Ducks Make Final Title Bid
As OSC Series Begins Today
Kirschmen Must Win Both Tilts
To Remain in ND Pennant Chase
By TOM KING
Custer’s last stand was immortalized in history books and,
■while chances are Don Kirsch and his Oregon Ducks won’t get
quite the same treatment, they’ll take a stab at going a long
ways toward endearing themselves to local followers when they
cross bats today with Oregon State at Corvallis in the opener of
a two-tilt series. Gametime is 3 :30 p. m., standard time.
The Webfoots, with their backs to the Northern Division
wall, must trim xvaipu ^man «
upset-minded Beavers in both out
i.igs in order to stay in the race.
But even that accomplishment may
do no more than nail a second place
finish to the proverbial start.
SUCH a result, it might be added
in passing, would give Oregon
something else quite “proverbial,”
namely, its ever-near runner-up
rating.
For it certainly is common lan- 1
guage in these parts of speaking of <
the Ducks as an outfit in the “al- j
most but not quite” category. This
would he their third consecutive
second place finish.
“Buck" Bailey's Washington
State Cougars, of course, will have
a great deal to say about matters.
They play one-time winner Idaho
this weekend, and need only to split .
the two-game series in order to pre
serve their titular status.
KIRSCH PLANS to send Mel
Krause against OSC’s Chuck Sau
vain this afternoon. The entire Ore
gon squad is in fine condition,
which cannot be said for its oppon
ents.
Gene Tanselli, fast-developing
Oregon State shortstop, sprained
hfs left wrist when he tripped and
fell down on the campus this week
and probably won’t see much if any
service.
If Tanselli does have to sit out
tiie game, Coleman will move Sec
ond baseman Harry Richards to
short and install Sophomore Al Ed
wards at the keystone.
OTHERWISE, the Beaver lineup
will be as usual. Frank Roelandt,
pacing the ND with a fat .520 aver
age, will do the catching, while Bob
Christianson, who is batting at a
'pretty fancy clip of his own, .348,
will be at first, Bill Harper at third,
and John Mack, Carl Gustafson and
Bob Quesinberry in the outfield.
Frosh Trounce
Linfield JV, 15-1
Coach Lloyd (Pinky) Falgren’s
F> osh nine blasted the Linfield
JV's 15-1 yesterday afternoon on
]Kowe field to finish their season
with a record of seven wins and
three losses.
First Baseman Phil Settecase led
the Yearling's 15-hit attack with a
triple, a double, and a single. Joe
Segura also picked up a triple. Gene
Danzer and Ken Dunkelberger con
nected for doubles. The only Wild
cat extra base hits were two bag
gets by Welch and Carver.
Oregon got twelve men across
the plate in the first three innings
before Linfield's pitcher, Tony Eil
erston, could get them under con
trol. They picked up two more in
• the fifth and one in the seventh
• ^.or their total of 15. Welch knock
ed in Carver in the sixth inning for
the visitors lone run of the game.
Jack Smith was the only Duck
ling to play the entire game as
Coach Falgren used all of his 18
xuan squad. Dick Waibel, Jini
Courtright. and Bill Dolbeer did the
mound work for the Freshmen.
Yearling Netters
Meet Klamath Falls
The Oregon Frosh courtmen,
fresh from a 7-0 victory over Eu
gene High school Wednesday, play
host to the visiting Klamath Falls
Pelicans today in matches schedul
ed to begin at 3 p. m. on the Emer
ald street courts.
Tom MacDonald, John Kerns, Joe
Vielbig, Gerald Berreman, and
Martin Meadows will compose the
Duckling lineup.
Oregon Trackmen Set
For ND Crown Meet
With rumors running rampant
around Hayward field that his
trackmen might rear up and dump
the touted Washington State Cou
gars, Coach Bill Bowerman sent
his-1 Webfoots through their last
LOU ROBINSON, PCC javelin
king', will carry a heavy share of
the load in Oregon’s bid for the
Northern Division championship
Saturday at Seattle. He will be
out to avenge a defeat by VVSC's
Lou Robinson, who is Canada’s
nuinlter one javelin thrower.
workout yesterday before entrain
ing for Seattle.
The Ducks will be led by their
stellar pole vault trio, George Ras
mussen, Don Pickens, and Lloyd
Hickok as well as their kingpin
sprinters, Davey Henthorne and
A1 Bullier when they invade the
Huskies’ stadium for a chance at
the ND title.
However, the Ducks’ main hopes
for the crown lie in the perform
ances of javelin tosser Lou Rob
inson and middle distance man
Walt McClure in the 880.
The reason these two events are
so important to the Oregon team
is that if either man should come
up with a first place, it would rob
the Cougars of several vital points
and possibly decide the meet in
favor of the Webfoots.
Both Robinson and McClure
were beaten by their WSC oppon
ents in dual meet competition.
Robinson was suffering from an in
jured hip received in football prac
tice at that time, while McClure
has shown definite improvement
since the Pullman match.
Joe Nebelon, Cougar 880-man
who handed McClure his only de
feat all season, has been out of
action since the Oregon meet be
cause of a puHed leg muscle.
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Webfoot Raquetmen Vie
For Net Title in Corvallis
Four representatives of Oregon's
Varsity tennis squad left this morn
ing to participate in the Northern
Division championship playoffs at
Corvalis today and tomorrow, after
having tripped the Eugene Tennis
Club, 6-3, in an informal match
yesterday.
Webfoot Player-Coach Saal Les
ser named Bob Carey, himself,
Dave Van Zandt, and Bud Carpen
ter, in that order, to make the trip.
For doubles competition, Lesser
and Carey will form the Ducks’ top
duo, while Van Zandt and Carpen
ter will compose the other combi
nation.
Each of the six Northern Divi
sion schools is eligible to enter four
men in the tournament, and one
player from each school is then _
seeded for tourney action. Lesser
stated that Carey would be the Ore
gon man to receive this ranking. -
Jim Brink, University of Wash
ington netman and defending
champion, will undoubtedly be top
ranked in the singles competition.'
Washington, which won the league -
dual meet title this year, is also fa-,
vored to retain its team crown.
The tournament is a grueling af
fair which lasts two full days, botfr
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