Duck-ldaho Opener Today
Krause to Take Mound Against Traveling Vandals
As Kirschmen Face First Northern Division Test
Today’s the day when Don Kirsch’s hopeful Oregon Ducks
roll out the carpet to both the Idaho Vandals and the opening of
the 1949 Northern Division baseball chase. And just how well
they fare against the visitors from Moscow may serve as a pretty
good yardstick on where they’ll stand when the things come to
a halt a little over a month from now.
The fireworks get under way at 3 o’clock on Howe Field.
Awaits Bell
SET FOR VANDALS—That’s
Coach Don Kirseli of the Ducks,
who will direct his boys when
they take on Idaho here today in
t he Northern Division opener.
WSC's Friel
levels Blc^
At Accusers
SPOKANE, April 12— (AP) —
Coach Jack Friel of Washington
State College today challenged ru
mor-mongers he said were accus
ing him of Communist affiliation
to bring their charges out into the
open.
The veteran basketball coach
ti id the Cougar Quarterback club
here that he had asked publicly
‘•to clear up once and for all criti
cism of my politics.”
“I NEVER at any time have
been a member of nor a contribu
tor to the Communist party,” he
said, “and I have no intention of
ever doing so.”
Dean Charles E. McAllister,
president of the WSC Board of Re
gents, said Friel’s public state
tent will undoubtedly help to jus
t ty the attitude of the administra
t on of the college in the “face of
it mors affecting Mr. Friel.”
FRIEL said he supported Henry
Wallace for president in 1948 be
cause of his study of history and
political science had convinced him
t at the issue of peace was the
. p imary issue in the campaign.
“If you believe these tilings, you
line two courses,” he said. “You
t an lose your guts and keep your
mouth shut or you can speak out
tour convictions.
“1 have nothing to hide and I
vi mt to evade nothing. X don’t pro
pose, on the other hand, to have
others tell me what I shall think
ot do in these matters."
* or tne wemuuis, who juol
cleaned up in seven out of 11 pre
season exhibition tilts, it will be Mel
Krause, a 21-year-old orthodox
sophomore, on the hill, and Gene
Rose, who played frosh ball at Ida
ho, behind the plate.
KRAUSE EARNED the assign
ment after flashing some high qual
ity twirling in the exhibitions, and
Rose came in for the catching
choice off of his fine perfonnance
last Saturday against Salem.
Just whom Coach Chuck Finley
of the Vandals intends to start is
not known, but he’s bringing a six
man mound corps down here with
him, including Ossie Kanikkeberg,
Don Fodrea, Bob Linck, Chuck
Triggs, Arnold Beebe and Chuck
Dailey.
As things shape up at the pres
ent, the Ducks will measure up as
favories to sweep the 2-game ser
ies (second game tomorrow, same
place, same time) against a ball
club that won only two out of 12
ND contests last yeari in finishing
in the cellar.
BESIDES Krause and Rose, the
remainder of the Webfoot lineup is
pretty much set. The veteran Dick
Bartle will go at first, Walt Kirsch
at second, Captain A1 Cohen at
short and Don Kimball at third.
Cohen, incidentally, is pacing the
Ducks with a .442 average in those
11 previous games.
This revelation comes as some
what of a surprise since, although
he’s something of a timely hitter,
Cohen never has been known as a
big stick man in the percentages.
Bartle tops the RBI field with 19.
IN THE OUTFIELD for Oregon
it will be Johnny Kovenz in left,
Hal Zurcher in center and either
Pat Wohlers or Don Dibble in right,
depending on the starting Vandal
hurler.
Idaho will field an all-sopliomore
infield composed of Bob Pritchett
at first. Bob Mays at second, Nick
Stallworth at short and Rod Grider
at third.
Dexter Linck, the higlily-hogcal
led eager, Harley Williams and Hal
Hunter will go in the outfield, and
Max Cleaves will do the receiving
WAR CLUB IN HAND—With two big years on the varsity behind
him, Centerfielder Hal Zurcher of the Ducks will be gunning for his
share of the safeties when he goes in against the visitors this after
noon. He hit .200 in exhibitions.
Oregon Grids Continue
Long, Heavy Workouts
Oregon Varsity gridmen went in
to their second week of spring drills
flailing away in lengthy scrimmage
sessions as usual.
THE BOYS held a long leather
laying sortee yesterday, the squad
being split into two groups.
Particularly impressive from his
halfback position was Woodley
Lewis, the colored speedster.
He ripped through for repeated
gains after taking handoffs from
Earl Stelle and Jim Calderwood, the
two top quarterback candidates.
ON THE receiving end of a great
many passes was Darrell Robinson,
the hefty 185-lb. end who has shown
to advantage ever since practice
started.
SPRINGTIME!
TIME
FOR
RHUBARB
EUGENE FRUIT GROWERS' ASS'N.
Easy Triumphs
In Intramural
Softbqll Play
4 o’clock
South Field—French Hall
vs. Phi Sigma Kappa
Upper Feild—Sigma Nu
vs. Delta Upsilon (practice).
An old-timer by the name of
Dr. James (Itchy) Popp pitch
ed the SAE ball club to a 17-0
victory over SederStrom hall
yesterday afternoon in the most
lop-sided of the six-game Intra
mural softball slate. And most
of the games were lop-sided.
In other tilts, Phi Kappa Psi lost
to McChesney 6-5, Pi Kappa Alpha
downed Campbell 7-1, Delta Tau
Delta topped Sigma hall 7-0, Theta
Chi won likewise, 7-0, over Sherry
Ross, and Phi Kappa Sigma clubbed
the Yeomen 13-3.
POPP, with his famous “nude”
ball, allowed only two hits in hand
cuffing the hallmen. Brewer was
the loser.
Wirtges of the Phi Kappa Psi nine
held McChesney to no runs until the
fifth frame when errors upset him
and he and his mates went down to
a heart-breaking one-run defeat.
McChesney, with Fox on the hill,
took advantage of their foes’ misses
and went on to win.
The Pi Kapps came through with
a 7-1 decision as Pyatt tripled in
the second with bases loaded to pro
vide the biggest noise. Klobas came
through with the fine one-run ef
fort.
ED SANFORD of the DTD’s per
mitted only one hit and he fashion
ed a shut out victory over Sigma
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