DUCK TRACKS
By DAVE TAYLOR
Emerald Track Writer
i lie old man would nave been proud ot you and your team !
That's what they were telling Coach Bill Bowerman after his
thinclacls had surpassed the wildest of expectations by handing
Oregon State an overwhelming 10-to-2 setback in the annual
Oregon-Oregon State relays. The “old man” referred to was Col.
Bill Hayward, Bowerman’s former coach and teacher. Judging
from the results of his labors, it looks like the pupil learned his
lessons well.
Bowerman Brings Ducks Up
The Webfoot boss trained under Hayward and was one of
Oregon’s steadiest distance men before he was graduated in
1935. During his high school coaching career Bowerman was a
devout believer in Hayward’s methods, and they paid off in vic
tories. He finds time to give everybody an equal amount of coach
ing, and absolutely does not believe in overwork. He continually
remembers that Hayward said best performances cannot be ex
pected if the sport becomes work.
Ever since Bowerman took over the reins of the Oregon cin
der crew last year the Webfoots have been on the way up. As an
example of this, just take the Oregon state rivalry and examine
it. Last year the Ducks went up to Corvallis for the relays and
lost 5-3 when a couple of bad breaks like an illegal baton pass and
a hurdler falling into a hurdle while leading during the anchor lap
of the race kept them from winning. Then came the dual meet
last year. Bowerman pulled nothing short of sleight-of-hand
magic by juggling his entries to gain points and win the meet be
fore the relay. Oregon won 66-65. Saturday’s results were just a
continuation of that upward climb.
Bowerman seems to have exceptional judgment in anything
he does. He knows the capabilities of his men so well that if one
of them starts faltering, the Duck mentor knows immediately
something is wrong and starts looking for the cause. As an ex
ample of his judgment, a little anecdote which happened last
week is in order.
Pretty Good Judgment
Last Thursday Bower man had to lay off the track for the re
lays. The main problem facing him was determining where baton
passing zones for the 440-yard relay were supposed to be. Start
ing from the finish line in front of the east grandstand, the Web
foot boss stepped off the distance to the first zone, marked it by
scratching a spot in the cinders, then moved on to next, marking
it, and so on until he had completed the course. Then he took the
tape to check his calculations. No, he hadn’t hit it on the head,
but his strides were only two inches off, possibly from wearing
oversized shoes, over the 440-yard course. Pretty good judgment,
eh ?
The Ducks officially open Northern Division track warfare
next Saturday when they fly to Moscow to meet the Idaho Van
dals. Flying will be something new for the track team, but Bow
erinan has practically insisted on it. He believes that a long bus
or train ride ties up the legs of his performers, while the shorter
flying time will not prove so strenuous. His argument is certainly
logical. However, the planes used in this area hold only 21 pas
sengers, while Northern Division regulations permit a 22-man
traveling squad, plus a manager and a coach. Bowerman has such
a wealth of material that he'll take the full complement everytime
the Ducks hit.the road, but the manager and two team members
will have to go by bus or train if the team is to stay within its
budget. This makes a rough time of it for managers, who, accord
ing to Bowerman, “will probably be fighting over the right to
stav home instead of accompanying the team.” The only other
answer is for West Coast Airlines to buy bigger planes.
Oregon Gets Schedule Break
Washington State is the big obstacle in the way .of Oregon’s
Northern Division title hopes. The Cougars have won 17 con
secutive dual meets since Jack Mooberry took over at Pullman.
However, the Ducks have an excellent schedule break since the
Cougars must venture out of the Palouse hills down to Eugene
for the meet on April 12. Besides this, Washington must come to
Hayward Field this year, too. That means Oregon’s two tough
est meets will lie at home, while the Ducks’ long road trip will be
this weekend up to Moscow.
Incidentally, you can just yell “Timber” when the Vandal
meet comes off since more records probably will fall than will
remain intact. The dual rivalry is only three years and when Bill
Fell. Dave Henthorne, George Rasmussen. Walt McClure,
Woodley Lewis, and the rest start limbering up against these
marks, it will be like a modern logging operation on O & C lands.
Aiken to Boise Thursday; Drills Today
Oregon’s Head Football Coach
Jim Aiken, will leave Eugene Wed
nesday night by plane to attend e
convention of the American Associ
ation of Physical Education, to b«
held in Boise, Ida., Thursday.
In the meanwliile, Aiken plans tc
run off four more practice sessions
during the week, starting with a
full drill this afternoon at the var
sity practice lot.
Besides today’s practice, the
Webfoot varsity blossoms will be
watered down with scrimmages
and calesthentics Tuesday, Wed
nesday, and either Friday or Satur
day.
The Oregon grid chief said Sun
day night that after four scrim
mages last week, he was pretty
sure of what he had. He described
the team he “envisioned” for next
fall as being ‘(not great” but a well
rounded one.
Strong Forward Wall
He expects strength in the line,
but greenness in the backfield, al
though there is a wealth of speed.
Quarterback possibilities receiv
ed' an additional boost with the ad
dition of Leo Gilnet, former all
stater from Longview, Wash., who
is reputed to be a passer and a kick
er.Aiken pointed out, however, that
Earl Stelle has shown well in the
early drills.
Frosh Butcher Albany
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The Saturday game found the
Yearlin play in direct contrast to
their late season form of the pre
vious day. They could neither hit
nor field and Coach Rasmussen
sent a continuous parade of pitch
ers into he fray after starter Curt
Barclay was relieved in the fifth.
The Eugene Axemen have prac
tically the same team which cap
tured runner-up honors in last
year’s high school tourney. They
looked good all the way, posting
one run in the fourth, two in the six
th, two in the seventh, three in the
eighth, and one in the ninth.
Monday's IM Slate
3:50 No. Fid.—Phi Psi vs
McChesney
3:50 So. Fid.—Yeomen vs Fiji
3:50 Up. Fid.—Phi Kap vs Sherry
Boss
4:55 No. Fid.—Sigma Chi vs.
Campbell
4:55 So. Fid.—Westminster vs
SAM
4:55 Up. Fid.—THE vs Gamma
Aiken plans to leave Eugene
Wednesday night by plane, anc
then take off for Boise from Port
land.
Among the notables scheduled tc
i-—
attend the A.A.P.E. convention are
Howie Odell of the University of
Washington, and Dixie Howell, for
the time, of the University of
Idaho.
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