s Johnny McKay, ace Duck hack, who has heen clicking off healthy gains durinir surinn trritl drills so far. Webfoots Sweat Out Second Gridiron Drill With only two days of scrim mage behind them, the Oregon varsity gridders are already shap ing into what looks like another crack ball club. The standout play ers have started to show their heels to some of their 116 col leagues, and the fine showing of several of the new transfers has warmed Coach Jim Aiken’s hopes. IN THE BACKFIELD, faced with the problem of plugging the gap left by the departure of All America Norm Van Brocklin, the Webfoots are turning in remark-1 ably smooth performances. Wood ley Lewis, for one, looks faster and trickier than he has ever been. The fact that he exposed him self to a hard winter of indoor track instruction from Bill Bovv erman may provide at least part of the answer for the improvement, but the speedy Los Angeles back has been hitting through on quick openers with flashy precision. Earl SteUe has been gaining more and more favor as possible Oregon Pounds Pioneers 9- J; Pacific Badgers Slated Today « • r 1y’ircrVi anrl Vl 1Q Air-tight pitching and timely hitting proved to be a magic formula for Don Kirsch and his baseballing Webfoots yesterday afternoon when they snapped a two game losing s rea y pu - ting the clamps on an outclassed Lewis and Clark team, 9-1 .. against Pacific University in a game here today at 3 o clock. The Ducks, jumping away to a quick four run lead, never were headed yesterday nor even seriously disturbed as Homer Bropst took care of the pitching situation in masterful fashion during his seven inning stint while his mates were getting large lumps of mileage off nine well huncneu mis. me riuircua Wright, who was tagged with the defeat, worked a creditable ball game, but sloppy fielding support, a brief epidemic of “walkitis”, and, of course, a smattering of Oregon safeties sent him to his downfall. AS THE MAJOR siege gun in the Ducks big scoring spurts, Short stop captain Al Cohen had quite a day for himself. Among his collec tion were five hits (including a double and a triple) in as many trips to the plate, three stolen bas es, two runs, and a like number of tvtsi s. He also turned in a sterling per formance afield, accepting nine out of ten chances and generally hand ling himself in pretty good style. However, it was the very baffling Mr. Bropst that had Kirsch grin ning front car to cheek. While fan ning six and issuing only two pas ses, Bropst had things pretty much ;ts he pleased. The only run scored against hint by the visitors was un earned, and altogether he surren der only three hits. WHICH IS to say that one Homer Bropst was quite a pitcher yesterday aitd if his work continues along these lines, then Kirsott’s curving coips should receive a big lift. Cohen, the second Duck batter, started the fireworks in the first frame with a grass-cutting single to right. Hal Znrcher, who later hurled two shutout Innings, worked Wright for a walk, and then Don Ikimhall cleaned things up with a healthy two-run triple to right center. The pattern was little different it; the second inning. Second base u an Walt Kitsch walked and came ail tlie way around on a sacrifice An Amazing Offer by HOLIDAY Pipe Mixture An Adventure in Good Smoking fhc pipe that every smoker w.mts-DANA. modern pipe, Huh with inside wrappers (•'Mi 12 pocket tins of KULiOAr PIPE MIXTURE Site 12 HOEIDAT (trappers Get your DANA PIPE HOLIDAY. Dipt. CN. Richmond, VlneinU Offor l.iuute\i to USA — KxpirM Juno SO. 1449 Call for Emerald Sports Writers Several good positions are open on the Daily Emerald sports staff and anvonc interested should see Sports Editor lorn King in the “Shack" today at 2 o’clock or leave his name at the sports office today or tomorrow. t . Experience, though preferred, is not necessary. 1 he staft is still in the process of being organized for this term. and a two-base error by the Pio neers’ Fred Wilson on Johnny Ko venz’s infield splat. KOVENZ himself then registered on the tote board when Cohen whacked out his second one-baser. Oregon couldn’t reach Wright again until the lucky seventh, but it really didn’t matter considering the way Bropst was rocking along. It was in that frame that the Pio neers themselves cracked through the layer of calcimine that was be ing applied to them. And they did it in a rather unorthodox manner— without a iiit. WITH TWO OUT, Fred Wilson reached first on Cohen’s high throw to the same bag, and he com pleted the circuit a few short breaths later on an error by Catch er Hal Torkelson. EXCEPT for that brief, and not very formidable uprising, the Pio neers were, as tame as a bunch of Scotty poodles on show. In any event, all doubts were erased when the Ducks took bat in hand in their half of the seventh. Doubles by Cohen and Dick Bar tie accounted for one marker, and the latter, one hit batsman and a strikeout later, scampered home on Kirsch’s singleton. Oregon further stacked up its lead with a three-run pageant in the eighth. Ray Stratton took a stroll to first and returned to his embarkation point shortly there after as Cohen laced out a solid drive to left center that was good for three bases when the ball struck one of the numerous gulleys in that sector and bounced off at an awk ward angle. COHEN THEN tallied standing up on a fielder's choice that saw Wells go into a juggling act with the ball at home plate. Pitcher Zurcher added to the day's fun in the way he maneuvered, the inning’s second run. Hal decid ed to do it the easy way. Taking first on the aforemention ed fielder's choice, he jogged the rest of the route on two balks that (Continucd from page five) Take Advantage of this beautiful Spring weather and Go Riding at The Hilyard Riding Stables 2892 8. 11 ilyanl St. Phone 1546 sunccessor to Van Brocklin, es pecially after his showing of Tues- I day afternoon. He seems to be the most impressive candidate for the quarterback slot to date, and has uncovered a passing arm which re calls shades of the past season. Ted Lea, another quarterback hopeful, shows plenty of promise. THE ABERDEEN, Wash., boy, billed as a “T” formation passer, has not as yet had a chance to learn Coach Aiken’s plays. The possible sleeper is freshman Jim Calderwood. The most noteworthy of the new transfers, on the basis of Tues day’s scrimmage, is Dick Gaulden, formerly with the Compton na tional junior college champions. Gaulden switched over to center for the scrimmage, and turned in a hard-hitting afternoon of foot fall. Lou Robinson, returning letter man tackle, took a crack at guard, and won special rave notices from Coach Aiken, as did Gaulden, Nick Stevenson, formerly with Santa Ana J.C., Gene Snider, Don Mc Cauley, freshman guard, Harold Simmons, and Darrell Robinson, end with last year's Cotton Bowl squad. BIG PETE De Santos, transfer tackle from Glendale Junior col lege, was the first injury since spring practice began. De Santo sprained his knee dur ing the Tuesday scrimmage, but should be ready to go soon. Famed Finn Eyes Duck Thinclads Armas Valste, famous Fin nish Athletic and Olympic coach, visited the University of Oregon campus yesterday and - spent the afternoon watching Head Coach Bill Bowerman's _ 1949 Webfoot track team pre pare for the Oregon State relays this Saturday. The Finnish mentor is on a tour of American colleges to compare - the methods of conditioning and form in the United States with those now being used in Europe. HE IS also a representative of the Organizing committee of the Olym pic games which will be held in Hel sinki, Finland during the summer of 1952. While in the Duck camp, Valste showed particular interest in Bow erman’s javelin men and pole vault- - ers. The Finnish coach watched Lou Robinson, PCC champion; Chuck Missfeldt, state high school king; Bus Newcomer, and Earl Stelle go _ through their javelin routine and gave helpful tips to the Webfoot spearmen. JAPIQ RAUTAVAARA, one of Valste’s star pupils, won the 1948 Olympic javelin throw with a toss of 75.6 meters, or almost 248 feet. As Valste watched George Ras- - mussen, Oregon pole vaulter who broke the Texas Relays record last Saturday, he commented, “He’s ’ great he’ll do better than 15 feet if he continues to improve during the season.” Cool Refreshing Iced Tea °n t Warm Spring Days KAMPUS KAFETERIA On The Campus COOKIES FOR EVERY OCCASION PARTIES, PICNICS OR JUST TO EAT CUPCAKES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS i • DELICIOUS PASTRIES AT REASONABLE PRICES THE HOME BAKERY 86 E. Broadwav Ph. 41 IS