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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
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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
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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
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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.”
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