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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1949)
Washington Blasts Ducksl9-4 Huskies Pound Out. 17-Hit Barrage off Four Webfoot Moundsmen A young and vigorous University of Washington baseball team rose to fine heights yesterday, plastering a 19-4 loss on the Northern Division leaders, Oregon, on Howe field. While the Webfoots were being effectively held in check by Bob Moen, a sophomore southpaw, Art McLarney’s crew slam med 17 safeties off a quartet of Duck hurlers for an easy triumph. The same two teams go again this afternoon at 2 :00 to wind up tne series. Moen was untouchable in the clutch. Only Johnny Kovenz and Walt Kirsch solved him for more than one hit, Kovenz get ting a beautiful homer over the right field fence in the first and a single in the third while Kirsch picked up two singles. The Wash ington portsider kept control of the game and was especially effective in the clutch. He whiffed seven. THE HUSKIES started early, knocking the Webfoot Starter Mel Krause in the first with only one down. They chased across four tal lies in that frame before Homer Bropst put out the fire. Oregon countered with Kovenz' four-master, and with Bropst stop ping Washington for the next two innings, things were looking up. Hut the Huskies picked up twb more in the fourth, then drove Biropst from the hill in the fifth with a five run outburst. Hal Zur clier moved in from center field and yielded one of the runs before get ting the side out. When the sixth opened, Sopho more Jim Hanns was chucking for the Ducks, and was promptly greet ed with another five-run inning. A single run in the eighth and two in the ninth ended their scoring. OREGON SHOWED signs of life in tin' seventh, picking up two runs, ami again in the ninth when they got one, hut both times Moen stopped them before they could do s cions damage, Moen and his battery-mate, Ger ald Kimmerle, were the top two hitters for tlie winners. The tall pit CANDY MADE IN EUGENE FOR YOUR i EATING PLEASURE ■Sugar Plum Candy j 63 E. 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Bill Andring, Chorl ton and Briggs were the only three juniors with the rest being sopho mores. Washington (19) Tucker, 3. Kimmerle, c . Stephens, m . Chorlton, If. Andring, lb . Tate, 2 . Briggs, rf . Swanson, m. Lewis, c . Englert, s . Moen, p . TOTALS.... Oregon (4) Kovenz, If . Zhrcher, m & p Cohen, s . Bartle, lb . Warberg, lb . Strader, 3 . Stratton, 3 . Dibble, rf .. Wohlers, rf . Kitsch, 2 . Rose, c . Torkelson, c . Henwood, If . Krause, p . Bropst, p . Hanns, p . AB II H PO A ...6 3 111 ...6 2 4 8 0 . 0 0 0 2 0 ...6 12 2 0 ...4 2 3 7 0 ...3 3 13 1 ...4 2 2 2 0 ...3 2 111 .. 1 0 0 0 0 ...2 3 0 1 2 ...5 13 0 3 .40 19 17 27 8 2 1 0 0 s 1 0 2 0 3 2 .2 0 .2 0 .2 0 .3 0 0 2 0 1 0 .0 0 .2 0 .2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 2 1 112 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 TOTALS .34 4 8 27 l(i Summary - Errors: Chorlton, Hanns, Strader 2, Henwood. Runs batted in: Tucker, Kimmerle 2, Chorlton 4, Tate, Briggs 3, Swan son, Engelert, Moen 6, Hanns, Ko venz, Torkelson, Henwood. Two base hits: Tucker, Kimmerle, Briggs, Hanns. Three-base hits: Tate, Torkelson. Home runs: Moen, Kovenz. Left on base: Washington 9, Oregon 7. Bases on balls: Moen 4, Krause 2, Bropst 1, Zurcher 1, Hanns 6. Strikeouts: Moen 7, Bropst, Zurcher. Sacrifices: Briggs, Moen. Passed ball: Torkelson. Wild pitch: Hanns. Loser: Bropst. K. FallsCopsHayward Relays Oregon Hits Vandals In Conference Start SYDNEY MILLIGAN, coach of the Oregon varsity golf squad which swept past Idaho’s Van dals in their conference opener yesterday. Ducks Slate 'Cats Today The University of Oregon varsity netmen readied themselves for their nonconference match with the Willamette U. Bearcats today after being handed a 7-0 defeat yesterday by the powerful Washington Husk ies. Willamette has a veteran team to oppose the Ducks in the contest, which is scheduled to begin at 2 this afternoon on the Emerald street courts. However, the Webfoots will be out for revenge after yesterday’s loss, according to Coach.Saal Les ser. The Huskies began defense of their Northern Division crown in convincing fashion, losing only one set to their opponents and living up to advance notices. Highly regarded Jim Brink, who reached the semi-finals of last year’s NCAA tournament, display ed his skill with a 6-0, 6-0 white wash of Bob Carey; Jack Lowe eas ed by Dave Van Zandt, 6-1, 6-0; Fred Fisher, Naval Academy trans fer, defeated Lesser by a 6-2, 6-0 count; Wally Bostick trimmed Bob Mensor, 6-2, 6-2; and Bill Reed was forced to three sets before edging out Bud Carpenter, 6-2, 6-8, 8-6. In doubles competition, Brink and Lowe teamed up to bounce Les ser and Van Zandt, 6-0 and 6-1, while Fisher and Jack Opperman downed Mensor and Carey, 6-2, 6-3. Lesser declared that Carpenter and Mensor turned in good games. Although the singles line-up will be unchanged for today's meet with the Bearcats, Lesser is still unsat isfied with the doubles combina tions and indicated there may be changes made. - - '■ BENDIX AUTOMATIC WASHERS— TRAINED ASSISTANTS THE LAUNDERETTE COPYRIGHTED SANITARY—E CO X O MIC A T, 716 6th Ave. West Tel. 4095-J SPECIAL RATES T O STUDENTS By Sam Fidman Idaho’s Vandals fell before the Oregon varsity golf squad yester day at the Eugene Country club, as Coach Sydney Milligan’s Webfoots pasted a 22.5 to 4.5 defeat on the visiting Idahoans. The match mark ed the Northern Division opener for the Ducks, and proved to be the second loss for Idaho. In the morning rounds of best ball, Oregon’s number one doubles combo, Dom Provost and Red Om lid, pounced on John Morley and Jaek Keenan of Idaho for 2.5 points to the Vandals’ .5. The Oregon duo posted a best ball medal score of 69 against Idaho’s 70. The number two doubles match was a clean three point sweep for Oregon, as John Eckstrom, num ber one man, and Fred Zolezzi teamed up to dump Mack Neibour and Bill Ames. The Duck score was 72, while the Vandals fell to 77. Fast - improving John Prince teamed up with Jim Donahue to defeat Dale Faylor and Charles Mansius, and take three more points. The Oregon entry shot a hot 69, while the Vandal duo hit 74. In the singles matches, Eckstrom and Morley tied, with 76’s. Omlid’s par 72 gained three points for Ore gon, as Idaho’s Keenan dropped to an 81. Duck captain, and number three man, Provost, also shot a p&r 72 to defeat Neibour who posted a 78. Oregon’s Zolezzi and Idaho’s Fay lor tied with 77’s. As in the tie be tween the number one men, each team was awarded one half point. John Prince, the Bend stylist, proved to be medalist for the day with a sizzling 71, one under par, to top Ames of Idaho who shot a 78. Jim Donahue, number six man for the Webfoots, shot a 76 against Charles Mansius’ 79 to gain two points to Idaho’s one, and finish off the scoring. Of the total possible 27 points, the Ducks garnered 22.5. Challenge rounds will continue until Tuesday when the local links men travel to Corvallis to face the Oregon State Beavers in a confer ence match. “Oregon turned in a good show ing for so early in the season, but has not hit top form as yet,” com mented Coach Milligan after the win. Milligan said that the Idaiio ans enjoyed their visit to Eugene, as the weather and the course were perfect for play. Medford Drops ToSecond Place EUGENE, April 22—(AP)—The Klamath Falls Pelicans passed the defending champion Medford by; six points yesterday and captured the Hayward relays, 59 to second place Medford’s 52 3/7. The two southern Oregon schools were far ahead of the other competitors. Washington of Port land placed third with 28 points. Two new records were set. Med ford’s shuttle hurdle team turned in a mark of 38 seconds flat, .8 of a second better than the old mark. Franklin of Portland bettered the mile relay mark of 3:34.3 with 3:33.1. Washington of Portland, led by Anchorman Mervin Brock, opened the meet by tying the 440 yard relay time of 44.5 seconds es tablished by Grant in 1946. The victoriaus Pelicans, de pending almost entirely on the field events, racked up three team firsts in the shotput, broad jump, and the high jump. Big Jack Nicol added five more points to Klam ath Falls’ cause when he tossed the disuss 137 feet 7 inches to take first for the southerners. Team standings: Klamath Falls 59, Medford 52 3/7, Washington 28, Roosevelt 23, Benson 22 3/7, Springfield 22 3/7, Franklin 20 3/7, Bend 17, Grant 15, Jeffer son 14, Grants Pass 11 13/14, Sa lem 10 3/7, Lincoln 10, Gresham 8, Albany 5 3/8, Eugene 4, Roseburg 2%. , Your HOUSE DANCES CALL FOR BEAUTIFUL CORSAGES ♦ ♦ ♦ I —FROM Wayne's Flowers 849 Phone E. 13th 7172 Eugene Auto Rental Co. (Opposite Eugene Hotel) Broadway and Pearl Texaco Station AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT ☆ i By the Mile ‘ Hour, or Day