Phi Delts Take IM Softball Crown
|DUCK TRACKS
By DON FAIR
Emerald Sports Writer
This afternoon’s track meet, pitting the Webfoots against
their traditional Oregon State rivals, should draw a large
crowd to the Hayward oval. Under Bill Bowerman’s tutelage,
the Duck harriers now find themselves with an opportunity to
finish second in Northern Division competition.
Oregon has victories in dual meets with Washington and
Idaho, and dropped a cinder run to the Cougars. Doc Swan’s Cor
vanis team nas won trom tne Hus
kies, but lost to both the Vandals
and Cougars. This will be the last
competition for the Lemon and
Green thinclads before they head
for Seattle and the ND champion
ships next Saturday.
IN MARCH, the Oregon track
team was listed strictly as an out
sider. Early predictions placed the
Webfoots fifth, only ahead of Mon
tana, for the season. Bowerman’s
showing with his men is an indica
tion of the new blood he has inject
ed in the track sport at the Uni
versity.
Sid Milligan’s surprising golf
team faces its crucial test today
when the niblickers tackle Wash
ington in Seattle. Despite the lack
of flashy par-busters, the squad is
composed of six steady strokers,
which has made possible five con
secutive match wins. This depth
strength has been a key factor to
golfer’s outstanding record.
However the Husky team, al
though upset by Washington State
15-12 last weekend, rates a nod ov
er the locals, because of its out
standing talent. Three holdovers
from last year’s title team, Jim
Mallory, Joe Green, and Ed Draper,
are top-not'chers on the links and
will provide the Oregon squad with
a mittful of trouble.
BASEBALL fans missed the best
pitchers’ duel of the campaign
Thursday, when the Frosh dropped
a 1-0 decision to the OSC Rooks,
“Pinky” Falgren’s Yearlings now
have a 6 won, 3 lost record, with
all of the defeats' coming at the
hands of the Aggie first-year team.
The Kooks’ top hurler, Willowy
Southpaw Don White, pitched the
three decisions over the Frosh by
7-4, 3-0, and 1-0 counts. White gives
a batter nothing good to hit, if the
swinger is in a hole, and is doubly
dangerous because of his varying
speeds of pitches. He’ll bear watch
ing in varsity competition.
Dick Waibel, who dropped that
Thursday dual to White, looks al
most good enough for Don Kirsch’s
team now. Despite a record of one
win and three defeats, Waible has
speed to burn.
ELSEWHERE on the Frosh base
ball roster, there are many good
prospects for the coming cam
paigns. Catchers Joe Segura and
Jack Smith will be pushing for
Varsity mitt work next spring. Se
gura is a tireless worker with a
whiplash arm which makes throws
to second base look remarkably
easy.
The infield of the Little Ducks
has generally come up with steady
playing. Phil Settecase, first base
man, has seemingly found his bat
ting eye, and is a flashy performer
around the initial sack. On second
is J. D. Wade, who can double as a
pitcher where he is better than av
erage.
Covering the shortpatch is a
small powerhouse Gene Danzer,
possessor of a rifle-arm when he
fires throws to any base.
IN THE 1-0 Rook defeat, he gave
promising batting signs, when he
laced two hard hits balls, one a line
drive which the third baseman
speared. The other sock was tagged
for extra bases until the Rook left
Frosh Harriers
Outclass Rooks
In Cinder Meet
Jack Smith copped two first and
two seconds, including a 10.1 cen
tury, as the Duckling harriers
swept a dual meet, 81 2/3-49 1/3,
from the Oregon State Rooks yes
terday afternoon on Bell field.
THE OUTSTANDING time in
the meet was Jack Hutchins’
4:21.3 mile. Art Backlund, who
switched events with Hutchins fof
the race, came through with a
2:00.2 half mile. Other top marks
were made by Shot Putter Len
Deterichs, with a throw of 45 feet,
5 inches, and Tom Elliot, who ran
the 220-yard dash in 22.9.
iiiuck itiissii'iui, jerry jutsne,
and Bob Craig' teamed together to
make a clean sweep of the javelin,
while Elliot, Jack Smith, and Phil
Jones did the same for the 220.
Bill Sorsby, Bruce Blomencomp,
Tom Joyce, and Elliot made up
the winning relay team. Lew Lan
ger annexed the discus with a toss
of 118 feet, 1 y2 inches.
BEST OSC marks were by Jerry
McCafferty, who took the broad
jump with a leap of 22 feet, 2
inches; Les Porter, who cleared
6 feet, 1 inch, in the high jump, and
A1 Walker, with 15.6 in the high
hurdles.
Other Beaver firsts were by
Pole Vaulter Jim Holmes, who
cleared the bar at 11 feet, 6 inches,
and Don Corkum, with an 11:08
two-mile.
The yearlings’ next meet is with
Willamette university on May 25
in Eugene.
Quarterbacks Still
Shine in Grid Drill
Jim Calderwood completed 35
out of 46 passes and Earl Stelle 28
out of 39 as both continued to look
impressive at the quarterback post
in yesterday’s spring grid drill.
In the line Nick Stevenson spar
kled at end and Dick Patrick and
Dielf Daugherty did likewise at
the line backing positions.
fielder made a running catch near
the bank.
Rounding out the inner garden is
Nick Schrner, a Jeff high of Port
land product. His fielding has been
above average for the Yearlings
this season. Smith and Segura al
ternate between left field and cat
cher because both are heavy hit
ters.
Duane “Mousie” Owens, a 5-ft.,
7-inch fleetfoot, patrols centerfield
in a creditable manner. He current
ly is swatting a healthy .412 in his
leadoff position. Owens hurled one
win, 10-6 over Klamath Falls, in
which he whiffed 13 batters in a 7
inning contest.
Another pitcher who will be a
definite asset to the Kirschmen is
Jim Courtright. He now boasts a
perfect 3-won record in Frosh com
petition. One of these wins was a
no-no job against Eugene.
Taggesell Hurls 1-Hitter
In Subduing Kappa Sigs
By John Barton
Phi Delta Theta swept the
1949 intramural softball crown
yesterday by beating Kappa
Sigma, 5-0.
Pitcher Bob Taggesell held
the Kappa Sig batters to one
hit, a single by the first man up.
Losing Pitcher Jim Wasch gave up
six hits to Phi Delt batters, two in
the first inning, .two in the second,
and two again in the seventh.
THURSDAY’S game with the
SAEs was a telling factor in the
Kappa Sig loss. Wasch showed
signs of fatigue early in yesterday’s
game, but held on while walking
eight men. Taggesell walked seven
and struck out the same number.
Wasch failed to strike out anyone.
The Kappa Sigma infield staod
out strong throughout the game,
and made 14 outs against Phi Delt
runners, beside catching several
fouls and flies for outs.
The winners picked up their first
two runs in the opening inning,
when Don Farnum reached first on
an error, went in on Jerry Switzer’s
looping double, and watched Switz
er come home on Will Urban’s
double.
It -
ANOTHER run in the next in
ning came when Bob Keller singled !
through shortstop and came home j
on Covey’s double.
In the fifth inning, Left Fielder
Jerry Switzer got hold of a fast ball
and sent it deep into centerfield,
where the Kappa Sig fielder drop
ped it.
Switzer took second on the play,
and came in when Urban hit what
looked like a double. He got caught
going back to first when he decid
ed it was only a single.
The last Phi Delt run came in the
sixth frame. Wasch walked four
men, pushing the first one, Don
Crouch, over the plate.
THE PHI DELT fielders had
eight put outs via flies during the
game, and play ended in the sev
enth inning when First baseman
Crouch caught Dick Brown’s bloop
er.
Outstanding for the winners
were Catcher Urban and Switzer.
Catcher Dick Brown shone for
the Kappa Sigs, as he has all sea
son, although his hitting was held
to zero by Taggesell and the Phi
Delt infield.
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