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CLEVELAND, O.— (UP) —Sec- ]
ond Baseman Joe Gordon said
Thursday he had received his 1950
contract from the Cleveland Indi
ans but added “I'm afraid I don’t
like it.”
Gordon, whose hitting fell off
last year despite his 20 home runs,
said “The contract they mailed me
cut my base pay $5,000 and elimi
nated a bonus of $2,500. It makes
me wonder is they really want me.
Doesn’t seem consistent.”
The former Yankee star and one
time Oregon great said he still
hadn’t made up his mind on the
question of retirement, but strong
ly indicated by telephone from his
home in Eugene that he would play
again if he can reach a suitable fi
nancial agreement.
He received approximately $35,
000 last year.
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Ducks, Beavers
In Top Condition
For Crucial Go
By JOHN BARTON
Emerald Spurts Editor
Oregon’s Ducks will go into their
game with Oregon State’s Beavers
tonight at Corvallis in perfect phy
sical shape, with the exception of a
few minor lame muscles.
There .are actually only two
chances of possible injury on the
Webfoot team as it heads for Gill
Coliseum this afternoon.
Reserve center Ken Loomis
has been bothered through the
week by a mean ankle, but Train
er Tom Hughes said earlier in
the week that the joint will not
give Loomis any trouble, should
he play.
The other possibility of injury
lies in the back of Paul Sowers.
Hughes again ventured the opinion
that there is very little chance of
further injury there. The muscles
which were strained have been
completely patched up, he said.
Sowers will continue to wear
his protective “corset” under his
jersey, although it is completely
unnecessary. Hughes stated that
the pads in the garment would
merely serve as added protection
because Sowers often comes into
rough play under the boards.
Coach John Warren will prob
ably start his regular quintet of
Sowers, Will Urban, Jim Vranizan,
Ken Hunt, and Mel Krause. Mel
Streeter and Jack Keller may get
the nod over Vranizan and Hunt,
however.
If the Beavers throw up a zone
defense at the Ducks to cut down
the danger of the fast break, War
ren may alter his line-up accord
ingly. Should the Ducks need to fall
back to casting long shots from the
outside, the responsibility will
probably go onto the shoulders of
Sowers and Krause, the two dead
eyes of the squad.
(Please turn to page five)
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Husky Stock Boosted
As Anse McCullough
Re-enrolls at Seattle
anse McCullough, star
Husky passer in 1948, who re
enrolled at Seattle Thursday to
considerably boost Washington’s
1950 grid stock.
Frosh Swimmers
Badly Needed
Frosh swimming Coach George
Moorehead sent out a call Thursday
for all interested freshmen to meet
with him at 4 p.m. today at the
swimming pool.
Moorehead, who has three strong
point-getters already on his squad,
is particularly in need of men who
can handle the breaststroke and
backstroke. The total possible
points in a swim meet are 72, and
the medley event, which consists
mainly of backstroke and breast
stroke, accounts for 23 of those
points.
The Frosh are slated to make
their first dive into competition
Jan. 28, probably against a high
school squad. A home-and-home af
fair has been arranged with Salem
High School.
SEATTLE (UP)—Football for
tunes at the University of Wash
ington appeared on the upswing to
day with the announcement that
Anse McCullough, 1948 Husky star,
had re-enrolled at the * Seattle
school.
McCullough, who left college
during the 1949 spring training,
said he wanted to turn out for foot
ball this year.
The flashy Chaffee (Calif.) Jun
ior College quarterback led 1948
Washington passers with 53 com
pletions out of 105 attempts for 618
yards. Four of his aerials resulted
in touchdowns.
He also was the best punter on
the ’48 edition of the Purple and
Gold gridiron squad with a 42-yard
average.
Washington football followers
were definitely enthusiastic about
McCullough’s return.
Teamed in the backfield with
Don Heinrich, Don O’Leary, F.oland
Kirksby, Jim Wiley, Hugh McEl
henny and Henry Tiedemann, the
University of Washington could
produce a powerful running and
passing attack this fall.
SF State College
Hunts GridjBoss
SAN FRANCISCO (UP)—Rich
ard (Dick) Boyle resigned as head
football coach of San Francisco
State College today after his sixth
season at the helm of the ’Gators.
Dean of Athletics David J. Cox
announced that the former St.
Mary’s All-American will remain
at State to “Handle administra
tive duties and special assign
ments” in the physical education
department.
Cox termed the resignation “a
matter of necessity" due to “the ex
panding physical education pro
gram here and the need for an ad
ministrative head.”
The college already has extend
ed feelers for the grid spot to “at
least four prominent coaches," Cox
added.
San Francisco State wound up
its 1949 season with three wins and
one tie out of eight games. Two of
the three wins came on the last two
games when the ’Gators upset a
new campus at Lake Merced on the
edge of San Francisco in the near
future.
Giant Rook Hoopsters
Open Campaign Today
Corvallis—Oregon State's fresh
man basketball team, with only a
week of practice behind it, will
open its 1950 campaign against
strong Hood River high school in
Gill Coliseum today at 4 p.m.
Valenti will field one of the
tallest OSC freshman teams in re
cent years.